Lions to start Suzuki Cup defence against Thailand
Singapore will kick off their AFF Suzuki Cup defence against their 2012 final opponents Thailand on Nov 23.
The Lions, who beat the War Elephants 3-2 over the two-legged final to clinch their record fourth Asean title, will then take on the qualifying group winners on Nov 26 before ending their Group B campaign with a Causeway derby against Malaysia on Nov 29.
All of Singapore's matches will be played at the Singapore Sports Hub while the final will be played out over two legs on Dec 17 an 20.
The qualifiers involving Timor Leste, Brunei, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar will be contested in October.
SUZUKI CUP GROUP STAGE FIXTURES
Nov 22 (Sat)
Philippines v Qualifying Runners Up (QRU)
Vietnam v Indonesia
Nov 23 (Sun)
Malaysia v Qualifying Winners (QW)
Singapore v Thailand
Nov 25 (Tue)
Philippines v Indonesia
QRU v Vietnam
Nov 26 (Wed)
Malaysia v Thailand
QW v Singapore
Nov 28 (Fri)
Indonesia v QRU
Vietnam v Philippines
Nov 29 (Sat)
Thailand v QW
Singapore v Malaysia
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