2022 AFF U-23 Championship

The 2022 AFF U-23 Championship was the 3rd edition of the AFF U-23 Championship, organised by ASEAN Football Federation (AFF). The tournament was held from 14 to 26 February in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.[1] Indonesia are the defending champions, having won the 2019 edition. The tournament was held amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Indonesia and Myanmar withdrew from the tournament after several of their players tested positive for COVID-19.

2022 AFF U-23 Championship
AFF U-23 Championship Cambodia 2022
Tournament details
Host countryCambodia
Dates14–26 February
Teams9 (from 1 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) sub-confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Vietnam (1st title)
Runners-up Thailand
Third place Timor-Leste
 Laos
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored39 (2.79 per match)
Attendance79,653 (5,690 per match)
Top scorer(s) Teerasak Poeiphimai (3 goals)

Vietnam won the tournament for the first time after beating Thailand 1–0 in the final.

Qualified teams

There was no qualification, and all entrants advanced to the final tournament. The following teams from member associations of the AFF entered the tournament:

Team Association Appearance Previous best performance
 Brunei FA Brunei Darussalam 1st Debut
 Cambodia FF Cambodia 3rd Fourth place (2019)
 Laos Lao FF 2nd Group stage (2005)
 Malaysia FA Malaysia 3rd Fourth place (2005)
 Philippines Philippine FF 3rd Group stage (2005, 2019)
 Singapore FA Singapore 2nd Runners-up (2005)
 Thailand FA Thailand 2nd Champions (2005)
 Timor-Leste FF Timor-Leste 3rd Group stage (2005, 2019)
 Vietnam Vietnam FF 2nd Third place (2019)
Did not enter
 Australia
Withdrew
 Indonesia
 Myanmar

Draw

The draw for the 2022 AFF U-23 Championship was held on 29 December 2021 at the Goodwood Park Hotel in Singapore.[2]

Squads
Main article: 2022 AFF U-23 Championship squads

A final squad of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) must be registered one day before the first match of the tournament.

Match officials
  • Zulfiqar Mustaffa
  • Khoun Virak
  • Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi
  • Yudi Nurcahya
  • Souei Vongkham
  • Tuan Yaasin Hanafiah
  • Warintorn Sassadee
  • Ngô Duy Lân

Venues
Phnom Penh
Morodok Techo National Stadium Prince Stadium
Capacity: 60,000 Capacity: 10,000

Group stage

All times are local, ICT (UTC+7).

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Timor-Leste 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Knockout stage
2  Cambodia (H) 3 2 0 1 7 1 +6 6
3  Philippines 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Brunei 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Source: AFF
(H) Host
Timor-Leste 2–2 Philippines
  • Mouzinho 7' (pen.)
  • Jaimito 55'
 Report
Attendance: 540
Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos)
Cambodia 6–0 Brunei
 Report
Attendance: 24,587
Referee: Tuan Yasin (Malaysia)
Brunei 1–3 Timor-Leste
 Report
Attendance: 2,357
Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)
Philippines 0–1 Cambodia
Report
Attendance: 17,080
Referee: Warintorn Sassadee (Thailand)
Cambodia 0–1 Timor-Leste
Report
Attendance: 25,307
Referee: Zulfiqar Mustaffa (Singapore)
Philippines 2–1 Brunei
 Report
Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 285
Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos)

Group B

After the withdrawal of Indonesia and Myanmar from the tournament, due to several of their players testing positive for COVID-19, the two remaining teams will play against each other twice. The winners will qualify for the knockout stage, while the losers will be eliminated.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Laos 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Knockout stage
2  Malaysia 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
3  Myanmar[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
4  Indonesia[lower-alpha 2] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: AFF
Notes:
  1. Myanmar withdrew hours before their first match, due to multiple players tested positive for COVID-19.[3]
  2. Indonesia withdrew from the tournament on 11 February 2022 because seven players tested positive for COVID-19, four others were categorised as suspected COVID-19 cases and three players suffered injuries.[4]
Laos 2–1 Malaysia
 Report
  • Selvan 45+2'
Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 316
Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)
Malaysia 0–2 Laos
Report
Attendance: 75
Referee: Warintorn Sassadee (Thailand)

