It will be hosted by Cambodia for the second time after the 2007 AFF U-17 Youth Championship.

[1][2][3] All twelve member associations of the ASEAN Football Federation were set to take part in the tournament featuring three groups of four teams, but with Indonesia's suspension, they were omitted and the AFF reverted to two groups featuring six and five teams.

[4] The following groups were drawn at the 15th AFF Council meeting in Singapore on 16 June 2015.

In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner if necessary (extra time is not used).

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.