Ticket sales for AFC U23 Championship Qatar 2016, Asia’s second biggest men’s national team championship, started yesterday.
The tournament will be played in Doha and it will feature 16 top U23 sides from Asia, including hosts Qatar and defending champions Iraq. The top three teams from the tournament will secure qualification for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
The opening match on January 12 sees Syria take on Iran and hosts Qatar kick off their campaign against China on the same day, at 7:30pm local time, at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium. The final is played on January 30 also at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium.
AFC General Secretary Dato’ Windsor John said: “The AFC U23 Championship offers a window to the future of football in Asia, featuring tomorrow’s brightest Asian football stars. The tournament is also a qualifying competition for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, which increases the stakes even further for Asia’s 16 best under-23 teams competing for the continental title in January in Qatar.”
The affordable ticketing structure has been designed to make the tournament accessible to the local football fans and to attract families in order to ensure a lively and festive atmosphere in the stadia.
Tickets for all the matches are available online from the Qatar Football Association website: www.qfa.qa.You can also buy tickets from Villaggio Mall and City Center Mall in Doha from January 2, 2016. Furthermore, fans will be able to buy tickets on match days at the tournament stadiums.
Officials pose during the launch of the official mascot Najim.
