| Event | 2024 ASEAN Championship | ||||||
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| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 2 January 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | Việt Trì Stadium,Việt Trì | ||||||
| Referee | Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar) | ||||||
| Attendance | 15,604 | ||||||
| Weather | Cloudy night 25 °C (77 °F) 48%humidity | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| Date | 5 January 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | Rajamangala Stadium,Bangkok | ||||||
| Referee | Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea) | ||||||
| Attendance | 46,982 | ||||||
| Weather | Cloudy night 28 °C (82 °F) 41%humidity | ||||||
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The2024 ASEAN Championship final was the final of the2024 ASEAN Championship (previouslyAFF Championship),[1] the 15th edition of the top-levelSoutheast Asiafootball tournament organised by theASEAN Football Federation (AFF).
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format betweenVietnam andThailand. The first leg was hosted by Vietnam at theViệt Trì Stadium inPhú Thọ on 2 January 2025, while the second leg was hosted by Thailand at theRajamangala Stadium inBangkok on 5 January 2025.[2]
Vietnam secured their third title after defeating the two-time defending champions Thailand by a 5–3 aggregate score in the two-legged final.[3][4]
This was the fifth ASEAN Championship final and second consecutive finals for Vietnam, having won in2008 and2018 finals, but lost in two1998 and2022 finals.
This was the eleventh ASEAN Championship final and third consecutive finals for Thailand, having won the1996, 2000, 2002,2014,2016,2020,2022 finals, and lost in2007,2008, and2012 finals.
Both were the strongest-ranked AFF teams in theFIFA World Rankings; Thailand was ranked first in Southeast Asia at 97th while Vietnam was ranked 2nd there at 114th. This marks the second time that the finalists have met in the final of the ASEAN Championship in consecutive editions (2000 and2002 was the other time) when Thailand playedIndonesia. Thailand had the second-highest win percentage in the ASEAN Championship finals with 70% while Vietnam had only 50%. Also, Thailand was leading the all-time championship table with seven titles to their name while Vietnam, on the other hand, only won two in2008 and2018. They have met in the final twice: in 2008 when Vietnam won 3–2 on aggregate (won 2–1 in the first leg; and drew 1–1 in the second) and2022 when Thailand won by the same scoreline (2–2 draw in the first leg; and won 1–0 in the second). In all competitions since Vietnam's reintegration, Thailand won 18 meetings, Vietnam won only 3, and 8 matches ended in draws.[5]
This final between the two countries is highly anticipated given their success, having won each AFF tournament since2014.[6][7][8]
 Vietnam | Round |  Thailand | ||||||
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||
 Laos | 1–4 (A) | Matchday 1 |  Timor-Leste | 0–10 (A) | ||||
 Indonesia | 1–0 (H) | Matchday 2 |  Malaysia | 1–0 (H) | ||||
 Philippines | 1–1 (A) | Matchday 3 |  Singapore | 2–4 (A) | ||||
 Myanmar | 5–0 (H) | Matchday 4 |  Cambodia | 3–2 (H) | ||||
| Group B winners | Final standings | Group A winners | ||||||
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Singapore | 5–1 | 0–2 (A) | 3–1 (H) | Semi-finals | Philippines | 4–3 | 2–1 (A) | 3–1 (a.e.t) (H) |
| Vietnam | 2–1 | Thailand |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees:[9] |
| Statistics | Vietnam | Thailand |
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| Goals scored | 2 | 1 |
| Total shots | 21 | 13 |
| Shots on target | 9 | 3 |
| Ball possession | 37% | 63% |
| Corner kicks | 6 | 3 |
| Fouls committed | 10 | 11 |
| Offsides | 2 | 1 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Thailand | 2–3 | Vietnam |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees:[11] |
| Statistics | Thailand | Vietnam |
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| Goals scored | 2 | 3 |
| Total shots | 13 | 10 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 2 |
| Ball possession | 61% | 39% |
| Corner kicks | 2 | 4 |
| Fouls committed | 11 | 3 |
| Offsides | 2 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 4 |
| Red cards | 1 | 0 |
