2021 AFF Championship
The 2021 AFF Championship will be the 13th edition of the AFF Championship, the football championship of nations affiliated to the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), and the 7th under the name AFF Suzuki Cup.[1]
| AFF Suzuki Cup 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | TBA |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
The final tournament was originally scheduled to run from 23 November and will end on 31 December 2020. The tournament was scheduled in a way to avoid a scheduling conflict with the joint 2022 FIFA World Cup–2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers as some Southeast Asian national teams are still expected to continue to take part in.[2] However on July 30, 2020, the tournament was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Format
The format of the 2021 AFF Championship is set to remain the same with the format adopted in 2018. In the group stage of the competition proper, ten teams will be drawn in two groups of five with each team to play home-and-away matches against each other.[3]
However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament may be held in one or two countries instead with Vietnam potentially hosting all or some matches. Up to five subsitution may be allowed as per recommendation of FIFA.[4]
Qualification
Draw
The draw for the tournament was originally scheduled to be held in mid-2020.[3]
References
- Ooi, Kin Fai (16 March 2020). "AFF Championship stays Suzuki for yet another edition". Goal.com. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- "ASEAN Football Federation sets dates for AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 – Reports". Fox Sport Asia. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- "AFF Cup 2020 to kick off on November 23". Nhan Dan. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- https://en.nhandan.org.vn/sports/item/8774802-teams-allowed-to-register-23-player-squads-for-aff-suzuki-cup-2020.html