2026 ASEAN Futsal Championship

The 2026 ASEAN Futsal Championship was 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 Nonthaburi, Thailand from 5 to 12 April.[1] Indonesia are the defending champions.[2]

2026 ASEAN Futsal Championship
Tournament details
Host countryThailand
CityNonthaburi
Dates6–12 April
Teams8 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Thailand (17th title)
Runners-up Indonesia
Third place Vietnam
Fourth place Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored90 (5.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Jayden Jacob Harb
(7 goals)
Best playerThailand Itticha Praphaphan
Best goalkeeperThailand Theerawat Kaewwilai
2024
2028

Venue

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Entrants

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There was no qualification, and all entrants advanced to the final tournament. The following 8 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
 Cambodia (W)
 Laos
 Philippines
 Singapore
  • (W): withdrew after the draw.

Draw

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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

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All times are local (UTC+7)

Tiebreakers

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand (H) 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 9 Knockout stage
2  Vietnam 3 2 0 1 13 5 +8 6
3  Timor-Leste 3 1 0 2 5 12 7 3
4  Myanmar 3 0 0 3 1 9 8 0
Source: AFF
(H) Hosts
Vietnam 4–0 Myanmar
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Thailand 4–1 Timor-Leste
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Myanmar 0–2 Thailand
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Referee: Muhamad Faiz Bin Jamaluddin (Malaysia)

Myanmar 1–3 Timor-Leste
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Thailand 4–2 Vietnam
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Indonesia 3 3 0 0 11 2 +9 9 Knockout stage
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 17 5 +12 6
3  Malaysia 3 1 0 2 9 7 +2 3
4  Brunei 3 0 0 3 5 28 23 0
5  Cambodia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: AFF
Indonesia 7–0 Brunei
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Australia 2–1 Malaysia
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Brunei 1–13 Australia
Report
Referee: Huỳnh Nguyên Thành (Vietnam)
Malaysia 0–1 Indonesia
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Indonesia 3–2 Australia
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Malaysia 8–4 Brunei
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Referee: Panadda Khotsenaphattra (Thailand)

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 April
 
 
 Indonesia3
 
12 April
 
 Vietnam2
 
 Indonesia1
 
10 April
 
 Thailand2
 
 Thailand4
 
 
 Australia3
 
Third place match
 
 
12 April
 
 
 Vietnam4
 
 
 Australia0

Semi-finals

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Indonesia 3–2 Vietnam
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Thailand 4–3 Australia
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Third place match

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Vietnam 4–0 Australia
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Final

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Indonesia 1–2 Thailand
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Winners

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 2026 ASEAN Futsal Championship winners 

Thailand
17th title

Broadcasting rights

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Country/Region Broadcaster
 Indonesia MNC Sports, RCTI, Vision+
 Thailand TrueVisions, Youtube channel : Futsal Thailand - ฟุตซอล ไทยแลนด์
 Vietnam TV360

See also

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References

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  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.