ASEAN Championship

The ASEAN Championship (formerly known as the AFF Championship or AFF Cup), currently known as the ASEAN Hyundai Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the biennial football tournament organised by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) for men's national teams in Southeast Asia.

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ASEAN Championship

The ASEAN Championship (formerly known as the AFF Championship or AFF Cup), currently known as the ASEAN Hyundai Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the biennial football tournament organised by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) for men's national teams in Southeast Asia.

A biennial international competition, it is contested to determine the sub-continental champion of Southeast Asia. The competition has been held every two years since (/wiki/1996AFFChampionship), scheduled to be in the even-numbered year, except for (/wiki/2007AFFChampionship), and (/wiki/2020AFFChampionship).

Four national teams have won the ASEAN Championship title; Thailand has won seven titles, Singapore four, Vietnam three, and Malaysia one. To date, Thailand and Singapore are the only teams to have won consecutive titles. Thailand did it three times: in 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2020, and 2022, while Singapore did it once in 2004 and 2007. Australia, an AFF member since 2013, has not played the ASEAN Championship. It is one of the most watched football tournaments in the region. The ASEAN Championship is recognised as an 'A' international tournament by FIFA with FIFA ranking points being awarded since 1996.

Since 2018, the championship winners would compete in the following AFF–EAFF Champions Trophy, against the winner of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship (East Asia).

The defending tournament champions are Vietnam, after a 5–3 aggregate victory over Thailand in the 2024 ASEAN Championship final.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced the launch of the FIFA ASEAN Cup on 26 October 2025 during the 2025 ASEAN Summits in Kuala Lumpur, although no further details about its format were disclosed until FIFA approved on 20 March 2026.

History

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ASEAN Championship Trophy

The first ASEAN Championship took place in (/wiki/1996AFFChampionship) with the six founding members of the ASEAN Federation competing with four nations being invited that came in that region. The final saw Thailand becoming the first champions of ASEAN as they defeated Malaysia 1–0 in Singapore. The top four nations automatically qualified through to the finals in the following edition. This meant the other six nations had to compete in qualifying for the remaining four spots. Myanmar, Singapore, Laos and Philippines all made it through to the main tournament. The tournament has been the only regional competition for national teams since men's football at the SEA Games was for U23 in 2001. No country has ever won the AFF Championship title three times in a row. Singapore (2004 and 2007) and Thailand (2000 and 2002 and again in 2014 and 2016) have won twice in a row.

In February 2024, the AFF announced that the competition will be rebranded as the ASEAN Championship.

Although having joined the AFF on 27 August 2013, Australia, because of its superior level compared to Southeast Asia, has not played the ASEAN Championship as part of the initial agreement, though Australia has started searching for ways to enter the tournament in recent years due to growth of various Southeast Asian national teams, due to internal pressures, and due to Southeast Asian interests in seeing more competitive football to improve consistency.

On October 26, 2025, FIFA announced the launch of the FIFA ASEAN Cup following the signing of a memorandum of agreement at the 47th ASEAN Summit. It was initially unclear what implication the new FIFA tournament would mean for the conduct of the ASEAN Championship, but on March 20, 2026, FIFA announced it already approved the FIFA ASEAN Cup following an online meeting with the first edition to be held around September to October after the 2026 ASEAN Championship of July to August.

Organisation

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Sports marketing, media, and event management firm, Sportfive (formerly Lagardère Sports) has been involved in the tournament since the inaugural edition in 1996.

Title sponsorship

It was founded as the Tiger Cup, after Singapore-based Asia Pacific Breweries brand Tiger Beer sponsored the competition from its inauguration in (/wiki/1996AFFChampionship) until the (/wiki/2004AFFChampionship) edition. After Asia Pacific Breweries withdrew as title sponsor, the competition was known simply as the AFF Championship for the (/wiki/2007AFFChampionship) edition. In 2008, Suzuki bought the naming rights for the competition and the competition was named the AFF Suzuki Cup until the (/wiki/2020AFFChampionship) edition. On 23 May 2022, AFF announced a new title sponsorship deal with Mitsubishi Electric and the competition was named the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup starting in the 2022 edition.

