2026 ASEAN Championship Group A
Group A of the 2026 ASEAN Championship will take place from 24 July to 8 August 2026.[1] The group consists of Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, Cambodia, and the qualification winner.[2][3] The top two teams, will advance to the semi-finals.
Teams
| Draw position | Team | Pot | Appearance | Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025[4] | June 2026 | |||||
| A1 | Vietnam | 1 | 16th | Winner (2008, 2018, 2024) | 107 | |
| A2 | Singapore | 2 | 15th | Winner (1998, 2004, 2007, 2012) | 148 | |
| A3 | Indonesia | 3 | 16th | Runners-up (2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2016, 2020) | 122 | |
| A4 | Cambodia | 4 | 11th | Group stage (1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) | 179 | |
| A5 | Qualification winner[nb 1] | 5 | 3rd/5th | |||
Notes
- ^ As the identity of the qualification winner was not known at the time of the final draw, positions in the last two tournament rankings were not taken into account, and the placeholder in the draw was automatically seeded into pot 5.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Singapore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Cambodia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Qualification winner[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 24 July 2026. Source: ASEAN United FC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
- ^ The qualification winner will be Brunei or Timor-Leste.
In the semi-finals:
- The winner of Group A will advance to play the runner-up of Group B.
- The runner-up of Group A will advance to play the winner of Group B.
Matches
All times listed are local.
Cambodia vs Singapore
Qualification winner vs Vietnam
| Qualification winner | v | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Indonesia vs Cambodia
Singapore vs Qualification winner
| Singapore | v | Qualification winner |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Qualification winner vs Indonesia
| Qualification winner | v | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Vietnam vs Singapore
Cambodia vs Qualification winner
| Cambodia | v | Qualification winner |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Indonesia vs Vietnam
Vietnam vs Cambodia
Singapore vs Indonesia
Discipline
The team conduct ("fair play") score will be used as a tiebreaker if the head-to-head and overall records of teams are tied. The score will be calculated based on yellow and red cards received by players and team officials in all group matches as follows:
- yellow card: −1 point;
- indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
- direct red card: −4 points;
- yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
Only one of the above deductions can be applied to a player or team official in a single match.
| Team | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Match 4 | Match 5 | Score | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Qualification winner | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "DATES CONFIRMED AS ASEAN HYUNDAI CUP™ CELEBRATES 30TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2026". aseanutdfc.com. ASEAN United FC. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Defending champions Vietnam to face Singapore at ASEAN Hyundai Cup™ 2026 Official Draw". aseanutdfc.com. ASEAN United FC. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Defending champions Vietnam to face Singapore at ASEAN Hyundai Cup™ 2026 Official Draw". aseanfootball.org. ASEAN Football. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "FIFA Men's Ranking". FIFA. 19 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Lions to play Asean Championship group matches at Jalan Besar instead of National Stadium because of NDP". Straits Times. 19 January 2026.