The 2026 ASEAN U-17 Boys' Championship was the 21st edition of the ASEAN U-17 Boys' Championship, organised by ASEAN Football Federation. It was hosted by Indonesia from 11 to 24 April 2026. Players born on or after 1 January 2009 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
The competition officially applied video assistant referee (VAR) technology for the first time, first applying in the semi-final matches.
Australia were the defending champions, but were defeated by eventual champions Vietnam 2–1 in the semi-finals.
Participant teams There was no qualification, and all entrants advanced to the final tournament. The following 12 teams from member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation entered the tournament. TeamAssociationPrevious best performanceFootball Australia10th (2008, 2016, 2024)FA Brunei DS11th (11 times)FF Cambodia13th (2016) (H)FA Indonesia13th (2018, 2022)Lao FF15th (2002, 2007, 2011)FA Malaysia14th (2013, 2019)Myanmar FF14th (2002, 2005)Philippine FF11th (11 times)FA Singapore13th (2008, 2011)FA Thailand13th (2007, 2011, 2015)FF Timor-Leste10th (2010)Vietnam FF15th (2006, 2010, 2017)
Draw The tournament's official draw was held on 6 March 2026 in Jakarta, Indonesia at 14:00 (GMT+07:00). The pot placements followed each teams progress based on the previous edition.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4 (H)
(H): Tournament host
Venues The tournament will be held in the following venues in Greater Surabaya, East Java.
GresikSidoarjo Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium Gelora Delta Stadium Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 19,400
Squads Players born on or after 1 January 2009 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team can register a maximum of 23 players (minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers).
Group stage The group winners and best runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.
All times listed are WIB (UTC+7).
Tiebreakers Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings: Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams; Goal difference in all group matches; Goals scored in all group matches; Penalty shoot-out if only two teams were tied and they met in the last round of the group; Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points); Drawing of lots.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Ranking for second-placed teams
Knockout stage In the knockout stage, the penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Winner
Awards Most Valuable PlayerTop Scorer AwardBest Goalkeeper Award Chu Ngọc Nguyễn Lực Georgio Hassarati Lý Xuân Hòa
Final ranking
Goalscorers
Broadcasting rights Broadcasters in Southeast Asia who acquired rights to the tournament include: TerritoryBroadcaster(s)Ref.Hang Meas HDTVTV360
See also 2026 ASEAN Championship 2026 ASEAN U-19 Boys' Championship
References