The ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup™ 2024 will see 10 of the region’s top national teams, split into two pools of five, play two home and two away games each during the group stage starting 8 December.
It means that the group stage will take place across the length and breadth of Southeast Asia, with some of the region’s iconic stadiums set to play host to the regional showpiece again.
It was in 2018 that the tournament took on a fresh format which allows each participating nation the opportunity to host at least two matches in the competition.
With the 15th edition of the ASEAN Championship just around the corner, we take a look at all the venues that will be set alight by the teams in Group B.
Thuwunna Stadium (Myanmar)
Myanmar National Stadium Youth Training Center, also known as Thuwunna Stadium, is a venue that is linked closely with the ASEAN Championship, having hosted the qualification stage for the 2012 edition before going on to witness matches in the group stage as Myanmar co-hosted the tournament in 2016.
The Myanmar national team have continued to use the venue as their home ground for the 2018 and 2022 editions and will do so again in the 15th edition set to kick off next week.
The 50,000-seater stadium in Yangon finished construction in 1985 and underwent a renovation ahead of the 2013 Southeast Asian Games. It has also played host to several Myanmar National League fixtures as well as track and field competitions.
Viet Tri Stadium (Vietnam)
Vietnam will play their home matches at the Viet Tri Stadium in Phu Tho, a town about 100 kilometres away from the capital city of Hanoi. With Timor-Leste also playing their home matches in Hanoi’s Hang Day Stadium, it means football fans in the country will witness plenty of action this month.
The stadium was constructed in 1960 and has a capacity of 20,000, having been renovated in 2005 and then 2019. The stadium was also one of the four venues which hosted the men’s football matches at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam.
The Viet Tri Stadium also hosted the Group I matches of the 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers, with Vietnam qualifying for the main event to be held in Saudi Arabia with one win and two draws.
Rizal Memorial Stadium (Philippines)
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The Philippines national team will once again play their home matches in the ASEAN Championship at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in the Filipino capital city of Manila, and the venue has a storied history of hosting a number of prestigious sporting events.
The stadium, now with a capacity to hold around 13,000 spectators, was opened 90 years ago in 1934 and served as the main venue for the Asian Games held in the Philippines in 1954. It has also hosted four Southeast Asian Games - including the 2019 edition when it hosted the men's and women's football competitions.
Rizal Memorial Stadium will witness the Philippines’ matches against Myanmar and Vietnam in the group stage, having also hosted the AFC Champions League Two group stage fixtures of both Kaya FC - Iloilo and Cebu FC this season.
Manahan Stadium (Indonesia)
The Manahan Stadium, located in Surakarta in Central Java, will host Indonesia’s Group B home encounters against Laos on 12 December and the Philippines on 21 December and will also hope to host games in the knockout stages as the Garuda hunt for their maiden ASEAN Championship title.
The stadium, which opened in 1998, is the home ground of Indonesian top division side Persis Solo and can seat 20,000 fans. It was reopened in 2020 after a major renovation and was a venue for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, hosting including a semi-final and final, which was won by Germany who defeated France in a penalty shootout.
Indonesia have won all three matches they have played at the venue - against Palestine, the Philippines and Malaysia. Their last win was a 3-0 defeat of the Harimau Malaya in a friendly in September 2016.
National Stadium KM16 (Laos)
The National Stadium KM16 in Vientiane has a capacity of 25,000 and was opened in 2009. It will host Laos' home matches against Vietnam on Matchday One and their third outing against the Philippines in the 2024 edition of the regional showpiece.
The venue has hosted the national team’s home fixtures since its opening, taking over from the Laos National Stadium. The complex also includes a 2,000-seater aquatics complex, tennis courts, two indoor stadiums and a shooting range.
The stadium, which was the main venue for the 2009 Southeast Asian Games, is also being used as the home venue for DPR Korea, who play their third-round fixtures in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Vientiane.
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