2022 AFF U-23 Championship

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2022 AFF U-23 Championship
AFF U-23 Championship Cambodia 2022
2022 AFF U-23 Youth Championship.png
Tournament details
Host countryCambodia
Dates14–26 February
Teams9 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Third placeFlag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored39 (2.79 per match)
Attendance79,653 (5,690 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Thailand.svg Teerasak Poeiphimai (3 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Laos.svg Bounphachan Bounkong
Best goalkeeper Flag of Cambodia.svg Hul Kimhuy
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The 2022 AFF U-23 Championship was the 3rd edition of the AFF U-23 Championship, organised by ASEAN Football Federation (AFF). The tournament was held from 14 to 26 February in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. [1] Indonesia were the defending champions, having won the 2019 edition. The tournament was held amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Indonesia and Myanmar withdrew from the tournament after several of their players tested positive for COVID-19. [2]

Contents

Vietnam won the tournament for the first time after beating Thailand 1–0 in the final. [3] [4]

Qualified teams

There was no qualification, and all entrants advanced to the final tournament. The following teams from member associations of the AFF entered the tournament:

TeamAssociationAppearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei FA Brunei Darussalam 1stDebut
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia FF Cambodia 3rdFourth place (2019)
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos Lao FF 2ndGroup stage (2005)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia FA Malaysia 3rdFourth place (2005)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Philippine FF 3rdGroup stage (2005, 2019)
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore FA Singapore 2ndRunners-up (2005)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand FA Thailand 2ndChampions(2005)
Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste FF Timor-Leste 3rdGroup stage (2005, 2019)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Vietnam FF 2ndThird place (2019)
Did not enter
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Withdrew
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar

Draw

The draw for the 2022 AFF U-23 Championship was held on 29 December 2021 at the Goodwood Park Hotel in Singapore. [5]

Squads

A final squad of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) must be registered one day before the first match of the tournament.

Match officials

Venues

Phnom Penh
Morodok Techo National Stadium Prince Stadium
Capacity: 60,000Capacity: 15,000
Morodok Techo National Stadium.jpg Visakha Stadium.jpg

Group stage

All times are local, ICT (UTC+7).

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste 321063+37 Knockout stage
2Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia (H)320171+66
3Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 31114404
4Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 3003211−90
Source: AFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) penalty shoot-out; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots. [6]
(H) Hosts
Timor-Leste  Flag of East Timor.svg2–2Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Report
Morodok Techo National Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 540
Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos)
Cambodia  Flag of Cambodia.svg6–0Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei
Report
Morodok Techo National Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 24,587
Referee: Tuan Yasin (Malaysia)
Brunei  Flag of Brunei.svg1–3Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste
Report
Morodok Techo National Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 2,357
Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg0–1Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
Report
Morodok Techo National Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 17,080
Referee: Warintorn Sassadee (Thailand)
Cambodia  Flag of Cambodia.svg0–1Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste
Report
Morodok Techo National Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 25,307
Referee: Zulfiqar Mustaffa (Singapore)
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg2–1Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei
Report
Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 285
Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos)

Group B

After the withdrawal of Indonesia and Myanmar from the tournament, due to several of their players testing positive for COVID-19, the two remaining teams will play against each other twice. The winners will qualify for the knockout stage, while the losers will be eliminated.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 220041+36 Knockout stage
2Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 200214−30
3Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar [lower-alpha 1] 00000000Withdrew
4Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia [lower-alpha 2] 00000000
Source: AFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) penalty shoot-out; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots. [6]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Myanmar withdrew hours before their first match, due to multiple players tested positive for COVID-19. [7]
  2. ↑ Indonesia withdrew from the tournament on 11 February 2022 because seven players tested positive for COVID-19, four others were categorised as suspected COVID-19 cases and three players suffered injuries. [8]
Laos  Flag of Laos.svg2–1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Report
Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 316
Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg0–2Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
Report
Morodok Techo National Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 75
Referee: Warintorn Sassadee (Thailand)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 220080+86 Knockout stage
2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 210132+13
3Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 2002110−90
Source: AFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) penalty shoot-out; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots. [6]
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg3–1Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Report
Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 570
Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg0–7Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Report
Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Khoun Virak (Cambodia)
Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg1–0Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 1,845
Referee: Tuan Yasin (Malaysia)

Ranking of second-placed teams

Only one second-placed team will qualify for the semi-finals.

Due to Indonesia and Myanmar's withdrawals, Group B is left with only two teams. Thus, the second-placed team from Group B will not be included to determine the best runner-up team.

Result against fourth-placed team in Group A was not considered for this ranking.

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 C Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 210132+13 Knockout stage
2 A Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia (H)21011103
Source: AFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary. [6]

Bracket

 
 Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
24 February – Phnom Penh
 
 
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 0
 
26 February – Phnom Penh
 
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2
 
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 0
 
24 February – Phnom Penh
 
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 1
 
Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste 0 (3)
 
 
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam (p) 0 (5)
 
 Third Place
 
 
26 February – Phnom Penh
 
 
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
 
 
Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste w/o [lower-alpha 1]

Semi-finals

Laos  Flag of Laos.svg0–2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Report
Morodok Techo National Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 100
Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)

Third place match

Laos  Flag of Laos.svgCancelled [lower-alpha 1] Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste
Morodok Techo National Stadium, Phnom Penh

Final

Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg0–1Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Report
Morodok Techo National Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 4,235
Referee: Khoun Virak (Cambodia)

Statistics

Winners

 2022 AFF U-23 Championship winners 
Flag of Vietnam.svg
Vietnam
First title

Awards

Most Valuable PlayerTop Scorer AwardBest Goalkeeper Award
Flag of Laos.svg Bounphachan Bounkong Flag of Thailand.svg Teerasak Poeiphimai Flag of Cambodia.svg Hul Kimhuy

Team of the Tournament

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Flag of Cambodia.svg Hul Kimhuy Flag of Thailand.svg Teerasak Poeiphimai

Goalscorers

There were 39 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 2.79 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Final ranking

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 431090+910Champions
2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 420253+26Runners-up
3Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste 422063+38Third place [lower-alpha 2]
4Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 320143+16
5Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia (H)320171+66Eliminated in the group stage
6Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 31114404
7Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 200214−30
8Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 3003211−90
9Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 2002110−90
Source: Group stage, Knockout stage
(H) Hosts

Broadcasting rights

TerritoryRights holder(s)Ref.
Brunei
 [10]
Indonesia
Timor Leste
  • SCTV (free TV)
  • Champions TV (pay TV)
  • Vidio (OTT)
Malaysia
Myanmar
Laos
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam

Notes

  1. 1 2 Timor-Leste won by walkover as Laos were unable to play after several of their players tested positive for COVID-19 before the match.
  2. ↑ Originally, the third place was awarded automatically to Timor Leste, but the country proposed for the third place to be awarded to Laos as well. The proposal was accepted by the ASEAN Football Federation. [9]

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