The 2024 ASEAN Championship final was the association football series and the final of the 2024 ASEAN Championship (previously AFF Championship), the 15th edition of the top-level Southeast Asia football tournament organised by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away series format between Vietnam and Thailand. The first leg was hosted by Vietnam at the Việt Trì Stadium in Phú Thọ on 2 January 2025, while the second leg was hosted by Thailand at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok on 5 January 2025.
Vietnam secured their third title after defeating the two-time defending champions Thailand by a 5–3 aggregate score in the two-legged final.
Background
This was the fifth ASEAN Championship final and second consecutive finals for Vietnam, having won in 2008 and 2018 finals, but lost in two 1998 and 2022 finals, and the eleventh ASEAN Championship final and third consecutive finals for Thailand, having won the 1996, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022 finals, and lost in 2007, 2008, and 2012 finals.
Both were the strongest-ranked AFF teams in the FIFA World Rankings; Thailand was ranked first in Southeast Asia at 97th while Vietnam was ranked 2nd there at 114th. This marks the second time that the finalists have met in the final of the ASEAN Championship in consecutive editions (2000 and 2002 was the other time) when Thailand played Indonesia. Thailand had the second-highest win percentage in the ASEAN Championship finals with 70% while Vietnam had only 50%. Also, Thailand was leading the all-time championship table with seven titles to their name while Vietnam, on the other hand, only won two in 2008 and 2018. They have met in the final twice: in 2008 when Vietnam won 3–2 on aggregate (won 2–1 in the first leg; and drew 1–1 in the second) and 2022 when Thailand won by the same scoreline (2–2 draw in the first leg; and won 1–0 in the second). In all competitions since Vietnam's reintegration, Thailand won 18 meetings, Vietnam won only 3, and 8 matches ended in draws.
This final between the two countries is highly anticipated given their success, having won each AFF tournament since 2014.
Summary of results Group standings
Match results RoundGroup stageMatchday 1Matchday 2Matchday 3Matchday 41st leg2nd legKnockout stage1st leg2nd leg5–10–2 (A)3–1 (H)Semi-finals4–32–1 (A)3–1 (a.e.t) (H)
Series summary MatchDateHome teamScoreRoad teamVenueAttendanceSeries detailsFirst leg January 2, 2025 Việt Trì Stadium Vietnam lead aggregate 2–1Second leg January 5, 2025 Rajamangala Stadium Vietnam win series 5–3 on aggregate
Matches First leg
GK 21Nguyễn Đình TriệuCB 7 Phạm Xuân Mạnh (c)CB 16Nguyễn Thành ChungCB 4 Bùi Tiến Dũng LWB 3 Nguyễn Văn Vĩ RM 17Vũ Văn Thanh CM 25Doãn Ngọc Tân CM 14Nguyễn Hoàng Đức LM 15Bùi Vĩ Hào SS 8 Châu Ngọc Quang CF 12Nguyễn Xuân SonSubstitutions:MF 19Nguyễn Quang Hải MF 5 Trương Tiến Anh DF 2 Đỗ Duy Mạnh MF 24Nguyễn Hai Long FW 22Nguyễn Tiến Linh Manager: Kim Sang-sik GK 1 Patiwat KhammaiRB 21Suphanan BureeratCB 3 Pansa Hemviboon (c) CB 5 Chalermsak AukkeeLB 12Nicholas Mickelson RM 25Seksan Ratree CM 19William Weidersjö CM 16Akarapong Pumwisat LM 13Ben DavisSS 17Ekanit Panya CF 9 Patrik GustavssonSubstitutions:MF 18Weerathep Pomphan DF 6 Thitathorn Aksornsri FW 10Suphanat Mueanta MF 7 Supachok Sarachat MF 22Worachit Kanitsribampen Manager: Masatada Ishii
Man of the Match: Nguyễn Xuân Son (Vietnam)
Assistant referees: Zahy Al Shmari (Qatar) Khalid Ayed Khalaf (Qatar) Fourth official: Tuan Mohd Yaasin (Malaysia) Video assistant referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore) Assistant video assistant referees: Du Jianxin (China)
+OverallStatisticsVietnamThailandGoals scored 2 1Total shots 21 13Shots on target 9 3Ball possession 37% 63%Corner kicks 6 3Fouls committed 10 11Offsides 2 1Yellow cards 2 2Red cards 0 0
Second leg Pre-match Officiating On 3 January 2025, Ko Hyung-jin of the Korea Republic was named as the referee for the second leg of the final, with fellow Korean Republic Park Sang-jun and Kang Dong-ho as assistant referees. Thoriq Alkatiri of Indonesia were named as the fourth official. He had previously became one of the referees at the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, 2019 AFC Asian Cup, 2023 AFC Asian Cup, 2018 AFC U-23 Championship, 2020 AFC U-23 Championship and 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup. He became the third Korean Republic to referee a ASEAN Championship final (after 1998 final, 2004 final first leg and as himself at the 2022 final first leg). He was also one of the supporting referees at 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Dignitaries in attendance FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafström along with FAT president Nualphan Lamsam and VFF president Trần Quốc Tuấn attended the second leg of the ASEAN Championship final. Prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her husband Pitaka Suksawat was also in attendance.
Notably, AFF president Khiev Sameth wasn't attended the final, and FIFA president Gianni Infantino wasn't attended either, despite some rumours that he would attended the final as same as the 2022's second leg final, where he was attended to presented the trophy to Thailand.
GK 1 Patiwat KhammaiRB 21Suphanan BureeratCB 3 Pansa HemviboonCB 4 Jonathan KhemdeeLB 6 Thitathorn Aksornsri DM 18Weerathep Pomphan RM 7 Supachok SarachatCM 8 Peeradol Chamrasamee (c) LM 13Ben Davis SS 10Suphanat MueantaCF 9 Patrik Gustavsson Substitutions:MF 25Seksan Ratree DF 12Nicholas Mickelson MF 22Worachit Kanitsribampen FW 17Ekanit Panya Manager: Masatada Ishii GK 21Nguyễn Đình TriệuCB 7 Phạm Xuân MạnhCB 16Nguyễn Thành ChungCB 4 Bùi Tiến DũngLWB 3 Nguyễn Văn Vĩ RM 17Vũ Văn ThanhCM 25Doãn Ngọc Tân CM 14Nguyễn Hoàng Đức (c)LM 10Phạm Tuấn Hải SS 8 Châu Ngọc Quang CF 12Nguyễn Xuân Son Substitutions:FW 22Nguyễn Tiến Linh MF 19Nguyễn Quang Hải DF 2 Đỗ Duy Mạnh FW 18Đinh Thanh Bình MF 24Nguyễn Hai Long Manager: Kim Sang-sik
Man of the Match: Phạm Tuấn Hải (Vietnam)
Assistant referees: Park Sang-jun (South Korea) Kang Dong-ho (South Korea) Fourth official: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia) Video assistant referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea) Assistant video assistant referees: Du Jianxin (China)
+OverallStatisticsThailandVietnamGoals scored 2 3Total shots 13 10Shots on target 4 2Ball possession 61% 39%Corner kicks 2 4Fouls committed 11 3Offsides 2 0Yellow cards 2 4Red cards 1 0
References
External links ASEAN Football Federation official website ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup official website