ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship explained

Organiser:	AFF
Founded:	2002
Region:	Southeast Asia
Number Of Teams:	varying
Most Successful Team:	(3 titles)
Current:	2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship

The ASEAN U-16 Boys' Championship (formerly AFF U-16 Youth Championship) is an annual international football competition contested by the national teams of the members of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) and occasionally invited nations from the rest of Asia.^[1]

The tournament used to be played at under-17 level, however the AFF followed the lead of the Asian Football Confederation after they renamed its U-17 competition to fall in line with FIFA's naming conventions and also to reflect the age of the players at the competition.^[2] The competition was first held in 2002^[3] and resumed in 2005.^[4]

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
Champions	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place
2002 Details	Indonesia Malaysia		4–1			1–0
2005 Details	Thailand		1–1			3–1
2006 Details	Vietnam		RR			RR
2007 Details	Cambodia		3–2			1–1
2008 Details	Indonesia		1–1			3–0
2009 Details	Thailand	Cancelled
2010 Details	Indonesia		1–0				2–0
2011 Details	Laos		1–0			2–1
2012 Details	Laos		3–1			3–0
2013 Details	Myanmar		1–1			0–0
2014	Indonesia	Cancelled
2015 Details	Cambodia		3–0				10–2
2016 Details	Cambodia		3–3			3–0
2017 Details	Thailand		0–0			3–2
2018 Details	Indonesia		1–1			1–0
2019 Details	Thailand		2–1			0–0
2022 Details	Indonesia		1–0			3–0
2024 Details	Indonesia		1–1			5–0

Performance by country

style=	Nation	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
	3 (2007, 2011, 2015)	5 (2005, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024)	2 (2016, 2022)	1 (2012)
	3 (2006, 2010, 2017)	2 (2016, 2022)	1 (2007)	3 (2013, 2019, 2024)
	3 (2008, 2016, 2024)	1 (2012)	3 (2013, 2015, 2017)	—
	2 (2002, 2005)	2 (2006, 2015)	1 (2011)	2 (2018, 2022)
	2 (2018, 2022)	1 (2013)	3 (2002, 2019, 2024)	2 (2007, 2010)
	2 (2013, 2019)	—	2 (2008, 2018)	3 (2002, 2005, 2017)
	1 (2012)	—	—	—
	—	3 (2002, 2007, 2011)	2 (2005, 2012)	2 (2006, 2015)
	—	1 (2008)	—	—
	—	1 (2010)	—	—
	—	—	1 (2006)	—
	—	—	1 (2010)	—
	—	—	—	2 (2008, 2011)
	—	—	—	1 (2016)

Participating nations

Team	2002 (10)	2005 (7)	2006 (4)	2007 (9)	2008 (5)	2010 (4)	2011 (10)	2012 (4)	2013 (10)	2015 (11)	2016 (11)	2017 (12)	2018 (11)	2019 (12)	2022 (12)	2024 (12)	Total
	×	×	×	×	bgcolor=gold	1st	×	×	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	3rd	bgcolor=gold	1st	3rd	×	GS	GS	bgcolor=gold	1st	9
	GS	×	×	GS	×	×	×	×	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	10
	GS	GS	×	GS	×	×	GS	×	GS	GS	4th	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	12
	3rd	GS	×	4th	GS	4th	GS	×	bgcolor=silver	2nd	×	×	GS	1st	3rd	1st	3rd	12
	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	4th	bgcolor=silver	2nd	×	×	2nd	3rd	GS	4th	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	14
	4th	4th	×	GS	3rd	×	GS	×	bgcolor=gold	1st	GS	GS	4th	3rd	bgcolor=gold	1st	GS	GS	13
	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	GS	×	×	3rd	×	GS	bgcolor=silver	2nd	GS	GS	4th	GS	4th	GS	13
	GS	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	10
	GS	×	×	GS	4th	×	4th	×	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	12
	GS	2nd	×	bgcolor=gold	1st	×	×	bgcolor=gold	1st	4th	×	bgcolor=gold	1st	3rd	2nd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	2nd	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	12
	×	×	×	×	×	3rd	GS	×	×	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	9
	GS	GS	1st	3rd	×	bgcolor=gold	1st	GS	×	4th	GS	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	GS	4th	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4th	14
Invitees
	×	×	×	×	bgcolor=silver	2nd	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	1
	×	×	3rd	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	1
	×	×	×	×	×	bgcolor=silver	2nd	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	1
	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	bgcolor=gold	1st	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	1

Legend

— Champions
— Runners-up
— Third place
— Fourth place

GS — Group stage
Q — Qualified for the current tournament
— Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
— Hosts

All-time ranking table

Rank	Part									Best finish
1	12	67	44	13	10	156	62	+94	145	align=left style="background:gold"
2	14	70	37	12	21	179	88	+91	123	align=left style="background:gold"
3	13	63	33	9	21	140	92	+48	108	align=left style="background:gold"
4	13	61	31	14	16	125	76	+49	107	align=left style="background:gold"
5	14	65	29	13	23	111	94	+17	100	align=left style="background:silver"
6	12	61	27	16	18	117	80	+37	97	align=left style="background:gold"
7	9	48	28	12	8	175	65	+110	96	align=left style="background:gold"
8	12	50	14	10	26	62	96	–34	52	align=left style="background-color:#9acdff"
9	12	50	10	8	32	68	120	–52	38	align=left style="background-color:#9acdff"
10	9	36	8	7	21	57	88	–31	31	align=left style="background:#c96"
11	10	42	3	4	35	25	159	–134	13	align=left
12	1	4	3	1	0	10	2	+8	10	align=left style="background:gold"
13	1	5	2	2	1	6	4	+2	8	align=left style="background:silver"
14	10	41	1	4	36	12	217	–205	7	align=left
15	1	4	2	0	2	4	3	+1	6	align=left style="background:silver"
16	1	3	1	0	2	4	7	–3	3	align=left style="background:#c96"

References

News: Six Victorians named in Subway Joeys squad for 2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys' Championship . 11 June 2024 . Football Victoria.
Web site: AFC U-16 Championship 2008 Competition Information . the-afc.com . Asian Football Confederation . 18 September 2008 . 22 April 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090816041614/http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-u16-championship-2008-previous-competitions/afc-u16-championship-2008/afc-u16-championship-2008-competition-information . 16 August 2009 .
Web site: ASEAN U-17 Championship 2002 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 22 April 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20110225080955/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/asean-u17-02.html . 25 February 2011 .
News: A-Leagues young guns net FOUR each as Joeys win 12-0 to reach ASEAN U16 Championship semis . 1 July 2024 . A-Leagues.

External links

at ASEAN Football Federation official website.