2004 AFF Championship

2004 AFF Championship
Giải vô địch bóng đá Đông Nam Á 2004
2004 Kejohanan Bola Sepak ASEAN
Tournament details
Host countryVietnam
Malaysia
(for group stage)
Dates7 December 2004 – 16 January 2005
Teams10
Venue(s)5 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Singapore (2nd title)
Runners-up Indonesia
Third place Malaysia
Fourth place Myanmar
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored113 (4.19 per match)
Top scorer(s)Indonesia Ilham Jaya Kesuma
(7 goals)
Best player(s)Singapore Lionel Lewis
2002
2007

The 2004 AFF Championship (officially known as the 2004 Tiger Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 5th edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), and the last time under the name Tiger Cup. This was the first time a new format had been applied, with Group stage was jointly hosted by Vietnam and Malaysia from 7 to 16 December 2004, and top two teams from each group advanced to the Semi-finals and the Final, which was played in a two-leg home-and-away format from 28 December 2004 to 16 January 2005. This was also the final AFF Cup has a third-place match, then it wasn't continued since the 2007 edition.

Thailand were the two-time defending champions, but were eliminated in Group stage. Singapore won the tournament by a 5–2 victory in the two-legged final against Indonesia to secure their second title.