2016 AFF Championship Group A explained

Group A was one of the two groups of the 2016 AFF Championship. It consisted of hosts the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia. Play in Group A began on 19 November and ended on 25 November.

Teams

Draw position	Team	Appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA World Rankings (as of 20 October 2016)^[1]
A1	style=white-space:nowrap	(H)	data-sort-value="37"	10th	data-sort-value="6.04"	Semi-finalists (2010, 2012, 2014)	124
A2	style=white-space:nowrap		data-sort-value="9"	11th	data-sort-value="6.02"	Winners (1996, 2000, 2002, 2014)	146
A3	style=white-space:nowrap		data-sort-value="26"	11th	data-sort-value="4.02"	Winners (1998, 2004, 2007, 2012)	171
A4	style=white-space:nowrap		data-sort-value="25"	11th	data-sort-value="7.01"	Runners-up (2000, 2002, 2004, 2010)	179

Group standings

In the semi-finals:

• Thailand advanced to play against Myanmar (runners-up of Group B).
• Indonesia advanced to play against Vietnam (winners of Group B).

Matches

All times are in local, Philippines Time .

Thailand vs Indonesia

GK 1 Kawin Thamsatchanan RB 19 CB 5 Adison Promrak CB 16 Pratum Chuthong LB 2 DM 17 Tanaboon Kesarat DM 6 Sarach Yooyen CM 21 Pokklaw Anan RF 9 CF 10 Teerasil Dangda (c) LF 18 Chanathip Songkrasin Substitutions: DF 15 DF 3 MF 7 Manager: Kiatisuk Senamuang

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Kurnia Meiga RB 2 Beny Wahyudi CB 16 Fachrudin Aryanto CB 13 Yanto Basna LB 3 Abduh Lestaluhu DM 19 RM 21 LM 14 Rizky Pora AM 12 CF 8 Stefano Lilipaly CF 7 Boaz Solossa (c) Substitutions: FW 10 MF 6 FW 9 Manager: Alfred Riedl

Man of the Match Teerasil Dangda (Thailand) Assistant referees ^[2] Andrey Tsapenko (Uzbekistan) Hsu Min-yu (Chinese Taipei) Fourth official Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

+Overall^[3]	scope=col width=100	Statistics	scope=col width=70	Thailand	scope=col width=70	Indonesia
Goals scored	4	2
Total shots	12	12
Shots on target	4	5
Ball possession	62%	38%
Corner kicks	4	4
Fouls committed	9	14
Offsides	1	3
Yellow cards	0	0
Red cards	0	0

Philippines vs Singapore

GK 15 Roland Müller CB 14 Kevin Ingreso CB 12 Amani Aguinaldo CB 28 Jeffrey Christiaens RM 9 CM 5 CM 8 CM 17 Stephan Schröck LM 7 CF 22 CF 10 Phil Younghusband (c) Substitutions: FW 40 FW 26 DF 2 Manager: Thomas Dooley

width=25 ! width=25 GK 18 CB 6 Madhu Mohana CB 14 Hariss Harun (c) CB 16 Daniel Bennett RWB 9 LWB 21 RM 4 CM 25 CM 28 LM 2 Shakir Hamzah CF 19 Substitutions: FW 10 DF 5 MF 24 Manager: V. Sundramoorthy

Man of the Match N/A Assistant referees ^[4] Zakariya Kanat (Syria) Samar Pal (India) Fourth official Rowan Arumughan (India)

+Overall^[5]	scope=col width=100	Statistics	scope=col width=70	Philippines	scope=col width=70	Singapore
Goals scored	0	0
Total shots	20	4
Shots on target	5	0
Ball possession	70%	30%
Corner kicks	9	3
Fouls committed	19	20
Offsides	4	0
Yellow cards	2	3
Red cards	0	1

Thailand vs Singapore

GK 1 Kawin Thamsatchanan CB 17 Tanaboon Kesarat CB 15 Koravit Namwiset CB 6 Sarach Yooyen CM 19 Tristan Do CM 21 CM 3 Theerathon Bunmathan RW 9 AM 18 Chanathip Songkrasin LW 29 CF 10 Teerasil Dangda (c) Substitutions: MF 14 DF 5 MF 7 Manager: Kiatisuk Senamuang

width=25 ! width=25 GK 18 Hassan Sunny CB 6 Madhu Mohana CB 14 Hariss Harun (c) CB 16 RWB 9 LWB 21 CM 4 CM 25 CM 2 Shakir Hamzah SS 10 Faris Ramli CF 19 Substitutions: MF 13 MF 24 FW 17 Manager: V. Sundramoorthy

Man of the Match Chanathip Songkrasin (Thailand) Assistant referees ^[6] Bang Ki-yeol (South Korea) Andrey Tsapenko (Uzbekistan) Fourth official Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

+Overall^[7]	scope=col width=100	Statistics	scope=col width=70	Thailand	scope=col width=70	Singapore
Goals scored	1	0
Total shots	13	7
Shots on target	4	3
Ball possession	81%	19%
Corner kicks	7	3
Fouls committed	4	19
Offsides	3	0
Yellow cards	0	3
Red cards	0	0

