# 2018 AFF Championship knockout stage

The knockout stage was the second and final stage of the 2018 AFF Championship, following the group stage. It was played from 1 to 15 December with the top two teams from each group (two in total) advancing to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.
Vietnam won 3–2 on aggregate against Malaysia in the final to win their second title.

## Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the two groups advanced to the knockout stage. In Group A, Vietnam secured the group top spots with 10 points after defeating Cambodia by 3–0 in their last match while Malaysia became the group runners-up with 9 points after beating Myanmar with similar scores of 3–0. Meanwhile in Group B, Thailand secured the group top spots with 10 points after defeating Singapore by 3–0 in their last match while Philippines became the group runners-up with 8 points after drawing 0–0 against Indonesia.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
| A | Vietnam | Malaysia |
| B | Thailand | Philippines |

## Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
| Semi-finals | 1–2 December 2018 | 5–6 December 2018 |
| Final | 11 December 2018 | 15 December 2018 |

## Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| A2 | Malaysia (a) | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| B1 | Thailand | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| B1 | Thailand | 0 | 2 | 2 | A2 | Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | | | | | A1 | Vietnam | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| B2 | Philippines | 1 | 1 | 2 | A1 | Vietnam | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| A1 | Vietnam | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
Scores after extra time are indicated by (a.e.t.), and penalty shoot-out are indicated by (pen.).

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Malaysia | 2–2 | Thailand | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Philippines | 2–4 | Vietnam | 1–2 | 1–2 |

### First leg
#### Malaysia vs Thailand

| Malaysia | Thailand |
| GK | 1 | Farizal Marlias |
| RB | 4 | Syahmi Safari |
| CB | 7 | Aidil Zafuan Radzak |
| CB | 3 | Shahrul Saad |
| LB | 6 | Syazwan Andik | | 72' |
| RM | 13 | Mohamadou Sumareh | | 64' |
| CM | 14 | Syamer Kutty Abba |
| CM | 12 | Akram Mahinan | 21' |
| LM | 11 | Safawi Rasid | 42' |
| SS | 9 | Norshahrul Idlan Talaha |
| CF | 8 | Zaquan Adha Radzak (c) | | 81' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 20 | Hazwan Bakri | | 64' |
| DF | 21 | Nazirul Naim | | 72' |
| MF | 10 | Shahrel Fikri | | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Tan Cheng Hoe ||
| GK | 1 | Chatchai Budprom |
| RB | 5 | Mika Chunuonsee |
| CB | 4 | Chalermpong Kerdkaew (c) |
| CB | 6 | Pansa Hemviboon |
| LB | 24 | Korrakot Wiriyaudomsiri |
| CM | 17 | Tanaboon Kesarat |
| CM | 8 | Thitipan Puangchan |
| CM | 29 | Sanrawat Dechmitr |
| RW | 14 | Nurul Sriyankem | | 59' |
| LW | 22 | Supachai Jaided | | 45' |
| CF | 9 | Adisak Kraisorn | | 90' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 21 | Pokklaw Anan | 75' | 45' |
| FW | 25 | Pakorn Prempak | | 59' |
| FW | 2 | Chananan Pombuppha | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Milovan Rajevac ||
* Man of the Match:
* Syamer Kutty Abba (Malaysia)
* Assistant referees:
* Abu Bakar Al-Amri (Oman)
* Abdul Hannan Hasim (Singapore)
* Fourth official:
* Oki Dwi Putra (Indonesia)

#### Philippines vs Vietnam

| Philippines | Vietnam |
| GK | 15 | Michael Falkesgaard |
| RB | 31 | Adam Reed | | 77' |
| CB | 3 | Carli de Murga |
| CB | 33 | Álvaro Silva |
| LB | 21 | Martin Steuble | 43' |
| RM | 29 | Patrick Reichelt |
| CM | 14 | Kevin Ingreso | 52' |
| CM | 8 | Manuel Ott | | 45' |
| CM | 26 | Jovin Bedic | | 55' |
| LM | 17 | Stephan Schröck | 54' |
| CF | 10 | Phil Younghusband (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 5 | Mike Ott | | 45' |
| MF | 23 | James Younghusband | | 55' |
| MF | 19 | Curt Dizon | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Sven-Göran Eriksson ||
| GK | 23 | Đặng Văn Lâm |
| CB | 28 | Đỗ Duy Mạnh |
| CB | 21 | Trần Đình Trọng |
| CB | 3 | Quế Ngọc Hải (c) |
| RWB | 8 | Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng |
| LWB | 5 | Đoàn Văn Hậu |
| CM | 19 | Nguyễn Quang Hải | 21' | 89' |
| CM | 16 | Đỗ Hùng Dũng |
| CM | 15 | Phạm Đức Huy |
| CF | 20 | Phan Văn Đức | | 80' |
| CF | 11 | Nguyễn Anh Đức | | 65' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 25 | Hà Đức Chinh | | 65' |
| FW | 14 | Nguyễn Công Phượng | | 80' |
| MF | 29 | Nguyễn Huy Hùng | | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Park Hang-seo ||
* Man of the Match:
* Phan Văn Đức (Vietnam)
* Assistant referees:
* Saoud Al-Maqaleh (Qatar)
* Bambang Syamsudar (Indonesia)
* Fourth official:
* Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

