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 The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) is an organisation within the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and is an international governing body of association football, futsal, and beach soccer in Southeast Asia. It consists of the federations of Fo ...

(AFF) and occasionally invited nations from the rest of Asia. The tournament was previously played at under-20 level (except in 2003 when it was a special under-18 competition), however the AFF followed the lead of the

Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in most countries and territories in Asia. The AFC was formed in 1954. It has 47 members. The Asian Ladies Football Confederation ( ...

after they renamed its U-20 competition to fall in line with

FIFA The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (), more commonly known by its acronym FIFA ( ), is the international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal. It was founded on 21 May 1904 to o ...

's naming conventions and also to reflect the age of the players at the competition.

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 ...

were the champions in the first ever edition in 2002.

Summary

Performance by countries

Participating nations

;Legend * — Champions * — Runners-up * — Third place * — Fourth place * GS — Group stage * q — Qualified for the current tournament * — Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned * — Hosts

Awards

All-time ranking table

References

External links

AFF U19 Youth Championship
at ASEAN Football Federation official website {{ASEAN Football Under-19 association football competitions AFF competitions Recurring sporting events established in 2002 2002 establishments in Southeast Asia Annual sporting events