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| Organising body | AFF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| Region | Southeast Asia |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Current champions |  Vietnam (2nd title) |
| Most successful team(s) | Vietnam (2 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
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]
In 2005, the first edition was held in Bangkok, Thailand as the AFF U-23 Youth Championship. A second edition of the tournament was 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, which was to be used for the tournament, still being under renovation. [2] [3]
In 2019, the tournament was then revived as the AFF U-22 Youth Championship with Phnom Penh, Cambodia as the host where it also served as a preparatory tournament for the Southeast Asian Games and AFC U-23 Asian Cup football tournament. [4] [5]
| 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 p) |  Malaysia | ||
| 2011 |  Indonesia | Cancelled | |||||||
| 2019 Details |  Cambodia |  Indonesia | 2–1 | Thailand |  Vietnam | 1–0 |  Cambodia | ||
| 2022 Details | Cambodia | Vietnam | 1–0 | Thailand |  East Timor and  Laos [note 1] [note 2] | ||||
| 2023 Details | Thailand | Vietnam | 0–0 (6–5 p) | Indonesia | Thailand | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Malaysia | ||
| Nation | Champions | Runners-up | Third Place | Fourth Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 2 (2022, 2023) | 1 (2019) | ||
| Thailand | 1 (2005) | 2 (2019, 2022) | 1 (2023) | |
| Indonesia | 1 (2019) | 1 (2023) | ||
 Singapore | - | 1 (2005) | ||
 Myanmar | - | 1 (2005) | ||
 Laos | - | 1 (2022) | ||
 East Timor | - | 1 (2022) | ||
 Malaysia | - | 2 (2005, 2023) | ||
| Cambodia | - | 1 (2019) |
| Team | 2005 (8) | 2019 (8) | 2022 (9) | 2023 (10) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | × | × | × | 0 | |
 Brunei | × | × | GS | GS | 2 |
| Cambodia | GS | 4th | GS | GS | 4 |
| Indonesia | × | 1st | × | 2nd | 2 |
| Laos | GS | × | 3rd | GS | 3 |
| Malaysia | 4th | GS | GS | 4th | 4 |
| Myanmar | 3rd | GS | × | GS | 3 |
 Philippines | GS | GS | GS | GS | 4 |
| Singapore | 2nd | × | GS | × | 2 |
| Thailand | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 4 |
| East Timor | GS | GS | 3rd | GS | 4 |
| Vietnam | × | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 3 |
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| Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Best finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 4 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 10 | +34 | 39 | Champions(2005) |
| 2 | Vietnam | 3 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 4 | +21 | 30 | Champions(2022, 2023) |
| 3 | Malaysia | 4 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 23 | –6 | 19 | Fourth place (2005, 2023) |
| 4 | Indonesia | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 18 | Champions(2019) |
| 5 | Cambodia | 4 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 21 | –3 | 17 | Fourth place (2019) |
| 6 | Myanmar | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 13 | Third place (2005) |
| 7 | East Timor | 4 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 26 | –16 | 11 | Third place (2022) |
| 8 | Laos | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | –3 | 10 | Third place (2022) |
| 9 | Singapore | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 21 | –11 | 9 | Runners-up (2005) |
| 10 | Philippines | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | –8 | 8 | Group stage (4 times) |
| 11 | Brunei | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 23 | –20 | 0 | Group stage (2 times) |
| Year | Best player | Top scorer(s) | Goals | Best goalkeeper | Fair play award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Not awarded | Not awarded | |||
| 2019 | Marinus Wanewar Saringkan Promsupa Trần Danh Trung | 3 | Cambodia | ||
| 2022 | Bounphachan Bounkong | Teerasak Poeiphimai | 3 | Hul Kimhuy | |
| 2023 | Arkhan Fikri | Alif Ikmalrizal Đinh Xuân Tiến | 3 | Quan Văn Chuẩn |
| Year | Team | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Thailand | Charnwit Polcheewin |
| 2019 | Indonesia | Indra Sjafri |
| 2022 | Vietnam | Đinh Thế Nam |
| 2023 | Vietnam | Hoàng Anh Tuấn |
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