2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Cambodia |
| City | Phnom Penh |
| Dates | 27 July – 9 August |
| Teams | 11 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Thailand (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Myanmar |
| Third place |  Australia |
| Fourth place |  Laos |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Goals scored | 111 (3.83 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Marc Moric John Roberts (8 goals each) |
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The 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship is the 10th edition of the AFF U-16 Youth Championship, organised by the ASEAN Football Federation. It will be hosted by Cambodia for the second time after the 2007 AFF U-17 Youth Championship. It will be played between 27 July to 9 August 2015. It was set to be hosted by Indonesia but they were suspended by FIFA in May 2015.[1][2][3]
All twelve member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation were set to take part in the tournament featuring three groups of four teams, but with Indonesia's suspension, they were omitted and the AFF reverted to two groups featuring six and five teams.[4]
The following groups were drawn at the 15th AFF Council meeting in Singapore on 16 June 2015.[5]
| Team | Association | App | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cambodia (H) |
FF Cambodia | 6th | Group stage (5 times) |
| Australia |
FF Australia | 4th | Winners (2008) |
 Brunei |
FA Brunei DS | 4th | Group stage (3 times) |
| Laos |
Lao FF | 8th | Runners-up (2002, 2007, 2011) |
 Malaysia |
FA Malaysia | 7th | Winners (2013) |
| Myanmar |
Myanmar FF | 7th | Winners (2002, 2005) |
 Philippines |
Philippine FF | 4th | Group stage (3 times) |
 Singapore |
FA Singapore | 6th | Fourth place (2008, 2011) |
| Thailand |
FA Thailand | 6th | Winners (2007, 2011) |
 Timor-Leste |
FF Timor-Leste | 3rd | Third place (2010) |
 Vietnam |
Vietnam FF | 8th | Winners (2006, 2010) |
Venues
The two venues to host matches are Olympic Stadium and Army Stadium in Phnom Penh. The matches of Group A will be held in Olympic Stadium and Army Stadium; the matches of Group B will be held in Olympic Stadium and the matches of Knockout stage will be held in Olympic Stadium.
| Phnom Penh | ||
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Stadium | Location of stadiums of the 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship. |
Army Stadium |
| Capacity: 50,000 | Capacity: 7,000 | |
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Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 1999 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team can register a maximum of 23 players (minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers).
Group stage
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner if necessary (extra time is not used).
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 7 August – Phnom Penh | ||||||
| Laos | 0 | |||||
| 9 August – Phnom Penh | ||||||
| Myanmar | 1 | |||||
| Myanmar | 0 | |||||
| 7 August – Phnom Penh | ||||||
| Thailand | 3 | |||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||
| Thailand | 3 | |||||
| Third place match | ||||||
| 9 August – Phnom Penh | ||||||
| Laos | 2 | |||||
| Australia | 10 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Australia | 2−3 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
Roberts  73' (pen.)Pierias 78' |
Report | Jinnawat 48' Hassawat 52'Korawich 70' |
Third place match
| Laos | 2−10 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Sengsavang 41', 44' |
Report | Roberts 16' (pen.), 55', 78' Brook 22'Sweedan 43'Akbari 45+2', 79', 90+2'Moric 70', 80' |
Final
Winners
| 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship winners |
|---|
 Thailand Third title |
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
| Top Goalscorer |
|---|
| Marc Moric John Roberts |
Final ranking
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 18 | Champions |
| 2 | Myanmar |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 12 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Australia |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 9 | +27 | 15 | Third place |
| 4 | Laos |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 13 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Malaysia |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 6 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 6 | Vietnam |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 5 | |
| 7 | Timor-Leste |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 5 | |
| 8 | Singapore |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 | |
| 9 | Cambodia (H) |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 4 | |
| 10 | Brunei |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1 | |
| 11 | Philippines |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 |