As part of the competition's rebranding in February 2024, the competition was renamed to the ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup. In May 2025, AFF announced Hyundai Motor Company to be the next title sponsor for the tournament, naming it the ASEAN Hyundai Cup.

<table><thead><tr><th>Period</th><th>Sponsor</th><th>Name</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1996–2004</td><td>Tiger Beer</td><td>Tiger Cup</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>No title sponsor</td><td>AFF Championship</td></tr><tr><td>2008–2020</td><td>Suzuki</td><td>AFF Suzuki Cup</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Mitsubishi Electric</td><td>AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup</td></tr><tr><td>2026–present</td><td>Hyundai Motor</td><td>ASEAN Hyundai Cup</td></tr></tbody></table>

Sponsorship

<table><thead><tr><th>Current sponsorship</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Title Partner</td><td>Presenting Partner</td><td>Official Supplier</td><td>Official Supporters</td></tr><tr><td>Hyundai Motor</td><td>Shopee</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Acecook Vietnam Pocari Sweat</td></tr></tbody></table>

Official Match Ball

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Official match ball name</th><th>Manufacturer</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1996</td><td>Adidas Questra</td><td>Adidas</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Adidas Tricolore</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>Adidas Tricolore</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Adidas Fevernova</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Adidas Roteiro</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>Nike Total 90 Aerow II (Yellow winter)</td><td>Nike</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Nike Total 90 Omni (Yellow winter)</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>Nike Total 90 Tracer (Yellow winter)</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Nike Maxim (Yellow winter)</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Mitre Delta V12S</td><td>Mitre</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Mitre Delta Fluo Hyperseam (Yellow winter)</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Grand Sport Primero Mundo X Star</td><td>Grand Sport</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Warrix Asean Pulse</td><td>Warrix</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Warrix Bersatu</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Adidas Tiro Pro</td><td>Adidas</td></tr></tbody></table>

Format

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Since 2004, the knockout stage has been played over two legs in a home-and-away format. Since the 2007 edition, there was no third-place match; semi-finalists are listed in alphabetical order. The away goals rule was applied for the knockout stage in 2010-2022 editions.

Starting with the 2018 edition, a new format for group state was applied. The nine highest-ranked teams qualified automatically while the 10th and 11th ranked teams played in a two-legged qualifier to determine the final team to qualify. The 10 teams were split into two groups of five and played a round-robin system, with each team playing two home and two away fixtures. A draw was made to determine where the teams play while the format of the knockout round remained unchanged.

