2023 AFF U-23 Championship

2023 AFF U-23 Championship
AFF U-23 Championship Thailand 2023
Tournament details
Host countryThailand
Dates17–26 August
Teams10 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Vietnam (2nd title)
Runners-up Indonesia
Third place Thailand
Fourth place Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored47 (2.94 per match)
Attendance14,925 (933 per match)
Top scorer(s)Malaysia Alif Ikmalrizal
Vietnam Đinh Xuân Tiến
(3 goals)
Best player(s)Indonesia Arkhan Fikri
Best goalkeeperVietnam Quan Văn Chuẩn
← 2022
International football competition

The 2023 AFF U-23 Championship was the 4th edition of the AFF U-23 Championship, organised by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF). The tournament took place from 17 to 26 August in Rayong, Thailand.[1] Vietnam are the defending champions, having won the 2022 edition[2][3] and successfully defended their title through a 6–5 victory on penalties following a 0–0 draw after extra time over Indonesia in the final, thus becoming the first team to win the tournament for a second time.[4]

Qualified teams

There was no qualification phase. Singapore withdrew due to the country's under-23 team being subject to evaluation following the 2023 SEA Games.[5] The following teams, all from member associations of the AFF, entered the tournament:[1]

Team Association Appearance Previous best performance
 Brunei FA Brunei Darussalam 2nd Group stage (2022)
 Cambodia FF Cambodia 4th Fourth place (2019)
 Indonesia FA Indonesia 2nd Champions (2019)
 Laos Lao FF 3rd Third place (2022)
 Malaysia FA Malaysia 4th Fourth place (2005)
 Myanmar Myanmar FF 3rd Third place (2005)
 Philippines Philippine FF 4th Group stage (2005, 2019, 2022)
 Thailand FA Thailand 3rd Champions (2005)
 East Timor FF Timor-Leste 4th Third place (2022)
 Vietnam Vietnam FF 3rd Champions (2022)
Did not enter
 Australia
 Singapore

Draw

The draw for the 2023 AFF U-23 Championship was held on 29 May 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand and was streamed online in the competition's official YouTube channel.[6][7] The seeding was based on the performance from the previous tournaments.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3

Squads

A final squad of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) must be registered one day before the first match of the tournament.

Match officials

  • Brunei Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi
  • Vietnam Ngô Duy Lân
  • Laos Souei Vongkham
  • Malaysia Muhammad Usaid Jamal
  • South Korea Choi Hyun-jai
  • Thailand Songkran Bunmeekiart
  • Thailand Torpong Somsing
  • Japan Hiroki Kasahara

Venues

Rayong
PTT Stadium Rayong Province Stadium
Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 7,500

Group stage

All times are local, ICT (UTC+7).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand (H) 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9 Knockout stage
2  Cambodia 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4
3  Myanmar 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  Brunei 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: AFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) penalty shoot-out; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts
Cambodia 5–0 Brunei
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)
Thailand 3–0 Myanmar
  • Phodchara 21'
  • Chukid 32'
  • Yotsakorn 89' (pen.)
 Report
Attendance: 2,512
Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)
Myanmar 1–1 Cambodia
  • Kyaw Zin Hein 88'
 Report
Attendance: 126
Referee: Muhammad Usaid Jamal (Malaysia)
Brunei 0–3 Thailand
Report
  • Varintorn 15'
  • Pattara 20'
  • Chirapong 66'
Attendance: 2,350
Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos)
Thailand 2–0 Cambodia
  • Ol Tina 50' (o.g.)
  • Netithorn 80'
 Report
Attendance: 2,070
Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)
Brunei 1–4 Myanmar
  • Wafiq 71'
 Report
  • Naung Naung Soe 28'
  • Swan Htet 47'
  • Moe Swe 52'
  • Chit Aye 67'
Attendance: 68
Referee: Muhammad Usaid Jamal (Malaysia)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Malaysia 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Knockout stage
2  Indonesia 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3  East Timor 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source: AFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) penalty shoot-out; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
Malaysia 2–1 Indonesia
 Report
Attendance: 700
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)
Indonesia 1–0 East Timor
 Report
Attendance: 253
Referee: Torpong Somsing (Thailand)
East Timor 1–3 Malaysia
  • Olagar 41'
 Report
Attendance: 56
Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vietnam 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Knockout stage
2  Philippines 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
3  Laos 2 0 1 1 3 6 −3 1
Source: AFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) penalty shoot-out; 6) disciplinary points; 7) drawing of lots.
Philippines 2–2 Laos
 Report
  • Khamsa 39'
  • Souphan 90+5'
Attendance: 77
Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)
Laos 1–4 Vietnam
  • Thipphachanh 53'
 Report
Attendance: 181
Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)
Vietnam 1–0 Philippines
  • Nguyễn Hữu Tuấn 18'
 Report
Attendance: 607
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)

Ranking of second-placed teams

Only one second-placed team will qualify for the semi-finals.

