2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification

2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
Tournament details
Host countries  Bangladesh (Group A)
 Saudi Arabia (Group B)
 Palestine (Group C)
 Qatar (Group D)
 Iran (Group E)
 Tajikistan (Group F)
 Myanmar (Group G)
 Thailand (Group H)
 China (Group I)
 Laos (Group J)
Dates 28 September – 6 October 2015
Teams 43 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 68
Goals scored 282 (4.15 per match)
Attendance 102,946 (1,514 per match)
Top scorer(s) United Arab Emirates Majid Lafi Hamad Al-Mehairi (6 goals)

The 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification decided the participating teams of the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship. The tournament is the 39th edition of the AFC U-19 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-19 national teams of Asia.

A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Bahrain who qualified automatically as hosts but also competed in the qualifying stage.[1]

Same as previous editions, the tournament acts as the AFC qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The top four teams of the final tournament will qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea as the AFC representatives, besides South Korea who qualified automatically as hosts. If South Korea are among the top four teams, the fifth-placed team (i.e., the losing quarter-finalist with the best record in the tournament) will also qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Draw

The draw for the qualifiers was held on 5 June 2015 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur.[2] A total of 43 teams entered the qualifying stage and were drawn into ten groups.

The teams were seeded according to their performance in the previous season in 2014.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
West Zone
(Groups A–F)

 Iran
 Iraq
 Qatar
 United Arab Emirates
 Uzbekistan
 Yemen

 Bahrain
 Bangladesh
 Kuwait
 Oman
 Palestine
 Saudi Arabia

 India
 Jordan
 Lebanon
 Maldives
 Pakistan
 Turkmenistan

 Afghanistan
 Kyrgyzstan
   Nepal
 Sri Lanka
 Syria
 Tajikistan

 Bhutan

East Zone
(Groups G–J)

 Japan
 Myanmar
 North Korea
 Thailand

 Australia
 China PR
 South Korea
 Vietnam

 Hong Kong
 Malaysia
 Philippines
 Singapore

 Brunei
 Chinese Taipei
 Laos
 Macau

 Northern Mariana1
 Timor-Leste

Note:
1 Non-FIFA member, ineligible for U-20 World Cup.

Player eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 1997 are eligible to compete in the tournament.[4]

Format

In each group, teams play each other once at a centralised venue. The ten group winners and the five best runners-up from all groups qualify for the final tournament. If Bahrain are one of the group winners or best runners-up, the sixth-best runner-up also qualifies for the final tournament.[1]

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:[4]

  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.

Groups

The matches are played between 28 September – 6 October 2015 for Groups G and H (five-team groups); 2–6 October 2015 for all other groups (four-team groups).[5]

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and best five runners-up, and Bahrain as hosts, qualify for the finals.
Withdrawn

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uzbekistan 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9 Final tournament
2  Bangladesh (H) 3 1 1 1 3 5 2 4
3  Sri Lanka 3 1 0 2 2 5 3 3
4  Bhutan 3 0 1 2 1 10 9 1
5  Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)
15:00
Uzbekistan  7–0  Bhutan
Gofurov  42'
Mukhitdinov  45' (pen.)
Kodirkulov  55'
Abdixolikov  70', 80'
Davlatjonov  88'
Tukhtasinov  90+3'
Report

2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)
18:00
Bangladesh  2–0  Sri Lanka
Mannaf  67'
Masuk  83' (pen.)
Report

4 October 2015 (2015-10-04)
15:00
Sri Lanka  0–3  Uzbekistan
Report Tukhtasinov  7'
Ibragimov  21'
Kodirkulov  30'

4 October 2015 (2015-10-04)
18:00
Bhutan  1–1  Bangladesh
Tobgay  6' Report Masuk  77'
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06)
15:00
Sri Lanka  2–0  Bhutan
Akram  13', 85' Report
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 100
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06)
18:00
Uzbekistan  4–0  Bangladesh
Ibragimov  2', 62'
Abdixolikov  79'
Nurulloev  90+2'
Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia (H) 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9 Final tournament
2  Yemen 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 6
3  Turkmenistan 3 1 0 2 4 7 3 3
4  Syria 3 0 0 3 2 9 7 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)
15:05
Yemen  1–0  Syria
Ahmed  77' Report

