2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification#Group E

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = AFC U-23 Championship qualification

| year = 2016

| image = Logo_for_2016_AFC_U-23_Championship_Qualifiers.jpg

| caption = Official logo of the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship Qualification.

| country = {{OMA}} {{nowrap|(Group A)}}

| country2 = {{UAE}} {{nowrap|(Groups B and D)}}

| country3 = {{IRN}} {{nowrap|(Group C)}}

| country4 = {{BAN}} {{nowrap|(Group E)}}

| country5 = {{TPE}} {{nowrap|(Group F)}}

| country6 = {{THA}} {{nowrap|(Group G)}}

| country7 = {{IDN}} {{nowrap|(Group H)}}

| country8 = {{MAS}} {{nowrap|(Group I)}}

| country9 = {{LAO}} {{nowrap|(Group J)}}

| dates = 23–31 March 2015
(Group B postponed to 16–20 May 2015)

| num_teams = 43

| confederations = 1

| matches = 68

| goals = 244

| attendance = {{#expr:+ 150 + 100 + 100 + 50 + 100 + 300 + 200 + 150 + 50 + 400 + 470 + 213 + 121 + 487 + 627 + 165 + 3500 + 650 + 50 + 9250 + 15000 + 550 + 40 + 80000 + 40 + 2000 + 2423 + 300 + 200 + 1409 + 2127 + 150 + 1000 + 5000 + 400 + 1500 + 300 + 5000 + 300 + 3095 + 350 + 5000 + 200 + 3340 + 800 + 3000 + 2000 + 6000 + 1000 + 20000 + 600 + 3412 + 6454 + 555 + 16422 + 137 + 335 + 2145 + 780 + 1645 + 490 + 1766 + 1200 + 2000 + 1500 + 2192 + 400 + 5000}}

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|SYR|1980}} Omar Khribin {{nowrap|(6 goals)}}

| prevseason = 2013

| nextseason = 2018

}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/afc/files/afc_U-23_championship_2016_regulations.pdf |publisher=AFC |title=Regulations AFC U-23 Championship 2016 }}

A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Qatar who qualified automatically as hosts.{{cite web |url=http://www.the-afc.com/standing-committee/afc-competitions-committee-meeting |title=AFC Competitions Committee meeting |publisher=the-afc.com |date=28 November 2014}}

The top three teams of the final tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Brazil.{{cite web|title=QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXI OLYMPIAD – RIO 2016 – Football |url=http://www.rio2016.com/sites/default/files/users/rio2016_files/fifa-football-en_0.pdf |publisher=Rio 2016 Official Website |access-date=22 January 2015 |date=23 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906102243/http://www.rio2016.com/sites/default/files/users/rio2016_files/fifa-football-en_0.pdf |archive-date= 6 September 2015 }}

Draw

The draw for the qualifiers was held on 4 December 2014, 11:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.{{cite web |url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-u-23-championship-2016/afc-u-23-championship-2016-qualifiers-draw-on-thursday |title=AFC U-23 Championship 2016 Qualifiers draw on Thursday |publisher=AFC |date=3 December 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-u-23-championship-2016/holders-iraq-face-stern-test-in-afc-u-23-cship-qualifiers |title=Holders Iraq face stern test in AFC U-23 C'ship qualifiers |publisher=AFC |date=4 December 2014}} 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.

