The draw ceremony for AFC U23 Championship Qatar 2016 was held in Doha on 12 September. The AFC U23 Championship will be held in January 2016 in Qatar.

According to the draw, Uzbekistan will play in Group C. Uzbekistan will face South Korea, Iraq and Yemen in the group stage.

AFC U23 Championship Qatar 2016 draw results:

Group A: Qatar, Syria, IR Iran, China PR
Group B: Saudi Arabia, Japan, DPR Korea, Thailand
Group C: Iraq, Korea Republic, Uzbekistan, Yemen
Group D: Jordan, Australia, UAE, Vietnam