2024 ASEAN Championship
Tourney nameASEAN Championship
Year2024
Dates8 December 2024 – 5 January 2025
Num teams10
Sub-confederations1
Venues11
Cities10
ChampionVietnam
Count3
SecondThailand
Matches26
Goals91
Attendance392070
Top scorerNguyễn Xuân Son
(7 goals)
PlayerNguyễn Xuân Son
Young playerSuphanat Mueanta
GoalkeeperNguyễn Đình Triệu
Prevseason2022
Nextseason2026

The 2024 ASEAN Championship (officially the ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024 due to sponsorship reasons) was the 15th edition of the ASEAN Championship (formerly the AFF Championship) football tournament of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) and was the last edition under the name ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup.[1]

The final tournament was originally scheduled to run from 23 November to 21 December. However, the AFF decided to change the schedule from 8 December 2024 to 5 January 2025 to avoid conflicts with continental club competitions.[2]

Vietnam secured their third title after defeating the two-time defending champions Thailand by a 5–3 aggregate score in the two-legged final.[3][4]

Format

The 2024 ASEAN Championship will follow format since 2018. In the current format, the nine highest ranked teams would automatically qualify, with the 10th and 11th ranked teams playing a two-legged qualifiers. The 10 teams would be split in two groups of five and play a round robin system with each team playing two home and two away fixtures. The top two sides of each group will advance to the knockout stages consisting of two-legged semi-finals and finals.[5] Away goals rule would not be applied[6] for the first time since 2010.[a]

Qualification

Main article: 2024 ASEAN Championship qualification

Nine teams automatically qualified to the ASEAN Championship final tournament. They were separated in respective pots, based on performance of the last two editions.

Brunei and East Timor, who were two lowest-performing teams, played a two-legged qualifier to determine the 10th and final qualifier. On 15 October 2024, East Timor beat Brunei by 1–0 on aggregate to become the last participant.[7]

Australia, a member since 2013, did not enter the tournament, due to restriction imposed by the AFF.[8]

Qualified teams

TeamAppearancePrevious best performance
Cambodia10thGroup stage (1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022)
Indonesia15thRunners-up (2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2016, 2020)
Laos14thGroup stage (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022)
Malaysia15thWinners (2010)
Myanmar15thFourth place / Semi-finalists (2004, 2016)
Philippines14thSemi-finalists (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018)
Singapore15thWinners (1998, 2004, 2007, 2012)
Thailand15thWinners (1996, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022)
TLS4thGroup stage (2004, 2018, 2020)
Vietnam15thWinners (2008, 2018)

Draw

The tournament's official draw was held on 21 May 2024 in Hanoi, Vietnam at 14:00 (GMT+07:00). The pot placements followed each team's progress based on the two previous editions. If the results are equal, the most recent tournament will be given priority.

At the time of the draw, the identity of the team that secured qualification was unknown and was automatically placed into Pot 5.

Ranking in the two previous tournaments
PotsTeams20222020AVG
1Thailand111
Vietnam232.5
2Indonesia423
Malaysia364.5
3Singapore544.5
Philippines756
4Cambodia676.5
Myanmar888
5Laos999
TLSNQ10n/a

Squads

Main article: 2024 ASEAN Championship squads

Schedule

All matches were played from 8 December 2024 to 5 January 2025.

Group stagerowspan="2"Group AGroup B
DateMatchesDateMatches
Matchday 18 December 20244 v 2
5 v 1		9 December 20244 v 2
5 v 1
Matchday 211 December 20242 v 5
3 v 4		12 December 20242 v 5
3 v 4
Matchday 314 December 20245 v 3
1 v 2		15 December 20245 v 3
1 v 2
Matchday 417 December 20243 v 1
4 v 5		18 December 20243 v 1
4 v 5
Matchday 520 December 20241 v 4
2 v 3		21 December 20241 v 4
2 v 3
Knockout stageSemi-finals
DateMatchesDateMatches
First leg26 December 2024A2 v B127 December 2024B2 v A1
Second leg29 December 2024B1 v A230 December 2024A1 v B2
Finals
DateMatches
First leg2 January 2025SF Winner 1 v SF Winner 2
Second leg5 January 2025SF Winner 2 v SF Winner 1

Officiating

On 4 July 2024, the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) has officially confirmed the comprehensive use of video assistant referee (VAR) technology during the tournament.[9][10] To ensure uniformity and professionalism, the VAR system will be managed by a third-party provider rather than utilising the resources available in member countries. For the group stage matches, 10 cameras will be deployed to capture the action, with the number increasing to 12 cameras starting from the semifinals. This initiative marks the first time VAR was used in the senior ASEAN Championship and only the second time it was used in an AFF tournament after the 2024 U-19 Boys Championship.[11]

List of officials

The following officials were chosen for the competition.

