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ASEAN Championship
Organiser(s)AFF
Founded1996; 29 years ago (1996)
RegionSoutheast Asia
Teams10 (finals)
11 (eligible to enter qualification)
Qualifier forAFF–EAFF Champions Trophy
Current championsVietnam Vietnam (3rd title)
Most championshipsThailand Thailand (7 titles)
Websiteaseanutdfc.com
AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 final match first leg between Indonesia and Thailand
Tournaments

The ASEAN Championship (formerly known as the AFF Championship or AFF Cup), currently known as the ASEAN Hyundai Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the biennial football tournament organised by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) for men's national teams in Southeast Asia.

A biennial international competition, it is contested to determine the sub-continental champion of Southeast Asia. The competition has been held every two years since 1996, scheduled to be in the even-numbered year, except for 2007, and 2020.

Four national teams have won the ASEAN Championship title; Thailand has won seven titles, Singapore four, Vietnam three, and Malaysia one. To date, Thailand and Singapore are the only teams to have won consecutive titles. Thailand did it three times: in 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2020, and 2022, while Singapore did it once in 2004 and 2007. Australia, an AFF member since 2013, has not played the ASEAN Championship. It is one of the most watched football tournaments in the region. The ASEAN Championship is recognised as an 'A' international tournament by FIFA with FIFA ranking points being awarded since 1996.[1]

Since 2018, the championship winners would compete in the following AFF–EAFF Champions Trophy, against the winner of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship (East Asia).

The defending tournament champions are Vietnam, after a 5–3 aggregate victory over Thailand in the 2024 ASEAN Championship final.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced the launch of the FIFA ASEAN Cup on 26 October 2025 during the 2025 ASEAN Summits in Kuala Lumpur,[2][3] although no further details about its format are disclosed as of yet.

History

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ASEAN Championship Trophy

The first ASEAN Championship took place in 1996 with the six founding members of the ASEAN Federation competing with four nations being invited that came in that region. The final saw Thailand becoming the first champions of ASEAN as they defeated Malaysia 1–0 in Singapore.[4] The top four nations automatically qualified through to the finals in the following edition. This meant the other six nations had to compete in qualifying for the remaining four spots. Myanmar, Singapore, Laos and Philippines all made it through to the main tournament. The tournament has been the only regional competition for national teams since men's football at the SEA Games was for U23 in 2001. No country has ever won the AFF Championship title three times in a row. Singapore (2004 and 2007) and Thailand (2000 and 2002 and again in 2014 and 2016) have won twice in a row.

In February 2024, the AFF announced that the competition will be rebranded as the ASEAN Championship.[5]

Although having joined the AFF on 27 August 2013, Australia, because of its superior level compared to Southeast Asia, has not played the ASEAN Championship as part of the initial agreement, though Australia has started searching for ways to enter the tournament in recent years due to growth of various Southeast Asian national teams, due to internal pressures, and due to Southeast Asian interests in seeing more competitive football to improve consistency.[6][7][8]

On October 26, 2025, FIFA announced the launch of the FIFA ASEAN Cup following the signing of a memorandum of agreement at the 47th ASEAN Summit. It remains unclear what implication the new FIFA tournament would mean for the conduct of the ASEAN Championship.[9][10]

Organisation

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Sports marketing, media, and event management firm, Sportfive (formerly Lagardère Sports) has been involved in the tournament since the inaugural edition in 1996.[citation needed]

Title sponsorship

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It was founded as the Tiger Cup, after Singapore-based Asia Pacific Breweries brand Tiger Beer sponsored the competition from its inauguration in 1996 until the 2004 edition. After Asia Pacific Breweries withdrew as title sponsor, the competition was known simply as the AFF Championship for the 2007 edition. In 2008, Suzuki bought the naming rights for the competition and the competition was named the AFF Suzuki Cup until the 2020 edition.[11] On 23 May 2022, AFF announced a new title sponsorship deal with Mitsubishi Electric and the competition was named the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup starting in the 2022 edition.[12]

As part of the competition's rebranding in February 2024, the competition was renamed to the ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup.[5] In May 2025, AFF announced Hyundai Motor Company to be the next title sponsor for the tournament, naming it the ASEAN Hyundai Cup.[13]

Period Sponsor Name
1996–2004 Tiger Beer Tiger Cup
2007 No title sponsor AFF Championship
2008–2020 Suzuki AFF Suzuki Cup
2022 Mitsubishi Electric AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup
2024 ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup
2026–present Hyundai Motor ASEAN Hyundai Cup

Sponsorship

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Current sponsorship
Title Partner Presenting Partner Official Supplier Official Supporters
Hyundai Motor Shopee Adidas Acecook Vietnam
Pocari Sweat

