2007 ASEAN Football Championship

The 2007 ASEAN Football Championship finals was hosted jointly by Singapore and Thailand from January 12 to February 4, 2007, and involved all full members of the ASEAN Football Federation. This is the last major event to be held at the National Stadium in Singapore before its planned redevelopment.

Singapore successfully defended their championship on February 4 after a 1–1 draw with Thailand at Suphachalasai Stadium, winning 3–2 on aggregate. This was preceded by a controversial 2–1 first-leg win at the National Stadium, Singapore, four days earlier.cite news|title = Thai's shameful walk-off sullies ASEAN final|url = http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-asiasingapore_picture&prov=reuters&type=lgns|work = Yahoo|date = 2007-01-31| accessdate = 2007-01-31]

Qualifying tournament

This took place in the Philippines between 12 November, 2006 and 20 November, 2006 for the lower-ranked teams in Southeast Asia. The Philippines and Laos qualified and joined Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Vietnam in the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship from January 12 to February 4 2007.

footballbox
date = January 13, 2007
18:30
team1 = fb-rt|IDN
score = 3–1
team2 = fb|LAO
goals1 = Atep 51', 75'
Sinaga 67'
goals2 = Saysongkam 13'
stadium = National Stadium, Singapore----footballbox
date = January 13, 2007
20:00
team1 = fb-rt|SIN
score = 0–0
team2 = fb|VIE
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 20,000----footballbox
date = January 15, 2007
20:00
team1 = fb-rt|SIN
score = 11–0
team2 = fb|LAO
goals1 = Ridhuan, 10'
Alam Shah 11', 24', 60', 72', 76', 88', 90+2'
Ishak 47' Amri 71'
Dickson 78'
goals2 =
stadium = National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 5,224
Referee: Hla Tint----footballbox
date = January 15, 2007
17:30
team1 = fb-rt|VIE
score = 1–1
team2 = fb|IDN
goals1 = Supardi (OG) 34'
goals2 = Sinaga 90+'
stadium = National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Shahbuddin (Brunei)----footballbox
date = January 17, 2007
20:00
team1 = fb-rt|SIN
score = 2–2
team2 = fb|IDN
goals1 = Alam Shah 9' (pen)
Sahdan 52'
goals2 = Kesuma 28'
Arif 56'
stadium = National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 13,819
Referee: Sananwai (Thailand)----footballbox
date = January 17, 2007
20:00
team1 = fb-rt|VIE
score = 9–0
team2 = fb|LAO
goals1 = Le Cong Vinh 1', 28', 57'
Phan Thanh Bình 30', 71' (pen), 80', 84'
Nguyễn Văn Biển 44', 89'
goals2 =
stadium = Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 1,005

Knockout stages

It is important to note that although the knockout stages were two-legged, away goals rule 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 penalty shootout if necessary.

emifinal

;First leg

footballbox
date = January 23, 2007
20:45
team1 = fb-rt|MAS
score = 1–1
team2 = fb|SIN
goals1 = Hardi Jaafar 58'
goals2 = Alam Shah 73'
stadium = Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia
Attendance: 25,000----footballbox
date = January 24, 2007
20:00
team1 = fb-rt|VIE
score = 0–2
team2 = fb|THA
goals1 =
goals2 = Thonglao 27'
Thonkanya 80'
stadium = My Dinh Stadium, Vietnam
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Napitupulu (Indonesia)

;Second legfootballbox
date = January 27, 2007
20:00
team1 = fb-rt|SIN
score = 1–1 (AET)
(5–4 PSO)
team2 = fb|MAS
goals1 = Ridhuan 74'
goals2 = Manan 57'
stadium = National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Cheung (Hong Kong)

"2–2 on aggregate, Singapore won by penalties"penshootoutbox
penalties1 = Indra: scored
Alam Shah: scored
Mustafic: scored
Fazrul: scored
Jiayi: scored | penaltyscore = 5 – 4
penalties2 = Hardi Jaafar: scored
Rezal: scored
Saramsak: scored
Thiru: scored Khyril: Lionel saved | ----footballbox
date = January 28, 2007
20:00
team1 = fb-rt|THA
score = 0–0
team2 = fb|VIE
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Suphachalasai Stadium, Thailand
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Srinivasan (India)

"Thailand won 2–0 on aggregate"

Final

;First leg

footballbox
date = January 31, 2007
20:00
team1 = fb-rt|SIN
score = 2–1
team2 = fb|THA
goals1 = Alam Shah 17'
Fahrudin 90' (pen)
goals2 = Thonkanya 50'
stadium = National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Ravichandran (Malaysia)----;Second leg

footballbox | date = February 4, 2007
20:00
team1 = fb-rt|THA
score = 1–1
team2 = fb|SIN
goals1 = Thonkanya 37'
goals2 = Amri 81'
stadium = Suphachalasai Stadium, Thailand
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Napitupulu (Indonesia)

"Singapore won 3–2 on aggregate"

Awards

References

External links

* [http://www.aseanfootball.org/afc/index.asp ASEAN Football Championship Official Website]
* [http://www.futbolplanet.de/asia/tiger_cup/aff_championship_2007.htm 2007 AFF Football Championship at FutbolPlanet.de]
* [http://www.vtc.com.vn AFF Football Championship Online on VTC1 and VTC2]
* [http://www.kallangroar.com/ Singapore's Premier Football Community]