2008 AFF Championship knockout stage
The knockout stage of the 2008 AFF Championship were the second and final stage of the 2008 AFF Championship, following the group stage. It took place from 16 to 28 December 2008. The top two teams from each group (four in total) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a two-legged single-elimination tournament beginning with the semi-finals followed by the final. Each tie are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.[citation needed]
Qualified teams
The top two highest-placing teams from each of the two groups advanced to the knockout stage. In Group A, Singapore secured the group top spot as the group winner with 9 points after defeating Indonesia by 2–0 in their final match, while Indonesia finished as group runners-up with 6 points after losing 0–2 to Singapore in their last game.
Meanwhile, in Group B, Thailand secured the group top spot with 9 points after defeating Malaysia by 3–0 in their last match while Vietnam became the group runner-up with 6 points after winning 4–0 against Laos.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
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| A |  Singapore
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 Indonesia
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| B |  Thailand
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 Vietnam
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Schedule
The schedule of each round is as follows.
| Round | First leg dates | Second leg dates |
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| Semi-finals | 16–17 December 2008 | 20–21 December 2008 |
| Final | 24 December 2008 | 28 December 2008 |
Format
All matchup ties will be played over two legs. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs wins the tie. If the aggregate score is level at the end of normal time of the second leg, the team that scores more away goals across both legs advances. If the away goals are still level, extra time is played (without applying the away goals rule), and if the same number of goals are scored by both teams during extra time, the tie is decided by a penalty shoot-out.[citation needed]
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| B1 | Thailand |
1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
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| A2 | Indonesia |
0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| B1 | Thailand |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| B2 | Vietnam |
2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| A1 | Singapore |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| B2 | Vietnam |
0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Semi-finals
First Leg
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Second Leg
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Player of the Match:
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