Results

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<table><thead><tr><th>Regular format (1996–2002)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Host</td><td>Final</td><td>Third place playoff</td><td>Number of teams</td><td>Total matches played</td><td>Total goals in tournament</td></tr><tr><td>Winners</td><td>Score</td><td>Runners-up</td><td>Third place</td><td>Score</td><td>Fourth place</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>Singapore</td><td>Thailand</td><td>1–0</td><td>Malaysia</td><td>Vietnam</td><td>3–2</td><td>Indonesia</td><td>10</td><td>24</td><td>93</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Vietnam</td><td>Singapore</td><td>1–0</td><td>Vietnam</td><td>Indonesia</td><td>3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)</td><td>Thailand</td><td>8</td><td>16</td><td>55</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>Thailand</td><td>Thailand</td><td>4–1</td><td>Indonesia</td><td>Malaysia</td><td>3–0</td><td>Vietnam</td><td>9</td><td>20</td><td>67</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Indonesia Singapore</td><td>Thailand</td><td>2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)</td><td>Indonesia</td><td>Vietnam</td><td>2–1</td><td>Malaysia</td><td>9</td><td>20</td><td>92</td></tr><tr><td>Home-and-away format in knockout (2004–2016)</td></tr><tr><td>Year</td><td>Group stage hosts</td><td>Final</td><td>Third-place playoff or losing semi-finalists</td><td>Number of teams</td><td>Total matches played</td><td>Total goals in tournament</td></tr><tr><td>Winners</td><td>Score</td><td>Runners-up</td><td>Third place</td><td>Score</td><td>Fourth place</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Malaysia Vietnam</td><td>Singapore</td><td>3–1 2–1</td><td>Indonesia</td><td>Malaysia</td><td>2–1</td><td>Myanmar</td><td>10</td><td>27</td><td>113</td></tr><tr><td>won 5–2 on aggregate</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>Singapore Thailand</td><td>Singapore</td><td>2–1 1–1</td><td>Thailand</td><td> Malaysia and  Vietnam</td><td>8</td><td>18</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>won 3–2 on aggregate</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Indonesia Thailand</td><td>Vietnam</td><td>2–1 1–1</td><td>Thailand</td><td> Indonesia and  Singapore</td><td>8</td><td>18</td><td>56</td></tr><tr><td>won 3–2 on aggregate</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>Indonesia Vietnam</td><td>Malaysia</td><td>3–0 1–2</td><td>Indonesia</td><td> Philippines and  Vietnam</td><td>8</td><td>18</td><td>51</td></tr><tr><td>won 4–2 on aggregate</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Malaysia Thailand</td><td>Singapore</td><td>3–1 0–1</td><td>Thailand</td><td> Malaysia and  Philippines</td><td>8</td><td>18</td><td>48</td></tr><tr><td>won 3–2 on aggregate</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Singapore Vietnam</td><td>Thailand</td><td>2–0 2–3</td><td>Malaysia</td><td> Philippines and  Vietnam</td><td>8</td><td>18</td><td>65</td></tr><tr><td>won 4–3 on aggregate</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Myanmar Philippines</td><td>Thailand</td><td>1–2 2–0</td><td>Indonesia</td><td> Myanmar and  Vietnam</td><td>8</td><td>18</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>won 3–2 on aggregate</td></tr><tr><td>Home-and-away format throughout the tournament (2018–present)</td></tr><tr><td>Year</td><td>Final</td><td>Losing semi-finalists</td><td>Number of teams</td><td>Total matches played</td><td>Total goals in tournament</td></tr><tr><td>Winners</td><td>Score</td><td>Runners-up</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Vietnam</td><td>2–2 1–0</td><td>Malaysia</td><td> Philippines and  Thailand</td><td>10</td><td>26</td><td>80</td></tr><tr><td>won 3–2 on aggregate</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Thailand</td><td>4–0 2–2</td><td>Indonesia</td><td> Singapore and  Vietnam</td><td>10</td><td>26</td><td>88</td></tr><tr><td>won 6–2 on aggregate</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Thailand</td><td>2–2 1–0</td><td>Vietnam</td><td> Indonesia and  Malaysia</td><td>10</td><td>26</td><td>90</td></tr><tr><td>won 3–2 on aggregate</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Vietnam</td><td>2–1 3–2</td><td>Thailand</td><td> Philippines and  Singapore</td><td>10</td><td>26</td><td>92</td></tr><tr><td>won 5–3 on aggregate</td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Comprehensive team results by tournament

