2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship

The 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship was the 16th edition of the AFF U-19 Youth Championship, organised by ASEAN Football Federation. It was hosted by Indonesia during July 2018. Eleven out of the twelve member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation took part in the tournament featuring two groups of five and six teams.

2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host country Indonesia
Dates1–14 July
Teams11 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Malaysia (1st title)
Runners-up Myanmar
Third place Indonesia
Fourth place Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored105 (3.62 per match)
Top scorer(s) Win Naing Tun
(7 goals)

Malaysia beat Myanmar 4–3 in the final for their first title in the championship.[1]

Participant teams

All of 12 teams from member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation were eligible for the tournament. Only Australia did not enter the tournament. A total of 11 teams from 11 member associations entered the tournament, listed below:

Team Association Appearance Previous best performance
 Thailand FA Thailand 14th Winners (2002, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017)
 Vietnam Vietnam FF 14th Winners (2007)
 Cambodia FF Cambodia 9th Group stage (2002, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017)
 Brunei FA Brunei DS 8th Group stage (2002, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
 Indonesia FA Indonesia 9th Winners (2013)
 Laos Lao FF 10th Third place (2002, 2005, 2015)
 Malaysia FA Malaysia 12th Runners-up (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2017)
 Myanmar Myanmar FF 12th Winners (2003, 2005)
 Philippines Philippine FF 8th Group stage (2002, 2003, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017)
 Singapore FA Singapore 11th Third place (2003)
 Timor-Leste FF Timor-Leste 7th Third place (2013)
Did not enter

 Australia

Squads
Main article: 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship squads

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand 5 4 1 0 16 1 +15 13 Knockout stage
2  Indonesia (H) 5 4 0 1 11 3 +8 12
3  Vietnam 5 2 2 1 11 4 +7 8
4  Laos 5 2 0 3 13 10 +3 6
5  Philippines 5 1 0 4 5 22 −17 3
6  Singapore 5 0 1 4 3 19 −16 1
Source: drawing result
(H) Host.
Vietnam 0–0 Thailand
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Razlan Jeffri Ali (Malaysia)
Singapore 1–2 Philippines
Syahadat  78' Report Tacardon  19', 90+4'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Khoun Virak (Cambodia)
Indonesia 1–0 Laos
Witan  30' Report Phasao  90+2'
Attendance: 13,774
Referee: Myat Thu (Myanmar)
Thailand 3–0 Laos
Suphanat  17'
Mehti  35' (pen.)
Korrawit  87'		 Report Bounphachan  70' 
Attendance: 107
Vietnam 5–0 Philippines
Nam  29', 50'
Bình  54', 85'
Thắng  71'		 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Amdillah Zainuddin (Brunei)
Indonesia 4–0 Singapore
Rafli  21', 61'
Saddil  70'
Rivaldo  80'		 Report
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
Laos 1–4 Vietnam
Kydavone  90' Report Trung  25'
Xayasith  38' (o.g.)
Tới  45+2'
Thắng  75'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Myat Thu (Myanmar)
Thailand 6–0 Singapore
Pithak  5'
Mehti  27', 48'
Sittichok  35'
Suphanat  73'
Korrawit  78'		 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Khoun Virak (Cambodia)
Philippines 1–4 Indonesia
Pabualan  33' Report Saddil  82', 86'
Firza  83'
Rivaldo  90'
Attendance: 16,950
Referee: Razlan Jeffri Ali (Malaysia)
Singapore 0–5 Laos
Report Kittisak  6'
Lextoxa  21'
Chitpasong  30'
Bounphachan  38', 62'
Philippines 0–5 Thailand
Report Korrawit  37', 55', 84'
Pithak  61'
Narakorn  63'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Amdillah Zainuddin (Brunei)
Indonesia 1–0 Vietnam
Rafli  81' Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Razlan Jeffri Ali (Malaysia)
Laos 7–2 Philippines
Phoutthasone  4'
Lextoxa  26'
Bounphachan  35', 40', 47', 54'
Nilan  79', 85'		 Report Tacardon  17', 77'
Vergara  26'
Rey  58' 
Attendance: 100
Vietnam 2–2 Singapore
Thắng  17'
Nam  77'		 Report Akmal  62'
Syahadat  86'
Referee: Myat Thu (Myanmar)
Thailand 2–1 Indonesia
Nattawut  41'
Mehti  50'		 Report Rifad  84'
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Malaysia 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5 10 Knockout stage
2  Myanmar 4 2 1 1 13 5 +8 7
3  Cambodia 4 2 0 2 8 7 +1 6
4  Timor-Leste 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5
5  Brunei 4 0 0 4 1 15 −14 0
Source: drawing result
Timor-Leste 2–2 Myanmar
Freitas  45'
de Lima  60'		 Report Ye Yint Aung  9'
Win Naing Tun  86'
Attendance: 178
Referee: Wiwat Jumpaoon (Thailand)
Brunei 0–5 Cambodia
Report Kakada  3', 90'
Menghour  51', 65', 66'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Nguyễn Hiền Triết (Vietnam)
Cambodia 0–2 Malaysia
Report Shivan  39'
Akhyar  71'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)
Brunei 0–1 Timor-Leste
Report Freitas  45+3'
Malaysia 2–0 Brunei
Syahmi  5'
Nizarruddin  12'		 Report
Referee: Wiwat Jumpaoon (Thailand)
Myanmar 4–1 Cambodia
Win Naing Tun  24', 52'
Myat Kaung Khant  75', 88'		 Report David  61'
Referee: Nguyễn Hiền Triết (Vietnam)
Myanmar 7–1 Brunei
Myat Kaung Khant  13', 24'
Pyae Sone Naing  21', 40'
Win Naing Tun  42', 57'
Hlawn Moe Oo  81'		 Report Rahimin  87'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)
Timor-Leste 1–1 Malaysia
de Lima  13' Report Akhyar  30'
Malaysia 1–0 Myanmar
Shivan  17' Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Wiwat Jumpaoon (Thailand)
Cambodia 2–1 Timor-Leste
David  32'
Menghour  79'		 Report Garcia  90'

