2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship

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2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship
Kejuaraan ASEAN U-23 2025
Tournament details
Host countryIndonesia
Dates15–29 July
Teams10 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Vietnam (3rd title)
Runners-up Indonesia
Third place Thailand
Fourth place Philippines
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored51 (3.19 per match)
Top scorer(s)Indonesia Jens Raven
(7 goals)
Best playerVietnam Nguyễn Đình Bắc
Best goalkeeperIndonesia Muhammad Ardiansyah
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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]

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

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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

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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

Schedule

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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

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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

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  • Indonesia Naufal Adya Fairuski
  • Indonesia Ryan Nanda Saputra
  • Japan Koji Takasaki
  • Saudi Arabia Mohammed Sami Al-Ismail
  • Malaysia Mohd Usaid Jamal
  • Singapore Mohd Zulfiqar
  • Thailand Pansa Chaisanit
  • Vietnam Lê Vũ Linh
  • Vietnam Nguyễn Mạnh Hải

Venues

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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

Group stage

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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

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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

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Pos Team
 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
Malaysia 0–2 Philippines
Report
  • Banatao 9', 40'
Referee: Koji Takasaki (Japan)
Indonesia 8–0 Brunei
 Report
Attendance: 2,743
Referee: Mohd Zulfiqar (Singapore)
Brunei 1–7 Malaysia
 Report
Referee: Lê Vũ Linh (Vietnam)
Philippines 0–1 Indonesia
Report
Attendance: 8,409
Referee: Mohammed Sami Al-Ismail (Saudi Arabia)
Indonesia 0–0 Malaysia
Report
Attendance: 27,013
Referee: Koji Takasaki (Japan)
Philippines 2–0 Brunei
 Report
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Group B

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Pos Team
 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
Cambodia 1–1 Laos
 Report
Referee: Ryan Nanda Saputra (Indonesia)
Laos 0–3 Vietnam
Report
Referee: Muhammad Usaid Jamal (Malaysia)
Vietnam 2–1 Cambodia
 Report
Referee: Mohd Zulfiqar (Singapore)

Group C

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Pos Team
 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
Myanmar 4–4 Timor-Leste
 Report
Referee: Naufal Adya Fairuski (Indonesia)
Timor-Leste 0–4 Thailand
Report
Referee: Nguyễn Mạnh Hải (Vietnam)
Thailand 0–0 Myanmar
Report
Referee: Mohammed Sami Al-Ismail (Saudi Arabia)

Ranking of second-placed teams

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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
 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

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

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
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

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Vietnam 2–1 Philippines
 Report
Referee: Mohd Usaid Jamal (Malaysia)

Third place play-off

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Philippines 1–3 Thailand
 Report
Referee: Naufal Adya Fairuski (Indonesia)

Final

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Main article: 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship final
Vietnam 1–0 Indonesia
 Report
Attendance: 35,592[7]
Referee: Koji Takasaki (Japan)

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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

7 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Awards

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Rising Star of the Tournament

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The Adidas Rising Star of the Tournament award was given to the Philippines' Otu Banatao.[8]

Best Goalkeeper

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The best goalkeeper award was given to Indonesia's Muhammad Ardiansyah.[9]

Top Goalscorer

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The Yanmar Top Goalscorer award was given to Indonesia's Jens Raven, who scored 7 goals throughout the tournament including a double hat-trick against Brunei.[10]

Most Valuable Player

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The Mandiri Most Valuable Player award was given to Vietnam's Nguyễn Đình Bắc.[11]

Final ranking

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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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b Vũ, Thanh (17 April 2025). "Indonesia đăng cai giải U23 Đông Nam Á 2025". Báo Lao Đông. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 U-23 AFF Cup: Indonesia to Host Matches at SUGBK and Patriot Stadiums". Tempo English. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  3. ^ "INDONESIA TO HOST ASEAN U-23 MANDIRI CUP™ 2025 FROM 15 TO 29 JULY". ASEAN United FC. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  4. ^ Nguyen, Son (27 August 2023). "Vietnam first to win back-to-back AFF U23 Championships". Hanoi Times.
  5. ^ Minh, Hạo (29 June 2025). "Đánh bại Indonesia, U23 Việt Nam lần thứ 3 vô địch U23 Đông Nam Á". Dân Trí. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  6. ^ "ASEAN U-23 Championship™ Draw To Be Held On Friday". aseanutdfc.com. ASEAN United FC. 29 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Vietnam retain title as Nguyễn Công Phương strike seals ASEAN U-23 Mandiri Cup™ 2025 success". aseanfootball.org. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Keep your eyes on 🇵🇭 Otu Banatao for the coming years ✨". Facebook. ASEAN United FC. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  9. ^ "The safest hands at the #MandiriCup2025 🧤". Facebook. ASEAN United FC. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Congratulations to Jens Raven on being named the #YanmarTopGoalScorer of the Mandiri Cup 2025". Facebook. ASEAN United FC. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Ballin' all tournament long 🔥". Facebook. ASEAN United FC. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Where to Watch". aseanutdfc.com. 15 July 2025.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Your Mandiri Cup viewing guide is here!". www.facebook.com/aseanutdfc. 15 July 2025.
  14. ^ Nahari, Ahmad Zidan (12 July 2025). "Hak Siar Piala AFF U23 2025, Tayang Kapan & Live di Mana?". Tirto.id (in Indonesian).
  15. ^ Vũ, Thanh (10 July 2025). "FPT Play sở hữu bản quyền giải U23 Đông Nam Á 2025". Lao Động. Vietnam.
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