# 2016 AFF Championship Group A

Group A was one of the two groups of the 2016 AFF Championship. It consisted of hosts the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia. Play in Group A began on 19 November and ended on 25 November.

## Teams

| Draw position | Team | Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA World Rankings (as of 20 October 2016) |
| A1 | Philippines (H) | 10th | Semi-finalists (2010, 2012, 2014) | 124 |
| A2 | Thailand | 11th | Winners (1996, 2000, 2002, 2014) | 146 |
| A3 | Singapore | 11th | Winners (1998, 2004, 2007, 2012) | 171 |
| A4 | Indonesia | 11th | Runners-up (2000, 2002, 2004, 2010) | 179 |

## Group standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Thailand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Knockout phase |
| 2 | Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | Knockout phase |
| 3 | Philippines (H) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Singapore | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
In the semi-finals:
* Thailand advanced to play against Myanmar (runners-up of Group B).
* Indonesia advanced to play against Vietnam (winners of Group B).

## Matches

All times are in local, Philippines Time (UTC+08:00).

### Thailand vs Indonesia

| Thailand | Indonesia |
| GK | 1 | Kawin Thamsatchanan |
| RB | 19 | Tristan Do | 64' |
| CB | 5 | Adison Promrak |
| CB | 16 | Pratum Chuthong |
| LB | 2 | Peerapat Notchaiya | 72' |
| DM | 17 | Tanaboon Kesarat |
| DM | 6 | Sarach Yooyen |
| CM | 21 | Pokklaw Anan |
| RF | 9 | Siroch Chatthong | 83' |
| CF | 10 | Teerasil Dangda (c) |
| LF | 18 | Chanathip Songkrasin |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 15 | Koravit Namwiset | 64' |
| DF | 3 | Theerathon Bunmathan | 72' |
| MF | 7 | Charyl Chappuis | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Kiatisuk Senamuang ||
| GK | 1 | Kurnia Meiga |
| RB | 2 | Beny Wahyudi |
| CB | 16 | Fachrudin Aryanto |
| CB | 13 | Yanto Basna |
| LB | 3 | Abduh Lestaluhu |
| DM | 19 | Bayu Pradana | 90+1' |
| RM | 21 | Andik Vermansyah | 82' |
| LM | 14 | Rizky Pora |
| AM | 12 | Lerby Eliandry | 74' |
| CF | 8 | Stefano Lilipaly |
| CF | 7 | Boaz Solossa (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 10 | Zulham Zamrun | 74' |
| MF | 6 | Evan Dimas | 82' |
| FW | 9 | Ferdinand Sinaga | 90+1' |
| Manager: ||
| Alfred Riedl ||
* Man of the Match:
* Teerasil Dangda (Thailand)
* Assistant referees:
* Andrey Tsapenko (Uzbekistan)
* Hsu Min-yu (Chinese Taipei)
* Fourth official:
* Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

### Philippines vs Singapore

| Philippines | Singapore |
| GK | 15 | Roland Müller |
| CB | 14 | Kevin Ingreso |
| CB | 12 | Amani Aguinaldo |
| CB | 28 | Jeffrey Christiaens |
| RM | 9 | Misagh Bahadoran | | 58' |
| CM | 5 | Mike Ott | 85' |
| CM | 8 | Manuel Ott | 33' |
| CM | 17 | Stephan Schröck |
| LM | 7 | Iain Ramsay | | 46' |
| CF | 22 | Kenshiro Daniels | | 81' |
| CF | 10 | Phil Younghusband (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 40 | Hikaru Minegishi | | 46' |
| FW | 26 | Mark Hartmann | | 58' |
| DF | 2 | Junior Muñoz | | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Thomas Dooley ||
| GK | 18 | Hassan Sunny | 90+1' |
| CB | 6 | Madhu Mohana |
| CB | 14 | Hariss Harun (c) |
| CB | 16 | Daniel Bennett |
| RWB | 9 | Faritz Hameed | | 77' |
| LWB | 21 | Safuwan Baharudin | 88' |
| RM | 4 | Juma'at Jantan | | 64' |
| CM | 25 | Anumanthan Kumar | 80' |
| CM | 28 | Hafiz Abu Sujad | 34' |
| LM | 2 | Shakir Hamzah |
| CF | 19 | Khairul Amri | | 90+4' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 10 | Faris Ramli | | 64' |
| DF | 5 | Baihakki Khaizan | | 77' |
| MF | 24 | Yasir Hanapi | | 90+4' |
| Manager: ||
| V. Sundramoorthy ||
* Man of the Match:
* N/A
* Assistant referees:
* Zakariya Kanat (Syria)
* Samar Pal (India)
* Fourth official:
* Rowan Arumughan (India)

