2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

The 2022 AFF U-16 Championship was the fifteenth edition of the AFF U-16 Youth Championship, the annual international youth association football championship organised by the ASEAN Football Federation for men's under-16 national teams of Southeast Asia. It was hosted by Indonesia from 31 July to 12 August 2022.^[1] Twelve member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation competed in the tournament featuring three groups of four teams. The planned 2020 and 2021 AFF U-16 Youth Championship were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Asia. Players born after 1 January 2006 could participate in this tournament.

2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Kejuaraan Remaja U-16 AFF 2022
Tournament details
Host country	Indonesia
City	Sleman and Bantul
Dates	31 July – 12 August
Teams	12 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Indonesia (2nd title)
Runners-up	Vietnam
Third place	Thailand
Fourth place	Myanmar
Tournament statistics
Matches played	22
Goals scored	91 (4.14 per match)
Attendance	45,206 (2,055 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Tontawan Puntamunee (5 goals)
Best player(s)	Iqbal Gwijangge
Best goalkeeper	Tissanu Khuptanawin
← 2019 2024 →

Indonesia beat Vietnam 1–0 in the final for their second title in the championship.^[2][3]

Participant teams

There was no qualification, and all entrants advanced to the final tournament. The following 12 teams from member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation entered the tournament.

Team	Association	App	Previous best performance
Australia	Football Australia	8th	Winners (2008, 2016)
Brunei	FA Brunei DS	9th	Group stage (8 times)
Cambodia	FF Cambodia	11th	Fourth place (2016)
Indonesia (H)	FA Indonesia	11th	Winners (2018)
Laos	Lao FF	13th	Runners-up (2002, 2007, 2011)
Malaysia	FA Malaysia	12th	Winners (2013, 2019)
Myanmar	Myanmar FF	12th	Winners (2002, 2005)
Philippines	Philippine FF	9th	Group stage (8 times)
Singapore	FA Singapore	11th	Fourth place (2008, 2011)
Thailand	FA Thailand	11th	Winners (2007, 2011, 2015)
Timor-Leste	FF Timor-Leste	8th	Third place (2010)
Vietnam	Vietnam FF	13th	Winners (2006, 2010, 2017)

Venues

On 15 July 2022, the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) officially announced the 2 venues for the tournament which was located in the Special Region of Yogyakarta.^[4]

Sleman	Bantul
Maguwoharjo Stadium	Sultan Agung Stadium
Capacity: 31,700	Capacity: 35,000
Sleman Bantul

Draw

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Indonesia (H)  Malaysia  Thailand	Vietnam  Timor-Leste  Australia	Laos  Singapore  Myanmar	Cambodia  Brunei  Philippines

• (H): Tournament host

Group stage

• All times listed are WIB (UTC+7).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia (H)	3	3	0	0	13	0	+13	9	Knockout stage
2	Vietnam	3	2	0	1	10	3	+7	6
3	Philippines	3	1	0	2	2	8	−6	3
4	Singapore	3	0	0	3	2	16	−14	0

Source: ASEAN Football
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers^[5]
(H) Hosts

Vietnam	5–1	Singapore
Nguyễn Hữu Trọng 9' Phan Thanh Đức Thiện 23', 53' Nguyễn Xuân Toàn 45+2' Hoàng Công Hậu 90+3'	Report	Rasul 45+1'

31 July 2022 (2022-07-31)

15:00

Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul

Attendance: 77

Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Indonesia	2–0	Philippines
Peña 3' (o.g.) Arkhan 37'	Report

31 July 2022 (2022-07-31)

20:00

Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman

Attendance: 1,439

Referee: Warinton Sassadee (Thailand)

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Philippines	0–5	Vietnam
	Report	Phan Thanh Đức Thiện 38', 55' Lê Đình Long Vũ 43' Hoàng Công Hậu 57', 72'

3 August 2022 (2022-08-03)

15:00

Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul

Attendance: 79

Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)

Singapore	0–9	Indonesia
	Report	Nabil 3', 18', 30' Hanif 20' Kafiatur 35', 43' Riski A. 59' Waliy 79' (pen.) Ananta 90+1'

3 August 2022 (2022-08-03)

20:00

Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman

Attendance: 1,759

Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)

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Singapore	1–2	Philippines
Jonan 70'	Report	Alayon 48' Yoldi 88'

