2023 AFF U-23 Championship

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2023 AFF U-23 Championship
AFF U-23 Championship Thailand 2023
Tournament details
Host countryThailand
Dates17–26 August
Teams10 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Third placeFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Fourth placeFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored47 (2.94 per match)
Attendance12,787 (799 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Malaysia.svg Alif Ikmalrizal
Flag of Vietnam.svg Đinh Xuân Tiến
(3 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Indonesia.svg Arkhan Fikri
Best goalkeeper Flag of Vietnam.svg Quan Văn Chuẩn
← 2022

The 2023 AFF U-23 Championship was the 4th edition of the AFF U-23 Championship, organised by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF). The tournament took place from 17 to 26 August in Rayong, Thailand. [1] Vietnam are the defending champions, having won the 2022 edition [2] [3] and successfully defended their title through a 6–5 victory on penalties following a 0–0 draw after extra time over Indonesia in the final, thus becoming the first team to win the tournament for a second time. [4]

Contents

Qualified teams

There was no qualification phase. Singapore withdrew due to the country's under-23 team being subject to evaluation following the 2023 SEA Games. [5] The following teams, all from member associations of the AFF, entered the tournament: [1]

TeamAssociationAppearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei FA Brunei Darussalam 2ndGroup stage (2022)
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia FF Cambodia 4thFourth place (2019)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia FA Indonesia 2ndChampions(2019)
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos Lao FF 3rdThird place (2022)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia FA Malaysia 4thFourth place (2005)
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Myanmar FF 3rdThird place (2005)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Philippine FF 4thGroup stage (2005, 2019, 2022)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand FA Thailand 3rdChampions(2005)
Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste FF Timor-Leste 4thThird place (2022)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Vietnam FF 3rdChampions(2022)
Did not enter
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore

Draw

The draw for the 2023 AFF U-23 Championship was held on 29 May 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand and was streamed online in the competition's official YouTube channel. [6] [7] The seeding was based on the performance from the previous tournaments.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3

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

Rayong
PTT Stadium Rayong Province Stadium
Capacity: 12,000Capacity: 7,500
Pttrayongstadium2014.jpg RayongCentralStadium.JPG

Group stage

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

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (H)330080+89 Knockout stage
2Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 311163+34
3Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 31115504
4Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 3003112−110
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.
(H) Host
Cambodia  Flag of Cambodia.svg5–0Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei
Report
PTT Stadium, Rayong
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg3–0Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
Report
PTT Stadium, Rayong
Attendance: 2,512
Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)
Myanmar  Flag of Myanmar.svg1–1Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
Report
PTT Stadium, Rayong
Attendance: 126
Referee: Muhammad Usaid Jamal (Malaysia)
Brunei  Flag of Brunei.svg0–3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Report
PTT Stadium, Rayong
Attendance: 2,350
Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos)
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg2–0Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
Report
PTT Stadium, Rayong
Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)
Brunei  Flag of Brunei.svg1–4Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
Report
Rayong Province Stadium, Rayong
Referee: Muhammad Usaid Jamal (Malaysia)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 220052+36 Knockout stage
2Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 21012203
3Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste 200214−30
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.
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg2–1Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Report
Rayong Province Stadium, Rayong
Attendance: 700
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg1–0Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste
Report
Rayong Province Stadium, Rayong
Attendance: 253
Referee: Torpong Somsing (Thailand)
Timor-Leste  Flag of East Timor.svg1–3Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
PTT Stadium, Rayong
Attendance: 56
Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 220051+46 Knockout stage
2Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 201123−11
3Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 201136−31
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.
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg2–2Flag of Laos.svg  Laos
Report
Rayong Province Stadium, Rayong
Attendance: 77
Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)
Laos  Flag of Laos.svg1–4Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Report
Rayong Province Stadium, Rayong
Attendance: 181
Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)
Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg1–0Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Rayong Province Stadium, Rayong
Attendance: 607
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)

Ranking of second-placed teams

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

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

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 B Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 21012203 Knockout stage
2 C Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 201123−11
3 A Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 201113−21
Source: AFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.

Knockout stage

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

Bracket

 
 Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
24 August – Rayong
 
 
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1
 
26 August – Rayong
 
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 4
 
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam (p) 0 (6)
 
24 August – Rayong
 
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 0 (5)
 
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1
 
 
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 3
 
 Third Place
 
 
26 August – Rayong
 
 
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 0 (3)
 
 
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (p) 0 (4)

Semi-finals

Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg1–4Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Rayong Province Stadium, Rayong
Attendance: 395
Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg1–3Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Rayong Province Stadium, Rayong
Attendance: 3,214
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)

Third place match

Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg0–0Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Penalties
3–4
Rayong Province Stadium, Rayong
Attendance: 774
Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)

Final

Statistics

There were 47 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.94 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 431092+710Champions
2Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 421153+27Runners-up
3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (H)531193+610Third place
4Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 42116607Fourth place
5Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 311163+34Eliminated in the group stage
6Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 31115504
7Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 201123−11
8Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 201136−31
9Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste 200214−30
10Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 3003112−110
Source: Group stage, Knockout stage
(H) Host

Broadcasting rights

CountryBroadcaster NetworkChannel TVOnline
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei RTB RTB AnekaRTBGo
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia Bayon TV BTV NewsBTV News TV (YouTube), BTV Cambodia, BTV Sports (Facebook)
SCM SCTV, Nex Parabola Vidio
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia RTM Sukan RTM
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Truevision Truesport 2, Truesport 3 Truesport Now, TrueID
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam SCTV, VTV SCTV15, SCTV17, VTV5 Tây Nam Bộ, VTV Cần Thơ SCTV Online, Mytv, TV360, FPT Play

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