The AFF U-23 Championship is an international

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competition contested by the national under-23 teams of the member nations of the

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(AFF). The inaugural edition was held in

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Background

In 2005, the first edition was held in

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, Thailand as the AFF U-23 Youth Championship. A second edition of the tournament was set to take place in

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, Indonesia between 16 and 26 July 2011 but was cancelled due to the main stadium of

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, which was to be used for the tournament, still being under renovation. In 2019, the tournament was then revived as the AFF U-22 Youth Championship with

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, Cambodia as the host where it also served as a preparatory tournament for the

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and

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football tournament.

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

Background

Summary

Performance by country

Participating nations

All-time ranking table

Awards

Winning coaches

Notes

See also

References

External link