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<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>1996 (10)</th><th>1998 (8)</th><th>2000 (9)</th><th>2002 (9)</th><th>2004 (10)</th><th>2007 (8)</th><th>2008 (8)</th><th>2010 (8)</th><th>2012 (8)</th><th>2014 (8)</th><th>2016 (8)</th><th>2018 (10)</th><th>2020 (10)</th><th>2022 (10)</th><th>2024 (10)</th><th>Total</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Australia</td><td>OFC member</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Brunei</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Cambodia</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td> Timor-Leste</td><td>Part of Indonesia</td><td>×</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td> Indonesia</td><td>4th</td><td>3rd</td><td>2nd</td><td>2nd</td><td>2nd</td><td>GS</td><td>SF</td><td>2nd</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>2nd</td><td>GS</td><td>2nd</td><td>SF</td><td>GS</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td> Laos</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td> Malaysia</td><td>2nd</td><td>GS</td><td>3rd</td><td>4th</td><td>3rd</td><td>SF</td><td>GS</td><td>1st</td><td>SF</td><td>2nd</td><td>GS</td><td>2nd</td><td>GS</td><td>SF</td><td>GS</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td> Myanmar</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>4th</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>SF</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td> Philippines</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>•</td><td>SF</td><td>SF</td><td>SF</td><td>GS</td><td>SF</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>SF</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td> Singapore</td><td>GS</td><td>1st</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>1st</td><td>1st</td><td>SF</td><td>GS</td><td>1st</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>GS</td><td>SF</td><td>GS</td><td>SF</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td> Thailand</td><td>1st</td><td>4th</td><td>1st</td><td>1st</td><td>GS</td><td>2nd</td><td>2nd</td><td>GS</td><td>2nd</td><td>1st</td><td>1st</td><td>SF</td><td>1st</td><td>1st</td><td>2nd</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td> Vietnam</td><td>3rd</td><td>2nd</td><td>4th</td><td>3rd</td><td>GS</td><td>SF</td><td>1st</td><td>SF</td><td>GS</td><td>SF</td><td>SF</td><td>1st</td><td>SF</td><td>2nd</td><td>1st</td><td>15</td></tr></tbody></table>

Awards

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<table><thead><tr><th>Tournament</th><th>Most valuable player</th><th>Top goalscorer(s)</th><th>Goals</th><th>Young player of the tournament</th><th>Fair play award</th><th>Winning coaches</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1996</td><td>Zainal Abidin Hassan</td><td>Natipong Sritong-In</td><td>7</td><td>Not awarded</td><td> Brunei</td><td>Thawatchai Sartjakul</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Nguyễn Hồng Sơn</td><td>Myo Hlaing Win</td><td>4</td><td>Not awarded</td><td>Barry Whitbread</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>Kiatisuk Senamuang</td><td>Gendut Doni Christiawan Worrawoot Srimaka</td><td>5</td><td> Malaysia</td><td>Peter Withe</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Therdsak Chaiman</td><td>Bambang Pamungkas</td><td>8</td><td>Not awarded</td><td>Peter Withe</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>Lionel Lewis</td><td>Ilham Jaya Kesuma</td><td>7</td><td>Radojko Avramović</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>Noh Alam Shah</td><td>Noh Alam Shah</td><td>10</td><td>Radojko Avramović</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Dương Hồng Sơn</td><td>Budi Sudarsono Agu Casmir Teerasil Dangda</td><td>4</td><td> Thailand</td><td>Henrique Calisto</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>Firman Utina</td><td>Safee Sali</td><td>5</td><td> Philippines</td><td>K. Rajagopal</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Shahril Ishak</td><td>Teerasil Dangda</td><td>5</td><td> Malaysia</td><td>Radojko Avramović</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Chanathip Songkrasin</td><td>Safiq Rahim</td><td>6</td><td> Vietnam</td><td>Kiatisuk Senamuang</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Chanathip Songkrasin</td><td>Teerasil Dangda</td><td>6</td><td> Thailand</td><td>Kiatisuk Senamuang</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Nguyễn Quang Hải</td><td>Adisak Kraisorn</td><td>8</td><td> Malaysia</td><td>Park Hang-seo</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Chanathip Songkrasin</td><td>Safawi Rasid Bienvenido Marañón Chanathip Songkrasin Teerasil Dangda</td><td>4</td><td>Pratama Arhan</td><td> Indonesia</td><td>Alexandré Pölking</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Theerathon Bunmathan</td><td>Teerasil Dangda Nguyễn Tiến Linh</td><td>6</td><td>Marselino Ferdinan</td><td> Malaysia</td><td>Alexandré Pölking</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Nguyễn Xuân Son</td><td>Nguyễn Xuân Son</td><td>7</td><td>Suphanat Mueanta</td><td>Not awarded</td><td>Kim Sang-sik</td></tr></tbody></table>

Records and statistics

Overall team records

In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.

