The 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship final was a football match that took place on 29 July 2025 at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, to determine the winners of the 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship. The match was contested by defending champions Vietnam and Indonesia, which repeated the 2023 final in Rayong, Thailand.
Vietnam won the match 1–0 after for their third consecutive ASEAN U-23 Championship and their third title overall. Nguyễn Công Phương scored to put Vietnam's lead in the final until full time.
Nguyễn Đình Bắc was named player of the match in the aftermath, with the game having attended by ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) president Khiev Sameth, Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) president Trần Quốc Tuấn and Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) president Eric Thohir.
Route to the final
Vietnam + Vietnam's route to the final Match Opponent Result0–32–12–1 In the final tournament as a defending champions, they were drawn in Group B. Their opening match was against Laos at Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium in Bekasi on 19 July. Vietnam won the game 0–3 with Khuất Văn Khang scoring the side's first goal of the tournament, then two goals later from half-time by Nguyễn Hiểu Minh. Vietnam's second and final group game was against Cambodia at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, with the team having a 2–1 win with Phạm Lý Đức scored to give Vietnam's 1–0 half time lead. In the second half, Mon Rado equalised a 1–1 tie until Nguyễn Đình Bắc doubled for the final result. Vietnam advanced through the knockout stage by finishing first in the group.
Vietnam faced Philippines in the semi-finals, in the first half, they firstly got a lead from Javier Mariona in the 36th minute until Nguyễn Đình Bắc equalised it in the 41st minute, Nguyễn Xuân Bắc also doubled in the second half, as Vietnam booked their place in the final for the third consecutive time since 2022.
Indonesia + Indonesia's route to the final Match Opponent Result8–00–10–0
The tournament hosts, Indonesia, was drawn in Group A. Indonesia first started their opening match with a large 8–0 win from Brunei with 6 goals from Jens Raven leading him first from goalscorers list. Under their first group stage win, Indonesia later won Philippines, despite Rosquillo's own goal on the 23rd minute. Indonesia's final group stage match was against Malaysia on 21 July at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, and finished as a scoreless draw. Despite finishing in the scoreless draw, Indonesia advanced through the knockout stage by finishing first in the group.
In a semi-final match against Thailand, it is the rematch from the final match in 2023 SEA Games. It saw Thailand's lead succumbed by one goal from Yotsakorn Burapha, but successfully equalised into one late goal by Jens Raven from the 84th minute as regulation time ended 1–1 after 90 minutes; neither could find the breakthrough in extra time and penalties were used to decide the winner. Muhammad Ardiansyah saved two Thai penalties from Pichitchai Sienkrathok and Yotsakorn Burapha missed the last kick of the game, while Robi Darwis only missed for Indonesia. Indonesia reached their second consecutive ASEAN U-23 Championship final.
Match details
GK 1 Trần Trung Kiên CB 3 Phạm Lý Đức CB 4 Nguyễn Hiểu Minh CB 16Nguyễn Nhật Minh RM 20Võ Anh Quân CM 12Nguyễn Xuân Bắc CM 8 Nguyễn Văn Trường LM 17Nguyễn Phi Hoàng AM 11Khuất Văn Khang (c) CF 18Nguyễn Công Phương CF 7 Nguyễn Đình Bắc Substitutions:DF 2 Lê Văn Hà MF 6 Nguyễn Thái Sơn MF 14Viktor Le FW 22Lê Văn Thuận Manager: Kim Sang-sik GK 1 Muhammad ArdiansyahCB 3 Kakang RudiantoCB 2 Muhammad FerarriCB 4 Kadek Arel (c) RWB 11Rahmat Arjuna LWB 19Frengky Missa DM 6 Robi DarwisRM 8 Rayhan Hannan CM 20Dominikus Dion LM 5 Dony Tri PamungkasCF 21Jens RavenSubstitutions:DF 20Achmad Maulana MF 10Arkhan Fikri FW 12Hokky Caraka Other disciplinary actions: — Damian van Rensburg Manager: Gerald Vanenburg
Player of the Match: Nguyễn Đình Bắc (Vietnam)
Assistant referees: Abdul Hannan (Singapore) Tomoyuki Umeda (Japan) Fourth official: Mohammed Sami (Saudi Arabia) Video assistant referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore) Assistant video assistant referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of twelve named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.
Statistics + Team-to-team comparisionStatistic Vietnam IndonesiaGoals scored 1 0Shots 6 6 Shots on target 2 2Shots off target 4 4Total passes 185 441Ball possession 32% 68%Corners 3 3Fouls 9 11Offsides 2 1Yellow cards 4 2Red cards 0 0
Post-match Records Many records were set that day for Vietnam (who became the first three-time consecutive ASEAN U-23 champions), head coach Kim Sang-sik (the first Vietnam national team coach to conquer both this title and the senior-level ASEAN Championship in the same year) and the whole tournament alike (with an all-time record attendance of 35,592 at Gelora Bung Karno).
Viewed live by over 9 million people in Vietnam alone on the FPT Bóng Đá Việt YouTube channel, the final is also Vietnamese television's third most-watched single programme in 2025 so far.
Street storming Just after the match ended, street storming lasted throughout the night of 29 July in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Huế and other cities. A notable case involved a 91-year-old woman named Đỗ Thị Sen, who took to the streets of Haiphong with her family.
Triumphant return to Vietnam
The Vietnam team were congratulated in messages by Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính. They flew from Jakarta to Hanoi on the night of 30 July, the plane was expected to arrive at Nội Bài International Airport at 22:05 local time (UTC+7); after the flight plans were announced. Their plane flew with Vietnam Airlines, was expected to land on Ho Chi Minh City at 17:05 local time. The winning team arrived to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport at 13:50 local time (UTC+7). At 18:15, the teams arrived at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport on Ho Chi Minh City, having 1 hour 10 minutes late from expected arrival At 23:30, the teams arrived at Hanoi on Nội Bài International Airport, having 1 hour 25 minutes late than expected arrival, ending their journey of the tournament.
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