2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification was a men's under-23 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship. Players born on or after 1 January 1993 were eligible to compete in the tournament.^[1]

2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

Official logo of the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship Qualification.
Tournament details
Host countries	Oman (Group A)  United Arab Emirates (Groups B and D)  Iran (Group C)  Bangladesh (Group E)  Chinese Taipei (Group F)  Thailand (Group G)  Indonesia (Group H)  Malaysia (Group I)  Laos (Group J)
Dates	23–31 March 2015 (Group B postponed to 16–20 May 2015)
Teams	43 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	68
Goals scored	244 (3.59 per match)
Attendance	226,690 (3,334 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Omar Khribin (6 goals)
← 2013 2018 →

A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Qatar who qualified automatically as hosts.^[2]

The top three teams of the final tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Brazil.^[3]

Draw

The draw for the qualifiers was held on 4 December 2014, 11:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[4][5] A total of 43 AFC member national teams entered the qualifying stage and were drawn into ten groups.

• West Zone had 23 entrants from Central Asia, South Asia and West Asia (excluding hosts Qatar who did not enter the qualifying stage), where they were drawn into three groups of five teams and two groups of four teams
• East Zone had 20 entrants from ASEAN and East Asia, where they were drawn into five groups of four teams.

The teams were seeded according to their performance in the previous season in 2013.

	Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5
West Zone (Groups A–E)	Iraq  Jordan  Saudi Arabia  Syria  United Arab Emirates	Iran  Kuwait  Oman  Uzbekistan  Yemen	Bahrain  India  Kyrgyzstan    Nepal  Tajikistan	Bangladesh  Lebanon  Pakistan  Palestine  Sri Lanka	Afghanistan  Maldives  Turkmenistan
East Zone (Groups F–J)	Australia  China  Japan  North Korea  South Korea	Indonesia  Laos  Malaysia  Myanmar  Thailand	Cambodia  Chinese Taipei  Singapore  East Timor  Vietnam	Brunei  Hong Kong  Macau1  Mongolia  Philippines

Did not enter
West Zone	Bhutan
East Zone	Guam  Northern Mariana Islands1

Notes

¹ Non-IOC member, ineligible for Olympics.

Format

In each group, teams played each other once at a centralised venue. The ten group winners and the best five runners-up from all groups qualified for the final tournament.

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:^[1]

1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
4. If, after applying criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 9 apply;
5. Goal difference in all the group matches;
6. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
8. Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card);
9. Drawing of lots.

Group stage

The matches were played between 23 and 31 March 2015 for Groups A and C (five-team groups); 27–31 March 2015 for Groups D–J (four-team groups); 16–20 May 2015 for Group B (due to postponement).^[6]

Legend
Group winners and best five runners-up qualify for the finals

Group A

• All matches were held in Oman.
• Times listed were UTC+4.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iraq	4	3	1	0	15	4	+11	10	Final tournament
2	Oman (H)	4	2	2	0	12	3	+9	8
3	Bahrain	4	1	2	1	4	3	+1	5
4	Lebanon	4	1	1	2	3	9	−6	4
5	Maldives	4	0	0	4	2	17	−15	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Bahrain	1–1	Oman
Al-Ajmi 46'	Report	Al-Farsi 77' (pen.)

23 March 2015 (2015-03-23)

17:30

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 150

Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

Maldives	1–2	Lebanon
Irufaan 4'	Report	Khazzaka 65', 79'

23 March 2015 (2015-03-23)

20:30

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 100

Referee: Turki Al-Khudayir (Saudi Arabia)

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Lebanon	1–4	Iraq
Siblini 90+3'	Report	Hussein 44' Kamel 72', 85' Waleed 81'

25 March 2015 (2015-03-25)

17:30

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 100

Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)

Maldives	0–3	Bahrain
	Report	Al-Aswad 20', 88' (pen.) Madan 59'

25 March 2015 (2015-03-25)

20:30

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 50

Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

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Iraq	7–1	Maldives
Waleed 3', 65' Kamel 45+2' Rasan 47', 90+3' Tariq 76' Husni 90+2'	Report	H. Mohamed 27'

27 March 2015 (2015-03-27)

17:30

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 100

Referee: Turki Al-Khudayir (Saudi Arabia)

