Host country Vietnam Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city) Runners-up Australia | Dates 4 August – 12 August Champions Thailand (1st title) | |
Teams 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
The 2009 AFF U-19 Youth Championship was the sixth edition of the tournament organized by the ASEAN Football Federation and was hosted by Vietnam for the second time. The matches were played in Ho Chi Minh City from the 4th to the 12th of August 2009. Vietnamese company Kova Paint have become the sponsors of the tournament.
Contents
Teams
Brunei, Philippines, Laos and Indonesia were scheduled to take part in the competition but withdrew a week before it started due to health concerns over the swine flu. Malaysia also planned to withdraw but went ahead and took part in the competition.
Macau were also planning to join this edition of the tournament, but their plans never came to fruition.
Tournament
All times are Indochina Time (ICT) - UTC+7
Group stage
Prior to withdrawals, the following was the original grouping of the teams.