2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship

The 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship (officially the ASEAN U-23 mandiri Cup 2025 for sponsorship reasons) was the 5th edition of the ASEAN U-23 Championship (previously known as the AFF U-23 Championship), the biennial international youth football championship organised by ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) for the men's under-23 national teams of Southeast Asia. The tournament was held in Indonesia from 15 to 29 July.^[1][2][3]

2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship

Kejuaraan ASEAN U-23 2025
Tournament details
Host country	Indonesia
Dates	15–29 July
Teams	10 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Vietnam (3rd title)
Runners-up	Indonesia
Third place	Thailand
Fourth place	Philippines
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	51 (3.19 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jens Raven (7 goals)
Best player(s)	Nguyễn Đình Bắc
Best goalkeeper	Muhammad Ardiansyah
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The two-time defending champions Vietnam^[4] defeated hosts Indonesia 1–0 in the final, thereby successfully defending their 2022 and 2023 title and winning their third title overall.^[5]

Qualified teams

There was no qualification phase. The following teams, from 10 out of 12 member associations of the AFF, entered the tournament:^[1]

Team	Appearance	First appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
Brunei	3rd	2022	2023	Group stage (2022, 2023)
Cambodia	5th	2005	2023	Fourth place (2019)
Indonesia	3rd	2019	2023	Champions (2019)
Laos	4th	2005	2023	Third place (2022)
Malaysia	5th	2005	2023	Fourth place (2005, 2023)
Myanmar	4th	2005	2023	Third place (2005)
Philippines	5th	2005	2023	Group stage (2005, 2019, 2022, 2023)
Thailand	4th	2005	2023	Champions (2005)
Timor-Leste	5th	2005	2023	Third place (2022)
Vietnam	4th	2019	2023	Champions (2022, 2023)

Did not enter
Australia
Singapore

Draw

The group stage draw was held on Bali, Indonesia at 10:00 local time (UTC+8).^[6]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Vietnam  Indonesia (H)  Thailand	Malaysia  Cambodia  Myanmar	Philippines  Laos  Timor-Leste	Brunei

Schedule

All matches were played from 15 to 29 July.

Stage(s)	Matchday	Group A	Date	Group B, C	Date
Group stage	Matchday 1	2 v 3, 1 v 4	15 July 2025	2 v 3	16 July 2025
	Matchday 2	4 v 2, 3 v 1	18 July 2025	3 v 1	19 July 2025
	Matchday 3	1 v 2, 3 v 4	21 July 2025	1 v 2	22 July 2025
Knockout stage	Round		Matches		Date
	Semi-finals
			B1 v C1/A2		25 July 2025
			A1 v B3-C3/C1
	Third place play-off		SF1 loser v SF2 loser		28 July 2025
	Final		SF1 winner v SF2 winner		29 July 2025

Squads

Main article: 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship squads

Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible to participate. Each national team had to submit a squad of 23 players, three of whom had to be goalkeepers. If a player was injured or ill severely enough to prevent his participation in the tournament before his team's first match, he could be replaced by another player.

Match officials

• Naufal Adya Fairuski
• Ryan Nanda Saputra
• Koji Takasaki
• Mohammed Sami Al-Ismail
• Muhammad Usaid Jamal
• Muhammad Zulfiqar
• Pansa Chaisanit
• Lê Vũ Linh
• Nguyễn Mạnh Hải

Venues

The tournament take place in two stadiums across northwestern part of Greater Jakarta.

Bekasi	Jakarta
Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Capacity: 30,000	Capacity: 77,193
Bekasi Jakarta

Group stage

The group winners and the best runners-up advanced to the knockout stage, which began with the semi-finals.

All times are local, WIB (UTC+7).

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:

1. Points obtained in all group matches;
2. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
3. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
4. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
5. 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;
6. Goal difference in all group matches;
7. Goals scored in all group matches;
8. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams had the same number of points, and they met in the last round of the group and were tied after applying all criteria above (not used if more than two teams had the same number of points, or if their rankings were not relevant for qualification for the next stage);
9. Disciplinary points
   • Yellow card: −1 point;
   • Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
   • Direct red card: −3 points;
10. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia (H)	3	2	1	0	9	0	+9	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Philippines	3	2	0	1	4	1	+3	6
3	Malaysia	3	1	1	1	7	3	+4	4
4	Brunei	3	0	0	3	1	17	−16	0

Source: ASEAN United FC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

15 July 2025 (2025-07-15)

17:00

Malaysia	0–2	Philippines
	Report	Banatao 9', 40'