Oman	4–0	Lebanon
Al-Farsi 11', 60' Al-Siyabi 16' Al-Fazari 19'	Report

27 March 2015 (2015-03-27)

20:30

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 300

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

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Oman	5–0	Maldives
Al-Malki 7' Al-Hamhami 20', 24', 56' (pen.) Al-Abdul Salam 72'	Report

29 March 2015 (2015-03-29)

17:30

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 200

Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)

Bahrain	0–2	Iraq
	Report	Hussein 84' Waleed 88'

29 March 2015 (2015-03-29)

20:30

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 150

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

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Lebanon	0–0	Bahrain
	Report

31 March 2015 (2015-03-31)

17:30

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 50

Referee: Turki Al-Khudayir (Saudi Arabia)

Iraq	2–2	Oman
Mabrook 3' (o.g.) Kamel 47'	Report	Al-Farsi 88' (pen.) Al-Hinai 88'

31 March 2015 (2015-03-31)

20:30

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 400

Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

Group B

• All matches were originally scheduled to be held in Pakistan, between 23 and 31 March 2015 at Punjab Stadium, Lahore, but were postponed due to safety and security reasons after bombings and civil unrest in the city.^[7]
• All matches were later scheduled to be held in the United Arab Emirates between 16 and 24 May 2015.^[8] After the withdrawal of Turkmenistan, the dates were shortened to 16–20 May 2015.^[9]
• Times listed were UTC+4.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Jordan	3	2	1	0	12	3	+9	7	Final tournament
2	Kuwait	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	5
3	Pakistan	3	1	0	2	3	8	−5	3
4	Kyrgyzstan	3	0	1	2	1	7	−6	1
5	Turkmenistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification Tiebreakers

Jordan	5–0	Pakistan
Mardi 11', 64' Rateb 23' Al-Bashtawi 66', 79'	Report

16 May 2015 (2015-05-16)

18:15

Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain

Attendance: 470

Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)

Kuwait	0–0	Kyrgyzstan
	Report

16 May 2015 (2015-05-16)

21:15

Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain

Attendance: 213

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

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Pakistan	0–2	Kuwait
	Report	Al-Azemi 3', 8'

18 May 2015 (2015-05-18)

18:15

Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain

Attendance: 121

Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Kyrgyzstan	0–4	Jordan
	Report	Rateb 3' Shelbaieh 65' Faisal 70' Mardi 90'

18 May 2015 (2015-05-18)

21:15

Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain

Attendance: 487

Referee: Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi (Iraq)

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Jordan	3–3	Kuwait
Faisal 58', 71', 85'	Report	Al-Azemi 63', 68' Al-Nassar 90+4'

20 May 2015 (2015-05-20)

18:15

Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain

Attendance: 627

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Kyrgyzstan	1–3	Pakistan
Otkeev 25'	Report	Hussain 40' Karipov 55' (o.g.) Khan 88'

20 May 2015 (2015-05-20)

21:15

Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain

Attendance: 165

Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)

Group C

• All matches were held in Iran.
• Times listed were UTC+4:30.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Saudi Arabia	4	3	1	0	9	1	+8	10	Final tournament
2	Iran (H)	4	3	0	1	15	2	+13	9
3	Palestine	4	2	0	2	6	4	+2	6
4	Afghanistan	4	1	1	2	2	8	−6	4
5	Nepal	4	0	0	4	0	17	−17	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Afghanistan	0–2	Palestine
	Report	Abu Warda 7' Qasem 75'

23 March 2015 (2015-03-23)

15:00

Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 3,500

Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Nepal	0–5	Iran
	Report	Motahari 14' Barzay 27' (pen.) Azmoun 54' Karimi 67' Saghebi 87'

23 March 2015 (2015-03-23)

17:00

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 650

Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

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Palestine	0–1	Saudi Arabia
	Report	Madu 88' (pen.)

