2018 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy

The 2018 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy is the sixth edition of the invitational tournament hosted by Brunei, taking place from 23 April to 5 May. A total of 7 teams of the under-22 age group from the Southeast Asian region will be competing for the trophy along with a cash prize of B$20,000 (US$15,200) for the winners, B$10,000 (US$7,600) for the runner-up and B$5,000 (US$3,800) for joint third-place.[1][2]

2018 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy
Tournament details
Host country Brunei
Dates23 April – 5 May 2018
Teams7
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Timor-Leste (1st title)
Runners-up Cambodia
Third place Myanmar
 Singapore (shared)
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored28 (2.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Phithack Kongmathilath
Ikhsan Fandi
(3 goals each)

Teams were divided into two groups, with the host nation able to choose which group to be placed in. The draw took place on 21 March with Brunei electing to choose Group A.[3] Indonesia could not join due to the 2018 PSSI Anniversary Cup, while Malaysia, Philippines and Vietnam are not participating due to tight football league schedules in their countries.

Timor-Leste emerged as the champion after beating Cambodia by 1–0 in the final, while both Myanmar and Singapore shared the third place.[4][5][6]

Venues
Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium Track & Field Sports Complex
4°55′44″N 114°56′42″E
Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 1,562

Match officials

The following referees were chosen for the tournament.

Referees
  • Amidillah Zainuddin
  • Payam Heidari
  • Ahmad Yaqoub Ibrahim
  • Dmitry Mashentsev
  • Suhaizi Shukri
  • Mongkolchai Pechsri

Squads
Main article: 2018 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy squads

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Myanmar 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Semi-finals
2  Timor-Leste 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
3  Brunei (H) 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4  Thailand 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2018. Source: Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(H) Host.
Brunei 0–1 Timor-Leste
Report José Oliveira  20' (pen.)
Attendance: 27,152
Referee: Ahmad Yaqoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
Myanmar 1–1 Thailand
Hein Htet Aung  66' Report Sirimongkol  90+2'
Attendance: 1,640
Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Brunei 2–1 Thailand
Naziruddin  71'
Yura  90+1'		 Report Sittichok  77'
Attendance: 25,616
Timor-Leste 0–2 Myanmar
Report Win Naing Tun  27'
Hein Htet Aung  90+2'
Attendance: 850
Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)
Thailand 1–1 Timor-Leste
Pithak  3' Report Rufino Gama  90+9'
Attendance: 2,927
Referee: Ahmad Yaqoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
Brunei 0–1 Myanmar
Report Zin Min Tun  35'
Attendance: 26,600
Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Singapore 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 3 Semi-finals
2  Cambodia 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3  Laos 2 1 0 1 3 6 −3 3
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2018. Source: Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Laos 1–5 Singapore
Kongmathilath  20' Report Rusyaidi  18', 90+2'
Hami  40'
Ikhsan  45', 49'
Attendance: 3,748
Referee: Amidillah Zainuddin (Brunei)
Cambodia 1–2 Laos
Suhana  15' Report Kongmathilath  69', 90+3'
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
Singapore 0–1 Cambodia
Report Suhana  23'
Attendance: 350

Knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2 May – BSB
 
 
 Myanmar1
 
5 May – BSB
 
 Cambodia2
 
 Cambodia0
 
2 May – BSB
 
 Timor-Leste1
 
 Singapore1
 
 
 Timor-Leste2
 

Semi-finals
Myanmar 1–2 Cambodia
Visal  40' (o.g.) Report Kakada  13', 32'
Attendance: 2,226
Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)
Singapore 1–2 Timor-Leste
Ikhsan  34' Report Rufino Gama  76'
Henrique Cruz  78'
Attendance: 602
Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Final
Cambodia 0–1 Timor-Leste
Report Henrique Cruz  51'
Attendance: 20,270
Referee: Ahmad Yaqoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
2018 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy

Timor-Leste
First title

Goalscorers
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Team statistics

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD
1 Timor-Leste 531154+1
2 Cambodia 4202440
3 Myanmar 421153+2
4 Singapore 310264+2
3 Pld
5 Brunei 310223–1
6 Thailand 302134–1
2 Pld
7 Laos 210136–3

References
  1. Fadhil Yunus (21 March 2018). "Seven nations set for HBT tournament". Borneo Bulletin. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. "About Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy". Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  3. James Kon (22 March 2018). "Tough battles: Brunei drawn into Group A". Borneo Bulletin. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  4. "Timor-Leste crowned HBT Champion 2018 after defeating Cambodia". Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  5. Fadhil Yunus (6 May 2018). "Timor Leste champions of HBT". Borneo Bulletin. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  6. Li Xia (6 May 2018). "Timor-Leste beats Cambodia 1-0 at ASEAN Youth Football tournament final". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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