2010 AFF Championship

2010 AFF Championship
Kejuaraan Sepak Bola ASEAN 2010
Giải vô địch bóng đá Đông Nam Á 2010
Tournament details
Host countryIndonesia
Vietnam
(for group stage)
Dates1–29 December
Teams8
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Malaysia (1st title)
Runners-up Indonesia
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored51 (2.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Malaysia Safee Sali
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Indonesia Firman Utina
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The 2010 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and P&G and officially known as the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup,[1] was the 8th edition of the AFF Championship, took place on 1–29 December 2010.[2] Indonesia and Vietnam hosted the group stage from 1 to 8 December. Two-legged home-and-away semi-finals and finals were held between 15 and 29 December 2010.[3]

Vietnam were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Malaysia in the semi-finals. Indonesia appeared in their fourth final while the Philippines qualified for the semi-finals for the first time under the management of Simon McMenemy.[4] Malaysia subsequently won their first ever title since they first appeared in the final in the inaugural edition,[5] beating Indonesia 4–2 on aggregate in the finals. Malaysia became the first nation to win the AFF Cup (including tournaments held under earlier formats), despite losing two games in the tournament (both to Indonesia).

  1. ^ "Suzuki renew its title sponsorship of AFF Cup". AseanFootball.org. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "December 2010 event calendar". World Sports Group. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Participating teams at 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup". Dang Cong San. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Hard work pays off, says McMenemy". AFFSuzukiCup.com. 9 December 2010. Archived from the original on 11 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  5. ^ "Football: Malaysia edge Vietnam to enter AFF Cup final after 14 years". Bernama. 19 December 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010.

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