25 March 2015 (2015-03-25)

15:00

Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 50

Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

Afghanistan	2–0	Nepal
Sharif 76' Hashimi 90+1' (pen.)	Report

25 March 2015 (2015-03-25)

17:00

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 9,250

Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

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Saudi Arabia	0–0	Afghanistan
	Report

27 March 2015 (2015-03-27)

15:00

Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Iran	3–0	Palestine
Azmoun 49' Motahari 80', 90+3' (pen.)	Report

27 March 2015 (2015-03-27)

17:00

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 550

Referee: Mohammad Abu Loum (Jordan)

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Nepal	0–6	Saudi Arabia
	Report	Al-Bassas 22' Al-Nathiri 28', 45' Al-Saiari 63' Al-Mousa 77' Al-Shehri 85'

29 March 2015 (2015-03-29)

15:00

Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 40

Referee: Mohammad Abu Loum (Jordan)

Iran	6–0	Afghanistan
Azmoun 12', 74' Moradmand 24' Kamandani 28' Jahanbakhsh 38' Cheshmi 61'	Report

29 March 2015 (2015-03-29)

17:00

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

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Palestine	4–0	Nepal
Maraaba 31', 63' Zidan 64', 80'	Report

31 March 2015 (2015-03-31)

15:00

Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 40

Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Saudi Arabia	2–1	Iran
Asiri 70' Al-Ghamdi 81'	Report	Al-Yami 84' (o.g.)

31 March 2015 (2015-03-31)

17:00

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Group D

• All matches were held in United Arab Emirates.
• Times listed were UTC+4.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United Arab Emirates (H)	3	3	0	0	8	0	+8	9	Final tournament
2	Yemen	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	6
3	Tajikistan	3	1	0	2	6	6	0	3
4	Sri Lanka	3	0	0	3	1	14	−13	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

United Arab Emirates	4–0	Sri Lanka
Mubarak 15' Saeed 30' (pen.) Gheilani 52' Roshan 64' (o.g.)	Report

27 March 2015 (2015-03-27)

16:45

Ittihad Kalba Stadium, Kalba

Attendance: 2,423

Referee: Wang Di (China)

Yemen	2–1	Tajikistan
Al-Hagri 21', 78'	Report	Jalilov 61'

27 March 2015 (2015-03-27)

19:45

Ittihad Kalba Stadium, Kalba

Attendance: 300

Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

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Sri Lanka	0–5	Yemen
	Report	Mahdi 1' Al-Sarori 14' Al-Hubaishi 57' Al-Gabr 65', 90+5'

29 March 2015 (2015-03-29)

16:45

Ittihad Kalba Stadium, Kalba

Attendance: 200

Referee: Pratap Singh (India)

Tajikistan	0–3	United Arab Emirates
	Report	Saeed 14' (pen.) Barman 21' Gheilani 61'

29 March 2015 (2015-03-29)

19:45

Ittihad Kalba Stadium, Kalba

Attendance: 1,409

Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)

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United Arab Emirates	1–0	Yemen
Rashid 49'	Report

31 March 2015 (2015-03-31)

16:45

Ittihad Kalba Stadium, Kalba

Attendance: 2,127

Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)

Tajikistan	5–1	Sri Lanka
Umarbaev 37' (pen.) Rakhmatov 46' Aliev 71' Rustamov 82' Ergashev 88'	Report	Zarwan 25'

31 March 2015 (2015-03-31)

19:45

Ittihad Kalba Stadium, Kalba

Attendance: 150

Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

Group E

• All matches were held in Bangladesh.
• Times listed were UTC+6.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Syria	3	3	0	0	10	1	+9	9	Final tournament
2	Uzbekistan	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	6
3	India	3	0	1	2	0	6	−6	1
4	Bangladesh (H)	3	0	1	2	0	8	−8	1

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Uzbekistan	2–0	India
Sergeev 87' Kozak 90+2'	Report

27 March 2015 (2015-03-27)

15:00

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Tan Hai (China)

Syria	4–0	Bangladesh
Khribin 5', 45+2' (pen.) Al-Baher 15' Maowas 81'	Report

27 March 2015 (2015-03-27)

18:00

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

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India	0–4	Syria
	Report	Maowas 15', 82' Khribin 45+3', 61'

29 March 2015 (2015-03-29)

15:00

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 400

Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

Bangladesh	0–4	Uzbekistan
	Report	Masharipov 4' Rakhmanov 12', 29' Makhstaliev 40'

29 March 2015 (2015-03-29)

18:00

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

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Syria	2–1	Uzbekistan
Khribin 29', 45+2' (pen.)	Report	Makhstaliev 59'

