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.

All times are Western Indonesian Time (WIT) – UTC+7