2008 AFF Championship#Final

The tournament would originally have been hosted by Myanmar because of the rotation system among ASEAN countries, however, they withdrew in August 2007 due to security concerns.{{cite news |url=http://africa.reuters.com/sport/news/usnBAN427612.html |title=Thailand, Indonesia to host 2008 ASEAN championships |access-date=24 December 2007 |work=Reuters |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080407215745/http://africa.reuters.com/sport/news/usnBAN427612.html |archive-date=7 April 2008 |url-status = dead|df=dmy-all }} In the third AFF council meeting in Bali, Indonesia and Thailand beat three other countries to win the right to host (the other three were Malaysia, Myanmar and Vietnam). However, if both countries are unable to fulfill certain obligations set by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), Vietnam will step in and host the tournament. The winning team will take home USD100,000, runners-up USD 50,000, and USD 15,000 for the losing semi-finalists. Nike will be an official supplier for the 2008 AFF Championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.aseanfootball.org/news_d.asp?id=312 |title=Indonesia and Thailand Hosts For ASEAN Football Championship 2008 |access-date=24 December 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080407175440/http://www.aseanfootball.org/news_d.asp?id=312 |archive-date = 7 April 2008|url-status = dead}}

10 days before the start of the tournament, safety issues were raised contending the safety of the teams who were due to play in Bangkok. This was because of the riots that were happening in the city which also resulted in the closure of the Suvarnabhumi Airport (see 2008 Thai political crisis for further information). Due to the political crisis, the Football Association of Thailand stated that the Group Stages in the Thai capital Bangkok would go ahead, or if the situation got worse, games would be moved to Chiang Mai in the north of the country or Phuket in the South of the country.{{cite news|url=http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_168362590.html |title=Worawi: 'It's still on! |date=28 November 2008 |publisher=AFC |access-date=28 November 2008 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430051349/http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_168362590.html |archive-date=30 April 2009 }}{{cite news|url=http://arogeraldes.com/2008/12/aff-suzuki-cup-2008.html|title=AFF Suzuki Cup en español|date=27 November 2008|publisher=Periodismo de fútbol internacional|access-date=27 November 2008}}{{cite news|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/291108_Sports/29Nov2008_sport56.php|title=Suzuki Cup tournament could be moved from Bangkok to Phuket due to political chaos|date=29 November 2008|publisher=Bangkok Post|access-date=28 November 2008}}

As well as Thailand confirming themselves as steady hosts, Vietnam and Malaysia also stated that they would be prepared to host the tournament at short notice.{{cite news|url=http://english.vietnamnet.vn/sports/2008/11/815882/ |title=Vietnam top candidate to replace Thailand as AFF Cup host |date=28 November 2008 |publisher=VietNamNet |access-date=28 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204013952/http://english.vietnamnet.vn/sports/2008/11/815882/ |archive-date=4 December 2008 |url-status = dead|df=dmy }}{{cite news|url=http://english.vietnamnet.vn/sports/2008/11/815711/ |title=Malaysia willing to replace Thailand as AFF Cup host |date=27 November 2008 |publisher=VietNamNet |access-date=28 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207012512/http://english.vietnamnet.vn/sports/2008/11/815711/ |archive-date=7 December 2008 |url-status = dead|df=dmy }}

On 29 November, with less than one week before the start of the tournament, the group stages held in Thai sport were moved from the capital Bangkok to the southern province Phuket.{{cite news|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-asiathailand&prov=reuters&type=lgns|title=Thailand shifts Suzuki Cup out of troubled Bangkok|date=29 November 2008|publisher=Yahoo! Sports|access-date=29 November 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081215093828/http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-asiathailand&prov=reuters&type=lgns| archive-date= 15 December 2008 |url-status = dead}}

Indonesia prepare Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in the capital city and Si Jalak Harupat Stadium in Bandung, while Thailand prepare Rajamangala Stadium and Suphachalasai Stadium where both of them located in Bangkok. All of the stadiums are 2007 AFC Asian Cup venues except of Si Jalak Harupat Stadium. Bung Karno Stadium will be the opening match venue, while Rajmangala Stadium will be the final match venue.

