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]
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| Tournament details | |
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| 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) |
Thailand won the title by defeating hosts Malaysia 2–1 in the final.[3]
Venue
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| Hang Jebat Stadium[1] |   Hang Jebat 2016 Nations Cup (Malaysia) |
| Capacity: 40,000 | |
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Brackets
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| 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
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Third place play-off
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Final
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.