The 1998 AFF Championship, officially known as the 1998 Tiger Cup, was the second 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 ...

. It was held in Vietnam from 26 August to 5 September 1998.

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

had been the defending champions, but lost to

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 ...

in the semi-finals.

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won the tournament by a 1–0 victory against Vietnam in the finals to take their first title.

Qualification

Four teams qualified directly to the finals. * (1996 fourth placed) * (1996 runner-up) * (defending champions) * (Hosts, Third Placed) Four teams qualified via the qualification process. * (Winner Qualification Group A) * (Winner Qualification Group B) * (Runner-up Qualification Group A) * (Runner-up Qualification Group B)

Venues

Squads

Final tournament

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Group Stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

Final

Award

Goalscorers

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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 ...

;3 goals *

Aji Santoso Aji Santoso (born 6 April 1970 in Malang, East Java, Indonesia) is an Indonesian former professional footballer and currently the head coach of Persebaya. He was a left-back during his playing days, and was a regular for the Indonesia national ...

Miro Baldo Bento Miro Baldo Bento de Araújo (born 4 June 1975) is an East Timorese football player. He is a former Indonesia national football team player (1998–2000), before deciding to join the Timor-Leste national football team in 2005 after Timor-Leste ...

Aung Khine Aung may refer to: *Aung (name), including a list of people with the name *Aung Yang, a village in Shwegu Township, Bhamo District, Kachin State *Myan Aung, a town in the Ayeyarwady Region {{disambig, geo ...

Alfredo Razon Gonzalez Alfredo Fernando Razón "Freddy" Gonzalez (born 1 October 1978 in Parañaque) is a Filipino former football player. He was a member of the Philippines national football team. Early years Gonzalez's mother, Terry Razón, enrolled him to Tomas ...

Ahmad Latiff Khamaruddin Ahmad Latiff Khamarudin (born 29 May 1979) is a former professional footballer who last played in the S.League. Once touted as a successor to golden boy Fandi Ahmad, he can play as an attacking midfielder or striker with his talented playma ...

Worrawoot Srimaka Worrawoot Srimaka ( Thai: วรวุฒิ ศรีมะฆะ) is a Thai football coach and former player. He was a striker who scored 29 goals for the Thailand national football team. Club career His career began in 1991 with Thai Farmer ...

Nguyễn Hồng Sơn Nguyễn Hồng Sơn (born October 9, 1970) is a retired Vietnamese football player, who played for the Thể Công football club and the Vietnam national football team as an outside right and second striker. He is widely regarded to be one o ...

;2 goals *

Bima Sakti Bima Sakti Tukiman (born 23 January 1976) is a retired Indonesian footballer and current head coach of the Indonesia U16 football team. He was named after the galaxy Milky Way, called "'' Bima Sakti''" in Indonesian language. Club career Dur ...

Widodo Cahyono Putro Widodo Cahyono Putro (born 8 November 1970 in Cilacap, Central Java, Indonesia) is a retired Indonesian football player and current manager of Bhayangkara, who gained fame for scoring a goal with a bicycle kick in a match against Kuwait in the ...

Rafi Ali Rafi Ali (born 11 December 1972) is a former Singaporean footballer and coach. He is part of the Singapore national football team that won the 1998 Tiger Cup. He started his career with Geylang United. His preferred playing position is either as ...

Kritsada Piandit Kritsada Piandit ( Thai กฤษดา เพี้ยนดิษฐ์) (born 2 December 1971) is a Thai retired football defender who played for Thailand in the 1996 Asian Cup The 1996 AFC Asian Cup was the 11th edition of the men's AFC ...

Lê Huỳnh Đức Lê Huỳnh Đức (born April 20, 1972 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese football manager and former footballer. He is currently serving as technical director for V.League 1 side Saigon. Huỳnh Đức is a former member of the V ...

;1 goal *

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. ...

Uston Nawawi Uston Nawawi (born 6 September 1978 in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia) is a retired Indonesian footballer who last played as a midfielder for Deltras Sidoarjo. He is former player of the Indonesia national team. His cousin, Rendy Irawan, is also ...

* Yusuf Ekodono * Keolakhone Channiphone * Kholadeth Phonephachanh *

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Nazri Nasir Nazri Nasir (born 17 January 1971) is a Singaporean professional football manager and former footballer. He was the captain of the Singapore national team from 1997 to 2003, and led the team to the 1998 AFF Championship title. He was a defen ...

* Rudy Khairon Daiman * R. Sasikumar *

Zulkarnaen Zainal Zulkarnaen bin Zainal (born 1 October 1973) is a retired Singaporean footballer. He played as a left-back or left midfielder. He was a member of the Singapore national football team that won the 1998 Tiger Cup. He also played in their 0–2 loss ...

* Chaichan Knewsen * Kairung Threjagsang * Kowit Foythong *

Therdsak Chaiman Therdsak Chaiman ( th, เทิดศักดิ์ ใจมั่น; born 29 September 1973), simply known as Uncle Therd ( th, น้าเทิด), is a Thai retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and later ...

Nguyễn Văn Sỹ Nguyễn Văn Sỹ (born 21 November 1971) is a Vietnamese football manager and former footballer who last managed Nam Định.. Career Nguyễn spent his entire playing career with Vietnamese side Nam Định and was regarded as an importan ...

* Trương Việt Hoàng * Văn Sỹ Hùng ;1 own goal *

Mursyid Effendi Mursyid Effendi (born 23 April 1972) is an Indonesian former footballer who played as a defender. Career Effendi played club football for Persebaya Surabaya and Persiku Kudus. He also earned a total of five caps for the Indonesian national ...

(playing against Thailand) *

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(playing against Indonesia) * Min Thu (playing against Indonesia)

Team statistics

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

Controversy

This tournament was marred by unsportsmanlike conduct in a match between

and

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during the group stage. Indonesia was already assured of qualification for the semi-finals, while Thailand would also advance if they did not lose by four goals: however, both teams also knew that the winners of the match would face hosts

in the semi-finals, while the losing team would face surprise group winners

, who were perceived to be easier opposition, and would also avoid the inconvenience of moving their team's training base from

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for the semi-finals. The first half saw little action, with both teams barely making any attempt to score. During the second half both teams managed to score, resulting in a 2–2 score after 90 minutes: during injury time, and despite two Thai defenders attempting to stop him, Indonesian defender

deliberately scored an

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, thus handing Thailand a 3–2 victory.

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subsequently fined both teams $40,000 for violating the spirit of the game, while Mursyid was banned from domestic football for one year and from international football for life. In the semi-finals, Thailand lost to Vietnam, and Indonesia lost to Singapore: in the final, the title was to elude the hosts, as they went down 1–0 to unfancied Singapore, in one of the competition's biggest shocks to date.