Official Match Ball

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Official Match Ball through the years
Year Official match ball name Manufacturer
1996 Adidas Questra Adidas
1998 Adidas Tricolore
2000 Adidas Tricolore
2002 Adidas Fevernova
2004 Adidas Roteiro
2007 Nike Total 90 Aerow II (Yellow winter) Nike
2008 Nike Total 90 Omni (Yellow winter)
2010 Nike Total 90 Tracer (Yellow winter)
2012 Nike Maxim (Yellow winter)
2014 Mitre Delta V12S Mitre
2016 Mitre Delta Fluo Hyperseam (Yellow winter)
2018 Grand Sport Primero Mundo X Star Grand Sport
2020 Warrix Asean Pulse Warrix
2022 Warrix Bersatu
2024 Adidas Tiro Pro Adidas

Format

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Since 2004, the knockout stage has been played over two legs in a home-and-away format. Since the 2007 edition, there was no third-place match; semi-finalists are listed in alphabetical order. The away goals rule was applied for the knockout stage in 2010-2022 editions.[a]

Starting with the 2018 edition, a new format for group state was applied. The nine highest-ranked teams qualified automatically while the 10th and 11th ranked teams played in a two-legged qualifier to determine the final team to qualify. The 10 teams were split into two groups of five and played a round-robin system, with each team playing two home and two away fixtures. A draw was made to determine where the teams play while the format of the knockout round remained unchanged.[14]

Results

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Regular format (1996–2002)
Year Host Final Third place playoff Number of teams Total matches played Total goals in tournament
Winners Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
1996 Singapore
Thailand 		1–0
Malaysia
Vietnam 		3–2
Indonesia 		10 24 93
1998 Vietnam
Singapore 		1–0
Vietnam
Indonesia 		3–3 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Thailand 		8 16 55
2000 Thailand
Thailand 		4–1
Indonesia
Malaysia 		3–0
Vietnam 		9 20 67
2002 Indonesia
Singapore
Thailand 		2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Indonesia
Vietnam 		2–1
Malaysia 		9 20 92
Home-and-away format in knockout (2004–2016)
Year Group stage hosts Final Third-place playoff or losing semi-finalists Number of teams Total matches played Total goals in tournament
Winners Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
2004 Malaysia
Vietnam
Singapore 		3–1
2–1
Indonesia
Malaysia 		2–1
Myanmar 		10 27 113
won 5–2 on aggregate
2007 Singapore
Thailand
Singapore 		2–1
1–1
Thailand 		 Malaysia and  Vietnam 8 18 50
won 3–2 on aggregate
2008 Indonesia
Thailand
Vietnam 		2–1
1–1
Thailand 		 Indonesia and  Singapore 8 18 56
won 3–2 on aggregate
2010 Indonesia
Vietnam
Malaysia 		3–0
1–2
Indonesia 		 Philippines and  Vietnam 8 18 51
won 4–2 on aggregate
2012 Malaysia
Thailand
Singapore 		3–1
0–1
Thailand 		 Malaysia and  Philippines 8 18 48
won 3–2 on aggregate
2014 Singapore
Vietnam
Thailand 		2–0
2–3
Malaysia 		 Philippines and  Vietnam 8 18 65
won 4–3 on aggregate
2016 Myanmar
Philippines
Thailand 		1–2
2–0
Indonesia 		 Myanmar and  Vietnam 8 18 50
won 3–2 on aggregate
Home-and-away format throughout the tournament (2018–present)
Year Final Losing semi-finalists Number of teams Total matches played Total goals in tournament
Winners Score Runners-up
2018
Vietnam 		2–2
1–0
Malaysia 		 Philippines and  Thailand 10 26 80
won 3–2 on aggregate
2020[b]
Thailand[c] 		4–0
2–2
Indonesia[c] 		 Singapore and  Vietnam 10 26 88
won 6–2 on aggregate
2022
Thailand 		2–2
1–0
Vietnam 		 Indonesia and  Malaysia 10 26 90
won 3–2 on aggregate
2024
Vietnam 		2–1
3–2
Thailand 		 Philippines and  Singapore 10 26 92
won 5–3 on aggregate
2026

