Persianfootball.com � MANILA,�Iran�s bid for hosting the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship has been unsuccessful as Qatar was named as the host of the event, announcement made in the Philippines capital.
According to Tasnim News, the 16-nation competition serves as the 2016 Summer Olympic Games qualification, which the top three teams will represent Asia in Rio.� Apart from Iran, Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia were the other failed bids.

Currently, Iran�s under-23 team more commonly known by the name �Team Omid� is without a head coach. It must be noted Iran�s U23 team has never qualified for the Summer Olympics.

The last time Iran qualified for the Summer Olympics was Team Melli�s qualification for the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow which was then boycotted due to Soviet Union�s invasion of Afghanistan. However, Team Melli reached the quarter-finals of the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal where they lost 2-1 to the Soviet Union.

By Persian Football

 

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