2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)
18:05
Saudi Arabia  5–0  Turkmenistan
Al-Najjar  15'
Al-Khulaif  63'
Al-Kahtani  70'
Al-Yami  82', 90+3'
Report

4 October 2015 (2015-10-04)
15:05
Turkmenistan  0–1  Yemen
Report Al-Huthaifi  88'

4 October 2015 (2015-10-04)
18:05
Syria  1–4  Saudi Arabia
Arafa  88' Report Al-Harbi  16'
Al-Khulaif  37'
Al-Yami  41' (pen.)
Al-Bassas  86' (pen.)

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06)
15:05
Turkmenistan  4–1  Syria
Titov  20', 26'
Gurbangulyyev  75'
Akmamedov  80'
Report Dali  74' (pen.)

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06)
18:05
Yemen  0–2  Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Naji  61'
Al-Yami  74'

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United Arab Emirates 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9 Final tournament
2  Palestine (H) 3 2 0 1 3 5 2 6
3  Afghanistan 3 1 0 2 2 5 3 3
4  India 3 0 0 3 0 10 10 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)
16:00
United Arab Emirates  3–0  Afghanistan
Al-Noobi  7'
Al-Mehairi  20', 25'
Report
Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram
Attendance: 500
Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)
19:00
Palestine  1–0  India
Yousef  16' Report
Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

4 October 2015 (2015-10-04)
16:00
India  0–7  United Arab Emirates
Report Yaqoob  14' (pen.)
Al-Mehairi  34', 45+1', 88'
Rashid  45+2' (pen.)
Al-Noobi  54' (pen.)
Rahsid  84'
Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram
Attendance: 100
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

4 October 2015 (2015-10-04)
19:00
Afghanistan  0–2  Palestine
Report Obaid  50'
Shobaki  90'
Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram
Attendance: 700
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06)
17:00
United Arab Emirates  5–0  Palestine
Al-Mehairi  3'
Al-Matroushi  28'
Farawi  35' (o.g.)
Yaqoob  90'
Al-Jnebi  90+1'
Report
Arab American University Stadium, Jenin
Attendance: 500
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06)
17:00
India  0–2  Afghanistan
Report Kuruniyan  43' (o.g.)
Yari  79'
Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram
Attendance: 25
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar (H) 3 3 0 0 13 2 +11 9 Final tournament
2  Oman 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
3  Lebanon 3 1 1 1 4 5 1 4
4  Kyrgyzstan 3 0 0 3 3 15 12 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)
18:00
Qatar  7–1  Kyrgyzstan
Issa  12', 82'
Al-Rawai  36'
Moustafa  51'
Al-Ahrak  54'
Shehata  61' (pen.)
Mazeed  71'
Report Shaarbekov  58'

2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)
20:30
Oman  0–0  Lebanon
Report
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 150
Referee: Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan)

4 October 2015 (2015-10-04)
18:00
Kyrgyzstan  1–4  Oman
Batyrkanov  19' Report A. Al-Awadi  13' (pen.)
T. Al-Awadi  54'
Al-Aghbari  63'
Al-Ghassani  75'
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 50
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

4 October 2015 (2015-10-04)
20:30
Lebanon  0–4  Qatar
Report Mazeed  33'
Al-Ahrak  67' (pen.)
Issa  75'
Shehata  90'

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06)
18:00
Qatar  2–1  Oman
Salman  45+3' (pen.)
Mazeed  48'
Report A. Al-Awadi  30' (pen.)