Comprehensive team results by tournament

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Team Singapore
1996
(10) 		Vietnam
1998
(8) 		Thailand
2000
(9) 		Indonesia
Singapore
2002
(9) 		Malaysia
Vietnam
Indonesia
Singapore
2004
(10) 		Singapore
Thailand
Malaysia
Vietnam
2007
(8) 		Indonesia
Thailand
Singapore
Vietnam
2008
(8) 		Indonesia
Vietnam
Malaysia
2010
(8) 		Malaysia
Thailand
Philippines
Singapore
2012
(8) 		Singapore
Vietnam
Malaysia
Philippines
Thailand
2014
(8) 		Myanmar
Philippines
Indonesia
Thailand
Vietnam
2016
(8) 		ASEAN
2018
(10) 		Singapore
2020
(10) 		ASEAN
2022
(10) 		ASEAN
2024
(10) 		Total
 Australia OFC member × × × × × × 0
 Brunei GS • × × × • • × • • • • × GS • 2
 Cambodia GS • GS GS GS • GS • • • GS GS GS GS GS 10
 Timor-Leste Part of Indonesia × GS • • • • • • GS GS • GS 4
 Indonesia 4th 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd GS SF 2nd GS GS 2nd GS 2nd SF GS 15
 Laos GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS • GS GS GS GS 14
 Malaysia 2nd GS 3rd 4th 3rd SF GS 1st SF 2nd GS 2nd GS SF GS 15
 Myanmar GS GS GS GS 4th GS GS GS GS GS SF GS GS GS GS 15
 Philippines GS GS GS GS GS GS • SF SF SF GS SF GS GS SF 14
 Singapore GS 1st GS GS 1st 1st SF GS 1st GS GS GS SF GS SF 15
 Thailand 1st 4th 1st 1st GS 2nd 2nd GS 2nd 1st 1st SF 1st 1st 2nd 15
 Vietnam 3rd 2nd 4th 3rd GS SF 1st SF GS SF SF 1st SF 2nd 1st 15
Legend

Awards

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Tournament Most valuable player Top goalscorer(s) Goals Young player of the tournament Fair play award Winning coaches
1996 Malaysia Zainal Abidin Hassan Thailand Natipong Sritong-In 7 Not awarded  Brunei Thailand Thawatchai Sartjakul
1998 Vietnam Nguyễn Hồng Sơn Myanmar Myo Hlaing Win 4 Not awarded England Barry Whitbread
2000 Thailand Kiatisuk Senamuang Indonesia Gendut Doni Christiawan
Thailand Worrawoot Srimaka 		5  Malaysia England Peter Withe
2002 Thailand Therdsak Chaiman Indonesia Bambang Pamungkas 8 Not awarded England Peter Withe
2004 Singapore Lionel Lewis Indonesia Ilham Jaya Kesuma 7 Serbia Radojko Avramović
2007 Singapore Noh Alam Shah Singapore Noh Alam Shah 10 Serbia Radojko Avramović
2008 Vietnam Dương Hồng Sơn Indonesia Budi Sudarsono
Singapore Agu Casmir
Thailand Teerasil Dangda 		4  Thailand Portugal Henrique Calisto
2010 Indonesia Firman Utina Malaysia Safee Sali 5  Philippines Malaysia K. Rajagopal
2012 Singapore Shahril Ishak Thailand Teerasil Dangda 5  Malaysia Serbia Radojko Avramović
2014 Thailand Chanathip Songkrasin Malaysia Safiq Rahim 6  Vietnam Thailand Kiatisuk Senamuang[d]
2016 Thailand Chanathip Songkrasin Thailand Teerasil Dangda 6  Thailand Thailand Kiatisuk Senamuang
2018 Vietnam Nguyễn Quang Hải Thailand Adisak Kraisorn 8  Malaysia South Korea Park Hang-seo
2020 Thailand Chanathip Songkrasin[c] Malaysia Safawi Rasid
Philippines Bienvenido Marañón
Thailand Chanathip Songkrasin[c]
Thailand Teerasil Dangda[c] 		4 Indonesia Pratama Arhan[c]  Indonesia[c] Brazil Alexandré Pölking
2022 Thailand Theerathon Bunmathan Thailand Teerasil Dangda
Vietnam Nguyễn Tiến Linh 		6 Indonesia Marselino Ferdinan  Malaysia Brazil Alexandré Pölking
2024 Vietnam Nguyễn Xuân Son Vietnam Nguyễn Xuân Son 7 Thailand Suphanat Mueanta Not awarded South Korea Kim Sang-sik

Records and statistics

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Team records

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Overall team records

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In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.

As of 2024 ASEAN Championship
Rank Team Part Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Thailand 15 94 59 20 15 213 108 +105 197
2  Vietnam 15 87 48 23 16 182 83 +99 167
3  Indonesia 15 80 39 18 23 193 134 +59 135
4  Singapore 15 72 35 17 20 126 78 +48 122
5  Malaysia 15 79 35 17 27 136 93 +43 122
6  Myanmar 15 54 16 9 29 66 119 –53 57
7  Philippines 14 54 13 7 34 62 67 –5 46
8  Cambodia 10 38 7 1 30 46 118 –72 22
9  Laos 14 49 2 8 39 39 181 –142 14
10  Brunei 2 8 1 0 7 3 37 –34 3
11  Timor-Leste 4 16 0 0 16 9 68 –59 0

