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This article lists the confirmed national football squads for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup tournament held in Qatar between 7 January and 29 January 2011. Before announcing their final squad, several teams named a provisional squad of 23 to 30 players, but each country's final squad of 23 players had to be submitted by 28 December 2010. Replacement of injured players was permitted until 6 hours before the team's first Asian Cup game. Players marked ( c) were named as captain for their national squad. Number of caps counts until the start of the tournament, including all pre-tournament friendlies. Player's age is their age on the opening day of the tournament.

Group A

Qatar

Head coach: Bruno Metsu

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Qasem Burhan	(1985-12-15)15 December 1985 (aged 25)	17	Al-Gharrafa
2	2 DF	Hamid Ismail	(1986-01-15)15 January 1986 (aged 24)	9	Al-Rayyan
3	2 DF	Mohammed Kasola	(1986-08-13)13 August 1986 (aged 24)	10	Al-Sadd
4	3 MF	Lawrence Quaye	(1984-08-22)22 August 1984 (aged 26)	6	Al-Gharrafa
5	4 FW	Hassan Al-Haydos	(1990-12-11)11 December 1990 (aged 20)	5	Al-Sadd
6	2 DF	Bilal Mohammed ( c)	(1986-06-02)2 June 1986 (aged 24)	56	Al-Gharrafa
7	3 MF	Wesam Rizik	(1981-02-25)25 February 1981 (aged 29)	38	Al-Sadd
8	2 DF	Mesaad Al-Hamad	(1986-02-11)11 February 1986 (aged 24)	31	Al-Sadd
9	4 FW	Jaralla Al-Marri	(1988-04-03)3 April 1988 (aged 22)	6	Al-Rayyan
10	4 FW	Hussein Yasser	(1984-01-19)19 January 1984 (aged 26)	15	Zamalek
11	4 FW	Fábio César	(1979-02-24)24 February 1979 (aged 31)	22	Al-Rayyan
12	4 FW	Yusef Ahmed	(1988-10-14)14 October 1988 (aged 22)	15	Al-Sadd
13	2 DF	Ibrahim Majid	(1990-05-12)12 May 1990 (aged 20)	31	Al-Sadd
14	3 MF	Khalfan Ibrahim	(1988-02-18)18 February 1988 (aged 22)	28	Al-Sadd
15	3 MF	Talal Al-Bloushi	(1986-05-22)22 May 1986 (aged 24)	39	Al-Sadd
16	4 FW	Mohamed El-Sayed	(1987-01-01)1 January 1987 (aged 24)	5	Umm-Salal
17	3 MF	Abdulaziz Al Sulaiti	(1988-06-11)11 June 1988 (aged 22)	0	Al-Arabi
18	2 DF	Ibrahim Al-Ghanim	(1983-06-27)27 June 1983 (aged 27)	45	Al-Gharrafa
19	2 DF	Khalid Muftah	(1992-07-02)2 July 1992 (aged 18)	2	Lekhwiya
20	2 DF	Ali Afif	(1988-01-20)20 January 1988 (aged 22)	26	Al-Sadd
21	1 GK	Mohammed Mubarak	(1984-08-11)11 August 1984 (aged 26)	2	Qatar SC
22	1 GK	Saad Al-Sheeb	(1990-02-19)19 February 1990 (aged 20)	3	Al-Sadd
23	4 FW	Sebastián Soria	(1983-11-08)8 November 1983 (aged 27)	46	Qatar SC

Uzbekistan

Head coach: Vadim Abramov

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Temur Juraev	(1984-05-12)12 May 1984 (aged 26)	9	Pakhtakor Tashkent
2	4 FW	Ulugbek Bakayev	(1978-11-28)28 November 1978 (aged 32)	29	Tobol
3	2 DF	Shavkat Mullajanov	(1986-01-19)19 January 1986 (aged 24)	4	Olmaliq
4	2 DF	Anzur Ismailov	(1985-04-21)21 April 1985 (aged 25)	27	Bunyodkor
5	2 DF	Aziz Ibragimov	(1986-07-21)21 July 1986 (aged 24)	15	Bohemians
6	2 DF	Sakhob Juraev	(1987-01-19)19 January 1987 (aged 23)	14	Bunyodkor
7	3 MF	Aziz Haydarov	(1985-07-08)8 July 1985 (aged 25)	26	Bunyodkor
8	3 MF	Server Djeparov ( c)	(1982-10-03)3 October 1982 (aged 28)	66	FC Seoul
9	3 MF	Odil Ahmedov	(1987-11-25)25 November 1987 (aged 23)	33	Pakhtakor Tashkent
10	3 MF	Shavkat Salomov	(1985-11-13)13 November 1985 (aged 25)	5	Nasaf Qarshi
11	4 FW	Marat Bikmaev	(1986-01-01)1 January 1986 (aged 25)	22	Alania Vladikavkaz
12	1 GK	Ignatiy Nesterov	(1983-06-20)20 June 1983 (aged 27)	50	Bunyodkor
13	3 MF	Olim Navkarov	(1983-03-03)3 March 1983 (aged 27)	7	Qizilqum Zarafshon
14	3 MF	Stanislav Andreev	(1988-05-06)6 May 1988 (aged 22)	9	Pakhtakor Tashkent
15	4 FW	Alexander Geynrikh	(1984-10-06)6 October 1984 (aged 26)	55	Pakhtakor Tashkent
16	4 FW	Maksim Shatskikh	(1978-08-30)30 August 1978 (aged 32)	52	Arsenal Kyiv
17	3 MF	Sanzhar Tursunov	(1986-12-29)29 December 1986 (aged 24)	2	Volga Nizhny Novgorod
18	3 MF	Timur Kapadze	(1981-09-05)5 September 1981 (aged 29)	74	Bunyodkor
19	3 MF	Jasur Hasanov	(1983-08-02)2 August 1983 (aged 27)	18	Lekhwiya
20	2 DF	Farrukh Nurliboev	(1991-01-06)6 January 1991 (aged 20)	1	Olmaliq
21	1 GK	Murod Zukhurov	(1983-02-23)23 February 1983 (aged 27)	1	Nasaf Qarshi
22	2 DF	Viktor Karpenko	(1977-09-07)7 September 1977 (aged 33)	45	Bunyodkor
23	3 MF	Vagiz Galiulin	(1987-10-10)10 October 1987 (aged 23)	7	Sibir Novosibirsk

