AFF U-23 Championship
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]
| Founded | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Region | Southeast Asia (AFF) |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Current champions | |
| Most successful team(s) | |
| Website | Official website |
Background
In 2005, the first edition was held in Bangkok, Thailand as the AFF U-23 Youth Championship. A second edition of the tournament 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 that will be used for the tournament was still under renovation.[2][3] In 2019, the tournament then revived as the AFF U-22 Youth Championship with Phnom Penh, Cambodia as the host where it also serves as a preparatory tournament for the Southeast Asian Games and AFC U-23 Asian Cup football tournament.[4][5]
Summary
| 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 pen) |
Malaysia | ||
| 2011 Details |
Indonesia |
Cancelled | Cancelled | ||||||
| 2019 Details |
Cambodia |
Indonesia |
2 – 1 | Thailand |
Vietnam |
1 – 0 | Cambodia | ||
| 2022 Details |
Cambodia |
Vietnam |
1 – 0 | Thailand |
Timor-Leste Laos |
Cancelled [note 1] |
None designated [note 2] | ||
Performance by country
| Nation | Champions | Runners-up | Third Place | Fourth Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (2005) | 2 (2019, 2022) | |||
| 1 (2022) | 1 (2019) | |||
| 1 (2019) | ||||
| - | 1 (2005) | |||
| - | 1 (2005) | |||
| - | 1 (2022) | |||
| - | 1 (2022) | |||
| - | 1 (2005) | |||
| - | 1 (2019) |
Participating nations
| Team | 2005 (8) |
2019 (8) |
2022 (9) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| × | × | × | 0 | |
| × | × | GS | 1 | |
| GS | 4th | GS | 3 | |
| × | 1st | × | 1 | |
| GS | × | 3rd | 2 | |
| 4th | GS | GS | 3 | |
| 3rd | GS | × | 2 | |
| GS | GS | GS | 3 | |
| 2nd | × | GS | 2 | |
| 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3 | |
| GS | GS | 3rd | 3 | |
| × | 3rd | 1st | 2 |
- Legend
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All-time ranking table
- As of 26 February 2022
| Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Dif(+/-) | Pts | Avg.Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 7 | +28 | 29 | 2.071 | |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 20 | 2.222 | |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 13 | 1.182 | |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | –6 | 12 | 1.200 | |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +5 | 11 | 2.200 | |
| 6 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 22 | –14 | 11 | 1.100 | |
| 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 9 | 1.125 | |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1.500 | |
| 9 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 20 | –10 | 9 | 1.286 | |
| 10 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | –10 | 7 | 0.444 | |
| 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21 | -19 | 0 | 0.000 |
Awards
| Year | Best player | Top scorer(s) | Goals | Best goalkeeper | Fair play award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Not awarded | Not awarded | |||
| 2019 | 3 | ||||
| 2022 | 3 |
Winning coaches
| Year | Team | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | ||
| 2019 | ||
| 2022 |
Notes
- 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.
References
- "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.