| Tourney Name: | AFF U-18 Youth Championship |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Other Titles: | Giải vô địch bóng đá U-18 Đông Nam Á 2019 |
| Dates: | 6–19 August |
| Num Teams: | 12 |
| Sub-Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 5 |
| Cities: | 3 |
| Count: | 5 |
| Matches: | 34 |
| Goals: | 127 |
| Top Scorer: | Dylan Ruiz-Diaz Bagus Kahfi Mouzinho |
| Fair Play: | [1] |
| Prevseason: | 2018 |
| Nextseason: | 2022 |
The 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship or AFF U18 Next Media Cup 2019 was the 17th edition of the AFF U-19 Youth Championship, organised by ASEAN Football Federation. It was hosted by Vietnam during August 2019. Twelve member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation took part in the tournament featuring two groups of six teams.
Australia beat Malaysia 1–0 in the final for their fifth title in the championship.[2] [3]
All of 12 teams from member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation are eligible for the tournament.
A total of 12 teams from 12 member associations entered the tournament, listed below:
| Team | Association | Previous best performance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FF Australia | 8th | style="background:gold" (2006, 2008, 2010, 2016) | |
| FA Brunei DS | 9th | (8 times) | |
| FF Cambodia | 11th | (10 times) | |
| FA Indonesia | 10th | style="background:gold" (2013) | |
| Lao FF | 11th | style="background:#c96" (2002, 2005, 2015) | |
| FA Malaysia | 13th | style="background:gold" (2018) | |
| Myanmar FF | 13th | style="background:gold" (2003, 2005) | |
| Philippine FF | 9th | (8 times) | |
| FA Singapore | 12th | style="background:#c96" (2003) | |
| FA Thailand | 16th | style="background:gold" (2002, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017) | |
| FF Timor-Leste | 8th | style="background:#c96" (2013) | |
| Vietnam FF | 16th |
See main article: 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship squads.
Referees
Dwi Purba Adi Wicaksana (Indonesia) Thoriq Munir Alkatiri (Indonesia)
Souei Vongkham (Laos) Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)
Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand) Wiwat Jumpaoon (Thailand)Assistant referees
Owen Goldrick (Australia) Bambang Syamsudar (Indonesia) Nurhadi (Indonesia) Kilar Ladsavong (Laos) Rachain Srichai (Thailand) Rawut Nakarit (Thailand)----------------
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In the knockout stage, the penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner if necessary.[4]