2023 AFF U-23 Championship

The 2023 AFF U-23 Championship was the 4th edition of the AFF U-23 Championship, organised by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF). The tournament took place from 17 to 26 August in Rayong, Thailand.[1] Vietnam are the defending champions, having won the 2022 edition[2][3] and successfully defended their title through a 6–5 victory on penalties following a 0–0 draw after extra time over Indonesia in the final, thus becoming the first team to win the tournament for a second time.[4]

2023 AFF U-23 Championship
AFF U-23 Championship Thailand 2023
Tournament details
Host countryThailand
Dates17–26 August
Teams10 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Vietnam (2nd title)
Runners-up Indonesia
Third place Thailand
Fourth place Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored47 (2.94 per match)
Attendance14,925 (933 per match)
Top scorer(s)Malaysia Alif Ikmalrizal
Vietnam Đinh Xuân Tiến
(3 goals)
Best player(s)Indonesia Arkhan Fikri
Best goalkeeperVietnam Quan Văn Chuẩn
2022
2025

Qualified teams

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There was no qualification phase. Singapore withdrew due to the country's under-23 team being subject to evaluation following the 2023 SEA Games.[5] The following teams, all from member associations of the AFF, entered the tournament:[1]

Team Association Appearance Previous best performance
  Brunei FA Brunei Darussalam 2nd Group stage (2022)
  Cambodia FF Cambodia 4th Fourth place (2019)
  Indonesia FA Indonesia 2nd Champions (2019)
  Laos Lao FF 3rd Third place (2022)
  Malaysia FA Malaysia 4th Fourth place (2005)
  Myanmar Myanmar FF 3rd Third place (2005)
  Philippines Philippine FF 4th Group stage (2005, 2019, 2022)
  Thailand FA Thailand 3rd Champions (2005)
  East Timor FF Timor-Leste 4th Third place (2022)
  Vietnam Vietnam FF 3rd Champions (2022)
Did not enter
  Australia
  Singapore

Draw

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The draw for the 2023 AFF U-23 Championship was held on 29 May 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand and was streamed online in the competition's official YouTube channel.[6][7] The seeding was based on the performance from the previous tournaments.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3

Squads

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A final squad of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) must be registered one day before the first match of the tournament.

Match officials

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  •   Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi
  •   Ngô Duy Lân
  •   Souei Vongkham
  •   Muhammad Usaid Jamal
  •   Choi Hyun-jai
  •   Songkran Bunmeekiart
  •   Torpong Somsing
  •   Hiroki Kasahara

Venues

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Rayong
PTT Stadium Rayong Province Stadium
Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 7,500
   

Group stage

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All times are local, ICT (UTC+7).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Thailand (H) 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9 Knockout stage
2   Cambodia 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4
3   Myanmar 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4   Brunei 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: AFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) penalty shoot-out; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts
Cambodia  5–0  Brunei
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)
Thailand  3–0  Myanmar
Report
Attendance: 2,512
Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)

Myanmar  1–1  Cambodia
Report
  • Lyhour   13'
Attendance: 126
Referee: Muhammad Usaid Jamal (Malaysia)
Brunei  0–3  Thailand
Report
Attendance: 2,350
Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos)

Thailand  2–0  Cambodia
Report
Attendance: 2,070
Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)
Brunei  1–4  Myanmar
Report
Attendance: 68
Referee: Muhammad Usaid Jamal (Malaysia)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Malaysia 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Knockout stage
2   Indonesia 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3   East Timor 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source: AFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) penalty shoot-out; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
Malaysia  2–1  Indonesia
Report
Attendance: 700
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)
Indonesia  1–0  East Timor
Report
Attendance: 253
Referee: Torpong Somsing (Thailand)
East Timor  1–3  Malaysia
Report
Attendance: 56
Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Vietnam 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Knockout stage
2   Philippines 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
3   Laos 2 0 1 1 3 6 −3 1
Source: AFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) penalty shoot-out; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
Philippines  2–2  Laos
Report
Attendance: 77
Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)
Laos  1–4  Vietnam
Report
Attendance: 181
Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)
Vietnam  1–0  Philippines
Report
Attendance: 607
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)

Ranking of second-placed teams

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Only one second-placed team will qualify for the semi-finals.