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Referee: Koji Takasaki (Japan)

15 July 2025 (2025-07-15)

20:00

Indonesia	8–0	Brunei
Raven 2', 9', 31', 33', 41' (pen.), 62' Arkhan 20' Hannan 35'	Report

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 2,743

Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore)

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18 July 2025 (2025-07-18)

17:00

Brunei	1–7	Malaysia
Haziq 74'	Report	Danish S. 3' Nazry 4' (o.g.) Haykal 32' Haqimi 42', 89' Danish H. 69' Tierney 76'

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Referee: Lê Vũ Linh (Vietnam)

18 July 2025 (2025-07-18)

20:00

Philippines	0–1	Indonesia
	Report	Rosquillo 23' (o.g.)

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 8,409

Referee: Mohammed Sami Al-Ismail (Saudi Arabia)

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21 July 2025 (2025-07-21)

20:00

Indonesia	0–0	Malaysia
	Report

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 27,013

Referee: Koji Takasaki (Japan)

21 July 2025 (2025-07-21)

20:00

Philippines	2–0	Brunei
Mariona 20' (pen.) Nuñez 85'	Report

Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi

Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Vietnam	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Cambodia	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
3	Laos	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	1

Source: ASEAN United FC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

16 July 2025 (2025-07-16)

17:00

Cambodia	1–1	Laos
Sokha 57'	Report	Phousomboun 18'

Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi

Referee: Ryan Nanda Saputra (Indonesia)

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19 July 2025 (2025-07-19)

17:00

Laos	0–3	Vietnam
	Report	Khuất Văn Khang 19' Nguyễn Hiểu Minh 71', 84'

Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi

Referee: Muhammad Usaid Jamal (Malaysia)

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22 July 2025 (2025-07-22)

20:00

Vietnam	2–1	Cambodia
Phạm Lý Đức 35' Nguyễn Đình Bắc 85'	Report	Mon Rado 62'

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore)

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Thailand	2	1	1	0	4	0	+4	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Myanmar	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	2
3	Timor-Leste	2	0	1	1	4	8	−4	1

Source: ASEAN United FC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

16 July 2025 (2025-07-16)

20:00

Myanmar	4–4	Timor-Leste
Shine Wanna Aung 13' Zaw Win Thein 39' (pen.) Than Toe Aung 55' Min Maw Oo 61'	Report	Zenivio 45+2' Figo 53' Canavaro 75' Bakhito 90+2'

Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi

Referee: Naufal Adya Fairuski (Indonesia)

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19 July 2025 (2025-07-19)

20:00

Timor-Leste	0–4	Thailand
	Report	Yotsakorn 14' Thanawut 40' Seksan 50' Chawanwit 74'

Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi

Referee: Nguyễn Mạnh Hải (Vietnam)

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22 July 2025 (2025-07-22)

20:00

Thailand	0–0	Myanmar
	Report

Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi

Referee: Mohammed Sami Al-Ismail (Saudi Arabia)

Ranking of second-placed teams

Only one second-placed team will qualify for the semi-finals.

Result against fourth-placed team in Group A will not be considered for this ranking.

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	A	Philippines	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	3	Advance to knockout stage
2	C	Myanmar	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	2
3	B	Cambodia	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1

Source: ASEAN United FC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6) Drawing of lots.

Knockout stage

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

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	25 July – Jakarta
	Vietnam	2
					29 July – Jakarta
	Philippines	1
					Vietnam	1
	25 July – Jakarta
					Indonesia	0
	Indonesia (p)	1 (7)
	Thailand	1 (6)
					Third place play-off
					28 July – Jakarta
					Philippines	1
					Thailand	3

Semi-finals

25 July 2025 (2025-07-25)

16:00

Vietnam	2–1	Philippines
Nguyễn Đình Bắc 41' Nguyễn Xuân Bắc 54'	Report	Mariona 36'

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Referee: Muhammad Usaid Jamal (Malaysia)

25 July 2025 (2025-07-25)

20:00

Indonesia	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Thailand
Raven 84'	Report	Yotsakorn 60'
Penalties
Kadek Kakang Robi Rayhan Hokky Yardan Scheunemann Alfharezzi	7–6	Pichitchai Thanawut Songkhramsamut Saphon Thanakrit Chawanwit Pattarapon Yotsakorn

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 10,771

Referee: Mohammed Sami Al-Ismail (Saudi Arabia)

Third place play-off

28 July 2025 (2025-07-28)

20:00

Philippines	1–3	Thailand
Banatao 79'	Report	Phanthamit 29' Siraphop 74' Seksan 86'

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Referee: Naufal Adya Fairuski (Indonesia)

Final

Main article: 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship final

29 July 2025 (2025-07-29)

20:00

Vietnam	1–0	Indonesia
Nguyễn Công Phương 37'	Report

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 35,592^[7]

Referee: Koji Takasaki (Japan)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 51 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.19 goals per match.

