2020 AFF Championship

2020 AFF Championship
Tournament details
Host country Singapore
Dates5 December 2021 – 1 January 2022
Teams10 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Thailand (6th title)
Runners-up Indonesia
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored88 (3.38 per match)
Attendance104,143 (4,006 per match)
Top scorer(s)Malaysia Safawi Rasid
Philippines Bienvenido Marañón
Thailand Chanathip Songkrasin
Thailand Teerasil Dangda
(4 goals each)
Best player(s)Thailand Chanathip Songkrasin
Best young playerIndonesia Pratama Arhan
Fair play award Indonesia
2018
2022

The 2020 AFF Championship (officially AFF Suzuki Cup 2020[1] for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), the 7th and the last edition under the name AFF Suzuki Cup.[2]

The final tournament was originally scheduled to run from 23 November to 31 December 2020.[3] However the tournament was postponed and rescheduled at least twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the tournament was first rescheduled to run from 11 April to 8 May 2021[4] and the schedule later pushed backed further to 5 December 2021 to 1 January 2022.[5] Singapore later was chosen for host this tournament in a centralized venue.[6]

Vietnam were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Thailand in the semi-finals. Thailand won the tournament by a 6–2 victory in the two-legged final against Indonesia to secure their sixth title.[7][8]

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  2. ^ Ooi, Kin Fai (16 March 2020). "AFF Championship stays Suzuki for yet another edition". Goal.com. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. ^ "ASEAN Football Federation sets dates for AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 – Reports". Fox Sport Asia. 2 January 2020. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (25 September 2020). "Suzuki Cup to take place in second quarter of 2021". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  5. ^ "AFF Championship rescheduled again due to pandemic". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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  7. ^ Lee, David (1 January 2022). "Suzuki Cup: Thailand are champions after beating Indonesia 6-2 on aggregate". The Straits Times. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Thailand win Suzuki Cup for record sixth time". CNA. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.