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
The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) is an organisation within the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and is an international governing body of association football in Southeast Asia. It consists of the federations of Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, ...
(AFF) and occasionally invited nations from the rest of Asia. The tournament was previously played at under-20 level (except in 2003 it was held a special under-18 competition), however the AFF followed the lead of the
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in some countries/territories in Asia and Oceania. It has 47 member countries most of which are located in Asia. Australia, formerly in ...
after they renamed its U-20 competition to fall in line with
FIFA
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's naming conventions and also to reflect the age of the players at the competition.
Thailand
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were the champions in the first ever edition in 2002.
Summary
Performance by country
Participating nations
;Legend
* — Champions
* — Runners-up
* — Third place
* — Fourth place
* GS — Group stage
* q — Qualified for the current tournament
* — Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
* — Hosts
Awards
Top scorers
All-time ranking table
See also
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AFF U-16 Championship
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AFC U-20 Asian Cup
The AFC U-20 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC Youth Championship and AFC U-19 Championship, is a biennial international association football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-20 national teams ...
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ASEAN Football Championship
References
External links
AFF U19 Youth Championshipat ASEAN Football Federation official website
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Under-19 association football competitions
AFF competitions
Recurring sporting events established in 2002
2002 establishments in Southeast Asia
Annual sporting events