# 2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

The 2018 AFF U-16 Championship was the thirteenth edition of the AFF U-16 Championship, the annual international youth association football championship organised by the ASEAN Football Federation for men's under-16 national teams of Southeast Asia.
A total of 11 teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2003 eligible to participate. Each match had a duration of 80 minutes, consisting of two halves of 40 minutes.
Indonesia beat Thailand 4–3 through penalty shoot-out in the final for their first title in the championship.

## Participant teams

There was no qualification, and all entrants advanced to the final tournament. The following 11 teams from member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation entered the tournament.
| Team | Association | App | Previous best performance |
| Brunei | FA Brunei DS | 7th | Group stage (6 times) |
| Cambodia | FF Cambodia | 9th | Fourth place (2016) |
| Indonesia (H) | FA Indonesia | 9th | Runners-up (2013) |
| Laos | Lao FF | 11th | Runners-up (2002, 2007, 2011) |
| Malaysia | FA Malaysia | 10th | Winners (2013) |
| Myanmar | Myanmar FF | 10th | Winners (2002, 2005) |
| Philippines | Philippine FF | 7th | Group stage (6 times) |
| Singapore | FA Singapore | 9th | Fourth place (2008, 2011) |
| Thailand | FA Thailand | 9th | Winners (2007, 2011, 2015) |
| Timor-Leste | FF Timor-Leste | 6th | Third place (2010) |
| Vietnam | Vietnam FF | 11th | Winners (2006, 2010, 2017) |

## Group stage

* All matches were held in Indonesia.
* All times are local, IWST (UTC+7).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Indonesia (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 15 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Myanmar | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 10 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Vietnam | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 10 | |
| 4 | Timor-Leste | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | |
| 5 | Cambodia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 3 | |
| 6 | Philippines | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 30 | −27 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Thailand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 10 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Malaysia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Laos | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Singapore | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 | |
| 5 | Brunei | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 0 | |

## Knockout stage

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

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 9 August – Sidoarjo | 9 August – Sidoarjo |
| Indonesia | 1 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 11 August – Sidoarjo | 11 August – Sidoarjo |
| Malaysia | 0 | 11 August – Sidoarjo | 11 August – Sidoarjo |
| Malaysia | 0 | Indonesia (p) | 1 (4) |
| 9 August – Sidoarjo | 9 August – Sidoarjo | | Indonesia (p) | 1 (4) |
| 9 August – Sidoarjo | 9 August – Sidoarjo | Thailand | 1 (3) |
| Thailand | 1 | Thailand | 1 (3) |
| Myanmar | 0 | | |
| Myanmar | 0 | Third Place | Third Place |
| | | 11 August – Sidoarjo | 11 August – Sidoarjo |
| | | Malaysia | 1 |
| | | Myanmar | 0 |

### Final
## Winner

* 2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship winners
* Indonesia First title

## Awards

| Most Valuable Player | Top Scorer Award | Fair Play Award |
| Thanarin Thumsen | Bagus Kahfi | Thailand |

## Goalscorers
### 13 goals

* Bagus Kahfi

### 8 goals

* Đinh Thanh Trung

### 4 goals

* Zikos Chua

### 3 goals

* Chony Wenpaserth
* Naung Naung Soe
* Nguyễn Quốc Hoàng
* Sutan Zico

### 2 goals

* Bunthoeun Bunnarong
* Ky Rina
* Met Samel
* Mochammad Supriadi
* Fajar Fathur Rahman
* Rendy Juliansyah
* Alif Danial Abdul Aziz
* Harith Naem Janieh
* Muhammad Asman Asrul Sukarnain
* Muhammad Fahmi Danial Mohd Zaaim
* Aung Ko Oo
* Khun Kyaw Zin Hein
* La Min Htwe
* Naing Htwe
* Zaw Win Thein
* Muhammad Rukaifi Juraimi
* Thanakrit Laokrai
* Thanarin Thumsen
* Alito da Silva da Cruz
* Osorio Angelo da Costa Gusmão

### 1 goal

* Mohammad Eddy Shahrol Omar
* Mohammad Idzzaham Aleshahmezan Metali
* Hakeme Yazid Said
* Lin Daradevid
* Andre Oktaviansyah
* David Maulana
* Komang Teguh Trisnanda
* Anantaza Siphongphan
* Lekto Louang-aphay
* Mohammad Ikhwan Mohd Hafiz
* Muhammad Danial Amali
* Muhammad Nuh Azlan Shah Mohd Yusof
* Pyae Phyo Aung
* Wai Yan Soe
* Yan Kyaw Soe
* Antoine Ortega
* Renard Yu
* Sandro Reyes
* K. Dashan
* Apidet Janngam
* Arthit Buangam
* Kittiphong Khetpara
* Panupong Wannatong
* Punnawat Chotjirachaithon
* Sattawas Leela
* Sitthinan Rungrueang
* Thodsawat Aunkongrat
* Aldo Amaral
* Ejivanio Ferreira da Costa
* Joel Gomez
* Đậu Ngọc Thành
* Đoàn Chí Bảo
* Hoàng Văn Thông
* Trịnh Văn Chung

### 1 own goal

* Ry Leap Pheng (against Myanmar)
* Anantaza Siphongphan (against Malaysia)
* Ali Imran Sukari (against Thailand)
* Muhammad Nuh Azlan Shah Mohd Yusof (against Thailand)
* Jaime Rosquillo (against Timor-Leste)
* Ryaan Sanizal (against Malaysia)