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2019 AFF U-15 Championship

2019 AFF U-15 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Thailand
City	Chonburi
Dates	27 July – 9 August
Teams	12 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Malaysia (2nd title)
Runners-up	Thailand
Third place	Indonesia
Fourth place	Vietnam
Tournament statistics
Matches played	34
Goals scored	109 (3.21 per match)
Attendance	7,022 (207 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Paulo Gali (7 goals)
Fair play award	Vietnam[1]
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The 2019 AFF U-15 Championship was the fourteenth edition of the AFF U-16 Championship (second edition of the under-15 era), the annual international youth association football championship organised by the ASEAN Football Federation for men's under-15 national teams of Southeast Asia.

A total of 12 teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2004 eligible to participate. Each match had a duration of 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes.

Malaysia beat Thailand 2–1 in the final for their second title in the championship.^[2][3]

There was no qualification, and all entrants advanced to the final tournament. The following 12 teams from member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation entered the tournament.

Team	Association	App	Previous best performance
Australia	FF Australia	7th	Winners (2008, 2016)
Brunei	FA Brunei DS	8th	Group stage (7 times)
Cambodia	FF Cambodia	10th	Fourth place (2016)
Indonesia	FA Indonesia	10th	Winners (2018)
Laos	Lao FF	12th	Runners-up (2002, 2007, 2011)
Malaysia	FA Malaysia	11th	Winners (2013)
Myanmar	Myanmar FF	11th	Winners (2002, 2005)
Philippines	Philippine FF	8th	Group stage (7 times)
Singapore	FA Singapore	10th	Fourth place (2008, 2011)
Thailand (H)	FA Thailand	10th	Winners (2007, 2011, 2015)
East Timor	FF Timor-Leste	7th	Third place (2010)
Vietnam	Vietnam FF	12th	Winners (2006, 2010, 2017)

The competition is being played at two venues in Chonburi, Chonburi Province: Chonburi Campus Stadium and Chonburi Stadium (inMueang Chonburi).

Chonburi Province Mueang Chonburi

Group stage and Knockout stage Group stage Chonburi Campus Stadium 1 Chonburi Campus Stadium 2 13°24′41″N 100°59′34″E / 13.41139°N 100.99278°E / 13.41139; 100.99278 (IPE Chonburi Stadium) 13°20′14″N 100°57′18″E / 13.33722°N 100.95500°E / 13.33722; 100.95500 (Chonburi Stadium) Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 8,680

The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (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:

1. Goal difference in all the group matches;
2. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
3. Result of the direct match between the teams concerned;
4. Kicks from the penalty mark if the teams concerned are still on the field of play.
5. Lowest score using Fair Play Criteria;
6. Drawing of lots.

• All matches held in Thailand.
• All times are local, UTC+7.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia	5	4	1	0	15	1	+14	13	Knockout stage
2	Vietnam	5	4	0	1	8	3	+5	12
3	East Timor	5	3	1	1	15	4	+11	10
4	Singapore	5	1	1	3	3	10	−7	4
5	Myanmar	5	1	1	3	2	11	−9	4
6	Philippines	5	0	0	5	4	18	−14	0

Vietnam	0–2	Indonesia
	Report	Valeron 40+2' Marselino 46'

Attendance: 85

Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)

East Timor	7–1	Philippines
Freitas 4', 42', 55', 58' Brito 16' Vong 53' Kefi 56'	Report	Tom 40'

Attendance: 34

Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)

Myanmar	0–0	Singapore
	Report

Attendance: 232

Referee: Khoun Virak (Cambodia)

Indonesia	3–0	Singapore
Marselino 18' Wahyu 71' Faizal 79'	Report

Attendance: 102

Referee: Khamsing Xaiyavongsy (Laos)

Myanmar	1–3	East Timor
Lai Wai Phone 76'	Report	Kefi 37', 46', 69'

Attendance: 249

Referee: Torpong Somsing (Thailand)

Vietnam	3–1	Philippines
Phạm Văn Phong 25' Cái Văn Quỳ 47', 49'	Report	Nuñez 79'

Attendance: 150

Referee: Chy Samdy (Cambodia)

Singapore	0–1	Vietnam
	Report	Lê Minh Toàn 80' (pen.)

