Vietnam’s national U-23 football team successfully defended their ASEAN U23 Championship after a 1-0 victory against hosts Indonesia in the final on July 29 evening.

With an expectant legion of fans -- the majority of the 35,592 gathered at Gelora Bung Karno on Tuesday evening -- behind them, Indonesia knew what was as on the line: win, and they would claim a second ASEAN U-23 Championship title -- and first since 2019.

MANILA, Philippines–The Philippine women’s football team suffered a big blow to its title defense after absorbing a 1-0 loss to the Australia U-23 squad on Sunday in the Asean Women’s

Australia U23 got a measure of revenge after it lost to the Philippines, 1-0, on July 4, 2022 during the previous edition of the tournament formerly known as the AFF Women's Championship.

The Indonesian national under-23 soccer team has a mountain to climb in Tuesday’s final match of the 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship, where they will face Vietnam, the opponent that beat Indonesia in the tournament’s final two years ago.

Vietnam has become the first men's team to win the ASEAN U23 Championship three times in a row, following a 1-0 victory over Indonesia in the final.

Three-time winners Vietnam are through to the ASEAN Women's Championship semifinals with a game to spare after defeating Indonesia 7-0.

Australia's under-23 squad turned the tables on the Philippines for a gritty 1-0 win in the 2025 MSIG Serenity Cup, Sunday evening at the Việt Trì Stadium in Vietnam.