Coach Hoang Anh Tuan has called on 28 players for the 2015 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U19 Youth Championship, to take place in Vientiane, Laos, from August 22 to September 4.

Among the 28 players, eight come from defending champion PVF team, six players from Viettel and five from Binh Duong.

The team, which will train at Hanoi-based Vietnam Youth Football Centre, will have one month to prepare for the event.

According to the draw, Vietnam are in Group B alongside Myanmar, Timor-Leste, Singapore and Malaysia.

Group A consists of Laos, Thailand, Australia, Brunei, the Philippines and Cambodia.

Vietnam will meet Timor-Leste on the pitch on August 25; Malaysia on August 27; Singapore on August 29; and Myanmar on 31.

The AFF U19 Youth Championship was launched in 2005. Vietnam won the annual event in 2007 when it was the host nation.-VNA