Attendance: 20

Referee: Khoun Virak (Cambodia)

Philippines	0–1	Myanmar
	Report	Yan Naing Tun 74'

Attendance: 150

Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)

Indonesia	1–1	East Timor
Marselino 45'	Report	Freitas 56'

Attendance: 50

Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)

East Timor	4–0	Singapore
Freitas 13' (pen.), 28' Mota 43' Brito 79'	Report

Attendance: 75

Referee: Chy Samdy (Cambodia)

Philippines	0–4	Indonesia
	Report	Marselino 25' Wahyu 30' Marcell 38' (pen.) Alexandro 65'

Attendance: 76

Referee: Torpong Somsing (Thailand)

Myanmar	0–3	Vietnam
	Report	Cái Văn Quỳ 3' Nguyễn Phú Nhã 46' Võ Anh Quân 71'

Attendance: 70

Referee: Khamsing Xaiyavongsy (Laos)

Singapore	3–2	Philippines
Seng 38' Amir 48' Ethan 68'	Report	Dadivas 63' Dalapo 66'

Attendance: 51

Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)

Vietnam	1–0	East Timor
Cái Văn Quỳ 77'	Report

Attendance: 75

Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)

Indonesia	5–0	Myanmar
Faizal 9', 42' Marselino 31' Ruy 56' Valeron 80'	Report

Attendance: 85

Referee: Khoun Virak (Cambodia)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Malaysia	5	3	2	0	15	2	+13	11	Knockout stage
2	Thailand (H)	5	3	2	0	15	4	+11	11
3	Australia	5	3	1	1	11	5	+6	10
4	Laos	5	2	1	2	8	6	+2	7
5	Cambodia	5	0	1	4	2	13	−11	1
6	Brunei	5	0	1	4	2	23	−21	1

Laos	1–2	Thailand
Phomma 9'	Report	Kakana 43', 65'

Attendance: 550

Referee: Steve Supresencia (Philippines)

Cambodia	1–3	Australia
Pusateri 64' (o.g.)	Report	D'Argenio 12' Helweh 24', 31'

Referee: Soe Lin Aung (Myanmar)

Malaysia	8–0	Brunei
Harry 6', 13', 46' Zubaidi 40+1', 40+3' Hakim 40+4' Nabil 57' Aliff 72'	Report

Attendance: 50

Referee: Trường Hồng Vũ (Vietnam)

Thailand	7–1	Brunei
Minhart 3', 51', 80+1' Wongwat 12' Anucha 18' Theekawin 26' Kakana 35'	Report	Syaherrul 40+1'

Attendance: 215

Referee: Kyaw Zwall Lwin (Myanmar)

Malaysia	2–0	Cambodia
Izrin 63' Aliff 66'	Report

Attendance: 7

Referee: Linjun Talaver (Philippines)

Laos	0–3	Australia
	Report	Menelaou 33' Oliveira 75' Segecic 80'

Attendance: 75

Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)

Brunei	0–3	Laos
	Report	Anantaza 26' Thipphachan 40', 47'

Attendance: 10

Referee: Trường Hồng Vũ (Vietnam)

Australia	0–3	Malaysia
	Report	Daniel 4' (pen.) Nabil 28' Izrin 70'

Attendance: 80

Referee: Steve Supresencia (Philippines)

Thailand	4–0	Cambodia
Wongwat 19' Kongpop 49' Thanawat Sa. 77' Chonnapat 80'	Report

Attendance: 150

Referee: Soe Lin Aung (Myanmar)

Cambodia	1–1	Brunei
Sovanpanha 69'	Report	Syaherrul 31'

Attendance: 40

Referee: Kyaw Zwall Lwin (Myanmar)

Australia	1–1	Thailand
Taylor 4'	Report	Theekawin 40'

Attendance: 550

Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)

Malaysia	1–1	Laos
Vongsakda 80' (o.g.)	Report	Thipphachan 33'

Attendance: 64

Referee: Linjun Talaver (Philippines)

Brunei	0–4	Australia
	Report	Mostofi 20', 65' Gomez 32' Oliveira 54'

Attendance: 93

Referee: Soe Lin Aung (Myanmar)

Laos	3–0	Cambodia
Phomma 20' Damoth 28' Thipphachan 80'	Report

Attendance: 34

Referee: Trường Hồng Vũ (Vietnam)

Thailand	1–1	Malaysia
Pornsawan 18'	Report	Sittha 80+3' (o.g.)

Attendance: 320

Referee: Steve Supresencia (Philippines)

In the knockout stage, the penalty shoot-outs are used to decide the winner if necessary (extra time is not used).

