The 2004

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(officially known as the 2004 Tiger Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 5th edition of the

, the

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championship of nations affiliated to the

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(AFF), and the last time under the name Tiger Cup. This was the first time a new format had been applied, with Group stage was jointly hosted by Vietnam and Malaysia from 7 to 16 December 2004, and top two teams from each group advanced to the Semi-finals and the Final, which was played in a two-leg home-and-away format from 28 December 2004 to 16 January 2005.

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were the defending champions, but were eliminated in Group stage.

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

won the tournament by a 5–2 victory in the two-legged final against

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to secure their second title.

Summary

In the group matches,

, coached by former

coach

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, emerged as the Group A winners with ten points, 17 goals scored and none conceded. They were the hot favourites to win the 2004 AFF Championship after bundling out the hosts

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

with an unexpected 3–0 victory. Less than a day after the match had ended, the Vietnam Football Federation requested the resignation from its national coach

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, despite his requests to stay on until the last match.

, led by

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pipped out the hosts by just a single point and remained to be the only team in the championship to not lose a single match. Following the tournament motto "''Anything can happen''",

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, under coach Ivan Kolev emerged as the surprise, holding defending champions

to a draw and beating

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on their own turf.

Teams

All teams from member associations of the

(AFF) participated with the exception of

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. However, they would be replaced by

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when sponsors

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stated in May 2004 that the world's newest country at the time would be joining the competition. This kept the tournament at 10 teams.

Squads

Venues

Tournament

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

* All times are

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(MST) –

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* All matches played in

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

;First Leg ---- ;Second Leg ''Singapore win 8–5 on aggregate'' ---- ''Indonesia win 5–3 on aggregate''

Third place play-off

Final

;First Leg ;Second Leg ''Singapore win 5–2 on aggregate''

Awards

Goal scorers

;7 goals *

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 ...

;6 goals *

Muhamad Khalid Jamlus Muhamad Khalid bin Jamlus (born 23 February 1977) is a retired Malaysian footballer. He is a former member of the Malaysian national team and also has played for the Pre-Olympic squad. In 2002, he went on trial with Eintracht Frankfurt. He is ...

Soe Myat Min U Soe Myat Min ( my, စိုးမြတ်မင်း, ; born 19 May 1982) is a former Burmese footballer. He played for the Myanmar national team and spent the majority of his club career at Kanbawza. Making his debut for the national t ...

Agu Casmir Agu Casmir (born 23 March 1984 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a retired professional football player. Born in Nigeria, he represented the Singapore national team. Club career Casmir previously played for S.League clubs Young Lions and Woodlands Welli ...

;5 goals *

Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto (born 13 July 1976) is a former professional football from Indonesia. Normally playing as a striker, Kurniawan has the fourth most caps and goals for the Indonesia national football team with 33 goals in 59 appearances. ...

;4 goals *

Boaz Solossa Boaz Theofilius Erwin Solossa (born 16 March 1986) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 2 club Persipura Jayapura, on loan from Liga 1 club PSS Sleman. He is known for his efficient dribbling technique, shoo ...

Elie Aiboy Elie Aiboy (born 20 April 1979) is a former Indonesian football player who last played for Persip Pekalongan. Aiboy is a right winger known for his acceleration and dribbling skills. He has been capped 48 times and scored 8 goals for Indonesia n ...

* Liew Kit Kong *

Noh Alam Shah Mohd Noh Alam Shah (born 3 September 1980) is a retired professional football player from Singapore who currently manages Tanjong Pagar United. Once regarded as one of the best forwards in South East Asia, Alam Shah was a member of the Singapor ...

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 ...

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 ...

* Thạch Bảo Khanh *

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 ...

;3 goals * Chalana Luang-Amath * Emelio Caligdong ;2 goals *

Mohd Amri Yahyah Mohd. Amri bin Yahyah , nicknamed "Wak Am" is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays for Manchester City. He has also represented the Malaysian national team. Amri plays mainly as a forward but can also play as an attacking midfiel ...

* San Day Thien * Daniel Bennett *

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 ...

* Therdsak Chaiman * Suriya Domtaisong * Đặng Văn Thành ;1 goal * Hing Darith * Hang Sokunthea *

Charis Yulianto Charis Yulianto (born 11 July 1978) is an Indonesian retired footballer. He normally plays as a central defender. He formerly played for the Indonesia national football team and last played for Arema Indonesia (ISL). International career His ...

* Mahyadi Panggabean * Muhammad Mauli Lessy *

Ortizan Solossa Ortizan Solossa (born 28 October 1977 in Sorong, Irian Jaya) is a retired Indonesian footballer. Club career Leaving Persipura Jayapura and his homeland Papua in 1999, Ortizan played for PSM Makassar, where he scored in the 2004 AFC Champions ...

Visay Phaphouvanin Visay Phaphouvanin (born 12 June 1985) is Laotian professional footballer who plays as a striker. He is a member of Laos national football team, for which he played at the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup The 2010 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki a ...

Mohd Fadzli Saari Mohd Fadzli Saari (born 1 January 1983) is a Malaysian former footballer who is an assistant coach for Perlis Northern Lions U19 . He was a member of the Malaysia national football team. Career Fadzli is one of the Malaysian footballers who ...

Mohamad Nor Ismail Mohamad Nor Bin Ismail (born 20 August 1982) is a Malaysian former international footballer who played as a striker. Mohd Nor started his career with Kuala Lumpur FA. He was transferred to Perak during the 2005 season after spending four year ...

* Muhamad Kaironnisam Sahabudin Hussain * Muhammad Shukor Adan * Aung Kyaw Moe * Min Thu * Zaw Lynn Tun *

Myo Hlaing Win Myo Hlaing Win ( my, မျိုးလှိုင်ဝင်း) is an Myanmar international footballer who plays as a forward He was the top goalscorer at the 1998 Tiger Cup. He was a prolific goalscorer, and despite being more of an indiv ...

* Chad Gould *

Baihakki Khaizan Baihakki bin Khaizan (born 31 January 1984) is a former Singaporean professional footballer who played as a centre back for the Singapore national team. Football career Club career Along with Khairul Amri, Shahril Ishak and Hassan Su ...

* Itimi Dickson * Hasrin Jailani *

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 ...

* Weerayut Jitkuntod * Yuttajak Kornjan *

Ittipol Poolsap Atthipol Poolsap ( Thai อิทธิพล พูลทรัพย์, born April 8, 1984), simply known as Tor ( th, ต่อ), or Ittipol Poolsap is a retired professional footballer from Thailand. International goals Honours Club ;TT ...

* Sarif Sainui * Banluesak Yodyingyong * Januário do Rego * Simon Diamantino * Nguyễn Huy Hoàng * Nguyễn Minh Phương ;Own goal * Sun Sampratna (For Vietnam) * Sengphet Thongphachan (For Singapore)

Team statistics

This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.

Notes

References

;General * Stokkermans, Karel
"ASEAN ("Tiger") Cup 2004 (Vietnam)"
RSSSF. ;Specific

External links

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at AseanFootball.org {{AFF Championship 2004 in Asian football 2005 in Asian football 2004 in AFF football 2005 in AFF football 2004 in Malaysian football 2005 in Malaysian football 2004 in Vietnamese football AFF Championship

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