# 2024 ASEAN Championship final

The 2024 ASEAN Championship final was the final of the 2024 ASEAN Championship (previously AFF Championship), the 15th 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 Việt Trì Stadium in Phú Thọ on 2 January 2025, while the second leg was hosted by Thailand at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok on 5 January 2025.
Vietnam secured their third title after defeating the two-time defending champions Thailand by a 5–3 aggregate score in the two-legged final.

## Background

This was the fifth ASEAN Championship final and second consecutive finals for Vietnam, having won in 2008 and 2018 finals, but lost in two 1998 and 2022 finals.
This was the eleventh ASEAN Championship final and third consecutive finals for Thailand, having won the 1996, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022 finals, and lost in 2007, 2008, and 2012 finals.
Both were the strongest-ranked AFF teams in the FIFA World Rankings; Thailand was ranked first in Southeast Asia at 97th while Vietnam was ranked 2nd there at 114th. This marks the second time that the finalists have met in the final of the ASEAN Championship in consecutive editions (2000 and 2002 was the other time) when Thailand played Indonesia. Thailand had the second-highest win percentage in the ASEAN Championship finals with 70% while Vietnam had only 50%. Also, Thailand was leading the all-time championship table with seven titles to their name while Vietnam, on the other hand, only won two in 2008 and 2018. They have met in the final twice: in 2008 when Vietnam won 3–2 on aggregate (won 2–1 in the first leg; and drew 1–1 in the second) and 2022 when Thailand won by the same scoreline (2–2 draw in the first leg; and won 1–0 in the second). In all competitions since Vietnam's reintegration, Thailand won 18 meetings, Vietnam won only 3, and 8 matches ended in draws.
This final between the two countries is highly anticipated given their success, having won each 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 | 1–4 (A) | 1–4 (A) | 1–4 (A) | Matchday 1 | Timor-Leste | 0–10 (A) | 0–10 (A) | 0–10 (A) |
| Indonesia | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | Matchday 2 | Malaysia | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) |
| Philippines | 1–1 (A) | 1–1 (A) | 1–1 (A) | Matchday 3 | Singapore | 2–4 (A) | 2–4 (A) | 2–4 (A) |
| Myanmar | 5–0 (H) | 5–0 (H) | 5–0 (H) | Matchday 4 | Cambodia | 3–2 (H) | 3–2 (H) | 3–2 (H) |
| Group B winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Vietnam 4 10 2  Philippines 4 6 3  Indonesia 4 4 4  Myanmar 4 4 5  Laos 4 2 Source: ASEAN United FC | Group B winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Vietnam 4 10 2  Philippines 4 6 3  Indonesia 4 4 4  Myanmar 4 4 5  Laos 4 2 Source: ASEAN United FC | Group B winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Vietnam 4 10 2  Philippines 4 6 3  Indonesia 4 4 4  Myanmar 4 4 5  Laos 4 2 Source: ASEAN United FC | Group B winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Vietnam 4 10 2  Philippines 4 6 3  Indonesia 4 4 4  Myanmar 4 4 5  Laos 4 2 Source: ASEAN United FC | Final standings | Group A winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Thailand 4 12 2  Singapore 4 7 3  Malaysia 4 5 4  Cambodia 4 4 5  Timor-Leste 4 0 Source: ASEAN United FC | Group A winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Thailand 4 12 2  Singapore 4 7 3  Malaysia 4 5 4  Cambodia 4 4 5  Timor-Leste 4 0 Source: ASEAN United FC | Group A winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Thailand 4 12 2  Singapore 4 7 3  Malaysia 4 5 4  Cambodia 4 4 5  Timor-Leste 4 0 Source: ASEAN United FC | Group A winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Thailand 4 12 2  Singapore 4 7 3  Malaysia 4 5 4  Cambodia 4 4 5  Timor-Leste 4 0 Source: ASEAN United FC |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Singapore | 5–1 | 0–2 (A) | 3–1 (H) | Semi-finals | Philippines | 4–3 | 2–1 (A) | 3–1 (a.e.t) (H) |

