The 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship was the 15th edition of the AFF U-19 Youth Championship, organised by ASEAN Football Federation. It was hosted by Myanmar during September 2017. Eleven out of the twelve member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation took part in the tournament featuring two groups of five and six teams.
| 2017 AFF U-18 လူငယ်ပြိုင်ပွဲ | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Myanmar |
| City | Yangon |
| Dates | 4–17 September |
| Teams | 11 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Thailand (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Malaysia |
| Third place |  Indonesia |
| Fourth place | Myanmar |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Goals scored | 121 (4.17 per match) |
| Attendance | 16,304 (562 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Egy Maulana (8 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Egy Maulana |
Thailand beat Malaysia 2–0 in the final to secure their fifth regional title.
Participant teams edit
All of 12 teams from member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation are eligible for the tournament. The reigning ASEAN U-19 champions − Australia did not enter the tournament. At the 9th meeting of the AFF Council, New Zealand were interested to be an invited guest for the AFF U-18 Championship 2017.[1] Official draw were also conducted to decide on the match-ups of the competitions and New Zealand were in Group B. However, New Zealand withdrew from the tournament, based on the latest schedule.[2] A total of 11 teams from 11 member associations enter the tournament, listed below:
| Team | Association | App | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
 Brunei
|
FA Brunei DS | 7th | Group stage (6 times) |
 Cambodia
|
FF Cambodia | 9th | Group stage (8 times) |
| Indonesia
|
FA Indonesia | 8th | Winners (2013) |
 Laos
|
Lao FF | 9th | Third place (2002, 2005, 2015) |
| Malaysia
|
FA Malaysia | 11th | Runners-up (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007) |
| Myanmar
|
Myanmar FF | 11th | Winners (2003, 2005) |
 Philippines
|
Philippine FF | 7th | Group stage (6 times) |
 Singapore
|
FA Singapore | 10th | Third place (2003) |
| Thailand
|
FA Thailand | 13th | Winners (2002, 2009, 2011, 2015) |
 East Timor
|
FF Timor-Leste | 6th | Third place (2013) |
 Vietnam
|
Vietnam FF | 13th | Winners (2007) |
| Did not enter |
|---|
| Withdrew |
|---|
- Notes
- 1 Non-AFF member.
Venues edit
| Yangon | |
|---|---|
| Thuwunna Stadium | Aung San Stadium |
| Capacity: 32,000 | Capacity: 40,000 |
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Squads edit
Group stage edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 13 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Thailand
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 13 | |
| 3 | East Timor
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7 | |
| 4 | Singapore
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 6 | |
| 5 | Cambodia
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 4 | |
| 6 | Laos
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 0 |
Source: AFF
| Singapore | 5–3 | Cambodia |
|---|---|---|
Hassim  11'Mustaffa 17', 35', 45'Mahler 63' |
Report | Kakada 3' Kimchay 20'Chanthea 29'Kimheng  90' |
| Cambodia | 1–1 | East Timor |
|---|---|---|
| Visinu 27' |
Report | Ximenes 58' |
| Laos | 1–2 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Phommachai 90+2' |
Report | Yuthpichai 10' (pen.), 26' |
| East Timor | 3–2 | Laos |
|---|---|---|
| Panji 30', 68' Ximenes 41' |
Report | Thinolath 15' Thongsavath 16' |
| Singapore | 0–2 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Yuthpichai 67' Chokanan 75' |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Myanmar (H)
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 9 | |
| 3 | Vietnam
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 9 | |
| 4 | Brunei
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 25 | −21 | 3 | |
| 5 | Philippines
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 0 | |
| 6 |  New Zealand
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
| Philippines | 2–3 | Brunei |
|---|---|---|
| Suba 31' Tacardon 55' |
Report | Mateen 32' Asyraffahmi 49' (pen.)Wadud 65' |