6 August 2022 (2022-08-06)

20:00

Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul

Attendance: 65

Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Indonesia	2–0	Vietnam
Arkhan 51' Nabil 55'	Report

6 August 2022 (2022-08-06)

20:00

Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman

Attendance: 8,000^[6]

Referee: Warinton Sassadee (Thailand)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Thailand	3	2	1	0	10	2	+8	7	Knockout stage
2	Laos	3	1	2	0	12	2	+10	5
3	Timor-Leste	3	1	1	1	12	5	+7	4
4	Brunei	3	0	0	3	0	25	−25	0

Source: ASEAN Football
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers^[5]

Timor-Leste	1–1	Laos
Mota 84'	Report	Sisavath 10'

1 August 2022 (2022-08-01)

15:00

Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul

Attendance: 76

Referee: Meliton Pelayo (Philippines)

Thailand	5–0	Brunei
Tontawan 20', 34' Anumat 44' Phantawat 53' Kitiphat 79'	Report

1 August 2022 (2022-08-01)

19:00

Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman

Attendance: 25

Referee: Fariq Hitaba (Indonesia)

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Brunei	0–10	Timor-Leste
	Report	Lemos 34', 38', 65', 74' da Silva 52' Ashrul 54' (o.g.) Mota 55' Pires 76' dos Santos 79' Amaral 86'

4 August 2022 (2022-08-04)

15:00

Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul

Attendance: 89

Referee: Lim Bunthoeun (Cambodia)

Laos	1–1	Thailand
Songkan 19'	Report	Jirapol 58'

4 August 2022 (2022-08-04)

19:00

Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman

Attendance: 75

Referee: Sance Lawita (Indonesia)

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Laos	10–0	Brunei
Thanousack 10', 29', 67', 71' Sayfone 26' (pen.), 36', 53', 57' Xayxana 68', 87'	Report

7 August 2022 (2022-08-07)

15:00

Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul

Attendance: 43

Referee: Meliton Pelayo (Philippines)

Thailand	4–1	Timor-Leste
Kritakan 9' Jirapol 17' Tontawan 50', 64'	Report	Carvalho 46'

7 August 2022 (2022-08-07)

15:00

Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman

Attendance: 141

Referee: Lim Bunthoeun (Cambodia)

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Myanmar	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2	7	Knockout stage
2	Malaysia	3	1	2	0	6	3	+3	5
3	Cambodia	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	3
4	Australia	3	0	1	2	6	9	−3	1

Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers^[5]

Australia	2–3	Myanmar
Coveny 39' Di Pizio 44'	Report	Saw Myo Zaw 3' Shine Wanna Aung 23' Pyae Sone Aung 72'

2 August 2022 (2022-08-02)

15:00

Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul

Attendance: 33

Referee: Thoriq Munir Alkatiri (Indonesia)

Malaysia	3–0	Cambodia
Arami 6' Faris 59', 78'	Report

2 August 2022 (2022-08-02)

19:00

Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman

Attendance: 45

Referee: Khamsing Xaiyavongsy (Laos)

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Cambodia	4–2	Australia
Var David 1' Sou Menghong 24', 90+2' Soun Makara 74'	Report	Gulasi 38' (pen.) Hately 82'

5 August 2022 (2022-08-05)

15:00

Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul

Attendance: 26

Referee: Mick Jon Pineda (Philippines)

Myanmar	1–1	Malaysia
Kaung Khant Zaw 50'	Report	Dainei 2'

5 August 2022 (2022-08-05)

19:00

Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman

Attendance: 91

Referee: Thoriq Munir Alkatiri (Indonesia)

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Myanmar	1–0	Cambodia
Lin Htet Oo 48' (pen.)	Report

8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)

15:00

Sultan Agung Stadium, Bantul

Attendance: 51

Referee: Sance Lawita (Indonesia)

Malaysia	2–2	Australia
Anjasmirza 36', 49'	Report	Gulasi 17' Hately 65'

8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)

15:00

Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman

Attendance: 35

Referee: Fariq Hitaba (Indonesia)

Ranking of runner-up teams

The best runner-up team from three groups advanced to the knockout stage.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	A	Vietnam	3	2	0	1	11	3	+8	6	Knockout stage
2	B	Laos	3	1	2	0	12	2	+10	5
3	C	Malaysia	3	1	2	0	6	3	+3	5

Source: ASEAN Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Drawing of lots.

