2024 ASEAN Championship knockout stage explained

The 2024 ASEAN Championship knockout stage (previously AFF Championship)[1] will be played from 26 December 2024 to 5 January 2025. A total of 4 teams will compete in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2024 ASEAN Championship.

Qualified teams

The following teams advanced from the group stage:

Format

All matchup ties will be played over two legs. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs wins the tie. If the aggregate score is level at the end of normal time of the second leg, the team that scores more away goals across both legs advances. If the away goals are still level, extra time is played (without applying the away goals rule), and if the same number of goals are scored by both teams during extra time, the tie is decided by a penalty shoot-out.

Schedule

The schedule of each round is as follows.

RoundFirst leg datesSecond leg dates
Semi-finals26–27 December 202429–30 December 2024
Final2 January 20255 January 2025

Bracket

Semi-finals

The top two sides of each group advanced to the knockout stages consisting of two-legged semi-finals and finals.[2] [3]

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First leg

Runner-up Group A vs Winner Group B

Runner-up Group B vs Winner Group A

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Second leg

Winner Group B vs Runner-up Group A

Winner Group A vs Runner-up Group B

Final

See main article: 2024 ASEAN Championship final.

First leg

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Second leg

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AFF and Mitsubishi Electric launch new brand identity for Asean Mitsubishi Electric Cup™ 2024. 9 April 2024. ASEAN Football Federation. 29 February 2024.
  2. https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/aff-mitsubishi-electric-cup-2024/ FINAL ROUND OFFICIAL SCHEDULE
  3. https://aseanutdfc.com/asean-mitsubishi-electric-cup/matches MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CUP MATCHES