2012 AFF Suzuki Cup Primer

There is less than a month to go before Vietnam and Myanmar kick off the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, to be quickly followed by the much-awaited encounter between the hosts and 2010 semi-finalists the Philippines. From the qualifying stages, Mynanmar and Laos have emerged to join the six seeded countries. Malaysia, which defeated Indonesia for the title in a two-legged final in 2010, are co-hosting the group stages with Thailand.

If FIFA Rankings are to be the basis, then Thailand has to be one of the hot favourites despite the country’s relative inactivity in the international football scene. Aside from this and the fact that the Thais are hosting one of the groups, the country shares with Singapore the distinction of having won the Asean Championship the most number of times with three wins since the tournament’s inception in 1996.

This primer is made available to all football fans who will be following the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup:

Groupings:

GROUP A (Bangkok)	GROUP B (Kuala Lumpur)
Myanmar	Indonesia
Philippines	Laos
Thailand	Malaysia
Vietnam	Singapore

GROUP A FIXTURES (BANGKOK)

DATE	TIME	COUNTRY		COUNTRY
24 Nov 12	1730H	Myanmar	v	Vietnam
	2020H	Thailand	v	Philippines
27 Nov 12	1730H	Philippines	v	Myanmar
	2020H	Thailand	v	Myanmar
30 Nov 12	2020H	Philippines	v	Myanmar
	2020H	Thailand	v	Vietnam

* Matches Bangkok Time or PHL Time +1 HR
* Venues to be used: Rajamangala Stadium, Muang Thong Stadium

Myanmar Last 5 International Matches

DATE	OPPONENT	SCORE	RESULT
13 Oct 12	Laos	0-0	Draw
11 Oct 12	Cambodia	3-0	Win
7 Oct 12	Timor Leste	2-1	Win
5 Oct 12	Brunei	1-0	Win
11 Sept 12	Singapore	1-1	Draw

Philippines Last 5 International Matches

DATE	OPPONENT	SCORE	RESULT
16 Oct 12	Kuwait	1-2	Loss
12 Oct 12	Bahrain	0-0	Draw
29 Sept 12	Chinese-Taipei	3-1	Win
27 Sept 12	Macau	5-0	Win
25 Sept 12	Guam	1-0	Win

Thailand Last 5 International Matches

DATE	OPPONENT	SCORE	RESULT
12 Sept 12	Laos	2-1	Win
29 Feb 12	Oman	0-2	Loss
24 Feb 12	Maldives	3-0	Win
18 Jan 12	Norway	0-1	Loss
15 Nov 11	Australia	0-1	Loss

Vietnam Last 5 International Matches

DATE	OPPONENT	SCORE	RESULT
26 Oct 12	Laos	4-0	Win
24 Oct 12	Turkmenistan	0-1	Loss
16 Oct 12	Indonesia	0-0	Draw
15 Sept 12	Indonesia	0-0	Draw
11 Sept 12	Malaysia	2-0	Win

GROUP B FIXTURES (KUALA LUMPUR)

DATE	TIME	COUNTRY		COUNTRY
25 Nov 12	1800H	Indonesia	v	Laos
	2045H	Malaysia	v	Singapore
28 Nov 12	1800H	Indonesia	v	Singapore
	2045H	Malaysia	v	Laos
1 Dec 12	2045H	Singapore	v	Laos
	2045H	Malaysia	v	Indonesia

* Matches Kuala Lumpur Time or same as PHL Time
* Venues to be used: Kuala Lumpur: Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Shah Alam Stadium

Indonesia Last 5 International Matches

DATE	OPPONENT	SCORE	RESULT
16 Oct 12	Vietnam	0-0	Draw
26 Sept 12	Brunei	5-0	Win
15 Sept 12	Vietnam	0-0	Draw
8 Sept 12	North Korea	0-2	Loss
5 June 12	Philippines	2-2	Draw

Laos Last 5 International Matches

DATE	OPPONENT	SCORE	RESULT
13 Oct 12	Myanmar	0-0	Draw
11 Oct 12	Brunei	3-2	Win
9 Oct 12	Timor Leste	1-3	Loss
7 Oct 12	Cambodia	1-0	Win
12 Sept 12	Thailand	1-2	Loss

Malaysia Last 5 International Matches

DATE	OPPONENT	SCORE	RESULT
16 Oct 12	Hong Kong	3-0	Win
20 Sept 12	Cambodia	3-0	Win
11 Sept 12	Vietnam	0-2	Loss
12 June 12	Singapore	2-0	Win
8 June 12	Singapore	2-2	Draw

Singapore Last 5 International Matches

DATE	OPPONENT	SCORE	RESULT
16 Oct 12	India	2-0	Win
11 Sept 12	Myanmar	1-1	Draw
7 Sept 12	Philippines	0-2	Loss
18 Aug 12	Hong Kong	2-0	Win
12 June 12	Malaysia	0-2	Loss

Former Champions and Runners-up

YEAR	CHAMPIONS	RUNNERS-UP
2010	Malaysia	Indonesia
2008	Vietnam	Thailand
2007	Singapore	Thailand
2004	Singapore	Indonesia
2002	Thailand	Indonesia
2000	Thailand	Indonesia
1998	Singapore	Vietnam
1996	Thailand	Malaysia

World and Asian Rankings of Participating Countries

WORLD	ASIAN	COUNTRY
139	19	Thailand
140	20	Vietnam
147	21	Philippines
162	27	Malaysia
162	28	Singapore
170	33	Indonesia
184	38	Myanmar
193	41	Laos

*Rankingas as of October 2012

Acknowledgments:
Logo: 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup Official Site
Data:
Wikipedia
FIFA.com

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