The 1996 AFF Championship, sponsored by Asia Pacific Breweries and officially known as the 1996 Tiger Cup, was the inaugural edition of the AFF Championship. It was hosted by Singapore from 1 to 15 September 1996 with all 10 nations of Southeast Asia taking part, four of which were invitees.

Teams

All six founding members of the ASEAN Football Federation are participants, with remain Southeast Asian nations joining as invitees as they were not yet members of the AFF at this time.

Venues

Squads

Tournament

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

Final

Incidents

Two Singaporeans and one Malaysian were arrested for attempting to fix a group stage game between Singapore and the Philippines. The three reportedly tried to bribe Filipino defender Judy Saluria for his side to concede seven goals so that Singapore can advance to the next round.

Awards

Goalscorers

1. 7 goals

2. Netipong Srithong-in

3. 6 goals

4. K. Sanbagamaran

5. 5 goals

6. Kiatisuk Senamuang

7. 4 goals

8. Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto

9. Peri Sandria

10. Shamsurin Abdul Rahman

11. Win Aung

12. Fandi Ahmad

13. Võ Hoàng Bửu

14. 3 goals

15. Fachri Husaini

16. Eri Irianto

17. M. Chandran

18. Phithaya Santawong

19. Worrawoot Srimaka

20. Lê Huỳnh Đức

21. 2 goals

22. Anuar Abu Bakar

23. Maung Maung Htay

24. Maung Maung Oo

25. Myo Hlaing Win

26. Trần Công Minh

27. Nguyễn Hồng Sơn

28. 1 goal

29. Irwan Mohammad

30. Nuth Sony

31. Robby Darwis

32. Ansyari Lubis

33. Aples Gideon Tecuari

34. Saysana Savatdy

35. Chalana Luang-Amath

36. Keolakhone Channiphone

37. Bounlap Khenkitisack

38. Phonesavanh Phimmasean

39. Azman Adnan

40. Zainal Abidin Hassan

41. Rosdee Sulong

42. Tin Myo Aung

43. Hasnim Haron

44. Lim Tong Hai

45. Steven Tan

46. Nguyễn Hữu Đang

47. Huỳnh Quốc Cường

48. 1 own goal

49. Yeyen Tumena (playing against Vietnam)

50. Azmil Azali (playing against Indonesia)

Team statistics

This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.

Media Coverage

• - Vintage Television and IBC-13

• - Singapore Television Twelve (STV12): Prime 12 and Premiere 12 (Host broadcaster & Media partner)

• - Radio Televisyen Malaysia

• Rest of ASEAN - No information available

Notes

References

1. General

2. "Tiger Cup 1996". AseanFootball.org. ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2010.

3. Courtney, Barrie. "ASEAN ("Tiger") Cup 1996". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 March 2010.

4. Specific