Founded | 2002 |
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Region | Southeast Asia (AFF) |
Number of teams | 12 |
Current champions | Vietnam (3rd title) |
Most successful team(s) |
Thailand Vietnam (3 titles) |
Latest season (2017) |
The AFF U-16 Championship is an annual international football competition contested by the national teams of the members of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) and occasionally invited nations from the rest of Asia. The tournament used to be played at under-17 level, however, the AFF followed the lead of the Asian Football Confederation after they renamed its U-17 competition to fall in line with FIFA's naming conventions and also to reflect the age of the players at the competition. The competition was first held in 2002 and resumed in 2005.