# 2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship

The 2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship was the 19th edition of the ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship, organised by ASEAN Football Federation. It was hosted by Indonesia from 21 June to 3 July 2024. This was also the first edition that the tournament was rebranded to ASEAN Championship. Players born on or after 1 January 2008 could participate in this tournament.

## 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 | Football Australia | 9th | Winners (2008, 2016) |
| Brunei | FA Brunei DS | 10th | Group stage (9 times) |
| Cambodia | FF Cambodia | 12th | Fourth place (2016) |
| Indonesia (H) | FA Indonesia | 12th | Winners (2018, 2022) |
| Laos | Lao FF | 14th | Runners-up (2002, 2007, 2011) |
| Malaysia | FA Malaysia | 13th | Winners (2013, 2019) |
| Myanmar | Myanmar FF | 13th | Winners (2002, 2005) |
| Philippines | Philippine FF | 10th | Group stage (9 times) |
| Singapore | FA Singapore | 12th | Fourth place (2008, 2011) |
| Thailand | FA Thailand | 12th | Winners (2007, 2011, 2015) |
| Timor-Leste | FF Timor-Leste | 9th | Third place (2010) |
| Vietnam | Vietnam FF | 14th | Winners (2006, 2010, 2017) |

## Draw

The tournament's official draw was held on 30 May 2024 in Jakarta, Indonesia at 14:00 (GMT+07:00). The pot placements followed each teams progress based on the previous edition.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Indonesia (H) Vietnam Thailand | Myanmar Laos Malaysia | Timor-Leste Cambodia Philippines | Australia Singapore Brunei |
* (H): Tournament host

## Officials

The following officials were chosen for the competition. Video assistant referees (VAR) would be used from the semi-finals onwards. This was the first AFF tournament which uses the video assistant referee.
Referees
* Khin Ouseyha
* Du Jianxin
* Poon Chun Kit
* Ryan Nanda Saputra
* Koji Takasaki
* Kamil Zakaria Ismail
* Muhammad Zulfiqar
* Clarence Leow Hong Wei
* Warintorn Sassadee
* Lê Vũ Linh
* Nguyễn Mạnh Hải
Assistant Referees
* Faisal Ali
* Nurhadi Sulchan
* Azizul Alimmudin Hanafiah
* Akbar Jamaluddin
* Tomoyuki Umeda
* Faisal Nasser Alqahtani
* Farhan Abdul Aziz
* Zayar Maung
* Nophuan Apichit
* Nguyễn Lâm Minh Đăng
Video Assistant Referees
* Hiroyuki Kimura
* Jumpei Iida
* Kim Woo-sung
* Lee Seul-gi

## Venues

In May 2024, the ASEAN Football Federation officially announced the 2 venues for the tournament which was located in Surakarta, Central Java.
Surakarta :
| Manahan Stadium | Sriwedari Stadium |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 10,000 |
| Surakarta ||

## Squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2008 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team can register a maximum of 23 players (minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers).

## Group stage

* All times listed are WIB (UTC+7).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Indonesia (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Laos | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Singapore | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Philippines | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vietnam | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Cambodia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 | |
| 3 | Myanmar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Brunei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 29 | −28 | 0 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Timor-Leste | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | −23 | 0 | |

### Ranking of runner-up teams

The best runner-up team from three groups advance to the Knockout stage.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | C | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | B | Cambodia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 | |
| 3 | A | Laos | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | |

## 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 |
| 1 July – Surakarta | 1 July – Surakarta |
| Vietnam | 1 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 3 July – Surakarta | 3 July – Surakarta |
| Thailand | 2 | 3 July – Surakarta | 3 July – Surakarta |
| Thailand | 2 | Thailand | 1 (7) |
| 1 July – Surakarta | 1 July – Surakarta | | Thailand | 1 (7) |
| 1 July – Surakarta | 1 July – Surakarta | Australia (p) | 1 (8) |
| Indonesia | 3 | Australia (p) | 1 (8) |
| Australia | 5 | | |
| Australia | 5 | Third place match | Third place match |
| | | 3 July – Surakarta | 3 July – Surakarta |
| | | Vietnam | 0 |
| | | Indonesia | 5 |

### Final
## Winner

* 2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship winners
* Australia Third title

## Awards

| Most Valuable Player | Top Scorer Award | Best Goalkeeper Award |
| Zahaby Gholy | Anthony Didulica Quinn MacNicol | Supakorn Poonpol |

## Goalscorers

There were 111 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 5.05 goals per match.
6 goals
* Anthony Didulica
* Quinn MacNicol
5 goals
* Nguyễn Việt Long
* Jompon Homboonma
* Zahaby Gholy
4 goals
* Mierza Firjatullah
3 goals
* Đậu Hồng Phong
* Nguyễn Thái Hiếu
* Trần Thanh Bình
* Thach Daro
* Josh Holong
* Amlani Tatu
2 goals
* James Houridis
* Daniel Alfrido
* Evandra Florasta
* Phayak Siphanom
* Awal Wafiy
* Izzuddin Afif
* Kyaw Thiha
* Thura Min Thant
* Myo Nanda Aung
* Nyi Nyi Thant
* Rae Peh Jun Wen
* Poramet Laoongdi
* Nguyễn Thái Hòa
1 goal
* Nickolas Alfaro
* Jordan Graoroski
* Rhys Williams
* Faris Fadhillah
* Doeun Gitong
* Kea Visal
* Noem Ovanda
* Phan Vreak
* Seth Mohamatsorles
* Fadly Alberto
* Dafa Zaidan
* Putu Panji
* Bounpaseut Sengsavang
* Daophahad Kamkasomphou
* Vongdeuan Soulibanh
* Fahmi Farizamal
* Arayyan Hakeem
* Nyan Aung
* Kyaw Nyi Nyi
* Andy Reefdy
* Harith Danish
* Helmi Shahrol
* Chaiwat Ngoenma
* Natthakit Phosri
* Phanuphong Wan-on
* Phuriphan Phothong
* Siwakorn Ponsan
* Bùi Duy Đăng
* Chu Ngọc Nguyễn Lực
* Nguyễn Hồng Quang
* Nguyễn Thiên Phú
* Trần Gia Bảo
* Nguyễn Văn Bách
1 own goal
* Adrian Marvel Erni (against Cambodia)
* Sayyavath Vansavath (against Indonesia)
* Sambalod Fabela (against Laos)

## Final ranking

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 11 | Champion |
| 2 | Thailand | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 11 | Runner up |
| 3 | Indonesia (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 12 | Third place |
| 4 | Vietnam | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 7 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Cambodia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Laos | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 7 | Myanmar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 8 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 9 | Singapore | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 10 | Philippines | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 11 | Timor-Leste | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | −23 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 12 | Brunei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 29 | −28 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |

## Broadcasting rights

Broadcasters in Southeast Asia who acquired rights to the tournament include:
| Territory | Broadcaster(s) |
| Cambodia | Hang Meas HDTV |
| Indonesia | Indosiar Vidio.com |
| Thailand | Changsuek TV (Facebook and YouTube) NBT2HD |