# 2026 ASEAN U-17 Boys' Championship
The 2026 ASEAN U-17 Boys' Championship was an international youth football tournament for national under-17 teams of the [ASEAN Football Federation](https://www.edgepedia.org/asean-football-federation) (AFF), hosted by Indonesia in the Surabaya area in April 2026 and won by Vietnam, who beat Malaysia 3-0 in the final at the Gelora Delta Sidoarjo in Sidoarjo on 24 April 2026.[1](https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/asean-u17-vietnam-crowned-champions/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Champions | Vietnam, beating Malaysia 3-0 in the final[1](https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/asean-u17-vietnam-crowned-champions/) |
| Final | 24 April 2026, Gelora Delta Sidoarjo, Sidoarjo, Indonesia[1](https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/asean-u17-vietnam-crowned-champions/) |
| Third place | Australia, who beat Laos 8-0 in the classification match[1](https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/asean-u17-vietnam-crowned-champions/) |
| Host and venues | Indonesia, in the Greater Surabaya area: Gelora Delta Sidoarjo and Gelora Joko Samudro in Gresik[2](https://pff.org.ph/squad-list-pmnft-u17-in-26-u17-asean-boys-championship/) |
| Dates | The AFF calendar lists 11-23 April 2026; match reports place the final on 24 April[3](https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/calendar-3/) • [1](https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/asean-u17-vietnam-crowned-champions/) |
| Group winners | Vietnam (Group A), Laos (Group B), with Australia winning Group C's opening match 12-0 over Brunei Darussalam[4](https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/asean-u17-vietnam-win-group-a-malaysia-in-semifinals/) • [5](https://laoff.org.la/en/national_tournament/men/u17) • [6](https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/asean-u17-australia-scores-big-win-in-group-c-singapore-hold-cambodia/) |
| Notable individual performance | Georgio Hassarati of Australia scored five goals in the 8-0 third-place win over Laos[1](https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/asean-u17-vietnam-crowned-champions/) |
## The final
Vietnam took the lead after 11 minutes through Dao Quy Vuong, and Nguyen Van Duong scored twice, in first-half stoppage time (45th+4) and in the 54th minute, to give Vietnam a 3-0 win over Malaysia and the championship title.[1](https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/asean-u17-vietnam-crowned-champions/) In the third-place classification match played the same day, Australia beat Laos 8-0. Georgio Hassarati scored five goals (29th, 32nd, 41st, 51st and 90th+5 minutes), Aston James Reid added a brace (44th and 59th), and Josef Hunter Sikora scored the other (21st).[1](https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/asean-u17-vietnam-crowned-champions/)
## Group stage
**Group A.** Vietnam won the group after a scoreless final-round draw against host Indonesia at the Gelora Delta Sidoarjo on 19 April. Indonesia needed full points from that game to advance and came up short against a well-organized Vietnamese side. Malaysia, the group runners-up, confirmed their semifinal place by beating Timor-Leste 2-0, with goals from Muhammad Aniq Thaqif Hairulnizam (9th minute) and Muhammad Adam Haikal Muhammad Afiri (52nd).[4](https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/asean-u17-vietnam-win-group-a-malaysia-in-semifinals/) The semifinals paired Laos against Malaysia and Vietnam against Australia.[4](https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/asean-u17-vietnam-win-group-a-malaysia-in-semifinals/) Indonesia's group fixtures, all at 19:30 Western Indonesia Time, were against Timor-Leste on 13 April and Malaysia on 16 April at the Gelora Joko Samudro in Gresik, and against Vietnam on 19 April at the Gelora Delta in Sidoarjo.[7](https://www.antaranews.com/berita/5520676/jadwal-lengkap-timnas-u-17-indonesia-di-kejuaraan-asean-u-17-2026)
**Group B.** Laos topped the group with 7 points from three games (two wins and a draw), ahead of Myanmar on 4 points, Thailand on 3, and the Philippines on 3 with a worse goal difference.[5](https://laoff.org.la/en/national_tournament/men/u17) Laos drew 0-0 with Myanmar in their opener, beat the Philippines 4-3, and came from behind to beat Thailand 3-2, with Sisombath Vilayson scoring twice in the 71st and 76th minutes after Thailand had led 2-1.