Referees

  • Ismaeel Habib Ali
  • Tam Ping Wun
  • Wong Wai Lun
  • Hiroki Kasahara
  • Hiroyuki Kimura
  • Koki Nagamine
  • Koji Takasaki
  • Ryo Tanimoto
  • Ahmed Faisal Al-Ali
  • Omar Al-Yaqoubi
  • Salman Ahmad Falahi
  • Kim Dae-yong
  • Kim Woo-sung
  • Ko Hyung-jin
  • Mohammed Al-Hoaish
  • Abdullah Dhafer Al-Shehri
  • Rustam Lutfullin
  • Firdaus Norsafarov
  • Akobirxuja Shukurullaev

Assistant referees

  • Salah Abdulaziz Janahi
  • Faisal Alawi Sayed
  • Lam Nai Kei Sam
  • So Kai Man
  • Wong Ping Chung
  • Nurhadi Sulchan
  • Bambang Syamsudar
  • Takeshi Asada
  • Jun Mihara
  • Isao Nishihashi
  • Takumi Takagi
  • Yosuke Takebe
  • Tomoyuki Umeda
  • Kota Watanabe
  • Hamamoto Yusuke
  • Ayman Faisal Hamzeh Obeidat
  • Ahmad Mansour Samara Muhsen
  • Mohd Yusri Muhammad
  • Abu Bakar
  • Khalid Ayed
  • Zahy Al-Shmari
  • Cheon Jin-Hee
  • Jeon Jin-hee
  • Kang Dong-ho
  • Kwak Seung-soon
  • Park Sang-jun
  • Yoon Jae-yeol
  • Ibrahim Al-Dakhil
  • Saad Al-Subaie
  • Khalaf Al-Shammari
  • Saad Saud
  • Abdul Hannan Abdul Hasim
  • Supawan Hinthong
  • Warintorn Sassadee
  • Bakhtiyorkhuja Shavkatov
  • Sanjar Shayusupov
  • Timur Gaynulin
  • Andrey Tsapenko
  • Alisher Usmonov
  • Nguyễn Trung Hậu
  • Nguyễn Trung Việt

Fourth officials

  • Thoriq Alkatiri
  • Yudi Nurcahya
  • Ryan Saputra
  • Mohd Kamil Zakaria Ismail
  • Nazmi Nasaruddin
  • Muhammad Usaid Jamal
  • Razlan Joffri Ali
  • Tuan Mohd Yaasin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah
  • Ahmad A'Qashah
  • Foo Chuan Hui
  • Apichit Nophuan
  • Mongkolchai Pechsri
  • Pansa Chaisanit
  • Songkran Bunmeekiart
  • Wiwat Jumpa-on
  • Firdaus Norsafarov
  • Hoàng Ngọc Hà
  • Lê Vũ Linh
  • Ngô Duy Lân
  • Nguyễn Mạnh Hải

Video Assistant officials

Venues

Kuala LumpurSingaporeBangkok
Bukit Jalil National StadiumNational Stadium[b]Jalan Besar Stadium[b]Rajamangala Stadium
Capacity: 87,500Capacity: 55,000Capacity: 10,000Capacity: 51,560
YangonPhnom Penh
Thuwunna StadiumOlympic Stadium
Capacity: 50,000Capacity: 50,000
VientianeHanoi
New Laos National StadiumHàng Đẫy Stadium[c]
Capacity: 25,000Capacity: 22,500
Việt TrìSurakartaManila
Việt Trì Stadium[d]Manahan Stadium[e]Rizal Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 20,000Capacity: 20,000Capacity: 12,880

Group stage

Tiebreakers

Ranking in each group shall be determined as follows:

  1. Greater number of points obtained in all the group matches;
  2. Goal difference in all the group matches;
  3. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches.

If two or more teams are equal on the basis on the above three criteria, the place shall be determined as follows:

  1. Result of the direct match between the teams concerned;
  2. Penalty shoot-out if only the teams are tied, and they met in the last round of the group;
  3. Drawing lots by the Organising Committee.

