2008 ASEAN Football Championship

The 2008 ASEAN Football Championship is the seventh tournament contested. It will be held in Indonesia and Thailand from December 5 to December 28, 2008. With the announcement of Suzuki as the sponsor, the tournament officially known as AFF Suzuki Cup 2008. [cite news|url=http://www.aseanfootball.org/news_d.asp?id=554|title=Suzuki Sponsor AFF Suzuki Cup 2008|date=2008-08-07|publisher=Aseanfootball.org|accessdate=2008-08-16]

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The tournament would originally have been hosted by Myammar because of the rotation system among ASEAN countries, however, they withdrew in August 2007 due to security concerns.cite web|url=http://africa.reuters.com/sport/news/usnBAN427612.html |title=Thailand, Indonesia to host 2008 ASEAN championships |accessdate=2007-12-24] In the third AFF council meeting in Bali, Indonesia and Thailand beat three other countries to win the right to host the (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 ASEAN Football Championship. [cite web|url=http://www.aseanfootball.org/news_d.asp?id=312 |title=Indonesia and Thailand Hosts For ASEAN Football Championship 2008 |accessdate=2007-12-24]

Stadiums

Indonesia prepare Bung Karno Stadium in the capital city and Si Jalak Harupat Stadium in Bandung. Bung Karno Stadium will be the opening match venue.

Qualification

The qualification will take place in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, from October 17 2008 to October 25 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.

Results

Groups

Group A

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