U.23 Vietnam dominates the typical U.23 Southeast Asian lineup, no Thai players are left

The Vietnam U.23 team dominated the typical lineup of the 2025 Southeast Asian U.23 tournament, the Philippines contributed more than Indonesia, while Thailand had no one.

U.23 Vietnam dominates the typical lineup of the U.23 Southeast Asian tournament

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U.23 Vietnam honored by Organizing Committee

At noon on August 27, the ASEAN United FC fanpage of the Southeast Asian U.23 tournament's Organizing Committee announced the typical lineup of the Southeast Asian U.23 tournament, witnessing the dominance of the Vietnam U.23 team, after defeating the host U.23 Indonesia 1-0 in the final match to win the tournament for the third consecutive time.

Accordingly, a total of 6 players from the Vietnam U.23 team were honored, including, in order from defense, central defender Nguyen Hieu Minh, Pham Ly Duc, midfielder Nguyen Xuan Bac, Nguyen Van Truong, Nguyen Phi Hoang and striker Nguyen Dinh Bac.

Notably, the host team U.23 Indonesia entered the final but only had 2 names called, center back Kadek Arel and striker Jens Raven, while the Philippines stopped in the semi-finals with 3 people: goalkeeper Nico Guimaraes, right back Noah Leddel and midfielder John Lucero.

Thai people are absent.

Ly Duc celebrates his goal at the U.23 Southeast Asian tournament.

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When this list was announced, it received many different opinions, including some "War Elephants" fans who were surprised why no Thai players appeared in the lineup of the 11 best names of the U.23 Southeast Asian tournament.

This is probably the rare occasion that Thai players are absent from the best lineup in a Southeast Asian tournament. But if you look at the impressive performance of the Philippines, even surpassing the host Indonesia, it is understandable.

Some fans have humorously called this typical lineup "Nguyen XI" or "Nguyen FC", as there are 5 players with the last name Nguyen (unlike Vietnamese people who call by their first names, most foreigners call by their last names). This shows the great recognition of regional fans for the convincing victory of the Vietnam U.23 team.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/u23-viet-nam-ap-dao-doi-hinh-tieu-bieu-u23-dong-nam-a-sach-bong-cau-thu-thai-lan-18525082715364837.htm