The 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship will be the 14th edition of the AFF U-19 Youth Championship, organised by ASEAN Football Federation. It was hosted by Myanmar for second time. Myanmar drew out group stage in previous season. It will be played in 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.
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 interesting at to be an invited guest for the AFF U-18 Championship 2017.[1] 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.[2]
A total of 11 teams from 11 member associations enter the tournament, listed below:
In the knockout stages, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. However, for the third place match, no extra time was played and the winner was determined by kicks from the penalty mark.
Myanmar
Thailand
Vietnam
Cambodia
Brunei
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
East Timor
New Zealand