31 March 2015 (2015-03-31)

15:00

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 300

Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

India	0–0	Bangladesh
	Report

31 March 2015 (2015-03-31)

18:00

Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

Group F

• All matches were held in Taiwan.
• Times listed were UTC+8.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	3	0	0	15	1	+14	9	Final tournament
2	Myanmar	3	2	0	1	6	6	0	6
3	Chinese Taipei (H)	3	1	0	2	3	8	−5	3
4	Hong Kong	3	0	0	3	2	11	−9	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Australia	6–0	Hong Kong
Amini 10' Pain 21', 79' Maclaren 76', 90+1', 90+5'	Report

27 March 2015 (2015-03-27)

16:00

National Stadium, Kaohsiung

Attendance: 300

Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Myanmar	3–0	Chinese Taipei
Hlaing Bo Bo 26', 69' Nay Lin Tun 90+3'	Report

27 March 2015 (2015-03-27)

19:00

National Stadium, Kaohsiung

Attendance: 3,095

Referee: Marai Al-Awaji (Saudi Arabia)

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Hong Kong	1–2	Myanmar
Leung Nok Hang 32'	Report	Zon Moe Aung 53', 62'

29 March 2015 (2015-03-29)

16:00

National Stadium, Kaohsiung

Attendance: 350

Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

Chinese Taipei	0–4	Australia
	Report	Brillante 2' Taggart 45' Sotirio 59' Smith 78'

29 March 2015 (2015-03-29)

19:00

National Stadium, Kaohsiung

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

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Australia	5–1	Myanmar
Hoole 10', 57', 70' Maclaren 13', 68'	Report	Kaung Sat Naing 78'

31 March 2015 (2015-03-31)

16:00

National Stadium, Kaohsiung

Attendance: 200

Referee: Marai Al-Awaji (Saudi Arabia)

Chinese Taipei	3–1	Hong Kong
Ko Yu-ting 27' Wen Chih-hao 42' Wei Yu-jen 57'	Report	Leung Ka Hai 85'

31 March 2015 (2015-03-31)

19:00

National Stadium, Kaohsiung

Attendance: 3,340

Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Group G

• All matches were held in Thailand.
• Times listed were UTC+7.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	North Korea	3	2	1	0	8	1	+7	7	Final tournament
2	Thailand (H)	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7
3	Cambodia	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	3
4	Philippines	3	0	0	3	2	12	−10	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

North Korea	4–0	Philippines
Ri Hyong-jin 17' So Kyong-jin 45+1' (pen.) Jang Ok-chol 62' Pak Hyon-il 80'	Report

27 March 2015 (2015-03-27)

16:00

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 800

Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

Thailand	2–1	Cambodia
Pinyo 57' Chenrop 90+5'	Report	Udom 12'

27 March 2015 (2015-03-27)

19:00

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Fu Ming (China)

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Cambodia	1–4	North Korea
Matnorotin 84'	Report	Ho Myong-chol 17' Kim Ju-song 38' Jo Kwang 56' Jang Kuk-chol 69'

29 March 2015 (2015-03-29)

16:00

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Çarymyrat Gurbanow (Turkmenistan)

Philippines	1–5	Thailand
Salenga 89'	Report	Kasidech 12' Pakorn 47' (pen.) Chenrop 56' Chaowat 62' Pinyo 67'

29 March 2015 (2015-03-29)

19:00

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

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Cambodia	3–1	Philippines
Vathanaka 5', 10' Visal 16'	Report	Arboleda 90+2'

31 March 2015 (2015-03-31)

16:00

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Fu Ming (China)

North Korea	0–0	Thailand
	Report

31 March 2015 (2015-03-31)

19:00

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Çarymyrat Gurbanow (Turkmenistan)

Group H

• All matches were held in Indonesia.
• Times listed were UTC+7.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	3	0	0	12	0	+12	9	Final tournament
2	Indonesia (H)	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6
3	East Timor	3	1	0	2	3	8	−5	3
4	Brunei	3	0	0	3	0	10	−10	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

South Korea	5–0	Brunei
Lee Yong-jae 3' Jung Seung-hyun 29' Kim Hyun 39' (pen.) Kwon Chang-hoon 57' (pen.) Jang Hyun-soo 76'	Report

