AFF Suzuki Cup

The 2010 AFF Cup sponsored by Suzuki and officially named the AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 took place from 1 to 29 December 2010. Indonesia and Vietnam hosted the preliminary stage from 1 to 7 December for Croup A and 2 to 8 December for Croup B. The semi-finals were played home and away with the first legs on 15 and 16 December 2010, and the second legs on 18 and 19 December 2010. The final was played over two legs on 26 December 20'10 and 29 December 2010.

In the first leg played on 26 December 2010 in Bukit lalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia beat Indonesia 3-0. In their second finals match at the Celora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia even though Malaysia lost 2-1, but due to the 3 goal advantage in the 1st leg played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia beat neighbour Indonesia 4-2 on aggregate to win the AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 in the final on 29 December 2010 —southeast Asia's premier tournament— and was declared the AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 Champion.

The win is Malaysia's first in the AFF Suzuki Cup after 14 years. Previously, Malaysia only made the AFF Cup final once, in 1996 when it was called Tiger Cup, losing 0-1 to Thail-and.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak declared 31 December 2010 as a public holiday to celebrate its victory over Indonesia and the success by the Malaysian football squad in winning AFF Suzuki Cup 2010.

To celebrate and commemorate this victory, 2 unique stamp designs were issued in 60sen denominations. The first stamp design features the AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 trophy on a stamp sheet designed as a round shape of a football. The other stamp design features the AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 medal on a stamp sheet designed as a rectangle football field.