7 goals

• Jens Raven

3 goals

• Otu Banatao

2 goals

• Haqimi Azim
• Nguyễn Hiểu Minh
• Nguyễn Đình Bắc
• Javier Mariona
• Yotsakorn Burapha
• Seksan Ratree

1 goal

• Arkhan Fikri
• Rayhan Hannan
• Phousomboun Panyavong
• Phat Sokha
• Mon Rado
• Shine Wanna Aung
• Zaw Win Thein
• Than Toe Aung
• Min Maw Oo
• Zenivio
• Luís Figo
• Vabio Canavaro
• Alexandro Bakhito
• Danish Syamer
• Haykal Danish
• Danish Hakimi
• Fergus Tierney
• Harry Nuñez
• Haziq Naqiuddin Syamra
• Khuất Văn Khang
• Phạm Lý Đức
• Nguyễn Xuân Bắc
• Nguyễn Công Phương
• Phanthamit Praphanth
• Siraphop Wandee
• Thanawut Phochai
• Chawanwit Sealao

1 own goal

• Jaime Rosquillo (against Indonesia)
• Nazry Aiman Azaman (against Malaysia)

Awards

Rising star of the tournament

The rising star of the tournament, sponsored by Adidas, was given to Otu Banatao, as chosen by AFF's technical observers.^[8]

• Otu Banatao

Best goalkeeper

The best goalkeeper award was given to Muhammad Ardiansyah, who was chosen by AFF's technical observers^[9]

• Muhammad Ardiansyah

Top goalscorer

The top goalscorer award, sponsored by Yanmar, as given to the top goalscorer in the tournament. Jens Raven won the award with 7 goals scored in the tournament.^[10]

• Jens Raven (7 goals)

Most valuable player

The most valuable player award, sponsored by Mandiri was given to Nguyễn Đình Bắc as chosen by AFF's technical observers.^[11]

• Nguyễn Đình Bắc

Final ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	Vietnam	4	4	0	0	8	2	+6	12	Champions
2	Indonesia	5	2	2	1	10	2	+8	8	Runners-up
3	Thailand	4	2	2	0	8	2	+6	8	Third place
4	Philippines	5	2	0	3	6	6	0	6	Fourth place
5	Malaysia	3	1	1	1	7	3	+4	4	Eliminated in group stage
6	Myanmar	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	2
7	Cambodia	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
8	Laos	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	1
9	Timor-Leste	2	0	1	1	4	8	−4	1
10	Brunei	3	0	0	3	1	17	−16	0

Source: ASEAN United FC

Broadcasting rights

2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship television broadcasters in Southeast Asia
Country	Broadcaster	TV	Online	Ref.
Brunei	Bayon Television	—	Youtube: BTV News Facebook: BTV News	[12][13]
Cambodia	Bayon Television	Bayon Television	Youtube: BTV News Facebook: BTV News	[12][13]
Indonesia	SCM	SCTV, Indosiar, Moji, Nex Parabola	Vidio	[14][12][13]
Philippines
Timor Leste
Laos	BG Sports Co.	—	BG SPORTS	[12][13]
Malaysia	Astro	Astro Arena	—	[12][13]
Myanmar	Sky Net, BG Sports Co.	Sky Net Sports HD, Sky Net Sports 4	BG SPORTS	[12][13]
Singapore	Mediacorp	—	meWATCH	[12][13]
Thailand	Triple V Broadcast Co., Ltd., BG Sports Co., AIS Play, TrueVisions	Thairath TV, True Sports 2, True Ball Thai 9	Youtube: Thairath Sport BG SPORTS Facebook: Thairath Sport Online Platforms: AIS Play, TrueVisions Now	[12][13]
Vietnam	FPT, VTV	VTV5, VTV7, VTV Cần Thơ	FPT Play, VTVgo	[15][12][13]
2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship international television broadcasters
South Korea	Eclat Media Group	SPOTV	SPOTV Now	[12][13]
Rest of the World	YouTube	—	ASEAN United FC	[12][13]

Notes