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06)
20:30
Lebanon  4–1  Kyrgyzstan
Bahor  6'
Monzer  45+2'
Boutros  62' (pen.)
Lahoud  66'
Report Yrysbek  63'

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran (H) 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9 Final tournament
2  Kuwait 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 4
3  Jordan 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 3
4    Nepal 3 0 1 2 1 14 13 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)
16:00
Kuwait  2–1  Jordan
Saeed  20'
Karam  30' (pen.)
Report Harbi  39'

2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)
19:00
Iran  10–0    Nepal
Karamolachaab  1', 13', 84', 90+1'
Mokhtari  2', 44'
Shojaei  32'
Shekari  57' (pen.), 87'
Khoram  79'
Report

4 October 2015 (2015-10-04)
16:00
Nepal    1–1  Kuwait
Magar  61' Report Al Enezi  71'
Samen Al-Aeme Stadium, Mashhad
Attendance: 55
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

4 October 2015 (2015-10-04)
19:00
Jordan  0–3  Iran
Report Daghestani  45'
Shekari  52'
Mokhtari  63'
Samen Al-Aeme Stadium, Mashhad
Attendance: 573
Referee: Wang Di (China)

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06)
16:00
Jordan  3–0    Nepal
Ahmad  6'
Maher  14'
Ibrahim  90+2'
Report
Samen Al-Aeme Stadium, Mashhad
Attendance: 212
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06)
19:00
Iran  2–0  Kuwait
Karamolachaab  45+4'
Noorafkan  62'
Report
Samen Al-Aeme Stadium, Mashhad
Attendance: 1,317
Referee: Wang Di (China)

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9 Final tournament
2  Tajikistan (H) 3 2 0 1 11 4 +7 6
3  Bahrain 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 3 Final tournament as hosts
4  Maldives 3 0 0 3 0 17 17 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)
15:00
Bahrain  4–0  Maldives
Jasim  25', 81'
Al-Naar  26'
Sayed  88'
Report
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 300
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)
18:00
Iraq  2–0  Tajikistan
Alaa  3'
Jasim  79'
Report
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

4 October 2015 (2015-10-04)
15:00
Maldives  0–5  Iraq
Report Alaa  10', 39'
Ameer  14'
Mohammed  27', 52'
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 500
Referee: Pratap Singh (India)

4 October 2015 (2015-10-04)
18:00
Tajikistan  3–2  Bahrain
Safarov  40', 83'
Ravshanbekov  58'
Report Ebrahim  42'
Jasim  45'
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06)
15:00
Iraq  4–1  Bahrain
Amjed  56'
Alaa  62'
Ameer  77'
Jasim  88'
Report Jasim  90+2'
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06)
18:00
Maldives  0–8  Tajikistan
Report Ehsoni  25', 54'
Hamroqulov  35', 61'
Alisheri  50', 68', 80'
Kholov  87'
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Pratap Singh (India)

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vietnam 4 4 0 0 11 2 +9 12 Final tournament
2  Myanmar (H) 4 2 1 1 6 2 +4 7
3  Timor-Leste 4 1 2 1 5 2 +3 5
4  Hong Kong 4 1 1 2 7 5 +2 4
5  Brunei 4 0 0 4 0 18 18 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

28 September 2015 (2015-09-28)
15:30
Hong Kong  1–3  Vietnam
Matthew Ho  42' Report Hà Đức Chinh  7', 59'
Nguyễn Tiến Linh  48'
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 326
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)

28 September 2015 (2015-09-28)
18:30
Timor-Leste  4–0  Brunei
Rufino Gama  15'
Nelson Viegas  19', 32'
Henrique Cruz  28'
Report
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 220
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

30 September 2015 (2015-09-30)
15:30
Timor-Leste  0–0  Hong Kong
Report
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

30 September 2015 (2015-09-30)
18:30
Brunei  0–4  Myanmar
Report Zin Phyo Aung  7' (pen.)
Ye Yint Aung  27'
Htoo Kyant Lwin  29'
Aung Zin Phyo  46'

2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)
15:30
Vietnam  5–0  Brunei
Hồ Minh Dĩ  2', 45+5'
Lâm Thuận  25'
Trần Duy Khánh  34'
Phạm Trọng Hóa  36'
Report

2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)
18:30
Myanmar  0–0  Timor-Leste
Report
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 3,805
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

4 October 2015 (2015-10-04)
15:30
Vietnam  2–1  Timor-Leste
Nguyễn Trọng Đại  4'
Nguyễn Quang Hải  17'
Report Henrique Cruz  89'
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 396
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