[5](https://laoff.org.la/en/national_tournament/men/u17) • [8](https://www.thairath.co.th/sport/thaifootball/changsuek/2927399) Laos then lost 0-3 to Malaysia in the semifinal and 0-8 to Australia in the third-place match.[5](https://laoff.org.la/en/national_tournament/men/u17) • [1](https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/asean-u17-vietnam-crowned-champions/)
**Group C.** Australia opened the tournament on 11 April with a 12-0 thrashing of Brunei Darussalam at the Gelora Delta Stadium in Sidoarjo, while Singapore held Cambodia to a scoreless draw in the other Group C game.[6](https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/asean-u17-australia-scores-big-win-in-group-c-singapore-hold-cambodia/)
## Preparation for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Several AFF members treated the tournament as preparation for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup, scheduled for Saudi Arabia in May 2026. Malaysia announced in March that it would field a younger, U-16 squad, a decision made by the National Football Development Programme with the Football Association of Malaysia management, with NFDP technical director Datuk Ong Kim Swee describing the ASEAN championship as a warm-up for the Asian U-17 Cup.[9](https://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2535104) Thailand likewise sent a squad made up mostly of U-16 players born in 2010, some born in 2011, aged 14 to 16 at the time of the tournament, one to two years below the competition's age ceiling, because the senior U-17 group was in camp for the Asian Cup; Thailand beat the Philippines 5-1 in their opener, then lost 0-1 to Myanmar and 2-3 to Laos and exited in the group stage.[8](https://www.thairath.co.th/sport/thaifootball/changsuek/2927399) Host Indonesia, under coach Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto, called up 26 players, three goalkeepers, nine defenders, seven midfielders and seven forwards, and also used the tournament as preparation for the U-17 Asian Cup in May.[7](https://www.antaranews.com/berita/5520676/jadwal-lengkap-timnas-u-17-indonesia-di-kejuaraan-asean-u-17-2026)
The Philippines, drawn in [Group B](https://www.edgepedia.org/group-b) with Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos, were coached by the Spanish coach Joan Segura Farre, assisted by Mark Hilay and Ryan Fermin, and lost their opener 5-1 to Thailand in Surabaya.[2](https://pff.org.ph/squad-list-pmnft-u17-in-26-u17-asean-boys-championship/) • [10](https://pff.org.ph/pmnft-u17-show-resolve-vs-thailand-in-2026-asean-u17-boys-championship/)
## References
1. [ASEAN U17: Vietnam crowned champions, AFF](https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/asean-u17-vietnam-crowned-champions/)
2. [Squad list: PMNFT U17 in '26 U17 ASEAN Boys' Championship, Philippine Football Federation](https://pff.org.ph/squad-list-pmnft-u17-in-26-u17-asean-boys-championship/)
3. [Calendar, AFF](https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/calendar-3/)
4. [ASEAN U17: Vietnam win Group A; Malaysia in semifinals, AFF](https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/asean-u17-vietnam-win-group-a-malaysia-in-semifinals/)
5. [ASEAN U17 Championship 2026 fixtures and Group B standings, Lao Football Federation](https://laoff.org.la/en/national_tournament/men/u17)
6. [ASEAN U17: Australia score big win in Group C; Singapore hold Cambodia, AFF](https://www.aseanfootball.org/v3/asean-u17-australia-scores-big-win-in-group-c-singapore-hold-cambodia/)
7. [Jadwal lengkap timnas U-17 Indonesia di Kejuaraan ASEAN U-17 2026, ANTARA News](https://www.antaranews.com/berita/5520676/jadwal-lengkap-timnas-u-17-indonesia-di-kejuaraan-asean-u-17-2026)
8. ["ทีมชาติไทย U17" บทเรียนที่ต้องเจอ หลังตกรอบ ASEAN U-17 Boys' Championship 2026, Thairath](https://www.thairath.co.th/sport/thaifootball/changsuek/2927399)
9. [Malaysia to field U-16 players in ASEAN U-17 Boys' Championship, Bernama](https://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2535104)
10. [PMNFT U17 show resolve vs Thailand in 2026 ASEAN U17 Boys' Championship, Philippine Football Federation](https://pff.org.ph/pmnft-u17-show-resolve-vs-thailand-in-2026-asean-u17-boys-championship/)
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