| Indonesia | 2–1 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Egy 72', 90+3' |
Report | Myat Kaung Khant 28' |
| Brunei | 1–8 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Asyraffahmi 43' |
Report | Lê Xuân Tú 15', 74' Nguyễn Hồng Sơn 26'Trần Văn Công 45+1'Đặng Văn Tới 77' (pen.)Nguyễn Khắc Khiêm 78', 90+1'Mai Sỹ Hoàng 89' |
| Philippines | 0–9 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Kammeraad 89' |
Report | Feby 7', 67', 87' Egy 21', 37' (pen.)Iqbal 25', 39'Rafli 90+1' (pen.)Resky 90+2' |
| Vietnam | 5–0 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Trần Văn Công 21', 45+3' Bùi Hoàng Việt Anh 45'Trần Bảo Toàn 76'Lê Minh Bình 90' |
Report |
| Myanmar | 7–0 | Brunei |
|---|---|---|
| Eant Maw Oo 9' Naing Ko Ko 24', 65'Win Naing Tun 45', 60', 62', 77' |
Report |
| Indonesia | 0–3 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lê Văn Nam 41', 45' Bùi Hoàng Việt Anh 86' |
| Philippines | 0–7 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pyae Sone Naing 51', 74' Win Naing Tun 56', 63', 85'Myat Kaung Khant 76', 89' |
| Myanmar | 2–1 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Myat Kaung Khant 74' Lwin Moe Aung 86' |
Report | Hồng Sơn 1' |
Knockout stage edit
In the knockout stage, the penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner if necessary.[3]
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 15 September – Yangon | ||||||
| Indonesia | 0 (2) | |||||
| 17 September – Yangon | ||||||
| Thailand (p) | 0 (3) | |||||
| Thailand | 2 | |||||
| 15 September – Yangon | ||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||
| Malaysia (p) | 0 (5) | |||||
| Myanmar | 0 (4) | |||||
| Third Place | ||||||
| 17 September – Yangon | ||||||
| Indonesia | 7 | |||||
| Myanmar | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals edit
| Indonesia | 0–0 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Saddil 44' |
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| Penalties | ||
Egy  Iqbal  Luthfi Nurhidayat Rifad |
2–3 | Kritsada Nattawut Chokanan Teerapat |
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
| Malaysia | 0–0 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Hadi Zafuan Izzudin Nurfais Ammar Syaiful |
5–4 | Pyae Sone Naing Than Htike Zin Myat Kaung Khant Naing Ko Ko Soe Moe Kyaw Aung Wunna Soe |
Referee: Hoàng Ngọc Hà (Vietnam)
Third place match edit
| Indonesia | 7–1 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Rafli 14', 59' Witan 27'Egy 35', 86'Hanis 72', 90+3' |
Report | Pyae Sone Naing 90+2' |
Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)
Final edit
Winner edit
| 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship Winners |
|---|
 Thailand 5th title |
Awards edit
| Most Valuable Player | Top Scorer Award | Fair Play Award |
|---|---|---|
| Egy Maulana
|
Egy Maulana
|
Thailand
|
Goalscorers edit
- 8 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Sin Kakada- Touch Kimchay
- Teat Kimheng
- Phom Oy
- Chhoeung Visinu
- Tray Vicheth
Abdul Mateen Said- Abdul Wadud Ramli
Resky Fandi Witriawan
Chanthachone Thinolath- Lektoxa Thongsavath
- Phoutthasit Phommachai
Ammar Alias- Muhammad Syafiq Danial
- Muhd Zafuan Azeman
- Nik Akif Syahiran Nik Mat
- Nurfais Johari
- Saiful Iskandar
- Shafizi Iqmal
Eant Maw Oo- Lwin Moe Aung
Mariano Suba- Paludan Tacardon
Daniel Goh- Idraki Mohd Adnan
- Katz Ellison
- Mohammad Hassim
- Muhammad Rafiqin
Chaiwat Weerakitpanit- Chokanan Saima-in
- Danusorn Somcob
- Ekanit Panya
- Nattawut Chootiwat
Expedito da Conceicao- Orcelio da Silva
Đặng Văn Tới- Lê Minh Bình
- Mai Sỹ Hoàng
- Trần Bảo Toàn
References edit
- ^ "Women's Championship 2017 cancelled - AFF - The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation AFF – The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation". www.aseanfootball.org.
- ^ "AFF U18 CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 - AFF - The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation AFF – The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation". www.aseanfootball.org.
- ^ "Regulations AFF U-18 Youth Championship" (PDF). AFF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2016.
- ^ "2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship - Final". refereesfifa.blogspot.fr.