2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship final

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2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship final
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Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta hosted the final.
Event 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship
Vietnam Indonesia
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Date29 July 2025 (2025-07-29)
Venue Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Man of the Match Nguyễn Đình Bắc (Vietnam)
Referee Koji Takasaki (Japan)
Attendance35,592 [1]
WeatherPartly cloudy
29 °C (84 °F)
78% humidity
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The 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship final was a football match that took place on 29 July 2025 at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, to determine the winners of the 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship. The match was contested by defending champions Vietnam and Indonesia, which repeated the 2023 final in Rayong, Thailand.

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Vietnam won the match 1–0 after for their third consecutive ASEAN U-23 Championship and their third title overall. [2] Nguyễn Công Phương scored to put Vietnam's lead in the final until full time.

Nguyễn Đình Bắc was named player of the match in the aftermath, with the game having attended by ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) president Khiev Sameth, Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) president Trần Quốc Tuấn and Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) president Eric Thohir.

Route to the final

Vietnam

Vietnam's route to the final
MatchOpponentResult
1Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 0–3
2Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 2–1
SFFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2–1

In the final tournament as a defending champions, they were drawn in Group B. Their opening match was against Laos at Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium in Bekasi on 19 July. Vietnam won the game 0–3 with Khuất Văn Khang scoring the side's first goal of the tournament, then two goals later from half-time by Nguyễn Hiểu Minh. [3] Vietnam's second and final group game was against Cambodia at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, with the team having a 2–1 win with Phạm Lý Đức scored to give Vietnam's 1–0 half time lead. In the second half, Mon Rado equalised a 1–1 tie until Nguyễn Đình Bắc doubled for the final result. [4] Vietnam advanced through the knockout stage by finishing first in the group.

Vietnam faced Philippines in the semi-finals, in the first half, they firstly got a lead from Javier Mariona in the 36th minute until Nguyễn Đình Bắc equalised it in the 41st minute, Nguyễn Xuân Bắc also doubled in the second half, as Vietnam booked their place in the final for the third consecutive time since 2022. [5]

Indonesia

Indonesia's route to the final
MatchOpponentResult
1Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 8–0
2Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 0–1
3Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 0–0
SFFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)

The tournament hosts, Indonesia, was drawn in Group A. Indonesia first started their opening match with a large 8–0 win from Brunei with 6 goals from Jens Raven leading him first from goalscorers list. Under their first group stage win, Indonesia later won Philippines, despite Rosquillo's own goal on the 23rd minute. [6] Indonesia's final group stage match was against Malaysia on 21 July at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, and finished as a scoreless draw. [7] Despite finishing in the scoreless draw, Indonesia advanced through the knockout stage by finishing first in the group.

In a semi-final match against Thailand, it is the rematch from the final match in 2023 SEA Games. It saw Thailand's lead succumbed by one goal from Yotsakorn Burapha, but successfully equalised into one late goal by Jens Raven from the 84th minute as regulation time ended 1–1 after 90 minutes; neither could find the breakthrough in extra time and penalties were used to decide the winner. Muhammad Ardiansyah saved two Thai penalties from Pichitchai Sienkrathok and Yotsakorn Burapha missed the last kick of the game, while Robi Darwis only missed for Indonesia. Indonesia reached their second consecutive ASEAN U-23 Championship final. [8] [9]

Match details

Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg1–0Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Report
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 35,592 [1]
Referee: Koji Takasaki (Japan)
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Vietnam
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Indonesia
GK1 Trần Trung Kiên Yellow card.svg 90+5'
CB3 Phạm Lý Đức Yellow card.svg 32'
CB4 Nguyễn Hiểu Minh
CB16 Nguyễn Nhật Minh
RM20 Võ Anh Quân Yellow card.svg 54'
CM12 Nguyễn Xuân Bắc Sub off.svg 82'
CM8 Nguyễn Văn Trường
LM17 Nguyễn Phi Hoàng
AM18 Nguyễn Công Phương Sub off.svg 68'
AM11 Khuất Văn Khang (c)Sub off.svg 69'
CF7 Nguyễn Đình Bắc Sub off.svg 90+2'
Substitutions:
DF2 Lê Văn Hà Sub on.svg 90+2'
MF6 Nguyễn Thái Sơn Yellow card.svg 86'Sub on.svg 82'
MF14 Viktor Le Sub on.svg 69'
MF22 Lê Văn Thuận Sub on.svg 68'
Manager:
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Sang-sik Yellow card.svg 90+9'
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GK1 Muhammad Ardiansyah
CB3 Kakang Rudianto
CB2 Muhammad Ferarri
CB4 Kadek Arel (c)Yellow card.svg 14'
RWB20 Dominikus Dion Sub off.svg 81'
LWB19 Frengky Missa Sub off.svg 60'
DM6 Robi Darwis
RM11 Rahmat Arjuna Sub off.svg 86'
LM5 Dony Tri Pamungkas
AM8 Rayhan Hannan Yellow card.svg 11'
CF21 Jens Raven
Substitutions:
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MF10 Arkhan Fikri Sub on.svg 81'
FW12 Hokky Caraka Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gerald Vanenburg*

*Indonesia goalkeeping coach Damian van Rensburg received a red card.

Player of the Match:
Nguyễn Đình Bắc (Vietnam) [1] [10]

Assistant referees:
Abdul Hannan (Singapore)
Tomoyuki Umeda (Japan)
Fourth official:
Mohammed Sami (Saudi Arabia)
Video assistant referee:
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time. [note 1]

Statistics

Overall
StatisticVietnamIndonesia
Goals scored10
Total shots66
Shots on target22
Saves21
Ball possession32%68%
Corner kicks33
Fouls committed911
Offsides21
Yellow cards42
Red cards00

Post-match

Records

Many records were set that day for Vietnam (who became the first three-time consecutive ASEAN U-23 champions), head coach Kim Sang-sik (the first Vietnam national team coach to conquer both this title and the senior-level ASEAN Championship in the same year) and the whole tournament alike (with an all-time record attendance of 35,592 at Gelora Bung Karno). [11] [12] [13]

Viewed live by over 9 million people in Vietnam alone on the FPT Bóng Đá Việt YouTube channel, the final is also Vietnamese television's third most-watched single programme in 2025 so far. [14]

Street storming

Just after the match ended, street storming lasted throughout the night of 29 July in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Huế and other cities. [15] [16] A notable case involved a 91-year-old woman named Đỗ Thị Sen, who took to the streets of Haiphong with her family. [17]

Triumphant return to Vietnam

The Vietnam team were congratulated in messages by Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính. [18] [19] They flew from Jakarta to Hanoi on the night of 30 July, the plane was expected to arrive at Nội Bài International Airport at 22:05 local time (UTC+7); after the flight plans were announced. Their plane flew with Vietnam Airlines, was expected to land on Ho Chi Minh City at 17:05 local time. [20] The winning team arrived to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport at 13:50 local time (UTC+7). [21] At 18:15, the teams arrived at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport on Ho Chi Minh City, having 1 hour 10 minutes late from expected arrival [22] [23] At 23:30, the teams arrived at Hanoi on Nội Bài International Airport, having 1 hour 25 minutes late than expected arrival, ending their journey of the tournament. [23] [24]

Notes

  1. ↑ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References

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  23. 1 2 "U23 Việt Nam mang cúp vô địch trở về, khép lại trọn vẹn hành trình tại giải U23 Đông Nam Á 2025". vff.org.vn (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Football Federation. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
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