2004 Tiger Cup
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The 2004 Tiger Cup was jointly hosted by Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

 and Malaysia from 7 December to 16 January 2005 and participated by the national football teams of Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...

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The championship started off with group matches, where the top two teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals and the final, which was played in a home and away format.

Summary

In the group matches, Indonesia
Indonesia national football team
The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia . Prior to independence in 1945, the team competed as the Dutch East Indies national football team. Under this name, Indonesia was the first Asian team to...

, coached by former Thailand
Thailand national football team
The Thailand national football team represents Thailand in international football competition and is governed by the Football Association of Thailand. The team has a history of success in Southeast Asian competition, with three ASEAN Football Championship titles and nine senior-level Southeast...

 coach Peter Withe
Peter Withe
Peter Withe is a much-travelled English footballer who played as a striker, between 1971 and 1990...

, emerged as the Group A winners with ten points, 17 goals scored and none conceded. They were the hot favourites to win the 2004 Tiger Cup after bundling out the hosts Vietnam
Vietnam national football team
The Vietnam national football team is the national football team representing Vietnam and is managed by the Vietnam Football Federation.In the FIFA World Rankings, Vietnam's highest standing was in the first release of the figures, in September 1998, at 84th...

 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
Edson Tavares
Edson Araujo Tavares is a Brazilian football manager. He served as member training team chief football country of Jordan and Vietnam...

, despite his requests to stay on until the last match. Singapore
Singapore national football team
The Singapore national football team is the national association football team of Singapore. The team comes under the organization of the Football Association of Singapore...

, led by Raddy Avramovic pipped out the hosts by just a single point and remained to be the only team in the championship to not lose a single match.

Following the tournament motto "Anything can happen", Myanmar
Myanmar national football team
The Myanmar national football team is the national team of Myanmar and is controlled by the Myanmar Football Federation. It was known as the Burma national football team until 1989, when Burma was renamed Myanmar. It finished second in the 1968 Asian Cup. They have participated in the Summer...

, under coach Ivan Kolev
Ivan Venkov Kolev
Ivan Venkov Kolev is a Bulgarian football manager and former player. He coached Indonesian clubs, Persija Jakarta, Mitra Kukar, and Persipura Jayapura. His top career in Indonesia when managing Indonesia national football team. Prior to his jobs in Indonesia, he coaching Myanmar...

 emerged as the surprise, holding defending champions Thailand
Thailand national football team
The Thailand national football team represents Thailand in international football competition and is governed by the Football Association of Thailand. The team has a history of success in Southeast Asian competition, with three ASEAN Football Championship titles and nine senior-level Southeast...

 to a draw and beating Malaysia
Malaysia national football team
The Malaysian national football team nicknamed Harimau Malaya, as the Malayan Tiger, is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia...

 on their own turf.

Teams

All teams from member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation
ASEAN Football Federation
ASEAN Football Federation is a subset of nations within the Asian Football Confederation from Southeast Asia. ASEAN stands for Association of South East Asian Nations. The AFF was founded in 1984 by the nations of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.Cambodia, Laos,...

 (AFF) participated with the exception of Brunei. However, they would be replaced by the world's newest country when sponsors Tiger Beer stated in May 2004 that East Timor
East Timor
The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor , is a state in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor...

 would be joining the competition. This kept the tournament at 10 teams.

Group A

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  • All matches played in Vietnam
    Vietnam
    Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

    Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    4 3 1 0 17 0
    17
    10
    4 2 2 0 10 3
    7
    8
    4 2 1 1 13 5
    8
    7
    4 1 0 3 4 16
    3
    4 0 0 4 2 22
    0

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Group B

  • All times are Malaysia Standard Time (MST) – UTC+8
    UTC+8
    UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as .With an estimated population of 1.53 billion living within the time zone, roughly 22.5% of the world population, it is the most populous time zone in world, as well as a possible...

  • All matches played in Malaysia
    Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    4 3 1 0 6 2
    4
    10
    4 3 0 1 11 3
    8
    9
    4 2 1 1 13 4
    9
    7
    4 1 0 3 4 9
    3
    4 0 0 4 2 18
    0

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

First Leg

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Second Leg

Singapore win 8–5 on aggregate
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Indonesia win 5–3 on aggregate

Third place play-off

Final

First Leg
Second Leg

Singapore win 5–2 on aggregate

Awards

Most Valuable Player Golden Boot
  Lionel Lewis
Lionel Lewis
Lionel Lewis is a Singaporean footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Home United FC and the Singapore national football team. Lewis is known for his bulky frame, remarkable shot-saving abilities and ferocious presence in goal...

