2012 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

2012 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countryLaos
CityVientiane
Dates2–8 June
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Japan (1st title)
Runners-up Australia
Third place Laos
Fourth place Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored27 (3.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)Japan Ryoma Watanabe (3)
2011
2013

The 2012 AFF U-16 Youth Championship is an international football tournament that was held from 2 to 8 June 2012, hosted by Laos for the second time.[1]

This year's edition will feature four nations. Laos and Thailand representing the AFF and guests Australia and Japan who are invited as all four nations have qualified for the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship to be played later in the year. All four teams will play in a round robin group with the top two meeting in a final and the bottom two playing off for 3rd place.

Standings & Results

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7
 Australia 3 2 1 0 8 5 +3 7
 Laos 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
 Thailand 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Australia 1 – 1 Japan
Iredale 49' Report Miyoshi 44'
Referee: Mohamed Yazeen Buhari (Singapore)

Japan 3 – 0 Thailand
Watanabe 2' 45'
Aoyama 65'
Report
Referee: Steve Supresencia (Philippines)
Laos 2 – 3 Australia
Kettavong 50'
Dalavong 81'
Report Lap 62'
McDonald 72'
Calver 88'

Laos 0 – 3 Japan
Report Sugimori 80'
Watanabe 84'
Kawata 90'
Referee: Mohamed Yazeen Buhari (Singapore)

Third place play-off

Thailand 0 – 3 Laos
Report Tonglim 75'
Thammada 90+1'
Sandala 90+5'
Referee: Steve Supresencia (Philippines)

Final

Australia 1 – 3 Japan
De Silva 8' Report Miyamoto 17'
Kawata 80'
Miyoshi 90+2'
Referee: Yazeen Buhari (Singapore)

Winner

 2012 AFF U-16 Youth Championship winners 

Japan
First title

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

References

  1. ^ "Regional U21 champs to be re-organised". Vietnamnet English. 19 October 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2012.