The tournament host, Indonesia. were in group A with Malaysia, Thailand and Laos. Indonesia playing in Group A. Under Alfred Riedl coach, The Indonesian entered the tie as the heavy favourites after winning all of their games en route to the final including a 5-1 thumping of the Malaysians in their opening match, followed by slaughter Laos 6-0 at Bung Karno Stadium on the 4th December and win against Thailand 2-1 on the final match to gain the top of the table on Group A. Cristian Gonzales secured Indonesia's place in the AFF Suzuki Cup final on Sunday, firing in the only goal as his side downed the Philippines 1-0 in the second leg of the semi-finals at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium. But a 3-0 defeat in the first leg in Kuala Lumpur has left Alfred Riedl's side with a mountain to climb in order in the return match at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium. The Malaysians overcame an intimidating environment in Jakarta to beat Indonesia 4-2 on aggregate in the final despite going down 2-1 in the second leg .
In tournament history, Indonesia have ranked runners-up 3 times (2000, 2002, 2004), ranked 3rd twice (1998, 2008) and 4th in 1996, but never won this competition.
The only differences on the away shirt are that the base colour is white instead of red, and that the Nike Swoosh is green instead of white. Apart from that, everything remains the same with the collar style, faded emblem design and oval sleeve details as the home shirt. The team worn these kits once against Malaysia in the final first leg in Kuala Lumpur.
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