2026 ASEAN Futsal Championship

2026 ASEAN Futsal Championship
Tournament details
Host countryThailand
CityNonthaburi
Dates6–12 April
Teams8 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
2024
2028

The 2026 ASEAN Futsal Championship will be the 19th edition of the ASEAN Futsal Championship, organized by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) in the sport of futsal. The tournament was held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from 5 to 12 April 2026.[1] Indonesia are the defending champions.[2]

Venue

All matches will be held at the Terminal Hall in the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization Gymnasium in Nonthaburi.

Nonthaburi
Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization Gymnasium
Capacity : ???

Entrants

There was no qualification, and all entrants advanced to the final tournament. The following 9 teams from member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation entered the tournament.

Team Association Appearance Previous best performance
 Thailand FA Thailand 18th Winners (2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022)
 Indonesia FA Indonesia 17th Winners (2010, 2024)
 Malaysia FA Malaysia 19th Runners-up (2003, 2005, 2010, 2017, 2018)
 Australia Football Australia 8th Runners-up (2007, 2013, 2014, 2015)
 Vietnam Vietnam FF 16th Runners-up (2009, 2012, 2024)
 Myanmar Myanmar FF 16th Runners-up (2016)
 Brunei FA Brunei DS 16th Fourth place (2001, 2005, 2008)
 Timor-Leste FF Timor-Leste 12th Fourth place (2016)
Did not enter
 Laos
 Philippines
 Singapore

Draw

The draw was held on 1 March 2026 at Terminal 21 Korat, Nakhon Ratchasima.[3] The nine teams were drawn into two groups of four and five teams respectively based on their performance of the 2024 and 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup. Seeding was shown in parentheses.[4]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
 Thailand (1) (hosts)
 Indonesia (2)
 Vietnam (3)
 Australia (4)
 Malaysia (5)
 Myanmar (6)
 Timor-Leste (7)
 Cambodia (8) (W)
 Brunei (9)

Group stage

All times are local (UTC+7)

Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams were tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Vietnam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Myanmar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Timor-Leste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 6 April 2026. Source: AFF
(H) Hosts
Vietnam v Myanmar
Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization Gymnasium, Nonthaburi
Thailand v Timor-Leste
Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization Gymnasium, Nonthaburi

Timor-Leste v Vietnam
Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization Gymnasium, Nonthaburi
Myanmar v Thailand
Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization Gymnasium, Nonthaburi

Myanmar v Timor-Leste
Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization Gymnasium, Nonthaburi
Thailand v Vietnam
Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization Gymnasium, Nonthaburi

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Malaysia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Brunei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Cambodia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
First match(es) will be played: 5 April 2026. Source: AFF
Indonesia v Brunei
Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization Gymnasium, Nonthaburi
Australia v Malaysia
Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization Gymnasium, Nonthaburi

Brunei v Australia
Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization Gymnasium, Nonthaburi
Malaysia v Indonesia
Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization Gymnasium, Nonthaburi

Indonesia v Australia
Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization Gymnasium, Nonthaburi
Malaysia v Brunei
Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization Gymnasium, Nonthaburi

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 April
 
 
Winner Group A
 
12 April
 
Runner-up Group B
 
Winner semi-final 1
 
10 April
 
Winner semi-final 2
 
Winner Group B
 
 
Runner-up Group A
 
Third place match
 
 
12 April
 
 
Loser semi-final 1
 
 
Loser semi-final 2

Semi-finals

Winner Group AvRunner-up Group B
Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization Gymnasium, Nonthaburi
Winner Group BvRunner-up Group A
Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization Gymnasium, Nonthaburi

Third place match

Loser semi-final 1vLoser semi-final 2
Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization Gymnasium, Nonthaburi

Final

Winner semi-final 1vWinner semi-final 2
Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization Gymnasium, Nonthaburi

See also

References

  1. ^ "Calendar". AFF - The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Second ASEAN Futsal crown for Indonesia". ASEAN Football Federation. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  3. ^ "🔥 ASEAN FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 | SEEDING POTS". ASEAN Football. 28 February 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026 – via Facebook.
  4. ^ "Đội tuyển Việt Nam cùng bảng Thái Lan tại Giải vô địch futsal Đông Nam Á 2026". vff.org.vn (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Football Federation. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.