AFF U-16 Youth Championship

AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Organising body	AFF
Founded	2002
Region	Southeast Asia
Number of teams	varying
Current champions	Indonesia (2nd title)
Most successful team(s)	Thailand Vietnam (3 titles)
2024 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

The AFF U-16 Championship is an annual international football competition contested by the national teams of the members of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) and occasionally invited nations from the rest of Asia. The tournament used to be played at under-17 level, however the AFF followed the lead of the Asian Football Confederation after they renamed its U-17 competition to fall in line with FIFA's naming conventions and also to reflect the age of the players at the competition. The competition was first held in 2002 and resumed in 2005.

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Champions	Score	Runners-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2002 Details	Indonesia Malaysia		Myanmar	4–1	Laos		Indonesia	1–0	Malaysia
2005 Details	Thailand		Myanmar	1–1 (4–3 p)	Thailand		Laos	3–1	Malaysia
2006 Details	Vietnam		Vietnam	RR	Myanmar		Bangladesh	RR	Laos
2007 Details	Cambodia		Thailand	3–2	Laos		Vietnam	1–1 (4–3 p)	Indonesia
2008 Details	Indonesia		Australia	1–1 (5–4 p)	Bahrain		Malaysia	3–0	Singapore
2009 Details	Thailand		Cancelled
2010 Details	Indonesia		Vietnam	1–0	China		East Timor	2–0	Indonesia
2011 Details	Laos		Thailand	1–0	Laos		Myanmar	2–1	Singapore
2012 Details	Laos		Japan	3–1	Australia		Laos	3–0	Thailand
2013 Details	Myanmar		Malaysia	1–1 (3–2 p)	Indonesia		Australia	0–0 (7–6 p)	Vietnam
2014	Indonesia		Cancelled
2015 Details	Cambodia		Thailand	3–0	Myanmar		Australia	10–2	Laos
2016 Details	Cambodia		Australia	3–3 (5–3 p)	Vietnam		Thailand	3–0	Cambodia
2017 Details	Thailand		Vietnam	0–0 (4–2 p)	Thailand		Australia	3–2	Malaysia
2018 Details	Indonesia		Indonesia	1–1 (4–3 p)	Thailand		Malaysia	1–0	Myanmar
2019 Details	Thailand		Malaysia	2–1	Thailand		Indonesia	0–0 (3–2 p)	Vietnam
2020			Not held because of COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022 Details	Indonesia		Indonesia	1–0	Vietnam		Thailand	3–0	Myanmar
2024 Details	Indonesia

Performance by country

Nation	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Thailand	3 (2007, 2011, 2015)	4 (2005, 2017, 2018, 2019)	2 (2016, 2022)	1 (2012)
Vietnam	3 (2006, 2010, 2017)	2 (2016, 2022)	1 (2007)	2 (2013, 2019)
Myanmar	2 (2002, 2005)	2 (2006, 2015)	1 (2011)	2 (2018, 2022)
Australia	2 (2008, 2016)	1 (2012)	3 (2013, 2015, 2017)	—
Indonesia	2 (2018, 2022)	1 (2013)	2 (2002, 2019)	2 (2007, 2010)
Malaysia	2 (2013, 2019)	—	2 (2008, 2018)	3 (2002, 2005, 2017)
Japan	1 (2012)	—	—	—
Laos	—	3 (2002, 2007, 2011)	2 (2005, 2012)	2 (2006, 2015)
Bahrain	—	1 (2008)	—	—
China	—	1 (2010)	—	—
Bangladesh	—	—	1 (2006)	—
East Timor	—	—	1 (2010)	—
Singapore	—	—	—	2 (2008, 2011)
Cambodia	—	—	—	1 (2016)

Participating nations

Team	2002 (10)	2005 (7)	2006 (4)	2007 (9)	2008 (5)	2010 (4)	2011 (10)	2012 (4)	2013 (10)	2015 (11)	2016 (11)	2017 (12)	2018 (11)	2019 (12)	2022 (12)	Total
Australia	×	×	×	×	1st	×	×	2nd	3rd	3rd	1st	3rd	×	GS	GS	8
Brunei	GS	×	×	GS	×	×	×	×	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	9
Cambodia	GS	GS	×	GS	×	×	GS	×	GS	GS	4th	GS	GS	GS	GS	11
Indonesia	3rd	GS	×	4th	GS	4th	GS	×	2nd	×	×	GS	1st	3rd	1st	11
Laos	2nd	3rd	4th	2nd	×	×	2nd	3rd	GS	4th	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	13
Malaysia	4th	4th	×	GS	3rd	×	GS	×	1st	GS	GS	4th	3rd	1st	GS	12
Myanmar	1st	1st	2nd	GS	×	×	3rd	×	GS	2nd	GS	GS	4th	GS	4th	12
Philippines	GS	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	9
Singapore	GS	×	×	GS	4th	×	4th	×	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	11
Thailand	GS	2nd	×	1st	×	×	1st	4th	×	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	11
East Timor	×	×	×	×	×	3rd	GS	×	×	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	8
Vietnam	GS	GS	1st	3rd	×	1st	GS	×	4th	GS	2nd	1st	GS	4th	2nd	13
Invitees
Bahrain	×	×	×	×	2nd	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	1
Bangladesh	×	×	3rd	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	1
China	×	×	×	×	×	2nd	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	1
Japan	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	1st	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	1

Legend

• 1st — Champions
• 2nd — Runners-up
• 3rd — Third place
• 4th — Fourth place

• GS — Group stage
• q — Qualified for the current tournament
•  ×  — Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
•    — Hosts

All-time ranking table

As of 2022

Rank	Team	Part	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Best finish
1	Thailand	11	62	41	11	10	144	59	+85	134	Champions (2007, 2011, 2015)
2	Vietnam	13	65	35	11	19	157	79	+78	116	Champions (2006, 2010, 2017)
3	Myanmar	12	60	32	9	19	130	84	+46	105	Champions (2002, 2005)
4	Malaysia	12	58	30	14	14	119	71	+48	104	Champions (2013, 2019)
5	Laos	13	62	27	13	22	105	87	+18	94	Runners-up (2002, 2007, 2011)
6	Australia	8	43	25	10	8	155	61	+94	85	Champions (2008, 2016)
7	Indonesia	11	56	23	16	17	97	74	+23	85	Champions (2018, 2022)
8	Cambodia	11	47	12	9	26	53	94	–41	45	Fourth place (2016)
9	Singapore	11	47	9	8	30	63	115	–52	35	Fourth place (2008, 2011)
10	East Timor	8	33	8	7	18	57	65	–8	31	Third place (2010)
11	Philippines	9	39	3	4	32	25	149	–124	13	Group stage (9 times)
12	Japan	1	4	3	1	0	10	2	+8	10	Champions (2012)
13	Bahrain	1	5	2	2	1	6	4	+2	8	Runners-up (2008)
14	Brunei	9	38	1	4	33	11	188	–177	7	Group stage (9 times)
15	China	1	4	2	0	2	4	3	+1	6	Runners-up (2010)
16	Bangladesh	1	3	1	0	2	4	7	–3	3	Third place (2006)

See also

• AFC U-17 Asian Cup
• AFF U-19 Youth Championship
• AFF Championship
• Football at the Southeast Asian Games
• ASEAN Football Federation

External links

• AFF U16 Youth Championship at ASEAN Football Federation official website.