The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship Competition ( also known as the 2016 AFC U-23 Asian Cup ) was the second edition of the AFC U-23 Championship Competition , the biennial international age-restricted football championship Competition organised Arranging by the Asian Football Confederation ( AFC ) for the men 's under-23 national teams of Asia .

The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship Competition ( also known as the 2016 AFC U-23 Asian Cup ) was the second edition of the AFC U-23 Championship Competition , the biennial international age-restricted football championship Competition organised Arranging by the Asian Football Confederation ( AFC ) for the men 's under-23 national teams of Asia .

The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship Competition ( also known as the 2016 AFC U-23 Asian Cup ) was the second edition of the AFC U-23 Championship Competition , the biennial international age-restricted football championship Competition organised Arranging by the Asian Football Confederation ( AFC ) for the men 's under-23 national teams of Asia .

The tournament Competition was also renamed Name_conferral from the `` AFC U-22 Championship Competition '' to the `` AFC U-23 Championship Competition '' .

For the first time , the AFC U-23 Championship Competition acted Using as the AFC qualifiers Preventing_or_letting for the Olympic football tournament Competition , replacing Change the previous process of home-and-away Olympic qualifiers .