2023 AFF U-23 Championship

2023 AFF U-23 ChampionshipAFF U-23 Championship Thailand 2023

Tournament details
Host country| Thailand
Dates| 17–26 August
Teams| 10 (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 played| 16
Goals scored| 47 (2.94 per match)
Attendance| 14,925 (933 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Alif Ikmalrizal
Đinh Xuân Tiến
(3 goals)
Best player(s)|  Arkhan Fikri
Best goalkeeper|  Quan Văn Chuẩn

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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

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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

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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)
Timor-Leste | FF Timor-Leste | 4th  | Third place (2022)
Vietnam | Vietnam FF | 3rd  | Champions (2022)
Did not enter

Australia
Singapore

## Draw

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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

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1. Thailand (H)
2. Vietnam
3. Timor-Leste

4. Malaysia
5. Cambodia
6. Philippines

7. Indonesia
8. Laos
9. Myanmar
10. Brunei

## Squads

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Main article: 2023 AFF U-23 Championship 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

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* Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi
* Ngô Duy Lân
* Souei Vongkham
* Muhammad Usaid Jamal
* Choi Hyun-jai
* Songkran Bunmeekiart
* Torpong Somsing
* Hiroki Kasahara

## Venues

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Rayong

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

## Group stage

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

### Group A

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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

17 August 2023 (2023-8-17)

16:00

Cambodia | 5–0|  Brunei

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* Rotana 5', 50'
* Jefri 9' (o.g.)
* Chanrith 73'
* Pisey 90'

| Report |

PTT Stadium, Rayong

Attendance: 0

Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)

17 August 2023 (2023-8-17)

20:00

Thailand | 3–0|  Myanmar

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* Phodchara 21'
* Chukid 32'
* Yotsakorn 89' (pen.)

| Report |

PTT Stadium, Rayong

Attendance: 2,512

Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)

* * *

19 August 2023 (2023-8-19)

16:00

Myanmar | 1–1|  Cambodia

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* Kyaw Zin Hein 88'

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* Lyhour  13'

PTT Stadium, Rayong

Attendance: 126

Referee: Muhammad Usaid Jamal (Malaysia)

19 August 2023 (2023-8-19)

20:00

Brunei | 0–3|  Thailand

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* Varintorn 15'
* Pattara 20'
* Chirapong 66'

PTT Stadium, Rayong

Attendance: 2,350

Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos)

* * *

21 August 2023 (2023-8-21)

20:00

Thailand | 2–0|  Cambodia

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* Tina 50' (o.g.)
* Netithorn 80'

| Report |

PTT Stadium, Rayong

Attendance: 2,070

Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)

21 August 2023 (2023-8-21)

20:00

Brunei | 1–4|  Myanmar

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* Wafiq 71'

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* Naung Naung Soe 28'
* Swan Htet 47'
* Moe Swe 52'
* Chit Aye 67'

Rayong Province Stadium, Rayong

Attendance: 68

Referee: Muhammad Usaid Jamal (Malaysia)

### Group B

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Malaysia | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 2  | +3  | 6  | Knockout stage
2  |  Indonesia | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 3
3  |  Timor-Leste | 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.

18 August 2023 (2023-8-18)

20:00

Malaysia | 2–1|  Indonesia

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* Tierney 54' (pen.), 63'

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* Sananta 29'

Rayong Province Stadium, Rayong

Attendance: 700

Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)

20 August 2023 (2023-8-20)

20:00

Indonesia | 1–0|  Timor-Leste

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* Sananta 45'

| Report |

Rayong Province Stadium, Rayong

Attendance: 253

Referee: Torpong Somsing (Thailand)

22 August 2023 (2023-8-22)

20:00

Timor-Leste | 1–3|  Malaysia

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* Olagar 41'

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* Alif 5', 64'
* Izwan 13'

PTT Stadium, Rayong

Attendance: 56

Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)

### Group C

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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.