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!width=20%|Pot 1

!width=20%|Pot 2

!width=20%|Pot 3

!width=20%|Pot 4

!width=20%|Pot 5

West Zone
{{nowrap|(Groups A–E)}}

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{{fbu|23|IRQ}}

{{fbu|23|JOR}}

{{fbu|23|KSA}}

{{fbu|23|SYR|1980}}

{{fbu|23|UAE}}

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{{fbu|23|IRN}}

{{fbu|23|KUW}}

{{fbu|23|OMA}}

{{fbu|23|UZB}}

{{fbu|23|YEM}}

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{{fbu|23|BHR}}

{{fbu|23|IND}}

{{fbu|23|KGZ}}

{{fbu|23|NEP}}

{{fbu|23|TJK}}

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{{fbu|23|BAN}}

{{fbu|23|LIB}}

{{fbu|23|PAK}}

{{fbu|23|PLE}}

{{fbu|23|SRI}}

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{{fbu|23|AFG|2013}}

{{fbu|23|MDV}}

{{fbu|23|TKM}}

East Zone
{{nowrap|(Groups F–J)}}

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{{fbu|23|AUS}}

{{fbu|23|CHN}}

{{fbu|23|JPN}}

{{fbu|23|PRK}}

{{fbu|23|KOR}}

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{{fbu|23|IDN}}

{{fbu|23|LAO}}

{{fbu|23|MAS}}

{{fbu|23|MYA}}

{{fbu|23|THA}}

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{{fbu|23|CAM}}

{{fbu|23|TPE}}

{{fbu|23|SIN}}

{{fbu|23|TLS}}

{{fbu|23|VIE}}

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{{fbu|23|BRU}}

{{fbu|23|HKG}}

{{fbu|23|MAC}}1

{{fbu|23|MNG}}

{{fbu|23|PHI}}

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colspan=2|Did not enter
West Zone

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{{fbu|23|BHU}}

East Zone

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{{fbu|23|GUM}}

{{fbu|23|NMI}}1

;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;
  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).{{cite web |url=http://www.the-afc.com/uploads/afc/files/afc_competitions_calendar_2015.pdf |publisher=AFC |title=AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015 }}

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

=Group A=

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

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=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.{{cite web |url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-u-23-championship-2016/afc-announces-postponement-of-afc-u-23-group-b-qualifiers |title=AFC announces postponement of AFC U-23 Group B qualifiers |publisher=AFC |date=17 March 2015}}
  • All matches were later scheduled to be held in the United Arab Emirates between 16 and 24 May 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-u-23-championship-2016/u-23-group-b-qualifiers-to-be-held-in-uae |title=U-23 Group B Qualifiers to be held in UAE |publisher=AFC |date=3 April 2015}} After the withdrawal of Turkmenistan, the dates were shortened to 16–20 May 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-u-23-championship-2016/turkmenistan-withdraw-from-afc-u-23-cship-2016-qualifiers |title=Turkmenistan withdraw from AFC U-23 C'ship 2016 Qualifiers |publisher=AFC |date=8 May 2015}}
  • Times listed were UTC+4.

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=Group C=

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

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|time = 17:00

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Hashimi {{goal|90+1|pen.}}

|goals2 =

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|referee = Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

}}

----

{{Football box

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|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran

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|referee = Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

}}

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Motahari {{goal|80||90+3|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Azadi Stadium, Tehran

|attendance = 550

|referee = Mohammad Abu Loum (Jordan)

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----

{{Football box

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|time = 15:00

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|score = 0–6

|team2 = {{fbu|23|KSA}}

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|goals1 =

|goals2 = Al-Bassas {{goal|22}}
Al-Nathiri {{goal|28||45}}
Al-Saiari {{goal|63}}
Al-Mousa {{goal|77}}
Al-Shehri {{goal|85}}

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|attendance = 40

|referee = Mohammad Abu Loum (Jordan)

}}

{{Football box

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|time = 17:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|IRN}}

|score = 6–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|AFG|2013}}

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|goals1 = Azmoun {{goal|12||74}}
Moradmand {{goal|24}}
Kamandani {{goal|28}}
Jahanbakhsh {{goal|38}}
Cheshmi {{goal|61}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Azadi Stadium, Tehran

|attendance = 80,000

|referee = Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

}}

----

{{Football box

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|time = 15:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|PLE}}

|score = 4–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|NEP}}

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|goals1 = Maraaba {{goal|31||63}}
Zidan {{goal|64||80}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran

|attendance = 40

|referee = Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

}}

{{Football box

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|time = 17:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|KSA}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fbu|23|IRN}}

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|goals1 = Asiri {{goal|70}}
Al-Ghamdi {{goal|81}}

|goals2 = Al-Yami {{goal|84|o.g.}}

|stadium = Azadi Stadium, Tehran

|attendance = 2,000

|referee = Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

}}

=Group D=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

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|name_UAE={{fbu|23|UAE}}

|name_YEM={{fbu|23|YEM}}

|name_TJK={{fbu|23|TJK}}

|name_SRI={{fbu|23|SRI}}

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|win_YEM=2 |draw_YEM=0 |loss_YEM=1 |gf_YEM=7 |ga_YEM=2 |status_YEM=

|win_TJK=1 |draw_TJK=0 |loss_TJK=2 |gf_TJK=6 |ga_TJK=6 |status_TJK=

|win_SRI=0 |draw_SRI=0 |loss_SRI=3 |gf_SRI=1 |ga_SRI=14|status_SRI=

|team1=UAE |team2=YEM |team3=TJK |team4=SRI

|class_rules=Qualification Tiebreakers

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=FT |result2=FT

|col_FT=green1 |text_FT=Final tournament

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{{Football box

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|time = 16:45

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|score = 4–0

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|goals1 = Mubarak {{goal|15}}
Saeed {{goal|30|pen.}}
Gheilani {{goal|52}}
Roshan {{goal|64|o.g.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Ittihad Kalba Stadium, Kalba

|attendance = 2,423

|referee = Wang Di (China)

}}

{{Football box

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|time = 19:45

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|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fbu|23|TJK}}

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|goals1 = Al-Hagri {{goal|21||78}}

|goals2 = Jalilov {{goal|61}}

|stadium = Ittihad Kalba Stadium, Kalba

|attendance = 300

|referee = Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

}}

----

{{Football box

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|time = 16:45

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|score = 0–5

|team2 = {{fbu|23|YEM}}

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|goals1 =

|goals2 = Mahdi {{goal|1}}
Al-Sarori {{goal|14}}
Al-Hubaishi {{goal|57}}
Al-Gabr {{goal|65||90+5}}

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|attendance = 200

|referee = Pratap Singh (India)

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2015|3|29|df=y}}

|time = 19:45

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|TJK}}

|score = 0–3

|team2 = {{fbu|23|UAE}}

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|goals1 =

|goals2 = Saeed {{goal|14|pen.}}
Barman {{goal|21}}
Gheilani {{goal|61}}

|stadium = Ittihad Kalba Stadium, Kalba

|attendance = 1,409

|referee = Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)

}}

----

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2015|3|31|df=y}}

|time = 16:45

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|UAE}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|YEM}}

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|goals1 = Rashid {{goal|49}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Ittihad Kalba Stadium, Kalba

|attendance = 2,127

|referee = Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)

}}

{{Football box

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|time = 19:45

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|TJK}}

|score = 5–1

|team2 = {{fbu|23|SRI}}

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|goals1 = Umarbaev {{goal|37|pen.}}
Rakhmatov {{goal|46}}
Aliev {{goal|71}}
Rustamov {{goal|82}}
Ergashev {{goal|88}}

|goals2 = Zarwan {{goal|25}}

|stadium = Ittihad Kalba Stadium, Kalba

|attendance = 150

|referee = Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

}}

=Group E=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group E

|teamwidth=180

|source=[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?view=standings&id=348&tMode=C&noMenu=yes AFC]

|name_SYR={{fbu|23|SYR|1980}}

|name_UZB={{fbu|23|UZB}}

|name_IND={{fbu|23|IND}}

|name_BAN={{fbu|23|BAN}}

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|win_UZB=2 |draw_UZB=0 |loss_UZB=1 |gf_UZB=7 |ga_UZB=2 |status_UZB=

|win_IND=0 |draw_IND=1 |loss_IND=2 |gf_IND=0 |ga_IND=6 |status_IND=

|win_BAN=0 |draw_BAN=1 |loss_BAN=2 |gf_BAN=0 |ga_BAN=8 |status_BAN=H

|team1=SYR |team2=UZB |team3=IND |team4=BAN

|class_rules=Qualification Tiebreakers

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=FT |result2=FT

|col_FT=green1 |text_FT=Final tournament

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{{Football box

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|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|IND}}

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|goals1 = Sergeev {{goal|87}}
Kozak {{goal|90+2}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

|attendance = 1,000

|referee = Tan Hai (China)

}}

{{Football box

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|time = 18:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|SYR|1980}}

|score = 4–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|BAN}}

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|goals1 = Khribin {{goal|5||45+2|pen.}}
Al-Baher {{goal|15}}
Maowas {{goal|81}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

|attendance = 5,000

|referee = Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

}}

----

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2015|3|29|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|IND}}

|score = 0–4

|team2 = {{fbu|23|SYR|1980}}

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|goals1 =

|goals2 = Maowas {{goal|15||82}}
Khribin {{goal|45+3||61}}

|stadium = Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

|attendance = 400

|referee = Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

}}

{{Football box

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|time = 18:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|BAN}}

|score = 0–4

|team2 = {{fbu|23|UZB}}

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|goals1 =

|goals2 = Masharipov {{goal|4}}
Rakhmanov {{goal|12||29}}
Makhstaliev {{goal|40}}

|stadium = Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

|attendance = 1,500

|referee = Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

}}

----

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2015|3|31|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|SYR|1980}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fbu|23|UZB}}

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8829&stageid=348&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]

|goals1 = Khribin {{goal|29||45+2|pen.}}

|goals2 = Makhstaliev {{goal|59}}

|stadium = Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

|attendance = 300

|referee = Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

}}

{{Football box

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|time = 18:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|IND}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|BAN}}

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8830&stageid=348&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka

|attendance = 5,000

|referee = Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

}}

=Group F=

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

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group F

|teamwidth=180

|source=[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?view=standings&id=348&tMode=C&noMenu=yes AFC]

|name_AUS={{fbu|23|AUS}}

|name_MYA={{fbu|23|MYA}}

|name_TPE={{fbu|23|TPE}}

|name_HKG={{fbu|23|HKG}}

|update=complete

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|win_MYA=2 |draw_MYA=0 |loss_MYA=1 |gf_MYA=6 |ga_MYA=6 |status_MYA=

|win_TPE=1 |draw_TPE=0 |loss_TPE=2 |gf_TPE=3 |ga_TPE=8 |status_TPE=H

|win_HKG=0 |draw_HKG=0 |loss_HKG=3 |gf_HKG=2 |ga_HKG=11|status_HKG=

|team1=AUS |team2=MYA |team3=TPE |team4=HKG

|class_rules=Qualification Tiebreakers

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=FT

|col_FT=green1 |text_FT=Final tournament

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{{Football box

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|time = 16:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|AUS}}

|score = 6–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|HKG}}

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8831&stageid=348&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]

|goals1 = Amini {{goal|10}}
Pain {{goal|21||79}}
Maclaren {{goal|76||90+1||90+5}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = National Stadium, Kaohsiung

|attendance = 300

|referee = Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2015|3|27|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|MYA}}

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|TPE}}

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8832&stageid=348&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]

|goals1 = Hlaing Bo Bo {{goal|26||69}}
Nay Lin Tun {{goal|90+3}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = National Stadium, Kaohsiung

|attendance = 3,095

|referee = Marai Al-Awaji (Saudi Arabia)

}}

----

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2015|3|29|df=y}}

|time = 16:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|HKG}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fbu|23|MYA}}

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8833&stageid=348&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]

|goals1 = Leung Nok Hang {{goal|32}}

|goals2 = Zon Moe Aung {{goal|53||62}}

|stadium = National Stadium, Kaohsiung

|attendance = 350

|referee = Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2015|3|29|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|TPE}}

|score = 0–4

|team2 = {{fbu|23|AUS}}

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8834&stageid=348&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Brillante {{goal|2}}
Taggart {{goal|45}}
Sotirio {{goal|59}}
Smith {{goal|78}}

|stadium = National Stadium, Kaohsiung

|attendance = 5,000

|referee = Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

}}

----

{{Football box

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|time = 16:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|AUS}}

|score = 5–1

|team2 = {{fbu|23|MYA}}

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8835&stageid=348&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]

|goals1 = Hoole {{goal|10||57||70}}
Maclaren {{goal|13||68}}

|goals2 = Kaung Sat Naing {{goal|78}}

|stadium = National Stadium, Kaohsiung

|attendance = 200

|referee = Marai Al-Awaji (Saudi Arabia)

}}

{{Football box

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|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|TPE}}

|score = 3–1

|team2 = {{fbu|23|HKG}}

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8836&stageid=348&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]

|goals1 = Ko Yu-ting {{goal|27}}
Wen Chih-hao {{goal|42}}
Wei Yu-jen {{goal|57}}

|goals2 = Leung Ka Hai {{goal|85}}

|stadium = National Stadium, Kaohsiung

|attendance = 3,340

|referee = Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

}}

=Group G=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group G

|teamwidth=180

|source=[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?view=standings&id=348&tMode=C&noMenu=yes AFC]

|name_PRK={{fbu|23|PRK}}

|name_THA={{fbu|23|THA}}

|name_CAM={{fbu|23|CAM}}

|name_PHI={{fbu|23|PHI}}

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|win_CAM=1 |draw_CAM=0 |loss_CAM=2 |gf_CAM=5 |ga_CAM=7 |status_CAM=

|win_PHI=0 |draw_PHI=0 |loss_PHI=3 |gf_PHI=2 |ga_PHI=12|status_PHI=

|team1=PRK |team2=THA |team3=CAM |team4=PHI

|class_rules=Qualification Tiebreakers

|res_col_header=Q

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|col_FT=green1 |text_FT=Final tournament

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{{Football box

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|goals1 = Ri Hyong-jin {{goal|17}}
So Kyong-jin {{goal|45+1|pen.}}
Jang Ok-chol {{goal|62}}
Pak Hyon-il {{goal|80}}

|goals2 =

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|attendance = 800

|referee = Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

}}

{{Football box

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|team2 = {{fbu|23|CAM}}

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|goals1 = Pinyo {{goal|57}}
Chenrop {{goal|90+5}}

|goals2 = Udom {{goal|12}}

|stadium = Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 3,000

|referee = Fu Ming (China)

}}

----

{{Football box

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|team2 = {{fbu|23|PRK}}

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|goals1 = Matnorotin {{goal|84}}

|goals2 = Ho Myong-chol {{goal|17}}
Kim Ju-song {{goal|38}}
Jo Kwang {{goal|56}}
Jang Kuk-chol {{goal|69}}

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|attendance = 2,000

|referee = Çarymyrat Gurbanow (Turkmenistan)

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|team2 = {{fbu|23|THA}}

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|goals1 = Salenga {{goal|89}}

|goals2 = Kasidech {{goal|12}}
Pakorn {{goal|47|pen.}}
Chenrop {{goal|56}}
Chaowat {{goal|62}}
Pinyo {{goal|67}}

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|attendance = 6,000

|referee = Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

}}

----

{{Football box

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|team2 = {{fbu|23|PHI}}

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|goals1 = Vathanaka {{goal|5||10}}
Visal {{goal|16}}

|goals2 = Arboleda {{goal|90+2}}

|stadium = Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 1,000

|referee = Fu Ming (China)

}}

{{Football box

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|team2 = {{fbu|23|THA}}

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|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 20,000

|referee = Çarymyrat Gurbanow (Turkmenistan)

}}

=Group H=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group H

|teamwidth=180

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|name_KOR={{fbu|23|KOR}}

|name_IDN={{fbu|23|IDN}}

|name_TLS={{fbu|23|TLS}}

|name_BRU={{fbu|23|BRU}}

|update=complete

|win_KOR=3 |draw_KOR=0 |loss_KOR=0 |gf_KOR=12|ga_KOR=0 |status_KOR=

|win_IDN=2 |draw_IDN=0 |loss_IDN=1 |gf_IDN=7 |ga_IDN=4 |status_IDN=H

|win_BRU=0 |draw_BRU=0 |loss_BRU=3 |gf_BRU=0 |ga_BRU=10|status_BRU=

|win_TLS=1 |draw_TLS=0 |loss_TLS=2 |gf_TLS=3 |ga_TLS=8 |status_TLS=

|team1=KOR |team2=IDN |team3=TLS |team4=BRU

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|res_col_header=Q

|result1=FT

|col_FT=green1 |text_FT=Final tournament

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|date = {{Start date|2015|3|27|df=y}}

|time = 15:30

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|KOR}}

|score = 5–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|BRU}}

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8843&stageid=348&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]

|goals1 = Lee Yong-jae {{goal|3}}
Jung Seung-hyun {{goal|29}}
Kim Hyun {{goal|39|pen.}}
Kwon Chang-hoon {{goal|57|pen.}}
Jang Hyun-soo {{goal|76}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

|attendance = 600

|referee = Jumpei Iida (Japan)

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2015|3|27|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|INA}}

|score = 5–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|TLS}}

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|goals1 = Adam {{goal|17}}
Manahati {{goal|45+1|pen.}}
Evan {{goal|51}}
Muchlis {{goal|66}}
Hansamu {{goal|86}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

|attendance = 3,412

|referee = Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

}}

----

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2015|3|29|df=y}}

|time = 15:30

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|BRU}}

|score = 0–2

|team2 = {{fbu|23|IDN}}

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8845&stageid=348&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Dani {{goal|70}}
Muchlis {{goal|87}}

|stadium = Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

|attendance = 6,454

|referee = Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2015|3|29|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|TLS}}

|score = 0–3

|team2 = {{fbu|23|KOR}}

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8846&stageid=348&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Moon Chang-jin {{goal|17|pen.|47}}
Kim Seung-jun {{goal|44}}

|stadium = Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

|attendance = 555

|referee = Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand)

}}

----

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2015|3|31|df=y}}

|time = 15:30

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|KOR}}

|score = 4–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|INA}}

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8847&stageid=348&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]

|goals1 = Jung Seung-hyun {{goal|52}}
Lee Chan-dong {{goal|71}}
Kim Seung-jun {{goal|83}}
Lee Chang-min {{goal|87}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

|attendance = 16,422

|referee = Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2015|3|31|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|TLS}}

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|BRU}}

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8848&stageid=348&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]

|goals1 = Fernandes {{goal|24}}
Cruz {{goal|90}}
Agostinho {{goal|90+3}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

|attendance = 137

|referee = Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand)

}}

=Group I=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group I

|teamwidth=180

|source=[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?view=standings&id=348&tMode=C&noMenu=yes AFC]

|name_JPN={{fbu|23|JPN}}

|name_MAS={{fbu|23|MAS}}

|name_VIE={{fbu|23|VIE}}

|name_MAC={{fbu|23|MAC}}

|update=complete

|win_JPN=3 |draw_JPN=0 |loss_JPN=0 |gf_JPN=10|ga_JPN=0 |status_JPN=

|win_MAS=1 |draw_MAS=0 |loss_MAS=2 |gf_MAS=3 |ga_MAS=3 |status_MAS=H

|win_VIE=2 |draw_VIE=0 |loss_VIE=1 |gf_VIE=9 |ga_VIE=3 |status_VIE=

|win_MAC=0 |draw_MAC=0 |loss_MAC=3 |gf_MAC=0 |ga_MAC=16|status_MAC=

|team1=JPN |team2=VIE |team3=MAS |team4=MAC

|class_rules=Qualification Tiebreakers

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=FT |result2=FT

|col_FT=green1 |text_FT=Final tournament

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2015|3|27|df=y}}

|time = 16:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|JPN}}

|score = 7–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|MAC}}

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8849&stageid=348&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]

|goals1 = Endo {{goal|22}}
Toyokawa {{goal|26}}
Notsuda {{goal|31||90+2}}
Tang Hou Fai {{goal|33|o.g.}}
Suzuki {{goal|66}}
Minamino {{goal|90+3}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam

|attendance = 335

|referee = Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2015|3|27|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|MAS}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fbu|23|VIE}}

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8850&stageid=348&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]

|goals1 = Naim {{goal|34}}

|goals2 = Võ Huy Toàn {{goal|38}}
Nguyễn Công Phượng {{goal|44}}

|stadium = Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam

|attendance = 2,145

|referee = Chris Beath (Australia)

}}

----

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2015|3|29|df=y}}

|time = 16:30

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|MAC}}

|score = 0–2

|team2 = {{fbu|23|MAS}}

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8851&stageid=348&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Syahrul {{goal|12|pen.}}
Amirzafran {{goal|67}}

|stadium = Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam

|attendance = 780

|referee = Rowan Arumughan (India)

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2015|3|29|df=y}}

|time = 20:15

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|VIE}}

|score = 0–2

|team2 = {{fbu|23|JPN}}

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8852&stageid=348&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Nakajima {{goal|43||90+3}}

|stadium = Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam

|attendance = 1,645

|referee = Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)

}}

----

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2015|3|31|df=y}}

|time = 17:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|VIE}}

|score = 7–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|MAC}}

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8854&stageid=348&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]

|goals1 = Hồ Ngọc Thắng {{goal|3}}
Lê Thanh Bình {{goal|5||21||43}}
Nguyễn Công Phượng {{goal|19||45+1|pen.|90+3}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam

|attendance = 490

|referee = Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2015|3|31|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|JPN}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|MAS}}

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8853&stageid=348&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]

|goals1 = Kubo {{goal|41}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = 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.

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group J

|teamwidth=180

|source=[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?view=standings&id=348&tMode=C&noMenu=yes AFC]

|name_CHN={{fbu|23|CHN}}

|name_LAO={{fbu|23|LAO}}

|name_SIN={{fbu|23|SIN}}

|name_MNG={{fbu|23|MNG}}

|update=complete

|win_CHN=3 |draw_CHN=0 |loss_CHN=0 |gf_CHN=13|ga_CHN=0 |status_CHN=

|win_LAO=1 |draw_LAO=1 |loss_LAO=1 |gf_LAO=7 |ga_LAO=3 |status_LAO=H

|win_SIN=0 |draw_SIN=2 |loss_SIN=1 |gf_SIN=2 |ga_SIN=7 |status_SIN=

|win_MNG=0 |draw_MNG=1 |loss_MNG=2 |gf_MNG=2 |ga_MNG=14|status_MNG=

|team1=CHN |team2=LAO |team3=SIN |team4=MNG

|class_rules=Qualification Tiebreakers

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=FT

|col_FT=green1 |text_FT=Final tournament

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2015|3|27|df=y}}

|time = 16:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|CHN}}

|score = 5–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|MNG}}

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8855&stageid=348&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]

|goals1 = Wu Xinghan {{goal|3}}
Xie Pengfei {{goal|24}}
Xu Xin {{goal|39|pen.}}
Chen Hao {{goal|60||78}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane

|attendance = 1,200

|referee = Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2015|3|27|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|LAO}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|SIN}}

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8856&stageid=348&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane

|attendance = 2,000

|referee = Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

}}

----

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2015|3|29|df=y}}

|time = 16:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|SIN}}

|score = 0–5

|team2 = {{fbu|23|CHN}}

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8858&stageid=348&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Li Yuanyi {{goal|2}}
Feng Gang {{goal|39}}
Xu Xin {{goal|58|pen.}}
Zang Yifeng {{goal|66}}
Wu Xinghan {{goal|79}}

|stadium = New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane

|attendance = 1,500

|referee = Omar Mubarak Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2015|3|29|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|MNG}}

|score = 0–7

|team2 = {{fbu|23|LAO}}

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8857&stageid=348&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Sihavong {{goal|32}}
Khanthavong {{goal|45||60}}
Bounmalay {{goal|63}}
Khochalern {{goal|68}}
Kettavong {{goal|84}}
Natphasouk {{goal|87}}

|stadium = New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane

|attendance = 2,192

|referee = Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

}}

----

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2015|3|31|df=y}}

|time = 16:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|SIN}}

|score = 2–2

|team2 = {{fbu|23|MNG}}

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8860&stageid=348&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]

|goals1 = Irfan {{goal|18||59}}

|goals2 = Tsogtbaatar {{goal|8}}
Erdenebat {{goal|45+1}}

|stadium = New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane

|attendance = 400

|referee = Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2015|3|31|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|CHN}}

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{fbu|23|LAO}}

|report = [http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8859&stageid=348&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary Report]

|goals1 = Feng Gang {{goal|17}}
Xie Pengfei {{goal|53}}
Guo Hao {{goal|77}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = 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. 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.

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=football

|section=2nd place

|teamwidth=180

|show_groups=yes

|source=[http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?view=standings&id=348&tMode=C&noMenu=yes AFC]

