The first hat-trick was scored by K. Sanbagamaran of Malaysia playing against the Philippines in the 1996 AFF Championship; the most recent was by Bienvenido Marañón of Philippines, scoring thrice against Myanmar in the 2020 AFF Championship.
His teammate Zaenal Arief also scored 4 goals in that very same match beating the Philippines 13-1.
Vietnamese Phan Thanh Bình, Singaporean Noh Alam Shah and Thai Adisak Kraisorn are the other three players that have scored more than three goals.
Noh Alam Shah of Singapore and Kraisorn are the only players who have scored a double hat-trick in a single match, with Alam Shah scoring a record seven goals.
The fastest hat-trick was scored by Sarayuth Chaikamdee of Thailand who did it within four minutes.