2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship

2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship
Kejuaraan Remaja U-16 ASEAN 2024
Tournament details
Host countryIndonesia
CitySurakarta
Dates21 June – 3 July
Teams12 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Australia (3rd title)
Runners-up Thailand
Third place Indonesia
Fourth place Vietnam
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored111 (5.05 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Anthony Didulica
Australia Quinn MacNicol
(6 goals each)
Best player(s)Indonesia Zahaby Gholy
Best goalkeeperThailand Supakorn Poonpol
2022
2026

The 2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship was the 19th edition of the ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship, organised by ASEAN Football Federation. It was hosted by Indonesia from 21 June to 3 July 2024.[1][2] This was also the first edition that the tournament was rebranded to ASEAN Championship. Players born on or after 1 January 2008 could participate in this tournament.

Participant teams

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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.

Team Association App Previous best performance
 Australia Football Australia 9th Winners (2008, 2016)
 Brunei FA Brunei DS 10th Group stage (9 times)
 Cambodia FF Cambodia 12th Fourth place (2016)
 Indonesia (H) FA Indonesia 12th Winners (2018, 2022)
 Laos Lao FF 14th Runners-up (2002, 2007, 2011)
 Malaysia FA Malaysia 13th Winners (2013, 2019)
 Myanmar Myanmar FF 13th Winners (2002, 2005)
 Philippines Philippine FF 10th Group stage (9 times)
 Singapore FA Singapore 12th Fourth place (2008, 2011)
 Thailand FA Thailand 12th Winners (2007, 2011, 2015)
 East Timor FF Timor-Leste 9th Third place (2010)
 Vietnam Vietnam FF 14th Winners (2006, 2010, 2017)

Draw

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The tournament's official draw was held on 30 May 2024 in Jakarta, Indonesia at 14:00 (GMT+07:00). The pot placements followed each teams progress based on the previous edition.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Indonesia (H)
 Vietnam
 Thailand
 Myanmar
 Laos
 Malaysia
 East Timor
 Cambodia
 Philippines
 Australia
 Singapore
 Brunei
  • (H): Tournament host

Officials

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The following officials were chosen for the competition. Video assistant referees (VAR) would be used from the semi-finals onwards. This was the first AFF tournament which uses the video assistant referee.

Referees

  • Cambodia Khin Ouseyha
  • China Du Jianxin
  • Hong Kong Poon Chun Kit
  • Indonesia Ryan Nanda Saputra
  • Japan Koji Takasaki
  • Malaysia Kamil Zakaria Ismail
  • Singapore Muhammad Zulfiqar
  • Singapore Clarence Leow Hong Wei
  • Thailand Warintorn Sassadee
  • Vietnam Lê Vũ Linh
  • Vietnam Nguyễn Mạnh Hải

Assistant Referees

  • Brunei Faisal Ali
  • Indonesia Nurhadi Sulchan
  • Indonesia Azizul Alimmudin Hanafiah
  • Indonesia Akbar Jamaluddin
  • Japan Tomoyuki Umeda
  • Saudi Arabia Faisal Nasser Alqahtani
  • Malaysia Farhan Abdul Aziz
  • Myanmar Zayar Maung
  • Thailand Nophuan Apichit
  • Vietnam Nguyễn Lâm Minh Đăng

Video Assistant Referees

  • Japan Hiroyuki Kimura
  • Japan Jumpei Iida
  • South Korea Kim Woo-sung
  • South Korea Lee Seul-gi

Venues

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In May 2024, the ASEAN Football Federation officially announced the 2 venues for the tournament which was located in Surakarta, Central Java.[3]

Surakarta
Manahan Stadium Sriwedari Stadium
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 10,000

Squads

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Players born on or after 1 January 2008 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

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Indonesia (H) 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9 Knockout stage
2  Laos 3 2 0 1 6 7 −1 6
3  Singapore 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
4  Philippines 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Laos 3–0 Philippines
Report
Referee: Poon Chun Kit (Hong Kong)
Indonesia 3–0 Singapore
Report
Referee: Koji Takasaki (Japan)

Singapore 1–2 Laos
Report
Referee: Khin Ouseyha (Cambodia)
Philippines 0–3 Indonesia
Report
Referee: Du Jianxin (China)

Indonesia 6–1 Laos
Report
Referee: Poon Chun Kit (Hong Kong)
Philippines 0–4 Singapore
Report
Referee: Warintorn Sassadee (Thailand)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vietnam 3 2 1 0 21 2 +19 7 Knockout stage
2  Cambodia 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7
3  Myanmar 3 1 0 2 10 8 +2 3
4  Brunei 3 0 0 3 1 29 −28 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Vietnam 15–0 Brunei
Report
Referee: Warintorn Sassadee (Thailand)
Myanmar 1–2 Cambodia
Report
Referee: Ryan Nanda Saputra (Indonesia)

