2007 ASEAN Football Championship
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The 2007 ASEAN Football Championship (Thai
: อาเซียนฟุตบอลแชมเปียนชิพ 2007) was the 6th ASEAN Football Championship, hosted by Singapore
and Thailand
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It was renamed from the Tiger Cup, due to the cup's main sponsor, Tiger Beer, not continuing their title sponsorship. This was the last event held at Singapore's National Stadium
before its redevelopment.
Singapore set an AFF Cup record of a 15-match unbeaten run under coach Radojko Avramovic
, stretching back to the 2004 Tiger Cup, and 17-match unbeaten run since the 4-0 defeat at home to neighbours Malaysia in the same competition on 18 December 2002.
, in Bacolod City
, Philippines from November 12-20 2006. This tournament marks the first time that lower ranked teams were required to participate in the qualifying round (in previous tournaments all teams participated in the final tournament). The teams that competed were host nation (for the qualifying round only) the Philippines, Laos, Cambodia, East Timor and Brunei. They were placed in a single group of five with each team playing each other once. The top two teams in the qualifying round, Philippines and Laos, advanced to the finals joined by automatic qualifiers Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam and Indonesia.
The finals was see six top ranked teams as automatic qualifiers joined by 2 teams from the qualification phase.
From the qualifying tournament (Qualification winners) (Qualification runner-up)
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was not applied. If the total aggregate score of both teams after both matches remained the same, extra time would have been played, followed by a penalty shootout
if necessary.
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Second Leg
2–2 on aggregate, Singapore win by penalties
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Thailand win 2–0 on aggregate
In the second leg of the final, Singapore had a goal controversially chalked off for being offside, but finally drew 1-1 to fellow co-host Thailand, with Khairul Amri scoring the decisive goal in the closing stages of the match, thus giving Singapore their 2nd title in succession, winning with an aggregate score of 3-2, and successfully defending the title. While Thailand can point to the controversial penalty for their defeat in the first leg, they failed to defeat Singapore in the Bangkok second-leg. It could have been worse for Thailand had the match officials seen Thai midfielder Datsakorn Thonglao head-butt Singapore's Khairul Amri to vent his anger after the equaliser.
First Leg
Second Leg
Singapore win 3–2 on aggregate
4 goals Pipat Thonkanya
Phan Thanh Binh
3 goals Sarayoot Chaikamdee
Le Cong Vinh
2 goals Atep
Saktiawan Sinaga
Hairuddin Omar
Muhammad Ridhuan
Khairul Amri
Nguyen Van Bien
1 goal Ilham Jaya Kesuma
Zaenal Arief
Sounthalay Xaysoungkham Mohammad Hardi Jaafar
Eddy Helmi Abdul Manan
Mohd Nizaruddin Yusof
Si Thu Win Sharil Ishak Itimi Dickson
Indra Sahdan Daud
Mustafic Fahrudin
Own goal Supardi Nasir
(For Vietnam) Anton del Rosario
(For Malaysia)
Thai language
Thai , also known as Central Thai and Siamese, is the national and official language of Thailand and the native language of the Thai people, Thailand's dominant ethnic group. Thai is a member of the Tai group of the Tai–Kadai language family. Historical linguists have been unable to definitively...
: อาเซียนฟุตบอลแชมเปียนชิพ 2007) was the 6th ASEAN Football Championship, hosted by Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
and Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
.
It was renamed from the Tiger Cup, due to the cup's main sponsor, Tiger Beer, not continuing their title sponsorship. This was the last event held at Singapore's National Stadium
National Stadium, Singapore
The Singapore National Stadium was located in Kallang. Opened in July 1973, the National Stadium was officially closed on 30 June 2007 and has demolished to make way for the Singapore Sports Hub and New Singapore National Stadium which is expected to open in 2014.The stadium has played host to...
before its redevelopment.
Singapore set an AFF Cup record of a 15-match unbeaten run under coach Radojko Avramovic
Radojko Avramovic
Radojko Avramović is the current national team coach of the Singapore national football team...
, stretching back to the 2004 Tiger Cup, and 17-match unbeaten run since the 4-0 defeat at home to neighbours Malaysia in the same competition on 18 December 2002.