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner if necessary.[2]

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 July – Sidoarjo
 
 
 Thailand0
 
14 July – Sidoarjo
 
 Myanmar1
 
 Myanmar3
 
12 July – Sidoarjo
 
 Malaysia4
 
 Malaysia (p)1 (3)
 
 
 Indonesia1 (2)
 
Third Place
 
 
14 July – Sidoarjo
 
 
 Thailand1
 
 
 Indonesia2

Semi-finals
Thailand 0–1 Myanmar
Report Win Naing Tun  86'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Khuon Virak (Cambodia)
Malaysia 1–1 Indonesia
Syaiful  15' Report Egy  1' (pen.)
Penalties
Shivan
Nabil
Akif
Zafuan 		3–2 Luthfi
Rivaldo
Witan
Firza
Hanis
Attendance: 26,233
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)

Third place match
Thailand 1–2 Indonesia
Mehti  85' Report Feby  34'
Abimanyu  83'
Attendance: 3,123
Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)

Final
Myanmar 3–4 Malaysia
Win Naing Tun  23'
Myat Kaung Khant  27', 31'		 Report Awang  4'
Akif  19', 90+3'
Shivan  76'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Nguyễn Hiền Triết (Vietnam)

Winner
2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship Winners

Malaysia
1st title

Awards
Top Scorer Award
Win Naing Tun

Incident

At the end of semi-finals match between Indonesia and Malaysia during the preparation for penalty shoot-out, the stadium suddenly facing a power outage.[3] The Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) explained that it is not caused from their power distribution since the stadium management only use PLN distribution outside the stadium.[4] When the match was resumed and the penalty shoot-out ended with a score 3–2 against the host, dissatisfied Indonesian supporters began to throwing bottles and rocks at the Malaysian team after their team failed to qualify to the finals which causing the Malaysian team to run to their dressing room for safety.[5][6] The Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) then sent a letter of apology to the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and promised such incident will never recurred again in the future tournament they host.[7][8] A meeting was then held between Indonesian Sports Minister Imam Nahrawi and Malaysian Sports Minister Syed Saddiq in response towards the incident.[9]

Goalscorers
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
  • Kheang Menghour
  • Fidel Tacardon
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
  • Xayasith Singsavang (playing against Vietnam)

References
  1. Gabriel Tan (14 July 2018). "Malaysia see off Myanmar in seven-goal thriller to win AFF U-19". Fox Sports Asia. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. "Regulations AFF U-18 Youth Championship" (PDF). AFF.
  3. Hanief Syafi Al Umam; Aloysius Gonsaga AE (12 July 2018). "Semifinal Piala AFF U-19, Diwarnai Insiden Mati Lampu" [AFF U-19 Cup Semifinals, Plagued by Power Outage] (in Indonesian). Kompas. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  4. Deni Prastyo Utomo (13 July 2018). "Mati Lampu Saat Semifinal Piala AFF U-19, PLN Beri Penjelasan" [Power Outage During AFF U-19 Cup Semifinals, PLN Gives Explanation] (in Indonesian). DetikCom. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  5. Tara Thiagarajan (13 July 2018). "Indonesian Fans Throw Rocks at M'sian Under-19 Team After Being Defeated 3-2". World of Buzz. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  6. "Stones, bottles hurled at Malaysian football team in Indonesia: Report". Channel NewsAsia. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  7. Hanief Syafi Al Umam; Aloysius Gonsaga AE (14 July 2018). "PSSI Sampaikan Permohonan Maaf kepada Timnas Malaysia" [PSSI Delivered Apology to Malaysia National Team] (in Indonesian). Kompas. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  8. Adif Setiyoko (14 July 2018). "Sebelum Laga Final, PSSI Sampaikan Permintaan Maaf pada Timnas U-19 Malaysia" [Before the Final Game, PSSI Convey Apology to the Malaysia U-19 National Team] (in Indonesian). BolaSport.com. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  9. "Syed Saddiq meets Indonesian minister following crowd violence". New Straits Times. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
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