As of 2024 ASEAN Championship

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Team</th><th>Part</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> Thailand</td><td>15</td><td>94</td><td>59</td><td>20</td><td>15</td><td>213</td><td>108</td><td>+105</td><td>197</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Vietnam</td><td>15</td><td>87</td><td>48</td><td>23</td><td>16</td><td>182</td><td>83</td><td>+99</td><td>167</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Indonesia</td><td>15</td><td>80</td><td>39</td><td>18</td><td>23</td><td>193</td><td>134</td><td>+59</td><td>135</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> Singapore</td><td>15</td><td>72</td><td>35</td><td>17</td><td>20</td><td>126</td><td>78</td><td>+48</td><td>122</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> Malaysia</td><td>15</td><td>79</td><td>35</td><td>17</td><td>27</td><td>136</td><td>93</td><td>+43</td><td>122</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> Myanmar</td><td>15</td><td>54</td><td>16</td><td>9</td><td>29</td><td>66</td><td>119</td><td>–53</td><td>57</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td> Philippines</td><td>14</td><td>54</td><td>13</td><td>7</td><td>34</td><td>62</td><td>67</td><td>–5</td><td>46</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td> Cambodia</td><td>10</td><td>38</td><td>7</td><td>1</td><td>30</td><td>46</td><td>118</td><td>–72</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td> Laos</td><td>14</td><td>49</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td>39</td><td>39</td><td>181</td><td>–142</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td> Brunei</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>37</td><td>–34</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td> Timor-Leste</td><td>4</td><td>16</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>16</td><td>9</td><td>68</td><td>–59</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>

Teams reaching the top two

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Champions</th><th>Runners-up</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Thailand</td><td>7 (1996, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022)</td><td>4 (2007, 2008, 2012, 2024)</td></tr><tr><td> Singapore</td><td>4 (1998, 2004, 2007, 2012)</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Vietnam</td><td>3 (2008, 2018, 2024)</td><td>2 (1998, 2022)</td></tr><tr><td> Malaysia</td><td>1 (2010)</td><td>3 (1996, 2014, 2018)</td></tr><tr><td> Indonesia</td><td>0</td><td>6 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2016, 2020)</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>15</td><td>15</td></tr></tbody></table>

All time top goalscorers

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Goals</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Teerasil Dangda</td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Noh Alam Shah</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Worrawoot Srimaka</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>Lê Công Vinh</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Lê Huỳnh Đức</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Nguyễn Tiến Linh</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto</td></tr><tr><td>Adisak Kraisorn</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Bambang Pamungkas</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>Kiatisuk Senamuang</td></tr></tbody></table>

Most successful player

• Sarach Yooyen – 4 ( Thailand, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022)

Most goals scored in a single tournament

• Noh Alam Shah – 10 ( Singapore, 2007)

Most goals scored in a match

• Noh Alam Shah – 7 (for  Singapore vs  Laos, 2007)

Most tournaments scored in

• Teerasil Dangda – 5 ( Thailand, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2022)

First ever hat-trick

• K. Sanbagamaran – 53 minutes (for  Malaysia vs  Philippines on 4 September 1996)

Fastest hat-trick

• Sarayuth Chaikamdee – 4 minutes (for  Thailand vs Timor-Leste on 12 December 2004)

Youngest player

• Zenivio – 16 years 7 months 13 days old (for Timor-Leste vs  Thailand on 5 December 2021)

Youngest goal scorer

• Marselino Ferdinan – 18 years 3 months 24 days (for  Indonesia vs  Philippines on 2 January 2023)

Oldest player

• Hassan Sunny – 38 years 9 months 1 day old (for  Singapore vs  Malaysia on 3 January 2023)

Oldest goal scorer

• Aleksandar Đurić – 42 years 3 months 7 day old (for  Singapore vs  Malaysia on 25 November 2012)

Most successful coach

• Radojko Avramović – 3 ( Singapore, 2004, 2007 and 2012)

Other statistics

• Indonesia (2004), Thailand (2008), and Vietnam (2000, 2018, 2020, and 2022) did not concede a single goal in their group-stage campaigns in the indicated years. • The 2002 AFF Championship Final is still the only final to have been settled on penalties.