Group A

Main article: 2024 ASEAN Championship Group A

Group B

Main article: 2024 ASEAN Championship Group B

Knockout stage

Main article: 2024 ASEAN Championship knockout stage

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Vietnam won 5–1 on aggregate.

Thailand won 4–3 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2024 ASEAN Championship final
Further information: Thailand–Vietnam football rivalry

First leg

Second leg

Vietnam won 5–3 on aggregate.

Statistics

Winner

2024 ASEAN Championship

Third title

Awards

Best goalkeeper[12]MVP[13]Best young player[14]Top scorer[13]
Nguyễn Đình TriệuNguyễn Xuân SonSuphanat MueantaNguyễn Xuân Son

Discipline

In the tournament, a player will be suspended for the subsequent match in the competition for either getting red card or accumulating two yellow cards in two different matches.

PlayerOffense(s)Suspension(s)
Peeradon Chamratsameein 2022 final 2nd leg v VietnamGroup A v East Timor (8 December 2024)
Wai Lin Aungin Group B v Indonesia
in Group B v Philippines		Group B v Laos (18 December 2024)
Marselino Ferdinanin Group B v LaosGroup B v Vietnam (15 December 2024)
Phathana Phommathepin Group B v Indonesia
in Group B v Philippines		Group B v Myanmar (18 December 2024)
Yudai Ogawain Group A v Singapore
in Group A v East Timor		Group A v Thailand (20 December 2024)
Maung Maung Lwinin Group B v Indonesia
in Group B v Laos		Group B v Vietnam (21 December 2024)
Amani Aguinaldoin Group B v Indonesia
in Group B v Vietnam		Semi-finals v Thailand (27 December 2024)

Tournament teams ranking

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

Marketing

Official match ball

The tournament's official match ball, Adidas Tiro Pro, was unveiled on 14 August 2024.[15] This marks the return of Adidas as the ASEAN Championship Official Supplier after 20 years.

Sponsorship

Title PartnerPresenting PartnersOfficial SponsorsOfficial Performance Partner

Media coverage

2024 ASEAN Championship television broadcasters in Southeast Asia
CountryBroadcasting networksTelevisionRadioLive streaming
BRURTB, Astro[16]RTB Aneka, Astro ArenaRTBGo, Astro GO, Sooka
CambodiaBayon Television[16]BTV Cambodia
IndonesiaMNC Media[17][18]RCTI, GTV, iNews, Soccer Channel, SportstarsMNC Trijaya FM[19]Vision+, Blive
LaosBG Sports Co.[16]colspan="2"BG SPORTS
MalaysiaAstro[16]Astro ArenaAstro GO, Sooka
MyanmarSky Net[16]Sky Net Sports HD, Sky Net Sports 4colspan="2"
PhilippinesTAP DMV[16]Premier Football and Sports channelsMatchday+
SingaporeMediacorp[16]CH5meWATCH
ThailandTriple V Broadcast Co., Ltd.,[20][21] BG Sports Co.,[22][23][24] AIS Play, Kong Salak Plus, TrueVisions, beIN SportsThairath TV, True Sports 2, True Sports 7, beIN Sports 1, beIN Sports 2Youtube: THAIRATH TV Originals Thairath Sport BG SPORTS
Facebook: ThairathTV Thairath Sport BG Sports Nok Plus
Online Platforms: AIS Play, TrueVisions Now
VietnamFPT Play,[25] VTV[26]VTV2, VTV5, VTV Cần ThơFPT Play[note 1], VTVgo
2024 ASEAN Championship international television broadcasters
Rest of WorldYouTubeASEAN United FC
ChinaLeisu[27]Leisu Sports ChannelLeisu TV
South KoreaEclat Media[28]SPOTVSPOTV Now

Incidents

Hooligan fans problem

See also: Football hooliganism

On 20 December 2024, following the end of the Group A match between Malaysia and Singapore at Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur with subsequent Malaysia elimination, a group of Malaysian fans were seen holding the Singapore flag upside down with middle fingers pointed to it to show their disrespect against the Singapore team.[29][30] The Bandar Tasik Selatan LRT station was then targeted and damaged by the group.[31] Earlier, a clash between Malaysian and Thai hooligan fans also broken out outside Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok after Malaysia's match against Thailand on 14 December, in which a Malaysian fan was reportedly injured in the head, while another report suggests three Malaysian fans were injured.[32][33]