Kuwait

Head coach: Goran Tufegdžić

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Khaled Al-Rashidi	(1987-04-20)20 April 1987 (aged 23)	0	Al-Arabi
2	2 DF	Yaqoub Al Taher	(1983-10-27)27 October 1983 (aged 27)	46	Al-Ettifaq [1]
3	2 DF	Fahad Awadh	(1985-02-26)26 February 1985 (aged 25)	26	Al-Kuwait
4	2 DF	Hussain Fadel	(1984-10-09)9 October 1984 (aged 26)	36	Qadsia
5	3 MF	Ahmad Ajab	(1984-05-13)13 May 1984 (aged 26)	26	Qadsia
6	2 DF	Amer Al Fadhel	(1988-04-21)21 April 1988 (aged 22)	14	Qadsia
7	3 MF	Fahad Al Enezi	(1988-09-01)1 September 1988 (aged 22)	16	Kazma
8	3 MF	Saleh Al Sheikh	(1982-05-29)29 May 1982 (aged 28)	31	Qadsia
9	3 MF	Ali Maqseed	(1986-12-11)11 December 1986 (aged 24)	12	Al-Arabi
10	4 FW	Khaled Khalaf	(1983-08-15)15 August 1983 (aged 27)	30	Al-Arabi
11	3 MF	Fahad Al Ansari	(1987-02-25)25 February 1987 (aged 23)	21	Qadsia
12	4 FW	Abdullah Al Shemali	(1988-01-19)19 January 1988 (aged 22)	5	Al-Shabab [1]
13	2 DF	Musaed Neda	(1983-07-08)8 July 1983 (aged 27)	68	Qadsia
14	3 MF	Talal Al-Amer	(1987-02-22)22 February 1987 (aged 23)	21	Qadsia
15	3 MF	Waleed Ali	(1980-11-03)3 November 1980 (aged 30)	68	Al-Kuwait
16	4 FW	Hamad Al-Enezi	(1986-10-05)5 October 1986 (aged 24)	22	Qadsia
17	4 FW	Bader Al-Mutawa	(1985-01-10)10 January 1985 (aged 25)	102	Qadsia
18	3 MF	Jarah Al Ateeqi	(1981-10-15)15 October 1981 (aged 29)	48	Al-Kuwait
19	2 DF	Ahmed Saad Al Rashidi	(1983-08-16)16 August 1983 (aged 27)	8	Al-Arabi
20	4 FW	Yousef Nasser	(1990-10-09)9 October 1990 (aged 20)	18	Kazma [1]
21	3 MF	Abdulaziz Al Misha'an	(1988-10-19)19 October 1988 (aged 22)	11	Qadsia [2]
22	1 GK	Nawaf Al-Khaldi ( c)	(1981-05-25)25 May 1981 (aged 29)	45	Qadsia
23	1 GK	Hameed Youssef	(1987-08-10)10 August 1987 (aged 23)	3	Al-Salmiya

China

Head coach: Gao Hongbo

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Yang Zhi	(1983-06-06)6 June 1983 (aged 27)	21	Beijing Guoan
2	2 DF	Li Xuepeng	(1988-09-18)18 September 1988 (aged 22)	3	Dalian Shide
3	2 DF	Wang Qiang	(1984-07-23)23 July 1984 (aged 26)	12	Changsha Ginde
4	2 DF	Zhao Peng	(1983-06-20)20 June 1983 (aged 27)	20	Henan Construction
5	2 DF	Du Wei ( c)	(1982-02-09)9 February 1982 (aged 28)	54	Hangzhou Greentown
6	3 MF	Zhou Haibin	(1985-07-19)19 July 1985 (aged 25)	42	Shandong Luneng
7	3 MF	Zhao Xuri	(1985-12-03)3 December 1985 (aged 25)	39	Shaanxi Zhongjian
8	3 MF	Hao Junmin	(1987-03-24)24 March 1987 (aged 23)	30	Schalke
9	4 FW	Yang Xu	(1988-02-12)12 February 1988 (aged 22)	8	Liaoning Whowin
10	3 MF	Deng Zhuoxiang	(1988-10-24)24 October 1988 (aged 22)	20	Shandong Luneng
11	4 FW	Qu Bo	(1981-07-15)15 July 1981 (aged 29)	66	Shaanxi Zhongjian
12	1 GK	Guan Zhen	(1985-02-06)6 February 1985 (aged 25)	1	Jiangsu Sainty
13	2 DF	Liu Jianye	(1987-06-17)17 June 1987 (aged 23)	12	Jiangsu Sainty
14	3 MF	Wang Song	(1983-10-12)12 October 1983 (aged 27)	7	Hangzhou Greentown
15	3 MF	Yu Tao	(1981-10-15)15 October 1981 (aged 29)	8	Shanghai Shenhua
16	3 MF	Huang Bowen	(1987-07-13)13 July 1987 (aged 23)	15	Beijing Guoan
17	2 DF	Zhang Linpeng	(1989-05-09)9 May 1989 (aged 21)	14	Guangzhou Evergrande
18	4 FW	Gao Lin	(1986-02-14)14 February 1986 (aged 24)	41	Guangzhou Evergrande
19	3 MF	Yang Hao	(1983-08-19)19 August 1983 (aged 27)	22	Beijing Guoan
20	2 DF	Rong Hao	(1987-04-07)7 April 1987 (aged 23)	26	Hangzhou Greentown
21	3 MF	Yu Hai	(1987-06-04)4 June 1987 (aged 23)	19	Shaanxi Zhongjian
22	1 GK	Zeng Cheng	(1987-01-08)8 January 1987 (aged 23)	9	Henan Construction
23	2 DF	Li Jianbin	(1989-01-19)19 January 1989 (aged 21)	0	Chengdu Blades

