2024 ASEAN Championship final
| Event | 2024 ASEAN Championship | ||||||
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| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 2 January 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | Việt Trì Stadium, Việt Trì | ||||||
| Referee | Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar) | ||||||
| Attendance | 15,604 | ||||||
| Weather | Cloudy night 25 °C (77 °F) 48% humidity | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| Date | 5 January 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok | ||||||
| Referee | Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea) | ||||||
| Attendance | 46,982 | ||||||
| Weather | Cloudy night 28 °C (82 °F) 41% humidity | ||||||
The 2024 ASEAN Championship final was the final of the 2024 ASEAN Championship (previously AFF Championship),[1] 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 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.[2]
Vietnam secured their third title after defeating the two-time defending champions Thailand by a 5–3 aggregate score in the two-legged final.[3][4]
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.
This was 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.[5]
This final between the two countries is highly anticipated given their success, having won each AFF tournament since 2014.[6][7][8]
Route to the final
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laos | 1–4 (A) | Matchday 1 | Timor-Leste | 0–10 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 1–0 (H) | Matchday 2 | Malaysia | 1–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | 1–1 (A) | Matchday 3 | Singapore | 2–4 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | 5–0 (H) | Matchday 4 | Cambodia | 3–2 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group B winners
Source: ASEAN United FC |
Final standings | Group A winners
Source: ASEAN United FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | 5–1 | 0–2 (A) | 3–1 (H) | Semi-finals | Philippines | 4–3 | 2–1 (A) | 3–1 (a.e.t) (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matches
First leg
| Vietnam | 2–1 | Thailand |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[9]
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| Statistics | Vietnam | Thailand |
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| Goals scored | 2 | 1 |
| Total shots | 21 | 13 |
| Shots on target | 9 | 3 |
| Ball possession | 37% | 63% |
| Corner kicks | 6 | 3 |
| Fouls committed | 10 | 11 |
| Offsides | 2 | 1 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Second leg
| Thailand | 2–3 | Vietnam |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[11]
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| Statistics | Thailand | Vietnam |
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| Goals scored | 2 | 3 |
| Total shots | 13 | 10 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 2 |
| Ball possession | 61% | 39% |
| Corner kicks | 2 | 4 |
| Fouls committed | 11 | 3 |
| Offsides | 2 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 4 |
| Red cards | 1 | 0 |
References
- ^ "AFF and Mitsubishi Electric launch new brand identity for Asean Mitsubishi Electric Cup™ 2024". ASEAN Football Federation. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Title-holders Thailand to take on Vietnam in highly anticipated ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup™ 2024 final re-run". ASEAN Football Federation. 16 January 2025.
- ^ Church, Michael; Radnedge, Christian (5 January 2025). "Late goals earn Vietnam Asean Championship win over 10-man Thais". Reuters. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ Duc, Ahn (6 January 2025). "Vietnam wins third ASEAN Championship with emotional win against Thailand". Asia News Network. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Vietnam national football team: record v Thailand". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ Tùng, Hoàng (31 December 2024). "Đội tuyển Việt Nam và Thái Lan lần thứ 3 chạm trán tại chung kết ASEAN Cup". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "Việt Nam - Thái Lan: Xứng đáng". www.baohoabinh.com.vn (in Vietnamese). 2 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "Tin thể thao (4-1): Thái Lan - Việt Nam - "Siêu kinh điển" tranh ngôi vô địch". Quân Đội Nhân Dân (in Vietnamese). 4 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Vietnam vs. Thailand 2–1". Soccerway (UK). 2 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "2024 ASEAN Championship Final Summary [Vietnam (2) – (1) Thailand]". ESPN (UK). Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Thailand vs. Vietnam 2–3". Soccerway (UK). 5 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "2024 ASEAN Championship Final Summary [Thailand (2) – (3) Vietnam]". ESPN (UK). Retrieved 16 January 2025.