2020 AFF Championship final
Event | 2020 AFF Championship | ||||||
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First leg | |||||||
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Date | 29 December 2021 | ||||||
Venue | National Stadium, Kallang | ||||||
Referee | Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia) | ||||||
Attendance | 6,290 | ||||||
Second leg | |||||||
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Date | 1 January 2022 | ||||||
Venue | National Stadium, Kallang | ||||||
Referee | 2022 → |
The 2020 AFF Championship Final was the final of the 2020 AFF Championship. It was played between Indonesia and Thailand in two legs, both played at the National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore. The first leg was held on 29 December 2021 and the second leg took place on 1 January 2022. Thailand won a record-extending sixth title 6–2 on aggregate. This was the highest-scoring AFF Championship final, which also produced a larger margin of victory than any finals before.
Thailand won the first leg 4–0, the biggest defeat for either side in this fixture since their meeting at the
Background
The 2020 AFF Championship (officially known as the 2020 AFF
This was the sixth AFF Championship final for Indonesia, having qualified and lost the
This was the ninth AFF Championship final for Thailand, having won the 1996, 2000, 2002, 2014, and 2016 finals, and lost in 2007, 2008, and 2012.
Both were teams with the most appearances in the AFF Championship finals; Thailand was leading the all-time championship table with five titles to their name. At the other hand, Indonesia had lost all five of their previous finals, two more than the second-worst, Thailand. They had met three times in the AFF Championship final, with Thailand winning in
Both countries played the final without their national flags due to non-compliance with conditions set by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).[3]
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). Home and away are administrative only, since all matches were played in Singapore.
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Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cambodia | 4–2 | Matchday 1 | East Timor
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2–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Laos | 5–1 | Matchday 2 | Myanmar | 4–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vietnam | 0–0 | Matchday 3 | Philippines | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malaysia | 4–1 | Matchday 4 | Singapore | 2–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group B winners | Final standings | Group A winners
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Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Singapore | 5–3 | 1–1 (A) | a.e.t. ) (H)
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Semi-finals | Vietnam | 2–0 | 2–0 (A) | 0–0 (H) |
Matches
First leg
Indonesia
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Thailand
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Second leg
Thailand
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Indonesia
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Notes
- ^ a b c d Due to non-compliance with conditions set by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Indonesia was not allowed to be represented by its national flag.[4] The sanctions took effect in October 2021.[3]
- ^ a b c d Due to non-compliance with conditions set by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Thailand was not allowed to be represented by its national flag.[5] The sanctions took effect in October 2021.[3]
References
- ^ 1981 semi-finalresults are not in source.
- ^ Ooi, Kin Fai (16 March 2020). "AFF Championship stays Suzuki for yet another edition". Goal.com. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "WADA confirms non-compliance of five Anti-Doping Organizations (7 October 2021)". World Anti-Doping Agency. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Chairman Of PSSI: Regarding The Flag At AFF 2020, We Will Follow Whatever The Decision Is". VOI. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Thailand loses right to host tournaments". Bangkok Post. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
The country has also been denied the right to display its national flag at any such events (international football events).
External links
- AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 – Official website