Co-hosts
The 2007 AFF Cup was co-hosted by three time champions, Thailand, and defending champions and eventual winners Singapore. The two hosts are the only two teams that have won the championship since its inception in 1996.Qualification
The qualifying round for the lower ranked teams in Southeast Asia was held at the Panaad StadiumPanaad Stadium
The Panaad Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located inside the Panaad Park and Sports Complex in Bacolod, Philippines. Owned by the Negros Occidental provincial government, it is used for football matches, and is the adopted home of the Philippines national football team...
, in Bacolod City
Bacolod City
The City of Bacolod , is a highly urbanized midsize Philippine city. It is the capital of the Negros Occidental province. Having a total of 499,497 inhabitants as of August 1, 2007, it is the most populous city in the Western Visayas Region. It is currently ranked as the 17th most populous city in...
, Philippines from November 12-20 2006. This tournament marks the first time that lower ranked teams were required to participate in the qualifying round (in previous tournaments all teams participated in the final tournament). The teams that competed were host nation (for the qualifying round only) the Philippines, Laos, Cambodia, East Timor and Brunei. They were placed in a single group of five with each team playing each other once. The top two teams in the qualifying round, Philippines and Laos, advanced to the finals joined by automatic qualifiers Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam and Indonesia.
The finals was see six top ranked teams as automatic qualifiers joined by 2 teams from the qualification phase.
Qualifiers
Automatic qualifiers (Co-hosts) (Co-hosts)From the qualifying tournament (Qualification winners) (Qualification runner-up)
Group A
- All matches played in ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
- Times are Thailand Standard TimeTime in ThailandThailand observes UTC+07:00 and does not observe daylight saving time.In 2001, then-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced intentions to change the country's UTC offset to UTC+08:00 to be in line with Singapore, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong & The Philippines. This was met with much criticism and...
(THA) – UTC+7UTC+7UTC+07:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +07:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as .Also known as Indochina Time , it is used in:-As standard time :*Australia...
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 3 2 1 0 6 1 5 7 3 1 1 1 4 1 3 4 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 1 2 0 8 −8 1
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Group B
- All matches played in SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
- Times are Singapore Standard TimeSingapore Standard TimeSingapore Standard Time or Singapore Time based in Singapore uses a time zone eight hours in advance of UTC .- History :...
(SST) – UTC+8UTC+8UTC+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...
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 3 1 2 0 13 2 11 5 3 1 2 0 10 1 9 5 3 1 2 0 6 4 2 5 3 0 0 3 1 23 −22 0
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Knockout stage
Note: Although the knockout stages were two-legged, away goals ruleAway goals rule
The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...
was not applied. If the total aggregate score of both teams after both matches remained the same, extra time would have been played, followed by a penalty shootout
Penalty shootout (football)
A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...
if necessary.
Semi-finals
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Second Leg
2–2 on aggregate, Singapore win by penalties
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Thailand win 2–0 on aggregate
Final
After a group stage with two pools of four the two host nations met in a two game final. In the first leg of the final, a controversial penalty was awarded to Singapore at the 83rd minute of the match, and the Thailand team walked off the pitch as a protest to the referee's decision. The Thailand team returned to the pitch at the 98th minute, and Singapore later won 2-1.In the second leg of the final, Singapore had a goal controversially chalked off for being offside, but finally drew 1-1 to fellow co-host Thailand, with Khairul Amri scoring the decisive goal in the closing stages of the match, thus giving Singapore their 2nd title in succession, winning with an aggregate score of 3-2, and successfully defending the title. While Thailand can point to the controversial penalty for their defeat in the first leg, they failed to defeat Singapore in the Bangkok second-leg. It could have been worse for Thailand had the match officials seen Thai midfielder Datsakorn Thonglao head-butt Singapore's Khairul Amri to vent his anger after the equaliser.