4 October 2015 (2015-10-04)
18:30
Hong Kong  1–2  Myanmar
Ngan Cheuk Pan  73' Report Aung Zin Phyo  88'
Aung Moe Thu  90+6'
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 4,510
Referee: Sukhbir Singh (Singapore)

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06)
15:30
Brunei  0–5  Hong Kong
Report Chan Pak Hei  39'
Ngan Cheuk Pan  41', 58'
Harima Hirokane  49'
Cheng Chin Lung  73'
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 798
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06)
18:30
Myanmar  0–1  Vietnam
Report Hà Đức Chinh  19'

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 4 4 0 0 26 4 +22 12 Final tournament
2  Thailand (H) 4 3 0 1 14 2 +12 9
3  Singapore 4 1 1 2 14 11 +3 4
4  Chinese Taipei 4 1 1 2 13 12 +1 4
5  Northern Mariana 4 0 0 4 0 38 38 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

28 September 2015 (2015-09-28)
15:00
Singapore  2–6  South Korea
Hami  52'
Gareth Low  60'
Report Kim Jeong-hwan  23'
Lee Dong-jun  54', 61', 90+1'
Kang Ji-hun  82'
Kim Si-woo  89'
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 200
Referee: Fu Ming (China)

28 September 2015 (2015-09-28)
19:00
Northern Mariana  0–10  Chinese Taipei
Report Kao Wei-jie  2'
Chen Hung-wei  12', 29'
Yu Chia-huang  17', 64', 79'
Chao Ming-hsiu  47', 61'
Cheng Chun-hsien  73', 90+1'

30 September 2015 (2015-09-30)
15:00
Northern Mariana  0–10  Singapore
Report Hami  10', 36'
Justin Hui  39'
Joshua Pereira  56' (pen.)
Irfan Fandi  61', 90+2'
Ariyan Malik  82'
Karthik Raj  83'
Gareth Low  87'
Shah Zulkarnean  90'
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 50
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

30 September 2015 (2015-09-30)
19:00
Chinese Taipei  0–3  Thailand
Report Anon  21'
Suksan  30', 36'
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 2,159
Referee: Mohammad Abu Loum (Jordan)

2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)
15:00
South Korea  7–1  Chinese Taipei
Kim Dae-won  12', 29'
Kim Seok-jin  21', 79'
Kang Ji-hun  39', 76'
Lee Dong-jun  73'
Report Yu Chia-huang  74'
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 200
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)

2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)
19:00
Thailand  7–0  Northern Mariana
Sorawit  2', 45'
Terrence  20' (o.g.)
Anon  38', 67' (pen.)
Wisarut  63'
Ritthidet  72'
Report
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Fu Ming (China)

4 October 2015 (2015-10-04)
15:00
South Korea  11–0  Northern Mariana
Choe Ik-jin  3', 33', 90+2'
Kim Moo-gun  10'
Kwon Gi-pyo  39'
Jeong Tae-wook  46', 54', 83'
Kim Si-woo  49', 79' (pen.)
Kim Geo-nung  68'
Report

4 October 2015 (2015-10-04)
19:00
Singapore  0–3  Thailand
Report Ritthidet  34'
Suksan  42'
Worachit  51'
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 3,284
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06)
15:00
Chinese Taipei  2–2  Singapore
Yu Chia-huang  33'
Wang Li-an  83'
Report Pashia  40', 90+1' (pen.)
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 100
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06)
19:00
Thailand  1–2  South Korea
Sirimongkhon  69' Report Kang Ji-hun  12'
Kim Moo-gun  90'
SCG Stadium, Nonthaburi
Attendance: 9,120
Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China PR (H) 3 3 0 0 16 0 +16 9 Final tournament
2  North Korea 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3  Malaysia 3 1 0 2 4 8 4 3
4  Macau 3 0 0 3 1 17 16 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)
15:30
North Korea  6–0  Macau
Han Il-hyok  8', 16', 21' (pen.), 25'
Jon Chung-il  33'
Pak Kwang-chon  88'
Report
Huai’an Sports Centre Stadium, Huai'an
Attendance: 1,815
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand)

