The 2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship was the 18th edition of the

AFF U-19 Youth Championship The AFF U-19 Youth 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 was pre ...

, organised by

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. It was hosted by

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

during July 2022. The planned 2020 and 2021 AFF U-19 Youth Championship were cancelled due to

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beat

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

2–0 in the final for their second title in the championship.

Participant teams

There was no qualification, and all entrants advanced to the final tournament, except for the defending champions

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. The following teams from member associations of the AFF entered the tournament:

Venues

Group stage

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Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the

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was used to decide the winner if necessary.

Bracket

Semi-finals

Third place match

Final

Winner

Awards

Goalscorers

Final ranking

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

Controversies

The match between

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 ...

and

in Group B was marked with a controversy. Cambodia's goal against Laos in the 76th minute had crossed the goal line, but Indonesian referee Aprisman Aranda did not award the goal for Cambodia. The result of the match ended with Laos' win over Cambodia with a score of 2-1. The

Football Federation of Cambodia The Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC; km, សហព័ន្ធកីឡាបាល់ទាត់កម្ពុជា, ) is a governing body that administers some association football and futsal activities in Cambodia. Name * 1933 to 199 ...

(FFC) has officially lodged a protest with the AFF regarding this issue. Responding to Cambodia's protests, the AFF also sent a letter as an apology. The final match of group A between

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

and

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 ...

was filled with controversy. As both teams only needed a draw with goals to advance to the semi-finals, regardless of

's win over

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. The match ended with 1-1 draw, which was enough for Vietnam and Thailand to see them through to the semi-finals, and hosts Indonesia were eliminated despite having the same point and best productivity goals. This was based on the head-to-head criteria between the three teams, as per the AFF U-19 Championship 2022 Tournament Rules and Regulations. With a score of 1-1 after 76 minutes, Vietnam and Thailand were considered not making a fair-play game. With both teams being considered slowing down the tempo of the game on purpose, after guaranteeing a spot into the semi-finals with the scores in the last 15 minutes. With the Vietnamese players only playing the ball around without being pressured by Thai players, while the Thai players were laying down with injuries despite not involving with the ball at all. Indonesia national team coach

Shin Tae-Yong Shin Tae-yong (, Hanja: 申台龍; born on 11 May 1970) is a South Korean former professional footballer and manager who is currently coaching the Indonesia national football team. He is the first man to win the Asian Club Championship/AFC Cha ...

criticized the AFF rules being outdated, “This tournament regulation is weird because the AFF is still using it, even though

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and AFC are no longer using it. So, for us being unable to qualify for the semifinals does not make sense”. On 12 July 2022, Indonesian football governing body

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officially sent a letter of protest to the AFF over allegations of a match fixing between Vietnam and Thailand. With the AFF responding that there are no issues with it.

References

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