The 2008 AFF U-16 Youth Championship is the first edition of the tournament as an under-16 youth championship as it was previously played at under-17 level. It took place in Jakarta, Indonesia in July 2008.
Only five nations took part which includes associate AFF member Australia and guest nation Bahrain, competing in a round-robin format with the top two teams playing in the final.
Participant teams
Tournament
All times are Western Indonesian Time (WIT) – UTC+7
Group stage
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 10 |
 Bahrain
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
 Malaysia
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 |
 Singapore
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
 Indonesia
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 |
| Australia | 2–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
Ibrahim  34' Lum 88' (pen.) |
Report 1 Report 2 |
Saeed 20' |
Referee: P. Pandian (Singapore)
| Singapore | 0–2 | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
Mohamad Firman Mohd Hanif   |
Report | Gary Steven Robbat 33' Mohammad Aminuddin Samki 81' |
Referee: Allan Martinez (Philippines)
| Indonesia | 0–6 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hamill 15' Bulut 25' Yabio 32' Abduh Lestaluhu 48' (o.g.) Ibrahim 57' Costa 83' |
| Malaysia | 1–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Fauzan Yahya 15' |
Report | Aldakheel 90' |
Third place play-off
| Malaysia | 3–0 | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| D. Saarvindran 29' Sabri Sahar 64' Iffi Afinaz Ismail 80' |
Report |
Final
| Australia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Marc Warren 87' |
Report | Ali Muneer Redha 44' |
| Penalties | ||
| unknown other penalty kickers Brendan Hamill  Kerem Bulut  |
5–4 | unknown other penalty kickers Salman Ahmed Aldakheel Abdulla Khalifa Mohamed |
Winner
| 2008 AFF U-16 Youth Championship winners |
|---|
 Australia First title |
Goalscorers
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External links
- AFF U16 Youth Championship 2008 at ASEAN Football Federation official website