Singapore and Indonesia to co-host Tiger Cup<\/p>\n
MANILA (Reuters): The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) has
\nannounced that Singapore and Indonesia will share the hosting
\nrights for next year's Tiger Cup.<\/p>\n
The regional body, which is responsible for running several
\nevents in South East Asia, had originally awarded the tournament
\nto Indonesia at a committee meeting during last year's event in
\nThailand.<\/p>\n
But following a conference held in the Philippines capital
\nManila at the weekend, the body, made up of the 10 member nations
\nof the Association of South East Asian Nations, decided to alter
\nthe arrangement.<\/p>\n
\"It'll give more of our members the opportunity to stage
\ncompetitions and added value to the spectators as the Tiger Cup
\nwill be played in two different countries,\" said AFF secretary
\nPaul Mony Samuel.<\/p>\n
Singapore previously hosted the first Tiger Cup in 1996 while
\nIndonesia was originally due to host last year's event.<\/p>\n
However, due to the repercussions of the regional financial
\ndownturn, Indonesia pulled out of the arrangement and Thailand
\nstepped in.<\/p>\n
Next year's event will see one group played in each country.
\nThe top two teams will qualify for the semifinals, with each
\nnation hosting one match.<\/p>\n
The third place playoff and the final will be held in
\nJakarta's Bung Karno Stadium.<\/p>\n
The tournament will kick off on Aug. 30 with the final to be
\nheld on Sept. 14.<\/p>\n
The Thais are the current Tiger Cup champions, lifting the
\ntrophy in November 2000 in Bangkok when they defeated Indonesia
\n4-1 in the final.<\/p>\n
The ten teams taking part in the tournament are the
\nPhilippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar,
\nCambodia, Indonesia, Brunei and Vietnam.<\/p>",
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