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]
![]() Official logo of the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship Qualification. | |
Tournament details | |
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Host countries | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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) | ![]() |
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 | |
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West Zone (Groups A–E) |
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East Zone (Groups F–J) |
Did not enter | |
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West Zone | |
East Zone |
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- 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]
- 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.
Group stage
The matches were played between 23–31 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 |
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Group winners and best five runners-up qualify for the finals |
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 10 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 8 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 |
Iraq ![]() | 7–1 | ![]() |
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Waleed ![]() Kamel ![]() Rasan ![]() Tariq ![]() Husni ![]() |
Report | H. Mohamed ![]() |
Oman ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Malki ![]() Al-Hamhami ![]() Al-Abdul Salam ![]() |
Report |
Group B
- All matches were originally scheduled to be held in Pakistan, between 23–31 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 16–24 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 |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 7 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Kuwait ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 10 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |
Afghanistan ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Abu Warda ![]() Shaikh Qasem ![]() |
Palestine ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Madu ![]() |
Afghanistan ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Sharif ![]() Hashimi ![]() |
Report |
Nepal ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() |
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Report | Al-Bassas ![]() Al-Nathiri ![]() Al-Saiari ![]() Al-Mousa ![]() Al-Shehri ![]() |
Iran ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Azmoun ![]() Moradmand ![]() Kamandani ![]() Jahanbakhsh ![]() Cheshmi ![]() |
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 |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 |
Yemen ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Hagri ![]() |
Report | Jalilov ![]() |
Tajikistan ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | Saeed ![]() Barman ![]() Gheilani ![]() |
United Arab Emirates ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Rashid ![]() |
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 |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 1 |
Uzbekistan ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Sergeev ![]() Kozak ![]() |
Report |
Syria ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Khribin ![]() Al-Baher ![]() Maowas ![]() |
Report |
Bangladesh ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Report | Masharipov ![]() Rakhmanov ![]() Makhstaliev ![]() |
Syria ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Khribin ![]() |
Report | Makhstaliev ![]() |
India ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |
Myanmar ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Hlaing Bo Bo ![]() Nay Lin Tun ![]() |
Report |
Hong Kong ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Leung Nok Hang ![]() |
Report | Zon Moe Aung ![]() |
Chinese Taipei ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Ko Yu-ting ![]() Wen Chih-hao ![]() Wei Yu-jen ![]() |
Report | Leung Ka Hai ![]() |
Group G
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
North Korea ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Ri Hyong-jin ![]() So Kyong-jin ![]() Jang Ok-chol ![]() Pak Hyon-il ![]() |
Report |
Cambodia ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Matnorotin ![]() |
Report | Ho Myong-chol ![]() Kim Ju-song ![]() Jo Kwang ![]() Jang Kuk-chol ![]() |
Philippines ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() |
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Salenga ![]() |
Report | Kasidech ![]() Pakorn ![]() Chenrop ![]() Chaowat ![]() Pinyo ![]() |
Group H
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
South Korea ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Lee Yong-jae ![]() Jung Seung-hyun ![]() Kim Hyun ![]() Kwon Chang-hoon ![]() Jang Hyun-soo ![]() |
Report |
Indonesia ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Adam ![]() Lestusen ![]() Evan ![]() Muchlis ![]() Hansamu ![]() |
Report |
Timor-Leste ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | Moon Chang-jin ![]() Kim Seung-jun ![]() |
South Korea ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Jung Seung-hyun ![]() Lee Chan-dong ![]() Kim Seung-jun ![]() Lee Chang-min ![]() |
Report |
Timor-Leste ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Ezequiel ![]() Henrique Cruz ![]() Agostinho ![]() |
Report |
Group I
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 |
Japan ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
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Endo ![]() Toyokawa ![]() Notsuda ![]() Tang Hou Fai ![]() Suzuki ![]() Minamino ![]() |
Report |
Malaysia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Naim ![]() |
Report | Võ Huy Toàn ![]() Nguyễn Công Phượng ![]() |
Vietnam ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
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Hồ Ngọc Thắng ![]() Lê Thanh Bình ![]() Nguyễn Công Phượng ![]() |
Report |
Group J
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 1 |
China PR ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Wu Xinghan ![]() Xie Pengfei ![]() Xu Xin ![]() Chen Hao ![]() |
Report |
Singapore ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() |
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Report | Li Yuanyi ![]() Feng Gang ![]() Xu Xin ![]() Zang Yifeng ![]() Wu Xinghan ![]() |
Mongolia ![]() | 0–7 | ![]() |
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Report | Sihavong ![]() Khanthavong ![]() Bounmalay ![]() Khochalern ![]() Kettavong ![]() Natphasouk ![]() |
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]
- 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 |
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1 | G | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Final tournament |
2 | C | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 | |
3 | I | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | |
4 | D | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | |
5 | E | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | |
6 | H | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | |
7 | F | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
8 | A | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 | |
9 | B | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
10 | J | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4 |
Notes:
- 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 |
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![]() | Hosts | 28 November 2014[2] | 0 (debut) |
![]() | Group A winners | 31 March 2015 | 1 (2013) |
![]() | Group B winners | 20 May 2015 | 1 (2013) |
![]() | Group C winners | 31 March 2015 | 1 (2013) |
![]() | Group D winners | 31 March 2015 | 1 (2013) |
![]() | Group E winners | 31 March 2015 | 1 (2013) |
![]() | Group F winners | 31 March 2015 | 1 (2013) |
![]() | Group G winners | 31 March 2015 | 1 (2013) |
![]() | Group H winners | 31 March 2015 | 1 (2013) |
![]() | Group I winners | 31 March 2015 | 1 (2013) |
![]() | Group J winners | 31 March 2015 | 1 (2013) |
![]() | 1st best runners-up | 31 March 2015 | 0 (debut) |
![]() | 2nd best runners-up | 31 March 2015 | 1 (2013) |
![]() | 3rd best runners-up | 31 March 2015 | 0 (debut) |
![]() | 4th best runners-up | 31 March 2015 | 1 (2013) |
![]() | 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
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
Sardar Azmoun Mahdi Kamel Amjad Waleed Baha' Faisal Faisal Al-Azemi Saud Al-Farsi Nguyễn Công Phượng
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Connor Pain Komail Al-Aswad Chan Vathanaka Chen Hao Feng Gang Wu Xinghan Xie Pengfei Xu Xin Muchlis Hadi Ning Syaifulloh 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 Noviandani Adam Alis Setyano 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 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
- "Regulations AFC U-23 Championship 2016" (PDF). AFC.
- "AFC Competitions Committee meeting". the-afc.com. 28 November 2014.
- "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.
- "AFC U-23 Championship 2016 Qualifiers draw on Thursday". AFC. 3 December 2014.
- "Holders Iraq face stern test in AFC U-23 C'ship qualifiers". AFC. 4 December 2014.
- "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015" (PDF). AFC.
- "AFC announces postponement of AFC U-23 Group B qualifiers". AFC. 17 March 2015.
- "U-23 Group B Qualifiers to be held in UAE". AFC. 3 April 2015.
- "Turkmenistan withdraw from AFC U-23 C'ship 2016 Qualifiers". AFC. 8 May 2015.
- "Participants for AFC U-23 Championship Qatar 2016 confirmed". the-AFC.com. 21 May 2015.
External links
- AFC U-23 Championship, The-AFC.com