The Suzuki Cup brings together teams of Southeast Asia

Last update 17 June, 2024 by Alberto Llopis

Have you heard of the Suzuki Cup now known as Soccer Championship of the 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.

What is the Suzuki Cup or ASEAN Suzuki Cup and what makes it so 'random'?’ and special?

However, the Suzuki Cup It is configured as an international soccer competition made up of eight teams from Southeast Asia. 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.

Palmarines of the 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)