2012 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

2012 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host country Laos
Dates 2 June – 8 June
Teams 4 (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 played 8
Goals scored 27 (3.38 per match)
Top scorer(s) Japan Ryoma Watanabe (3)

The 2012 AFF U-16 Youth Championship is an international football tournament that was held from 2 June 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 roudn 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 321071+67
 Australia 321085+37
 Laos 310236−33
 Thailand 300328−60

2 June 2012
16:00
Australia  1 – 1  Japan
Iredale  49' Report Miyoshi  44'
New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Referee: Mohamed Yazeen Buhari (Singapore)

2 June 2012
19:00
Laos  1 – 0  Thailand
Kettavong  59' Report

4 June 2012
16:00
Japan  3 – 0  Thailand
Watanabe  2'  45'
Aoyama  65'		 Report
New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Referee: Steve Supresencia (Philippines)

4 June 2012
19:00
Laos  2 – 3  Australia
Kettavong  50'
Dalavong  81'		 Report Lap  62'
McDonald  72'
Calver  88'

6 June 2012
16:00
Australia  4 – 2  Thailand
Warland  10'
Hanna  15'
Lap  21'
Da Silva  87'		 Report Miprathang  27'
Sitthichok  65'

6 June 2012
19:00
Laos  0 – 3  Japan
Report Sugimori  80'
Watanabe  84'
Kawata  90'
New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Referee: Mohamed Yazeen Buhari (Singapore)

Third place play-off

8 June 2012
16:00
Thailand  0 – 3  Laos
Report Tonglim  75'
Thammada  90+1'
Sandala  90+5'
New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Referee: Steve Supresencia (Philippines)

Final

8 June 2012
19:00
Australia  1 – 3  Japan
Da Silva  8' Report Miyamoto  17'
Kawata  80'
Miyoshi  90+2'
New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
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. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
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