1996 AFF Championship

The 1996 AFF Championship, sponsored by Asia Pacific Breweries and officially known as the 1996 Tiger Cup, was the inaugural edition of the AFF Championship. It was hosted by Singapore from 1 to 15 September 1996 with all 10 nations of Southeast Asia taking part, four of which were invitees.

Teams
All six founding members of the ASEAN Football Federation are participants, with remain Southeast Asian nations joining as invitees as they were not yet members of the AFF at this time.

Incidents
Two Singaporeans and one Malaysian were arrested for attempting to fix a group stage game between Singapore and the Philippines. The three reportedly tried to bribe Filipino defender Judy Saluria for his side to concede seven goals so that Singapore can advance to the next round.

Goalscorers

 * 7 goals
 * 🇹🇭 Netipong Srithong-in


 * 6 goals
 * K. Sanbagamaran


 * 5 goals
 * 🇹🇭 Kiatisuk Senamuang


 * 4 goals


 * Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto
 * Peri Sandria
 * Shamsurin Abdul Rahman
 * Win Aung
 * Fandi Ahmad
 * Vo Hoang Buu


 * 3 goals


 * Fachri Husaini
 * Eri Irianto
 * M. Chandran
 * 🇹🇭 Phithaya Santawong
 * 🇹🇭 Worrawoot Srimaka
 * Le Huynh Duc


 * 2 goals


 * Anuar Abu Bakar
 * Maung Maung Htay
 * Maung Maung Oo
 * Myo Hlaing Win
 * Tran Cong Minh
 * Nguyen Hong Son


 * 1 goal


 * Irwan Mohammad
 * Nuth Sony
 * Robby Darwis
 * Ansyari Lubis
 * Aples Gideon Tecuari
 * 🇱🇦 Saysana Savatdy
 * 🇱🇦 Chalana Luang-Amath
 * 🇱🇦 Keolakhone Channiphone
 * 🇱🇦 Bounlap Khenkitisack
 * 🇱🇦 Phonesavanh Phimmasean
 * Azman Adnan
 * Zainal Abidin Hassan
 * Rosdee Sulong
 * Tin Myo Aung
 * Hasnim Haron
 * Lim Tong Hai
 * Steven Tan
 * Nguyen Huu Dang
 * Huynh Quoc Cuong


 * 1 own goal
 * Yeyen Tumena (playing against Vietnam)
 * Azmil Azali (playing against Indonesia)

Team statistics
This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.

Media Coverage

 * 🇵🇭 Philippines - Vintage Television and IBC-13
 * 🇸🇬 Singapore - Singapore Television Twelve (STV12): Prime 12 and Premiere 12 (Host broadcaster & Media partner)
 * Rest of ASEAN - No information available