1998 AFF Championship

1998 AFF Championship
The 1998 AFF Championship, officially known as the 1998 Tiger Cup, was the second edition of the AFF Championship. It was held in Vietnam from 26 August to 5 September 1998.
Thailand had been the defending champions, but lost to Vietnam in the semi-finals. Singapore won the tournament by a 1–0 victory against Vietnam in the finals to take their first title.
Qualification
Four teams qualified directly to the finals.
(1996 fourth placed)
(1996 runner-up)
(defending champions)
(Hosts, Third Placed)
Four teams qualified via the qualification process.
(Winner Qualification Group A)
(Winner Qualification Group B)
(Runner-up Qualification Group A)
(Runner-up Qualification Group B)
Venues
Squads
Final tournament
All times are UTC+7.
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Award
Goalscorers
4 goals
Myo Hlaing Win
3 goals
Aji Santoso
Miro Baldo Bento
Aung Khine
Alfredo Razon Gonzalez
Ahmad Latiff Khamaruddin
Worrawoot Srimaka
Nguyễn Hồng Sơn
2 goals
Bima Sakti
Widodo Cahyono Putro
Rafi Ali
Kritsada Piandit
Lê Huỳnh Đức
1 goal
Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto
Uston Nawawi
Yusuf Ekodono
Keolakhone Channiphone
Kholadeth Phonephachanh
Win Htike
Nazri Nasir
Rudy Khairon Daiman
R. Sasikumar
Zulkarnaen Zainal
Chaichan Knewsen
Kairung Threjagsang
Kowit Foythong
Therdsak Chaiman
Nguyễn Văn Sỹ
Trương Việt Hoàng
Văn Sỹ Hùng
1 own goal
Mursyid Effendi (playing against Thailand)
Min Aung (playing against Indonesia)
Min Thu (playing against Indonesia)
Team statistics
This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.
Controversy
This tournament was marred by unsportsmanlike conduct in a match between Thailand and Indonesia during the group stage.
Indonesia was already assured of qualification for the semi-finals, while Thailand would also advance if they did not lose and the Philippines lost to Myanmar by enough for Myanmar to steal the runners up spot. However, both teams also knew that the winners of the match would face hosts Vietnam in the semi-finals, while the losing team would face surprise group winners Singapore, who were perceived to be easier opposition, and would also avoid the inconvenience of moving their team's training base from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi for the semi-finals.
The first half saw little action, with both teams barely making any attempt to score. During the second half both teams managed to score, resulting in a 2–2 score after 90 minutes: during injury time and despite two Thai attackers attempting to stop him, Indonesian defender Mursyid Effendi deliberately scored an own goal, thus handing Thailand a 3–2 victory. FIFA subsequently fined both teams $40,000 for , while Mursyid was banned from domestic football for one year and from international football for life.
In the semi-finals, Thailand lost to Vietnam, and Indonesia lost to Singapore: in the final, Singapore won their match against Vietnam, with a score of 1–0.
References
Further reading
Courteny, Barrie. "Tiger Cup 1998 – Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
AFF Championship
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International association football competitions hosted by Vietnam
AFF Championship, 1998