### Second leg
#### Thailand vs Malaysia

| Thailand | Malaysia |
| GK | 1 | Chatchai Budprom |
| RB | 13 | Philip Roller | 38' | 76' |
| CB | 4 | Chalermpong Kerdkaew (c) |
| CB | 6 | Pansa Hemviboon |
| LB | 24 | Korrakot Wiriyaudomsiri | 12' |
| DM | 17 | Tanaboon Kesarat | | 45' |
| CM | 8 | Thitipan Puangchan | 74' |
| CM | 29 | Sanrawat Dechmitr |
| RW | 11 | Mongkol Tossakrai | | 63' |
| LW | 22 | Supachai Jaided |
| CF | 9 | Adisak Kraisorn | 57' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 21 | Pokklaw Anan | 57' | 45' |
| MF | 7 | Sumanya Purisai | | 63' |
| FW | 14 | Nurul Sriyankem | | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Milovan Rajevac ||
| GK | 1 | Farizal Marlias |
| RB | 4 | Syahmi Safari | 69' 90+4' |
| CB | 7 | Aidil Zafuan Radzak | | 18' |
| CB | 3 | Shahrul Saad |
| LB | 21 | Nazirul Naim |
| RM | 13 | Mohamadou Sumareh |
| CM | 14 | Syamer Kutty Abba |
| CM | 12 | Akram Mahinan |
| LM | 11 | Safawi Rasid | | 67' |
| SS | 9 | Norshahrul Idlan Talaha | | 80' |
| CF | 8 | Zaquan Adha Radzak (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 17 | Irfan Zakaria | | 18' |
| MF | 19 | Akhyar Rashid | | 67' |
| MF | 15 | Kenny Pallraj | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Tan Cheng Hoe ||
* Man of the Match:
* Norshahrul Idlan Talaha (Malaysia)
* Assistant referees:
* Ahmed Al-Roalle (Jordan)
* Malang Nurhadi (Indonesia)
* Fourth official:
* Thoriq Munir Alkatiri (Indonesia)

#### Vietnam vs Philippines

| Vietnam | Philippines |
| GK | 23 | Đặng Văn Lâm |
| CB | 28 | Đỗ Duy Mạnh |
| CB | 21 | Trần Đình Trọng |
| CB | 3 | Quế Ngọc Hải (c) |
| RWB | 8 | Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng |
| LWB | 5 | Đoàn Văn Hậu |
| CM | 15 | Phạm Đức Huy | 57' | 85' |
| CM | 6 | Lương Xuân Trường | | 62' |
| CM | 19 | Nguyễn Quang Hải |
| CF | 11 | Nguyễn Anh Đức | | 74' |
| CF | 20 | Phan Văn Đức |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 29 | Nguyễn Huy Hùng | | 62' |
| FW | 22 | Nguyễn Tiến Linh | | 74' |
| FW | 14 | Nguyễn Công Phượng | 85' | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Park Hang-seo ||
| GK | 16 | Patrick Deyto |
| CB | 12 | Amani Aguinaldo |
| CB | 33 | Álvaro Silva |
| CB | 3 | Carli de Murga | | 69' |
| RM | 21 | Martin Steuble |
| CM | 14 | Kevin Ingreso | | 83' |
| CM | 31 | Adam Reed |
| LM | 7 | Iain Ramsay |
| RW | 10 | Phil Younghusband (c) |
| LW | 17 | Stephan Schröck | 90+2' |
| CF | 29 | Patrick Reichelt | 90' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 23 | James Younghusband | | 69' |
| FW | 26 | Jovin Bedic | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Sven-Göran Eriksson ||
* Man of the Match:
* Nguyễn Quang Hải (Vietnam)
* Assistant referees:
* Akane Yagi (Japan)
* Manoj Kalwani (Singapore)
* Fourth official:
* Ahmad A'qashah (Singapore)

## Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Malaysia | 2–3 | Vietnam | 2–2 | 0–1 |

### First leg

| Malaysia | Vietnam |
| GK | 1 | Farizal Marlias |
| RB | 2 | Amirul Azhan | | 60' |
| CB | 17 | Irfan Zakaria |
| CB | 3 | Shahrul Saad |
| LB | 21 | Nazirul Naim | 28' | 41' |
| RM | 13 | Mohamadou Sumareh |
| CM | 14 | Syamer Kutty Abba | 62' |
| CM | 12 | Akram Mahinan |
| LM | 11 | Safawi Rasid |
| SS | 9 | Norshahrul Idlan Talaha | | 71' |
| CF | 8 | Zaquan Adha Radzak (c) | 38' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 5 | Adam Nor Azlin | 53' | 41' |
| FW | 18 | Syafiq Ahmad | 65' | 60' |
| MF | 19 | Akhyar Rashid | | 71' |
| Manager: ||
| Tan Cheng Hoe ||
| GK | 23 | Đặng Văn Lâm |
| CB | 3 | Quế Ngọc Hải (c) |
| CB | 21 | Trần Đình Trọng | 90+2' |
| CB | 28 | Đỗ Duy Mạnh | 17' |
| RM | 8 | Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng |
| CM | 15 | Phạm Đức Huy | | 76' |
| CM | 29 | Nguyễn Huy Hùng |
| LM | 5 | Đoàn Văn Hậu | 59' |
| RW | 19 | Nguyễn Quang Hải |
| LW | 20 | Phan Văn Đức | | 86' |
| CF | 13 | Hà Đức Chinh | | 53' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 22 | Nguyễn Tiến Linh | | 53' |
| FW | 14 | Nguyễn Công Phượng | | 76' |
| MF | 16 | Đỗ Hùng Dũng | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Park Hang-seo ||
* Man of the Match:
* Safawi Rasid (Malaysia)
* Assistant referees:
* Ronnie Koh Min Kiat (Singapore)
* Bambang Syamsudar (Indonesia)
* Fourth official:
* Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

### Second leg

| Vietnam | Malaysia |
| GK | 23 | Đặng Văn Lâm | 9' |
| CB | 28 | Đỗ Duy Mạnh | 53' |
| CB | 21 | Trần Đình Trọng | 19' |
| CB | 3 | Quế Ngọc Hải (c) |
| RWB | 8 | Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng | 16' |
| LWB | 5 | Đoàn Văn Hậu | 53' |
| CM | 29 | Nguyễn Huy Hùng | 29' |
| CM | 16 | Đỗ Hùng Dũng | | 90+3' |
| RW | 19 | Nguyễn Quang Hải |
| LW | 20 | Phan Văn Đức | | 71' |
| CF | 11 | Nguyễn Anh Đức | | 81' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 12 | Nguyễn Phong Hồng Duy | | 71' |
| FW | 13 | Hà Đức Chinh | | 81' |
| MF | 6 | Lương Xuân Trường | | 90+3' |
| Manager: ||
| Park Hang-seo ||
| GK | 1 | Farizal Marlias |
| RB | 4 | Syahmi Safari |
| CB | 7 | Aidil Zafuan Radzak | 9' | 76' |
| CB | 3 | Shahrul Saad | 36' 90+5' |
| LB | 6 | Syazwan Andik |
| RM | 11 | Safawi Rasid | | 83' |
| CM | 14 | Syamer Kutty Abba | 40' |
| CM | 12 | Akram Mahinan | | 85' |
| LM | 13 | Mohamadou Sumareh |
| SS | 9 | Norshahrul Idlan Talaha |
| CF | 8 | Zaquan Adha Radzak (c) | 80' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 18 | Syafiq Ahmad | 79' | 76' |
| MF | 19 | Akhyar Rashid | | 83' |
| FW | 10 | Shahrel Fikri | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Tan Cheng Hoe ||
* Man of the Match:
* Nguyễn Quang Hải (Vietnam)
* Assistant referees:
* Reza Ebrahim Sokhandan (Iran)
* Reza Mansouri (Iran)
* Fourth official:
* Jansen Foo (Singapore)