27 March 2015 (2015-03-27)

15:30

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 600

Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Indonesia	5–0	East Timor
Adam 17' Manahati 45+1' (pen.) Evan 51' Muchlis 66' Hansamu 86'	Report

27 March 2015 (2015-03-27)

19:00

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 3,412

Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

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Brunei	0–2	Indonesia
	Report	Dani 70' Muchlis 87'

29 March 2015 (2015-03-29)

15:30

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 6,454

Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

East Timor	0–3	South Korea
	Report	Moon Chang-jin 17' (pen.), 47' Kim Seung-jun 44'

29 March 2015 (2015-03-29)

19:00

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 555

Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand)

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South Korea	4–0	Indonesia
Jung Seung-hyun 52' Lee Chan-dong 71' Kim Seung-jun 83' Lee Chang-min 87'	Report

31 March 2015 (2015-03-31)

15:30

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 16,422

Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

East Timor	3–0	Brunei
Fernandes 24' Cruz 90' Agostinho 90+3'	Report

31 March 2015 (2015-03-31)

19:00

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

Attendance: 137

Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand)

Group I

• All matches were held in Malaysia.
• Times listed were UTC+8.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	3	3	0	0	10	0	+10	9	Final tournament
2	Vietnam	3	2	0	1	9	3	+6	6
3	Malaysia (H)	3	1	0	2	3	3	0	3
4	Macau	3	0	0	3	0	16	−16	0

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Japan	7–0	Macau
Endo 22' Toyokawa 26' Notsuda 31', 90+2' Tang Hou Fai 33' (o.g.) Suzuki 66' Minamino 90+3'	Report

27 March 2015 (2015-03-27)

16:00

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam

Attendance: 335

Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)

Malaysia	1–2	Vietnam
Naim 34'	Report	Võ Huy Toàn 38' Nguyễn Công Phượng 44'

27 March 2015 (2015-03-27)

20:45

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam

Attendance: 2,145

Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

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Macau	0–2	Malaysia
	Report	Syahrul 12' (pen.) Amirzafran 67'

29 March 2015 (2015-03-29)

16:30

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam

Attendance: 780

Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)

Vietnam	0–2	Japan
	Report	Nakajima 43', 90+3'

29 March 2015 (2015-03-29)

20:15

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam

Attendance: 1,645

Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)

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Vietnam	7–0	Macau
Hồ Ngọc Thắng 3' Lê Thanh Bình 5', 21', 43' Nguyễn Công Phượng 19', 45+1' (pen.), 90+3'	Report

31 March 2015 (2015-03-31)

17:00

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam

Attendance: 490

Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)

Japan	1–0	Malaysia
Kubo 41'	Report

31 March 2015 (2015-03-31)

20:45

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam

Attendance: 1,766

Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

Group J

• All matches were held in Laos.
• Times listed were UTC+7.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	0	13	0	+13	9	Final tournament
2	Laos (H)	3	1	1	1	7	3	+4	4
3	Singapore	3	0	2	1	2	7	−5	2
4	Mongolia	3	0	1	2	2	14	−12	1

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

China	5–0	Mongolia
Wu Xinghan 3' Xie Pengfei 24' Xu Xin 39' (pen.) Chen Hao 60', 78'	Report

27 March 2015 (2015-03-27)

16:00

New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane

Attendance: 1,200

Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

Laos	0–0	Singapore
	Report

27 March 2015 (2015-03-27)

19:00

New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

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Singapore	0–5	China
	Report	Li Yuanyi 2' Feng Gang 39' Xu Xin 58' (pen.) Zang Yifeng 66' Wu Xinghan 79'

29 March 2015 (2015-03-29)

16:00

New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: Omar Mubarak Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

Mongolia	0–7	Laos
	Report	Sihavong 32' Khanthavong 45', 60' Bounmalay 63' Khochalern 68' Kettavong 84' Natphasouk 87'

29 March 2015 (2015-03-29)

19:00

New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane

Attendance: 2,192

Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

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Singapore	2–2	Mongolia
Irfan 18', 59'	Report	Tsogtbaatar 8' Erdenebat 45+1'

31 March 2015 (2015-03-31)

16:00

New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane

Attendance: 400

Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

China	3–0	Laos
Feng Gang 17' Xie Pengfei 53' Guo Hao 77'	Report

31 March 2015 (2015-03-31)

19:00

New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

Ranking of second-placed teams

In order to ensure equality when comparing the runner-up team of all groups, the results of the matches against the 5th-placed team in Groups A and C were ignored due to the other groups having only four teams.