Teams reaching the top two

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Team Champions Runners-up
 Thailand 7 (1996, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022) 4 (2007, 2008, 2012, 2024)
 Singapore 4 (1998, 2004, 2007, 2012) 0
 Vietnam 3 (2008, 2018, 2024) 2 (1998, 2022)
 Malaysia 1 (2010) 3 (1996, 2014, 2018)
 Indonesia 0 6 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2016, 2020)
Total 15 15

Player records

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All time top goalscorers

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As of 2024 final
Rank Player Goals
1 Thailand Teerasil Dangda 25
2 Singapore Noh Alam Shah 17
3 Thailand Worrawoot Srimaka 15
Vietnam Lê Công Vinh
5 Vietnam Lê Huỳnh Đức 14
6 Vietnam Nguyễn Tiến Linh 13
Indonesia Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto
Thailand Adisak Kraisorn
9 Indonesia Bambang Pamungkas 12
Thailand Kiatisuk Senamuang

Most successful player

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Most goals scored in a single tournament

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Most goals scored in a match

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Most tournaments scored in

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First ever hat-trick

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Fastest hat-trick

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Youngest player

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Youngest goal scorer

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Oldest player

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Oldest goal scorer

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Coach records

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Most successful coach

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Other statistics

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See also: List of ASEAN Championship hat-tricks
  • Indonesia (2004), Thailand (2008), and Vietnam (2000, 2018, 2020, and 2022) did not concede a single goal in their group-stage campaigns in the indicated years.
  • The 2002 AFF Championship Final is still the only final to have been settled on penalties.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Except the 2020 edition due to all matches being hosted in the centralised venue, Singapore.
  2. ^ The 2020 AFF Championship was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and hosted in a centralised venue. On 28 September 2021, it was announced that Singapore would host the tournament.[15] Knockout stage had been kept playing over two legs without away goal rule.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Due to non-compliance with conditions set by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Thailand and Indonesia were not allowed to be represented by their national flags.[16][17] The sanctions took effect in October 2021.[18] Thailand is represented by its national team logo while Indonesia is represented by its coat of arms.
  4. ^ being the only person to win the competition as a player (1996, 2000, 2002) then coach (2014, 2016).

References

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  1. ^ Isu Mata FIFA Ranking Dalam Sejarah Kejohanan Piala AFF - Football Tribe, 13 November 2016.
  2. ^ "FIFA ASEAN Cup announced as new Memorandum of Understanding is signed in Kuala Lumpur". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Fifa announces new Asean tournament, but provides no details". Twentytwo13. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025 – via Yahoo News.
  4. ^ "About AFF". aseanfootball.org. Archived from the original on 19 May 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  5. ^ a b "AFF AND MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC LAUNCH NEW BRAND IDENTITY FOR ASEAN MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CUP™ 2024". ASEAN United FC. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  6. ^ Bossi, Dominic (31 January 2019). "Socceroos seeking entrance into 2020 Suzuki Cup". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 31 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Lessons from Indonesia's growth: Socceroos must participate in the ASEAN Championship for the sake of the future". www.theroar.com.au. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  8. ^ Olsen, Matt (1 January 2022). "The time has come for Australia to take its place in the South-East Asian game". Front Page Football. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Fifa announces new Asean Cup tournament for South-east Asian nations". The Straits Times. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  10. ^ "FIFA ASEAN Cup announced as new Memorandum of Understanding is signed in Kuala Lumpur". inside.fifa.com. FIFA. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  11. ^ "Global News News.2008". Global Suzuki. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  12. ^ "AFF Announces Mitsubishi Electric As The New Title Sponsor Of AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022". www.affmitsubishielectriccup.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  13. ^ "HYUNDAI MOTOR NAMED NEW TITLE PARTNER OF ASEAN'S TOP FOOTBALL EVENT – THE ASEAN CHAMPIONSHIP, NOW KNOWN AS THE ASEAN HYUNDAI CUP™". ASEAN United FC. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  14. ^ "New format for AFF Suzuki Cup 2018". AFF – The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  15. ^ Noronha, Anselm (28 September 2021). "Singapore to host AFF Suzuki Cup 2020: Teams, how to watch & more". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Thailand loses right to host tournaments". Bangkok Post. Bangkok Post Public Co. Ltd. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2021. The country has also been denied the right to display its national flag at any such events (international football events).
  17. ^ "Chairman Of PSSI: Regarding The Flag At AFF 2020, We Will Follow Whatever The Decision Is". VOI – Waktunya Merevolusi Pemberitaan. 24 November 2021. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  18. ^ "WADA confirms non-compliance of five Anti-Doping Organizations (7 October 2021)". World Anti-Doping Agency. 7 October 2021. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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