# 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship

The 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship was the 15th edition of the AFF U-19 Youth Championship, organised by ASEAN Football Federation. It was hosted by Myanmar during September 2017. 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.
Thailand beat Malaysia 2–0 in the final to secure their fifth regional title.

## Participant teams

All of 12 teams from member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation are eligible for the tournament. The reigning ASEAN U-19 champions − Australia did not enter the tournament. At the 9th meeting of the AFF Council, New Zealand were interested to be an invited guest for the AFF U-18 Championship 2017. Official draw were also conducted to decide on the match-ups of the competitions and New Zealand were in Group B. However, New Zealand withdrew from the tournament, based on the latest schedule. A total of 11 teams from 11 member associations enter the tournament, listed below:
| Team | Association | App | Previous best performance |
| Brunei | FA Brunei DS | 7th | Group stage (6 times) |
| Cambodia | FF Cambodia | 9th | Group stage (8 times) |
| Indonesia | FA Indonesia | 8th | Winners (2013) |
| Laos | Lao FF | 9th | Third place (2002, 2005, 2015) |
| Malaysia | FA Malaysia | 11th | Runners-up (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007) |
| Myanmar | Myanmar FF | 11th | Winners (2003, 2005) |
| Philippines | Philippine FF | 7th | Group stage (6 times) |
| Singapore | FA Singapore | 10th | Third place (2003) |
| Thailand | FA Thailand | 13th | Winners (2002, 2009, 2011, 2015) |
| Timor-Leste | FF Timor-Leste | 6th | Third place (2013) |
| Vietnam | Vietnam FF | 13th | Winners (2007) |
* Did not enter
* Australia
* Withdrew
* New Zealand

### Notes

    $^1$ Non-AFF member.

## Venues

Yangon :
| Thuwunna Stadium | Aung San Stadium |
| Capacity: 32,000 | Capacity: 40,000 |

## Group stage

* All matches were held in Yangon, Myanmar
* All times are local, AIFTA (UTC+6:30).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Malaysia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 13 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Thailand | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 13 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Timor-Leste | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7 | |
| 4 | Singapore | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 6 | |
| 5 | Cambodia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 4 | |
| 6 | Laos | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Indonesia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Myanmar (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Vietnam | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 9 | |
| 4 | Brunei | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 25 | −21 | 3 | |
| 5 | Philippines | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 0 | |
| 6 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |

## 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 |
| 15 September – Yangon | 15 September – Yangon |
| Indonesia | 0 (2) |
| Indonesia | 0 (2) | 17 September – Yangon | 17 September – Yangon |
| Thailand (p) | 0 (3) | 17 September – Yangon | 17 September – Yangon |
| Thailand (p) | 0 (3) | Thailand | 2 |
| 15 September – Yangon | 15 September – Yangon | | Thailand | 2 |
| 15 September – Yangon | 15 September – Yangon | Malaysia | 0 |
| Malaysia (p) | 0 (5) | Malaysia | 0 |
| Myanmar | 0 (4) | | |
| Myanmar | 0 (4) | Third Place | Third Place |
| | | 17 September – Yangon | 17 September – Yangon |
| | | Indonesia | 7 |
| | | Myanmar | 1 |

### Final
## Winner

* 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship Winners
* Thailand 5th title

## Awards

| Most Valuable Player | Top Scorer Award | Fair Play Award |
| Egy Maulana | Egy Maulana | Thailand |

## Goalscorers
### 8 goals

* Egy Maulana

### 7 goals

* Win Naing Tun

### 6 goals

* Rafli Mursalim
* Myat Kaung Khant

### 3 goals

* Feby Eka Putra
* Hanis Saghara Putra
* Witan Sulaeman
* Akhyar Rashid
* Hadi Fayyadh
* Pyae Sone Naing
* Danial Mustaffa
* Yuthpichai Lertlum
* Lourenco Ximenes
* Trần Văn Công

### 2 goals

* Nur Asyraffahmi Norsamri
* Sieng Chanthea
* Muhammad Iqbal
* Bounphachan Bounkong
* Naing Ko Ko
* Jacob Mahler
* Kritsada Kaman
* João Panji
* Bùi Hoàng Việt Anh
* Nguyễn Khắc Khiêm
* Lê Văn Nam
* Lê Xuân Tú
* Nguyễn Hồng Sơn

### 1 goal

* Sin Kakada
* Touch Kimchay
* Teat Kimheng
* Phom Oy
* Chhoeung Visinu
* Tray Vicheth
* Abdul Mateen Said
* Abdul Wadud Ramli
* Resky Fandi Witriawan
* Chanthachone Thinolath
* Lektoxa Thongsavath
* Phoutthasit Phommachai
* Ammar Alias
* Muhammad Syafiq Danial
* Muhd Zafuan Azeman
* Nik Akif Syahiran Nik Mat
* Nurfais Johari
* Saiful Iskandar
* Shafizi Iqmal
* Eant Maw Oo
* Lwin Moe Aung
* Mariano Suba
* Paludan Tacardon
* Daniel Goh
* Idraki Mohd Adnan
* Katz Ellison
* Mohammad Hassim
* Muhammad Rafiqin
* Chaiwat Weerakitpanit
* Chokanan Saima-in
* Danusorn Somcob
* Ekanit Panya
* Nattawut Chootiwat
* Expedito da Conceicao
* Orcelio da Silva
* Đặng Văn Tới
* Lê Minh Bình
* Mai Sỹ Hoàng
* Trần Bảo Toàn