1998 AFF Championship
| 1998 Giải vô địch bóng đá Đông Nam Á | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Vietnam |
| Dates | 26 August – 5 September |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Singapore (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Vietnam |
| Third place |
 Indonesia |
| Fourth place |
 Thailand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 55 (3.44 per match) |
| Attendance | 222,000 (13,875 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Myo Hlaing Win (4 goals) |
The 1998 AFF Championship, sponsored by Asia Pacific Breweries and officially known as the 1998 Tiger Cup, was the second edition of the AFF Championship and was held in Vietnam. Group A's matches were played in Ho Chi Minh City with Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, and Philippines. Group B's matches were played in Hanoi with Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Laos.
Controversy
This tournament was marred by an unsportsmanlike match between Thailand and Indonesia during the group stage. Both teams were already assured of qualification for the semi-finals, but both teams also knew that the winners of the game 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 the 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, partly thanks to half hearted defending, resulting in a 2–2 score after 90 minutes. During injury time, despite two Thai defenders attempting to stop him, Indonesian defender Mursyid Effendi deliberately scored an own goal, handing Thailand a 3–2 victory. FIFA fined both teams $40,000 for "violating the spirit of the game", while Effendi was banned from domestic football for one year and international football for life.
In the semi-finals, Thailand lost to Vietnam, and Indonesia lost to Singapore. In the final, the title was to elude the hosts, as they went down 1–0 to unfancied Singapore in one of the competition's biggest shocks to date.
Qualification
Four teams qualified directly to the finals.
- Indonesia (1996 fourth placed)
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Malaysia (1996 runner-up) - Thailand (defending champions)
- Vietnam (Hosts, Third Placed)
Four teams qualified via the qualification process.
- Myanmar (Winner Qualification Group A)
- Singapore (Winner Qualification Group B)
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Laos (Runner-up Qualification Group A) -
Philippines (Runner-up Qualification Group B)
Squads
Final tournament
- All times are UTC+7.
Group Stage
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Top two placed teams advanced to the semi-finals |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 |
| Indonesia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 6 |
| Myanmar |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 4 |
| Philippines |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |
29 August 1998 20:45 |
| Indonesia |
6 – 2 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
Aji  15' (pen.) Widodo 30' Min Aung 39' (o.g.) Bima 54' Miro 75' (pen.) Min Thu 77' (o.g.) |
Myo Hlaing Win 1', 85' (pen.) |
31 August 1998 18:15 |
| Myanmar |
5 – 2 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Win Htike 21' Myo Hlaing Win 43', 85' Aung Khine 78', 80' |
Gonzalez 25', 30' |
31 August 1998 20:45 |
| Thailand |
3 – 2 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Kritsada 62' Therdsak 86' Mursyid 90' (o.g.) |
Miro 52' Aji 84' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
| Vietnam |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| Malaysia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
| Laos |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
26 August 1998 20:45 |
| Vietnam |
4 – 1 | Laos |
|---|---|---|
| Nguyen Hong Son 30' Nguyen Van Sy 43' Le Huynh Duc 85', 90' |
Channiphone 55' |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 2 September | |||||||
| Vietnam |
3 | ||||||
| Thailand |
0 | ||||||
| 5 September | |||||||
| Singapore |
1 | ||||||
| Vietnam |
0 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 3 September | 5 September | ||||||
| Singapore |
2 | Indonesia (pens.) |
3 (5) | ||||
| Indonesia |
1 | Thailand |
3 (4) | ||||
Semi-finals
3 September 1998 20:00 |
| Vietnam |
3 – 0 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Truong Viet Hoang 15' Nguyen Hong Son 70' Van Sy Hung 80' |
Hanoi Stadium, Hanoi Attendance: 23,000 |
Third place play-off
5 September 1998 16:00 |
| Indonesia |
3 – 3 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Kurniawan 16' Aji 33' Ekodono 89' |
Chaichan 18' Worrawoot 42' Kowit 44' | |
| Penalties | ||
Uston  Bima Ekodono Kuncoro Imam |
5 – 4 | Promrut  Punsanai Songserm Therdsak Kritsada |
Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City Attendance: 5,000 |
Final
Award
| 1998 AFF Championship |
|---|
Singapore First title |
| Most Valuable Player | Golden Boot |
|---|---|
| Nguyen Hong Son |
Myo Hlaing Win |
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
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- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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- 1 own goal
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Team statistics
This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals | |||||||||
| 1 | Singapore |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | |
| 2 | Vietnam |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | |
| Semifinals | |||||||||
| 3 | Indonesia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +6 | |
| 4 | Thailand |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | -1 | |
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||
| 5 | Myanmar |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | |
| 6 | Malaysia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | –3 | |
| 7 | Laos |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | –6 | |
| 8 | Philippines |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | –8 | |
See also
- Barbados 4–2 Grenada, where a Barbadian defender deliberately scored an own goal so his team can win on 2 goals difference in the extra-time, according to a bizarre golden goal rule.
- AS Adema 149–0 SO l'Emyrne, where SO l'Emyrne players deliberately scored 149 own goals in protest of refereeing decisions that had gone against them in the previous match.
References
- Courteny, Barrie. "Tiger Cup 1998 - Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-03-02.