2017 AFF U-15 Championship


The 2017 AFF U-15 Championship was the twelfth edition of the AFF U-16 Championship, 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. 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.

Participant 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.
TeamAssociationPrevious best performance
FF Australia6th
FA Brunei DS6th
FF Cambodia8th
FA Indonesia8th
Lao FF10th
FA Malaysia9th
Myanmar FF9th
Philippine FF6th
FA Singapore8th
FA Thailand8th
FF Timor-Leste5th
Vietnam FF10th

Venues

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

Group stageKnockout stage
Chonburi Campus StadiumChonburi Stadium
Capacity: 12,000Capacity: 8,680

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
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The teams are ranked according to points for a win|points]. 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.

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the penalty shoot-outs are used to decide the winner if necessary.

Goalscorers

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