2018 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy

The 2018 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy is the sixth edition of the invitational tournament hosted by Brunei, taking place from 23 April to 5 May. A total of 7 teams of the under-22 age group from the Southeast Asian region will be competing for the trophy along with a cash prize of B$20,000 (US$15,200) for the winners, B$10,000 (US$7,600) for the runner-up and B$5,000 (US$3,800) for joint third-place.^[1][2]

2018 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy

Tournament details
Host country	Brunei
Dates	23 April – 5 May 2018
Teams	7
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Timor-Leste (1st title)
Runners-up	Cambodia
Third place	Myanmar  Singapore (shared)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	28 (2.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Phithack Kongmathilath Ikhsan Fandi (3 goals each)
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Teams were divided into two groups, with the host nation able to choose which group to be placed in. The draw took place on 21 March with Brunei electing to choose Group A.^[3] Indonesia could not join due to the 2018 PSSI Anniversary Cup, while Malaysia, Philippines and Vietnam are not participating due to tight football league schedules in their countries.

Timor-Leste emerged as the champion after beating Cambodia by 1–0 in the final, while both Myanmar and Singapore shared the third place.^[4][5][6]

Venues

Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium	Track & Field Sports Complex
4°55′44″N 114°56′42″E	4.9312280°N 114.9470584°E / 4.9312280; 114.9470584
Capacity: 28,000	Capacity: 1,700

Match officials

The following referees were chosen for the tournament.

Referees

• Amidillah Zainuddin
• Payam Heidari
• Ahmad Yaqoub Ibrahim
• Dmitry Mashentsev
• Suhaizi Shukri
• Mongkolchai Pechsri

Squads

Main article: 2018 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy squads

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Myanmar	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Semi-finals
2	Timor-Leste	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4
3	Brunei (H)	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1	3
4	Thailand	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2018. Source: Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(H) Hosts

23 April

21:00

Brunei	0–1	Timor-Leste
	Report	José Oliveira 20' (pen.)

Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, BSB

Attendance: 27,152

Referee: Ahmad Yaqoub Ibrahim (Jordan)

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24 April

20:15

Myanmar	1–1	Thailand
Hein Htet Aung 66'	Report	Sirimongkol 90+2'

Track & Field Sports Complex, BSB

Attendance: 1,640

Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

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27 April

20:15

Brunei	2–1	Thailand
Naziruddin 71' Yura 90+1'	Report	Sittichok 77'

Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, BSB

Attendance: 25,616

Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

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27 April

20:15

Timor-Leste	0–2	Myanmar
	Report	Win Naing Tun 27' Hein Htet Aung 90+2'

Track & Field Sports Complex, BSB

Attendance: 850

Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)

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29 April

20:15

Thailand	1–1	Timor-Leste
Phithak 3'	Report	Rufino Gama 90+9'

Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, BSB

Attendance: 2,927

Referee: Ahmad Yaqoub Ibrahim (Jordan)

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30 April

21:00

Brunei	0–1	Myanmar
	Report	Zin Min Tun 35'

Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, BSB

Attendance: 26,600

Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Singapore	2	1	0	1	5	2	+3	3	Semi-finals
2	Cambodia	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
3	Laos	2	1	0	1	3	6	−3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2018. Source: Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

25 April

20:15

Laos	1–5	Singapore
Phithack 20'	Report	Rusyaidi 18', 90+2' Hami 40' Ikhsan 45', 49'

Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, BSB

Attendance: 3,748

Referee: Amidillah Zainuddin (Brunei)

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28 April

20:15

Cambodia	1–2	Laos
Suhana 15'	Report	Phithack 69', 90+3'

Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, BSB

Attendance: 3,600

Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

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30 April

21:00

Singapore	0–1	Cambodia
	Report	Suhana 23'

Track & Field Sports Complex, BSB

Attendance: 350

Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	2 May – BSB
	Myanmar	1
					5 May – BSB
	Cambodia	2
					Cambodia	0
	2 May – BSB
					Timor-Leste	1
	Singapore	1
	Timor-Leste	2

Semi-finals

2 May

20:15

Myanmar	1–2	Cambodia
Visal 40' (o.g.)	Report	N. Kakada 13', 32'

Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, BSB

Attendance: 2,226

Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)

2 May

20:15

Singapore	1–2	Timor-Leste
Ikhsan 34'	Report	Rufino Gama 76' Henrique Cruz 78'

Track & Field Sports Complex, BSB

Attendance: 602

Referee: Dmitry Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Final

5 May

20:30

Cambodia	0–1	Timor-Leste
	Report	Henrique Cruz 51'

Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, BSB

Attendance: 20,270

Referee: Ahmad Yaqoub Ibrahim (Jordan)

2018 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy
Timor-Leste First title

Goalscorers

3 goals

• Phithack Kongmathilath
• Ikhsan Fandi

2 goals

• Narong Kakada
• Sos Suhana
• Hein Htet Aung
• Rusyaidi Salime
• Henrique Cruz
• Rufino Gama

1 goal

• Nazirrudin Ismail
• Yura Indera Putera Yunos
• Win Naing Tun
• Zin Min Tun
• Hami Syahin
• Phithak Phaphirom
• Sirimongkol Tungcharoennuruk
• Sittichok Paso
• José Oliveira

Own goal

• Soeuy Visal (for Myanmar)

Team statistics

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Timor-Leste	5	3	1	1	5	4	+1
2	Cambodia	4	2	0	2	4	4	0
3	Myanmar	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2
4	Singapore	3	1	0	2	6	4	+2
3 Pld
5	Brunei	3	1	0	2	2	3	–1
6	Thailand	3	0	2	1	3	4	–1
2 Pld
7	Laos	2	1	0	1	3	6	–3