2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

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2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
Kejuaraan Remaja U-16 AFF 2022
Tournament details
Host countryIndonesia
CitySleman and Bantul
Dates31 July – 12 August
Teams12 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Indonesia (2nd title)
Runners-up Vietnam
Third place Thailand
Fourth place Myanmar
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored91 (4.14 per match)
Attendance45,206 (2,055 per match)
Top scorer(s)Thailand Tontawan Puntamunee
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Indonesia Iqbal Gwijangge
Best goalkeeperThailand Tissanu Khuptanawin
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The 2022 AFF U-16 Championship was the fifteenth edition of the AFF U-16 Youth Championship, the annual international youth association football championship organised by the ASEAN Football Federation for men's under-16 national teams of Southeast Asia. It was hosted by Indonesia from 31 July to 12 August 2022.[1] Twelve member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation competed in the tournament featuring three groups of four teams. The planned 2020 and 2021 AFF U-16 Youth Championship were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Asia. Players born after 1 January 2006 could participate in this tournament.

Indonesia beat Vietnam 1–0 in the final for their second title in the championship.[2][3]

Participant teams

There was no qualification, and all entrants advanced to the final tournament. The following 12 teams from member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation entered the tournament.

Team Association App Previous best performance
 Australia Football Australia 8th Winners (2008, 2016)
 Brunei FA Brunei DS 9th Group stage (8 times)
 Cambodia FF Cambodia 11th Fourth place (2016)
 Indonesia (H) FA Indonesia 11th Winners (2018)
 Laos Lao FF 13th Runners-up (2002, 2007, 2011)
 Malaysia FA Malaysia 12th Winners (2013, 2019)
 Myanmar Myanmar FF 12th Winners (2002, 2005)
 Philippines Philippine FF 9th Group stage (8 times)
 Singapore FA Singapore 11th Fourth place (2008, 2011)
 Thailand FA Thailand 11th Winners (2007, 2011, 2015)
 Timor-Leste FF Timor-Leste 8th Third place (2010)
 Vietnam Vietnam FF 13th Winners (2006, 2010, 2017)

Venues

On 15 July 2022, the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) officially announced the 2 venues for the tournament which was located in the Special Region of Yogyakarta.[4]

Sleman Bantul
Maguwoharjo Stadium Sultan Agung Stadium
Capacity: 31,700 Capacity: 35,000

Draw

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Indonesia (H)
 Malaysia
 Thailand

 Vietnam
 Timor-Leste
 Australia

 Laos
 Singapore
 Myanmar

 Cambodia
 Brunei
 Philippines

  • (H): Tournament host

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Indonesia (H) 3 3 0 0 13 0 +13 9 Knockout stage
2  Vietnam 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 6
3  Philippines 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
4  Singapore 3 0 0 3 2 16 −14 0
Source: ASEAN Football
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers[5]
(H) Hosts
Vietnam 5–1 Singapore
 Report
Attendance: 77
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)
Indonesia 2–0 Philippines
 Report
Attendance: 1,439
Referee: Warinton Sassadee (Thailand)
Philippines 0–5 Vietnam
Report
Attendance: 79
Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)
Singapore 0–9 Indonesia
Report
Attendance: 1,759
Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)
Singapore 1–2 Philippines
 Report
Attendance: 65
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)
Indonesia 2–0 Vietnam
 Report
Attendance: 8,000[6]
Referee: Warinton Sassadee (Thailand)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7 Knockout stage
2  Laos 3 1 2 0 12 2 +10 5
3  Timor-Leste 3 1 1 1 12 5 +7 4
4  Brunei 3 0 0 3 0 25 −25 0
Source: ASEAN Football
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers[5]
Timor-Leste 1–1 Laos
 Report
Attendance: 76
Referee: Meliton Pelayo (Philippines)
Thailand 5–0 Brunei
 Report
Attendance: 25
Referee: Fariq Hitaba (Indonesia)
Brunei 0–10 Timor-Leste
Report
Attendance: 89
Referee: Lim Bunthoeun (Cambodia)
Laos 1–1 Thailand
 Report
Attendance: 75
Referee: Sance Lawita (Indonesia)
Laos 10–0 Brunei
 Report
Attendance: 43
Referee: Meliton Pelayo (Philippines)
Thailand 4–1 Timor-Leste
 Report
Attendance: 141
Referee: Lim Bunthoeun (Cambodia)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Myanmar 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Knockout stage
2  Malaysia 3 1 2 0 6 3 +3 5
3  Cambodia 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4  Australia 3 0 1 2 6 9 −3 1
Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers[5]
Australia 2–3 Myanmar
 Report
Attendance: 33
Malaysia 3–0 Cambodia
 Report
Attendance: 45
Referee: Khamsing Xaiyavongsy (Laos)
Cambodia 4–2 Australia
 Report
Attendance: 26
Referee: Mick Jon Pineda (Philippines)
Myanmar 1–1 Malaysia
 Report
Attendance: 91
Myanmar 1–0 Cambodia
 Report
Attendance: 51
Referee: Sance Lawita (Indonesia)
Malaysia 2–2 Australia
 Report
Attendance: 35
Referee: Fariq Hitaba (Indonesia)

Ranking of runner-up teams

The best runner-up team from three groups advanced to the knockout stage.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A  Vietnam 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 6 Knockout stage
2 B  Laos 3 1 2 0 12 2 +10 5
3 C  Malaysia 3 1 2 0 6 3 +3 5
Source: ASEAN Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Drawing of lots.

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary.[7][8]

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 August – Sleman
 
 
 Thailand 0
 
12 August – Sleman
 
 Vietnam 2
 
 Vietnam 0
 
10 August – Sleman
 
 Indonesia 1
 
 Indonesia (p)1 (5)
 
 
 Myanmar 1 (4)
 
Third place match
 
 
12 August – Sleman
 
 
 Thailand 3
 
 
 Myanmar 0

Semi-finals

Thailand 0–2 Vietnam
Report
Attendance: 140
Indonesia 1–1 Myanmar
 Report
Penalties
 5–4
Attendance: 9,427[9]
Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)

Third place match

Thailand 3–0 Myanmar
 Report
Attendance: 911
Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)

Final

Vietnam 0–1 Indonesia
Report
Attendance: 22,579
Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)

Winner

 2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship winners 

Indonesia
Second title

Awards

Most Valuable Player[10] Top Scorer Award[10] Best Goalkeeper Award[10]
Indonesia Iqbal Gwijangge Thailand Tontawan Puntamunee Thailand Tissanu Khuptanawin

Goalscorers

There were 91 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 4.14 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Final ranking

This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Indonesia (H) 5 4 1 0 15 2 +13 13 Champion
2  Vietnam 5 3 0 2 13 4 +9 9 Runner up
3  Thailand 5 3 1 1 13 4 +9 10 Third place
4  Myanmar 5 2 2 1 6 7 −1 8 Fourth place
5  Laos 3 1 2 0 12 2 +10 5 Eliminated in
group stage
6  Malaysia 3 1 2 0 6 3 +3 5
7  Timor-Leste 3 1 1 1 12 5 +7 4
8  Cambodia 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
9  Philippines 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
10  Australia 3 0 1 2 6 9 −3 1
11  Singapore 3 0 0 3 2 16 −14 0
12  Brunei 3 0 0 3 0 25 −25 0
Source: Group stage, Knockout stage
(H) Hosts

References

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