1998 Tiger Cup
Encyclopedia
The 1998 tournament was held in Vietnam
. Group A's matches were played in Ho Chi Minh City
with Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, and Philippines. Group B's matches were played in Hanoi
with Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Laos.
The first half saw little action, with both teams barely making any attempt to score. During the second half both teams managed to score, partly thanks to half-hearted defending, resulting in a 2-2 score after 90 minutes, but during injury time, and despite two Thai defenders attempting to stop him, Indonesian defender Mursyid Effendi deliberately scored an own goal, thus handing Thailand a 3-2 victory. FIFA fined both teams $40,000 for "violating the spirit of the game", while Mursyid Effendi was banned from domestic football for one year and international football for life.
In the semi-finals, Thailand lost to Vietnam, and Indonesia lost to Singapore. In the final, the title was to elude the hosts, as they went down 1-0 to unfancied Singapore in one of the competition's biggest shocks to date.
From the qualifying tournament (Winner Qualification Group A) (Winner Qualification Group B) (Runner-up Qualification Group A) (Runner-up Qualification Group B)
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3 goals Aji Santoso Miro Baldo Bento
Aung Khine Alfredo Razon Gonzalez
Ahmad Latiff Kamaruddin Worrawoot Srimaka
Nguyen Hong Son
2 goals Bima Sakti Widodo Putro Rafi Ali Kritsada Piandit Lê Huỳnh Đức
1 goal Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto
Uston Nawawi
Yusuf Ekodono
1 goal Channiphone Keolakhone Phonphachanh Kholadeth Win Htike Nazri Nasir
Rudy Khairon Daiman Sasi Kumar Zulkarnaen Zainal
Chaichan Knewsen Kairung Threjagsang Kowit Foythong Therdsak Chaiman
Nguyen Van Sy Truong Viet Hoang Van Sy Hung
Own goal Yusuf Ekodono Min Aung Min Thu
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. Group A's matches were played in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...
with Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, and Philippines. Group B's matches were played in Hanoi
Hanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
with Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Laos.
Controversy
This tournament was marred by an unsportsmanlike match between Thailand and Indonesia during the group stage. Both teams were already assured of qualification for the semi-finals, but both teams also knew that the winners of the game would face hosts Vietnam in the semi-finals, while the losing team would face Singapore, who were perceived to be easier opposition, and would also avoid the inconvenience of moving the team's training base from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi for the semi-finals.The first half saw little action, with both teams barely making any attempt to score. During the second half both teams managed to score, partly thanks to half-hearted defending, resulting in a 2-2 score after 90 minutes, but during injury time, and despite two Thai defenders attempting to stop him, Indonesian defender Mursyid Effendi deliberately scored an own goal, thus handing Thailand a 3-2 victory. FIFA fined both teams $40,000 for "violating the spirit of the game", while Mursyid Effendi was banned from domestic football for one year and international football for life.
In the semi-finals, Thailand lost to Vietnam, and Indonesia lost to Singapore. In the final, the title was to elude the hosts, as they went down 1-0 to unfancied Singapore in one of the competition's biggest shocks to date.
Qualifiers
Automatic qualifiers (1996 fourth placed) (1996 runner-up) (defending champions) (Hosts, Third Placed)From the qualifying tournament (Winner Qualification Group A) (Winner Qualification Group B) (Runner-up Qualification Group A) (Runner-up Qualification Group B)
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −7 | 1 |
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
----Third place play-off
Final
Award
| Golden Boot |
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 Myo Hlaing Win |
Goalscorers
4 goals Myo Hlaing Win3 goals Aji Santoso Miro Baldo Bento
Miro Baldo Bento
Miro Baldo Bento de Araújo is a retired East Timorese football player. He is a former Indonesia national football team player , before deciding to join the Timor-Leste national football team in 2005 after Timor-Leste's independence from Indonesia. He is now coaching the Persiram junior...
Aung Khine Alfredo Razon Gonzalez
Alfredo Razon Gonzalez
Alfredo Fernando Razón "Freddy" Gonzalez is a Filipino football player and many-time member of the Philippines national football team. He is considered by many as the first ever Filipino professional football player in history and the Philippines' finest striker since the legendary Paulino Alcántara...
Ahmad Latiff Kamaruddin Worrawoot Srimaka
Worrawoot Srimaka
Worrawoot Srimaka is a former Thai football player. He is a Striker who scored 29 goals for the national team. Currently, He has coaches for BEC Tero Sasana in Thailand Premier League....
Nguyen Hong Son
Nguyen Hong Son
Nguyen Hong Son was a famous Vietnamese footballer who is a former player for Thể Công football club and Vietnam national football team . He is now a coach for U-15 Thể Công. He and Vietnam national team participated in 18th - 20th Southeast Asian Games...
2 goals Bima Sakti Widodo Putro Rafi Ali Kritsada Piandit Lê Huỳnh Đức
1 goal Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto
Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto
Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto is an active Indonesian footballer. He normally plays as a striker and is the player with the most caps and goals for the Indonesian national team after Bambang Pamungkas with 31 goals in 60 appearances.Kurniawan is known by his nickname kurus because he cuts a slender figure...
Uston Nawawi
Uston Nawawi
Uston Nawawi is an Indonesian footballer who currently play as a midfielder for Liga Indonesia Premier Division club Gresik United. He is former player of Indonesia national team.-External links:...
Yusuf Ekodono
1 goal Channiphone Keolakhone Phonphachanh Kholadeth Win Htike Nazri Nasir
Nazri Nasir
Nazri Nasir is a retired football player from Singapore. He was the captain of the Singapore national football team in the late-1990s and early-2000s, and led the team which won the regional Tiger Cup in 1998.In 1994, Nazri was a member of the Singapore side which won the Malaysian League and...
Rudy Khairon Daiman Sasi Kumar Zulkarnaen Zainal
Zulkarnaen Zainal
Zulkarnaen Zainal is a retired Singapore football player. He spend his career play as a defender. He was the member of the Singapore national football team that won the 1998 Tiger Cup...
Chaichan Knewsen Kairung Threjagsang Kowit Foythong Therdsak Chaiman
Therdsak Chaiman
Therdsak Chaiman is a Thai footballer who plays for Chonburi. Therdsak is a free kick specialist and can shoot with both feet.-Club career:Therdsak is regarded as one of Southeast Asia's finest footballers....
Nguyen Van Sy Truong Viet Hoang Van Sy Hung
Own goal Yusuf Ekodono Min Aung Min Thu
External links
- Tiger Cup 1998 at ASEAN Football Federation official website
- Tiger Cup 1998 - Details at RSSSFRec.Sport.Soccer Statistics FoundationThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation is an international amateur organization dedicated to collecting statistics about association football...
- Tiger Cup 1998 at ThaiFootball.com