2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

The 2018 AFF U-16 Championship was the thirteenth edition of the AFF U-16 Championship, the annual international youth association football championship organised by the ASEAN Football Federation for men's under-16 national teams of Southeast Asia.

2018 AFF U-16 Championship
Kejuaraan Remaja U-16 AFF 2018
Tournament details
Host countryIndonesia
CityGresik and Sidoarjo
Dates29 July – 11 August
Teams11 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Indonesia (1st title)
Runners-up Thailand
Third place Malaysia
Fourth place Myanmar
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored115 (3.97 per match)
Attendance130,497 (4,500 per match)
Top scorer(s)Indonesia Bagus Kahfi (13 goals)
Best player(s)Thailand Thanarin Thumsen
Fair play award Thailand
2017
2019

A total of 11 teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate. Each match had a duration of 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes.

Indonesia beat Thailand 4–3 through penalty shoot-out in the final for their first title in the championship.[1]

Qualified teams edit

There was no qualification, and all entrants advanced to the final tournament. The following 11 teams from member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation entered the tournament.

Team Association App Previous best performance
  Brunei FA Brunei DS 7th Group stage (6 times)
  Cambodia FF Cambodia 9th Fourth place (2016)
  Indonesia FA Indonesia 9th Runners-up (2013)
  Laos Lao FF 11th Runners-up (2002, 2007, 2011)
  Malaysia FA Malaysia 10th Winners (2013)
  Myanmar Myanmar FF 10th Winners (2002, 2005)
  Philippines Philippine FF 7th Group stage (6 times)
  Singapore FA Singapore 9th Fourth place (2008, 2011)
  Thailand FA Thailand 9th Winners (2007, 2011, 2015)
  East Timor FF Timor-Leste 6th Third place (2010)
  Vietnam Vietnam FF 11th Winners (2006, 2010, 2017)

Group stage edit

  • All matches were held in Indonesia.
  • All times are local, IWST (UTC+7).

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Indonesia (H) 5 5 0 0 21 3 +18 15 Knockout stage
2   Myanmar 5 3 1 1 17 7 +10 10
3   Vietnam 5 3 1 1 15 7 +8 10
4   East Timor 5 2 0 3 8 12 −4 6
5   Cambodia 5 1 0 4 7 12 −5 3
6   Philippines 5 0 0 5 3 30 −27 0
Source: AFF
(H) Hosts
Cambodia  0–1  Vietnam
Report Đinh Thanh Trung   36' (pen.)
Attendance: 122
Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)
Indonesia  8–0  Philippines
Supriadi   2'
Komang   18'
Fajar   32'
Zico   45'
Rendy   56'
Bagus   63' (pen.), 67', 73'
Report
Attendance: 8,931
Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos)
Myanmar  3–2  East Timor
Khun Kyaw Zin Hein   47'
Aung Ko Oo   61'
Naing Htwe   79'
Report C. Gusmão   43'
Amaral   73'
Attendance: 137
Referee: Fitri Maskon (Malaysia)

Vietnam  4–0  East Timor
Đinh Thanh Trung   16', 75'
Trịnh Văn Chung   31'
Đoàn Chí Bảo   68'
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Wiwat Jumpao-on (Thailand)
Cambodia  5–1  Philippines
Daradevid   16'
Samel   28'
Rina   52', 72'
Bunnarong   80+1'
Report R. Yu   11'
Attendance: 221
Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)
Myanmar  1–2  Indonesia
Zaw Win Thein   72' (pen.) Report Bagus   8', 26'
Attendance: 8,745
Referee: Amdillah Zainuddin (Brunei)

East Timor  2–1  Cambodia
da Cruz   13'
E. da Costa   46'
Report Bunnarong   29'
Attendance: 80
Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos)
Philippines  0–7  Myanmar
Report Naung Naung Soe   2', 29'
Aung Ko Oo   25'
Zaw Win Thein   34'
Pyae Phyo Aung   46'
Khun Kyaw Zin Hein   53'
Wai Yan Soe   77'
Attendance: 279
Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)
Vietnam  2–4  Indonesia
Đinh Thanh Trung   6', 73' (pen.)
Võ Nguyên Hoàng   66'
Report Supriadi   29'
Bagus   45' (pen.), 61'
Andre   80+4'
Bagas   66'
Attendance: 9,588
Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)

Myanmar  4–1  Cambodia
Leap Pheng   55' (o.g.)
Naing Htwe   62'
Naung Naung Soe   65'
La Min Htwe   80+3'
Report Samel   43'
Attendance: 2,156
Referee: Fitri Maskon (Malaysia)
Philippines  1–6  Vietnam
Reyes   50' Report Hoàng Văn Thông   19'
Nguyễn Quốc Hoàng   27', 58', 80+2'
Đinh Thanh Trung   40'
Đậu Ngọc Thành   80'
Attendance: 37
Referee: Amdillah Zainuddin (Brunei)
Indonesia  3–0  East Timor
Bagus   49', 80+2'
Zico   72'
Report Oscar   63'   80+3'
Attendance: 23,209
Referee: Wiwat Jumpao-on (Thailand)

