# 2000 AFF Championship

The 2000 AFF Championship, officially known as the 2000 Tiger Cup, was the third edition of the AFF Championship and was held in Thailand from 5 to 18 November 2000.
Singapore had been the defending champions, but was eliminated in group stage. Thailand won the tournament by a 4–1 victory in the final against Indonesia to secure their second title.

## Teams

No qualification was required for this edition of the tournament and national teams from nine of the ten member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation have entered. Brunei withdrew due to "unforeseen circumstances".
The participating nations:
* Cambodia
* Indonesia
* Laos
* Malaysia
* Myanmar
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Thailand
* Vietnam

## Venues

Thailand :
| Knockout Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage |
| Bangkok | Chiang Mai | Songkhla |
| Rajamangala Stadium | 700th Anniversary Stadium | Tinsulanon Stadium |
| Capacity: 80,000 | Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 20,000 |
| BangkokSongkhlaChiang Mai |||

## Match officials

| Referees | Assistant Referees |
| Hidayat Jajat Sudrajat Mohammad Nazri Abdullah U Tun Hla Aung Jerry Andres S. Kumbalingam Kennedy Hanlumyaung Panya Nguyễn Văn Mùi | Ly Ratana Rafli A Razak Phonesirignavong Phoneapeuth Kassim Kadir Bacha U Hla Myint Hla Celso Soldevilla Klienklard Sitthikhun Trương Thế Toàn |

## Tournament

All times are Thailand Standard Time - (THA) UTC+7

### Group stage
#### Group A

Matches played in Chiang Mai.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Thailand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 |
| Myanmar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 |
| Philippines | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |

#### Group B

Matches played in Songkhla.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Vietnam | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 10 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 10 |
| Singapore | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 |
| Laos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 |

### Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 16 November 2000 | 16 November 2000 |
| Vietnam | 2 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 18 November 2000 | 18 November 2000 |
| Indonesia (a.e.t.) | 3 | 18 November 2000 | 18 November 2000 |
| Indonesia (a.e.t.) | 3 | Indonesia | 1 |
| 16 November 2000 | 16 November 2000 | | Indonesia | 1 |
| 16 November 2000 | 16 November 2000 | Thailand | 4 |
| Thailand | 2 | Thailand | 4 |
| Malaysia | 0 | | |
| Malaysia | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 18 November 2000 | 18 November 2000 |
| | | Vietnam | 0 |
| | | Malaysia | 3 |

#### Final
## Awards

* 2000 AFF Championship
* Thailand Second title
| Most Valuable Player | Golden Boot | Fair Play Award |
| Kiatisuk Senamuang | Gendut Christiawan Worrawoot Srimaka | Malaysia |

## Team statistics

This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Finals |||||||||
| 1 | Thailand | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 |
| 2 | Indonesia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 |
| Semifinals |||||||||
| 3 | Malaysia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 |
| 4 | Vietnam | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 |
| Eliminated in the group stage |||||||||
| 5 | Singapore | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| 6 | Myanmar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 |
| 7 | Cambodia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | –5 |
| 8 | Philippines | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | –8 |
| 9 | Laos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | –16 |