 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) |
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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]
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]
- ^ "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.