East Timor  4–1  Philippines
Rosquillo   44' (o.g.)
Da Cruz   51'
C. Gusmão   53'
Gomez   55'
Report Ortega   22'
Attendance: 34
Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)
Vietnam  2–2  Myanmar
Đinh Thanh Trung   27', 70' Report La Min Htwe   11'
Yan Kyaw Soe   59'
Attendance: 751
Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos)
Cambodia  0–4  Indonesia
Report Rendy   11'
Bagus   21', 34', 43' (pen.)
Attendance: 15,343
Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Thailand 4 3 1 0 12 2 +10 10 Knockout stage
2   Malaysia 4 3 0 1 12 3 +9 9
3   Laos 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7
4   Singapore 4 1 0 3 7 9 −2 3
5   Brunei 4 0 0 4 3 21 −18 0
Source: AFF
Brunei  2–3  Laos
Idzzaham   1'
Hakeme   38'
Report Anantaza   12'
Lekto   21'
Chony   48'
Attendance: 59
Referee: Dwi Purba Wicaksana (Indonesia)
Thailand  2–1  Malaysia
Ali   13' (o.g.)
Azlan   64' (o.g.)
Report Azlan   46'
Attendance: 212
Referee: Steve Supresencia (Philippines)

Brunei  0–7  Thailand
Report Arthit   10'
Thanakrit   17'
Thanarin   21'
Sitthinan   26'
Punnawat   58' (pen.)
Panupong   63'
Sattawas   77'
Attendance: 30
Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)
Singapore  1–2  Laos
Z. Chua   77' Report Chony   16', 54'
Attendance: 51
Referee: Chy Samdy (Cambodia)

Thailand  3–1  Singapore
Thanakrit   13'
Kittiphong   28'
Thodsawat   78'
Report Z. Chua   69'
Attendance: 41
Referee: Dwi Purba Wicaksana (Indonesia)
Malaysia  6–1  Brunei
Asman   2', 50'
Fahmi   27'
Ikhwan   38'
Harith   46'
Danial   80+3'
Report Eddy   79' (pen.)
Attendance: 48
Referee: Chy Samdy (Cambodia)

Malaysia  4–0  Singapore
Alif   8'
Harith   33'
Fahmi   46'
Ryaan   56' (o.g.)
Report
Attendance: 95
Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)
Laos  0–0  Thailand
Report
Attendance: 69
Referee: Steve Supresencia (Philippines)

Laos  0–1  Malaysia
Report Anantaza   4' (o.g.)
Fahmi   75'   79'
Attendance: 119
Referee: Chy Samdy (Cambodia)
Singapore  5–0  Brunei
Z. Chua   52', 53'
Rukaifi   59', 78'
Dashan   80'
Report
Attendance: 63
Referee: Dwi Purba Wicaksana (Indonesia)

Knockout stage edit

In the knockout stage, the penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary.[2]

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 August – Sidoarjo
 
 
  Indonesia1
 
11 August – Sidoarjo
 
  Malaysia0
 
  Indonesia (p)1 (4)
 
9 August – Sidoarjo
 
  Thailand1 (3)
 
  Thailand1
 
 
  Myanmar0
 
Third Place
 
 
11 August – Sidoarjo
 
 
  Malaysia1
 
 
  Myanmar0

Semi-finals edit

Thailand  1–0  Myanmar
Thanarin   46' Report
Attendance: 3,951
Referee: Chy Samdy (Cambodia)
Indonesia  1–0  Malaysia
Bagus   72' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 24,278
Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)

Third place match edit

Malaysia  1–0  Myanmar
Alif   79' Report
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Wiwat Jumpao-on (Thailand)

Final edit

Indonesia  1–1  Thailand
Fajar   33' Report Apidet   72'
Penalties
Zico  
Bagus  
Rendy  
David  
4–3   Thanarin
  Apidet
  Anucha
  Kittiphong
  Pongsakorn
Attendance: 26,698
Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos)

Winner edit

 2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship winners 
 
Indonesia
First title

Awards edit

Most Valuable Player[3] Top Scorer Award[3] Fair Play Award[3]
  Thanarin Thumsen   Bagus Kahfi   Thailand

Goalscorers edit

13 goals
8 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References edit

  1. ^ Harley Ikhsan (11 August 2018). "Sejarah, Timnas Indonesia Juara Piala AFF U-16 2018" [History, Indonesian National Team Champion of 2018 AFF U-16 Cup] (in Indonesian). Liputan6. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Regulations AFF U-18 Youth Championship" (PDF). AFF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Abdurrahman Ranala (12 August 2018). "Selain Bagus Kahfi, Inilah Para Peraih Penghargaan di Piala AFF U-16 2018" [Apart from Bagus Kahfi, Here Are the Awards Receiver in the 2018 AFF U-16 Cup] (in Indonesian). IndoSport. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

External links edit