ASEAN Championship

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The ASEAN Championship (formerly known as the AFF Championship or AFF Cup), currently known as the ASEAN Hyundai Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the biennial football tournament organised by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) for men's national teams in Southeast Asia. A biennial international competition, it is contested to determine the sub-continental champion of Southeast Asia. The competition has been held every two years since 1996, scheduled to be in the even-numbered year, except for 2007 and 2020. Four national teams have won the ASEAN Championship title; Thailand has won seven titles, Singapore and Vietnam four each, and Malaysia one. To date, only three teams have won consecutive titles: Thailand did it three times in 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2020, and 2022, Singapore did it once in 2004 and 2007, and Vietnam did it once in 2024 and 2026. Australia, an AFF member since 2013, has not played the ASEAN Championship. It is one of the most watched football tournaments in the region...

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