  Ilham Jaya Kesuma
Ilham Jaya Kesuma
Ilham Jaya Kesuma is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Mitra Kukar in Liga Indonesia Premier Division....


Goal scorers

7 goals Ilham Jaya Kesuma
Ilham Jaya Kesuma
Ilham Jaya Kesuma is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Mitra Kukar in Liga Indonesia Premier Division....



6 goals Muhamad Khalid Jamlus
Muhamad Khalid Jamlus
Muhamad Khalid Jamlus is a Malaysian footballer who is a striker for Kelantan FA. He is a former member of the Malaysian national team and also has played for the Pre-Olympic squad. In 2002, he went on trial with Eintracht Frankfurt....

 Soe Myat Min
Soe Myat Min
Soe Myat Min is a Burmese footballer. He plays for the Myanmar national team and plays club football with Kanbawza. He made his debut for the NT in 1998. Soe Myat Min was named captain of Myanmar National Team for Tiger Cup 2002....

 Agu Casmir
Agu Casmir
Agu Casmir , is a professional soccer player who plays for the Persija Jakarta in the Indonesia Super League and the Singapore national football team.He took up Singapore citizenship in 2004....



5 goals Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto
Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto
Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto is an active Indonesian footballer. He normally plays as a striker and is the player with the most caps and goals for the Indonesian national team after Bambang Pamungkas with 31 goals in 60 appearances.Kurniawan is known by his nickname kurus because he cuts a slender figure...



4 goals Boaz Solossa
Boaz Solossa
Boas Theofilius Erwin Solossa is an Indonesian footballer. His brother, Ortizan, is also a footballer. Boas plays at Persipura while Ortizan plays at Persija. They met in a match at the 2005 Liga Indonesia final, where Persipura beat Persija 3-2...

 Elie Aiboy Liew Kit Kong
Liew Kit Kong
Liew Kit Kong is a Malaysian footballer who is a striker for Selangor FA. He is a member of the Malaysian national team....

 Noh Alam Shah Indra Sahdan Daud
Indra Sahdan Daud
Indra Sahdan bin Daud is a professional footballer who is currently playing for SAFFC as a striker.-Club career:...

 Sarayoot Chaikamdee
Sarayoot Chaikamdee
Sarayuth Chaikamdee is a Thai footballer. He plays for Thai Premier League clubside Bangkok Glass. He previously played for Pisico Bình Ðịnh F.C. in the V-League . He is a striker and is known in Thailand as "Joe five yards" because he only score goals within the 5 yards box...

 Thạch Bảo Khanh Lê Công Vinh
Le Cong Vinh
Lê Công Vinh is a Vietnamese footballer who plays for Hanoi F.C. as a striker. He is also a member of the Vietnamese national team.-Sông Lam Nghệ An:...



3 goals Chalana Luang-Amath Emelio Caligdong
Emelio Caligdong
Emelio Asada Caligdong , nicknamed "Chieffy", is a Filipino footballer who plays as a left winger for Philippine Air Force F.C. and the vice-captain of the Philippines national team...



2 goals Mohd Amri Yahyah
Mohd Amri Yahyah
Mohd Amri Yahyah is a Malaysian footballer who is a versatile player, who can operate as a striker and midfielder. Recently, he has been playing as attacking midfielder for team Selangor FA.-Career:...

 San Day Thien Daniel Bennett
Daniel Bennett
Daniel Mark Bennett is a professional soccer player who plays for the Singapore national football team, and for the Singapore Armed Forces Football Club in Singapore's S.League. He was born a British citizen, but changed his nationality to Singaporean in 2002 in order to play international...

 Khairul Amri
Khairul Amri
Khairul Amri is a Singaporean professional soccer player who plays for Football Association of Singapore in the Malaysia Super League and the Singapore national football team....

 Therdsak Chaiman
Therdsak Chaiman
Therdsak Chaiman is a Thai footballer who plays for Chonburi. Therdsak is a free kick specialist and can shoot with both feet.-Club career:Therdsak is regarded as one of Southeast Asia's finest footballers....