The best runner-up teams among those ranked second in the groups were determined as follows:^[1]

1. Greater number of points obtained from group matches identified by AFC;
2. Goal difference resulting from group matches identified by AFC;
3. Greater number of goals scored in group matches identified by AFC;
4. Greater number of wins in group matches identified by AFC;
5. Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in group matches identified by AFC (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card);
6. Drawing of lots.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	G	Thailand	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7	Final tournament
2	C	Iran	3	2	0	1	10	2	+8	6
3	I	Vietnam	3	2	0	1	9	3	+6	6
4	D	Yemen	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	6[a]
5	E	Uzbekistan	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	6[a]
6	H	Indonesia	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6
7	F	Myanmar	3	2	0	1	6	6	0	6
8	A	Oman	3	1	2	0	7	3	+4	5
9	B	Kuwait	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	5
10	J	Laos	3	1	1	1	7	3	+4	4

Source: AFC
Notes:

1. Yemen and Uzbekistan are ranked by disciplinary points.

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.^[10]

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournament2
Qatar	Hosts	28 November 2014[2]	0 (debut)
Iraq	Group A winners	31 March 2015	1 (2013)
Jordan	Group B winners	20 May 2015	1 (2013)
Saudi Arabia	Group C winners	31 March 2015	1 (2013)
United Arab Emirates	Group D winners	31 March 2015	1 (2013)
Syria	Group E winners	31 March 2015	1 (2013)
Australia	Group F winners	31 March 2015	1 (2013)
North Korea	Group G winners	31 March 2015	1 (2013)
South Korea	Group H winners	31 March 2015	1 (2013)
Japan	Group I winners	31 March 2015	1 (2013)
China	Group J winners	31 March 2015	1 (2013)
Thailand	1st best runners-up	31 March 2015	0 (debut)
Iran	2nd best runners-up	31 March 2015	1 (2013)
Vietnam	3rd best runners-up	31 March 2015	0 (debut)
Yemen	4th best runners-up	31 March 2015	1 (2013)
Uzbekistan	5th best runners-up	20 May 2015	1 (2013)

² Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Goalscorers

6 goals

• Omar Khribin

5 goals

• Jamie Maclaren

4 goals

• Sardar Azmoun
• Mahdi Kamel
• Amjad Waleed
• Baha' Faisal
• Faisal Al-Azemi
• Saud Al-Farsi
• Nguyễn Công Phượng

3 goals

• Andrew Hoole
• Amir Arsalan Motahari
• Mahmoud Al-Mardi
• Hatem Al-Hamhami
• Mahmoud Maowas
• Lê Thanh Bình

2 goals

• Connor Pain
• Komail Al-Aswad
• Chan Vathanaka
• Chen Hao
• Feng Gang
• Wu Xinghan
• Xie Pengfei
• Xu Xin
• Muchlis Hadi
• Ayman Hussein
• Bashar Rasan
• Shoya Nakajima
• Gakuto Notsuda
• Laith Al-Bashtawi
• Saleh Rateb
• Jeong Seung-hyun
• Kim Seung-jun
• Moon Chang-jin
• Sitthideth Khanthavong
• Alexis Khazzaka
• Hlaing Bo Bo
• Zon Moe Aung
• Mohammed Maraaba
• Fadi Zidan
• Ahmed Al-Nathiri
• Irfan Fandi
• Pinyo Inpinit
• Chenrop Samphaodi
• Ahmed Rabia Gheilani
• Yousif Saeed
• Abbosbek Makhsatalliev
• Sardor Rakhmanov
• Yaser Ali Al-Gabr
• Ayman Al-Hagri

