Singapore’s defender Safuwan Baharudin (C) fights for the ball with East Timor’s midfielder Feliciano Goncalves (R) during the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup football. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP)
Singapore will be the venue for Southeast Asia’s Suzuki Cup, organizers said on Tuesday.
The tournament, which features the 11 countries in the Asean region, was held on a home-and-away basis in 2018 but will be played in a centralized format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The competition has already been delayed by a year after being postponed because of coronavirus restrictions.
Defending champions Vietnam has been drawn to play Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia and Laos in Group B.
Host Singapore is in Group A and will meet Thailand, Myanmar, the Philippines and the winner of a playoff featuring Brunei and Timor Leste.
The opening game will be on Dec. 5 with the final scheduled for January 1.
