2023 AFF U-23 Championship final

2023 AFF U-23 Championship final
	Rayong Province Stadium in Rayong hosted the final.
Event	2023 AFF U-23 Championship
	After extra time; Vietnam won 6–5 on penalties
Date	26 August 2023 (2023-08-26)
Venue	Rayong Province Stadium, Rayong
Man of the Match	Ernando Ari (Indonesia)
Referee	Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)
Attendance	1,542
Weather	Good; 30 °C (86 °F); 78% humidity
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Football match

The 2023 AFF U-23 Championship final was a football match that took place on 26 August 2023 at Rayong Province Stadium in Rayong, Indonesia, to determine the winners of the 2023 AFF U-23 Championship. The match was contested by defending champions Vietnam and Indonesia, which met in the final for the first time.

Vietnam won the match after the penalties shootout to achieve their second consecutive ASEAN U-23 Championship and their second title.^[1]

Goalkeeper Ernando Ari, the only player who missed his take during the penalty shootout, was named player of the match in the aftermath.

Route to the final

Vietnam

Vietnam's route to the final
Match	Opponent	Result
1	Laos	1–4
2	Philippines	1–0
SF	Malaysia	1–4

Indonesia

Indonesia's route to the final
Match	Opponent	Result
1	Malaysia	2–1
2	Timor-Leste	1–0
SF	Thailand	1–3

Match details

26 August 2023 (2023-08-26)

20:00

Vietnam	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Indonesia
	Report
Penalties
Nguyễn Đức Việt Đinh Xuân Tiến Lê Nguyên Hoàng Trần Nam Hải Lương Duy Cương Thái Bá Đạt	6–5	Dewangga Arkhan Frengky Sroyer Sananta Ernando

Rayong Province Stadium, Rayong

Attendance: 1,542

Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)

Vietnam

Indonesia


GK	1	Quan Văn Chuẩn (c)
CB	3	Lương Duy Cương
CB	4	Nguyễn Ngọc Thắng	56'	91'
CM	6	Trần Nam Hải
RM	8	Nguyễn Đức Việt	54'
RM	9	Đinh Xuân Tiến	54'
CM	10	Khuất Văn Khang	36'	79'
CM	15	Nguyễn Minh Quang	75'	114'
LM	16	Võ Hoàng Minh Khoa		79'
AM	22	Phạm Đình Duy		91'
CF	14	Nguyễn Quốc Việt		91'
Substitutions:
DF	5	Lê Nguyên Hoàng		91'
MF	12	Lê Đình Long Vũ		91'
MF	13	Nguyễn Đăng Dương		79'
MF	18	Thái Bá Đạt		114'
MF	19	Nguyễn Phi Hoàng		91'
DF	20	Nguyễn Hồng Phúc		79'
Manager:
Hoàng Anh Tuấn


GK	21	Ernando Ari
CB	13	Kadek Arel
CB	15	Mohammad Alhafiz	116'
CB	16	Muhammad Ferrari
CB	19	Alfeandra Dewangga (c)	90+5'
DM	6	Robi Darwis
DM	7	Beckham Putra	39'	90'
RM	8	Arkhan Fikri
AM	23	Rifky Septiawan		87'
CF	10	Muhammad Ragil		46'
CF	12	Abdul Rahman		46'
Substitutions:
DF	3	Frengky Missa		87'
FW	9	Ramadhan Sananta	105'	46'
FW	11	Jeam Sroyer		46'
FW	20	Esal Muhrom	90+5'	90'
Manager:
Shin Tae-yong

Player of the Match:
Ernando Ari (Indonesia)

Assistant referees:^[2]
Kimsy Pusal (Cambodia)
Ashokraj Jeevaraja (Singapore)
Fourth official:
Abdul Hakim Mohd Haid (Brunei)

Match rules

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
Maximum of twelve named substitutes.
Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.^{[note 1]}

Post-match

To be confirmed.

Notes

^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References

^ Nguyen, Son (27 August 2023). "Vietnam first to win back-to-back AFF U23 Championships". Hanoi Times.
^ "Match Summary" (PDF). ASEAN Football. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2025.

External links

Official website

[3] Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

[1] Nguyen, Son (27 August 2023). "Vietnam first to win back-to-back AFF U23 Championships". Hanoi Times.

[referees-2] "Match Summary" (PDF). ASEAN Football. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2025.