The AFF U-23 Championship is an international
football competition contested by the national under-23 teams of the member nations of the
ASEAN Football Federation (AFF). The inaugural edition was held in
2005.
Background
In 2005, the first edition was held in
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populati ...
, Thailand as the AFF U-23 Youth Championship. A second edition of the tournament was set to take place in
Palembang, Indonesia between 16 and 26 July 2011 but was cancelled due to the main stadium of
Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium
Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, also known as Jakabaring Stadium ( id, Stadion Gelora Sriwijaya; literally "Sriwijaya Sports Arena Stadium"), is a multi-purpose stadium located in Jakabaring Sport City complex in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. ...
, 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
Phnom Penh, Cambodia as the host where it also served as a preparatory tournament for the
Southeast Asian Games
The Southeast Asian Games, also known as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with sup ...
and
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
The AFC U-23 Asian Cup, previously the AFC U-22 Championship (in 2013) and AFC U-23 Championship (between 2016 and 2020), is a biennial international football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-23 n ...
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
All-time ranking table
Awards
Winning coaches
Notes
See also
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Football at the Southeast Asian Games
Football has been part of the Southeast Asian Games sport since the 1959 edition. The women's football competition was held for the first time in 1985 in Thailand.
From the 2001 Southeast Asian Games to the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, the age limi ...
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AFC U-23 Asian Cup
The AFC U-23 Asian Cup, previously the AFC U-22 Championship (in 2013) and AFC U-23 Championship (between 2016 and 2020), is a biennial international football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-23 n ...
References
External link
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{{ASEAN Football
AFF competitions
Under-23 association football