2018 AFF Championship qualification
Timor-Leste Brunei
East Timor Brunei
3 2
First leg
Timor-Leste Brunei
3 1
Date1 September 2018 (2018-09-01)
VenueKuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
RefereeDmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Second leg
Brunei Timor-Leste
1 0
Date8 September 2018 (2018-09-08)
VenueHassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
RefereeMooud Bonyadifar (Iran)
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The 2018 AFF Championship qualification tournament was the qualification process for the 2018 AFF Championship, the twelfth edition of the AFF Championship. Brunei and Timor-Leste contested the tenth and final remaining berth for the AFF Championship final tournament in two home-and-away matches.[1] On 7 August 2018, organising committees confirmed the venue where Timor-Leste will play Brunei has been changed due to floodlighting issues. The opening match was held at Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Malaysia, not as per originally planned at National Stadium, Dili.[2]

Timor-Leste advanced to the AFF Championship group stage and were placed in Group B after winning by 3–2 on aggregate from two qualifying matches.[3][4]

Venues

Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan
Kuala Lumpur Stadium Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium
Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 28,000

Qualification

Timor-Leste 3–1 Brunei
Henrique 28', 32'
Garcia 90+2'		 Report Azwan 57'
Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Attendance: 261
Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Brunei 1–0 Timor-Leste
Najib 75' Report
Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan
Attendance: 2,345
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

Timor-Leste won 3–2 on aggregate.

Goalscorers

2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. ^ "New format for AFF Suzuki Cup 2018". ASEAN Football Federation. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Venue change for AFF Suzuki Cup qualification round match". ASEAN Football Federation. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  3. ^ Gabriel Tan (8 September 2018). "Timor-Leste book AFF Suzuki Cup berth despite Brunei loss". Fox Sports Asia. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  4. ^ Huaxia (9 September 2018). "Timor-Leste through to AFF Championship group stage after 3-2 win over Brunei". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
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