The 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship was the 11th edition of the

AFF U-16 Youth 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 ...

, organised by the

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for the men's under-16 national teams of

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. It is hosted by Cambodia for the third time after the 2007 AFF U-17 Youth Championship and

2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship The 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship is the 10th edition of the AFF U-16 Youth Championship, organised by the ASEAN Football Federation. It will be hosted by Cambodia for the second time after the 2007 AFF U-17 Youth Championship. It will be pla ...

, and won by Australia. It is played between 10 July to 23 July 2016. A total of 11 teams played in the tournament. The Indonesian Football Association was suspended by football's world governing body

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because of government interference in the Southeast Asian country's national league on 30 May 2015 but this was lifted on 13 May 2016. However, Indonesia withdrew from the tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 2000 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team can register a maximum of 23 players (minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers).

Participant teams

All twelve member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation were set to take part in the tournament featuring three groups of four teams, but with Indonesia's suspension, they were omitted and the AFF reverted to two groups featuring six and five teams.

Venues

The two venues to host matches are

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and Army Stadium in

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. The matches of

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will hold in

and Army Stadium, the matches of Group B will hold in

and the matches of

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will hold in

Schedule and draw

The following groups were drawn at the AFF Council meeting in

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on 13 March 2016.

Seeding

The seeding are based on the

(shown in parentheses below)The 12 teams are seeded into Six pots: *Pot 1 contained the teams ranked 1–2. *Pot 2 contained the teams ranked 3–4. *Pot 3 contained the teams ranked 5–6. *Pot 4 contained the teams ranked 7–8. *Pot 5 contained the teams ranked 9–10. *Pot 6 contained the teams ranked 11. Each group is contain one team from each of the six pots.

The 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

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. *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,

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is used to decide the winner if necessary (

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is not used).

Bracket

Semi-finals

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Third place match

Final

Winner

Awards

Final ranking

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in

are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Goalscorers

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;6 goals * Nguyễn Khắc Khiêm ;5 goals * Mirza Muratovic * Korrawit Tasa * Peerapat Kaminthong ;4 goals * Lachlan Brook *

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* Fidel Tacardon * Nguyễn Hữu Thắng ;3 goals * Jacob Italiano * Mark Moric * Jinnawat Russamee * Nguyễn Trọng Long ;2 goals * Jaidon Seldon * Sieng Chanthea * Mao Piseth * Sean Sopheaktra * Nilan Inthapanya * Muhammad Alif Safwan Sallahuddin * Muhammad Nizaruddin Jazi * Aung Wanna Soe * Hein Htet Aung * Win Naing Tun * Rezza Rezky Ramadhani bin Jacobjan * Arnon Prasongporn * Nguyễn Trần Việt Cường * Uông Ngọc Tiến ;1 goal * Joel King *

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* Sin Kakada * Yue Safy * Muhammad Izreen Izwandy * Muhammad Aiman Zaidi * Bo Bo Aung * Htet Phyoe Wai * Ye Yint Aung * Maquiling Leo Gabriel * Robert Wilson * Mohamed Daniel Matin Mohamad Azlan * Mahler William * Syahadat Masnawi * Joel Chew Joon Herng * Expedito Da Conceicao * Osorio Gusmao * Juvencio Ximenes * Nititorn Supramarn * Sumana Salapphet * Nguyễn Huỳnh Sang * Trần Văn Đạt * Vũ Đình Hai * Vũ Quang Độ ;1 own goal * Khampanhgna Keodoungdeth * Nelson Reis

Broadcasting

References

External links

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