Result against fourth-placed team in Group A will be not considered for this ranking.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B   Indonesia 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 Knockout stage
2 C   Philippines 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
3 A   Cambodia 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Source: AFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.

Knockout stage

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In the knockout stage, the penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary.

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 August – Rayong
 
 
  Malaysia 1
 
26 August – Rayong
 
  Vietnam 4
 
  Vietnam (p) 0 (6)
 
24 August – Rayong
 
  Indonesia 0 (5)
 
  Thailand 1
 
 
  Indonesia 3
 
Third Place
 
 
26 August – Rayong
 
 
  Malaysia 0 (3)
 
 
  Thailand (p) 0 (4)

Semi-finals

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Malaysia  1–4  Vietnam
Report
Attendance: 395
Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)
Thailand  1–3  Indonesia
Report
Attendance: 3,214
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)

Third place match

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Malaysia  0–0  Thailand
Report
Penalties
3–4
Attendance: 774
Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)

Final

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Vietnam  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Indonesia
Report
Penalties
6–5
Attendance: 1,542
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)

Statistics

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Winners

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 2023 AFF U-23 Championship winners 
 
Vietnam
Second title

Awards

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Most Valuable Player Top Scorer Award Best Goalkeeper Award
  Arkhan Fikri   Alif Ikmalrizal
  Đinh Xuân Tiến
  Quan Văn Chuẩn

Team of the Tournament

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Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
  Quan Văn Chuẩn

Goalscorers

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There were 47 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.94 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Final ranking

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This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1   Vietnam 4 3 1 0 9 2 +7 10 Champions
2   Indonesia 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7 Runners-up
3   Thailand (H) 5 3 1 1 9 3 +6 10 Third place
4   Malaysia 4 2 1 1 6 6 0 7 Fourth place
5   Cambodia 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4 Eliminated in the group stage
6   Myanmar 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
7   Philippines 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
8   Laos 2 0 1 1 3 6 −3 1
9   East Timor 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
10   Brunei 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: Group stage, Knockout stage
(H) Hosts

Broadcasting rights

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Country Broadcaster Network Channel TV Online
  Brunei RTB RTB Aneka RTBGo
  Cambodia Bayon TV BTV News BTV News TV (YouTube), BTV Cambodia, BTV Sports (Facebook)
SCM SCTV, Nex Parabola Vidio
  Malaysia RTM Sukan RTM
  Thailand Truevision Truesport 2, Truesport 3 Truesport Now, TrueID
  Vietnam SCTV, VTV SCTV15, SCTV17, VTV5 Tây Nam Bộ, VTV Cần Thơ SCTV Online, Mytv, TV360, FPT Play

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Thailand to host AFF U23 Championship 2023 in August". ASEAN Football Federation. 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Hasil Piala AFF U-23: Vietnam Juara Setelah Tekuk Thailand". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 26 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Sabet Gelar Juara Piala AFF U-23 2022, Timnas Vietnam U-23 Banjir Bonus". Okezone.com (in Indonesian). 27 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Hasil Final Piala AFF U-23 2023: Vietnam 0-0 Timnas Indonesia (Penalti 6-5)". Bola.net (in Indonesian).
  5. ^ "Alasan Singapura Absen di Piala AFF U-23: Gara-gara SEA Games". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 30 May 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Football: Vietnam in Group C at AFF U23 Championship 2023". Vietnam Plus. 29 May 2023.
  7. ^ "RESMI: Hasil Drawing Piala AFF U-23 2023 - Timnas Indonesia Satu Grup Dengan Malaysia". Goal. 29 May 2023.
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