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vietnam 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 6 Knockout stage
2  Thailand 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
3  Singapore 2 0 0 2 1 10 −9 0
Source: AFF
Thailand 3–1 Singapore
 Report
Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 570
Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)
Singapore 0–7 Vietnam
Report
Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Khoun Virak (Cambodia)
Vietnam 1–0 Thailand
  • Nguyễn Trung Thành 29'
Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 1,845
Referee: Tuan Yasin (Malaysia)

Ranking of second-placed teams

Only one second-placed team will qualify for the semi finals.

Due to Indonesia and Myanmar's withdrawals, Group B is left with only two teams. Thus, the second-placed team from Group B will not be included to determine the best runner-up team.

Result against fourth-placed team in Group A were not considered for this ranking.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C  Thailand 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3 Knockout stage
2 A  Cambodia (H) 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
Source: AFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.
(H) Host

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary.

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 February – Phnom Penh
 
 
  Laos 0
 
26 February – Phnom Penh
 
  Thailand 2
 
  Thailand 0
 
24 February – Phnom Penh
 
  Vietnam 1
 
  Timor-Leste 0 (3)
 
 
  Vietnam (p) 0 (5)
 
Third Place
 
 
26 February – Phnom Penh
 
 
  Laos
 
 
  Timor-Leste w/o[lower-alpha 1]

Semi-finals
Laos 0–2 Thailand
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)
Timor-Leste 0–0 (a.e.t.) Vietnam
Report
Penalties
  • Filomeno
  • Orcelio
  • Gumario
  • Firth
3–5
  • Trần Quang Thịnh
  • Hồ Khắc Lương
  • Vũ Đình Hai
  • Trần Bảo Toàn
  • Nguyễn Thanh Nhân
Attendance: 1,256
Referee: Tuan Yasin (Malaysia)

Third place match
Laos Cancelled[lower-alpha 1] Timor-Leste

Final
Thailand 0–1 Vietnam
Report
Attendance: 4,235
Referee: Khoun Virak (Cambodia)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 39 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 2.79 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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  Vietnam 4 3 1 0 9 0 +9 10 Champions
2  Thailand 4 2 0 2 5 3 +2 6 Runners-up
3  Timor-Leste 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3 8 Third place[lower-alpha 2]
4  Laos 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
5  Cambodia (H) 3 2 0 1 7 1 +6 6 Eliminated in the group stage
6  Philippines 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
7  Malaysia 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
8  Brunei 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
9  Singapore 2 0 0 2 1 10 −9 0
Source:
(H) Host

Broadcasting rights
Territory Rights holder(s) Ref.
Brunei
[6]
Indonesia
Timor Leste
  • SCTV (free TV)
  • Champions TV (pay TV)
  • Vidio (OTT)
Malaysia
Myanmar
Laos
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam

Notes
  1. Timor-Leste won by walkover as Laos were unable to play after several of their players tested positive for COVID-19 before the match.
  2. Originally, the third place was awarded automatically to Timor Leste, but the country proposed for the third place to be awarded to Laos as well.[5]

References
  1. "Cambodia to host AFF U-23 Championship 2022". Khmer Times. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  2. "Groupings finalised at official AFF U23 Championship 2022 draw". Asean Football Federation. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  3. "Myanmar Football Federation withdraw from AFF U23 Championship 2022". Asean Football Federation. 15 February 2022.
  4. Saputra, Muhammad Nurhendra (11 February 2022). "Indonesian U-23 Team Withdraws from AFF U-23 Championship: PSSI". Tempo.co. Tempo Media Group.
  5. "Timor Leste, Laos Declared Joint Bronze Medallists". aseanfootball.org. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  6. "AFF announce nine broadcasters for AFF U23 Championship 2022". Asean Football Federation. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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