2008 AFF U-19 Youth Championship

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2008 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
AFF U-19 Youth Championship Thailand 2008
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
CityBangkok
Dates5–11 October
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Australia (2nd title)
Runners-up South Korea
Third place China
Fourth place Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored15 (1.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)Thailand Nirunrit Jaroensuk
(3 goals)
2007
2009

The 2008 AFF U-19 Youth Championship took place from 5 to 11 October 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. This is the first edition of tournament as an under-19 competition as it was previously for players under-20. Only four nations participated, two from the ASEAN region and two invitee teams.

Teams[edit]

Tournament[edit]

All times are Thailand Standard Time (TST) - UTC+7

Group stage[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
 South Korea 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7
 Thailand 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 3
 China 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
South Korea 1 – 0 Thailand
Choi Jung-Han 55' Report

Australia 3 – 1 China
Lujić 6', 12'
Nichols 74'
Report Piao Cheng 4'

South Korea 0 – 0 Australia
Report

China 0 – 3 Thailand
Report Nirunrit 28', 74'
Kroekrit 58'

China 0 – 1 South Korea
Report An Jung-Hun 53'

Thailand 1 – 2 Australia
Nirunrit 76' Report Nichols 52'
Elasi 61'

Third place play-off[edit]

Thailand 0 – 3 China
Report Tan Yang 20', 52'
Yu Yang 42'

Final[edit]

Winner[edit]

 2008 AFF U-19 Youth Championship 

Australia

Second title

Award[edit]

Fair Play Award
 Thailand

Goalscorers[edit]

See also[edit]

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