The 2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship was the 18th edition of the

AFF U-19 Youth Championship The ASEAN U-19 Boys' Championship (formerly AFF U-19 Youth 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 fro ...

, organised by

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. It was hosted by

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

during July 2022. The planned 2020 and 2021 AFF U-19 Youth Championship were cancelled due to

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. Players born after 1 January 2003 could participate in this tournament.

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

beat

Laos Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and ...

2–0 in the final for their second title in the championship.

Participant teams

There was no qualification, and all entrants advanced to the final tournament, except for the defending champions

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. The following teams from member associations of the AFF entered the tournament:

Squads

Venues

Group stage

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Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the

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was used to decide the winner if necessary.

Bracket

Semi-finals

Third place match

Final

Winner

Awards

Goalscorers

Final ranking

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

Controversies

The match between

Cambodia Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline ...

and

in Group B was marked with a controversy. Cambodia's goal against Laos in the 76th minute had crossed the goal line, but Indonesian referee Aprisman Aranda did not award the goal for Cambodia. The result of the match ended with Laos' win over Cambodia with a score of 2-1. The

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(FFC) has officially lodged a protest with the AFF regarding this issue. Responding to Cambodia's protests, the AFF also sent a letter as an apology. The final match of group A between

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

and

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

was filled with controversy. As both teams only needed a draw with goals to advance to the semi-finals, regardless of

's win over

Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

. The match ended with 1-1 draw, which was enough for Vietnam and Thailand to see them through to the semi-finals, and hosts Indonesia were eliminated despite having the same point and best productivity goals. This was based on the head-to-head criteria between the three teams, as per the AFF U-19 Championship 2022 Tournament Rules and Regulations. With a score of 1-1 after 76 minutes, Vietnam and Thailand were considered not making a fair-play game. With both teams being considered slowing down the tempo of the game on purpose, after guaranteeing a spot into the semi-finals with the scores in the last 15 minutes. With the Vietnamese players only playing the ball around without being pressured by Thai players, while the Thai players were laying down with injuries despite not involving with the ball at all. Indonesia national team coach

Shin Tae-Yong Shin Tae-yong (; born 11 October 1970) is a South Korean football manager and former professional player who most recently managed the Indonesian national team from 2020 until 2025. He is the first man to win the AFC Champions League (Asian Cl ...

criticized the AFF rules being outdated, “This tournament regulation is weird because the AFF is still using it, even though

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and AFC are no longer using it. So, for us being unable to qualify for the semifinals does not make sense”. On 12 July 2022, Indonesian football governing body

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officially sent a letter of protest to the AFF over allegations of a match fixing between Vietnam and Thailand. With the AFF responding that there are no issues with it.

References

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