Group B

Japan

Head coach: Alberto Zaccheroni

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Eiji Kawashima	(1983-03-20)20 March 1983 (aged 27)	16	Lierse
2	2 DF	Masahiko Inoha	(1985-08-28)28 August 1985 (aged 25)	0	Kashima Antlers
3	2 DF	Daiki Iwamasa	(1982-01-30)30 January 1982 (aged 28)	4	Kashima Antlers
4	3 MF	Yasuyuki Konno	(1983-01-25)25 January 1983 (aged 27)	40	FC Tokyo
5	2 DF	Yuto Nagatomo	(1986-09-12)12 September 1986 (aged 24)	34	Cesena
6	2 DF	Atsuto Uchida	(1988-03-27)27 March 1988 (aged 22)	34	FC Schalke 04
7	3 MF	Yasuhito Endō	(1980-01-28)28 January 1980 (aged 30)	100	Gamba Osaka
8	3 MF	Daisuke Matsui	(1981-05-11)11 May 1981 (aged 29)	29	Tom Tomsk
9	4 FW	Shinji Okazaki	(1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 24)	35	Shimizu S-Pulse
10	3 MF	Shinji Kagawa	(1989-03-17)17 March 1989 (aged 21)	17	Borussia Dortmund
11	4 FW	Ryoichi Maeda	(1981-10-09)9 October 1981 (aged 29)	7	Júbilo Iwata
12	2 DF	Ryota Moriwaki	(1986-04-06)6 April 1986 (aged 24)	0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
13	3 MF	Hajime Hosogai	(1986-06-10)10 June 1986 (aged 24)	3	FC Augsburg
14	3 MF	Jungo Fujimoto	(1984-03-24)24 March 1984 (aged 26)	6	Shimizu S-Pulse
15	3 MF	Takuya Honda	(1985-04-17)17 April 1985 (aged 25)	0	Shimizu S-Pulse
16	3 MF	Yōsuke Kashiwagi	(1987-12-15)15 December 1987 (aged 23)	1	Urawa Red Diamonds
17	3 MF	Makoto Hasebe ( c)	(1984-01-18)18 January 1984 (aged 26)	37	VfL Wolfsburg
18	3 MF	Keisuke Honda	(1986-06-13)13 June 1986 (aged 24)	23	CSKA Moscow
19	4 FW	Tadanari Lee	(1985-12-19)19 December 1985 (aged 25)	0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
20	2 DF	Mitsuru Nagata	(1983-04-06)6 April 1983 (aged 27)	1	Urawa Red Diamonds
21	1 GK	Shusaku Nishikawa	(1986-06-18)18 June 1986 (aged 24)	3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
22	2 DF	Maya Yoshida	(1988-08-24)24 August 1988 (aged 22)	1	VVV-Venlo
23	1 GK	Shūichi Gonda	(1989-03-03)3 March 1989 (aged 21)	1	FC Tokyo

Jordan

Head coach: Adnan Hamad

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Amer Shafi	(1982-02-14)14 February 1982 (aged 28)	82	Al-Wehdat
2	2 DF	Mohammad Muneer	(1982-04-17)17 April 1982 (aged 28)	41	Tishreen
3	2 DF	Suleiman Al-Salman	(1987-06-27)27 June 1987 (aged 23)	17	Al-Ramtha
4	3 MF	Baha' Abdul-Rahman	(1987-01-05)5 January 1987 (aged 24)	26	Al-Faisaly
5	2 DF	Mohammad Al-Dmeiri	(1987-08-30)30 August 1987 (aged 23)	6	Al-Wehdat
6	3 MF	Saeed Murjan	(1990-02-10)10 February 1990 (aged 20)	4	Al-Arabi
7	3 MF	Amer Deeb	(1980-02-04)4 February 1980 (aged 30)	79	Al-Wehdat
8	2 DF	Bashar Bani Yaseen	(1977-11-01)1 November 1977 (aged 33)	89	Al-Jazeera
9	3 MF	Odai Al-Saify	(1986-04-26)26 April 1986 (aged 24)	37	Alki Larnaca
10	4 FW	Mo'ayyad Abu Keshek	(1983-06-16)16 June 1983 (aged 27)	18	Al-Faisaly
11	4 FW	Ra'ed Al-Nawateer	(1988-05-05)5 May 1988 (aged 22)	22	Al-Jazeera
12	1 GK	Lo'ai Al-Amaireh	(1977-11-30)30 November 1977 (aged 33)	31	Al-Faisaly
13	4 FW	Hamza Al-Dardour	(1991-05-12)12 May 1991 (aged 19)	1	Al-Ramtha
14	4 FW	Abdallah Deeb	(1987-03-03)3 March 1987 (aged 23)	37	Shabab Al-Ordon
15	3 MF	Shadi Abu Hash'hash	(1981-01-20)20 January 1981 (aged 29)	14	Al Taawon
16	2 DF	Basem Fat'hi	(1982-09-01)1 September 1982 (aged 28)	51	Al-Wehdat
17	2 DF	Hatem Aqel ( c)	(1978-06-21)21 June 1978 (aged 32)	91	Al-Raed
18	3 MF	Hassan Abdel-Fattah	(1982-08-17)17 August 1982 (aged 28)	55	Al-Wehdat
19	2 DF	Anas Bani Yaseen	(1988-11-29)29 November 1988 (aged 22)	30	Najran
20	3 MF	Alaa' Al-Shaqran	(1988-04-21)21 April 1988 (aged 22)	6	Shabab Al-Ordon
21	3 MF	Ahmad Abdel-Halim	(1986-09-14)14 September 1986 (aged 24)	24	Al-Wehdat
22	1 GK	Moataz Yaseen	(1982-11-03)3 November 1982 (aged 28)	2	Shabab Al-Ordon
23	3 MF	Anas Hijah	(1988-07-13)13 July 1988 (aged 22)	5	Al-Faisaly

