| Tourney Name: | AFF U-16 Youth Championship |
| Other Titles: | Kejuaraan Remaja U-16 AFF 2022 |
| Prevseason: | 2019 |
| Top Scorer: | Tontawan Puntamunee (5 goals) |
| Goalkeeper: | Tissanu Khuptanawin |
| Player: | Iqbal Gwijangge |
| Goals: | 91 |
| Matches: | 22 |
| Count: | 2 |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Sub-Confederations: | 1 |
| Num Teams: | 12 |
| Dates: | 31 July – 12 August |
| City: | Sleman and Bantul |
| Country: | Indonesia |
| Nextseason: | 2024 |
The 2022 AFF U-16 Championship was the fifteenth edition of the AFF U-16 Youth Championship, the annual international youth association football championship organised by the ASEAN Football Federation for men's under-16 national teams of Southeast Asia. It was hosted by Indonesia from 31 July to 12 August 2022.[1] Twelve member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation competed in the tournament featuring three groups of four teams. The planned 2020 and 2021 AFF U-16 Youth Championship were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Asia. Players born after 1 January 2006 could participate in this tournament.
Indonesia beat Vietnam 1–0 in the final for their second title in the championship.[2] [3] [4]
There was no qualification, and all entrants advanced to the final tournament. The following 12 teams from member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation entered the tournament.
| Team | Association | Previous best performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Football Australia | 8th | (2008, 2016) | ||
| FA Brunei DS | 9th | (8 times) | ||
| FF Cambodia | 11th | (2016) | ||
| (H) | FA Indonesia | 11th | (2018) | |
| Lao FF | 13th | (2002, 2007, 2011) | ||
| FA Malaysia | 12th | (2013, 2019) | ||
| Myanmar FF | 12th | (2002, 2005) | ||
| Philippine FF | 9th | (8 times) | ||
| FA Singapore | 11th | (2008, 2011) | ||
| FA Thailand | 11th | (2007, 2011, 2015) | ||
| FF Timor-Leste | 8th | (2010) | ||
| Vietnam FF | 13th | (2006, 2010, 2017) |
On 15 July 2022, the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) officially announced the 2 venues for the tournament which was located in the Special Region of Yogyakarta.[5]
| Sleman | Bantul | |
|---|---|---|
| Maguwoharjo Stadium | Sultan Agung Stadium | |
| Capacity: 31,700 | Capacity: 35,000 | |
| width=16.66% | Pot 1 | width=16.66% | Pot 2 | width=16.67% | Pot 3 | width=16.67% | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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The best runner-up team from three groups advanced to the knockout stage.
In the knockout stage, the penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary.[6] [7]
This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.