Criticism of officiating referees conduct

During the 2nd leg semi-finals match between the Philippines and Thailand at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, the Thai side missed out on two penalty kicks when two Filipino players committed handball in the penalty area, but the Japanese referee who officiated the match, Kimura Hiroyuki, still allowed the game to continue without checking on the video assistant referee (VAR).[34] Later during the build-up to Thailand's goal on the 37th minute, it appeared as though the ball was already out of bounds before it was shifted back in by Seksan Ratree, who crossed it into the box for Peeradol Chamrasamee. The goal stood through the decision of referee, despite protests from the Philippine side.[35]

There were incidents where VAR should have interrupted the match, including red card protest following a foul in the 4th minute from Phạm Tuấn Hải's aggressive tackle against Jonathan Khemdee, this occurred just before Tuấn Hải scored for Vietnam later in the 8th minute. There was also a handball incident outside the penalty box by goalkeeper Nguyễn Đình Triệu interrupting goal scoring opportunity for Suphanat Mueanta in the 62nd minute. VAR had checked the penalty possibility in the 85th minute following the tackle by Phạm Xuân Mạnh against Suphanan Bureerat inside the penalty area.[36]

In the 64th minute of the 2nd leg of the 2024 ASEAN Championship final between Thailand and Vietnam, Thailand scored a sudden goal from a long-range shot by Supachok Sarachat, which raised the score to 2–1 for Thailand. Vietnam had kicked the ball out of play due to a Vietnamese player was injured on the field. Then when the ball was in play, the Thai players decided to play the ball and score.[37][38]

Criticism of AFF management of tournament

For a long time, AFF Championship has been known for its unprofessional management in many aspects. This year's competition also illustrated many amateur mistakes by authorities, such as scheduling issues, causing most teams to play their multiple matches within less than 72-hour time period, affecting after-match recovery, leading to multiple injuries due to excessive workload compared to the importance and stance of the competition. The tournament does not take place during the FIFA Days calendar, so the points coefficient is the lowest in the FIFA scoring system,[39] reflecting the standard of competition organisation by AFF.[40]

The competition was also well-known for its intensity in terms of match load, causing the teams to travel along the regions to play another match within little timespan between each match.[41][42][43]

Faulty medal

Vietnamese striker Nguyễn Tiến Linh was awarded a "unique" gold medal during the 2024 AFF Championship awards ceremony at Rajamangala Stadium. Although it is a gold medal, it has the words "Runner Up" written on it. This is not the silver medal awarded to the runner-up team but a faulty gold medal since other gold medals awarded to his teammate have the word "Champion" on it. When the organisers awarded the medals, Tiến Linh himself did not realise this, where he and his teammates continued to celebrate and lifted the cup as usual. The Vietnamese team striker still had the medal and took a photo to show off on social media. It was not until online fans pointed out the unusual points in Tiến Linh's photo that the striker discovered it. The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) then working with the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) on the matters to exchange a "genuine" medal for Tiến Linh.[44] On 10 January 2025, the Organising Committee received the official complaint and apologised for the unexpected incident with a genuine gold medal to be awarded to Tiến Linh.[45] On 8 February 2025, he proudly shared that he had been sent the official gold medal from the ASEAN Cup organising committee.[46]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Away goals rule had not been applied temporarily in the 2020 edition due to hosted in a centralized venue (Singapore) during COVID-19 pandemic, and applied again in 2022 edition due to restoration of home-and-away venues.
  2. ^ Singapore played their home games at the Jalan Besar Stadium from the knockout stage, as the National Stadium – Singapore's home stadium in the group stage – was booked for a concert of JJ Lin on 28 and 29 December.
  3. ^ East Timor played their home games in a neutral venue, due to the National Stadium in Dili failing to meet FIFA standards.
  4. ^ Vietnam originally planned to play its home matches at the Mỹ Đình National Stadium, but later the stadium was booked for a concert on 7 and 9 December.[47] As a result, Vietnam hosted its game at the Việt Trì Stadium.[48]
  5. ^ Indonesia played their group stage games in Surakarta, before moving to either Bogor or Surabaya had they qualified to the knockouts.[49]
  1. ^ Also on FPT Play YouTube channel with an alternative "emotional" commentary.

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