2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship

The 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship was the 15th edition of the AFF U-19 Youth Championship, organised by ASEAN Football Federation. It was hosted by Myanmar during September 2017. Eleven out of the twelve member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation took part in the tournament featuring two groups of five and six teams.

2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship
2017 AFF U-18 လူငယ်ပြိုင်ပွဲ
Tournament details
Host country Myanmar
CityYangon
Dates4–17 September
Teams11 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Thailand (5th title)
Runners-up Malaysia
Third place Indonesia
Fourth place Myanmar
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored121 (4.17 per match)
Attendance16,304 (562 per match)
Top scorer(s)Indonesia Egy Maulana (8 goals)
Best player(s)Indonesia Egy Maulana
2016
2018

Thailand beat Malaysia 2–0 in the final to secure their fifth regional title.

Participant teams

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All of 12 teams from member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation are eligible for the tournament. The reigning ASEAN U-19 championsAustralia did not enter the tournament. At the 9th meeting of the AFF Council, New Zealand were interested to be an invited guest for the AFF U-18 Championship 2017.[1] Official draw were also conducted to decide on the match-ups of the competitions and New Zealand were in Group B. However, New Zealand withdrew from the tournament, based on the latest schedule.[2] A total of 11 teams from 11 member associations enter the tournament, listed below:

Team Association App Previous best performance
  Brunei FA Brunei DS 7th Group stage (6 times)
  Cambodia FF Cambodia 9th Group stage (8 times)
  Indonesia FA Indonesia 8th Winners (2013)
  Laos Lao FF 9th Third place (2002, 2005, 2015)
  Malaysia FA Malaysia 11th Runners-up (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007)
  Myanmar Myanmar FF 11th Winners (2003, 2005)
  Philippines Philippine FF 7th Group stage (6 times)
  Singapore FA Singapore 10th Third place (2003)
  Thailand FA Thailand 13th Winners (2002, 2009, 2011, 2015)
  East Timor FF Timor-Leste 6th Third place (2013)
  Vietnam Vietnam FF 13th Winners (2007)
Notes
1 Non-AFF member.

Venues

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Yangon
Thuwunna Stadium Aung San Stadium
Capacity: 32,000 Capacity: 40,000
   

Squads

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Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Malaysia 5 4 1 0 13 3 +10 13 Knockout stage
2   Thailand 5 4 1 0 9 2 +7 13
3   East Timor 5 2 1 2 7 10 −3 7
4   Singapore 5 2 0 3 10 11 −1 6
5   Cambodia 5 1 1 3 8 10 −2 4
6   Laos 5 0 0 5 5 16 −11 0
Source: AFF
Thailand  3–0  East Timor
Ekanit   42'
Natthawut   83'
Chaiwat   90+1'
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Khaing Zaw (Myanmar)
Malaysia  4–1  Laos
Hadi   28', 90+1'
Akhyar   45', 60'
Report Bounkong   48'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Hoàng Ngọc Hà (Vietnam)
Singapore  5–3  Cambodia
Hassim   11'
Mustaffa   17', 35', 45'
Mahler   63'
Report Kakada   3'
Kimchay   20'
Chanthea   29'
Kimheng   90'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Wicaksana Adi (Indonesia)

Malaysia  3–1  Singapore
Zafuan   58'
Ammar   69'
Hadi   90+1' (pen.)
Report Ellison   90+1'
Attendance: 109
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
Cambodia  1–1  East Timor
Visinu   27' Report Ximenes   58'
Laos  1–2  Thailand
Phommachai   90+2' Report Yuthpichai   10' (pen.), 26'
Attendance: 90
Referee: Soe Lin Aung (Myanmar)

Laos  0–3  Singapore
Report Daniel   28'
Rafiqin   42'
Idraki   81'
Attendance: 105
Referee: Hoàng Ngọc Hà (Vietnam)
Thailand  1–0  Cambodia
Danusorn   46' Report
Attendance: 90
Referee: Wicaksana Adi (Indonesia)
East Timor  0–3  Malaysia
Report Akhyar   8'
Nurfais   56'
Saiful   90'
Attendance: 90
Referee: Khaing Zaw (Myanmar)

Cambodia  0–2  Malaysia
Report Shafizi   22'
Syafiq   54'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Soe Lin Aung (Myanmar)
East Timor  3–2  Laos
Panji   30', 68'
Ximenes   41'
Report Thinolath   15'
Thongsavath   16'
Singapore  0–2  Thailand
Report Yuthpichai   67'
Chokanan   75'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)

