Jakarta to organise Asean championship draw on ThursdayListen to this articleThe official draw for the 30th anniversary edition of the Southeast Asian football championship takes place in Jakarta on Thursday, with Thailand eager to wrest back the crown from Vietnam. Thailand will be gunning for their eighth title at the 2026 Asean Hyundai Cup, formerly known as the Suzuki Cup. The Thais lost to Vietnam in the 2024 final but will be determined to reclaim supremacy when the group phase begins in July. Nine nations -- Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam -- will be drawn into two groups, while Brunei and Timor-Leste contest a home-and-away playoff in June to decide the tenth team. The Asean Championship, regarded as the jewel in the crown for Southeast Asia's national teams, celebrates its 30th anniversary this year under new title partner Hyundai.

Source: Bangkok Post January 14, 2026 23:32 UTC