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. 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 == References ==