Saudi Arabia

Head coach: José Peseiro (sacked after the first match, replaced by Nasser Al-Johar)

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Waleed Abdullah	(1986-04-19)19 April 1986 (aged 24)	34	Al-Shabab
2	2 DF	Abdullah Shuhail	(1985-01-22)22 January 1985 (aged 25)	28	Al-Shabab
3	2 DF	Osama Hawsawi	(1984-03-31)31 March 1984 (aged 26)	54	Al-Hilal
4	2 DF	Hamad Al-Montashari	(1982-06-22)22 June 1982 (aged 28)	54	Al-Ittihad
5	2 DF	Osama Al-Muwallad	(1984-05-16)16 May 1984 (aged 26)	38	Al-Ittihad
6	3 MF	Ahmed Otaif	(1983-04-14)14 April 1983 (aged 27)	30	Al-Shabab
7	2 DF	Kamel Al-Mousa	(1982-08-29)29 August 1982 (aged 28)	12	Al-Ahli
8	3 MF	Manaf Abushgeer	(1980-02-05)5 February 1980 (aged 30)	4	Al-Ittihad
9	4 FW	Naif Hazazi	(1988-07-27)27 July 1988 (aged 22)	14	Al-Ittihad
10	3 MF	Mohammad Al-Shalhoub	(1980-12-08)8 December 1980 (aged 30)	68	Al-Hilal
11	4 FW	Nasser Al-Shamrani	(1983-11-23)23 November 1983 (aged 27)	28	Al-Shabab
12	2 DF	Mishaal Al-Saeed	(1983-07-18)18 July 1983 (aged 27)	6	Al-Ittihad
13	3 MF	Moataz Al-Musa	(1987-08-06)6 August 1987 (aged 23)	1	Al-Ahli
14	3 MF	Saud Kariri	(1980-07-08)8 July 1980 (aged 30)	46	Al-Ittihad
15	3 MF	Abdoh Otaif	(1984-04-02)2 April 1984 (aged 26)	50	Al-Shabab
16	3 MF	Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari	(1988-10-11)11 October 1988 (aged 22)	6	Al-Hilal
17	3 MF	Taisir Al-Jassim	(1984-07-25)25 July 1984 (aged 26)	52	Al-Ahli
18	4 FW	Nawaf Al-Abed	(1990-01-26)26 January 1990 (aged 20)	6	Al-Hilal
19	3 MF	Mohammad Massad	(1983-02-17)17 February 1983 (aged 27)	0	Al-Ahli
20	4 FW	Yasser Al-Qahtani ( c)	(1982-10-10)10 October 1982 (aged 28)	92	Al-Hilal
21	1 GK	Mabrouk Zaid	(1979-02-11)11 February 1979 (aged 31)	36	Al-Ittihad
22	1 GK	Hussain Shae'an	(1989-05-23)23 May 1989 (aged 21)	0	Al-Shabab
23	4 FW	Muhannad Assiri	(1986-10-14)14 October 1986 (aged 24)	16	Al-Wehda

Syria

Head coach: Valeriu Tiţa

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Mosab Balhous ( c)	(1983-10-05)5 October 1983 (aged 27)	72	Al-Karamah
2	2 DF	Belal Abduldaim	(1983-06-01)1 June 1983 (aged 27)	24	Al-Karamah
3	2 DF	Ali Diab	(1982-05-23)23 May 1982 (aged 28)	80	Al-Shorta
4	2 DF	Jehad Al Baour	(1987-06-27)27 June 1987 (aged 23)	2	Al-Jaish
5	3 MF	Feras Esmaeel	(1983-01-03)3 January 1983 (aged 28)	70	Al-Jaish
6	4 FW	Jehad Al-Hussain	(1982-07-30)30 July 1982 (aged 28)	72	Al-Qadsia
7	3 MF	Abdelrazaq Al-Hussain	(1986-09-15)15 September 1986 (aged 24)	33	Al-Karamah
8	3 MF	Taha Dyab	(1990-07-23)23 July 1990 (aged 20)	5	Al-Ittihad
9	3 MF	Qusay Habib	(1987-04-15)15 April 1987 (aged 23)	5	Al-Shorta
10	4 FW	Firas Al-Khatib	(1983-06-09)9 June 1983 (aged 27)	49	Al-Qadsia
11	3 MF	Adel Abdullah	(1984-01-12)12 January 1984 (aged 26)	29	Al-Karamah
12	4 FW	Mohamed Al Zeno	(1983-02-05)5 February 1983 (aged 27)	45	Al-Karamah
13	2 DF	Nadim Sabagh	(1985-08-04)4 August 1985 (aged 25)	5	Al-Jaish
14	4 FW	Wael Ayan	(1985-04-09)9 April 1985 (aged 25)	43	Al-Faisaly
15	2 DF	Ahmad Al Saleh	(1990-05-20)20 May 1990 (aged 20)	2	Al-Jaish
16	1 GK	Radwan Al Azhar	(1979-05-12)12 May 1979 (aged 31)	25	Al-Majd
17	2 DF	Abdulkader Dakka	(1985-01-10)10 January 1985 (aged 25)	37	Al-Ittihad
18	4 FW	Abdul Fattah Al Agha	(1984-08-01)1 August 1984 (aged 26)	32	Wadi Degla
19	4 FW	Sanharib Malki	(1984-03-01)1 March 1984 (aged 26)	7	KSC Lokeren
20	3 MF	Louay Chanko	(1979-11-29)29 November 1979 (aged 31)	7	AaB
21	2 DF	Burhan Sahyouni	(1986-04-07)7 April 1986 (aged 24)	9	Al-Jaish
22	1 GK	Adnan Al Hafez	(1984-04-23)23 April 1984 (aged 26)	3	Al-Wehda
23	3 MF	Samer Awad	(1982-02-09)9 February 1982 (aged 28)	11	Al-Majd

