The 2010 AFF Championship, sponsored by

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and P&G and officially known as the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, was the 8th 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 ...

, took place on 1–29 December 2010.

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

and

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 ...

hosted the group stage from 1 to 8 December. Two-legged home-and-away semi-finals and finals were held between 15 and 29 December 2010.

were the defending champions, but were eliminated by

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

in the semi-finals.

appeared in their fourth final while the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

qualified for the semi-finals for the first time under the management of Simon McMenemy.

subsequently won their first ever title since they first appeared in the final in the inaugural edition, beating Indonesia 4–2 on aggregate in the finals. Malaysia became the first nation to win the AFF Cup (including tournaments held under earlier formats), despite losing two games in the tournament (both to Indonesia).

Hosts

On 17 February 2009,

declared their interest in hosting the group stage. On 21 April 2009, the Vietnamese newspaper VietNamNet announced that Vietnam would co-host the group stage along with

Venues

There were two main venues; the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta and the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi with two secondary venues which will be used simultaneously with the main venue on the final match day of the group stage. Originally, the secondary venue for Group B was the

Hàng Đẫy Stadium Hang Day Stadium, also known as Hanoi Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam. It is currently used mostly for Association football, football matches. The stadium holds 22,500 spectators. In the period from 2000 to 2003, the stadiu ...

in Hanoi. However, on 22 November 2010, the

Vietnam Football Federation The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF, vi, Liên đoàn Bóng đá Việt Nam) is the governing body of football in Vietnam. It is responsible for the all Vietnam teams of football, futsal and beach soccer as well as national competitions. VFF ...

(VFF) announced that it would not be ready in time for the tournament due to ongoing renovations and was replaced by the

Thiên Trường Stadium Thiên Trường Stadium ( vi, Sân vận động Thiên Trường, literally ''Heaven's Place Stadium''), previously known as Chùa Cuối Stadium (''Last Temple Stadium''), is a multi-use stadium in Nam Định, Vietnam. It was often named as ...

. For Group A, the original secondary venue was the

Si Jalak Harupat Stadium Si Jalak Harupat Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Kutawaringin Subdistrict, Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia. It is currently used for association football matches and was used for the 2018 Asian Games men's football tournamen ...

Bandung Bandung ( su, ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ, Bandung, ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of West Java. It has a population of 2,452,943 within its city limits according to the official estimates as at mid 2021, making it the fourth most ...

but on 24 November 2010 a week after an AFF meeting, it was announced that it would be replaced with the

Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, also known as Jakabaring Stadium ( id, Stadion Gelora Sriwijaya; literally "Sriwijaya Sports Arena Stadium"), is a multi-purpose stadium located in Jakabaring Sport City complex in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. ...

. Teams qualifying for the semi-finals would also host a game, in this case, Malaysia whom qualified used their

Bukit Jalil National Stadium The Bukit Jalil National Stadium ( Malay: Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil) in Bukit Jalil, located in the National Sports Complex to the south of the city centre of Malaysia's capital city, Kuala Lumpur, is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium a ...

for the semi final and final.

Qualification

Qualification took place from 22 to 26 October 2010 in

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

, with the four lower-ranked teams (

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...

, the

and

Timor-Leste East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-weste ...

) battling for two spots to the finals. However, the qualification tournament was held without

Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely sur ...

due to

FIFA FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...

's continued suspension of the

Football Federation of Brunei Darussalam The Football Federation of Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Persekutuan Bolasepak Negara Brunei Darussalam; abbrev: FFBD) was a football association that governed Football in Brunei, Brunei football between 2009 and 2011, the period when Brunei was suspen ...

. Six teams qualified for the finals, based on tournament records: * * * * * * Two teams qualified via the qualification tournament: * (Qualification winners) * (Qualification runners-up)

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the tournament.

Squads

Final tournament

Group stage

Group A

* All matches were played in

. * Times listed are

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. ---- ----

Group B

* All matches were played in

. * Times listed are

---- ----

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

;First Leg ---- ;Second Leg ''Malaysia won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ''Indonesia won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ^† The first leg of the semi-finals was supposed to be played in the Philippines. However, due to the unavailability of a stadium that passes AFF standards, both legs were hosted by

Final

;First Leg ;Second Leg ''Malaysia won 4–2 on aggregate.''

Awards

Goalscorers

;5 goals * Safee Sali ;3 goals * Cristian Gonzáles *

Muhammad Ridwan Muhammad Ridwan is an (born 8 July 1980) is an Indonesian former professional footballer as a winger. Currently, he works as team analyst PSIS Semarang. Personal life Ridwan is Muslim and missed part of the 2014 Indonesia Super League because ...

;2 goals *

Arif Suyono Arif Suyono (born in Batu, East Java) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger, whose nickname is ''Keceng'', refers to his skinny appearance. Club career Before plays in Mitra Kukar, he played in the team Sriwijaya, Are ...

Bambang Pamungkas Bambang Pamungkas (born 10 June 1980), also known as Bepe, is an Indonesian Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player. As a footballer, he predominantly played for Persija Jakarta and the Indonesia nation ...