## Matches
### First leg

| Vietnam | Thailand |
| GK | 21 | Nguyễn Đình Triệu |
| CB | 4 | Bùi Tiến Dũng | 64' |
| LM | 17 | Vũ Văn Thanh | | 87' |
| RM | 7 | Phạm Xuân Mạnh (c) |
| CB | 16 | Nguyễn Thành Chung |
| DF | 3 | Nguyễn Văn Vĩ | | 72' |
| CM | 25 | Doãn Ngọc Tân | 79' |
| CF | 8 | Châu Ngọc Quang | | 87' |
| CM | 14 | Nguyễn Hoàng Đức | | 90+6' |
| CF | 12 | Nguyễn Xuân Son |
| FW | 15 | Bùi Vĩ Hào | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| AM | 19 | Nguyễn Quang Hải | | 46' |
| MF | 5 | Trương Tiến Anh | | 72' |
| CB | 2 | Đỗ Duy Mạnh | | 87' |
| CM | 24 | Nguyễn Hai Long | | 87' |
| AM | 22 | Nguyễn Tiến Linh | | 90+6' |
| Manager: ||
| Kim Sang-sik ||
| GK | 1 | Patiwat Khammai |
| CB | 3 | Pansa Hemviboon (c) | 11' |
| DF | 12 | Nicholas Mickelson | | 46' |
| RB | 21 | Suphanan Bureerat |
| CB | 5 | Chalermsak Aukkee |
| MF | 17 | Ekanit Panya | 66' | 73' |
| MF | 19 | William Weidersjö | | 61' |
| CM | 16 | Akarapong Pumwisat | | 45+2' |
| MF | 25 | Seksan Ratree | | 61' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DM | 18 | Weerathep Pomphan | | 45+2' |
| LB | 6 | Thitathorn Aksornsri | | 46' |
| RF | 10 | Suphanat Mueanta | | 61' |
| LF | 7 | Supachok Sarachat | | 61' |
| MF | 22 | Worachit Kanitsribampen | | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Masatada Ishii ||
* Man of the Match:
* Nguyễn Xuân Son (Vietnam)
* Assistant referees:
* Zahy Al Shmari (Qatar)
* Khalid Ayed Khalaf (Qatar)
* Fourth official:
* Tuan Mohd Yaasin Tuan Mohd Hanafiah (Malaysia)
* Video assistant referee:
* Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Du Jianxin (China)

### Second leg

| Thailand | Vietnam |
| GK | 1 | Patiwat Khammai |
| CB | 3 | Pansa Hemviboon |
| RB | 21 | Suphanan Bureerat |
| LB | 6 | Thitathorn Aksornsri | 79' | 80' |
| CB | 4 | Jonathan Khemdee |
| LF | 7 | Supachok Sarachat |
| CM | 8 | Peeradol Chamrasamee (c) | | 90+3' |
| FW | 13 | Ben Davis | | 90+3' |
| DM | 18 | Weerathep Pomphan | 13' 74' |
| RF | 10 | Suphanat Mueanta |
| CF | 9 | Patrik Gustavsson | | 79' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 25 | Seksan Ratree | | 79' |
| DF | 12 | Nicholas Mickelson | | 80' |
| MF | 22 | Worachit Kanitsribampen | | 90+3' |
| AM | 17 | Ekanit Panya | | 90+3' |
| Manager: ||
| Masatada Ishii ||
| GK | 21 | Nguyễn Đình Triệu |
| CB | 4 | Bùi Tiến Dũng |
| LM | 17 | Vũ Văn Thanh |
| RB | 7 | Phạm Xuân Mạnh |
| CB | 16 | Nguyễn Thành Chung |
| DF | 3 | Nguyễn Văn Vĩ | | 60' |
| MF | 25 | Doãn Ngọc Tân | 15' | 60' |
| CF | 8 | Châu Ngọc Quang | | 85' |
| CM | 14 | Nguyễn Hoàng Đức (c) |
| CF | 12 | Nguyễn Xuân Son | | 34' |
| FW | 10 | Phạm Tuấn Hải | 4' | 83' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 22 | Nguyễn Tiến Linh | | 34' |
| AM | 19 | Nguyễn Quang Hải | 90+14' | 60' |
| DF | 2 | Đỗ Duy Mạnh | | 60' |
| CF | 18 | Đinh Thanh Bình | | 83' |
| CF | 18 | Nguyễn Hai Long | 90+20' | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Kim Sang-sik ||
* Man of the Match:
* Phạm Tuấn Hải (Vietnam)
* Assistant referees:
* Park Sang-jun (South Korea)
* Kang Dong-ho (South Korea)
* Fourth official:
* Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)
* Video assistant referee:
* Choi Hyun-Jae (South Korea)
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Du Jianxin (China)