2004 AFF Championship
International football competition
The 2004 AFF Championship (officially known as the 2004 Tiger Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 5th edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), and the last time under the name Tiger Cup. This was the first time a new format had been applied, in which the format was still in use until now. The group stage was jointly hosted by Vietnam and Malaysia from 7 to 16 December 2004, and the top two teams from each group advanced to the Semi-finals and the Final, which was played in a two-leg home-and-away format from 28 December 2004 to 16 January 2005. This was also the final AFF Cup to feature a third-place match, as it was removed in the 2007 edition.
Thailand were the two-time defending champions, but were eliminated in Group stage. Singapore won the tournament by a 5-2 victory in the two-legged final against Indonesia to secure their second title.
01Summary
In the group matches, Indonesia, coached by former Thailand coach Peter Withe, emerged as the Group A winners with ten points, 17 goals scored and none conceded. They were the hot favourites to win the 2004 AFF Championship after bundling out the hosts Vietnam with an unexpected 3-0 victory. Less than a day after the match had ended, the Vietnam Football Federation requested the resignation from its national coach Edson Tavares, despite his requests to stay on until the last match. Singapore, led by Radojko Avramović pipped out the hosts by just a single point and remained unbeaten to become the only team in the championship to not lose a single match.
Following the tournament motto "Anything can happen", Myanmar, under coach Ivan Kolev emerged as the surprise, holding defending champions Thailand to a draw and beating Malaysia on their own turf.
02Teams
All teams from member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) participated with the exception of Brunei. However, they would be replaced by East Timor when sponsors Tiger Beer stated in May 2004 that the world's newest country at the time would be joining the competition. This kept the tournament at 10 teams.
03Venues
| Hanoi | Ho Chi Minh City | Hai Phong | Jakarta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mỹ Đình National Stadium | Thống Nhất Stadium | Lạch Tray Stadium | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium |
| Capacity: 40,192 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 32,000 | Capacity: 110,000 |
| Singapore | Kuala Lumpur | ||
| National Stadium | Jalan Besar Stadium | Bukit Jalil National Stadium | KLFA Stadium |
| Capacity: 55,000 | Capacity: 6,000 | Capacity: 100,000 | Capacity: 18,000 |
04Tournament
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| Singapore | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 8 | |
| Vietnam | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 7 | |
| Laos | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 3 | |
| Cambodia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 0 |
| Vietnam | 1-1 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Thạch Bảo Khanh 51' | Indra 70' |
| Vietnam | 9-1 | Cambodia |
|---|---|---|
| Thạch Bảo Khanh 9', 23' Lê Công Vinh 57', 87', 89' Sampratna 63' (o.g.) Đặng Văn Thành 71', 83' Nguyễn Huy Hoàng 77' |
Sokunthea 44' |
| Laos | 2-1 | Cambodia |
|---|---|---|
| Luang-Amath 63', 73' | Darith 27' |
| Singapore | 6-2 | Laos |
|---|---|---|
| Hasrin 7' Indra 19', 74' Thongphachan 39' (o.g.) Casmir 45', 90+2' (pen.) |
Phaphouvanin 22' Luang-Amath 72' (pen.) |
| Vietnam | 3-0 | Laos |
|---|---|---|
| Lê Công Vinh 10' Nguyễn Minh Phương 42' Thạch Bảo Khanh 75' |
Group B
- All times are Malaysia Standard Time (MST), UTC+8
- All matches played in Malaysia
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| Malaysia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9 | |
| Thailand | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 7 | |
| Philippines | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| Timor-Leste | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 |
| Philippines | 0-1 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| S. D. Thein 90+2' |