2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)
19:35
China PR  6–0  Malaysia
Zhang Yuning  32' (pen.), 34'
Gao Haisheng  48', 53'
Yao Daogang  58'
Shan Huanhuan  87'
Report
Huai’an Sports Centre Stadium, Huai'an
Attendance: 5,188
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

4 October 2015 (2015-10-04)
15:30
Malaysia  0–1  North Korea
Report Han Il-hyok  54'
Huai’an Sports Centre Stadium, Huai'an
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-Udom (Thailand)

4 October 2015 (2015-10-04)
19:35
Macau  0–7  China PR
Report Gao Huaze  12', 18'
Yang Liyu  25'
Yan Dinghao  51'
Zhang Yuning  72', 74'
Shan Huanhuan  85'
Huai’an Sports Centre Stadium, Huai'an
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06)
15:30
Malaysia  4–1  Macau
Jafri  3', 69', 82'
Danial  63'
Report Jorge Vitorino  49'
Huai’an Sports Centre Stadium, Huai'an
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06)
19:35
North Korea  0–3  China PR
Report Zhang Yuning  37'
Lin Liangming  39', 61'
Huai’an Sports Centre Stadium, Huai'an
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Group J

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9 Final tournament
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3  Laos (H) 3 1 0 2 2 5 3 3
4  Philippines 3 0 0 3 1 14 13 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host.

2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)
16:00
Australia  6–0  Philippines
D'Agostino  8'
Kuzmanovski  14', 39'
Mells  28'
Fofanah  78'
Pandurevic  90+1'
Report
Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

2 October 2015 (2015-10-02)
19:00
Japan  2–0  Laos
Ogawa  39'
Takagi  62'
Report
Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Attendance: 1,856
Referee: Tan Hai (China)

4 October 2015 (2015-10-04)
16:00
Philippines  0–6  Japan
Report Noda  6'
Yoshihira  26', 88'
Iwasaki  69' (pen.), 71'
Ogawa  81'
Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Attendance: 98
Referee: Tan Hai (China)

4 October 2015 (2015-10-04)
19:00
Laos  0–2  Australia
Report Kuzmanovski  43'
Shabow  46'
Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06)
16:00
Japan  3–0  Australia
Takagi  45+1'
Sakai  45+2' (pen.)
Ogawa  71' (pen.)
Report

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06)
19:00
Philippines  1–2  Laos
Gayoso  19' Report Phanthavong  5'
Maitee  42'
Laos National Stadium, Vientiane
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

Ranking of second-placed teams

The ranking among the runner-up team of all groups are determined as follows:[4]

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches;
  2. Greater goal difference resulting from the group matches;
  3. Greater number of goals scored in group matches;
  4. Greater number of wins in the group matches;
  5. 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);
  6. Drawing of lots.

In order to ensure equality when comparing the runner-up team of all groups, the results of the matches against the fifth-placed team in the groups having five teams are ignored due to the other groups having only four teams.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 F  Tajikistan 3 2 0 1 11 4 +7 6 Final tournament
2 J  Australia 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3 H  Thailand 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
4 I  North Korea 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
5 B  Yemen 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 6
6 C  Palestine 3 2 0 1 3 5 2 6
7 D  Oman 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
8 G  Myanmar 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
9 E  Kuwait 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 4
10 A  Bangladesh 3 1 1 1 3 5 2 4
Source: AFC

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament2
 Bahrain Hosts 3 June 2015 8 (1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2010)
 Uzbekistan Group A winners 6 October 2015 6 (2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Saudi Arabia Group B winners 6 October 2015 12 (1973, 1977, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)
 United Arab Emirates Group C winners 6 October 2015 12 (1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Qatar Group D winners 6 October 2015 12 (1980, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2014)
 Iran Group E winners 6 October 2015 19 (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Iraq Group F winners 6 October 2015 15 (1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1988, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Vietnam Group G winners 6 October 2015 6 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 South Korea Group H winners 6 October 2015 36 (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 China PR Group I winners 6 October 2015 16 (1975, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Japan Group J winners 6 October 2015 35 (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Tajikistan 1st best runners-up 6 October 2015 2 (2006, 2008)
 Australia 2nd best runners-up 6 October 2015 5 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Thailand 3rd best runners-up 6 October 2015 31 (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1985, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 North Korea 4th best runners-up 6 October 2015 11 (1975, 1976, 1978, 1986, 1988, 1990, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Yemen 5th best runners-up 6 October 2015 5 (1978, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2014)
2 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Goalscorers

