1998 AFF Championship
Giải vô địch bóng đá Đông Nam Á 1998
Tournament details
Host countryVietnam
Dates26 August – 5 September
Teams8
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 played16
Goals scored55 (3.44 per match)
Attendance222,000 (13,875 per match)
Top scorer(s)Myanmar Myo Hlaing Win
(4 goals)
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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. Singapore won the tournament by a 1–0 victory against Vietnam in the finals to take their first title.

Qualification

Main article: 1998 AFF Championship qualification

Four teams qualified directly to the finals.

Four teams qualified via the qualification process.

Venues

 Vietnam
Hanoi
Hanoi Stadium
Capacity: 22,500
Ho Chi Minh City
Thống Nhất Stadium
Capacity: 15,000

Squads

Main article: 1998 AFF Championship squads

Final tournament

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
Indonesia 3–0 Philippines
Widodo 15'
Bima 42' (pen.)
Uston 65'
Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
Thailand 1–1 Myanmar
Worrawoot 15' Aung Khine 65'
Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Nik Ahmad Hafi Yacob (Malaysia)
Thailand 3–1 Philippines
Worrawoot 21'
Kritsada 57'
Kiarung 86'		 Gonzalez 30'
Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Chan Siu Kee (Hong Kong)
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.)
Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Nguyễn Văn Mùi (Vietnam)
Myanmar 5–2 Philippines
Win Htike 21'
Myo Hlaing Win 43', 85'
Aung Khine 78', 80'		 Gonzalez 25', 30'
Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
Thailand 3–2 Indonesia
Kritsada 62'
Therdsak 86'
Mursyid 90' (o.g.)		 Miro 52'
Aji 84'
Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)

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
Malaysia 0–2 Singapore
Rafi 17'
Ahmad Latiff 42'
Hanoi Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Kim Young-joo (Korea Republic)
Vietnam 4–1 Laos
Nguyễn Hồng Sơn 30'
Nguyễn Văn Sỹ 43'
Lê Huỳnh Đức 85', 90'		 Keolakhone 55'
Hanoi Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hanlumyaung Panya (Thailand)
Malaysia 0–0 Laos
Hanoi Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Michael Andrews (India)
Vietnam 0–0 Singapore
Hanoi Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jerry Andres (Philippines)
Singapore 4–1 Laos
Zulkarnaen 3'
Ahmad Latiff 9', 15'
Rudy 58'		 Kholadeth 30'
Hanoi Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jerry Andres (Philippines)
Vietnam 1–0 Malaysia
Nguyễn Hồng Sơn 50'
Hanoi Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hanlumyaung Panya (Thailand)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2 September – Hanoi
 
 
 Vietnam3
 
5 September – Hanoi
 
 Thailand0
 
 Vietnam0
 
3 September – Ho Chi Minh City
 
 Singapore1
 
 Singapore2
 
 
 Indonesia1
 
Third place
 
 
5 September – Ho Chi Minh City
 
 
 Thailand3 (4)
 
 
 Indonesia (p)3 (5)

Semi-finals

Vietnam 3–0 Thailand
Trương Việt Hoàng 15'
Nguyễn Hồng Sơn 70'
Văn Sỹ Hùng 80'
Hanoi Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 23,000
Singapore 2–1 Indonesia
Rafi 12'
Nazri 30'		 Miro 34'
Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)

Third place play-off

Indonesia 3–3 Thailand
Kurniawan 16'
Aji 33'
Ekodono 89'		 Chaichan 18'
Worrawoot 42'
Kowit 44'
Penalties
Uston soccer ball with check mark
Bima soccer ball with check mark
Ekodono soccer ball with check mark
Kuncoro soccer ball with check mark
Imam soccer ball with check mark		 5–4 soccer ball with check mark Choketawee
soccer ball with red X Anan
soccer ball with check mark Songserm
soccer ball with check mark Therdsak
soccer ball with check mark Kritsada
Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
Attendance: 5,000

Final

Vietnam 0–1 Singapore
Sasikumar 70'
Hanoi Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Kim Young-joo (Korea Republic)

Award

 1998 AFF Championship 

Singapore
First title
Most Valuable Player Golden Boot
Vietnam Nguyễn Hồng Sơn Myanmar Myo Hlaing Win

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

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 2 1 2 15 10 +5
4  Thailand 5 2 2 1 10 10 0
Eliminated in the group stage
5  Myanmar 3 1 1 1 8 9 −1
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

Controversy

This tournament was marred by unsportsmanlike conduct in a match between Thailand and Indonesia during the group stage.[1]

Indonesia was already assured of qualification for the semi-finals, while Thailand would also advance if they did not lose and the Philippines lost 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.[1][2]

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.[2] FIFA subsequently fined both teams $40,000 for "violating the spirit of the game" [sic], while Mursyid was banned from domestic football for one year and from international football for life.[3]

In the semi-finals, Thailand lost to Vietnam, while Indonesia lost to Singapore.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Khalis Rifhan (14 November 2012). "AFF Cup 1998: Lions Roar to victory in Vietnam". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b Ndaruguntur (9 December 2016). "Kenangan Pahit 18 Tahun Lalu Laga Thailand Vs Indonesia: Insiden Sepak Bola Gajah" (in Indonesian). Tribun News. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Flash Back: AFF Championship 1998 | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

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