Group stage matches in Thai sport were switched from the capital Bangkok to the southern provinces Phuket at Surakul Stadium in Phuket City on 29 November due to security issues in Bangkok.{{cite news|url=http://www.google.com/news?hl=en&sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B3GGGL_enMY274MY274&ncl=1274686691|title=Suzuki Cup meet will be held in Phuket from December 6, says Worawi|date=30 November 2008|publisher=Bangkok Post|access-date=30 November 2008}}

{{main|2008 AFF Championship qualification}}

The qualification took place in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, from 17 October 2008 to 25 October 2008. The five lower-ranked teams in Southeast Asia play within a round-robin tournament format and the top two countries in the group will qualify for this tournament.

The following eight teams qualified for the tournament.

{{main|2008 AFF Championship squads}}

Confirmed referees during the tournament:{{cite news|url=http://www.pikiran-rakyat.com/index.php?mib=news.detail&id=39860|title=Wasit Indonesia Masih Dipercaya|date=29 October 2008|publisher=Pikiran Rakyat Online|language=id|access-date=5 November 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081208081702/http://www.pikiran-rakyat.com/index.php?mib=news.detail&id=39860| archive-date= 8 December 2008 |url-status = dead}}

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• {{flagicon|BRU}} Mohamed Hadimin
• {{flagicon|INA}} Midi Setiyono
• {{flagicon|MAS}} Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab
• {{flagicon|MAS}} Ramachandran Krishnan
• {{flagicon|MAS}} Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh
• {{flagicon|MYA|1974}} Win Cho
• {{flagicon|PHI}} Allan Martinez
• {{flagicon|SIN}} Malik Abdul Bashir
• {{flagicon|SIN}} Pandian Palaniyandi
• {{flagicon|THA}} Chaiya Mahapab
• {{flagicon|VIE}} Phùng Đình Dũng
• {{flagicon|VIE}} Võ Minh Trí

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• All matches played in Indonesia.
• All times are Western Indonesian Time (WIB) – UTC+7.

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|date = 5 December 2008

|time = 17:00

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|score = 5–0

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|goals1 = Casmir {{goal|44||73}}
Mustafić {{goal|61|pen.}}
Sahdan {{goal|71}}
Alam Shah {{goal|89}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

|attendance = 18,000

|referee = Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)

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|date = 5 December 2008

|time = 19:30

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|score = 3–0

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|goals1 = Budi {{goal|24}}
Firman {{goal|28}}
Bambang {{goal|64}}

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|attendance = 40,000

|referee = Ramachandran Krishnan (Malaysia)

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----

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|date = 7 December 2008

|time = 17:00

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|score = 3–1

|report =

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|goals1 = Alam Shah {{goal|1}}
Casmir {{goal|16||74}}

|goals2 = Myo Min Tun {{goal|28}}

|stadium = Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

|attendance = 21,000

|referee = Phùng Đình Dũng (Vietnam) }}

----

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|date = 7 December 2008

|time = 19:30

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|score = 0–4

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|goals2 = Budi {{goal|15||54||70}}
Bambang {{goal|76}}

|stadium = Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

|attendance = 30,000

|referee = Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Malaysia) }}

----

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|date = 9 December 2008

|time = 19:30

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|score = 3–2

|report =

|team2 = {{fb|Cambodia}}

|goals1 = Moe Win {{goal|29}}
Ya Zar Win Thein {{goal|35}}
Myo Min Tun {{goal|85}}

|goals2 = Sokumpheak {{goal|40}}
Borey {{goal|77}}

|stadium = Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung

|attendance =

|referee = Allan Martinez (Philippines)

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----

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|date = 9 December 2008

|time = 19:30

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Indonesia}}

|score = 0–2

|report =

|team2 = {{fb|Singapore}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Baihakki {{goal|3}}
Shi Jiayi {{goal|50}}

|stadium = Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

|attendance = 50,000

|referee = Ramachandran Krishnan (Malaysia) }}

• All Matches played in Thailand.
• All times are Indochina Time (ICT) – UTC+7

{{footballbox

|date = 6 December 2008

|time = 17:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Malaysia}}

|score = 3–0

|report =

|team2 = {{fb|Laos}}

|goals1 = Safee {{goal|68||87}}
Indra Putra {{goal|73}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Surakul Stadium, Phuket

|attendance = 5,000

|referee = Midi Setiyono (Indonesia)

