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.
Players in boldface have been capped at full international level at some point in their career.
Group A
Qatar
Head coach: Félix Sánchez
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
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