2016 Nations Cup

2016 Nations Cup
Tournament details

Host country	Malaysia
Dates	3–5 June
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Thailand (1st title)
Runners-up	Malaysia
Third place	Vietnam
Fourth place	Singapore
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	12 (3 per match)
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International football competition

The 2016 Nations Cup was the inaugural edition of the Nations Cup hosted in Malacca City, Malaysia from 3 to 5 June 2016. It was organised by MP & Silva with the under-21 teams of Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand as well as the Vietnam U-19 team, participating in the tournament. All matches were held at the Hang Jebat Stadium.^[1]^[2]

Thailand won the title by defeating hosts Malaysia 2–1 in the final.^[3]

Venue

Krubong
Hang Jebat Stadium^[1]	Hang Jebat 2016 Nations Cup (Malaysia)
Capacity: 40,000

Brackets

Semi-finals		Final

3 June

Thailand	2
		5 June
Vietnam	0
		Thailand	2
3 June
		Malaysia	1
Malaysia	3

Singapore	0
		Third place

		5 June

		Vietnam	2 (5)

		Singapore	2 (4)

Semi-finals

3 June 2016 (2016-06-03)

16:45 UTC+8

Thailand	2 – 0	Vietnam
Nattawut 6' Pawee 72'	Report^{[dead link]}

Hang Jebat Stadium, Krubong

Referee: Zulkifli Ahmad

3 June 2016 (2016-06-03)

20:45 UTC+8

Malaysia	3 – 0	Singapore
Safawi 4' Syafiq 52' Shamie 83'	Report

Hang Jebat Stadium, Krubong

Attendance: 2,000

Third place play-off

5 June 2016 (2016-06-05)

16:45 UTC+8

Vietnam	2 – 2	Singapore
Huỳnh Tấn Sinh 56' Hà Đức Chinh 90'	Report	Adam 41' Hazim 51'
Penalties
Hà Đức Chinh Nguyễn Trọng Đại Bùi Tiến Dụng Huỳnh Tấn Sinh Hồ Tấn Tài Đoàn Văn Hậu	5 – 4	Ammirul Adam Dhukilan Jeevamani Hami Amiruldin Shahrin

Hang Jebat Stadium, Krubong

Final

5 June 2016 (2016-06-05)

22:00 UTC+8

Thailand	2 – 1	Malaysia
Worawut 3' Chenrop 79'	Report	Shamie 35'

Hang Jebat Stadium, Krubong

References

^ ^a ^b Kenneth Ho (5 April 2016). "Malaysia to host inaugural Nations Cup". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
^ "Malaysia to host Inaugural Nations Cup in June". ASEAN Football Federation. Football Channel Asia. 6 April 2016. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
^ Zulhilmi Zainal (5 June 2016). "Thailand U21 2-1 Malaysia U21: Thailand defeat the hosts to lift Nations Cup title". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2016.