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Wikipedia / 1998 AFF Championship

The 1998 AFF Championship, officially known as the 1998 Tiger Cup, was the second edition of the AFF Championship. It was held in Vietnam from 26 August to 5 September 1998.

Thailand had been the defending champions, but lost to Vietnam in the semi-finals.

The unfancied Singapore national team won the tournament by a 1–0 victory against Vietnam in the finals to take their first title.

Qualification

Four teams qualified directly to the finals.

  • (1996 fourth placed)

  • (1996 runner-up)

  • (defending champions)

  • (Hosts, Third Placed)

Four teams qualified via the qualification process.

  • (Winner Qualification Group A)

  • (Winner Qualification Group B)

  • (Runner-up Qualification Group A)

  • (Runner-up Qualification Group B)

Venues

Squads

Final tournament

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

Final

Award

Goalscorers

  1. 4 goals

  2. Myo Hlaing Win

  3. 3 goals

  4. Aji Santoso

  5. Miro Baldo Bento

  6. Aung Khine

  7. Alfredo Razon Gonzalez

  8. Ahmad Latiff Khamaruddin

  9. Worrawoot Srimaka

  10. Nguyễn Hồng Sơn

  11. 2 goals

  12. Bima Sakti

  13. Widodo Cahyono Putro

  14. Rafi Ali

  15. Kritsada Piandit

  16. Lê Huỳnh Đức

  17. 1 goal

  18. Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto

  19. Uston Nawawi

  20. Yusuf Ekodono

  21. Keolakhone Channiphone

  22. Kholadeth Phonephachanh

  23. Win Htike

  24. Nazri Nasir

  25. Rudy Khairon Daiman

  26. R. Sasikumar

  27. Zulkarnaen Zainal

  28. Chaichan Kiewsen

  29. Klairung Treejaksung

  30. Kovid Foythong

  31. Therdsak Chaiman

  32. Nguyễn Văn Sỹ

  33. Trương Việt Hoàng

  34. Văn Sỹ Hùng

  35. 1 own goal

  36. Mursyid Effendi (playing against Thailand)

  37. Min Aung (playing against Indonesia)

  38. Min Thu (playing against Indonesia)

Team statistics

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

Controversy

This tournament was marred by unsportsmanlike conduct in a match between Thailand and Indonesia during the group stage.

Indonesia was already assured of qualification for the semi-finals, while Thailand would also advance if they did not lose and the Philippines did not lose to Myanmar by enough for Myanmar to steal the runners up spot. However, both teams also knew that the winners of the match would face hosts Vietnam in the semi-finals, while the losing team would face surprise group winners Singapore, who were perceived to be easier opposition, and would also avoid the inconvenience of moving their team's training base from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi for the semi-finals.

The first half saw little action, with both teams barely making any attempt to score. During the second half both teams managed to score, resulting in a 2–2 score after 90 minutes: during injury time and despite two Thai attackers attempting to stop him, Indonesian defender Mursyid Effendi deliberately scored an own goal, thus handing Thailand a 3–2 victory. FIFA subsequently fined both teams $40,000 for "violating the spirit of the game", while Mursyid was banned from domestic football for one year and from international football for life.

Ironically in the semi-finals, Indonesia lost to Singapore, while Thailand lost to Vietnam. Singapore would then win the Championship.

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