2017 AFF U-16 Girls' Championship explained

Tourney Name:AFF U-16 Girls' Championship
Year:2017
City:Vientiane
Dates:8–20 May
Num Teams:9
Sub-Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Count:1
Matches:20
Goals:75
Top Scorer: Myat Noe Khin
Ploychompoo Somnonk
(6 goals each)
Prevseason:2009
Nextseason:2018

The 2017 AFF U-16 Girls' Championship was the 2nd edition of the AFF U-16 Girls' Championship, an international women's football tournament organised by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF). The tournament was hosted by Laos in Vientiane from 8 to 20 May 2017.[1] All matches were played at the New Laos National Stadium.The defending champion is Australia but they didn't participate in this edition.

Participants

Group A

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Thailand
Vietnam
Myanmar
Laos
Malaysia

Group B

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Singapore
Cambodia
Philippines
Indonesia

Venue

Vientiane
New Laos National Stadium
Capacity: 25,000

Group stage

Group B

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the penalty shoot-outs are used to decide the winner if necessary (extra time is not used).

Final

Note: All matches had been played for 80 minutes, i.e., each 40 minutes for both first half & second half.[2]

Awards

Thailand won the fair play trophy.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2017 AFF U-16 Girls' Championship. ASEAN Football Federation.
  2. News: 2017 AFF U-16 Girls' Championship Results. ASEAN Football Federation.
  3. News: 2017 AFF U-16 Girls' Championship Final. 2018-05-10. 2019-02-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20190204231842/https://mycujoo.tv/video/lao-football-federation?id=6115. dead. 20 May 2017.