Group C

South Korea

Head coach: Cho Kwang-rae

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Jung Sung-ryong	(1985-01-04)4 January 1985 (aged 26)	24	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2	2 DF	Choi Hyo-jin	(1983-08-18)18 August 1983 (aged 27)	10	Sangju Sangmu Phoenix
3	2 DF	Hwang Jae-won	(1981-04-13)13 April 1981 (aged 29)	4	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
4	2 DF	Cho Yong-hyung	(1983-11-03)3 November 1983 (aged 27)	39	Al-Rayyan
5	2 DF	Kwak Tae-hwi	(1981-07-08)8 July 1981 (aged 29)	16	Kyoto Sanga FC
6	3 MF	Lee Yong-rae	(1986-04-17)17 April 1986 (aged 24)	1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
7	3 MF	Park Ji-sung ( c)	(1981-02-25)25 February 1981 (aged 29)	95	Manchester United
8	3 MF	Yoon Bit-garam	(1990-05-07)7 May 1990 (aged 20)	3	Gyeongnam FC
9	4 FW	Yoo Byung-soo	(1988-03-26)26 March 1988 (aged 22)	2	Incheon United
10	4 FW	Ji Dong-won	(1991-05-28)28 May 1991 (aged 19)	1	Jeonnam Dragons
11	4 FW	Son Heung-min	(1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 18)	1	Hamburger SV
12	2 DF	Lee Young-pyo	(1977-04-23)23 April 1977 (aged 33)	121	Al Hilal
13	3 MF	Koo Ja-cheol	(1989-02-27)27 February 1989 (aged 21)	10	Jeju United
14	2 DF	Lee Jung-soo	(1980-01-08)8 January 1980 (aged 30)	33	Al-Sadd
15	2 DF	Hong Jeong-ho	(1989-08-12)12 August 1989 (aged 21)	3	Jeju United
16	3 MF	Ki Sung-yueng	(1989-01-24)24 January 1989 (aged 21)	30	Celtic
17	3 MF	Lee Chung-yong	(1988-07-02)2 July 1988 (aged 22)	31	Bolton Wanderers
18	3 MF	Kim Bo-kyung	(1989-10-06)6 October 1989 (aged 21)	8	Cerezo Osaka
19	4 FW	Yeom Ki-hun	(1983-03-30)30 March 1983 (aged 27)	39	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
20	4 FW	Kim Shin-wook	(1988-04-14)14 April 1988 (aged 22)	3	Ulsan Hyundai
21	1 GK	Kim Yong-dae	(1979-10-11)11 October 1979 (aged 31)	21	FC Seoul
22	2 DF	Cha Du-ri	(1980-07-25)25 July 1980 (aged 30)	52	Celtic
23	1 GK	Kim Jin-hyeon	(1987-07-06)6 July 1987 (aged 23)	0	Cerezo Osaka

Australia

Head coach: Holger Osieck

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Mark Schwarzer	(1972-10-06)6 October 1972 (aged 38)	82	Fulham
2	2 DF	Lucas Neill ( c)	(1978-03-09)9 March 1978 (aged 32)	63	Galatasaray
3	2 DF	David Carney	(1983-11-30)30 November 1983 (aged 27)	32	Blackpool
4	4 FW	Tim Cahill	(1979-12-06)6 December 1979 (aged 31)	46	Everton
5	3 MF	Jason Culina	(1980-08-05)5 August 1980 (aged 30)	56	Gold Coast United
6	2 DF	Sasa Ognenovski	(1979-04-03)3 April 1979 (aged 31)	1	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
7	2 DF	Brett Emerton	(1979-02-22)22 February 1979 (aged 31)	78	Blackburn Rovers
8	2 DF	Luke Wilkshire	(1981-10-02)2 October 1981 (aged 29)	50	Dynamo Moscow
9	4 FW	Scott McDonald	(1983-08-21)21 August 1983 (aged 27)	20	Middlesbrough
10	3 MF	Harry Kewell	(1978-09-22)22 September 1978 (aged 32)	47	Galatasaray
11	4 FW	Nathan Burns	(1988-07-23)23 July 1988 (aged 22)	5	AEK Athens
12	1 GK	Nathan Coe	(1984-06-01)1 June 1984 (aged 26)	0	SønderjyskE
13	2 DF	Jade North	(1982-01-07)7 January 1982 (aged 29)	31	Wellington Phoenix
14	3 MF	Brett Holman	(1984-03-27)27 March 1984 (aged 26)	38	AZ
15	3 MF	Mile Jedinak	(1984-08-03)3 August 1984 (aged 26)	16	Gençlerbirliği
16	3 MF	Carl Valeri	(1984-08-14)14 August 1984 (aged 26)	29	Sassuolo
17	3 MF	Matt McKay	(1983-01-11)11 January 1983 (aged 27)	6	Brisbane Roar
18	1 GK	Brad Jones	(1982-03-19)19 March 1982 (aged 28)	2	Liverpool
19	3 MF	Tommy Oar [3]	(1991-12-10)10 December 1991 (aged 19)	3	Utrecht
20	2 DF	Matthew Spiranovic	(1988-06-27)27 June 1988 (aged 22)	5	Urawa Red Diamonds
21	2 DF	Jonathan McKain	(1982-09-21)21 September 1982 (aged 28)	14	Al-Nassr
22	3 MF	Neil Kilkenny	(1985-12-19)19 December 1985 (aged 25)	2	Leeds United
23	4 FW	Robbie Kruse	(1988-10-05)5 October 1988 (aged 22)	0	Melbourne Victory