6 goals
  • United Arab Emirates Majid Lafi Hamad Al-Mehairi
5 goals
4 goals
  • Bahrain Jasim Marhoon
  • Iraq Alaa Abbas Abdulnabi
  • Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Yami
  • South Korea Kang Ji-hun
  • South Korea Lee Dong-jun
3 goals
  • Australia Steve Kuzmanovski
  • Hong Kong Ngan Cheuk Pan
  • Iran Nima Mokhtari
  • Iran Reza Shekari
  • Japan Koki Ogawa
  • Malaysia Muhammad Jafri Firdaus Chew
  • Qatar Khalid Muneer Mazeed
  • Qatar Sayed Issa
  • Singapore Muhammad Hami Said
  • South Korea Choe Ik-jin
  • South Korea Kim Si-woo
  • South Korea Jeong Tae-wook
  • Tajikistan Khotam Alisheri
  • Thailand Suksan Mungpao
  • Thailand Anon Amornlerdsak
  • Uzbekistan Bobir Abdixolikov
  • Uzbekistan Doston Ibragimov
  • Vietnam Hà Đức Chinh
2 goals
  • Bangladesh Masuk Mia Jony
  • China Gao Haisheng
  • China Gao Huaze
  • China Lin Liangming
  • China Shan Huanhuan
  • Chinese Taipei Chao Ming-hsiu
  • Chinese Taipei Chen Hung-wei
  • Chinese Taipei Cheng Chun-hsien
  • Iraq Ameer Sabah Khudhair
  • Iraq Jasim Mohammed Oglah
  • Iraq Mohammed Hasan
  • Japan Akito Takagi
  • Japan Yuto Iwasaki
  • Japan Tsubasa Yoshihira
  • Myanmar Aung Zin Phyo
  • Oman Asad Al-Awadi
  • Qatar Abdullah Abdulsalam Al-Ahrak
  • Qatar Hazem Shehata
  • Saudi Arabia Ayman Al-Khulaif
  • Singapore Irfan Fandi
  • Singapore Haiqal Pashia Anugrah
  • Singapore Gareth Low
  • South Korea Kim Dae-won
  • South Korea Kim Moo-gun
  • South Korea Kim Seok-jin
  • Sri Lanka Mohomed Afam Akram
  • Tajikistan Amirdzhon Safarov
  • Tajikistan Nuriddin Hamroqulov
  • Tajikistan Panshanbe Ehsoni
  • Thailand Ritthidet Phensawat
  • Thailand Sorawit Panthong
  • East Timor Henrique Cruz
  • East Timor Nelson Viegas
  • Turkmenistan Mihail Titov
  • United Arab Emirates Hassan Al-Noobi
  • United Arab Emirates Jassim Yaqoob
  • Uzbekistan Nurillo Tukhtasinov
  • Uzbekistan Sanjar Kodirkulov
  • Vietnam Hồ Minh Dĩ
1 goal
  • Afghanistan Reza Allah Yari
  • Australia Alusine Fofanah
  • Australia Dejan Pandurevic
  • Australia George Mells
  • Australia Mario Shabow
  • Australia Nicholas D'Agostino
  • Bahrain Sayed Ahmed
  • Bahrain Sayed Ebrahim
  • Bahrain Talal Ali Al-Naar
  • Bangladesh Mannaf Rabbi
  • Bhutan Sonam Tobgay
  • China Yan Dinghao
  • China Yang Liyu
  • China Yao Daogang
  • Chinese Taipei Kao Wei-jie
  • Chinese Taipei Wang Li-an
  • Hong Kong Chan Pak Hei
  • Hong Kong Cheng Chin Lung
  • Hong Kong Harima Hirokane
  • Hong Kong Matthew Ho Shing Yuen
  • Iran Ali Shojaei
  • Iran Mohammad Khoram
  • Iran Nima Daghestani
  • Iran Omid Noorafkan
  • Iraq Amjed Attwan Al-Magsoosi
  • Japan Daisuke Sakai
  • Japan Hiroki Noda
