ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship

ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship
Organising bodyAFF
Founded2002
RegionSoutheast Asia
Number of teamsvarying
Current champions Australia (3rd title)
Most successful team(s) Australia
 Thailand
 Vietnam
(3 titles)
2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship

The ASEAN U-16 Boys' Championship (formerly AFF U-16 Youth Championship) is an annual international football competition contested by the national teams of the members of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) and occasionally invited nations from the rest of Asia.[1]

The tournament used to be played at under-17 level, however the AFF followed the lead of the Asian Football Confederation after they renamed its U-17 competition to fall in line with FIFA's naming conventions and also to reflect the age of the players at the competition.[2] The competition was first held in 2002[3] and resumed in 2005.[4]

  1. ^ "Six Victorians named in Subway Joeys squad for 2024 ASEAN U-16 Boys' Championship". Football Victoria. 11 June 2024.
  2. ^ "AFC U-16 Championship 2008 Competition Information". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 18 September 2008. Archived from the original on 16 August 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  3. ^ "ASEAN U-17 Championship 2002". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  4. ^ "A-Leagues young guns net FOUR each as Joeys win 12-0 to reach ASEAN U16 Championship semis". A-Leagues. 1 July 2024.