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary.^[7][8]

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	10 August – Sleman
	Thailand	0
					12 August – Sleman
	Vietnam	2
					Vietnam	0
	10 August – Sleman
					Indonesia	1
	Indonesia (p)	1 (5)
	Myanmar	1 (4)
					Third place match
					12 August – Sleman
					Thailand	3
					Myanmar	0

Semi-finals

Thailand	0–2	Vietnam
	Report	Nguyễn Công Phương 30' Nguyễn Trọng Tuấn 83'

10 August 2022

15:30

Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman

Attendance: 140

Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

Indonesia	1–1	Myanmar
Riski A. 69'	Report	Nay Min Htet 44'
Penalties
Iqbal Figo Arkhan Riski A. Nabil	5–4	Kaung Khant Zaw Brang Don Le Khon Cho Htoo Shine Wanna Aung Myat Phone Khant

10 August 2022

20:00

Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman

Attendance: 9,427^[9]

Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)

Third place match

Thailand	3–0	Myanmar
Tontawan 70' Chanasorn 83' Ritikan 90+3'	Report

12 August 2022

15:30

Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman

Attendance: 911

Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)

Final

Vietnam	0–1	Indonesia
	Report	Kafiatur 45+2'

12 August 2022

20:00

Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman

Attendance: 22,579

Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)

Winner

2022 AFF U-16 Youth Championship winners
Indonesia Second title

Awards

Most Valuable Player[10]	Top Scorer Award[10]	Best Goalkeeper Award[10]
Iqbal Gwijangge	Tontawan Puntamunee	Tissanu Khuptanawin

Goalscorers

There were 91 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 4.14 goals per match.

5 goals

• Tontawan Puntamunee

4 goals

• Nabil Asyura
• Sayfon Keohanam
• Thanousack Nanthavongdouansy
• Alexandro Lemos
• Phan Thanh Đức Thiện

3 goals

• Kafiatur Rizky
• Hoàng Công Hậu

2 goals

• Ayman Gulasi
• Max Hately
• Sou Menghong
• Arkhan Kaka
• Riski Afrisal
• Xayxana Sihalath
• Faris Mohd Asrul
• Anjasmirza Saharuddin
• Jirapol Saelio
• Norbert Mota
• Nguyễn Công Phương

1 goal

• Luka Coveny
• Miguel Di Pizio
• Soun Makara
• Var David
• I Komang Ananta Krisna
• Hanif Ramadhan
• Waliy Ma'rifat
• Sisavath Keomoungkhoun
• Songkan Liyasak
• Arami Zakimi
• Dainei Mat Disa
• Kaung Khant Zaw
• Lin Htet Oo
• Nay Min Htet
• Pyae Sone Aung
• Saw Myo Zaw
• Shine Wanna Aung
• Arvin Alayon
• Julio Yoldi
• Jonan Tan
• Rasul Ramli
• Anumat Seewongkaew
• Chanasorn Choklap
• Kitiphat Boondaung
• Kritakan Rungrotbenjaphon
• Phantawat Khetchompoo
• Ritikan Rungrotbenjaphon
• Totifanio Amaral
• Luis da Silva
• Marques de Carvalho
• Jeremias dos Santos
• Vabio Pires
• Lê Đình Long Vũ
• Nguyễn Hữu Trọng
• Nguyễn Trọng Tuấn
• Nguyễn Xuân Toàn

1 own goal

• Arshrul Irfan (against Timor-Leste)
• Jared Peña (against Indonesia)

Final ranking

This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Indonesia (H)	5	4	1	0	15	2	+13	13	Champion
2	Vietnam	5	3	0	2	13	4	+9	9	Runner up
3	Thailand	5	3	1	1	13	4	+9	10	Third place
4	Myanmar	5	2	2	1	6	7	−1	8	Fourth place
5	Laos	3	1	2	0	12	2	+10	5	Eliminated in group stage
6	Malaysia	3	1	2	0	6	3	+3	5
7	Timor-Leste	3	1	1	1	12	5	+7	4
8	Cambodia	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	3
9	Philippines	3	1	0	2	2	8	−6	3
10	Australia	3	0	1	2	6	9	−3	1
11	Singapore	3	0	0	3	2	16	−14	0
12	Brunei	3	0	0	3	0	25	−25	0

Source: Group stage, Knockout stage
(H) Hosts