The 1996 AFF Championship, sponsored by Asia Pacific Breweries and officially known as the 1996 Tiger Cup, was the inaugural edition of the AFF Championship. It was hosted by Singapore from 1 to 15 September 1996 with all 10 nations of Southeast Asia taking part, four of which were invitees.
Teams All six founding members of the ASEAN Football Federation are participants, with remain Southeast Asian nations joining as invitees as they were not yet members of the AFF at this time.
Founding members
Invitees
Venues Kallang Jurong National Stadium Jurong Stadium Capacity: 55,000 Capacity: 6,000
Squads
Tournament Group stage Key to colours in group tablesTop two placed teams advanced to the semi-finals
Group A
Group B TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts4310131+12104220152+138 (H)421172+574103115−1434004016−160
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Incidents Two Singaporeans and one Malaysian were arrested for attempting to fix a group stage game between Singapore and the Philippines. The three reportedly tried to bribe Filipino defender Judy Saluria for his side to concede seven goals so that Singapore can advance to the next round.
Awards
Most Valuable PlayerGolden BootFairplay Zainal Abidin Hassan Netipong Srithong-in
Goalscorers 7 goals Netipong Srithong-in
6 goals K. Sanbagamaran
5 goals Kiatisuk Senamuang
4 goals
Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto Peri Sandria Shamsurin Abdul Rahman Win Aung Fandi Ahmad Võ Hoàng Bửu
3 goals
Fachri Husaini Eri Irianto M. Chandran Phithaya Santawong Worrawoot Srimaka Lê Huỳnh Đức
2 goals
Anuar Abu Bakar Maung Maung Htay Maung Maung Oo Myo Hlaing Win Trần Công Minh Nguyễn Hồng Sơn
1 goal
Irwan Mohammad Nuth Sony Robby Darwis Ansyari Lubis Aples Gideon Tecuari Saysana Savatdy Chalana Luang-Amath Keolakhone Channiphone Bounlap Khenkitisack Phonesavanh Phimmasean Azman Adnan Zainal Abidin Hassan Rosdee Sulong Tin Myo Aung Hasnim Haron Lim Tong Hai Steven Tan Nguyễn Hữu Đang Huỳnh Quốc Cường
1 own goal Yeyen Tumena (playing against Vietnam) Azmil Azali (playing against Indonesia)
Team statistics This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament. TeamFinals16510183+1526321184+14Semifinals363211410+446312189+9Eliminated in the group stage5421172+5642021112–174112510–584103115–1494004112–11104004016–16
Media Coverage - Vintage Television and IBC-13 - Singapore Television Twelve (STV12): Prime 12 and Premiere 12 (Host broadcaster & Media partner) - Radio Televisyen Malaysia Rest of ASEAN - No information available
Notes
References General
"Tiger Cup 1996". AseanFootball.org. ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2010. Courtney, Barrie. "ASEAN ("Tiger") Cup 1996". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
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