2022 AFF U-23 Championship


The 2022 AFF U-23 Championship was the 3rd edition of the AFF U-23 Championship, organised by ASEAN Football Federation. The tournament was held from 14 to 26 February in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Indonesia were the defending champions, having won the 2019 edition. The tournament was held amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Indonesia and Myanmar withdrew from the tournament after several of their players tested positive for COVID-19.
Vietnam won the tournament for the first time after beating Thailand 1–0 in the final.
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Qualified teams

There was no qualification, and all entrants advanced to the final tournament. The following teams from member associations of the AFF entered the tournament:
TeamAssociationAppearancePrevious best performance
FA Brunei Darussalam1stDebut
FF Cambodia3rdstyle="background-color:#9acdff"
Lao FF2nd
FA Malaysia3rdstyle="background-color:#9acdff"
Philippine FF3rd
FA Singapore2ndstyle="background:silver"
FA Thailand2ndstyle="background:gold"
FF Timor-Leste3rd
Vietnam FF2ndstyle="background:#c96"

Draw

The draw for the 2022 AFF U-23 Championship was held on 29 December 2021 at the Goodwood Park Hotel in Singapore.

Squads

A final squad of 23 players must be registered one day before the first match of the tournament.

Match officials

  • Zulfiqar Mustaffa
  • Khoun Virak
  • Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi
  • Yudi Nurcahya
  • Souei Vongkham
  • Tuan Yaasin Hanafiah
  • Warintorn Sassadee
  • Ngô Duy Lân

Group stage

All times are local, ICT.

Group A


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Group B

After the withdrawal of Indonesia and Myanmar from the tournament, due to several of their players testing positive for COVID-19, the two remaining teams will play against each other twice. The winners will qualify for the knockout stage, while the losers will be eliminated.
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Group C


Ranking of second-placed teams

Only one second-placed team will qualify for the semi-finals.
Due to Indonesia and Myanmar's withdrawals, Group B is left with only two teams. Thus, the second-placed team from Group B will not be included to determine the best runner-up team.
Result against fourth-placed team in Group A was not considered for this ranking.

Knockout stage

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

Statistics

Final ranking

This table shows the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.