# 2022 AFF Championship final

The 2022 AFF Championship Final was the final of the 2022 AFF Championship, the 14th edition of the top-level Southeast Asia football tournament organised by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Vietnam and Thailand. The first leg was hosted by Vietnam at the Mỹ Đình National Stadium in Hanoi on 13 January 2023, while the second leg was hosted by Thailand at the Thammasat Stadium in Pathum Thani on 16 January 2023.

## Background

This was the fourth AFF Championship final for Vietnam, having won in 2008 and 2018 finals, but lost in 1998 final.
This was the tenth AFF Championship final for Thailand, having won the 1996, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, and 2020 finals, and lost in 2007, 2008, and 2012 finals.
Both were the strongest-ranked AFF teams in the FIFA World Rankings; Vietnam was ranked first in Southeast Asia and 96th overall while Thailand was ranked 2nd in Southeast Asia and ranked 111th. Both teams have the second-highest win percentage in the AFF Championship finals behind Singapore (67% each). Thailand was leading the all-time championship table with six titles to their name while Vietnam, on the other hand, only won two in 2008 and 2018. They had met only in 2008 AFF Championship Final, where Vietnam won 3–2 on aggregate (won 2–1 in the first leg; and drew 1–1 in the second). In all competitions since Vietnam's reintegration, Thailand won 16 meetings, Vietnam won only 3, and 7 matches ended in draws.
This final between the two countries is highly anticipated after 15 years and having won every AFF tournament since 2014.

## Route to the final

| Vietnam | Vietnam | Vietnam | Vietnam | Round | Thailand | Thailand | Thailand | Thailand |
| Opponent | Result | Result | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | Result | Result |
| Laos | 0–6 | 0–6 | 0–6 | Matchday 1 | Brunei | 0–5 | 0–5 | 0–5 |
| Malaysia | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | Matchday 2 | Philippines | 4–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 |
| Singapore | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | Matchday 3 | Indonesia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Myanmar | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | Matchday 4 | Cambodia | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Group B winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Vietnam 4 10 2  Malaysia 4 9 3  Singapore 4 7 4  Myanmar 4 1 5  Laos 4 1 Source: AFF | Group B winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Vietnam 4 10 2  Malaysia 4 9 3  Singapore 4 7 4  Myanmar 4 1 5  Laos 4 1 Source: AFF | Group B winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Vietnam 4 10 2  Malaysia 4 9 3  Singapore 4 7 4  Myanmar 4 1 5  Laos 4 1 Source: AFF | Group B winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Vietnam 4 10 2  Malaysia 4 9 3  Singapore 4 7 4  Myanmar 4 1 5  Laos 4 1 Source: AFF | Final standings | Group A winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Thailand 4 10 2  Indonesia 4 10 3  Cambodia 4 6 4  Philippines 4 3 5  Brunei 4 0 Source: AFF | Group A winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Thailand 4 10 2  Indonesia 4 10 3  Cambodia 4 6 4  Philippines 4 3 5  Brunei 4 0 Source: AFF | Group A winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Thailand 4 10 2  Indonesia 4 10 3  Cambodia 4 6 4  Philippines 4 3 5  Brunei 4 0 Source: AFF | Group A winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Thailand 4 10 2  Indonesia 4 10 3  Cambodia 4 6 4  Philippines 4 3 5  Brunei 4 0 Source: AFF |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Indonesia | 2–0 | 0–0 (A) | 2–0 (H) | Semi-finals | Malaysia | 3–1 | 1–0 (A) | 3–0 (H) |