1 goal

• Sayed Mohammad Hashimi
• Khalid Ahmad Sharif
• Mustafa Amini
• Joshua Brillante
• Brad Smith
• Jaushua Sotirio
• Adam Taggart
• Abdullah Al-Ajmi
• Ali Madan
• Sary Matnorotin
• Prak Mony Udom
• Soeuy Visal
• Guo Hao
• Li Yuanyi
• Zang Yifeng
• Ko Yu-ting
• Wei Yu-jen
• Wen Chih-hao
• Leung Ka Hai
• Leung Nok Hang
• Evan Dimas
• Manahati Lestusen
• Ahmad Nufiandani
• Adam Alis
• Hansamu Yama
• Behnam Barzay
• Roozbeh Cheshmi
• Alireza Jahanbakhsh
• Milad Kamandani
• Ali Karimi
• Mohammad Hossein Moradmand
• Shahin Saghebi
• Ali Hisni
• Abdul-Qadir Tariq
• Wataru Endo
• Yuya Kubo
• Takumi Minamino
• Musashi Suzuki
• Yuta Toyokawa
• Feras Shelbaieh
• Ho Myong-chol
• Jang Kuk-chol
• Jang Ok-chol
• Jo Kwang
• Kim Ju-song
• Pak Hyon-il
• Ri Hyong-jin
• So Kyong-jin
• Jang Hyun-soo
• Kim Hyun
• Kwon Chang-hoon
• Lee Chan-dong
• Lee Chang-min
• Lee Yong-jae
• Mohammad Al-Nassar
• Avazbek Otkeev
• Tiny Bounmalay
• Armisay Kettavong
• Phoutthasay Khochalern
• Soukchinda Natphasouk
• Khonesavanh Sihavong
• Mahmoud Siblini
• Nazirul Naim Che Hashim
• Syahrul Azwari Ibrahim
• Wan Ahmad Amirzafran Wan Nadris
• Mohamed Irufaan
• Hamza Mohamed
• Purevdorj Erdenebat
• Mungunshagai Tsogtbaatar
• Ishad Obaid Al-Abdul Salam
• Omar Al-Fazari
• Anwar Al-Hinai
• Omar Al-Malki
• Ahmed Al-Siyabi
• Kaung Sat Naing
• Nay Lin Tun
• Saddam Hussain
• Mansoor Khan
• Mahmoud Abu Warda
• Mahmoud Shaikh Qasem
• Fitch Arboleda
• Paolo Salenga
• Mustafa Al-Bassas
• Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi
• Ryan Al-Mousa
• Mohammed Al-Saiari
• Saleh Al-Shehri
• Abdulfattah Asiri
• Abdullah Madu
• Mahmood Al-Baher
• Zohar Mohamed Zarwan
• Jahongir Aliev
• Jahongir Ergashev
• Romish Jalilov
• Firuz Rakhmatov
• Navruz Rustamov
• Parvizdzhon Umarbaev
• Pakorn Prempak
• Kasidech Wettayawong
• Chaowat Veerachat
• Agostinho
• Ezequiel Fernandes
• Henrique Cruz
• Ahmed Barman
• Khalfan Mubarak
• Saif Rashid
• Vladimir Kozak
• Jaloliddin Masharipov
• Igor Sergeev
• Hồ Ngọc Thắng
• Võ Huy Toàn
• Waleed Al-Hubaishi
• Mohammed Al-Sarori
• Ala Addin Mahdi

1 own goal

• Manas Karipov (playing against Pakistan)
• Tang Hou Fai (playing against Japan)
• Nadir Mabrook (playing against Iraq)
• Saeed Awadh Al-Yami (playing against Iran)
• Sunil Roshan (playing against United Arab Emirates)

Source: The-AFC.com

References

1. "Regulations AFC U-23 Championship 2016" (PDF). AFC.
2. "AFC Competitions Committee meeting". the-afc.com. 28 November 2014.
3. "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXI OLYMPIAD – RIO 2016 – Football" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
4. "AFC U-23 Championship 2016 Qualifiers draw on Thursday". AFC. 3 December 2014.
5. "Holders Iraq face stern test in AFC U-23 C'ship qualifiers". AFC. 4 December 2014.
6. "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015" (PDF). AFC.
7. "AFC announces postponement of AFC U-23 Group B qualifiers". AFC. 17 March 2015.
8. "U-23 Group B Qualifiers to be held in UAE". AFC. 3 April 2015.
9. "Turkmenistan withdraw from AFC U-23 C'ship 2016 Qualifiers". AFC. 8 May 2015.
10. "Participants for AFC U-23 Championship Qatar 2016 confirmed". the-AFC.com. 21 May 2015.

External links

• AFC U-23 Championship, The-AFC.com