Indonesia face Thailand tonight, Monday 5 October, in the final of the first FIFA ASEAN Cup. Kick-off at Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) stadium in Jakarta is at 20:00 WIB.

For Indonesia, it is a chance to win a senior regional title on home soil against the team that has beaten them in five senior regional finals: four ASEAN Championship finals and the 1997 SEA Games final. For Thailand, it is a chance to add a new trophy after losing this year's ASEAN Championship final to Vietnam.

Match details
Match Indonesia vs Thailand, FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026 final
Date Monday, 5 October 2026
Kick-off 20:00 WIB
Venue Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta
If level after 90 minutes 2 x 15 minutes of extra time, then penalties
TV in Indonesia Indosiar and SCTV
Streaming Vidio

Sources: detik, Medcom.

A sold-out GBK

All 67,000 tickets for the final have been sold, according to Marsal Masita, President Director of PT Garuda Sepakbola Indonesia, as reported by CNN Indonesia. Tickets were sold only through the official KitaGaruda.id platform with Garuda ID verification, and organisers have warned fans not to buy tickets from unofficial sellers.

PSSI chairman Erick Thohir said on 25 September that FIFA President Gianni Infantino would meet President Prabowo Subianto on 4 October and attend the final, RCTI+ reported. NDNews had not seen confirmation of those plans from FIFA or the palace at the time of writing.

The format: no semi-finals

The FIFA ASEAN Cup is a new competition for senior national teams, played during an international window from 25 September to 5 October. Division 1 has been played in Jakarta and Bandung. There were two groups of four. The group winners go straight to the final and the runners-up play for third place.

The third-place match, Malaysia vs Vietnam, is also today at GBK, CNN Indonesia reported. RCTI+ lists kick-off at 16:00 WIB.

How Indonesia got here

Indonesia, coached by John Herdman, won Group A without losing a match:

Date Result Notes
25 Sep Indonesia 2-0 Singapore Ragnar Oratmangoen 13', Ole Romeny pen 74'
28 Sep Indonesia 0-0 Malaysia Thom Haye sent off in the first half after a VAR review
1 Oct Indonesia 9-2 Bangladesh Mitchell Baker scored five

Sources: detik, ANTARA.

Indonesia finished level with Malaysia on seven points and a goal difference of +9. They went through because they had scored more goals, 11 to Malaysia's 9. We told the full story of that night in our report on how Indonesia reached the final by one goal.

How Thailand got here

Thailand, coached by Englishman Anthony Hudson, won Group B:

Result Notes
Thailand 4-0 Pakistan Opening match
Thailand 2-0 Vietnam (29 Sep) Sarach Yooyen and Chaiyaphon Otton scored
Thailand 1-2 Philippines (2 Oct) Bjorn Kristensen scored twice for the Philippines; Iklas Sanron scored for Thailand

Sources: CNN Indonesia, Bola.com.

The defeat to the Philippines in Bandung came after Thailand had already secured a place in the final. The match was stopped for about 40 minutes because of the weather. Thailand finished level on six points with Vietnam and topped the group on head-to-head, according to Tirto.

Team news

Indonesia. Thom Haye is available again. He served his one-match ban for the red card against Malaysia by sitting out the Bangladesh game. Elkan Baggott and Ragnar Oratmangoen, who were each on a yellow card, are also eligible, because yellow cards were cleared before the final under the tournament regulations, Liputan6 reported.

Sumardji, head of the PSSI national team board, said the squad had "no injuries" and no players suspended for card accumulation, tvOnenews reported (NDNews translation).

The main question is Ole Romeny. Herdman did not confirm whether the forward would play. Romeny trained separately on Sunday and is being assessed "day by day" (NDNews translation), Jawa Pos reported. Romeny scored against Singapore and provided four assists against Bangladesh, according to Jawa Pos.

Thailand. NDNews found no confirmed injury news for Thailand, who had already qualified before their final group match.

What the coaches said

Herdman made clear that the result matters more than the style. Speaking at the pre-match press conference on Sunday, he said that in the end a team simply has to win a final, and that it is not about playing beautiful football, IDN Times reported.

Hudson said Thailand's main target was to win the tournament. He also praised Indonesia's collective teamwork as one of their main strengths, Bola.com reported.

Both coaches' comments were reported in Indonesian; the summaries above are NDNews paraphrases.

What is at stake

A first senior regional title. Indonesia have never won the ASEAN Championship, losing in six finals. Their last senior regional gold came at the 1991 SEA Games in Manila, when they beat Thailand on penalties, detik noted. For the full history, read our Indonesia vs Thailand rivalry explainer.

Prize money. The Straits Times reported in May, citing tournament documents, that the Division 1 champions could expect US$1 million, with each team guaranteed US$125,000 and a total prize pool of more than US$4 million (The Star). detik has reported a lower figure of around US$650,000 for the winners.

Ranking points. Thailand are ranked higher by FIFA. Local media report Indonesia at 117th and Thailand at 93rd, though these may be provisional figures; the next official FIFA ranking is expected on 7 October.

Form guide

Indonesia Thailand
Group record W2 D1 L0 W2 D0 L1
Goals for 11 7
Goals against 2 2
Points 7 6
Coach John Herdman Anthony Hudson

Key numbers

  • 20:00 WIB: kick-off at GBK
  • 67,000: tickets sold, according to the organiser
  • 0: ASEAN Championship titles for Indonesia, from six finals
  • US$1 million: the champions' prize reported by The Straits Times
  • 1991: Indonesia's last senior regional gold, won against Thailand

NDNews will update this page after the final whistle.

This article was researched with AI assistance and reviewed by the NDNews editorial team. It is based on official statements and media reports as of the morning of 5 October 2026. Quotes translated from Indonesian are marked.