The 2007 AFF Championship was the 6th edition of the

AFF Championship The ASEAN Football Federation Championship (less formally the AFF Championship or AFF Cup), currently known as the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup for sponsorship reason, is the primary association football tournament organized by the ASEAN Football ...

, the

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championship of

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. The group stage was co-hosted by

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and

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from 12 to 17 January. Knockout stage with two-leg Home-and-away format was hosted from 23 January to 4 February 2007. 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

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before its redevelopment. Singapore set an AFF Cup record of a 15-match unbeaten run under coach

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, stretching back to the 2004 AFF Championship, and 17-match unbeaten run since the 4–0 defeat at home to neighbours Malaysia in the same competition on 18 December 2002.

Hosts

Group stage was co-hosted Thailand and Singapore from 12 to 17 January 2007. The two hosts are the only two teams that have won the championship since its inception in 1996. Both nations with Malaysia and Vietnam were qualified from group stage and would host the knockout stage with Home-and-away format from 23 to 28 January 2007.

Qualification

The qualifying round for the lower ranked teams in Southeast Asia was held in

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, Philippines from 12–20 November 2006. It was played in a single round-robin format with the top two teams advancing to the finals. This was the first time since 1998 where a qualification tournament was held. Six teams as qualified directly to the finals. * * * * * * Two teams qualified via the qualification tournament. * (Qualification winners) * (Qualification runner-up)

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the tournament.

Squads

Venues

Final tournament

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

''Note: Although the knockout stages were two-legged,

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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

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if necessary.''

Semi-finals

;First Leg ;Second Leg ''2–2 on aggregate. Singapore won via a

.'' ''Thailand won 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 Thailand, with Khairul Amri scoring the decisive goal in the closing stages of the match, 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 second leg in Bangkok. It could have been worse for Thailand had the match officials seen Thai midfielder Datsakorn Thonglao headbutt Singapore's Khairul Amri to vent his anger after the equaliser. First leg Second leg ''Singapore won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Awards

Goalscorers

;10 goals *

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;4 goals *

Pipat Thonkanya Pipat Thonkanya ( th, พิพัฒน์ ต้นกันยา; ) born 4 January 1979 as Anon Thonkanya , in Udon Thani), is a Thai former football player. He was a forward. In 2009, he played for Persisam Samarinda in the Indonesian S ...

* Phan Thanh Bình ;3 goals *

Sarayoot Chaikamdee Sarayuth Chaikamdee ( th, ศรายุทธ ชัยคำดี; born September 24, 1981), simply known as Joe ( th, โจ้), is a Thai retired professional footballer who previously played for Pisico Bình Định in the V-League. He ...

Lê Công Vinh Lê Công Vinh (born 10 December 1985, in Nghệ An, Vietnam) is a former Vietnamese footballer. He was part of the Vietnam national team from 2004 to 2016 as an attacker. Considered one of the greatest players in Vietnamese football's histor ...

;2 goals *

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* Saktiawan Sinaga *

Hairuddin Omar Hairuddin Bin Omar (born 29 September 1979) also known as Hai-O is a Malaysian former international football player. He spent most of his career as a forward but can also play as a midfielder. Club career Born and raised in Setiu, 70 kilometr ...

Khairul Amri Mohammad Khairul Amri bin Mohammad Kamal (born 14 March 1985) is a Singaporean footballer who plays as a forward for Tanjong Pagar United in the Singapore Premier League. He is known for his pace, sharp dribbling skills and a powerful shot ...

* Muhammad Ridhuan * Nguyễn Văn Biển ;1 goal *

Ilham Jaya Kesuma Ilham Jaya Kesuma (born 19 September 1978) is a former Indonesian professional footballer who last played as a striker for Sriwijaya F.C. in Indonesia Super League. Ilham was born in Palembang and played youth football with PS Palembang. Ilham ...

Zaenal Arief Zaenal Arief or Abo (born 3 January 1981) is an Indonesian retired professional footballer. He plays as a striker. He last played for Persepam MU in Indonesia Super League. He also played for Indonesia national football team. His younger brothe ...

* Sounthalay Saysongkham * Mohammad Hardi Jaafar *

Eddy Helmi Abdul Manan Eddy Helmi Bin Abdul Manan (born 8 December 1979 in Pontian, Johor) is a former Malaysian international footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Eddy is one of longest serving player in the Johor FC. On 18 December 2014, he signed a ...

Mohd Nizaruddin Yusof Mohd Nizaruddin Yusof (born 10 November 1979) is a former Malaysian footballer who operates as a striker. He last played for Penjara FC in the Malaysia FAM League. He played for Malaysian national team and also has played for the Malaysia Un ...

* Si Thu Win *

Sharil Ishak Shahril Ishak (born 23 January 1984) is a Singaporean football player who last played for Hougang United in the Singapore Premier League. He is a natural central midfielder who can also play as a striker or winger. A former captain of the Si ...

* Itimi Dickson *

Indra Sahdan Daud Indra Sahdan bin Daud (born 5 March 1979) is a former Singapore international footballer who played as a forward. He previously played for S.League clubs Geylang United, Home United, Sengkang Punggol and Singapore Armed Forces. He is known fo ...

* Fahrudin Mustafić ;Own goal * Supardi Nasir (playing against Vietnam) *

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(playing against Malaysia)

Team statistics

This table shows all team performance.

References

* Hamdan Saaid
"ASEAN Football Federation Championship 2007 - Details"
RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-03-02.

External links

ASEAN Football Federation
official website {{DEFAULTSORT:2007 AFF Championship 1

AFF Championship International association football competitions hosted by Singapore International association football competitions hosted by Thailand