2016 AFC U-23 Championship squads


The following is a list of squads for each national team competing at the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship, The tournament took place during January 2016 in Qatar. It was the second U-23 age group competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation. As the tournament was not held during the FIFA International Match Calendar, clubs were not obligated to release the players.
Each team had to submit 23 players in their national team squads. The full squad listings are below.

Group A

Qatar

Head coach: Félix Sánchez Bas

Syria

Head coach: Muhannad Al Fakir

Iran

Head coach: Mohammad Khakpour

China

Head coach: Fu Bo

Group B

Saudi Arabia

Head coach: Adrie Koster

Japan

Head coach: Makoto Teguramori

North Korea

Head coach: Yun Jong-su

Thailand

Head coach: Kiatisuk Senamuang
Squad announced on 29 December 2015.

Group C

Iraq

Head coach: Abdul Ghani Shahad

South Korea

Head coach: Shin Tae-yong
Squad announced on 27 December 2015.

Uzbekistan

Head coach: Samvel Babayan

Yemen

Head coach: Amin Al-Sanini

Group D

Jordan

Head coach: Jamal Abu-Abed

Australia

Head coach: Aurelio Vidmar

United Arab Emirates

Head coach: Abdullah Mesfer

Vietnam

Head coach: Toshiya Miura