Aff cup 2018
The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) announcedon 7 December 2020that the AFF Suzuki Cup -or the AFF Championship -would be postponed a second time, now khổng lồ December 2021.
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huroji.com brings you everything that is known about the next edition of the AFF Championship, including the format of the competition.
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When is the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020draw?
The draw was initially due to take place in August 20đôi mươi, but was moved to lớn a new date following the decision to lớn move sầu the tournament to late 2021. The AFF then initially rescheduled the draw for August 10,2021, before eventually moving it khổng lồ September 21 due to the Covid situation in Singapore, with proceedings khổng lồ get underway at 3pm.
Where will the AFFSuzuki Cup 20trăng tròn draw take place & how can I watch it?
The main draw will be a virtual sự kiện streamed from Singapore và will bebroadcastedLIVE across huroji.com"s Facebook & Twitter channels.
We will not just be there for the draw itself, though, but will also provide fans across the region with a live show starring host Farrah Nair và Singapore legend Fandi Ahmad!
The LIVE show will kiông chồng off at 14:40 lớn get you in the mood for the upcoming draw as we discuss Fandi"s own experience at the AFF Championship, the biggest stars from across the region và much more.
We will then switch to the main sự kiện at 15:00, before analysing the outcome of the drawonce all participating countries have found out who they will be facing, looking at the favourites, potential grudge matches, ASEAN"s biggest talents & everything else you would like to know about the 2021 AFF Suzuki Cup.
14:40 | Start of pre-draw LIVE show with Fandi Ahmad và Farrah Nair15:00 | Start of official draw15:15 | Start of post-draw LIVE showThe show is being presented in association with Midea, proud sponsor of the Suzuki Cup.
Which teams will play at theAFF Suzuki Cup 2020?
Nine teams will automatically qualify for the finals, while the tenth spot will go to the qualification play-off winner between the two lowest ranked AFF teams; Brunei & East Timor.
nước Australia, which is also an AFF nation, at least nominally,is expected khổng lồ be absent again from the competition, although there has been renewed interest in taking part in the competition due to lớn the success of the 2018 edition"s format change.
Vietphái nam (defending champions)Malaysia (2018 runners up)Philippines (2018 semi-finalist)Vương Quốc Của Những Nụ cười (2018 semi-finalist)MyanmarSingaporeCambodiaIndonesiaLaosTimor-Leste or Brunei 
Timor-Leste vs Philippines in the 2018 edition. Photo from AFF/Lagardere
When and where will theAFF Suzuki Cup 2020 take place?
The tournament was initially due to lớn take place betweenNovember 31 và December 31, 2020. However, the ongoing Covid-19 situation prompted the AFF to move sầu the tournament to 2021, from April 11to May 8, only for it khổng lồ then be moved a second time, now to lớn December 2021.
The 2018 edition did away with the host-nation format, with teams playing group-stage matches at home và away alternately, & the semi-final & final stages alsoheld trang chủ and away. The change was successful, resulting in improved attendance as well as better gate collection.
AFF seemed keen lớn stiông xã to the new format, although the Covid-19 situation could lead khổng lồ the governing body toàn thân reconsidering its stance.
My Dinh Stadium, Hanoi. Pholớn from Getty
Who won the AFF Suzuki Cupin 2018?
The most recent edition was won by Vietnam under their talismanic South Korean head coach Park Hang-seo, for their second AFF Suzuki Cup title. The two legged-final was first played in Kuala Lumpur, with the visitors racing khổng lồ a 2-0 leadbefore the hosts clawed their way bachồng into the game totie it 2-2. The second leg in Hanoi was an anti-climactic affair, a sixth-minute huroji.com byNguyễn Anh Đức sealing the win for Vietphái nam.
Who has won the most AFF Suzuki Cup titles?
Only four countries have sầu won the championship since it was first contested in 1996; Đất Nước Thái Lan are the most successful side with five sầu wins, while Malaysia have won it once. Singapore have sầu won it four times, emerging the winner everytime they were in the final match. Indonesia meanwhile are the perennial bridesmsida, having reachedthe final five sầu times without ever winning it.
| Thailand | 5 (1996, 2000, 2002, năm trước, 2016) | 3 (2007, 2008, 2012) |
| Singapore | 4 (1998, 2004/05, 2007, 2012) | - |
| Vietnam | 2 (2008, 2018) | 1 (1998) |
| Malaysia | 1 (2010) | 3 (1996,2014,2018) |
| Indonesia | - | 5 (2000, 2002, 2004/05, 2010, 2016) |
Thailand winning the năm trước edition. Photo lớn byThana Wongmanee / huroji.com Đất Nước Thái Lan
What are the rule changes?
In June,the AFF council announced the approval of several rule changes to lớn the competition in preparation for the 20trăng tròn edition, in line with the post-Covid 19 changes approved by FIFA earlier this year. Teams would havebeenallowed lớn menu 70 players on their provisional squad, as compared to 50 previously. The competition squad hadalso been increased lớn 30 from 23, while the matchday squad would have included up lớn 23 players, three more players than before.