### Thailand vs Singapore

| Thailand | Singapore |
| GK | 1 | Kawin Thamsatchanan |
| CB | 17 | Tanaboon Kesarat |
| CB | 15 | Koravit Namwiset |
| CB | 6 | Sarach Yooyen |
| CM | 19 | Tristan Do |
| CM | 21 | Pokklaw Anan | 86' |
| CM | 3 | Theerathon Bunmathan |
| RW | 9 | Siroch Chatthong | 63' |
| AM | 18 | Chanathip Songkrasin |
| LW | 29 | Rungrath Poomchantuek | 72' |
| CF | 10 | Teerasil Dangda (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 14 | Sarawut Masuk | 63' |
| DF | 5 | Adison Promrak | 72' |
| MF | 7 | Charyl Chappuis | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Kiatisuk Senamuang ||
| GK | 18 | Hassan Sunny |
| CB | 6 | Madhu Mohana |
| CB | 14 | Hariss Harun (c) |
| CB | 16 | Daniel Bennett | 78' |
| RWB | 9 | Faritz Hameed | 14' |
| LWB | 21 | Safuwan Baharudin | | 74' |
| CM | 4 | Juma'at Jantan | | 82' |
| CM | 25 | Anumanthan Kumar | | 90+2' |
| CM | 2 | Shakir Hamzah |
| SS | 10 | Faris Ramli |
| CF | 19 | Khairul Amri | 26' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 13 | Izzdin Shafiq | | 74' |
| MF | 24 | Yasir Hanapi | | 82' |
| FW | 17 | Shahril Ishak | | 90+2' |
| Manager: ||
| V. Sundramoorthy ||
* Man of the Match:
* Chanathip Songkrasin (Thailand)
* Assistant referees:
* Bang Ki-yeol (South Korea)
* Andrey Tsapenko (Uzbekistan)
* Fourth official:
* Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

### Indonesia vs Philippines

| Indonesia | Philippines |
| GK | 1 | Kurnia Meiga |
| RB | 2 | Beny Wahyudi |
| CB | 16 | Fachrudin Aryanto | 19' |
| CB | 13 | Yanto Basna | 80' |
| LB | 3 | Abduh Lestaluhu |
| CM | 21 | Andik Vermansyah | | 78' |
| CM | 6 | Evan Dimas | 72' | 81' |
| CM | 14 | Rizky Pora |
| RF | 8 | Stefano Lilipaly | 73' |
| CF | 12 | Lerby Eliandry | | 87' |
| LF | 7 | Boaz Solossa (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 10 | Zulham Zamrun | | 78' |
| MF | 19 | Bayu Pradana | | 81' |
| FW | 9 | Ferdinand Sinaga | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Alfred Riedl ||
| GK | 15 | Roland Müller |
| RB | 21 | Martin Steuble |
| CB | 12 | Amani Aguinaldo |
| CB | 14 | Kevin Ingreso |
| LB | 28 | Jeffrey Christiaens |
| RM | 9 | Misagh Bahadoran |
| CM | 8 | Manuel Ott | | 75' |
| LM | 40 | Hikaru Minegishi | | 55' |
| AM | 5 | Mike Ott | | 75' |
| AM | 17 | Stephan Schröck |
| CF | 10 | Phil Younghusband (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 7 | Iain Ramsay | | 55' |
| FW | 4 | OJ Porteria | 87' | 75' |
| FW | 26 | Mark Hartmann | 85' | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Thomas Dooley ||
* Man of the Match:
* Phil Younghusband (Philippines)
* Assistant referees:
* Hsu Min-yu (Chinese Taipei)
* Zakariya Kanat (Syria)
* Fourth official:
* Masoud Tufaylieh (Syria)

