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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]
 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]
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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) |
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| East Zone (Groups F–J) |
- Notes
- 1 Non-IOC member, ineligible for Olympics.
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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]
- Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
- Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- 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;
- Goal difference in all the group matches;
- Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
- 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);
- Drawing of lots.
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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
| Oman | 5–0 |  Maldives |
|---|---|---|
Al-Malki  7'Al-Hamhami 20', 24', 56' (pen.)Al-Abdul Salam 72' |
Report |
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 |
| Kuwait | 0–0 | Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Group C
| 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 |
| Afghanistan | 0–2 | Palestine |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abu Warda 7' Qasem 75' |
| Palestine | 0–1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Madu 88' (pen.) |
| Afghanistan | 2–0 | Nepal |
|---|---|---|
| Sharif 76' Hashimi 90+1' (pen.) |
Report |
| Iran | 6–0 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Azmoun 12', 74' Moradmand 24'Kamandani 28'Jahanbakhsh 38'Cheshmi 61' |
Report |
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 |
| Yemen | 2–1 | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Hagri 21', 78' |
Report | Jalilov 61' |
| Tajikistan | 0–3 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Saeed 14' (pen.) Barman 21'Gheilani 61' |
| United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| Rashid 49' |
Report |
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 |
| Uzbekistan | 2–0 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Sergeev 87' Kozak 90+2' |
Report |
| Bangladesh | 0–4 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Masharipov 4' Rakhmanov 12', 29'Makhstaliev 40' |
| Syria | 2–1 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Khribin 29', 45+2' (pen.) |
Report | Makhstaliev 59' |
| India | 0–0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Group F
| 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 |
| Myanmar | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Hlaing Bo Bo 26', 69' Nay Lin Tun 90+3' |
Report |
| Hong Kong | 1–2 | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Leung Nok Hang 32' |
Report | Zon Moe Aung 53', 62' |
| Chinese Taipei | 3–1 | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Ko Yu-ting 27' Wen Chih-hao 42'Wei Yu-jen 57' |
Report | Leung Ka Hai 85' |
Group G
| 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 |
| North Korea | 4–0 | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Ri Hyong-jin 17' So Kyong-jin 45+1' (pen.)Jang Ok-chol 62'Pak Hyon-il 80' |
Report |
| Cambodia | 1–4 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Matnorotin 84' |
Report | Ho Myong-chol 17' Kim Ju-song 38'Jo Kwang 56'Jang Kuk-chol 69' |
Group H
| 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 |
| 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 |
Attendance: 3,412
| East Timor | 0–3 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Moon Chang-jin 17' (pen.), 47' Kim Seung-jun 44' |
| South Korea | 4–0 | Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Jung Seung-hyun 52' Lee Chan-dong 71'Kim Seung-jun 83'Lee Chang-min 87' |
Report |
Attendance: 16,422
Group I
| 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 |
| Malaysia | 1–2 | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| Naim 34' |
Report | Võ Huy Toàn 38' Nguyễn Công Phượng 44' |
| Vietnam | 7–0 | Macau |
|---|---|---|
| Hồ Ngọc Thắng 3' Lê Thanh Bình 5', 21', 43'Nguyễn Công Phượng 19', 45+1' (pen.), 90+3' |
Report |
Group J
| 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 |
| China | 5–0 | Mongolia |
|---|---|---|
| Wu Xinghan 3' Xie Pengfei 24'Xu Xin 39' (pen.)Chen Hao 60', 78' |
Report |
| Singapore | 0–5 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Li Yuanyi 2' Feng Gang 39'Xu Xin 58' (pen.)Zang Yifeng 66'Wu Xinghan 79' |
| Mongolia | 0–7 | Laos |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sihavong 32' Khanthavong 45', 60'Bounmalay 63'Khochalern 68'Kettavong 84'Natphasouk 87' |
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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]
- Greater number of points obtained from group matches identified by AFC;
- Goal difference resulting from group matches identified by AFC;
- Greater number of goals scored in group matches identified by AFC;
- Greater number of wins in group matches identified by AFC;
- 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);
- 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:
Notes:
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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.
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- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 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
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