First Leg
Second Leg
Singapore win 3–2 on aggregate
Awards
| Most Valuable Player | Golden Boot |
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 Mohd Noh Alam ShahMohd Noh Alam Shah Mohamed Noh Alam Shah is a professional football player from Singapore. He currently plays for the Indonesia Super League side Arema.... |
Mohd Noh Alam Shah Mohd Noh Alam Shah Mohamed Noh Alam Shah is a professional football player from Singapore. He currently plays for the Indonesia Super League side Arema.... |
Goalscorers
10 goals Noh Alam Shah4 goals Pipat Thonkanya
Pipat Thonkanya
Pipat Thonkanya born January 4, 1979, in Udonthani), is a Thai football player.He is a striker and currently plays for Osotspa Saraburi F.C. in the Thai Premier League....
Phan Thanh Binh
Phan Thanh Bình
Phan Thanh Bình is a Vietnamese footballer who is a striker for Dong Tam Long An F.C.. He is a member of the Vietnam national football team.-Playing style:...
3 goals 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...
Le Cong 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:...
2 goals Atep
Atep (footballer)
Atep is an Indonesian footballer. He normally plays as a midfielder and he is playing for the Indonesia national football team. His youth clubs in the past were UNI Bandung and Persib Bandung Junior. He is former Indonesian junior team U-20 in 2003 and 2004. In that year he played for Persiba...
Saktiawan Sinaga
Saktiawan Sinaga
Saktiawan Sinaga is an Indonesian footballer. He normally plays as a forward and his height is 171 cm. He is playing for the Indonesia national football team. His first debut on the Senior Team was at the Tiger Cup 2004. His parents are Sudin Sinaga dan Sulastri...
Hairuddin Omar
Hairuddin Omar
Hairuddin Omar , is a Malaysian professional football player currently playing for Negeri Sembilan in the Malaysian Super League. He can play as a striker or midfielder.-Career:...
Muhammad Ridhuan
Muhammad Ridhuan
Muhammad Ridhuan Bin Muhamad is a professional football player from Singapore. He currently plays for the Liga Indonesia side Arema and the Singapore national football team.-Club career:...
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....
Nguyen Van Bien
1 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....
Zaenal Arief
Zaenal Arief
Zaenal Arief is an Indonesian footballer, he normally plays as a striker and his height is 178 cm. He is playing for the Indonesia national football team. First international debut in senior national team squad for friendly match Indonesia against Singapore in 10 November 2002 and Indonesia...
Sounthalay Xaysoungkham Mohammad Hardi Jaafar
Mohammad Hardi Jaafar
Mohammad Hardi Jaafar is a Malaysian footballer who is a midfielder for Selangor. Hardi Jaafar is known for his shooting techiques, contributing many long shot goals and being a set piece taker...
Eddy Helmi Abdul Manan
Eddy Helmi Abdul Manan
Eddy Helmi Abdul Manan is a Malaysian footballer who is currently an Attacking Midfielder for Johor FC. He is a former member of the Malaysian national team....
Mohd Nizaruddin Yusof
Mohd Nizaruddin Yusof
Mohd Nizaruddin Yusof is a Malaysian footballer who operates as a striker. He is a member of the Malaysian national team and also has played for the Malaysian Pre-Olympic squad. He is well known for his finishing ability....
Si Thu Win Sharil Ishak 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....
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:...
Mustafic Fahrudin
Mustafic Fahrudin
Fahrudin Mustafić is a Singapore footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for S-League side, Tampines Rovers FC. He obtained his Singapore citizenship after two years and plays for the Singapore national football team....
Own goal Supardi Nasir
Supardi Nasir
Supardi Nasir is an Indonesian footballer who currently plays for Sriwijaya F.C. in the Indonesia Super League as a defender. First debut for Indonesia national football team he made when he played as subtitutes player at 2007 ASEAN Football Championship....
(For Vietnam) Anton del Rosario
Anton del Rosario
Anton Edward Quimson del Rosario is an American born Filipino footballer who plays as a right back or centre back for Kaya and the Philippines national team.- Youth and college :...
(For Malaysia)
External links
- ASEAN Football Championship 2007 at ASEAN Football FederationASEAN Football FederationASEAN 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,...
official website - AFF Football Championship 2007 at FutbolPlanet.de
- ASEAN Football Federation Championship 2007 - Details at RSSSFRec.Sport.Soccer Statistics FoundationThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation is an international amateur organization dedicated to collecting statistics about association football...