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2026 ASEAN Championship knockout stage

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The knockout stage of the 2026 ASEAN Championship will be the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. Played from 15 to 26 August 2026, the knockout stage will end with the final.[1] The top two teams from each of the two groups, will advance to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. There will be 6 matches in the knockout stage.

Format

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The knockout stage of the 2026 ASEAN Championship will be contested between 4 teams that qualify from the group stage. All matchup ties will be played over two legs. Matches in the knockout stage will be played to a finish. If goals on aggregate are still level at the end of 90 minutes of playing time, 30 minutes of extra time will be played. If the goals on aggregate were still tied, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout.[2] All times listed are local.

Qualified teams

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The top two teams from each of the two groups, will qualify for the knockout stage.

Group Winners Runners-up
A  Vietnam  Singapore
B

Bracket

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The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.

Semi-finalsFinal
A2  Singapore
B1Winner Group B
Winner semi-final 1
Winner semi-final 2
B2 Runner-up Group B
A1 Vietnam

Semi-finals

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The top two sides of each group advanced to the knockout stages consisting of two-legged semi-finals and finals.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Singapore Winner Group B15 Aug18 Aug
Runner-up Group B Vietnam16 Aug19 Aug

First leg

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Runner-up Group A vs Winner Group B

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Singapore vWinner Group B
Report

Runner-up Group B vs Winner Group A

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Runner-up Group Bv Vietnam
Report

Second leg

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Winner Group B vs Runner-up Group A

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Winner Group Bv Singapore
Report

Winner Group A vs Runner-up Group B

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Vietnam vRunner-up Group B
Report

Final

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Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Winner semi-final 1Winner semi-final 222 Aug26 Aug

First leg

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Winner semi-final 1vWinner semi-final 2
Report

Second leg

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Winner semi-final 2vWinner semi-final 1
Report

References

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  1. "DATES CONFIRMED AS ASEAN HYUNDAI CUP™ CELEBRATES 30TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2026". aseanutdfc.com. ASEAN United FC. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  2. Mohan, Matthew. "Difficult but not impossible: Lions keep faith as they face Vietnam in second leg of ASEAN Championship semis". CNA. Retrieved 31 December 2024. The away goals rule does not feature in the tournament, which means that a two-goal victory for Singapore will result in extra time.
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