  • Jordan Abdallah Ibrahim She
  • Jordan Ahmad Harbi Abdallah
  • Jordan Anas Ahmad Mahmoud Hammad
  • Jordan Hijazi Maher Hijazi
  • Kuwait Abdullah Karam
  • Kuwait Khaled Al Enezi
  • Kuwait Naser Saeed
  • Kyrgyzstan Ernist Batyrkanov
  • Kyrgyzstan Kadyrbek Shaarbekov
  • Kyrgyzstan Uulu Yrysbek
  • Laos Maitee
  • Laos Thanin Phanthavong
  • Lebanon Alex Boutros
  • Lebanon Ali Bahor
  • Lebanon Joseph Michel Lahoud
  • Lebanon Hussein Monzer
  • Macau Jorge Marcelo Vitorino
  • Malaysia Muhammad Danial Ashraf Abdullah
  • Myanmar Aung Moe Thu
  • Myanmar Htoo Kyant Lwin
  • Myanmar Ye Yint Aung
  • Myanmar Zin Phyo Aung
  • Nepal Bimal Magar
  • North Korea Jon Chung-il
  • North Korea Pak Kwang-chon
  • Oman Mohsin Al-Ghassani
  • Oman Talal Al-Awadi
  • Oman Zahir Al-Aghbari
  • State of Palestine Mahmoud Yousef
  • State of Palestine Mohammed Obaid
  • State of Palestine Munther Shobaki
  • Philippines Javier Gayoso
  • Qatar Abdelrahman Moustafa
  • Qatar Bassam Al-Rawai
  • Qatar Tarek Salman
  • Saudi Arabia Ammar Al-Najjar
  • Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Harbi
  • Saudi Arabia Meshari Al-Kahtani
  • Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Bassas
  • Saudi Arabia Sami Al-Naji
  • Singapore Justin Hui
  • Singapore Ariyan Malik
  • Singapore Joshua Pereira
  • Singapore Karthik Raj
  • Singapore Shah Zulkarnean
  • South Korea Kim Geo-nung
  • South Korea Kim Jeong-hwan
  • South Korea Kwon Gi-pyo
  • Syria Alaa Edeen Yasin Dali
  • Syria Yousef Arafa
  • Tajikistan Kuvvatbek Ravshanbekov
  • Tajikistan Sunatullo Kholov
  • Thailand Sirimongkhon Jitbanjong
  • Thailand Wisarut Imura
  • Thailand Worachit Kanitsribampen
  • East Timor Rufino Gama
  • Turkmenistan Begench Akmamedov
  • Turkmenistan Guvanchmyrat Gurbangulyyev
  • United Arab Emirates Ahmed Rashid
  • United Arab Emirates Faisl Al-Matroushi
  • United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al-Jnebi
  • United Arab Emirates Mohamed Rahsid
  • Uzbekistan Husniddin Gofurov
  • Uzbekistan Sayidjamol Davlatjonov
  • Uzbekistan Sharof Mukhitdinov
  • Uzbekistan Sukhrob Nurulloev
  • Vietnam Lâm Thuận
  • Vietnam Nguyễn Quang Hải
  • Vietnam Nguyễn Tiến Linh
  • Vietnam Nguyễn Trọng Đại
  • Vietnam Phạm Trọng Hóa
  • Vietnam Trần Duy Khánh
  • Yemen Abdulhakim Ahmed
  • Yemen Mohammed Al-Huthaifi
1 own goal
  • India Muhammed Ashique Kuruniyan (playing against Afghanistan)
  • Northern Mariana Islands Terrence Evan Thosert-Belcher (playing against Thailand)
  • State of Palestine Basheer Farawi (playing against United Arab Emirates)
Source: the-afc.com

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