The 2022 AFF U-23 Championship was the 3rd edition of the AFF U-23 Championship, organised by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) and held amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, from 14 to 26 February 2022.
Indonesia were the defending champions, having won the 2019 edition also on Cambodian soil, but they and Myanmar withdrew entirely after several players and officials from both sides tested positive for COVID-19.
Despite having their squad decimated by both the virus and injuries, Vietnam conquered the U-23 regional crown for the first time after defeating Thailand 1–0 in the final. Additionally, Laos and Timor-Leste made their maiden semi-final appearances, though both ended in defeat – a third place play-off between them never came about because COVID-19 had ruled out several Laotian players.
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 Darussalam 1st Debut FF Cambodia 3rdstyle="background-color:#9acdff" (2019) Lao FF 2nd (2005) FA Malaysia 3rdstyle="background-color:#9acdff" (2005) Philippine FF 3rd (2005, 2019) FA Singapore 2ndstyle="background:silver" (2005) FA Thailand 2ndstyle="background:gold" (2005) FF Timor-Leste 3rd (2005, 2019) Vietnam FF 2ndstyle="background:#c96" (2019)
Did not enter
Withdrew
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 (three of whom must be goalkeepers) 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
Venues Phnom Penh Morodok Techo National Stadium Prince Stadium Capacity: 60,000 Capacity: 15,000
Group stage All times are local, ICT (UTC+7).
Group A
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.
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.
Bracket
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Statistics Winners
Awards Most Valuable PlayerTop Scorer AwardBest Goalkeeper Award Bounphachan Bounkong Teerasak Poeiphimai Hul Kimhuy
Team of the Tournament GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards Hul Kimhuy Teerasak Poeiphimai
Goalscorers
Final ranking This table shows the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.
Broadcasting rights TerritoryRights holder(s)Ref.BruneiRadio Television BruneiIndonesiaTimor LesteSCTV (free TV) Champions TV (pay TV) Vidio (OTT)MalaysiaAstro Media PrimaMyanmarLaosFPT TelecomSingaporeFootball Association of Singapore (via social media channels)ThailandTrue VisionsVietnamFPT Telecom VTV
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