Bahrain

Head coach: Salman Sharida

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Mahmood Abdulla	(1980-06-01)1 June 1980 (aged 30)	0	Al-Muharraq
2	2 DF	Rashed Al-Hooti	(1989-12-24)24 December 1989 (aged 21)	6	East Riffa
3	2 DF	Abdulla Al-Marzooqi	(1980-12-12)12 December 1980 (aged 30)	67	Al-Sailiya
4	3 MF	Abdulla Baba Fatadi	(1985-11-02)2 November 1985 (aged 25)	27	Al-Ittihad Kalba
5	2 DF	Saleh Abdulhameed	(1982-08-04)4 August 1982 (aged 28)	5	Al-Najma
6	2 DF	Abbas Ayyad	(1987-05-11)11 May 1987 (aged 23)	13	Al-Ahli
7	3 MF	Hamad Rakea Al-Anezi	(1984-04-22)22 April 1984 (aged 26)	17	Riffa
8	4 FW	Jaycee John Okwunwanne	(1985-10-08)8 October 1985 (aged 25)	43	Eskişehirspor
9	3 MF	Abdulwahab Al-Malood	(1990-06-07)7 June 1990 (aged 20)	2	Al-Muharraq
10	2 DF	Waleed Al-Hayam	(1991-02-03)3 February 1991 (aged 19)	10	Al-Muharraq
11	4 FW	Ismail Abdullatif	(1986-09-11)11 September 1986 (aged 24)	55	Riffa
12	3 MF	Faouzi Aaish	(1985-02-27)27 February 1985 (aged 25)	50	Al-Sailiya
13	3 MF	Mahmood Abdulrahman	(1984-11-22)22 November 1984 (aged 26)	34	Al-Shamal
14	2 DF	Salman Isa ( c)	(1977-07-12)12 July 1977 (aged 33)	101	Al-Arabi
15	2 DF	Abdullah Omar	(1987-01-01)1 January 1987 (aged 24)	35	Neuchâtel Xamax
16	2 DF	Dawood Saad	(1982-12-06)6 December 1982 (aged 28)	4	Riffa
17	2 DF	Hussain Ali Baba	(1982-02-11)11 February 1982 (aged 28)	63	Al-Shabab
18	3 MF	Abdulwahab Al-Safi	(1987-04-13)13 April 1987 (aged 23)	14	Al-Ahli
19	3 MF	Mahmood Al-Ajmi	(1987-05-08)8 May 1987 (aged 23)	0	Riffa
20	4 FW	Abdulla Al-Dakeel	(1985-06-03)3 June 1985 (aged 25)	17	Al-Muharraq
21	1 GK	Ahmed Mushaima	(1982-12-13)13 December 1982 (aged 28)	0	Al Ahli
22	1 GK	Abbas Ahmed Khamis	(1983-06-13)13 June 1983 (aged 27)	10	Al-Ahli
23	2 DF	Ebrahim Al Mishkhas	(1980-07-07)7 July 1980 (aged 30)	14	Al-Muharraq

India

Head coach: Bob Houghton

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Subrata Pal	(1986-12-24)24 December 1986 (aged 24)	30	Pune
2	2 DF	Govin Singh	(1988-01-03)3 January 1988 (aged 23)	0	East Bengal
3	2 DF	N.S. Manju	(1987-05-09)9 May 1987 (aged 23)	22	Mohun Bagan
4	2 DF	Rakesh Masih	(1987-03-18)18 March 1987 (aged 23)	1	Mohun Bagan
5	2 DF	Anwar Ali	(1984-09-24)24 September 1984 (aged 26)	23	Dempo
6	3 MF	Baldeep Singh	(1987-01-12)12 January 1987 (aged 23)	2	JCT
7	3 MF	Pappachen Pradeep	(1983-04-28)28 April 1983 (aged 27)	37	Mumbai
8	3 MF	Renedy Singh	(1979-06-20)20 June 1979 (aged 31)	55	United Sikkim
9	4 FW	Abhishek Yadav	(1980-06-10)10 June 1980 (aged 30)	28	Mumbai
10	3 MF	Clifford Miranda	(1982-07-11)11 July 1982 (aged 28)	19	Dempo
11	4 FW	Sunil Chhetri	(1984-08-03)3 August 1984 (aged 26)	40	Sporting Kansas City
12	2 DF	Deepak Mondal	(1979-10-13)13 October 1979 (aged 31)	42	Mohun Bagan
13	1 GK	Gurpreet Singh Sandhu	(1992-02-03)3 February 1992 (aged 18)	0	AIFF XI
14	2 DF	Mahesh Gawli	(1980-01-23)23 January 1980 (aged 30)	56	Dempo
15	4 FW	Baichung Bhutia ( c)	(1976-12-15)15 December 1976 (aged 34)	102	East Bengal
16	2 DF	Mehrajuddin Wadoo	(1984-02-12)12 February 1984 (aged 26)	25	East Bengal
17	2 DF	Surkumar Singh	(1983-03-21)21 March 1983 (aged 27)	44	Mohun Bagan
18	4 FW	Mohammed Rafi	(1982-05-24)24 May 1982 (aged 28)	4	Churchill Brothers
19	2 DF	Gouramangi Singh	(1985-01-25)25 January 1985 (aged 25)	30	Churchill Brothers
20	3 MF	Climax Lawrence	(1979-01-16)16 January 1979 (aged 31)	51	Dempo
21	1 GK	Subhasish Roy Chowdhury	(1986-09-27)27 September 1986 (aged 24)	1	Dempo
22	2 DF	Syed Rahim Nabi	(1985-12-14)14 December 1985 (aged 25)	20	East Bengal
23	3 MF	Steven Dias	(1983-12-25)25 December 1983 (aged 27)	32	Churchill Brothers

