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2008 AFF U-19 Youth Championship

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2008 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
AFF U-19 Youth Championship Thailand 2008
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
CityBangkok
Dates5–11 October
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Australia (2nd title)
Runners-up South Korea
Third place China
Fourth place Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored15 (1.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)Thailand Nirunrit Jaroensuk
(3 goals)
2007
2009

The 2008 AFF U-19 Youth Championship took place from 5 to 11 October 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. This is the first edition of tournament as an under-19 competition as it was previously for players under-20. Only four nations participated, two from the ASEAN region and two invitee teams.

Teams[edit]

Tournament[edit]

All times are Thailand Standard Time (TST) – UTC+7

Group stage[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
 South Korea 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7
 Thailand 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 3
 China 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
South Korea 1–0 Thailand
Choi Jung-Han 55' Report

Australia 3–1 China
Lujić 6', 12'
Nichols 74'
Report Piao Cheng 4'


China 0–3 Thailand
Report Nirunrit 28', 74'
Kroekrit 58'


Thailand 1–2 Australia
Nirunrit 76' Report Nichols 52'
Elasi 61'

Third place play-off[edit]

Thailand 0–3 China
Report Tan Yang 20', 52'
Yu Yang 42'

Final[edit]

Winner[edit]

 2008 AFF U-19 Youth Championship 

Australia

Second title

Award[edit]

Fair Play Award
 Thailand

Goalscorers[edit]

See also[edit]

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