}}

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|date = 6 December 2008

|time = 19:30

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Thailand}}

|score = 2–0

|report =

|team2 = {{fb|Vietnam}}

|goals1 = Sutee {{goal|34}}
Suchao {{goal|45+4}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Surakul Stadium, Phuket

|attendance = 20,000

|referee = Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)}}

----

{{footballbox

|date = 8 December 2008

|time = 17:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Malaysia}}

|score = 2–3

|report =

|team2 = {{fb|Vietnam}}

|goals1 = Indra Putra {{goal|20||85}}

|goals2 = Phạm Thành Lương {{goal|16}}
Nguyễn Vũ Phong {{goal|72||86}}

|stadium = Surakul Stadium, Phuket

|attendance =

|referee = Pandian Palaniyandi (Singapore)}}

----

{{footballbox

|date = 8 December 2008

|time = 19:30

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Laos}}

|score = 0–6

|report =

|team2 = {{fb|Thailand}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Ronnachai {{goal|19}}
Patiparn {{goal|30}}
Arthit {{goal|40||52}}
Anon {{goal|79||89}}

|stadium = Surakul Stadium, Phuket

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Mohamed Hadimin (Brunei)}}

----

{{footballbox

|date = 10 December 2008

|time = 17:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Thailand}}

|score = 3–0

|report =

|team2 = {{fb|Malaysia}}

|goals1 = Sutee {{goal|23}}
Teerasil {{goal|46||76}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Surakul Stadium, Phuket{{cite news|url=http://www.affsuzukicup.com/news/index.asp?aid=52421&amth=12&ayr=2008|title=Thailand-Malaysia Move To Bangkok|date=7 December 2008|publisher=AFF|access-date=7 December 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081208105036/http://www.affsuzukicup.com/news/index.asp?aid=52421&amth=12&ayr=2008 |archive-date = 8 December 2008|url-status = dead}}{{cite news|url=http://www.affsuzukicup.com/news/index.asp?aid=52434&cid=1465&amth=12&ayr=2008|title=Final group B matches to stay in Phuket|date=9 December 2008|publisher=AFF|access-date=9 December 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081210233123/http://www.affsuzukicup.com/news/index.asp?aid=52434&cid=1465&amth=12&ayr=2008 |archive-date = 10 December 2008|url-status = dead}}

|attendance = 15,000

|referee = Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 10 December 2008

|time = 19:30

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Vietnam}}

|score = 4–0

|report =

|team2 = {{fb|Laos}}

|goals1 = Nguyễn Việt Thắng {{goal|48}}
Phạm Thành Lương {{goal|63}}
Huỳnh Quang Thanh {{goal|66}}
Phan Thanh Bình {{goal|80}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Surakul Stadium, Phuket

|attendance =

|referee = Win Cho (Myanmar)}}

Note: Although the knockout stages are two-legged, away goals rule is 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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;First Leg

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|date = 16 December 2008

|time = 19:00 UTC+7

|team1 = {{fb-rt|INA}}

|score = 0–1

|report = [http://www.espnfc.us/gamecast/statistics/id/259226/statistics.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|THA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Teerasil {{goal|6}}

|stadium = Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

|attendance = 70,000

|referee = Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)

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----

{{footballbox

|date = 17 December 2008

|time = 19:00 UTC+7

|team1 = {{fb-rt|VIE}}

|score = 0–0

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|team2 = {{fb|SIN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi

|attendance = 40,000

|referee = Ramachandran Krishnan (Malaysia)

}}

;Second Leg

{{footballbox

|date = 20 December 2008

|time = 19:00 UTC+7

|team1 = {{fb-rt|THA}}

|score = 2–1

|report = [http://www.espnfc.us/gamecast/statistics/id/259228/statistics.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|INA}}

|goals1 = Teeratep {{goal|73}}
Ronnachai {{goal|89}}

|goals2 = Nova {{goal|9}}

|stadium = Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 40,000

|referee = Mohamed Hadimin (Brunei)

}}

Thailand won 3–1 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

|date = 21 December 2008

|time = 20:00 UTC+8

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SIN}}

|score = 0–1

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|team2 = {{fb|VIE}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Nguyễn Quang Hải {{goal|74}}

|stadium = National Stadium, Singapore

|attendance = 55,000

|referee = Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

}}

Vietnam won 1–0 on aggregate.

