2016 AFC U-23 Championship squads
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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.[1]
Each team had to submit 23 players in their national team squads. The full squad listings are below.[2]
Players in boldface have been capped at full international level at some point in their career.
Qatar
Head coach:
Félix Sánchez
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Yousef Hassan | 24 May 1996 (aged 19) | |
| 2 | DF | Musab Kheder | 1 January 1993 (aged 23) | |
| 3 | DF | Abdelkarim Hassan | 28 August 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 4 | MF | Ahmed Moein | 20 October 1995 (aged 20) | |
| 5 | MF | Ahmed Fadhel | 7 April 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 6 | DF | Ahmed Yasser | 17 May 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 7 | FW | Ahmed Alaaeldin | 31 January 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 8 | MF | Ali Assadalla | 19 January 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 9 | MF | Abdullah Al-Ahrak | 10 May 1997 (aged 18) | |
| 10 | FW | Akram Afif | 18 November 1996 (aged 19) | |
| 11 | FW | Mohammed Muntari | 20 December 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 12 | GK | Mohammed Al-Bakri | 28 March 1997 (aged 18) | |
| 13 | DF | Sultan Al-Brake | 7 April 1996 (aged 19) | |
| 14 | MF | Ahmed Al Saadi | 2 October 1995 (aged 20) | |
| 15 | DF | Salem Al Hajri | 10 April 1996 (aged 19) | |
| 16 | DF | Tameem Al-Muhaza | 21 July 1996 (aged 19) | |
| 17 | DF | Mohammed Alaaeldin | 24 January 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 18 | MF | Assim Madibo | 22 October 1996 (aged 19) | |
| 19 | FW | Almoez Ali | 19 August 1996 (aged 19) | |
| 20 | DF | Bassam Al-Rawi | 16 December 1997 (aged 18) | |
| 21 | MF | Abdelrahman Moustafa | 5 April 1997 (aged 18) | |
| 22 | GK | Muhannad Naim | 1 January 1993 (aged 23) | |
| 23 | DF | Fahad Al-Abdulrahman | 6 April 1995 (aged 20) |
Syria
Head coach: Muhannad Al Fakir
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Abdul Latif Nassan | 30 January 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 2 | DF | Momen Naji | 9 October 1996 (aged 19) | |
| 3 | DF | Moayad Ajan | 16 February 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 4 | DF | Hussein Jwayed | 1 January 1993 (aged 23) | |
| 5 | DF | Omar Midani | 26 January 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 6 | DF | Amro Jenyat | 15 January 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 7 | MF | Ahmad Al Shimali | 15 August 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 8 | FW | Omar Kharbin | 15 January 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 9 | FW | Nasouh Al Nakdali | 15 June 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 10 | FW | Mahmoud Al Mawas | 1 January 1993 (aged 23) | |
| 11 | MF | Khaled Mobayed | 6 May 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 12 | FW | Ahmad Al Kaddour | 4 January 1993 (aged 23) | |
| 13 | FW | Mahmoud Al Baher | 30 January 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 15 | DF | Muayad Al Khouli | 16 October 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 16 | MF | Ward Al Salama | 15 July 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 17 | DF | Abdullah Al Shami | 2 March 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 18 | DF | Jihad Busmar | 30 October 1996 (aged 19) | |
| 19 | MF | Mohamad Ahmad | 8 January 1994 (aged 22) | |
| 20 | MF | Yousef Kalfa | 14 May 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 21 | MF | Hamid Mido | 3 June 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 22 | GK | Shaher Shakir | 21 March 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 23 | GK | Ahmad Kanaan | 6 May 1995 (aged 20) |
Iran
Head coach: Mohammad Khakpour
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mohammadreza Akhbari | 15 February 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 2 | DF | Mohammad Daneshgar | 20 January 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 3 | DF | Vahid Heydarieh | 3 January 1993 (aged 23) | |
| 4 | DF | Rouzbeh Cheshmi | 24 July 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 5 | DF | Hossein Kanaani | 23 March 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 6 | MF | Mahan Rahmani | 15 June 1996 (aged 19) | |
| 7 | MF | Ali Karimi | 11 February 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 8 | MF | Farshid Esmaeili | 23 February 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 9 | MF | Mohsen Karimi | 20 September 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 10 | FW | Amir Arsalan Motahari | 10 March 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 11 | MF | Milad Mohammadi | 29 September 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 12 | GK | Ali Mohsenzadeh | 14 February 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 13 | DF | Ali Abdollahzadeh | 4 January 1993 (aged 23) | |
| 14 | MF | Milad Kamandani | 7 July 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 15 | DF | Mohammad Hossein Moradmand | 22 June 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 16 | MF | Alireza Naghizadeh | 4 March 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 17 | MF | Mehdi Torabi | 10 September 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 18 | MF | Shahin Saghebi | 25 August 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 19 | MF | Ehsan Pahlavan | 25 July 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 20 | DF | Saeb Mohebi | 28 August 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 21 | DF | Reza Aliari | 15 March 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 22 | GK | Amir Abedzadeh | 26 April 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 23 | FW | Mehrdad Mohammadi | 29 September 1993 (aged 22) |
China
Head coach: Fu Bo
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Du Jia | 1 May 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 2 | MF | Yang Kuo | 8 January 1993 (aged 23) | |
| 3 | DF | Mi Haolun | 10 January 1993 (aged 23) | |
| 4 | DF | Jin Yangyang | 3 February 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 5 | DF | Shi Ke | 8 January 1993 (aged 23) | |
| 6 | DF | Wang Tong | 12 February 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 7 | MF | Xu Xin | 19 April 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 8 | MF | Guo Hao | 14 January 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 9 | FW | Zhang Yuning | 5 January 1997 (aged 19) | |
| 10 | MF | Liao Lisheng | 29 April 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 11 | MF | Wu Xinghan | 24 February 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 12 | MF | Zhang Xiaobin | 23 October 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 13 | MF | Wang Qiuming | 9 January 1993 (aged 23) | |
