# 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship

The 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship was the 16th edition of the AFF U-19 Youth Championship, organised by ASEAN Football Federation. It was hosted by Indonesia during July 2018. Eleven out of the twelve member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation took part in the tournament featuring two groups of five and six teams.
Malaysia beat Myanmar 4–3 in the final for their first title in the championship.

## Participant teams

All of 12 teams from member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation were eligible for the tournament. Only Australia did not enter the tournament. A total of 11 teams from 11 member associations entered the tournament, listed below:
| Team | Association | App | Previous best performance |
| Brunei | FA Brunei DS | 8th | Group stage (7 times) |
| Cambodia | FF Cambodia | 10th | Group stage (9 times) |
| Indonesia | FA Indonesia | 9th | Winners (2013) |
| Laos | Lao FF | 10th | Third place (2002, 2005, 2015) |
| Malaysia | FA Malaysia | 12th | Runners-up (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2017) |
| Myanmar | Myanmar FF | 12th | Winners (2003, 2005) |
| Philippines | Philippine FF | 8th | Group stage (7 times) |
| Singapore | FA Singapore | 11th | Third place (2003) |
| Thailand | FA Thailand | 14th | Winners (2002, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017) |
| Timor-Leste | FF Timor-Leste | 7th | Third place (2013) |
| Vietnam | Vietnam FF | 14th | Winners (2007) |
* Did not enter
* Australia

## Venues

| Gresik | Sidoarjo |
| Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium | Gelora Delta Stadium |
| Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 35,000 |
| GresikSidoarjoclass=notpageimage| Location of stadiums of the 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship | |

## Group stage

* All times listed are Indonesia Western Standard Time (UTC+7).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Thailand | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 13 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Indonesia (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 12 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Vietnam | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 8 | |
| 4 | Laos | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 6 | |
| 5 | Philippines | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 22 | −17 | 3 | |
| 6 | Singapore | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 1 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Malaysia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 10 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Myanmar | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Cambodia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Timor-Leste | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | Brunei | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 | |

## Knockout stage

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

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 12 July – Sidoarjo | 12 July – Sidoarjo |
| Thailand | 0 |
| Thailand | 0 | 14 July – Sidoarjo | 14 July – Sidoarjo |
| Myanmar | 1 | 14 July – Sidoarjo | 14 July – Sidoarjo |
| Myanmar | 1 | Myanmar | 3 |
| 12 July – Sidoarjo | 12 July – Sidoarjo | | Myanmar | 3 |
| 12 July – Sidoarjo | 12 July – Sidoarjo | Malaysia | 4 |
| Malaysia (p) | 1 (3) | Malaysia | 4 |
| Indonesia | 1 (2) | | |
| Indonesia | 1 (2) | Third Place | Third Place |
| | | 14 July – Sidoarjo | 14 July – Sidoarjo |
| | | Thailand | 1 |
| | | Indonesia | 2 |

### Final
## Winner

* 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship Winners
* Malaysia 1st title

## Awards

* Top Scorer Award
* Win Naing Tun

## Incident

At the end of semi-finals match between Indonesia and Malaysia during the preparation for penalty shoot-out, the stadium suddenly faced a power outage. The Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) explained that it is not caused from their power distribution since the stadium management only use PLN distribution outside the stadium. When the match was resumed and the penalty shoot-out ended with a score 3–2 against the host, dissatisfied Indonesian supporters began to throw bottles and rocks at the Malaysian team after their team failed to qualify to the finals which caused the Malaysian team to run to their dressing room for safety. The Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) then sent a letter of apology to the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and promised such incident will never recurred again in the future tournament they host. A meeting was then held between Indonesian Sports Minister Imam Nahrawi and Malaysian Sports Minister Syed Saddiq in response towards the incident.

## Goalscorers
### 7 goals

* Win Naing Tun

### 6 goals

* Bounphachan Bounkong
* Myat Kaung Khant

### 5 goals

* Korrawit Tasa
* Mehti Sarakham

### 4 goals

* Kheang Menghour
* Fidel Tacardon

### 3 goals

* Rafli Mursalim
* Saddil Ramdani
* Shivan Pillay Asokan
* Lê Văn Nam
* Nguyễn Hữu Thắng

### 2 goals

* Narong Kakada
* Nop David
* Todd Rivaldo Ferre
* Nilan
* Akhyar Rashid
* Nik Akif
* Pyae Sone Naing
* Muhammad Syahadat Masnawi
* Pithak Phaphirom
* Suphanat Mueanta
* Mouzinho de Lima
* Paulo Gali
* Lê Minh Bình

### 1 goal

* Muhammad Rahimin
* Egy Maulana Vikri
* Feby Eka Putra
* Firza Andika
* Rifad Marasabessy
* Syahrian Abimanyu
* Witan Sulaeman
* Chitpasong Latthachack
* Kittisak Phomvongsa
* Kydavone Souvanny
* Lextoxa Thongsavath
* Phoutthasone Vongkosy
* Awang Muhammad Faiz
* Nizarrudin Jazi
* Syahmi Zambri
* Syaiful Alias
* Hlawn Moe Oo
* Ye Yint Aung
* Chester Pabualan
* Akmal Azman
* Narakorn Noomchansakul
* Nattawut Chootiwat
* Sittichok Paso
* Celso Rebelo Garcia
* Đặng Văn Tới
* Trần Danh Trung

### 1 own goal

* Xayasith Singsavang (playing against Vietnam)