2026 ASEAN U-17 Boys' Championship

2026 ASEAN U-17 Boys' Championship
Kejuaraan Remaja U-16 ASEAN 2026
Tournament details
Host countryIndonesia
CityGreater Surabaya
Dates13–24 April
Teams12 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue2 (in 1 host city)
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The 2026 ASEAN U-17 Boys' Championship will be the 21st edition of the ASEAN U-17 Boys' Championship, organised by ASEAN Football Federation. It will be hosted by Indonesia from 11 to 23 April 2026.[1][2][3] Players born on or after 1 January 2009 were eligible to compete in the 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 10th Winners (2008, 2016, 2024)
 Brunei FA Brunei DS 11th Group stage (11 times)
 Cambodia FF Cambodia 13th Fourth place (2016)
 Indonesia (H) FA Indonesia 13th Winners (2018, 2022)
 Laos Lao FF 15th Runners-up (2002, 2007, 2011)
 Malaysia FA Malaysia 14th Winners (2013, 2019)
 Myanmar Myanmar FF 14th Winners (2002, 2005)
 Philippines Philippine FF 11th Group stage (11 times)
 Singapore FA Singapore 13th Fourth place (2008, 2011)
 Thailand FA Thailand 13th Winners (2007, 2011, 2015)
 Timor-Leste FF Timor-Leste 10th Third place (2010)
 Vietnam Vietnam FF 15th Winners (2006, 2010, 2017)

Draw

The tournament's official draw was held on 6 March 2026 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)
 Australia
 Thailand 		 Vietnam
 Laos
 Cambodia 		 Malaysia
 Myanmar
 Singapore 		 Timor-Leste
 Philippines
 Brunei
  • (H): Tournament host

Officials

Venues

The tournament will be held in the following venues in Greater Surabaya, East Java.[2]

Gresik Sidoarjo
Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium Gelora Delta Stadium
Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 19,400

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

The group winners and best runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.

Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams were tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Indonesia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Vietnam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage
based on ranking
3  Malaysia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Timor-Leste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 13 April 2026. Source: AFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Vietnam – Malaysia
Indonesia – Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste – Vietnam
Indonesia – Malaysia
Indonesia – Vietnam
Malaysia – Timor-Leste

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Laos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage
based on ranking
3  Myanmar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 12 April 2026. Source: AFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Thailand – Philippines
Laos – Myanmar
Philippines – Laos
Thailand – Myanmar
Thailand – Laos
Myanmar – Philippines

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Cambodia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage
based on ranking
3  Singapore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Brunei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 13 April 2026. Source: AFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Australia – Brunei
Cambodia – Singapore
Brunei – Cambodia
Australia – Singapore
Australia – Cambodia
Singapore – Brunei

Ranking for third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A  Vietnam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 B  Laos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 C  Cambodia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 11 April 2026. Source: AFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Knockout stage

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

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
22 April
 
 
Winner Group A
 
24 April
 
Winner Group B
 
Winner semi-final 1
 
22 April
 
Winner semi-final 2
 
Winner Group C
 
 
Runner-up Group A/B/C
 
Third place match
 
 
24 April
 
 
Loser semi-final 1
 
 
Loser semi-final 2

Semi-finals

Winner Group AvWinner Group B
Winner Group CvRunner-up Group A/B/C

Third place match

Loser semi-final 1vLoser semi-final 2

Final

Winner semi-final 1vWinner semi-final 2

Broadcasting rights

Broadcasters in Southeast Asia who acquired rights to the tournament include:

Territory Broadcaster(s) Ref.
Cambodia Hang Meas HDTV
Indonesia
[4]
Thailand

See also

References

  1. ^ "Host Indonesia in Group A of ASEAN U17 Boys' Championship". aseanfootball.org. ASEAN Football. 6 March 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b "U17 Việt Nam đối diện thử thách lớn tại giải U17 Đông Nam Á 2026". vff.org.vn (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Football Federation. 6 March 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Vietnam drawn into 'group of death' at ASEAN U17 Championship 2026". english.vov.vn. Voice of Vietnam. 7 March 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  4. ^ Pasi, Serafin Unus (30 May 2024). "Mantap! Emtek Group Siarkan Piala AFF U-16 dan Piala AFF U-19 2024". Bola.net (in Indonesian).
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