The 2004 AFF Championship (officially known as the 2004 Tiger Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 5th edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), and the last time under the name Tiger Cup. This was the first time a new format had been applied, in which the format was still in use until now. The group stage was jointly hosted by Vietnam and Malaysia from 7 to 16 December 2004, and the top two teams from each group advanced to the Semi-finals and the Final, which was played in a two-leg home-and-away format from 28 December 2004 to 16 January 2005. This was also the final AFF Cup to feature a third-place match, as it was removed in the 2007 edition.
Thailand were the two-time defending champions, but were eliminated in Group stage. Singapore won the tournament by a 5–2 victory in the two-legged final against Indonesia to secure their second title.
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. They were the hot favourites to win the 2004 AFF Championship after bundling out the hosts Vietnam with an unexpected 3–0 victory. 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. Singapore, led by Radojko Avramović pipped out the hosts by just a single point and remained unbeaten to become the only team in the championship to not lose a single match.
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.
Teams All teams from member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) participated with the exception of Brunei. However, they would be replaced by East Timor when sponsors Tiger Beer stated in May 2004 that the world's newest country at the time would be joining the competition. This kept the tournament at 10 teams.
Squads
Venues Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City Hai Phong Jakarta Mỹ Đình National Stadium Thống Nhất Stadium Lạch Tray Stadium Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Capacity: 40,192 Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 32,000 Capacity: 110,000 Singapore Kuala Lumpur National Stadium Jalan Besar Stadium Bukit Jalil National Stadium KLFA Stadium Capacity: 55,000 Capacity: 6,000 Capacity: 100,000 Capacity: 18,000
Tournament
Group stage Group A All times are Indochina Time (ICT) – UTC+7 All matches played in Vietnam TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification4310170+1710Advance to knockout stage4220103+784211135+874103416−1234004222−200
Group B All times are Malaysia Standard Time (MST) – UTC+8 All matches played in Malaysia TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification431062+410Advance to knockout stage4301113+894211134+97410349−534004218−160
Knockout stage
Semi-finals First Leg
Second Leg
Singapore win 8–5 on aggregate
Indonesia win 5–3 on aggregate
Third place play-off
Final First Leg
Second Leg
Singapore win 5–2 on aggregate
Awards
Most Valuable PlayerGolden Boot Lionel Lewis Ilham Jaya Kesuma
Goal scorers 7 goals Ilham Jaya Kesuma
6 goals
Muhamad Khalid Jamlus Soe Myat Min Agu Casmir
5 goals Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto
4 goals
Elie Aiboy Liew Kit Kong Indra Sahdan Daud Sarayoot Chaikamdee Thạch Bảo Khanh Lê Công Vinh
3 goals Boaz Solossa Chalana Luang-Amath Emelio Caligdong Noh Alam Shah
2 goals
Mohd Amri Yahyah San Day Thien Daniel Bennett Khairul Amri Therdsak Chaiman Suriya Domtaisong Đặng Văn Thành
1 goal
Hing Darith Hang Sokunthea Charis Yulianto Mahyadi Panggabean Muhammad Mauli Lessy Ortizan Solossa Visay Phaphouvanin Mohd Fadzli Saari Mohamad Nor Ismail Muhamad Kaironnisam Sahabudin Hussain Muhammad Shukor Adan Aung Kyaw Moe Min Thu Zaw Lynn Tun Myo Hlaing Win Chad Gould Baihakki Khaizan Itimi Dickson Hasrin Jailani Sharil Ishak Weerayut Jitkuntod Yuttajak Kornjan Ittipol Poolsap Sarif Sainui Banluesak Yodyingyong Januário do Rego Simon Diamantino Nguyễn Huy Hoàng Nguyễn Minh Phương
Own goal Sun Sampratna (For Vietnam) Sengphet Thongphachan (For Singapore) Siththalay Kanyavong (For Indonesia) Zaw Linn Tun (For Singapore)
Team statistics This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament. TeamFinals186202310+1328413248+16Semifinals37502169+74731312120Eliminated in the group stage54211134+964211135+87410349−584103416−1294004218−16104004222−20
Notes
References General
Stokkermans, Karel. "ASEAN ("Tiger") Cup 2004 (Vietnam)". RSSSF.
Specific
External links Tiger Cup 2004 at AseanFootball.org