## Matches
### First leg

| Vietnam | Thailand |
| GK | 23 | Đặng Văn Lâm |
| CB | 2 | Đỗ Duy Mạnh | | 58' |
| CB | 3 | Quế Ngọc Hải | 40' |
| CB | 4 | Bùi Tiến Dũng | | 85' |
| RM | 13 | Hồ Tấn Tài | | 85' |
| CM | 8 | Đỗ Hùng Dũng (c) |
| CM | 14 | Nguyễn Hoàng Đức | 52' |
| LM | 5 | Đoàn Văn Hậu |
| AM | 19 | Nguyễn Quang Hải | | 79' |
| CF | 18 | Phạm Tuấn Hải | | 58' |
| CF | 22 | Nguyễn Tiến Linh |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 20 | Phan Văn Đức | | 58' |
| DF | 12 | Bùi Hoàng Việt Anh | | 58' |
| FW | 10 | Nguyễn Văn Quyết | | 79' |
| DF | 17 | Vũ Văn Thanh | | 85' |
| DF | 6 | Nguyễn Thanh Bình | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Park Hang-seo ||
| GK | 1 | Kampol Pathomakkakul |
| CB | 12 | Kritsada Kaman |
| CB | 4 | Pansa Hemviboon |
| CB | 6 | Sarach Yooyen | | 84' |
| RWB | 15 | Suphanan Bureerat |
| LWB | 2 | Sasalak Haiprakhon | 69' |
| CM | 18 | Weerathep Pomphan |
| CM | 8 | Peeradon Chamratsamee |
| CM | 3 | Theerathon Bunmathan (c) | 80' |
| CF | 9 | Adisak Kraisorn | | 74' |
| CF | 21 | Poramet Arjvirai | | 79' |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 17 | Ekanit Panya | | 74' |
| FW | 11 | Bordin Phala | | 79' |
| MF | 7 | Sumanya Purisai | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Alexandré Pölking ||
* Man of the Match:
* Theerathon Bunmathan (Thailand)
* Referee assistant:
* Park Kyun-yong (South Korea)
* Kang Dong-ho (South Korea)
* Fourth official:
* Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

### Second leg

| Thailand | Vietnam |
| GK | 1 | Kampol Pathomakkakul |
| CB | 12 | Kritsada Kaman |
| CB | 4 | Pansa Hemviboon |
| CB | 6 | Sarach Yooyen | | 73' |
| RWB | 15 | Suphanan Bureerat | 84' |
| LWB | 2 | Sasalak Haiprakhon | | 90+1' |
| CM | 18 | Weerathep Pomphan | | 87' |
| CM | 8 | Peeradon Chamratsamee | 19' 90+5' |
| CM | 3 | Theerathon Bunmathan (c) |
| CF | 9 | Adisak Kraisorn | | 73' |
| CF | 21 | Poramet Arjvirai | | 73' |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 11 | Bordin Phala | 77' | 73' |
| MF | 17 | Ekanit Panya | | 73' |
| DF | 16 | Jakkapan Praisuwan | | 73' |
| MF | 7 | Sumanya Purisai | | 87' |
| DF | 5 | Chalermsak Aukkee | | 90+1' |
| Manager: ||
| Alexandré Pölking ||
| GK | 23 | Đặng Văn Lâm |
| CB | 6 | Nguyễn Thanh Bình | 89' |
| CB | 3 | Quế Ngọc Hải | 86' |
| CB | 12 | Bùi Hoàng Việt Anh | | 46' |
| RWB | 17 | Vũ Văn Thanh | 29' | 68' |
| LWB | 5 | Đoàn Văn Hậu |
| CM | 8 | Đỗ Hùng Dũng (c) | | 75' |
| CM | 11 | Nguyễn Tuấn Anh | | 36' |
| CM | 14 | Nguyễn Hoàng Đức |
| SS | 20 | Phan Văn Đức | 39' | 46' |
| CF | 22 | Nguyễn Tiến Linh | 59' |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 19 | Nguyễn Quang Hải | | 36' |
| DF | 2 | Đỗ Duy Mạnh | | 46' |
| FW | 18 | Phạm Tuấn Hải | | 46' |
| DF | 16 | Nguyễn Thành Chung | | 68' |
| FW | 9 | Nguyễn Văn Toàn | | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Park Hang-seo ||
* Man of the Match:
* Theerathon Bunmathan (Thailand)
* Referee assistant:
* Isao Nishihashi (Japan)
* Takumi Takagi (Japan)
* Fourth official:
* Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)