	Semi-finals				Final
	7 August – Chonburi
	Indonesia	0
					9 August – Chonburi
	Thailand	2
					Thailand	1
	7 August – Chonburi
					Malaysia	2
	Malaysia	3
	Vietnam	1
					Third place match
					9 August – Chonburi
					Indonesia (p)	0 (3)
					Vietnam	0 (2)

Indonesia	0–2	Thailand
	Report	Niphitphon 52', 70'

Attendance: 590

Referee: Khamsing Xaiyavongsy (Laos)

Malaysia	3–1	Vietnam
Nabil 14', 49' Aliff 77'	Report	Phạm Văn Phong 9'

Attendance: 105

Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)

Indonesia	0–0	Vietnam
	Report
Penalties
Resa Alfin Marcell Wahyu Athallah	3–2	Hà Văn Việt Nguyễn Văn Bảy Nguyễn Phú Nhã Nguyễn Đình Đức Nguyễn Công Sơn

Attendance: 85

Referee: Torpong Somsing (Thailand)

Thailand	1–2	Malaysia
Theekawin 16' Pakpoom  55'  79' Kongpop  80+4'	Report	Izrin 68' Nabil 80' Khairil  80+4'

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Steve Supresencia (Philippines)

2019 AFF U-15 Youth Championship winners
Malaysia Second title

Top Scorer Award	Fair Play Award
Paulo Gali[3]	Vietnam[1]

There were 109 goals scored in 34 matches, for an average of 3.21 goals per match.

7 goals

5 goals

Muhammad Nabil Qayyum Zainuddin

4 goals

Alexandro Kefi

Cái Văn Quỳ

3 goals

Aliff Izwan

Muhammad Harry Danish Mohd Haizon

Muhammad Izrin Ibrahim

Kakana Khamyok

Minhart Kadeeroj

Theekawin Chansri

2 goals

Bernardo Oliveira

Daniel Helweh

Syaherrul Affendy Syahmirul Nizam

Muhamad Valeron

Wahyu Agong Drajat Mulyono

Phomma Khotphoutone

Zubaidi Mohd Buang

Niphitphon Wongpanya

Wongwat Jaroenthaweesuk

Serafin da Silva Brito

Phạm Văn Phong

1 goal

Alexander Menelaou

Clayton Taylor

Massimo D'Argenio

Sebastian Gomez

Heng Sovanpanha

Alexandro Felix Kamuru

Marcell Januar Putra

Ruy Arianto

Anantaza Siphongphan

Damoth Thongkhamsavath

Muhammad Daniel Edzuan Mohd Anuar

Wan Muhammad Hakim Wan Mohd Nazril

Lai Wai Phone

Yan Naing Tun

Domic Tom

Harry Nuñez

Mark Dadivas

Uriel Dalapo

Amir Syafiz Abdul Rashid

Ethan Henry Pinto

Seng Hong Kai

Anucha Somonwat

Chonnapat Buaphan

Kongpop Soirak

Pornsawan Saenkla

Thanawat Saipet

William Quintas Vong

Zenivo Mota

Lê Minh Toàn

Nguyễn Phú Nhã

Võ Anh Quân

1 own goal

Vongsakda Chanthaleuxay (against Malaysia)

Sittha Boonlha (against Malaysia)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Malaysia	7	5	2	0	20	4	+16	17	Champion
2	Thailand	7	4	2	1	18	6	+12	14	Runner up
3	Indonesia	7	4	2	1	15	3	+12	14	Third place
4	Vietnam	7	4	1	2	9	6	+3	13	Fourth place
5	East Timor	5	3	1	1	15	4	+11	10	Eliminated in group stage
6	Australia	5	3	1	1	11	5	+6	10
7	Laos	5	2	1	2	8	6	+2	7
8	Singapore	5	1	1	3	3	10	−7	4
9	Myanmar	5	1	1	3	2	11	−9	4
10	Cambodia	5	0	1	4	2	13	−11	1
11	Brunei	5	0	1	4	2	23	−21	1
12	Philippines	5	0	0	5	4	18	−14	0

On 29 July 2019, the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) received official protest from two participating teams regarding the eligibility of an East Timorese player in the ongoing tournament.^[4][5] The protest was subsequently admitted upon compliance of the procedural requirements set out in the 2019 Tournament Regulations with the AFF began to carrying out the necessary investigation and have requested the parties involved to collaborate to establish the facts.^[5][6] On 3 August, the AFF further stated that the relevant documents requested from the player and his team have been delivered and acknowledged by the AFF secretariat. In accordance to the tournament regulations, the conclusion of the investigation will be decided by the AFF Disciplinary and Ethics Committee.^[7] On 4 August, the AFF announced their findings that the said player is deemed to be eligible to participate in the tournament in accordance with Article 5.1 as stated in the tournament regulations and ruled the protest lodged by two countries as unfounded and dismissed it accordingly.^[8][9]

On 9 August, the final match between Thailand and Malaysia was marred with ugly incident that resulted in Thai player Kongpop Sroirak and Malaysian player Khairil Zain being both issued a red card.^[2][10]

• AFF U16 Championship at ASEAN Football Federation official website.