Group D

North Korea

Head coach: Jo Tong-sop

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Ri Myong-guk	(1986-09-09)9 September 1986 (aged 24)	37	Pyongyang City
2	2 DF	Cha Jong-hyok	(1985-09-25)25 September 1985 (aged 25)	37	Wil
3	2 DF	Ri Jun-il	(1987-08-24)24 August 1987 (aged 23)	30	Sobaeksu
4	3 MF	Pak Nam-chol	(1985-07-02)2 July 1985 (aged 25)	35	April 25
5	2 DF	Ri Kwang-chon	(1985-09-04)4 September 1985 (aged 25)	41	April 25
6	3 MF	Choe Myong-ho	(1988-07-03)3 July 1988 (aged 22)	5	Pyongyang City
7	3 MF	Ryang Yong-gi	(1982-01-07)7 January 1982 (aged 29)	10	Vegalta Sendai
8	3 MF	Ji Yun-nam	(1976-11-20)20 November 1976 (aged 34)	32	April 25
9	4 FW	Jong Tae-se	(1984-03-02)2 March 1984 (aged 26)	27	VfL Bochum
10	3 MF	Hong Yong-jo ( c)	(1982-05-22)22 May 1982 (aged 28)	69	Unattached
11	3 MF	Mun In-guk	(1978-09-29)29 September 1978 (aged 32)	45	April 25
12	2 DF	Jon Kwang-ik	(1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 22)	11	Amrokgang
13	2 DF	Pak Chol-jin	(1985-09-05)5 September 1985 (aged 25)	36	Amrokgang
14	2 DF	Pak Nam-chol	(1988-10-03)3 October 1988 (aged 22)	6	Amrokgang
15	3 MF	Kim Yong-jun	(1983-07-19)19 July 1983 (aged 27)	86	Pyongyang City
16	4 FW	Choe Kum-chol	(1987-02-09)9 February 1987 (aged 23)	18	Rimyongsu
17	3 MF	An Yong-hak	(1978-10-25)25 October 1978 (aged 32)	30	Kashiwa Reysol
18	1 GK	Kim Myong-gil	(1984-10-16)16 October 1984 (aged 26)	31	Amrokgang
19	4 FW	An Chol-hyok	(1985-06-27)27 June 1985 (aged 25)	19	Rimyongsu
20	2 DF	Ri Kwang-hyok	(1987-04-17)17 April 1987 (aged 23)	5	Kyonggongop
21	4 FW	Pak Chol-min	(1988-12-10)10 December 1988 (aged 22)	8	Rimyongsu
22	1 GK	Ri Kwang-il	(1988-04-13)13 April 1988 (aged 22)	0	Sobaeksu
23	3 MF	Kim Kuk-jin	(1989-01-05)5 January 1989 (aged 22)	2	Wil

United Arab Emirates

Head coach: Srečko Katanec

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Majed Nasser	(1984-04-01)1 April 1984 (aged 26)	53	Al Wasl
2	2 DF	Khalid Sebil Lashkari	(1987-06-22)22 June 1987 (aged 23)	8	Al-Jazira
3	2 DF	Mohamed Ahmed	(1989-04-16)16 April 1989 (aged 21)	3	Al Shabab
4	3 MF	Subait Khater	(1980-02-27)27 February 1980 (aged 30)	99	Al-Jazira
5	3 MF	Amer Abdulrahman	(1989-07-03)3 July 1989 (aged 21)	6	Baniyas
6	2 DF	Fares Jumaa	(1988-12-30)30 December 1988 (aged 22)	26	Al Ain
7	4 FW	Ali Al-Wehaibi	(1983-10-27)27 October 1983 (aged 27)	33	Al Ain
8	2 DF	Hamdan Al-Kamali	(1989-05-02)2 May 1989 (aged 21)	15	Al Wahda
9	4 FW	Mohamed Al-Shehhi	(1988-03-28)28 March 1988 (aged 22)	45	Al Wahda
10	4 FW	Ismail Matar	(1983-04-07)7 April 1983 (aged 27)	88	Al Wahda
11	4 FW	Ahmed Khalil	(1991-06-08)8 June 1991 (aged 19)	17	Al-Ahli
12	1 GK	Obaid Al-Taweela	(1979-08-26)26 August 1979 (aged 31)	5	Al-Ahli
13	4 FW	Theyab Awana	(1990-04-08)8 April 1990 (aged 20)	5	Baniyas
14	2 DF	Walid Abbas	(1985-06-11)11 June 1985 (aged 25)	18	Al-Shabab Al-Arabi
15	4 FW	Ismail Al Hammadi	(1988-07-01)1 July 1988 (aged 22)	27	Al-Ahli
16	3 MF	Amer Mubarak	(1987-12-27)27 December 1987 (aged 23)	32	Al-Nasr
17	2 DF	Yousif Jaber	(1985-02-25)25 February 1985 (aged 25)	28	Baniyas
18	2 DF	Abdullah Mousa	(1987-02-23)23 February 1987 (aged 23)	3	Al-Jazira
19	4 FW	Saeed Al-Kass ( c)	(1976-02-20)20 February 1976 (aged 34)	60	Al Wasl
20	4 FW	Saeed Al-Kathiri	(1988-03-28)28 March 1988 (aged 22)	3	Al Wahda
21	2 DF	Mahmoud Khamees	(1987-10-28)28 October 1987 (aged 23)	0	Al-Wehda
22	1 GK	Ali Khasif	(1987-06-09)9 June 1987 (aged 23)	3	Al-Jazira
23	3 MF	Omar Abdulrahman	(1991-09-20)20 September 1991 (aged 19)	3	Al Ain

