AFC U-23 Championship 2016 Qualifiers: Tuesday’s Results

GROUP A

Lebanon 0-0 Bahrain

Iraq 2-2 Oman (Iraq qualify as group winners)

GROUP B

POSTPONED

GROUP C

Palestine 4-0 Nepal

Saudi Arabia 2-1 Iran (Saudi Arabia qualify as group winners)

GROUP D

UAE 1-0 Yemen (UAE qualify as group winners)

Tajikistan 5-1 Sri Lanka

GROUP E

Syria 2-1 Uzbekistan (Syria qualify as group winners)

India 0-0 Bangladesh

GROUP F

Australia 5-1 Myanmar (Australia qualify as group winners)

Chinese Taipei 3-1 Hong Kong

GROUP G

Cambodia 3-1 Philippines

DPR Korea 0-0 Thailand (DPR Korea qualify as group winners)

GROUP H

Korea Republic 4-0 Indonesia (Korea Republic qualify as group winners)

Timor-Leste 3-0 Brunei

GROUP I

Vietnam 7-0 Macau

Japan 1-0 Malaysia (Japan qualify as group winners)

GROUP J

Singapore 2-2 Mongolia

China 3-0 Laos (China qualify as group winners)

Ten group winners and five best second-placed teams from all groups will join hosts Qatar at the AFC U-23 Championship 2016, with January’s 16-team competition also serving as Asia’s qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games in Rio.

The final group winner and the complete line up of best second-place finishers will only be confirmed after the conclusion of Group B of the qualifiers, which features Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan as well as hosts Pakistan.

Group B was scheduled to take place in Lahore at Lahore’s Punjab Stadium from March 23 to 31 has been postponed due to security concerns following the recent troubles in the Youhanabad area of the city.

A decision on an alternative venue and schedule for Group B will be announced in due course.

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