Indonesia vs Philippines

GK 1 Kurnia Meiga RB 2 Beny Wahyudi CB 16 CB 13 LB 3 Abduh Lestaluhu CM 21 CM 6 CM 14 Rizky Pora RF 8 CF 12 LF 7 Boaz Solossa (c) Substitutions: FW 10 MF 19 FW 9 Manager: Alfred Riedl

width=25 ! width=25 GK 15 Roland Müller RB 21 Martin Steuble CB 12 Amani Aguinaldo CB 14 Kevin Ingreso LB 28 Jeffrey Christiaens RM 9 Misagh Bahadoran CM 8 LM 40 AM 5 AM 17 Stephan Schröck CF 10 Phil Younghusband (c) Substitutions: MF 7 FW 4 FW 26 Manager: Thomas Dooley

Man of the Match Phil Younghusband (Philippines) Assistant referees ^[8] Hsu Min-yu (Chinese Taipei) Zakariya Kanat (Syria) Fourth official Masoud Tufaylieh (Syria)

+Overall^[9]	scope=col width=100	Statistics	scope=col width=70	Indonesia	scope=col width=70	Philippines
Goals scored	2	2
Total shots	17	16
Shots on target	10	8
Ball possession	38%	62%
Corner kicks	5	6
Fouls committed	13	13
Offsides	5	1
Yellow cards	4	2
Red cards	0	0

Singapore vs Indonesia

GK 18 Hassan Sunny RB 9 Faritz Hameed CB 14 Hariss Harun (c) CB 24 LB 21 Safuwan Baharudin DM 6 Madhu Mohana DM 16 Daniel Bennett CM 25 RF 10 CF 19 Khairul Amri LF 2 Substitutions: FW 17 MF 29 FW 7 Manager: V. Sundramoorthy

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Kurnia Meiga CB 16 CB 19 Bayu Pradana CB 13 RWB 2 LWB 3 Abduh Lestaluhu CM 21 Andik Vermansyah CM 6 CM 14 CF 8 Stefano Lilipaly CF 7 Boaz Solossa (c) Substitutions: FW 9 MF 25 FW 10 Manager: Alfred Riedl

Man of the Match Stefano Lilipaly (Indonesia) Assistant referees ^[10] Zakariya Kanat (Syria) Hsu Min-yu (Chinese Taipei) Fourth official Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

+Overall^[11]	scope=col width=100	Statistics	scope=col width=70	Singapore	scope=col width=70	Indonesia
Goals scored	1	2
Total shots	16	24
Shots on target	4	10
Ball possession	37%	63%
Corner kicks	2	2
Fouls committed	16	13
Offsides	2	4
Yellow cards	1	3
Red cards	0	0

Philippines vs Thailand

GK 15 Roland Müller CB 21 Martin Steuble CB 12 Amani Aguinaldo CB 28 Jeffrey Christiaens RWB 35 LWB 40 CM 5 Mike Ott CM 8 Manuel Ott CM 17 CF 22 CF 10 Phil Younghusband (c) Substitutions: FW 23 FW 9 MF 14 Manager: Thomas Dooley

width=25 ! width=25 GK 20 Sinthaweechai Hathairattanakool (c) CB 5 CB 36 Pravinwat Boonyong CB 15 Koravit Namwiset RM 14 CM 12 Adul Lahsoh CM 35 CM 7 Charyl Chappuis LM 4 CF 11 CF 2 Peerapat Notchaiya Substitutions: FW 29 FW 9 Manager: Kiatisuk Senamuang

Man of the Match Sinthaweechai Hathairattanakool (Thailand) Assistant referees ^[12] Samar Pal (India) Bang Ki-yeol (South Korea) Fourth official Rowan Arumughan (India)

+Overall^[13]	scope=col width=100	Statistics	scope=col width=70	Philippines	scope=col width=70	Thailand
Goals scored	0	1
Total shots	21	14
Shots on target	8	5
Ball possession	48%	52%
Corner kicks	6	11
Fouls committed	16	10
Offsides	2	3
Yellow cards	1	3
Red cards	0	0

External links

• AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 – Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men's ranking. https://web.archive.org/web/20181225130125/https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank/id11615/#AFC. dead. 25 December 2018. FIFA. 20 October 2016. 25 December 2018.
2. Web site: Thailand vs. Indonesia 4–2. Soccerway (UK). 19 November 2016. 25 December 2018.
3. Web site: 2016 AFF Championship Group Stage Summary [Thailand (4) – (2) Indonesia]]. ESPN (UK). 25 December 2018.
4. Web site: Philippines vs. Singapore 0–0. Soccerway (UK). 19 November 2016. 25 December 2018.
5. Web site: 2016 AFF Championship Group Stage Summary [Philippines (0) – (0) Singapore]]. ESPN (UK). 25 December 2018.
6. Web site: Thailand vs. Singapore 1–0. Soccerway (UK). 22 November 2016. 25 December 2018.
7. Web site: 2016 AFF Championship Group Stage Summary [Thailand (1) – (0) Singapore]]. ESPN (UK). 25 December 2018.
8. Web site: Indonesia vs. Philippines 2–2. Soccerway (UK). 22 November 2016. 25 December 2018.
9. Web site: 2016 AFF Championship Group Stage Summary [Indonesia (2) – (2) Philippines]]. ESPN (UK). 25 December 2018.
10. Web site: Singapore vs. Indonesia 1–2. Soccerway (UK). 25 November 2016. 25 December 2018.
11. Web site: 2016 AFF Championship Group Stage Summary [Singapore (1) – (2) Indonesia]]. ESPN (UK). 25 December 2018.
12. Web site: Philippines vs. Thailand 0–1. Soccerway (UK). 25 November 2016. 25 December 2018.
13. Web site: 2016 AFF Championship Group Stage Summary [Philippines (0) – (1) Thailand]]. ESPN (UK). 25 December 2018.