| 14 | MF | Feng Gang | 6 March 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 15 | DF | Chen Zhechao | 19 April 1995 (aged 20) | |
| 16 | FW | Yang Chaosheng | 22 July 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 17 | MF | Xie Pengfei | 29 June 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 18 | DF | Zhao Yuhao | 7 April 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 19 | FW | Chang Feiya | 3 February 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 20 | MF | Li Yuanyi | 28 August 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 21 | MF | Liu Binbin | 16 June 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 22 | GK | Zhang Yinuo | 14 July 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 23 | GK | Yerjet Yerzat | 4 January 1993 (aged 23) |
Group B
Saudi Arabia
Head coach:
Adrie Koster
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mansor Joher | 19 March 1995 (aged 20) | |
| 2 | DF | Ali Al-Zubaidi | 4 January 1993 (aged 23) | |
| 3 | DF | Abdullah Madu | 15 July 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 4 | DF | Ahmed Sharahili | 8 May 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 5 | DF | Talal Al-Absi | 22 February 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 6 | MF | Majed Al-Najrani | 25 January 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 7 | MF | Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhim | 15 May 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 8 | MF | Mustafa Al-Bassas | 2 June 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 9 | FW | Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi | 1 November 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 10 | MF | Fahad Al-Muwallad | 14 September 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 11 | MF | Ali Hazazi | 18 February 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 12 | DF | Yassin Barnawi | 1 October 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 13 | DF | Abdulrahman Al-Obaid | 30 April 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 14 | DF | Mohammed Qassem | 19 January 1995 (aged 20) | |
| 15 | MF | Ahmed Al-Nathiri | 9 February 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 16 | MF | Mohamed Kanno | 22 September 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 17 | FW | Mohammed Al-Saiari | 2 May 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 18 | DF | Saeed Al-Robeai | 4 June 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 19 | MF | Saleh Al-Amri | 14 October 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 20 | MF | Rayan Al-Harbi | 6 April 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 21 | GK | Ahmed Al-Rehaili | 6 October 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 22 | GK | Faisel Masrahi | 24 January 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 23 | MF | Abdulfattah Asiri | 26 February 1994 (aged 21) |
Japan
Head coach: Makoto Teguramori
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Masatoshi Kushibiki | 29 January 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 2 | DF | Ken Matsubara | 16 February 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 3 | DF | Wataru Endō | 9 February 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 4 | DF | Takuya Iwanami | 18 June 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 5 | DF | Naomichi Ueda | 24 October 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 6 | DF | Ryosuke Yamanaka | 20 April 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 7 | MF | Riki Harakawa | 13 August 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 8 | MF | Ryota Oshima | 23 January 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 9 | FW | Musashi Suzuki | 11 February 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 10 | MF | Shoya Nakajima | 23 August 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 11 | FW | Yuya Kubo | 24 December 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 12 | DF | Sei Muroya | 5 April 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 13 | DF | Tatsuki Nara | 19 September 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 14 | FW | Yuta Toyokawa | 9 September 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 15 | DF | Masashi Kamekawa | 28 May 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 16 | FW | Takuma Asano | 10 November 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 17 | MF | Kento Misao | 16 April 1996 (aged 19) | |
| 18 | FW | Takumi Minamino | 16 January 1995 (aged 20) | |
| 19 | MF | Yōsuke Ideguchi | 23 August 1996 (aged 19) | |
| 20 | FW | Ado Onaiwu | 8 November 1995 (aged 20) | |
| 21 | MF | Shinya Yajima | 18 January 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 22 | GK | Daichi Sugimoto | 15 July 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 23 | GK | Ayumi Niekawa | 12 May 1994 (aged 21) |
North Korea
Head coach: Yun Jong-su
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | An Tae-song | 21 October 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 2 | DF | Jong Kwang-sok | 5 January 1994 (aged 22) | |
| 3 | DF | Hong Jin-song | 20 February 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 4 | DF | Kang Il-nam | 23 November 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 5 | DF | Jang Kuk-chol | 16 February 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 6 | DF | Ri Il-jin | 20 August 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 7 | FW | Jo Kwang | 5 August 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 8 | MF | Ri Un-chol | 13 July 1995 (aged 20) | |
| 9 | MF | Kim Yong-il | 6 July 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 10 | FW | Kim Ju-song | 15 October 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 11 | FW | Jang Ok-chol | 14 January 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 12 | MF | Ri Hyong-jin | 19 July 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 13 | FW | Jang Hyok | 23 February 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 14 | MF | Yun Il-gwang | 1 April 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 15 | DF | So Jong-hyok | 1 July 1995 (aged 20) | |
| 16 | DF | Pak Myong-song | 31 March 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 17 | DF | Kim Chol-bom | 16 July 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 18 | GK | Kim Kwang-chol | 2 June 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 19 | FW | Kang Yong-jin | 23 March 1994 (aged 21) | |
| 20 | MF | So Kyong-jin | 8 January 1994 (aged 22) | |
| 21 | GK | Han Song-hwan | 2 March 1993 (aged 22) | |
| 22 | MF | Ju Jong-chol | 20 October 1994 (aged 21) |
Thailand
Head coach: Kiatisuk Senamuang
Squad announced on 29 December 2015.[3]