The 2004 ASEAN Football Championship, also known as the 2004 Tiger Cup was an ASEAN football championship jointly hosted by Vietnam and Malaysia, and participated by the national football teams of various countries in South-East Asia. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly referred to as ASEAN, ˈɑːsiːɑːn AH-see-ahn in English (the Official language Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and

The championship started off with group matches, where the top two teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals and the final, which was played in a home and away format.

Summary

In the group matches, Indonesia, coached by former Thailand coach Peter Withe, emerged as the Group A winners with ten points, 17 goals scored and none conceded. The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football; it is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI The Thailand national football team is the national team of Thailand and is connected to the Football Association of Thailand. Peter Withe (born 30 August 1951 in Liverpool, Lancashire) is a much-travelled English footballer who played as a They were the hot favourites to win the 2004 Tiger Cup after bundling out the hosts Vietnam with an unexpexted 3-0 victory. The Vietnam national football team is the national team of Vietnam and is controlled by the Vietnam Football Federation. Less than a day after the match had ended, the Vietnam Football Federation requested the resignation from its national coach Edson Tavares, despite his requests to stay on until the last match. Edson Araujo Tavares (born June 10, 1956 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian football manager Singapore, led by Radojko Avramovic pipped out the hosts by just a single point and remained to be the only team in the championship to not lose a single match. The Singapore national football team is the national Football (soccer team of Singapore. Radojko Avramović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Радојко Аврамовић (born 29 November 1949, also known by the supporters of the Singapore national

Following the tournament motto "Anything can happen", Myanmar, under coach Ivan Kolev emerged as the surprise, holding defending champions Thailand to a draw and beating Malaysia on their own turf. The Myanmar national football team is the national team of Burma (or Myanmar and is controlled by the Myanmar Football Federation. Ivan Venkov Kolev (born 14 July 1957 is a Bulgarian football coach and former player The Thailand national football team is the national team of Thailand and is connected to the Football Association of Thailand. The Malaysia national football team is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia.

Teams

Of the 11 countries situated in the South-East Asian region, only Brunei did not participate in this edition, while the world's newest country, Timor Leste (or East Timor) was invited by ASEAN to compete. Brunei Darussalam, (bruːˈnaɪ in English officially the State of Brunei Abode of Peace (Negara Brunei Darussalam Jawi: برني دارالسلام East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly referred to as ASEAN, ˈɑːsiːɑːn AH-see-ahn in English (the Official language

First round

The teams in Group A played their matches at Thong Nhat Stadium and My Dinh National Stadium, Vietnam while the teams in Group B played their matches at National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia. The Cambodia national football team is the national team of Cambodia and is controlled by the Cambodian Football Federation. The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football; it is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI The Laos national football team is the national team of Laos and is controlled by the Lao Football Federation. The Singapore national football team is the national Football (soccer team of Singapore. The Vietnam national football team is the national team of Vietnam and is controlled by the Vietnam Football Federation. The Malaysia national football team is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia. The Myanmar national football team is the national team of Burma (or Myanmar and is controlled by the Myanmar Football Federation. The Philippine national football team, nicknamed the Azkals (which is derived from askal or asong kalye, the Tagalog Colloquial The Thailand national football team is the national team of Thailand and is connected to the Football Association of Thailand. The Timor-Leste national football team is the national team of Timor-Leste and is controlled by the Federaçao Futebol Timor-Leste. Thong Nhat Stadium is a multi-use Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Mỹ Đình National Stadium is a stadium in My Dinh commune Tu Liem District Hanoi, Vietnam, has a capacity of 50000 seats and is the centerpiece of Vietnam's Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially Bukit Jalil National Stadium ( Malay: Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil in Bukit Jalil, located in the National Sports Complex to the south of the capital city For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and

Notes

• All times local (UTC +07:00 in Vietnam, UTC +08:00 in Malaysia)
• Half-time scores are in brackets
• Abbreviations:
  • Pld: games played
  • W: won
  • D: drawn
  • L: lost
  • GF: goals for
  • GA: goals against
  • GD: goal difference
  • Pts: points
• Tie-breakers
  • For teams which finish level on points, the following tie-breakers will be used:
  1. greater number of points in the matches between the teams in question;
  2. greater goal difference in matches between the teams in question;
  3. greater number of goals scored in matches between the teams in question;
  4. greater goal difference in all group games;
  5. greater number of goals scored in all group games;

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Indonesia	4	3	1	0	17	0	+17	10
2. The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football; it is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI Singapore	4	2	2	0	10	3	+7	8
3. The Singapore national football team is the national Football (soccer team of Singapore. Vietnam	4	2	1	1	13	5	+8	7
4. The Vietnam national football team is the national team of Vietnam and is controlled by the Vietnam Football Federation. Laos	4	1	0	3	4	16	-12	3
5. The Laos national football team is the national team of Laos and is controlled by the Lao Football Federation. Cambodia	4	0	0	4	2	22	-20	0

Group B

Knock-out phase

Semi-finals

Final - First Leg

3/4 Place Match

Final - Second Leg

2004 Tiger Cup Champion
Singapore Second title

View of the National Stadium, Singapore just before the commencement of the 2004 Tiger Cup finals match. The Singapore national football team is the national Football (soccer team of Singapore. The Singapore National Stadium ( Chinese: 国家体育场 Malay: Stadium Nasional Singapura) is located in Kallang.

External links

• The Tiger Cup 2004 Official Website
• News articles on the 2004 Tiger Cup