Firman Utina Firman Utina (born 15 December 1981) is a retired Indonesian professional footballer, he normally plays as an attacking midfielder. Throughout his career, Firman has played for several clubs in Indonesia, most notably winning league titles with Sr ...

Irfan Bachdim Irfan Haarys Bachdim (born 11 August 1988) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Liga 1 club Persis Solo. Early life Irfan father, Noval, is an Indonesian national of Arab descent born in ...

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 ...

Norshahrul Idlan Talaha Norshahrul Idlan bin Talaha (born 8 June 1986), also known as Mat Yo, is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Malaysia Super League side Sabah. From 2007 to 2021, he represented the Malaysia national team. He popula ...

* Christopher Greatwich *

Aleksandar Đurić Aleksandar Đurić ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Ђурић; born 12 August 1970) is a Singaporean former professional association football, footballer who serves as the Principal (commercial law), principal for Sport Singapore and the Active ...

Sarayuth 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 ...

* Nguyễn Anh Đức * Nguyễn Trọng Hoàng * Nguyễn Vũ Phong ;1 goal *

Mohammad Nasuha Mohammad Nasuha (born 15 September 1984 in Serang) is an Indonesian former footballer who last played for Cilegon United and the Indonesia national football team. Before played for Persib, he played for Persikota, Sriwijaya and Persija Internat ...

Oktovianus Maniani Oktovianus Maniani (born 27 October 1990 in Jayapura, Indonesia) is an Indonesian tarkam footballer who plays as a winger for Liga 2 club PSBS Biak. Popularly known simply as "Okto," he gained nationwide popularity in his early caps for the na ...

* Kanlaya Sysomvang * Konekham Inthammvong *

Lamnao Singto Lamnao Singto ( lo, ລຳເນາ ສິງໂຕ) born 15 April 1988 in Luang Prabang, is a Laotian former football player. He played for several clubs in Thailand, including the Provincial Electricity Authority (now known as Buriram United), ...

Mohd Amirul Hadi Zainal Mohamad Amirul Hadi bin Zainal (born 27 May 1986) is a Malaysian former professional footballer who last plays for Malaysian club Johor Darul Ta'zim II and the Malaysian national team as a central midfielder. Born in Alor Gajah, Malacca but ...

Mahali Jasuli Mahalli bin Jasuli (born 2 April 1989) is a Malaysian footballer who plays for Malaysia Super League club Negeri Sembilan as a forward. He also can play as a right-back and winger. Club career Mahalli captained Harimau Muda A (Malaysian U ...

* Mohd Ashaari Shamsuddin * Aung Kyaw Moe *

Khin Maung Lwin Khin Maung Lwin ( my, ခင်မောင်လွင်; born 27 December 1988) is a Burmese footballer. He is the former captain of the Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA convent ...

Phil Younghusband Philip James Younghusband Jr. (born 4 August 1987) is a former professional footballer who played mostly as a striker and sometimes as a midfielder. Younghusband is best known for his performances with the Philippines national team, playing ...

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 ...

* Suree Sukha * Lê Tấn Tài * Nguyễn Minh Phương ;Own goals *

Asraruddin Putra Omar Asraruddin Putra Omar (26 March 1988) is a Malaysian footballer who is a former defender for Selangor F.C., last played Penang F.C. for the 2017 season. He also a member of Malaysia national, Malaysia U-23 and former Malaysia U-20 squad. He ...

(playing against Indonesia)

Team statistics

This table shows all team performance.

Media coverage

Incidents

During the group match between

and

at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, some Indonesian fans are seen pointing green laser lights towards Malaysian

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

Mohd Sharbinee when Indonesia scored their fifth goal as see
here
Other incidents also occurred soon after Malaysia's semi-final home leg against Vietnam, when Vietnamese goalkeeper

Bùi Tấn Trường Bùi Tấn Trường (born 19 February 1986) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for V.League 1 club Hà Nội. Trained at Đồng Tháp since a 13-year-old boy, he became first goalkeeper of the club in 2007. In th ...

stated that he was targeted with green laser pointers from the Malaysian fans when he prepared for

goal kick A goal kick is a method of restarting the play in a game of association football. Its procedure is dictated by Law 16 of the Laws of the Game. Award A goal kick is awarded to the defending team when the ball goes out of the field of play by cr ...

s and when saving the ball, which caused him to turn his head away. During the final, Malaysia's fans again targeted the opposition players with green laser pointers. The first leg, also at the

, was stopped for eight minutes starting in the 53rd minute when the Indonesian players walked off in protest and complained to referee

Masaaki Toma , born , is a professional Japanese football referee. He has been refereeing in the J-League since 2008 and has officiated a number of international club and country matches. Career Toma's first J-League game was in 2008, when he officiated the ...

about the laser lights. Malaysia scored their first goal right after play was resumed. The return-leg final in

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...

saw Indonesian fans also pointing green laser lights again towards Malaysian goalkeeper

Khairul Fahmi Che Mat Khairul Fahmi bin Che Mat, P.B. (born 7 January 1989 in Kota Bharu, Kelantan) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Malaysia Super League club Sabah and the Malaysia national team. He is also a former member of ...

References

External links

AFF Suzuki Cup official website

ASEAN Football Federation official website
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