The 2010 AFF Cup sponsored by Suzuki , officially named the
AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 took place from 1st to 29th December
2010. Indonesia and Vietnam hosted the
preliminary state from 1st – 7th December for Group A and
2nd – 8th December for Group B. The semi-finals were played home and away
with the first legs on 15th and
16th December 2010, and second legs on 18th and 19th
December 2010. The final was played over
two legs on 26th and 29th December 2010.
In the first leg played on 26th December in Bukit
Jalil Stadium, KL, Malaysia beat Indonesia 3-0.
In their second finals match t Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta,
Indonesia, eventhough Malaysia lost 2-1, but due to the 3 goal advantage in the
1st leg in KL, Malaysia beat Indonesia 4-2 on aggregate to win the
AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 in the final on 29th December.
The win is Malaysia’s first AFF Cup after 14 years. Previously Malaysia only made the AFF Cup
final once, in 1996 when it was called Tiger Cup, losing 1-0 to Thailand.
Prime Minister Najib Razak declared 31st December
2010 as a public holiday to celebrate the victory. In conjunction of the event, Pos Malaysia
issued 2 unique stamps.
The first design feature the AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 tropphy on
a stamp sheet designed as a round shap of a football.
The second design features the AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 medal on
a stamp sheet designed as a rectangle football field.
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| stamp sheet B |
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| stamp sheet A |
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| fdc |
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| folder |
Technical Details
Date of Issue 28-Feb-2011
Stamp
Value : 60 sen x 2 designs
Stamp Size : A 35mm x 35mm
& B 30mm x 50mm
Perforation : 14
Sheet
Content :10 Stamps (Design A), 8 Stamps (Design B)
Paper
:SPM Watermarked, Phosphor Coated
Printing
Process :Lithography
Printer
:Percetakan Keselamatan Sdn Bhd
Stamp
Designer :Reign Associates Sdn Bhd
Value
: 30 Sen
Value
:RM5.50
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