2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification topic's main category Category: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.A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Qatar who qualified automatically as hosts.The top three teams of the final tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Brazil.Draw
The draw for the qualifiers was held on 4 December 2014, 11:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A total of 43 AFC member national teams entered the qualifying stage and were drawn into ten groups.