In Group D, Uzbekistan will play against China PR, Australia and Tajikistan. Uzbekistan will kick off the tournament with the match against Tajikistan.

Draw Result Group A: A1 Bahrain A2 Thailand A3 Korea Republic A4 Saudi Arabia
Group B: B1 DPR Korea B2 United Arab Emirates B3 Iraq B4 Vietnam
Group C: C1 Qatar C2 Japan C3 Yemen C4 IR Iran
Group D: D1 Uzbekistan D2 China PR D3 Australia D4 Tajikistan

Each group will play a one-round league, from which the top two teams in each group (eight teams in total) will qualify for the knockout stage (quarter-finals).

The four winners of the quarter-finals will qualify for the semi-finals and the winners of semi-finals will advance to the final.

The Championship’s top four ranked teams will then fly the Asian flag at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017.

If Korea Republic finish among the Championship’s top four teams, three play-off matches will be organised among the four losing teams of the quarter-finals to determine the fifth placed team that will qualify for Korea Republic 2017.