2014 AFF Championship

The 2014 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and officially known as the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup, was the 10th edition of the AFF Championship, an international association football competition consisting of national teams of member nations of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).

2014 AFF Championship
2014 Kejohanan Bola Sepak ASEAN
2014 東盟足球錦標賽
2014 ஏசியான் கால்ப கோப்பை
Giải vô địch bóng đá Đông Nam Á 2014
Tournament details
Host countrySingapore
Vietnam
(for group stage)
Dates22 November – 20 December
Teams8 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)8 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Thailand (4th title)
Runners-up Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored65 (3.61 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mohd Safiq Rahim
(6 goals)
Best player(s) Chanathip Songkrasin
Fair play award Vietnam

Co-hosting rights to the group stages were awarded to Singapore and Vietnam with matches held from 22 November to 20 December 2014. Meanwhile, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand also hosted knockout stage matches, as their teams advanced to the semi-finals with Vietnam.

Singapore were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the group stage. Thailand won the tournament 4–3 in a two-legged final against Malaysia, with manager Kiatisuk Senamuang being the first coach to win the competition also as a player.

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