| Thailand | 1-1 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| T. Chaiman 14' | Z. L. Tun 89' |
| Malaysia | 4-1 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Liew 17' Khalid 67', 77' (pen.) Kaironnisam 74' |
Gould 90+3' |
| Timor-Leste | 0-8 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| B. Yodyingyong 17' S. Domtaisong 41' W. Jitkuntod 53' T. Chaiman 59' S. Chaikamdee 63', 65', 67' Y. Kornjan 84' |
| Philippines | 2-1 | Timor-Leste |
|---|---|---|
| Caligdong 90+1', 90+3' | Januário 59' |
| Malaysia | 2-1 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Khalid 63', 65' | S. Chaikamdee 45' |
| Myanmar | 3-1 | Timor-Leste |
|---|---|---|
| S. M. Min 4' (pen.) S. D. Thein 43' M. H. Win 51' |
S. Diamantino 15' (pen.) |
| Thailand | 3-1 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| I. Poolsap 42' S. Sainui 56' S. Domtaisong 89' |
Caligdong 27' |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Indonesia | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
| B2 | Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| A1 | Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| A2 | Singapore | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
| B1 | Myanmar | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
| A2 | Singapore (a.e.t.) | 4 | 4 | 8 | Third place play-off | ||||||||
| B2 | Malaysia | 2 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Myanmar | 1 | |||||||||||
Semi-finals
- First Leg
| Myanmar | 3-4 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| S. M. Min 34', 90' M. Thu 36' |
Bennett 20' Casmir 38' Alam Shah 63' Shahril 81' |
- Second Leg
| Singapore | 4-2 (a.e.t.) | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Z. L. Tun 74' (o.g.) Alam Shah 94', 96' Casmir 108' |
Report | S. M. Min 15' A. K. Moe 50' |
Singapore win 8-5 on aggregate
3 January 2005 20:00 UTC+8 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Referee: Kunsuta Chaiwat (Thailand)Indonesia win 5-3 on aggregate
Third place play-off
15 January 2005 19:30 UTC+8 Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar Referee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)Final
- First Leg
- Second Leg
Singapore win 5-2 on aggregate
05Awards
| 2004 AFF Championship |
|---|
Singapore Second title |
| Most Valuable Player | Golden Boot |
|---|---|
| Lionel Lewis | Ilham Jaya Kesuma |
06Goal scorers
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Mohd Amri Yahyah
- San Day Thien
- Daniel Bennett
- Khairul Amri
- Therdsak Chaiman
- Suriya Domtaisong
- Đặng Văn Thành
- 1 goal
- Hing Darith
- Hang Sokunthea
- Charis Yulianto
- Mahyadi Panggabean
- Muhammad Mauli Lessy
- Ortizan Solossa
- Visay Phaphouvanin
- Mohd Fadzli Saari
- Mohamad Nor Ismail
- Muhamad Kaironnisam Sahabudin Hussain
- Muhammad Shukor Adan
- Aung Kyaw Moe
- Min Thu
- Zaw Lynn Tun
- Myo Hlaing Win
- Chad Gould
- Baihakki Khaizan
- Itimi Dickson
- Hasrin Jailani
- Sharil Ishak
- Weerayut Jitkuntod
- Yuttajak Kornjan
- Ittipol Poolsap
- Sarif Sainui
- Banluesak Yodyingyong
- Januário do Rego
- Simon Diamantino
- Nguyễn Huy Hoàng
- Nguyễn Minh Phương
- Own goal
- Sun Sampratna (For Vietnam)
- Sengphet Thongphachan (For Singapore)
- Siththalay Kanyavong (For Indonesia)
- Zaw Linn Tun (For Singapore)
07Team statistics
This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals | |||||||||
| 1 | Singapore | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 10 | +13 | |
| 2 | Indonesia | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 8 | +16 | |
| Semifinals | |||||||||
| 3 | Malaysia | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | |
| 4 | Myanmar | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | |
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||
| 5 | Thailand | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | |
| 6 | Vietnam | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | |
| 7 | Philippines | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | |
| 8 | Laos | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | −12 | |
| 9 | Timor-Leste | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | −16 | |
| 10 | Cambodia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 22 | −20 | |
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