 Suriya Domtaisong
Suriya Domtaisong
Suriya Domtaisong is a Thailand football player. A striker, Suriya Domtaisong currently plays for the Buriram FC. He is also a member of the Thailand national team.-External links:...

 Dang Van Thanh

1 goal Hing Darith Hang Sokunthea Charis Yulianto
Charis Yulianto
Charis Yulianto is an Indonesian footballer. He normally plays as a central defender and his height is 183 cm. He is former player for Indonesia national football team and Persela Lamongan.-International career:...

 Mahyadi Panggabean
Mahyadi Panggabean
Mahyadi Panggabean is an Indonesian footballer. He normally plays as a left wing back, but he can also be a real midfielder and his height is 178 cm. He plays for the Indonesia national football team and he was injured in their first game in group D in the AFC Asian Cup 2007 for Indonesia...

 Muhammad Mauli Lessy Ortizan Solossa Visay Phaphouvanin Mohd Fadzli Saari
Mohd Fadzli Saari
Mohd Fadzli Saari is a Malaysian footballer who is a midfielder for Selangor FA. He is a member of the Malaysia national football team.-Career:Fadzli is one of the Malaysian footballer who given a chances to play outside Malaysia...

 Mohamad Nor Ismail
Mohamad Nor Ismail
Mohamad Nor Ismail is a Malaysian footballer who is a striker for Sime Darby FC in Malaysia FAM Cup.Mohd Nor start his career with Kuala Lumpur FA. He transfer to Perak during the 2005 season after spending four year with Kuala Lumpur FA...

 Muhamad Kaironnisam Sahabudin Hussain Muhammad Shukor Adan
Muhammad Shukor Adan
Muhammad Shukor Adan is a Malaysian footballer who is currently playing for Negeri Sembilan FA. He is the former captain of the Selangor FA team. He is a member of the Malaysian national team and he is also the current captain of the Malaysian national team...

 Aung Kyaw Moe
Aung Kyaw Moe
Aung Kyaw Moe is a professional football player from Myanmar. He plays for Yadanabon FC in the Myanmar National League and also for the Myanmar national team. He plays as a midfielder. He was Man of the Match for the MNL Cup Grand royal 2009....

 Min Thu Zaw Lynn Tun Myo Hlaing Win Chad Gould
Chad Gould
Chad Edward Alesna Gould is an English-Filipino footballer who plays for the Philippine national team. Gould is also a member of the England national beach soccer team after playing in the National Tour and successfully getting through the trial process...

 Baihakki Khaizan
Baihakki Khaizan
Baihakki Khaizan is a centre-back for Medan Chiefs in Liga Primer Indonesia and former captain for Young Lions.-Club career:He has previously played for S.League clubs Young Lions....

 Itimi Dickson
Itimi Dickson
Itimi Dickson Edherefe is a Singapore international football player who last played for Geylang United.-Club career:Previously, he played for Jurong FC, Woodlands Wellington FC, Young Lions and Persitara Jakarta Utara....

 Hasrin Jailani Sharil Ishak Weerayut Jitkuntod
Weerayut Jitkuntod
Weerayut Jitkuntod, born January 2, 1984) is a Thai footballer. He plays for Thai Division 1 League clubside Buriram F.C.. He previously played for Tobacco Monopoly and Buriram PEA F.C....

 Yuttajak Konjan Ittipol Poolsap
Ittipol Poolsap
Atthipol Poolsap is a Thai footballer. He currently plays for Thai Premier League side Pattaya United F.C..-External links:...

 Sarif Sainui
Sarif Sainui
Sarif Sainui is a professional footballer from Thailand. He currently playes for Buriram PEA in the Thai Premier League.He scored on his debut for Buriram PEA in their 2-1 opening day victory over BEC Tero Sasana F.C..-External links:...

 Banluesak Yodyingyong Januário do Rego Simon Diamantino Nguyen Huy Hoang
Nguyễn Huy Hoàng
Nguyễn Huy Hoàng is a Vietnamese football player, playing for P. Sông Lam Nghệ An ever since he started his professional career. He was called up in the national team in 2002 and had participated in Vietnam's first encounter in the AFC Asian Cup in 2007. He is now the captain of P. Sông Lam Nghệ An...

 Nguyễn Minh Phương

Own goal Sun Sampratna (For Vietnam) Sengphet Thongphachan (For Singapore)

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