# 2017 AFF U-15 Championship

The 2017 AFF U-15 Championship was the twelfth edition of the AFF U-16 Championship (first edition of the under-15 era), the annual international youth association football championship organised by the ASEAN Football Federation for men's under-15 national teams of Southeast Asia. It had reverted from an under-16 competition to an under-15 competition in preparation for the AFC U-16 Championship 2018 qualifiers. Thailand, which were selected to host the tournament, returning for the first time since the cancelled 2009 AFF U-16 Youth Championship. Vietnam won the tournament after beating Thailand 4–2 on penalties in the final.
A total of 12 teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2002 eligible to participate. Each match had a duration of 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes.

## Participant teams

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 | FF Australia | 6th | Winners (2008, 2016) |
| Brunei | FA Brunei DS | 6th | Group stage (5 times) |
| Cambodia | FF Cambodia | 8th | Fourth place (2016) |
| Indonesia | FA Indonesia | 8th | Runners-up (2013) |
| Laos | Lao FF | 10th | Runners-up (2002, 2007, 2011) |
| Malaysia | FA Malaysia | 9th | Winners (2013) |
| Myanmar | Myanmar FF | 9th | Winners (2002, 2005) |
| Philippines | Philippine FF | 6th | Group stage (5 times) |
| Singapore | FA Singapore | 8th | Fourth place (2008, 2011) |
| Thailand (H) | FA Thailand | 8th | Winners (2007, 2011, 2015) |
| Timor-Leste | FF Timor-Leste | 5th | Third place (2010) |
| Vietnam | Vietnam FF | 10th | Winners (2006, 2010) |

## Venues

The competition was played at two venues in Chonburi, Chonburi Province: Chonburi Campus Stadium and Chonburi Stadium (in Mueang Chonburi).
| Chonburi Province | Mueang Chonburi |
| Group stage | Knockout stage |
| Chonburi Campus Stadium | Chonburi Stadium |
| 13°24′41″N 100°59′34″E﻿ / ﻿13.41139°N 100.99278°E﻿ / 13.41139; 100.99278﻿ (IPE Chonburi Stadium) | 13°20′14″N 100°57′18″E﻿ / ﻿13.33722°N 100.95500°E﻿ / 13.33722; 100.95500﻿ (Chonburi Stadium) |
| Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 8,680 |

## Draw

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
| Australia (1)  Vietnam (2) | Thailand (3)  Cambodia (4) | Laos (5)  Malaysia (6) | Myanmar (7)  Timor-Leste (8) | Singapore (9)  Brunei (10) | Philippines (11)  Indonesia (unranked) |

## Group stage

The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

### Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
* Goal difference in all the group matches;
* Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
* Result of the direct match between the teams concerned;
* Kicks from the penalty mark if the teams concerned are still on the field of play.
* Lowest score using Fair Play Criteria;
* Drawing of lots.
* All matches held in Thailand.
* All times are local, UTC+7.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Thailand (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 15 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Australia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 12 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Myanmar | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 7 | |
| 4 | Laos | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Indonesia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 4 | |
| 6 | Singapore | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vietnam | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 15 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Malaysia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 12 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Cambodia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Brunei | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 5 | |
| 5 | Philippines | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 4 | |
| 6 | Timor-Leste | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 1 | |

## Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the penalty shoot-outs are used to decide the winner if necessary (extra time is not used).

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 20 July – Chonburi | 20 July – Chonburi |
| Thailand | 1 |
| Thailand | 1 | 22 July – Chonburi | 22 July – Chonburi |
| Malaysia | 0 | 22 July – Chonburi | 22 July – Chonburi |
| Malaysia | 0 | Thailand | 0 (2) |
| 20 July – Chonburi | 20 July – Chonburi | | Thailand | 0 (2) |
| 20 July – Chonburi | 20 July – Chonburi | Vietnam (p) | 0 (4) |
| Vietnam | 2 | Vietnam (p) | 0 (4) |
| Australia | 0 | | |
| Australia | 0 | Third place match | Third place match |
| | | 22 July – Chonburi | 22 July – Chonburi |
| | | Malaysia | 2 |
| | | Australia | 3 |

### Final
## Winner

* 2017 AFF U-15 Championship Winners
* Vietnam 3rd title

## Goalscorers
### 5 goals

* Sieng Chanthea

### 4 goals

* Chony Wenpaserth
* Suphanat Mueanta

### 3 goals

* Noah Botic
* Birkan Kirdar
* Jaiden Kucharski
* Bagus Kahfi
* Muhammad Amirul Ashrafiq Hanifah
* Muhammad Amirul Azzim Mohd Ruzki
* La Min Htwe
* Nguyễn Bá Dương

### 2 goals

* George Antonis
* Navarone Darjani
* Trent Ostler
* Lachlan Sepping
* Giovanni Stellitano
* Joshua Varga
* Addy Raimi
* Bunthoeun Bunnarong
* Brylian Aldama
* Muhammad Danial Amali
* Naung Naung Soe
* Đinh Thanh Trung
* Ngô Quang Thuận
* Nguyễn Quốc Hoàng
* Trịnh Văn Chung
* Võ Nguyên Hoàng

### 1 goal

* Brodie Broyce
* Stephan De Robillard
* Luke Duzel
* Thomas Main
* Ryan Teague
* Riley Warland
* Aminuddin Haji Masri
* Ros Darapich
* Althaf Alrizky
* Rendy Juliansyah
* Miftakhul Pradika
* Khamsavanh Louanthammakhanh
* Soubanh Keopheth
* Souphan Khambaion
* Mohammad Ikhwan Mohd Hafizo
* Mohammad Danish Ishak
* Harith Naem Jaineh
* Ahmad Zikri Mohd Khalili
* Muhammad Azrul Haikal Ramlee
* Yan Kyaw Soe
* Asignar Gonzales
* Ferrer Padernal
* Kittiphong Khetpara
* Thanarat Thumsen
* Thakdanai Jaihan
* Khuất Văn Khang
* Ngô Đức Hoàng
* Nguyễn Thế Hùng
* Trịnh Quang Trường
* Vũ Tiến Long

### 1 own goal

* Jack Simmons (playing against Thailand)
* Nyan Lin Htet (playing against Indonesia)

## Final ranking

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | Vietnam | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 19 | Champion |
| 2 | Thailand | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 19 | Runner-up |
| 3 | Australia | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 15 | Third place |
| 4 | Malaysia | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 12 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Myanmar | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 7 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Cambodia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 7 | Laos | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 8 | Brunei | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 5 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 9 | Indonesia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 10 | Philippines | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 11 | Timor-Leste | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 1 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 12 | Singapore | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |