2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
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) Syria Omar Khribin (6 goals)

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]

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
West Zone
(Groups A–E)

 Iraq
 Jordan
 Saudi Arabia
 Syria
 United Arab Emirates

 Iran
 Kuwait
 Oman
 Uzbekistan
 Yemen

 Bahrain
 India
 Kyrgyzstan
   Nepal
 Tajikistan

 Bangladesh
 Lebanon
 Pakistan
 Palestine
 Sri Lanka

 Afghanistan
 Maldives
 Turkmenistan

East Zone
(Groups F–J)

 Australia
 China PR
 Japan
 North Korea
 South Korea

 Indonesia
 Laos
 Malaysia
 Myanmar
 Thailand

 Cambodia
 Chinese Taipei
 Singapore
 Timor-Leste
 Vietnam

 Brunei
 Hong Kong
 Macau1
 Mongolia
 Philippines

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]

  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 23–31 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

  • All matches were held in Oman.
  • Times listed were UTC+4.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 4 3 1 0 15 4 +11 10 Final tournament
2  Oman (H) 4 2 2 0 12 3 +9 8
3  Bahrain 4 1 2 1 4 3 +1 5
4  Lebanon 4 1 1 2 3 9 6 4
5  Maldives 4 0 0 4 2 17 15 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Bahrain  1–1  Oman
Al-Ajmi  46' Report Al-Farsi  77' (pen.)
Maldives  1–2  Lebanon
Irufaan  4' Report Khazzaka  65', 79'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Turki Al-Khudayir (Saudi Arabia)

Lebanon  1–4  Iraq
Siblini  90+3' Report Hussein  44'
Kamel  72', 85'
Waleed  81'
Maldives  0–3  Bahrain
Report Al-Aswad  20', 88' (pen.)
Madan  59'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

Iraq  7–1  Maldives
Waleed  3', 65'
Kamel  45+2'
Rasan  47', 90+3'
Tariq  76'
Husni  90+2'
Report H. Mohamed  27'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Turki Al-Khudayir (Saudi Arabia)
Oman  4–0  Lebanon
Al-Farsi  11', 60'
Al-Siyabi  16'
Al-Fazari  19'
Report

Oman  5–0  Maldives
Al-Malki  7'
Al-Hamhami  20', 24', 56' (pen.)
Al-Abdul Salam  72'
Report
Bahrain  0–2  Iraq
Report Hussein  84'
Waleed  88'

Lebanon  0–0  Bahrain
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Turki Al-Khudayir (Saudi Arabia)
Iraq  2–2  Oman
Mabrook  3' (o.g.)
Kamel  47'
Report Al-Farsi  88' (pen.)
Al-Hinai  88'

Group B

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
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification Tiebreakers
Jordan  5–0  Pakistan
Mardi  11', 64'
Rateb  23'
Al-Bashtawi  66', 79'
Report
Kuwait  0–0  Kyrgyzstan
Report
Attendance: 213
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Pakistan  0–2  Kuwait
Report Al-Azemi  3', 8'
Kyrgyzstan  0–4  Jordan
Report Rateb  3'
Shelbaieh  65'
Faisal  70'
Mardi  90'

Jordan  3–3  Kuwait
Faisal  58', 71', 85' Report Al-Azemi  63', 68'
Al-Nassar  90+4'
Attendance: 627
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Kyrgyzstan  1–3  Pakistan
Otkeev  25' Report Hussain  40'
Karipov  55' (o.g.)
Khan  88'

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
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Afghanistan  0–2  Palestine
Report Abu Warda  7'
Shaikh Qasem  75'
Nepal    0–5  Iran
Report Motahari  14'
Barzay  27' (pen.)
Azmoun  54'
Karimi  67'
Saghebi  87'

Palestine  0–1  Saudi Arabia
Report Madu  88' (pen.)
Attendance: 50
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
Afghanistan  2–0    Nepal
Sharif  76'
Hashimi  90+1' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 9,250
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Saudi Arabia  0–0  Afghanistan
Report
Iran  3–0  Palestine
Azmoun  49'
Motahari  80', 90+3' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 550

Nepal    0–6  Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Bassas  22'
Al-Nathiri  28', 45'
Al-Saiari  63'
Al-Mousa  77'
Al-Shehri  85'
Iran  6–0  Afghanistan
Azmoun  12', 74'
Moradmand  24'
Kamandani  28'
Jahanbakhsh  38'
Cheshmi  61'
Report
Attendance: 80,000

Palestine  4–0    Nepal
Maraaba  31', 63'
Zidan  64', 80'
Report
Attendance: 40
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
Saudi Arabia  2–1  Iran
Asiri  70'
Al-Ghamdi  81'
Report Al-Yami  84' (o.g.)
Attendance: 2,000

Group D

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
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
United Arab Emirates  4–0  Sri Lanka
Mubarak  15'
Saeed  30' (pen.)
Gheilani  52'
Roshan  64' (o.g.)
Report
Kalba Stadium, Fujairah
Attendance: 2,423
Referee: Wang Di (China)
Yemen  2–1  Tajikistan
Al-Hagri  21', 78' Report Jalilov  61'
Kalba Stadium, Fujairah
Attendance: 300
Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

Sri Lanka  0–5  Yemen
Report Mahdi  1'
Al-Sarori  14'
Al-Hubaishi  57'
Al-Gabr  65', 90+5'
Kalba Stadium, Fujairah
Attendance: 200
Referee: Pratap Singh (India)
Tajikistan  0–3  United Arab Emirates
Report Saeed  14' (pen.)
Barman  21'
Gheilani  61'
Kalba Stadium, Fujairah
Attendance: 1,409
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)

United Arab Emirates  1–0  Yemen
Rashid  49' Report
Kalba Stadium, Fujairah
Attendance: 2,127
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)
Tajikistan  5–1  Sri Lanka
Umarbaev  37' (pen.)
Rakhmatov  46'
Aliev  71'
Rustamov  82'
Ergashev  88'
Report Zarwan  25'
Kalba Stadium, Fujairah
Attendance: 150
Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

Group E

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
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Uzbekistan  2–0  India
Sergeev  87'
Kozak  90+2'
Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
Syria  4–0  Bangladesh
Khribin  5', 45+2' (pen.)
Al-Baher  15'
Maowas  81'
Report

India  0–4  Syria
Report Maowas  15', 82'
Khribin  45+3', 61'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
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

  • All matches were held in Taiwan.
  • Times listed were UTC+8.
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
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Australia  6–0  Hong Kong
Amini  10'
Pain  21', 79'
Maclaren  76', 90+1', 90+5'
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
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'
Attendance: 350
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Chinese Taipei  0–4  Australia
Report Brillante  2'
Taggart  45'
Sotirio  59'
Smith  78'
Attendance: 5,000

Australia  5–1  Myanmar
Hoole  10', 57', 70'
Maclaren  13', 68'
Report Kaung Sat Naing  78'
Chinese Taipei  3–1  Hong Kong
Ko Yu-ting  27'
Wen Chih-hao  42'
Wei Yu-jen  57'
Report Leung Ka Hai  85'
Attendance: 3,340
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

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
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
North Korea  4–0  Philippines
Ri Hyong-jin  17'
So Kyong-jin  45+1' (pen.)
Jang Ok-chol  62'
Pak Hyon-il  80'
Report
Attendance: 800
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)
Thailand  2–1  Cambodia
Pinyo  57'
Chenrop  90+5'
Report Udom  12'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Cambodia  1–4  North Korea
Matnorotin  84' Report Ho Myong-chol  17'
Kim Ju-song  38'
Jo Kwang  56'
Jang Kuk-chol  69'
Philippines  1–5  Thailand
Salenga  89' Report Kasidech  12'
Pakorn  47' (pen.)
Chenrop  56'
Chaowat  62'
Pinyo  67'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

Cambodia  3–1  Philippines
Vathanaka  5', 10'
Visal  16'
Report Arboleda  90+2'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
North Korea  0–0  Thailand
Report

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  Timor-Leste 3 1 0 2 3 8 5 3
4  Brunei 3 0 0 3 0 10 10 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
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
Indonesia  5–0  Timor-Leste
Adam  17'
Lestusen  45+1' (pen.)
Evan  51'
Muchlis  66'
Hansamu  86'
Report

Brunei  0–2  Indonesia
Report Noviandani  70'
Muchlis  87'
Attendance: 6,454
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
Timor-Leste  0–3  South Korea
Report Moon Chang-jin  17' (pen.), 47'
Kim Seung-jun  44'

Timor-Leste  3–0  Brunei
Ezequiel  24'
Henrique Cruz  90'
Agostinho  90+3'
Report

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
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Japan  7–0  Macau
Endo  22'
Toyokawa  26'
Notsuda  31', 90+2'
Tang Hou Fai  33' (o.g.)
Suzuki  66'
Minamino  90+3'
Report
Attendance: 335
Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)
Malaysia  1–2  Vietnam
Naim  34' Report Võ Huy Toàn  38'
Nguyễn Công Phượng  44'
Attendance: 2,145

Macau  0–2  Malaysia
Report Syahrul  12' (pen.)
Amirzafran  67'
Attendance: 780
Vietnam  0–2  Japan
Report Nakajima  43', 90+3'

Vietnam  7–0  Macau
Hồ Ngọc Thắng  3'
Lê Thanh Bình  5', 21', 43'
Nguyễn Công Phượng  19', 45+1' (pen.), 90+3'
Report
Attendance: 490
Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)
Japan  1–0  Malaysia
Kubo  41' Report
Attendance: 1,766

Group J

  • All matches were held in Laos.
  • Times listed were UTC+7.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China PR 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
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
China PR  5–0  Mongolia
Wu Xinghan  3'
Xie Pengfei  24'
Xu Xin  39' (pen.)
Chen Hao  60', 78'
Report
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
Laos  0–0  Singapore
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

Singapore  0–5  China PR
Report Li Yuanyi  2'
Feng Gang  39'
Xu Xin  58' (pen.)
Zang Yifeng  66'
Wu Xinghan  79'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Omar Mubarak Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
Mongolia  0–7  Laos
Report Sihavong  32'
Khanthavong  45', 60'
Bounmalay  63'
Khochalern  68'
Kettavong  84'
Natphasouk  87'
Attendance: 2,192
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

Singapore  2–2  Mongolia
Irfan  18', 59' Report Tsogtbaatar  8'
Erdenebat  45+1'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
China PR  3–0  Laos
Feng Gang  17'
Xie Pengfei  53'
Guo Hao  77'
Report
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]

  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.
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[lower-alpha 1]
5 E  Uzbekistan 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6[lower-alpha 1]
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:
  1. 1 2 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
 QatarHosts28 November 2014[2]0 (debut)
 IraqGroup A winners31 March 20151 (2013)
 JordanGroup B winners20 May 20151 (2013)
 Saudi ArabiaGroup C winners31 March 20151 (2013)
 United Arab EmiratesGroup D winners31 March 20151 (2013)
 SyriaGroup E winners31 March 20151 (2013)
 AustraliaGroup F winners31 March 20151 (2013)
 North KoreaGroup G winners31 March 20151 (2013)
 South KoreaGroup H winners31 March 20151 (2013)
 JapanGroup I winners31 March 20151 (2013)
 China PRGroup J winners31 March 20151 (2013)
 Thailand1st best runners-up31 March 20150 (debut)
 Iran2nd best runners-up31 March 20151 (2013)
 Vietnam3rd best runners-up31 March 20150 (debut)
 Yemen4th best runners-up31 March 20151 (2013)
 Uzbekistan5th best runners-up20 May 20151 (2013)
2 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Goalscorers

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
  • Kyrgyzstan Manas Karipov (playing against Pakistan)
  • Macau Tang Hou Fai (playing against Japan)
  • Oman Nadir Mabrook (playing against Iraq)
  • Saudi Arabia Saeed Awadh Al-Yami (playing against Iran)
  • Sri Lanka Sunil Roshan (playing against United Arab Emirates)
Source: The-AFC.com

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Regulations AFC U-23 Championship 2016" (PDF). AFC.
  2. 1 2 "AFC Competitions Committee meeting". the-afc.com. 28 November 2014.
  3. "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.
  4. "AFC U-23 Championship 2016 Qualifiers draw on Thursday". AFC. 3 December 2014.
  5. "Holders Iraq face stern test in AFC U-23 C'ship qualifiers". AFC. 4 December 2014.
  6. "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015" (PDF). AFC.
  7. "AFC announces postponement of AFC U-23 Group B qualifiers". AFC. 17 March 2015.
  8. "U-23 Group B Qualifiers to be held in UAE". AFC. 3 April 2015.
  9. "Turkmenistan withdraw from AFC U-23 C'ship 2016 Qualifiers". AFC. 8 May 2015.
  10. "Participants for AFC U-23 Championship Qatar 2016 confirmed". the-AFC.com. 21 May 2015.
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