Brunei 1–8 Myanmar
Report
Referee: Ryan Nanda Saputra (Indonesia)
Cambodia 1–1 Vietnam
Vreak 62' Report Nguyễn Việt Long 57'
Referee: Kamil Zakaria Ismail (Malaysia)

Vietnam 5–1 Myanmar
Report
Referee: Koji Takasaki (Japan)
Cambodia 6–0 Brunei
Report
Referee: Kamil Zakaria Ismail (Malaysia)

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 2 1 0 14 0 +14 7 Knockout stage
2  Thailand 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7
3  Malaysia 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
4  East Timor 3 0 0 3 0 23 −23 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Thailand 0–0 Australia
Report
Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore)
Malaysia 5–0 East Timor
Report
Referee: Lê Vũ Linh (Vietnam)

Australia 2–0 Malaysia
Report
Referee: Clarence Leow Hong Wei (Singapore)
East Timor 0–6 Thailand
Report
Referee: Nguyễn Mạnh Hải (Vietnam)

Thailand 3–1 Malaysia
Report Izzudin 4'
Referee: Du Jianxin (China)
East Timor 0–12 Australia
Report
Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore)

Ranking of runner-up teams

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The best runner-up team from three groups advance to the Knockout stage.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C  Thailand 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7 Knockout stage
2 B  Cambodia 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7
3 A  Laos 3 2 0 1 6 7 −1 6
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 13) Drawing of lots.

Knockout stage

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

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
1 July – Surakarta
 
 
 Vietnam1
 
3 July – Surakarta
 
 Thailand 2
 
 Thailand1 (7)
 
1 July – Surakarta
 
 Australia (p)1 (8)
 
 Indonesia3
 
 
 Australia 5
 
Third place match
 
 
3 July – Surakarta
 
 
 Vietnam0
 
 
 Indonesia5

Semi-finals

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Vietnam 1–2 Thailand
Report
Referee: Du Jianxin (China)
Indonesia 3–5 Australia
Report
Referee: Koji Takasaki (Japan)

Third place match

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Vietnam 0–5 Indonesia
Report [4]
Referee: Du Jianxin (China)

Final

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Winner

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 2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship winners 

Australia
Third title

Awards

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Most Valuable Player[5] Top Scorer Award[5] Best Goalkeeper Award[5]
Indonesia Zahaby Gholy Australia Anthony Didulica
Australia Quinn MacNicol
Thailand Supakorn Poonpol

Goalscorers

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There were 111 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 5.05 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Final ranking

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Australia 5 3 2 0 20 4 +16 11 Champion
2  Thailand 5 3 2 0 12 3 +9 11 Runner up
3  Indonesia (H) 5 4 0 1 20 6 +14 12 Third place
4  Vietnam 5 2 1 2 22 9 +13 7 Fourth place
5  Cambodia 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7 Eliminated in
group stage
6  Laos 3 2 0 1 5 6 −1 6
7  Myanmar 3 1 0 2 10 8 +2 3
8  Malaysia 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
9  Singapore 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
10  Philippines 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
11  East Timor 3 0 0 3 0 23 −23 0
12  Brunei 3 0 0 3 1 29 −28 0
Source: Group stage, Knockout stage
(H) Hosts

Broadcasting rights

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Broadcasters in Southeast Asia who acquired rights to the tournament include:

Territory Broadcaster(s) Ref.
 Cambodia Hang Meas HDTV
 Indonesia [6]
 Thailand

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Breaking News: Indonesia Tuan Rumah Piala AFF U-16 dan U-19 2024!". Okezone.com (in Indonesian). 8 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ "AFF chốt địa điểm tổ chức giải U16 và U19 Đông Nam Á 2024". Báo Tiền Phong (in Vietnamese). 15 November 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Piala AFF U-16 dan U-19 2024 Digelar di Stadion Piala Dunia U-17 2023". Bolasport (in Indonesian). 10 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Australia win ASEAN U16 Boys' title". AFF. 3 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Daftar Penghargaan Piala AFF U-16 2024: Gholy Pemain Terbaik". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 3 July 2024.
  6. ^ Pasi, Serafin Unus (30 May 2024). "Mantap! Emtek Group Siarkan Piala AFF U-16 dan Piala AFF U-19 2024". Bola.net (in Indonesian).