Iraq

Head coach: Wolfgang Sidka

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Ali Mutashar	(1989-06-11)11 June 1989 (aged 21)	4	Al-Talaba
2	2 DF	Mohammed Ali Karim	(1986-06-25)25 June 1986 (aged 24)	23	Al-Zawraa
3	2 DF	Bassim Abbas	(1982-07-01)1 July 1982 (aged 28)	70	Konyaspor
4	3 MF	Qusay Munir	(1981-04-12)12 April 1981 (aged 29)	60	Qatar SC
5	3 MF	Nashat Akram	(1984-09-12)12 September 1984 (aged 26)	96	Al-Wakrah
6	3 MF	Saad Abdul-Amir	(1992-01-19)19 January 1992 (aged 18)	9	Al-Karkh
7	4 FW	Emad Mohammed	(1982-07-24)24 July 1982 (aged 28)	89	Shahin Bushehr
8	3 MF	Samer Saeed	(1987-07-01)1 July 1987 (aged 23)	20	Al-Ahly Tripoli
9	4 FW	Mustafa Karim	(1987-07-21)21 July 1987 (aged 23)	26	Al-Sailiya
10	4 FW	Younis Mahmoud ( c)	(1983-02-03)3 February 1983 (aged 27)	86	Al-Gharafa
11	4 FW	Hawar Mulla Mohammed	(1981-06-01)1 June 1981 (aged 29)	95	Esteghlal
12	1 GK	Mohammed Gassid	(1986-12-10)10 December 1986 (aged 24)	30	Erbil
13	3 MF	Karrar Jassim	(1987-06-11)11 June 1987 (aged 23)	33	Tractor Sazi
14	2 DF	Salam Shakir	(1986-07-31)31 July 1986 (aged 24)	27	Al-Khor
15	2 DF	Ali Rehema	(1985-08-08)8 August 1985 (aged 25)	61	Al-Wakrah
16	2 DF	Samal Saeed	(1986-01-07)7 January 1986 (aged 25)	32	Najaf
17	3 MF	Alaa Abdul-Zahra	(1987-12-22)22 December 1987 (aged 23)	27	Al Kharaitiyat
18	4 FW	Mahdi Karim	(1983-12-10)10 December 1983 (aged 27)	83	Erbil
19	3 MF	Ahmed Ayad	(1989-01-01)1 January 1989 (aged 22)	15	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
20	3 MF	Muthana Khalid	(1989-06-14)14 June 1989 (aged 21)	10	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
21	2 DF	Ahmed Ibrahim	(1992-02-25)25 February 1992 (aged 18)	3	Erbil
22	1 GK	Haidar Raad	(1991-04-27)27 April 1991 (aged 19)	1	Al-Karkh
23	2 DF	Saad Attiya	(1987-02-26)26 February 1987 (aged 23)	16	Erbil

Iran

Head coach: Afshin Ghotbi

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1 GK	Mehdi Rahmati	(1983-02-02)2 February 1983 (aged 27)	56	Sepahan
2	2 DF	Khosro Heydari	(1983 -09-14)14 September 1983 (aged 27)	22	Sepahan
3	2 DF	Farshid Talebi	(1981-08-24)24 August 1981 (aged 29)	1	Zob Ahan
4	2 DF	Jalal Hosseini	(1982-02-03)3 February 1982 (aged 28)	56	Sepahan
5	2 DF	Hadi Aghili	(1981-01-15)15 January 1981 (aged 29)	49	Sepahan
6	3 MF	Javad Nekounam ( c)	(1980-09-07)7 September 1980 (aged 30)	122	Osasuna
7	4 FW	Gholamreza Rezaei	(1984-08-06)6 August 1984 (aged 26)	34	Persepolis
8	3 MF	Masoud Shojaei	(1984-06-09)9 June 1984 (aged 26)	35	Osasuna
9	4 FW	Mohammad Reza Khalatbari	(1983-09-14)14 September 1983 (aged 27)	32	Zob Ahan
10	4 FW	Karim Ansarifard	(1990-04-03)3 April 1990 (aged 20)	9	Saipa
11	2 DF	Ehsan Hajsafi	(1990-02-25)25 February 1990 (aged 20)	30	Sepahan
12	1 GK	Ebrahim Mirzapour	(1978-09-16)16 September 1978 (aged 32)	75	Paykan
13	2 DF	Mohsen Bengar	(1979-07-06)6 July 1979 (aged 31)	12	Sepahan
14	3 MF	Andranik Teymourian	(1983-03-06)6 March 1983 (aged 27)	51	Tractor Sazi
15	3 MF	Ghasem Hadadifar	(1983-07-12)12 July 1983 (aged 27)	1	Zob Ahan
16	4 FW	Reza Norouzi	(1982-09-21)21 September 1982 (aged 28)	0	Foolad
17	3 MF	Mohammad Nouri	(1983-01-09)9 January 1983 (aged 27)	14	Persepolis
18	3 MF	Pejman Nouri	(1980-07-13)13 July 1980 (aged 30)	30	Malavan
19	4 FW	Mohammad Gholami	(1983-02-13)13 February 1983 (aged 27)	8	Steel Azin
20	2 DF	Mohammad Nosrati	(1981-01-10)10 January 1981 (aged 29)	74	Tractor Sazi
21	4 FW	Arash Afshin	(1989-01-21)21 January 1989 (aged 21)	0	Foolad
22	1 GK	Shahab Gordan	(1984-05-22)22 May 1984 (aged 26)	0	Zob Ahan
23	3 MF	Iman Mobali	(1982-11-03)3 November 1982 (aged 28)	56	Esteghlal

Player representation

Clubs represented by five or more players

Players	Club
11	Al-Sadd, Qadsia
7	Al-Ittihad, Al-Shabab
6	Al-Hilal, Al-Wehdat, Bunyodkor, Sepahan
5	Al-Gharrafa, Al-Jaish, Al-Karamah, Al-Muharraq, Al Wahda, Dempo

By club nationality

Players	Asian Clubs
36	Qatar
31	Saudi Arabia
24	Kuwait,  UAE
22	China
21	Iran
20	India, Japan
19	Syria
18	Jordan
17	North Korea
15	Bahrain, Uzbekistan
14	South Korea
11	Iraq
4†	Australia

^† Including Jade North who played for Wellington Phoenix, a New Zealand club competing in the A-League.

Players	Clubs Outside Asia
9	England
7	Germany
6	Russia
5	Turkey
3	Netherlands, Switzerland
2	Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, Italy, Scotland, Spain
1	Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Kazakhstan, Libya, Romania, Ukraine, United States

By club Federation

^† Including Jade North who played for Wellington Phoenix, a New Zealand club competing in the A-League. All other New Zealand clubs are members of the OFC.

By representatives of domestic league

National Squad	No. of players playing in home leagues
Australia	4†
Bahrain	15
China	22
India	20
Iran	21
Iraq	11
Japan	14
Jordan	18
Kuwait	22
North Korea	17
Qatar	22
Saudi Arabia	23
South Korea	12
Syria	19
United Arab Emirates	23
Uzbekistan	15

^† Including Jade North who played for Wellington Phoenix, a New Zealand club competing in the A-League.

References