The 2019 AFF U-15 Championship was the fourteenth edition of the

AFF U-16 Championship The AFF U-16 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. The tournament used to be pl ...

(second edition of the under-15 era), the annual international youth

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championship organised by the

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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.

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.

Venues

The competition is being played at two venues in

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: Chonburi Campus Stadium and

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(in Mueang Chonburi).

Officials

Referees * Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (

Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely sur ...

) * Chy Samdy (

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...

) * Khoun Virak (

) * Yudi Nurcahya (

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) * Khamsing Xaiyavongsy (

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

) * Kyaw Zwall Lwin (

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) * Soe Lin Aung (

) * Linjun Talaver (

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) * Steve Supresencia (

) * Songkran Bunmeekiart (

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

) * Torpong Somsing (

) * Trường Hồng Vũ (

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) Assistant referees * Sun Daravuth (

) * Beni Andriko (

) * I Gede Selamet Raharja (

) * Phonesooksin Teso (

) * Somphavanh Louanglath (

) * Mohd Hariff Md Akhir (

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

) * Hein Min Tun (

) * Zayar Maung (

) * Giovanni Lachica (

) * Chotrawee Tongduang (

) * Poonsawat Samransuk (

) * Phạm Hoài Tâm (

)

Draw

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals. ;Tiebreakers The teams are ranked according to

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(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: # Goal difference in all the group matches; # Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches; # Result of the direct match between the teams concerned; # Kicks from the penalty mark if the teams concerned are still on the field of play. # Lowest score using Fair Play Criteria; # Drawing of lots. * All matches held in

. * All times are local,

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Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the penalty shoot-outs are used to decide the winner if necessary (

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is not used).

Bracket

Semi-finals

Third place match

Final

Winner

Awards

Goalscorers

Final ranking

Incidents and controversies

On 29 July 2019, the

(AFF) received official protest from two participating teams regarding the eligibility of an East Timorese player in the ongoing tournament. 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. 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. 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. 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

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References

External links

* at ASEAN Football Federation official website. {{AFF U-16 Youth Championship

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