2008 AFF U-19 Youth Championship

2008 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
AFF U-19 Youth Championship Thailand 2008
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
CityBangkok
Dates5–11 October
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Australia (2nd title)
Runners-up South Korea
Third place China
Fourth place Thailand
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored15 (1.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)Thailand Nirunrit Jaroensuk
(3 goals)
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The 2008 AFF U-19 Youth Championship took place from 5 to 11 October 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. This is the first edition of tournament as an under-19 competition as it was previously for players under-20. Only four nations participated, two from the ASEAN region and two invitee teams.

Teams

Venues

Bangkok
Rajamangala Stadium
Capacity: 49,722

Tournament

All times are Thailand Standard Time (TST) – UTC+7

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 321052+37
 South Korea 321020+27
 Thailand 310243+13
 China 300317−60

Australia 3–1 China
Lujić 6', 12'
Nichols 74'
Report Piao Cheng 4'


China 0–3 Thailand
Report Nirunrit 28', 74'
Kroekrit 58'

China 0–1 South Korea
Report An Jung-Hun 53'

Thailand 1–2 Australia
Nirunrit 76' Report Nichols 52'
Elasi 61'

Third place play-off

Thailand 0–3 China
Report Tan Yang 20', 52'
Yu Yang 42'

Final

Winner

 2008 AFF U-19 Youth Championship 

Australia

Second title

Award

Fair Play Award
 Thailand

Goalscorers

See also