2018 AFF Championship qualification
The 2018 AFF Championship qualification tournament was the qualification process for the 2018 AFF Championship, the twelfth edition of the AFF Championship. Brunei and Timor-Leste contested the tenth remaining berth for the AFF Championship final tournament in two home-and-away matches.[1] On 7 August 2018, organising committees confirmed the venue where Timor-Leste will play Brunei has been changed due to floodlighting issues. The opening match was held at Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Malaysia, not as per originally planned at National Stadium, Dili.[2]
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| Date | 1 September 2018 | ||||||
| Venue | Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||||||
| Referee | Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan) | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| Date | 8 September 2018 | ||||||
| Venue | Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | ||||||
| Referee | Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran) | ||||||
Timor-Leste advanced to the AFF Championship group stage and were placed in Group B after winning by 3–2 on aggregate from two qualifying matches.[3][4]
Venues
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Location of stadiums of the 2018 AFF Championship qualifiers. |
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| Kuala Lumpur Stadium | |
| Capacity: 18,000 | |
| Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | |
| Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium | |
| Capacity: 28,000 |
Qualification
Brunei  | 1–0 |  |
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Najib  |
Report |
Timor-Leste won 3–2 on aggregate.
References
- "New format for AFF Suzuki Cup 2018". ASEAN Football Federation. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- "Venue change for AFF Suzuki Cup qualification round match". ASEAN Football Federation. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- Gabriel Tan (8 September 2018). "Timor-Leste book AFF Suzuki Cup berth despite Brunei loss". Fox Sports Asia. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- Huaxia (9 September 2018). "Timor-Leste through to AFF Championship group stage after 3-2 win over Brunei". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
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