2026 ASEAN Championship

The 2026 ASEAN Championship will follow format since 2018. In the current format, the nine highest ranked teams would automatically qualify, with the 10th and 11th ranked teams playing a two-legged qualifiers. The 10 teams would be split in two groups of five and play a round robin system with each team playing two home and two away fixtures. The top two sides of each group will advance to the knockout stages consisting of two-legged semi-finals and finals. Away goals rule would not be applied since the last edition. ==Qualification==

Nine teams automatically qualified to the ASEAN Championship final tournament. They were separated in respective pots, based on performance of the last two editions. Brunei and East Timor, the two lowest-performing teams will play a two-legged qualifier to determine the 10th and final qualifier. Qualified teams } ==Draw==

The draw took place on 15 January 2026 at RCTI+ studio in Jakarta, Indonesia at 16:00 UTC+7 (WIB). The pot placements followed each team's progress based on the two previous editions. If the results are equal, the most recent tournament will be given priority. Defending champion, Vietnam were automatically placed in A1, while Thailand were placed in B1. Due to political tension between Thailand and Cambodia, the latter was automatically drawn to Group A. At the time of the draw, the identity of the team that secured qualification was unknown and was automatically placed into Pot 5. == Squads ==

AFF announced the tournament schedule on 14 November 2025. The group stage will start from 24 July to 8 August. The knockout stage will take place from 15 to 26 August. ==Venues==

To be announced ==Group stage==

Group winners and runners-up will advance to the semi-finals. All times listed are local. Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ==Knockout stage==

In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time (in the second leg), extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out. As with every tournament since 2007 AFF Championship, there is no third place play-off. All times listed are local Bracket Semi-finals Summary Matches ---- Final Summary Matches First leg Second leg == Statistics ==

Winner Awards Goalscorers Discipline In the tournament, a player will be suspended for the subsequent match in the competition for either getting red card or accumulating two yellow cards in two different matches. ==Marketing==

Official match ball The tournament's official match ball, Adidas Tiro 26 was unveiled on 23 January 2026. Sponsorship ==See also==