|group_GrA=A |name_GrA={{fbu|23|OMA}}

|group_GrB=B |name_GrB={{fbu|23|KUW}}

|group_GrC=C |name_GrC={{fbu|23|IRN}}

|group_GrD=D |name_GrD={{fbu|23|YEM}}

|group_GrE=E |name_GrE={{fbu|23|UZB}}

|group_GrF=F |name_GrF={{fbu|23|MYA}}

|group_GrG=G |name_GrG={{fbu|23|THA}}

|group_GrH=H |name_GrH={{fbu|23|IDN}}

|group_GrI=I |name_GrI={{fbu|23|VIE}}

|group_GrJ=J |name_GrJ={{fbu|23|LAO}}

|update=complete

|win_GrA=1 |draw_GrA=2 |loss_GrA=0 |gf_GrA=7 |ga_GrA=3 |status_GrA=

|win_GrB=1 |draw_GrB=2 |loss_GrB=0 |gf_GrB=5 |ga_GrB=3 |status_GrB=

|win_GrC=2 |draw_GrC=0 |loss_GrC=1 |gf_GrC=10|ga_GrC=2 |status_GrC=

|win_GrD=2 |draw_GrD=0 |loss_GrD=1 |gf_GrD=7 |ga_GrD=2 |status_GrD=

|win_GrE=2 |draw_GrE=0 |loss_GrE=1 |gf_GrE=7 |ga_GrE=2 |status_GrE=

|win_GrF=2 |draw_GrF=0 |loss_GrF=1 |gf_GrF=6 |ga_GrF=6 |status_GrF=

|win_GrG=2 |draw_GrG=1 |loss_GrG=0 |gf_GrG=7 |ga_GrG=2 |status_GrG=

|win_GrH=2 |draw_GrH=0 |loss_GrH=1 |gf_GrH=7 |ga_GrH=4 |status_GrH=

|win_GrI=2 |draw_GrI=0 |loss_GrI=1 |gf_GrI=9 |ga_GrI=3 |status_GrI=

|win_GrJ=1 |draw_GrJ=1 |loss_GrJ=1 |gf_GrJ=7 |ga_GrJ=3 |status_GrJ=

|team1=GrG |team2=GrC |team3=GrI |team4=GrD |team5=GrE |team6=GrH |team7=GrF |team8=GrA |team9=GrB |team10=GrJ

|hth_GrD=Yemen and Uzbekistan are ranked by disciplinary points. |hth_GrE=GrD

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=FT |result2=FT |result3=FT |result4=FT |result5=FT

|col_FT=green1 |text_FT=Final tournament

}}

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.{{cite web |url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-u-23-championship-2016/participants-for-afc-u-23-championship-qatar-2016-confirmed |title=Participants for AFC U-23 Championship Qatar 2016 confirmed |publisher=the-AFC.com |date=21 May 2015}}

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Team

! Qualified as

! Qualified on

! Previous appearances in tournament2

{{fbu|23|QAT}}{{sort|*|Hosts}}{{sort|01|28 November 2014}}{{sort|00|0}} (debut)
{{fbu|23|IRQ}}{{sort|A|Group A winners}}{{sort|14|31 March 2015}}{{sort|01|1}} (2013)
{{fbu|23|JOR}}{{sort|B|Group B winners}}{{sort|15|20 May 2015}}{{sort|01|1}} (2013)
{{fbu|23|KSA}}{{sort|C|Group C winners}}{{sort|08|31 March 2015}}{{sort|01|1}} (2013)
{{fbu|23|UAE}}{{sort|D|Group D winners}}{{sort|10|31 March 2015}}{{sort|01|1}} (2013)
{{fbu|23|SYR|1980}}{{sort|E|Group E winners}}{{sort|04|31 March 2015}}{{sort|01|1}} (2013)
{{fbu|23|AUS}}{{sort|F|Group F winners}}{{sort|02|31 March 2015}}{{sort|01|1}} (2013)
{{fbu|23|PRK}}{{sort|G|Group G winners}}{{sort|05|31 March 2015}}{{sort|01|1}} (2013)
{{fbu|23|KOR}}{{sort|H|Group H winners}}{{sort|03|31 March 2015}}{{sort|01|1}} (2013)
{{fbu|23|JPN}}{{sort|I|Group I winners}}{{sort|12|31 March 2015}}{{sort|01|1}} (2013)
{{fbu|23|CHN}}{{sort|J|Group J winners}}{{Sort|06|31 March 2015}}{{sort|01|1}} (2013)
{{fbu|23|THA}}{{sort|Z1|1st best runners-up}}{{sort|07|31 March 2015}}{{sort|00|0}} (debut)
{{fbu|23|IRN}}{{sort|Z2|2nd best runners-up}}{{sort|09|31 March 2015}}{{sort|01|1}} (2013)
{{fbu|23|VIE}}{{sort|Z2|3rd best runners-up}}{{sort|13|31 March 2015}}{{sort|00|0}} (debut)
{{fbu|23|YEM}}{{sort|Z4|4th best runners-up}}{{sort|11|31 March 2015}}{{sort|01|1}} (2013)
{{fbu|23|UZB}}{{sort|Z5|5th best runners-up}}{{sort|16|20 May 2015}}{{Sort|01|1}} (2013)

:

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

Goalscorers

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References

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