The AFF U-23 Championship is an international football competition contested by the national under-23 teams of the member nations of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF). The inaugural edition was held in 2005.[1]
| Organising body | AFF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| Region | Southeast Asia |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Current champions |  Vietnam (2nd title) |
| Most successful team(s) | Vietnam (2 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
 2023 AFF U-23 Championship | |
Background edit
In 2005, the first edition was held in Bangkok, Thailand as the AFF U-23 Youth Championship. A second edition of the tournament was set to take place in Palembang, Indonesia between 16 and 26 July 2011 but was cancelled due to the main stadium of Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, which was to be used for the tournament, still being under renovation.[2][3] In 2019, the tournament was then revived as the AFF U-22 Youth Championship with Phnom Penh, Cambodia as the host where it also served as a preparatory tournament for the Southeast Asian Games and AFC U-23 Asian Cup football tournament.[4][5]
Summary edit
| Year | Host | Final | Third place playoff | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winners | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2005 Details |
 Thailand |
 Thailand |
3–0 |  Singapore |
 Myanmar |
1–1 (4–2 p) |
 Malaysia | ||
| 2011 |  Indonesia |
Cancelled | |||||||
| 2019 Details |
 Cambodia |
 Indonesia |
2–1 | Thailand |
 Vietnam |
1–0 |  Cambodia | ||
| 2022 Details |
Cambodia |
Vietnam |
1–0 | Thailand |
 East Timor and  Laos[note 1][note 2]
| ||||
| 2023 Details |
Thailand |
Vietnam |
0–0 (6–5 p) |
Indonesia |
Thailand |
0–0 (4–3 p) |
Malaysia | ||
Performance by country edit
| Nation | Champions | Runners-up | Third Place | Fourth Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam
|
2 (2022, 2023) | 1 (2019) | ||
| Thailand
|
1 (2005) | 2 (2019, 2022) | 1 (2023) | |
| Indonesia
|
1 (2019) | 1 (2023) | ||
 Singapore
|
- | 1 (2005) | ||
 Myanmar
|
- | 1 (2005) | ||
 Laos
|
- | 1 (2022) | ||
 East Timor
|
- | 1 (2022) | ||
 Malaysia
|
- | 2 (2005, 2023) | ||
| Cambodia
|
- | 1 (2019) |
Participating nations edit
| Team | 2005 (8) |
2019 (8) |
2022 (9) |
2023 (10) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
× | × | × | × | 0 |
 Brunei
|
× | × | GS | GS | 2 |
| Cambodia
|
GS | 4th | GS | GS | 4 |
| Indonesia
|
× | 1st | × | 2nd | 2 |
| Laos
|
GS | × | 3rd | GS | 3 |
| Malaysia
|
4th | GS | GS | 4th | 4 |
| Myanmar
|
3rd | GS | × | GS | 3 |
 Philippines
|
GS | GS | GS | GS | 4 |
| Singapore
|
2nd | × | GS | × | 2 |
| Thailand
|
1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 4 |
| East Timor
|
GS | GS | 3rd | GS | 4 |
| Vietnam
|
× | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 3 |
- Legend
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All-time ranking table edit
- As of 26 August 2023
| Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Best finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand
|
4 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 10 | +34 | 39 | Champions (2005) |
| 2 | Vietnam
|
3 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 4 | +21 | 30 | Champions (2022, 2023) |
| 3 | Malaysia
|
4 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 23 | –6 | 19 | Fourth place (2005, 2023) |
| 4 | Indonesia
|
2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 18 | Champions (2019) |
| 5 | Cambodia
|
4 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 21 | –3 | 17 | Fourth place (2019) |
| 6 | Myanmar
|
3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 13 | Third place (2005) |
| 7 | East Timor
|
4 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 26 | –16 | 11 | Third place (2022) |
| 8 | Laos
|
3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | –3 | 10 | Third place (2022) |
| 9 | Singapore
|
2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 21 | –11 | 9 | Runners-up (2005) |
| 10 | Philippines
|
4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | –8 | 8 | Group stage (4 times) |
| 11 | Brunei
|
2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 23 | –20 | 0 | Group stage (2 times) |
Awards edit
Overalls edit
| Year | Best player | Top scorer(s) | Goals | Best goalkeeper | Fair play award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Not awarded | Not awarded | |||
| 2019 | Marinus Wanewar Saringkan Promsupa Trần Danh Trung
|
3 | Cambodia
| ||
| 2022 | Bounphachan Bounkong
|
Teerasak Poeiphimai
|
3 | Hul Kimhuy
|
|
| 2023 | Arkhan Fikri
|
Alif Ikmalrizal Đinh Xuân Tiến
|
3 | Quan Văn Chuẩn
|
Winning coaches edit
| Year | Team | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Thailand
|
Charnwit Polcheewin
|
| 2019 | Indonesia
|
Indra Sjafri
|
| 2022 | Vietnam
|
Đinh Thế Nam
|
| 2023 | Vietnam
|
Hoàng Anh Tuấn
|
Notes edit
- ^ Timor-Leste won by walkover as Laos were unable to play after several of their players tested positive for COVID-19 before the match. However both teams were declared as bronze medalists following a proposal by Timor Leste.
- ^ There was no designated fourth placing team after Laos was elevated as third placers with Timor-Leste. There were five other competing national teams for this tournament.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "AFF Under 23 Championship". ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ "AFF U-23 Mundur, BTN Fokus ke Tim Senior" [AFF U-23 Cancelled, BTN Focuses on Senior Team] (in Indonesian). detik.com. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ Aloysius Gonsaga (14 July 2011). "Piala AFF U-23 Batal Digelar di Jakabaring" [AFF U-23 Cup Held in Jakabaring is Cancelled] (in Indonesian). Kompas. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ "AFF U22 LG Cup: Contrasting Challenge in Both Groups". ASEAN Football Federation. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ "ASEAN rivals vie for regional supremacy". Asian Football Confederation. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