18 August 2023 (2023-8-18)

16:00

Philippines | 2–2|  Laos

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* Mamon 23'
* Chung 90+2'

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* Khamsa 39'
* Souphan 90+5'

Rayong Province Stadium, Rayong

Attendance: 77

Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)

20 August 2023 (2023-8-20)

16:00

Laos | 1–4|  Vietnam

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* Thipphachanh 53'

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* Phetdavanh 23' (o.g.)
* Nguyễn Minh Quang 73'
* Đinh Xuân Tiến 76'
* Bùi Vĩ Hào 90+3'

Rayong Province Stadium, Rayong

Attendance: 181

Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)

22 August 2023 (2023-8-22)

20:00

Vietnam | 1–0|  Philippines

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* Nguyễn Hữu Tuấn 18'

| Report |

Rayong Province Stadium, Rayong

Attendance: 607

Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)

## Ranking of second-placed teams

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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

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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

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

### Bracket

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| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 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

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24 August 2023 (2023-8-24)

16:00

Malaysia | 1–4|  Vietnam

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* Alif 49'

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* Đinh Xuân Tiến 8', 44'
* Nguyễn Quốc Việt 32'
* Nguyễn Hồng Phúc 85'

Rayong Province Stadium, Rayong

Attendance: 395

Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)

24 August 2023 (2023-8-24)

20:00

Thailand | 1–3|  Indonesia

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* Chukid 27'

| Report |

* Sroyer 10'
* Ferarri 23'
* Natcha 45+1' (o.g.)

Rayong Province Stadium, Rayong

Attendance: 3,214

Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)

### Third place match

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26 August 2023 (2023-8-26)

16:00

Malaysia | 0-0|  Thailand

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| Report |
Penalties

* Tierney
* Izwan
* Syahir
* Ruventhiran
* Khalil

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* Thanison
* Pattara
* Songchai
* Thakdanai
* Chukid

Rayong Province Stadium, Rayong

Attendance: 774

Referee: Choi Hyun-jai (South Korea)

### Final

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26 August 2023 (2023-8-26)

20:00

Vietnam | 0–0 (a.e.t.)|  Indonesia

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| Report |
Penalties

* Nguyễn Đức Việt
* Đinh Xuân Tiến
* Lê Nguyên Hoàng
* Trần Nam Hải
* Lương Duy Cương
* Thái Bá Đạt

| 6–5 |

* Dewangga
* Arkhan
* Frengky
* Sroyer
* Sananta
* Ernando

Rayong Province Stadium, Rayong

Attendance: 1,542

Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)

## Statistics

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### Winners

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2023 AFF U-23 Championship winners

Vietnam
Second title

### Awards

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Most Valuable Player  | Top Scorer Award  | Best Goalkeeper Award

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Arkhan Fikri |  Alif Ikmalrizal
Đinh Xuân Tiến |  Quan Văn Chuẩn

### Team of the Tournament

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Goalkeeper  | Defenders  | Midfielders  | Forwards

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Quan Văn Chuẩn |

* Frengky Missa
* Songchai Thongcham
* Lương Duy Cương
* Robi Darwis

* Khuất Văn Khang
* Arkhan Fikri
* Đinh Xuân Tiến

* Ramadhan Sananta
* Alif Ikmalrizal
* Chukid Wanpraphao

### Goalscorers

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

3 goals

* Alif Ikmalrizal
* Đinh Xuân Tiến

2 goals

* Sor Rotana
* Ramadhan Sananta
* Fergus Tierney
* Chukid Wanpraphao

1 goal

* Wafiq Danish
* Meas Chanrith
* Kong Lyhour
* Ean Pisey
* Jeam Kelly Sroyer
* Muhammad Ferarri
* Souphan Khambaion
* Khamsa Phimmasone
* Thipphachanh Khambaion
* Aliff Izwan
* Chit Aye
* Kyaw Zin Hein
* Moe Swe
* Naung Naung Soe
* Swan Htet
* Dennis Chung
* Selwyn Mamon
* Phodchara Chainarong
* Yotsakorn Burapha
* Chiraphong Raksongkham
* Pattara Soimalai
* Varintorn Watcharaprinngam
* Netithorn Kaewcharoen
* Xavier Olagar
* Bùi Vĩ Hào
* Nguyễn Hữu Tuấn
* Nguyễn Hồng Phúc
* Nguyễn Minh Quang
* Nguyễn Quốc Việt

1 own goal

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

### Final ranking

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

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result

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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
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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  |  Timor-Leste | 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

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Country  | Broadcaster Network  | Channel TV  | Online

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Brunei | RTB | RTB Aneka  | RTBGo
Cambodia | Bayon TV | BTV News  | BTV News TV (YouTube), BTV Cambodia, BTV Sports (Facebook)

* Indonesia
* Philippines
* Timor Leste

| 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

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## References

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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.

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