Last update 17 June, 2024 by Alberto Llopis
¿Han oído hablar de la Suzuki Cup ahora conocida como Campeonato de Fútbol de la ASEAN? A competition consists of teams like Andorra imagine, San Marino, Malta and Cyprus struggling to get a prestigious international title? Well that, is precisely what happens in Asia among several smaller teams fighting for a tournament that might seem for non-skilled in the art, a competition engine.
¿Qué es la Suzuki Cup o Copa Suzuki de la ASEAN y qué la hace tan ‘random’ y especial?
However, the Suzuki Cup está configurada como una competición internacional de fútbol integrada por ocho selecciones del sudeste asiático. Six of them are automatically sorted based on their historical performance (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore and Thailand), while the remaining two are classified after playing a few rounds previous qualifying.
The eight teams are divided into two groups of four, contesting their three games of the group stage at the tournament site. The two best pass under the semi-finals and matches the format round. The winners, finally, they play the grand final, also two-legged.
Palmarés de la Suzuki Cup
 Thailand |
7 (1996, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022) | 3 (2007, 2008, 2012) | 1 (1998) | 1 (2018) | |
 Singapore |
4 (1998, 2004, 2007, 2012) | 2 (2008, 2020) | |||
 Vietnam |
2 (2008, 2018) | 2 (1998, 2022) | 2 (1996, 2002) | 1 (2000) | 5 (2007, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2020) |
 Malaysia |
1 (2010) | 3 (1996, 2014, 2018) | 2 (2000, 2004) | 1 (2002) | 3 (2007, 2012, 2022) |
 Indonesia |
6 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2016, 2020) | 1 (1998) | 1 (1996) | 2 (2008, 2022) | |
 Burma |
1 (2004) | 1 (2016) | |||
 Philippines |
4 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018) |