[6] The top five teams of the final tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia.

[7] A total of 26 AFC member national teams entered the qualifying stage, split into zones according to their regional affiliations.

[5][8] The draw for the qualifiers was held on 2 September 2015 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

[9] Apart from the four direct qualifiers, the remaining twelve slots in the final tournament were allocated as follows: In each group, teams played each other once at a centralised venue.

If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:[12] The matches were played on the following dates:[13]