Official logo of the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship Qualification. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
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The2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification was a men's under-23football competition which decided the participating teams of the2016 AFC U-23 Championship. Players born on or after 1 January 1993 were eligible to compete in the tournament.[1]
A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, includingQatar who qualified automatically as hosts.[2]
The top three teams of the final tournament qualified for the2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Brazil.[3]
The draw for the qualifiers was held on 4 December 2014, 11:00UTC+8, at the AFC House inKuala Lumpur,Malaysia.[4][5] A total of 43AFC member national teams entered the qualifying stage and were drawn into ten groups.
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) | |||||
| East Zone (Groups F–J) |
| Did not enter | |
|---|---|
| West Zone | |
| East Zone | |
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.
The teams were ranked according topoints (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]
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 andbest five runners-up qualify for thefinals |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Oman | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Malki Al-Hamhami Al-Abdul Salam | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abu Warda Qasem |
| Palestine | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Madu |
| Nepal | 0–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Bassas Al-Nathiri Al-Saiari Al-Mousa Al-Shehri |
| Iran | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Azmoun Moradmand Kamandani Jahanbakhsh Cheshmi | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Hagri | Report | Jalilov |
| Tajikistan | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Saeed Barman Gheilani |
| Tajikistan | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Umarbaev Rakhmatov Aliev Rustamov Ergashev | Report | Zarwan |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sergeev Kozak | Report |
| Bangladesh | 0–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Masharipov Rakhmanov Makhstaliev |
| Syria | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Khribin | Report | Makhstaliev |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hlaing Bo Bo Nay Lin Tun | Report |
| Hong Kong | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Leung Nok Hang | Report | Zon Moe Aung |
| Chinese Taipei | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ko Yu-ting Wen Chih-hao Wei Yu-jen | Report | Leung Ka Hai |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ri Hyong-jin So Kyong-jin Jang Ok-chol Pak Hyon-il | Report |
| Cambodia | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Matnorotin | Report | Ho Myong-chol Kim Ju-song Jo Kwang Jang Kuk-chol |
| Philippines | 1–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Salenga | Report | Kasidech Pakorn Chenrop Chaowat Pinyo |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Yong-jae Jung Seung-hyun Kim Hyun Kwon Chang-hoon Jang Hyun-soo | Report |
| Indonesia | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Manahati Evan Muchlis Hansamu | Report |
| Timor-Leste | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Moon Chang-jin Kim Seung-jun |
| South Korea | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jung Seung-hyun Lee Chan-dong Kim Seung-jun Lee Chang-min | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Endo Toyokawa Notsuda Tang Hou Fai Suzuki Minamino | Report |
| Malaysia | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Naim | Report | Võ Huy Toàn Nguyễn Công Phượng |
| Vietnam | 7–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hồ Ngọc Thắng Lê Thanh Bình Nguyễn Công Phượng | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wu Xinghan Xie Pengfei Xu Xin Chen Hao | Report |
| Singapore | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Li Yuanyi Feng Gang Xu Xin Zang Yifeng Wu Xinghan |
| Mongolia | 0–7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sihavong Khanthavong Bounmalay Khochalern Kettavong Natphasouk |
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]
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[a] | ||
| 5 | E | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6[a] | ||
| 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 |
The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[10]
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |
| 1stbest runners-up | 31 March 2015 | 0 (debut) | |
| 2ndbest runners-up | 31 March 2015 | 1 (2013) | |
| 3rdbest runners-up | 31 March 2015 | 0 (debut) | |
| 4thbest runners-up | 31 March 2015 | 1 (2013) | |
| 5thbest runners-up | 20 May 2015 | 1 (2013) |