2009 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
International football competition
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The 2009 AFF U19 Youth Championship or AFF U.19 Kova Paint Cup 2009 was the sixth edition of the tournament organized by the ASEAN Football Federation and was hosted by Vietnam for the second time. The matches were played in Ho Chi Minh City from the 4th to the 12th of August 2009.[1] Vietnamese company Kova Paint have become the sponsors of the tournament.[2]
Competition Logo | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Vietnam |
| City | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Dates | 4–12 August |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venues | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Thailand (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Australia |
| Third place | Vietnam |
| Fourth place |  Malaysia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 51 (3.19 per match) |
| Top scorer | Thamil Arasu Ambumanee (5 goals) |
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Teams
Brunei, 
Philippines, 
Laos and 
Indonesia were scheduled to take part in the competition but withdrew a week before it started due to health concerns over the swine flu. Malaysia also planned to withdraw but went ahead and took part in the competition.[3]
Macau were also planning to join this edition of the tournament,[4] but their plans never came to fruition.
Tournament
All times are Indochina Time (ICT) - UTC+7
Group stage
Prior to withdrawals, the following was the original grouping of the teams.[5]
Group A
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 |
| Malaysia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 |
 Myanmar |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
 Timor-Leste |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
| Myanmar | 3 – 0 Awarded[6] | Timor-Leste |
|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 3 – 1 | Timor-Leste |
|---|---|---|
Quốc Phương  26', 80' Trần Tuân 90+2' |
Report | Fonseca 36' |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 10 August – Ho Chi Minh City (Thanh Long) | ||||||
| Thailand | 1 | |||||
| 12 August – Ho Chi Minh City (Thanh Long) | ||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||
| Thailand (p) | 2 (5) | |||||
| 10 August – Ho Chi Minh City (Thanh Long) | ||||||
| Australia | 2 (3) | |||||
| Vietnam | 1 | |||||
| Australia | 4 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 12 August – Ho Chi Minh City (Thanh Long) | ||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||
| Vietnam | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
| Malaysia | 0 – 3 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Tấn Tài 26' Quốc Phương 35' Minh Tuấn 68' |
Final
Winner
| 2009 AFF U-19 Youth Championship winners |
|---|
 Thailand 2nd title |
Goalscorers
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