ASEAN U-23 Championship

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ASEAN U-23 Championship
ASEAN U-23 Championship Logo.svg
Organising body AFF
Founded2005
Region Southeast Asia
Number of teams12
Current championsFlag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam (3rd title)
Most successful team(s) Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam (3 titles)
Website aseanutdfc.com/asean-u23-championship
Soccerball current event.svg 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship

The ASEAN U-23 Championship (formerly 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]

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Vietnam are the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won three titles. They are also the current champions, having beaten Indonesia 1–0 in the 2025 final.

Background

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]

Results

Ed.YearHostsFinalLosing semi-finalists
(or third place match)
No. of
teams
WinnersScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place
12005
Details
Flag of Thailand.svg
Thailand
Flag of Thailand.svg
Thailand
3–0Flag of Singapore.svg
Singapore
Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg
Myanmar
1–1
(4–2 p)
Flag of Malaysia.svg
Malaysia
8
2011 Flag of Indonesia.svg
Indonesia
CancelledCancelled
22019
Details
Flag of Cambodia.svg
Cambodia
Flag of Indonesia.svg
Indonesia
2–1Flag of Thailand.svg
Thailand
Flag of Vietnam.svg
Vietnam
1–0Flag of Cambodia.svg
Cambodia
8
32022
Details
Flag of Cambodia.svg
Cambodia
Flag of Vietnam.svg
Vietnam
1–0Flag of Thailand.svg
Thailand
Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste and Flag of Laos.svg  Laos [note 1] [note 2] 9
42023
Details
Flag of Thailand.svg
Thailand
Flag of Vietnam.svg
Vietnam
0–0 ( a.e.t. )
(6–5 p)
Flag of Indonesia.svg
Indonesia
Flag of Thailand.svg
Thailand
0–0
(4–3 p)
Flag of Malaysia.svg
Malaysia
10
52025
Details
Flag of Indonesia.svg
Indonesia
Flag of Vietnam.svg
Vietnam
1–0 Flag of Indonesia.svg
Indonesia
Flag of Thailand.svg
Thailand
3–1Flag of the Philippines.svg
Philippines
10

Performance by countries

TeamWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth place
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 3 (2022, 2023, 2025)1 (2019)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1 (2005)2 (2019, 2022)2 (2023, 2025)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1 (2019)2 (2023, 2025)
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1 (2005)
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 1 (2005)
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 1 (2022)
Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste 1 (2022)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2 (2005, 2023)
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 1 (2019)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 1 (2025)

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Legend
Team Flag of Thailand.svg
2005
(8)
Flag of Cambodia.svg
2019
(8)
Flag of Cambodia.svg
2022
(9)
Flag of Thailand.svg
2023
(10)
Flag of Indonesia.svg
2025
(10)
Total
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia ×××x0
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei ××GSGSGS3
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia GS4thGSGSGS5
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia ×1st×2nd2nd3
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos GS×3rdGSGS4
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 4thGSGS4thGS5
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 3rdGS×GSGS4
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines GSGSGSGS4th5
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 2nd×GS×x2
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1st2nd2nd3rd3rd5
Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste GSGS3rdGSGS5
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam ×3rd1st1st1st4

All-time ranking table

As of 29 July 2025
RankTeamPartPldWDLGFGAGDPtsBest finish
1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 52314545212+4047Champions(2005)
2Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 4171331336+2842Champions(2022, 2023, 2025)
3Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 314752239+1426Champions(2019)
4Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 5176562426–223Fourth place (2005, 2023)
5Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 5165382024–418Fourth place (2019)
6Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 4133642619+715Third place (2005)
7Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 51642102028–814Fourth place (2025)
8Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste 5143381434–2012Third place (2022)
9Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 4103251319–611Third place (2022)
10Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 273041021–119Runners-up (2005)
11Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 39009440–360Group stage (2 times)

Awards

Overalls

YearBest playerTop scorer(s)GoalsBest goalkeeperFair play award
2005 Not awardedNot awarded
2019 Flag of Indonesia.svg Marinus Wanewar
Flag of Thailand.svg Saringkan Promsupa
Flag of Vietnam.svg Trần Danh Trung
3Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
2022 Flag of Laos.svg Bounphachan Bounkong Flag of Thailand.svg Teerasak Poeiphimai 3 Flag of Cambodia.svg Hul Kimhuy
2023 Flag of Indonesia.svg Arkhan Fikri Flag of Malaysia.svg Alif Ikmalrizal
Flag of Vietnam.svg Đinh Xuân Tiến
3 Flag of Vietnam.svg Quan Văn Chuẩn
2025 Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Đình Bắc Flag of Indonesia.svg Jens Raven 8 Flag of Indonesia.svg Muhammad Ardiansyah

Winning coaches

YearTeamCoach
2005 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Flag of Thailand.svg Charnwit Polcheewin
2019 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Flag of Indonesia.svg Indra Sjafri
2022 Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Flag of Vietnam.svg Đinh Thế Nam
2023 Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Flag of Vietnam.svg Hoàng Anh Tuấn
2025 Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Sang-sik

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

See also

References

  1. "AFF Under 23 Championship". ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. "AFF U22 LG Cup: Contrasting Challenge in Both Groups". ASEAN Football Federation. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  5. "ASEAN rivals vie for regional supremacy". Asian Football Confederation. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.