2017 AFF U-15 Championship

2017 AFF U-15 Championship
ฟุตบอลชิงแชมป์แห่งชาติอาเซียน; รุ่นอายุไม่เกิน 15 ปี 2017
Tournament details
Host country	Thailand
City	Chonburi
Dates	9–22 July
Teams	12 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Vietnam (3rd title)
Runners-up	Thailand
Third place	Australia
Fourth place	Malaysia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	34
Goals scored	96 (2.82 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sieng Chanthea (5 goals)

The 2017 AFF U-15 Championship was the twelfth edition of the AFF U-16 Championship (first 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. It had reverted from an under-16 competition to an under-15 competition in preparation for the AFC U-16 Championship 2018 qualifiers. Thailand, which were selected to host the tournament, returning for the first time since the cancelled 2009 AFF U-16 Youth Championship.[1] Vietnam won the tournament after beating Thailand 4–2 on penalties in the final.

A total of 12 teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2002 eligible to participate. Each match had a duration of 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes.

Qualified teams

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	6th	Winners (2008, 2016)
Brunei	FA Brunei DS	6th	Group stage (5 times)
Cambodia	FF Cambodia	8th	Fourth place (2016)
Indonesia	FA Indonesia	8th	Runners-up (2013)
Laos	Lao FF	10th	Runners-up (2002, 2007, 2011)
Malaysia	FA Malaysia	9th	Winners (2013)
Myanmar	Myanmar FF	9th	Winners (2002, 2005)
Philippines	Philippine FF	6th	Group stage (5 times)
Singapore	FA Singapore	8th	Fourth place (2008, 2011)
Thailand	FA Thailand	8th	Winners (2007, 2011, 2015)
East Timor	FF Timor-Leste	5th	Third place (2010)
Vietnam	Vietnam FF	10th	Winners (2006, 2010)

Venues

The competition was played at two venues in Chonburi, Chonburi Province: Chonburi Campus Stadium and Chonburi Stadium (in Mueang Chonburi).

Chonburi Province	Mueang Chonburi

Group stage	Knockout stage
Chonburi Campus Stadium	Chonburi Stadium
13°24′41″N 100°59′34″E	13°20′14″N 100°57′18″E
Capacity: 12,000	Capacity: 8,680

Draw

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5	Pot 6
Australia (1) Vietnam (2)	Thailand (3) Cambodia (4)	Laos (5) Malaysia (6)	Myanmar (7) East Timor (8)	Singapore (9) Brunei (10)	Philippines (11) Indonesia (unranked)

Group stage

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

Tiebreakers[2]

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:

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

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

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Thailand (H)	5	5	0	0	8	2	+6	15	Knockout stage
2	Australia	5	4	0	1	24	6	+18	12	Knockout stage
3	Myanmar	5	2	1	2	6	8	−2	7
4	Laos	5	2	0	3	7	9	−2	6
5	Indonesia	5	1	1	3	9	13	−4	4
6	Singapore	5	0	0	5	0	16	−16	0

Source: aseanfootball.org
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

9 July 2017

16:00

Australia	1–2	Thailand
Ostler 23'	Report	Suphanat 28' Simmons 73' (o.g.)

Chonburi Campus Stadium 1, Chonburi

Attendance: 800

Referee: Mohammad Zamzaidi Katimin (Malaysia)

9 July 2017