2019 AFF U-15 Championship

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.

2019 AFF U-15 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryThailand
CityChonburi
Dates27 July – 9 August
Teams12 (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 played34
Goals scored109 (3.21 per match)
Attendance7,022 (207 per match)
Top scorer(s)East Timor Paulo Gali
(7 goals)
Fair play award Vietnam[1]
2018
2022

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]

Participant teams

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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 (H) 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

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

Officials

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Draw

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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

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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.

Group A

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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
Source: aseanfootball.org
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Vietnam  0–2  Indonesia
Report
Attendance: 85
Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)
East Timor  7–1  Philippines
Report
Attendance: 34
Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)
Myanmar  0–0  Singapore
Report
Attendance: 232
Referee: Khoun Virak (Cambodia)

Indonesia  3–0  Singapore
Report
Attendance: 102
Referee: Khamsing Xaiyavongsy (Laos)
Myanmar  1–3  East Timor
Report
  • Kefi   37', 46', 69'
Attendance: 249
Referee: Torpong Somsing (Thailand)
Vietnam  3–1  Philippines
Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Chy Samdy (Cambodia)

Singapore  0–1  Vietnam
Report
Attendance: 20
Referee: Khoun Virak (Cambodia)
Philippines  0–1  Myanmar
Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)
Indonesia  1–1  East Timor
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)

East Timor  4–0  Singapore
Report
Attendance: 75
Referee: Chy Samdy (Cambodia)
Philippines  0–4  Indonesia
Report
Attendance: 76
Referee: Torpong Somsing (Thailand)
Myanmar  0–3  Vietnam
Report
Attendance: 70
Referee: Khamsing Xaiyavongsy (Laos)

Singapore  3–2  Philippines
Report
Attendance: 51
Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)
Vietnam  1–0  East Timor
Report
Attendance: 75
Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)
Indonesia  5–0  Myanmar
Report
Attendance: 85
Referee: Khoun Virak (Cambodia)

Group B

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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
Source: aseanfootball.org
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Laos  1–2  Thailand
Report
Attendance: 550
Referee: Steve Supresencia (Philippines)
Cambodia  1–3  Australia
Report
Malaysia  8–0  Brunei
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Trường Hồng Vũ (Vietnam)

Thailand  7–1  Brunei
Report
Attendance: 215
Referee: Kyaw Zwall Lwin (Myanmar)
Malaysia  2–0  Cambodia
Report
Attendance: 7
Referee: Linjun Talaver (Philippines)
Laos  0–3  Australia
Report
Attendance: 75
Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)

Brunei  0–3  Laos
Report
Attendance: 10
Referee: Trường Hồng Vũ (Vietnam)
Australia  0–3  Malaysia
Report
Attendance: 80
Referee: Steve Supresencia (Philippines)
Thailand  4–0  Cambodia
Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Soe Lin Aung (Myanmar)

Cambodia  1–1  Brunei
Report
Attendance: 40
Referee: Kyaw Zwall Lwin (Myanmar)
Australia  1–1  Thailand
Report
Attendance: 550
Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)
Malaysia  1–1  Laos
Report
Attendance: 64
Referee: Linjun Talaver (Philippines)

Brunei  0–4  Australia
Report
Attendance: 93
Referee: Soe Lin Aung (Myanmar)
Laos  3–0  Cambodia
Report
Attendance: 34
Referee: Trường Hồng Vũ (Vietnam)
Thailand  1–1  Malaysia
Report
Attendance: 320
Referee: Steve Supresencia (Philippines)

Knockout stage

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

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
7 August – Chonburi
 
 
  Indonesia0
 
9 August – Chonburi
 
  Thailand2
 
  Thailand1
 
7 August – Chonburi
 
  Malaysia2
 
  Malaysia3
 
 
  Vietnam1
 
Third place match
 
 
9 August – Chonburi
 
 
  Indonesia (p)0 (3)
 
 
  Vietnam0 (2)

Semi-finals

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Indonesia  0–2  Thailand
Report
Attendance: 590
Referee: Khamsing Xaiyavongsy (Laos)
Malaysia  3–1  Vietnam
Report
Attendance: 105
Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)

Third place match

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Indonesia  0–0  Vietnam
Report
Penalties
3–2
Attendance: 85
Referee: Torpong Somsing (Thailand)

Final

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Thailand  1–2  Malaysia
Report
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Steve Supresencia (Philippines)

Winner

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 2019 AFF U-15 Youth Championship winners 
 
Malaysia
Second title

Awards

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

Goalscorers

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Việt Nam nhận Giải thưởng Fair-play tại Giải U15 Đông Nam Á 2019" [Vietnam received the Fair-play Award at the 2019 Southeast Asia U15 Prize] (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Football Federation. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019. Vietnam U15 has been awarded the Fair-play Award by the Southeast Asian Football Federation at the 2019 Southeast Asian U15 Championship. Head of delegation Lưu Quang Điện Biên and team captain Đỗ Văn Chí representing U15 Vietnam received the Fair-play Prize of the 2019 Southeast Asian U15 Championship.
  2. ^ a b "Malaysia edge Thailand for title, Indonesia finish third". Asian Football Confederation. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019. Malaysia came back from a goal down to beat Thailand 2-1 to clinch their second AFF U-15 Championship title, while Indonesia finished third after a thrilling penalty shootout win against Vietnam on 9 August. The Malay-Thai match heated up in the dying minutes, with Malaysia's Khairil Zain and Thailand's Kongpop Sroirak picking up a red card each.
  3. ^ a b "AFF U15 Championship 2019: Malaysia emerge champions after 2-1 win over hosts Thailand". Fox Sports Asia. 10 August 2019. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019. Malaysia have emerged champions of the AFF U15 Championship 2019 after they defeated hosts Thailand 2-1 at the Chonburi Campus Stadium on 9 August 2019. Timor-Leste's Paulo Freitas finished as the top scorer of the tournament with seven goals while Indonesia's Marselino and Malaysia's Nabil Qayyum shared the second position with five goals apiece.
  4. ^ "AFF U15 Championship 2019: Timor-Leste U-15 captain accused of being 22 years old!". Fox Sports Asia. 31 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b "ASEAN Football Federation issues statement on alleged age fraud by Timor-Leste in AFF U15 Championship 2019". Fox Sports Asia. 1 August 2019. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  6. ^ "U15 BOYS: AFF receive protest on player's eligibility". ASEAN Football Federation. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  7. ^ "AFF investigations into player eligibility in the final stages". ASEAN Football Federation. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Protest against Timor Leste player dismissed". ASEAN Football Federation. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  9. ^ "AFF announce Timor-Leste U-15 player age fraud verdict". Fox Sports Asia. 4 August 2019. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  10. ^ "WATCH: Thailand and Malaysia players throw punches in mass brawl during AFF U15 Championship 2019 final". Fox Sports Asia. 10 August 2019. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
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