Result against fourth-placed team in Group A will be not considered for this ranking.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B  Indonesia 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 Knockout stage
2 C  Philippines 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
3 A  Cambodia 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Source: AFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner if necessary.

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 August – Rayong
 
 
  Malaysia 1
 
26 August – Rayong
 
  Vietnam 4
 
  Vietnam (p) 0 (6)
 
24 August – Rayong
 
  Indonesia 0 (5)
 
  Thailand 1
 
 
  Indonesia 3
 
Third Place
 
 
26 August – Rayong
 
 
  Malaysia 0 (3)
 
 
  Thailand (p) 0 (4)

Semi-finals

Malaysia 1–4 Vietnam
  • Alif 49'
 Report
Attendance: 395
Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)
Thailand 1–3 Indonesia
  • Chukid 27'
 Report
Attendance: 3,214
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)

Third place match

Malaysia 0–0 Thailand
Report
Penalties
3–4
  • soccer ball with check mark Thanison
  • soccer ball with check mark Pattara
  • soccer ball with check mark Songchai
  • soccer ball with red X Thakdanai
  • soccer ball with check mark Chukid
Attendance: 774
Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)

Final

Vietnam 0–0 (a.e.t.) Indonesia
Report
Penalties
6–5
Attendance: 1,542
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)

Statistics

Winners

 2023 AFF U-23 Championship winners 

Vietnam
Second title

Awards

Most Valuable Player Top Scorer Award Best Goalkeeper Award
Indonesia Arkhan Fikri Malaysia Alif Ikmalrizal
Vietnam Đinh Xuân Tiến 		Vietnam Quan Văn Chuẩn

Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Vietnam Quan Văn Chuẩn

Goalscorers

There were 47 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.94 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Brunei Jefri Syafiq (against Cambodia)
  • Cambodia Sam Ol Tina (against Thailand)
  • Laos Phetdavanh Somsanid (against Vietnam)
  • Thailand Natcha Promsomboon (against Indonesia)

Final ranking

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Vietnam 4 3 1 0 9 2 +7 10 Champions
2  Indonesia 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7 Runners-up
3  Thailand (H) 5 3 1 1 9 3 +6 10 Third place
4  Malaysia 4 2 1 1 6 6 0 7 Fourth place
5  Cambodia 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4 Eliminated in the group stage
6  Myanmar 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
7  Philippines 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
8  Laos 2 0 1 1 3 6 −3 1
9  East Timor 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
10  Brunei 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: Group stage, Knockout stage
(H) Hosts

Broadcasting rights

Country Broadcaster Network Channel TV Online
 Brunei RTB RTB Aneka RTBGo
 Cambodia Bayon TV BTV News BTV News TV (YouTube), BTV Cambodia, BTV Sports (Facebook)
SCM SCTV, Nex Parabola Vidio
 Malaysia RTM Sukan RTM
 Thailand Truevision Truesport 2, Truesport 3 Truesport Now, TrueID
 Vietnam SCTV, VTV SCTV15, SCTV17, VTV5 Tây Nam Bộ, VTV Cần Thơ SCTV Online, Mytv, TV360, FPT Play

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b "Thailand to host AFF U23 Championship 2023 in August". ASEAN Football Federation. 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Hasil Piala AFF U-23: Vietnam Juara Setelah Tekuk Thailand". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 26 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Sabet Gelar Juara Piala AFF U-23 2022, Timnas Vietnam U-23 Banjir Bonus". Okezone.com (in Indonesian). 27 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Hasil Final Piala AFF U-23 2023: Vietnam 0-0 Timnas Indonesia (Penalti 6-5)". Bola.net (in Indonesian).
  5. ^ "Alasan Singapura Absen di Piala AFF U-23: Gara-gara SEA Games". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 30 May 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Football: Vietnam in Group C at AFF U23 Championship 2023". Vietnam Plus. 29 May 2023.
  7. ^ "RESMI: Hasil Drawing Piala AFF U-23 2023 - Timnas Indonesia Satu Grup Dengan Malaysia". Goal. 29 May 2023.

External links

  • AFF website