2019 AFF U-15 Championship

2019 AFF U-15 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Thailand
City	Chonburi
Dates	27 July – 9 August
Teams	12 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Malaysia (2nd title)
Runners-up	Thailand
Third place	Indonesia
Fourth place	Vietnam
Tournament statistics
Matches played	34
Goals scored	109 (3.21 per match)
Attendance	7,022 (207 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Paulo Gali (7 goals)
Fair play award	Vietnam[1]
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The 2019 AFF U-15 Championship was the fourteenth edition of the AFF U-16 Championship (second edition of the under-15 era), the annual international youth association football championship organised by the ASEAN Football Federation for men's under-15 national teams of Southeast Asia.

A total of 12 teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2004 eligible to participate. Each match had a duration of 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes.

Malaysia beat Thailand 2–1 in the final for their second title in the championship.^[2][3]

Qualified teams

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	App	Previous best performance
Australia	FF Australia	7th	Winners (2008, 2016)
Brunei	FA Brunei DS	8th	Group stage (7 times)
Cambodia	FF Cambodia	10th	Fourth place (2016)
Indonesia	FA Indonesia	10th	Winners (2018)
Laos	Lao FF	12th	Runners-up (2002, 2007, 2011)
Malaysia	FA Malaysia	11th	Winners (2013)
Myanmar	Myanmar FF	11th	Winners (2002, 2005)
Philippines	Philippine FF	8th	Group stage (7 times)
Singapore	FA Singapore	10th	Fourth place (2008, 2011)
Thailand	FA Thailand	10th	Winners (2007, 2011, 2015)
East Timor	FF Timor-Leste	7th	Third place (2010)
Vietnam	Vietnam FF	12th	Winners (2006, 2010, 2017)

Venues

The competition is being played at two venues in Chonburi, Chonburi Province: Chonburi Campus Stadium and Chonburi Stadium (in Mueang Chonburi).

Officials

Draw

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5	Pot 6
Indonesia  Thailand	Malaysia  Myanmar	Vietnam  Laos	East Timor  Cambodia	Singapore  Brunei	Philippines  Australia

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

1. Goal difference in all the group matches;
2. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
3. Result of the direct match between the teams concerned;
4. Kicks from the penalty mark if the teams concerned are still on the field of play.
5. Lowest score using Fair Play Criteria;
6. Drawing of lots.

• All matches held in Thailand.
• All times are local, UTC+7.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia	5	4	1	0	15	1	+14	13	Knockout stage
2	Vietnam	5	4	0	1	8	3	+5	12
3	East Timor	5	3	1	1	15	4	+11	10
4	Singapore	5	1	1	3	3	10	−7	4
5	Myanmar	5	1	1	3	2	11	−9	4
6	Philippines	5	0	0	5	4	18	−14	0

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Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Malaysia	5	3	2	0	15	2	+13	11	Knockout stage
2	Thailand (H)	5	3	2	0	15	4	+11	11
3	Australia	5	3	1	1	11	5	+6	10
4	Laos	5	2	1	2	8	6	+2	7
5	Cambodia	5	0	1	4	2	13	−11	1
6	Brunei	5	0	1	4	2	23	−21	1

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Knockout stage

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

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	7 August – Chonburi
	Indonesia	0
					9 August – Chonburi
	Thailand	2
					Thailand	1
	7 August – Chonburi
					Malaysia	2
	Malaysia	3
	Vietnam	1
					Third place match
					9 August – Chonburi
					Indonesia (p)	0 (3)
					Vietnam	0 (2)

Semi-finals

Third place match

Final

Winner

2019 AFF U-15 Youth Championship winners
Malaysia Second title

Awards

Top Scorer Award	Fair Play Award
Paulo Gali[3]	Vietnam[1]

Goalscorers

There were 109 goals scored in 34 matches, for an average of 3.21 goals per match.

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Final ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Malaysia	7	5	2	0	20	4	+16	17	Champion
2	Thailand	7	4	2	1	18	6	+12	14	Runner up
3	Indonesia	7	4	2	1	15	3	+12	14	Third place
4	Vietnam	7	4	1	2	9	6	+3	13	Fourth place
5	East Timor	5	3	1	1	15	4	+11	10	Eliminated in group stage
6	Australia	5	3	1	1	11	5	+6	10
7	Laos	5	2	1	2	8	6	+2	7
8	Singapore	5	1	1	3	3	10	−7	4
9	Myanmar	5	1	1	3	2	11	−9	4
10	Cambodia	5	0	1	4	2	13	−11	1
11	Brunei	5	0	1	4	2	23	−21	1
12	Philippines	5	0	0	5	4	18	−14	0

Incidents and controversies

On 29 July 2019, the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) received official protest from two participating teams regarding the eligibility of an East Timorese player in the ongoing tournament.^[4][5] The protest was subsequently admitted upon compliance of the procedural requirements set out in the 2019 Tournament Regulations with the AFF began to carrying out the necessary investigation and have requested the parties involved to collaborate to establish the facts.^[5][6] On 3 August, the AFF further stated that the relevant documents requested from the player and his team have been delivered and acknowledged by the AFF secretariat. In accordance to the tournament regulations, the conclusion of the investigation will be decided by the AFF Disciplinary and Ethics Committee.^[7] On 4 August, the AFF announced their findings that the said player is deemed to be eligible to participate in the tournament in accordance with Article 5.1 as stated in the tournament regulations and ruled the protest lodged by two countries as unfounded and dismissed it accordingly.^[8][9]

On 9 August, the final match between Thailand and Malaysia was marred with ugly incident that resulted in Thai player Kongpop Sroirak and Malaysian player Khairil Zain being both issued a red card.^[2][10]

References

External links

• AFF U16 Championship at ASEAN Football Federation official website.