{{Main|2008 AFF Championship final}}

;First leg

{{footballbox

|date = 24 December 2008

|time = 19:00 UTC+7

|team1 = {{fb-rt|THA}}

|score = 1–2

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|team2 = {{fb|VIE}}

|goals1 = Dương Hồng Sơn {{goal|75|o.g.}}

|goals2 = Nguyễn Vũ Phong {{goal|40}}
Lê Công Vinh {{goal|42}}

|stadium = Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 50,000

|referee = Ramachandran Krishnan (Malaysia)

}}

;Second leg

{{footballbox

|date = 28 December 2008

|time = 19:00 UTC+7

|team1 = {{fb-rt|VIE}}

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110927160931/http://www.affsuzukicup.com/_webapp_640581/Cong_Vinh_delivers_first_AFF_Suzuki_Cup_crown_to_Vietnam Report]

|team2 = {{fb|THA}}

|goals1 = Lê Công Vinh {{goal|90+4}}

|goals2 = Teerasil {{goal|21}}

|stadium = Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi

|attendance = 40,000

|referee = Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

}}

Vietnam won 3–2 on aggregate.

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| image2 = Việt Nam vô địch AFF 2008.jpg

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{{winners|fb|2008 AFF Championship|Vietnam|First}}

;4 goals

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• {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Budi Sudarsono
• {{flagicon|Singapore}} Agu Casmir
• {{flagicon|Thailand}} Teerasil Dangda

{{div col end}}

;3 goals

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• {{flagicon|Malaysia}} Indra Putra Mahayuddin
• {{flagicon|Vietnam}} Nguyễn Vũ Phong

{{div col end}}

;2 goals

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

• {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Bambang Pamungkas
• {{flagicon|Malaysia}} Safee Sali
• {{flagicon|Myanmar|1974}} Myo Min Tun
• {{flagicon|Singapore}} Noh Alam Shah
• {{flagicon|Thailand}} Anon Sangsanoi
• {{flagicon|Thailand}} Arthit Sunthornpit
• {{flagicon|Thailand}} Sutee Suksomkit
• {{flagicon|Thailand}} Ronnachai Rangsiyo
• {{flagicon|Vietnam}} Lê Công Vinh
• {{flagicon|Vietnam}} Phạm Thành Lương

{{div col end}}

;1 goal

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

• {{flagicon|Cambodia}} Khim Borey
• {{flagicon|Cambodia}} Kouch Sokumpheak
• {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Firman Utina
• {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Nova Arianto
• {{flagicon|Myanmar|1974}} Moe Win
• {{flagicon|Myanmar|1974}} Ya Zar Win Thein
• {{flagicon|Singapore}} Indra Sahdan Daud
• {{flagicon|Singapore}} Fahrudin Mustafić
• {{flagicon|Singapore}} Baihakki Khaizan
• {{flagicon|Singapore}} Shi Jiayi
• {{flagicon|Thailand}} Suchao Nuchnum
• {{flagicon|Thailand}} Patiparn Phetphun
• {{flagicon|Thailand}} Teerathep Winothai
• {{flagicon|Vietnam}} Nguyễn Việt Thắng
• {{flagicon|Vietnam}} Huỳnh Quang Thanh
• {{flagicon|Vietnam}} Phan Thanh Bình
• {{flagicon|Vietnam}} Nguyễn Quang Hải

{{div col end}}

;1 own goal

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• {{flagicon|Vietnam}} Dương Hồng Sơn

{{div col end}}

This table shows all team performance.

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