### Singapore vs Indonesia

| Singapore | Indonesia |
| GK | 18 | Hassan Sunny |
| RB | 9 | Faritz Hameed |
| CB | 14 | Hariss Harun (c) |
| CB | 24 | Yasir Hanapi | | 76' |
| LB | 21 | Safuwan Baharudin |
| DM | 6 | Madhu Mohana |
| DM | 16 | Daniel Bennett |
| CM | 25 | Anumanthan Kumar | | 84' |
| RF | 10 | Faris Ramli | | 90+1' |
| CF | 19 | Khairul Amri |
| LF | 2 | Shakir Hamzah | 7' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Shahril Ishak | | 76' |
| MF | 29 | Shahfiq Ghani | | 84' |
| FW | 7 | Gabriel Quak | | 90+1' |
| Manager: ||
| V. Sundramoorthy ||
| GK | 1 | Kurnia Meiga |
| CB | 16 | Fachrudin Aryanto | 43' |
| CB | 19 | Bayu Pradana |
| CB | 13 | Yanto Basna | 89' |
| RWB | 2 | Beny Wahyudi | | 74' |
| LWB | 3 | Abduh Lestaluhu |
| CM | 21 | Andik Vermansyah |
| CM | 6 | Evan Dimas | | 58' |
| CM | 14 | Rizky Pora | | 78' |
| CF | 8 | Stefano Lilipaly |
| CF | 7 | Boaz Solossa (c) | 68' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Ferdinand Sinaga | | 58' |
| MF | 25 | Manahati Lestusen | | 74' |
| FW | 10 | Zulham Zamrun | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Alfred Riedl ||
* Man of the Match:
* Stefano Lilipaly (Indonesia)
* Assistant referees:
* Zakariya Kanat (Syria)
* Hsu Min-yu (Chinese Taipei)
* Fourth official:
* Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

### Philippines vs Thailand

| Philippines | Thailand |
| GK | 15 | Roland Müller |
| CB | 21 | Martin Steuble |
| CB | 12 | Amani Aguinaldo |
| CB | 28 | Jeffrey Christiaens |
| RWB | 35 | Marco Casambre | | 79' |
| LWB | 40 | Hikaru Minegishi | | 46' |
| CM | 5 | Mike Ott |
| CM | 8 | Manuel Ott |
| CM | 17 | Stephan Schröck | 90+1' |
| CF | 22 | Kenshiro Daniels | | 46' |
| CF | 10 | Phil Younghusband (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 23 | James Younghusband | | 46' |
| FW | 9 | Misagh Bahadoran | | 46' |
| MF | 14 | Kevin Ingreso | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Thomas Dooley ||
| GK | 20 | Sinthaweechai Hathairattanakool (c) |
| CB | 5 | Adison Promrak | 67' |
| CB | 36 | Pravinwat Boonyong |
| CB | 15 | Koravit Namwiset |
| RM | 14 | Sarawut Masuk | | 90' |
| CM | 12 | Adul Lahsoh |
| CM | 35 | Prakit Deeprom | 90+4' |
| CM | 7 | Charyl Chappuis |
| LM | 4 | Kroekrit Thaweekarn | 23' |
| CF | 11 | Mongkol Tossakrai | | 86' |
| CF | 2 | Peerapat Notchaiya |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 29 | Rungrath Poomchantuek | | 86' |
| FW | 9 | Siroch Chatthong | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Kiatisuk Senamuang ||
* Man of the Match:
* Sinthaweechai Hathairattanakool (Thailand)
* Assistant referees:
* Samar Pal (India)
* Bang Ki-yeol (South Korea)
* Fourth official:
* Rowan Arumughan (India)