Host countries Malaysia
Thailand Runners-up Thailand Dates 24 Nov 2012 – 22 Dec 2012 Best player Shahril Ishak Goals scored 48 | Venue(s) 4 (in 3 host cities) Matches played 18 Top scorer Teerasil Dangda Teams 8 | |
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Champion Singapore national football team Similar 2014 AFF Championship, 2016 AFF Championship, 2008 AFF Championship, 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, 2007 AFC Asian Cup | ||
The 2012 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and officially known as the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup, was the ninth edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of Southeast Asia. It was co-hosted by Malaysia and Thailand and took place from 24 November to 22 December 2012.
Contents
- Hosts
- Venues
- Qualification
- Draw
- Tie breaking criteria
- Group A
- Group B
- Semifinals
- Finals
- Discipline
- Goalscorers
- Team statistics
- References
Singapore became the first side to win the AFF Championship four times, beating Thailand 3–2 on aggregate in the finals. Singapore coach Radojko Avramović also became the most successful coach in tournament history, adding to his wins in 2004 and 2007.
Hosts
On 17 December 2010, the Philippine Football Federation declared their interest to host the 2012 AFF Championship. However, with no other reported interest and following the meeting of the AFF Council on 19 February 2011, Malaysia and Thailand were announced as hosts of the preliminary round.
Venues
There were two main venues; the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur and the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok. The secondary venues; the Shah Alam Stadium in Shah Alam, Selangor State and the Supachalasai Stadium in Bangkok for the final round of group games on 30 November and 1 December. The Supachalasai Stadium replaced the Muang Thong Stadium as the alternative venue for the final match day in Group A on 27 November, after itself had been replaced by the Muang Thong Stadium on 17 October. If Thailand reached the semifinals and finals, their home games were played at the Supachalasai Stadium as the Rajamangala was hosting the 2012 Race of Champions. Philippines and Singapore also hosted games due to making the knockout stages. The Philippines hosted at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, the first time an AFF Championship game was held in the Philippines and Singapore hosted at the Jalan Besar Stadium.
Qualification
Qualification took place from 5 to 13 October 2012. It involved the five lower ranked teams in Southeast Asia. All teams played in a round-robin tournament format with the top two teams qualifying for the tournament proper. Six teams have qualified directly to the finals.
Draw
The draw for the tournament as well as the qualification tournament took place on the afternoon of 11 July 2012 at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Bangkok. The teams that qualified via the qualifying stages were not yet determined at the time of the draw. The eight finalists were divided into four pots of two teams each based on team rankings.
Tie-breaking criteria
Ranking in each group shall be determine as follows:
- Greater number of points obtained in all the group matches;
- Goal difference in all the group matches;
- Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches.
If two or more teams are equal on the basis on the above three criteria, the place shall be determined as follows:
- Result of the direct match between the teams concerned;
- Kicks from the penalty mark if the teams concerned are still on the field of play;
- Drawing lots by the Organising Committee.
Group A
Group B
Semifinals
Singapore won 1–0 on aggregate.
Thailand won 3–1 on aggregate.
Finals
Singapore won 3–2 on aggregate.
Discipline
In the final tournament, a player was suspended for the subsequent match in the competition for either getting red card or accumulating two yellow cards in two different matches.
• Player who get a card during the semifinals and final doesn't include here.
Goalscorers
Team statistics
This table shows all team performance.