2026 ASEAN Championship knockout stage

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 twelve groups, will advance to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. There will be 6 matches in the knockout stage.

Format

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

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

Group Winners Runners-up
A
B

Bracket

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

Semi-finalsFinal
A2 Runner-up Group A
B1Winner Group B
Winner semi-final 1
Winner semi-final 2
B2 Runner-up Group B
A1Winner Group A

Semi-finals

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
Runner-up Group AWinner Group B15 Aug18 Aug
Runner-up Group BWinner Group A16 Aug19 Aug

First leg

Runner-up Group A vs Winner Group B

Runner-up Group AvWinner Group B
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Runner-up Group B vs Winner Group A

Runner-up Group BvWinner Group A
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Second leg

Winner Group B vs Runner-up Group A

Winner Group BvRunner-up Group A
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Winner Group A vs Runner-up Group B

Winner Group AvRunner-up Group B
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Final

Main article: 2026 ASEAN Championship final
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Winner semi-final 1Winner semi-final 223 Aug26 Aug

First leg

Winner semi-final 1vWinner semi-final 2
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Second leg

Winner semi-final 2vWinner semi-final 1
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References

  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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