The average weight of the U23 Vietnam players is 69.87 kg, ranking at the bottom of the list. U23 Thailand is second to last with an average of 70.17 kg. The remaining teams all have an average weight of over 70 kg, of which Iran leads with 76.13 kg. U23 Vietnam and U23 Thailand are also the only two representatives of Southeast Asia to participate in this year's finals.
Not only losing weight, U23 Vietnam is also in the group with the lowest average height in the tournament, reaching 1,7648 m. Thailand ranks right after with 1,7622 m. Meanwhile, most teams from West Asia, Central Asia and East Asia all have an average height of over 1.78 m. Iran continues to top in this index with an average of 1.8296 m.
However, the U23 Vietnam squad still has some individuals with good physique such as goalkeeper Tran Trung Kien, 1.91 m tall, defender Le Van Ha 1.84 m tall, Pham Ly Duc 1.82 m tall or forwards Bui Vi Hao, Nguyen Dinh Bac about 1.80 m tall. However, most of the players in the team are 1.78 m or less tall.
Notably, U23 Vietnam has no players under 1.72 m tall, while some other teams still have individuals with limited physiques, such as defender Phon-Ek Maneekorn Jensen (U23 Thailand) 1.60 m tall or midfielder Shadi Jouni (U23 Saudi Arabia) 1.65 m tall.
U23 Vietnam possesses the second highest average age force in the tournament with 22.22 years old, only behind U23 Lebanon (22.52 years old). In the registered list of U23 Vietnam, there are 13 players born in 2003. Conversely, U23 Uzbekistan and U23 Japan are the two youngest teams in the tournament when the average age is only over 20, with the main force belonging to the 2005 generation, aiming for the Olympics Los Angeles 2028.
Regarding international competition experience, U23 Vietnam is in the group of 4 teams without any players playing for foreign clubs, along with U23 Jordan, U23 Saudi Arabia and U23 Uzbekistan. U23 Australia and U23 Lebanon are the two teams with the most foreign players, both owning 7 cases.
In the group stage, 16 teams are divided into four groups, playing in a round-robin format to choose the top two teams of each group to enter the quarterfinals. U23 Vietnam is in Group A, facing U23 Jordan on January 6, U23 Kyrgyzstan on January 9 and host U23 Saudi Arabia on January 12.
