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. 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.
Participant 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. TeamAssociationPrevious best performanceFootball Australia8th (2008, 2016)FA Brunei DS9th (8 times)FF Cambodia11th (2016) (H)FA Indonesia11th (2018)Lao FF13th (2002, 2007, 2011)FA Malaysia12th (2013, 2019)Myanmar FF12th (2002, 2005)Philippine FF9th (8 times)FA Singapore11th (2008, 2011)FA Thailand11th (2007, 2011, 2015)FF Timor-Leste8th (2010)Vietnam FF13th (2006, 2010, 2017)
Venues 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.
Sleman Bantul Maguwoharjo Stadium Sultan Agung Stadium Capacity: 31,700 Capacity: 35,000
Draw Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 (H)
(H): Tournament host
Group stage All times listed are WIB (UTC+7).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Ranking of runner-up teams The best runner-up team from three groups advanced to the knockout stage.
Knockout stage In the knockout stage, the penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Winner
Awards Most Valuable PlayerTop Scorer AwardBest Goalkeeper Award Iqbal Gwijangge Tontawan Puntamunee Tissanu Khuptanawin
Goalscorers
Final ranking This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.
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