| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Laos |
| City | Vientiane |
| Dates | 2–8 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) | 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.
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' |
| Laos | 1 – 0 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Kettavong 59' |
Report |
| Japan | 3 – 0 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Watanabe 2' 45' Aoyama 65' |
Report |
| Laos | 2 – 3 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Kettavong 50' Dalavong 81' |
Report | Lap 62' McDonald 72' Calver 88' |
| Australia | 4 – 2 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Warland 10' Hanna 15' Lap 21' De Silva 87' |
Report | Miprathang 27' Sitthichok 65' |
| Laos | 0 – 3 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sugimori 80' Watanabe 84' Kawata 90' |
Third place play-off
| Thailand | 0 – 3 | Laos |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Tonglim 75' Thammada 90+1' Sandala 90+5' |
Final
| Australia | 1 – 3 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| De Silva 8' |
Report | Miyamoto 17' Kawata 80' Miyoshi 90+2' |
Winner
| 2012 AFF U-16 Youth Championship winners |
|---|
 Japan First title |
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Aaron Calver
- Lawrence Hanna
- Jack Iredale
- Benjamin Warland
- Joshua McDonald
- Hiroaki Aoyama
- Kota Miyamoto
- Koki Sugimori
- Sisawad Dalavong
- Southavone Thammada
- Jo Sandala
- Supravee Miprathang
- Sittichok Kannoo
- Own goal
- Jutitep Tonglim (For Laos)
References
- "Regional U21 champs to be re-organised". Vietnamnet English. 19 October 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
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