Thailand  1–1  Malaysia
Kaman   63' Report Akif   50'
Attendance: 70
Referee: Thant Zin Oo (Myanmar)
Laos  1–4  Cambodia
Bounkong   20' Report Vicheth   16'
Kimheng   43'
Oy   75'
Chanthea   79'
Attendance: 77
Referee: Wicaksana Adi (Indonesia)
East Timor  3–1  Singapore
Ximenes   25'
Silva   39'
Conceicao   78'
Report Mahler   34'
Attendance: 64
Referee: Soe Lin Aung (Myanmar)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Indonesia 4 3 0 1 19 4 +15 9 Knockout stage
2   Myanmar (H) 4 3 0 1 17 3 +14 9
3   Vietnam 4 3 0 1 17 3 +14 9
4   Brunei 4 1 0 3 4 25 −21 3
5   Philippines 4 0 0 4 2 24 −22 0
6   New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: AFF
(H) Hosts
Philippines  2–3  Brunei
Suba   31'
Tacardon   55'
Report Mateen   32'
Asyraffahmi   49' (pen.)
Wadud   65'
Attendance: 1,052
Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)
Indonesia  2–1  Myanmar
Egy   72', 90+3' Report Myat Kaung Khant   28'
Attendance: 3,805
Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi Katimin (Malaysia)

Brunei  1–8  Vietnam
Asyraffahmi   43' Report Lê Xuân Tú   15', 74'
Nguyễn Hồng Sơn   26'
Trần Văn Công   45+1'
Đặng Văn Tới   77' (pen.)
Nguyễn Khắc Khiêm   78', 90+1'
Mai Sỹ Hoàng   89'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Warintorn Sassadee (Thailand)
Philippines  0–9  Indonesia
Kammeraad   89' Report Feby   7', 67', 87'
Egy   21', 37' (pen.)
Iqbal   25', 39'
Rafli   90+1' (pen.)
Resky   90+2'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Thant Zin Oo (Myanmar)

Vietnam  5–0  Philippines
Trần Văn Công   21', 45+3'
Bùi Hoàng Việt Anh   45'
Trần Bảo Toàn   76'
Lê Minh Bình   90'
Report
Attendance: 180
Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi Katimin (Malaysia)
Myanmar  7–0  Brunei
Eant Maw Oo   9'
Naing Ko Ko   24', 65'
Win Naing Tun   45', 60', 62', 77'
Report
Attendance: 1,804
Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)

Indonesia  0–3  Vietnam
Report Lê Văn Nam   41', 45'
Bùi Hoàng Việt Anh   86'
Attendance: 465
Referee: Warintorn Sassadee (Thailand)
Philippines  0–7  Myanmar
Report Pyae Sone Naing   51', 74'
Win Naing Tun   56', 63', 85'
Myat Kaung Khant   76', 89'
Attendance: 1,260
Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)

Brunei  0–8  Indonesia
Report Rafli   1', 42', 45'
Egy   18', 23'
Witan   41', 67'
Hanis   68'
Attendance: 365
Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)
Myanmar  2–1  Vietnam
Myat Kaung Khant   74'
Lwin Moe Aung   86'
Report Hồng Sơn   1'
Attendance: 5,106
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)

Knockout stage

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In the knockout stage, the penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner if necessary.[3]

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 September – Yangon
 
 
  Indonesia0 (2)
 
17 September – Yangon
 
  Thailand (p)0 (3)
 
  Thailand2
 
15 September – Yangon
 
  Malaysia0
 
  Malaysia (p)0 (5)
 
 
  Myanmar0 (4)
 
Third Place
 
 
17 September – Yangon
 
 
  Indonesia7
 
 
  Myanmar1

Semi-finals

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Indonesia  0–0  Thailand
Saddil   44'
Penalties
Egy  
Iqbal  
Luthfi  
Nurhidayat  
Rifad  
2–3   Kritsada
  Nattawut
  Chokanan
  Teerapat
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
Malaysia  0–0  Myanmar
Penalties
Hadi  
Zafuan  
Izzudin  
Nurfais  
Ammar  
Syaiful  
5–4   Pyae Sone Naing
  Than Htike Zin
  Myat Kaung Khant
  Naing Ko Ko
  Soe Moe Kyaw
  Aung Wunna Soe
Referee: Hoàng Ngọc Hà (Vietnam)

Third place match

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Indonesia  7–1  Myanmar
Rafli   14', 59'
Witan   27'
Egy   35', 86'
Hanis   72', 90+3'
Report Pyae Sone Naing   90+2'
Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)

Final

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Thailand  2–0  Malaysia
Ekanit   48'
Kritsada   51'
Wudtichai   67'
Report
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)[4]

Winner

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2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship Winners
 
Thailand
5th title

Awards

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Most Valuable Player Top Scorer Award Fair Play Award
  Egy Maulana   Egy Maulana   Thailand

Goalscorers

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8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Championship 2017 cancelled - AFF - The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation AFF – The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation". www.aseanfootball.org.
  2. ^ "AFF U18 CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 - AFF - The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation AFF – The Official Website Of The Asean Football Federation". www.aseanfootball.org.
  3. ^ "Regulations AFF U-18 Youth Championship" (PDF). AFF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2016.
  4. ^ "2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship - Final". refereesfifa.blogspot.fr.
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