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.
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Group A
Qatar
Head coach: 
Bruno Metsu
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Qasem Burhan | 15 December 1985 (aged 25) | 17 |  Al-Gharrafa |
| 2 | DF | Hamid Ismail | 15 January 1986 (aged 24) | 9 | Al-Rayyan |
| 3 | DF | Mohammed Kasola | 13 August 1986 (aged 24) | 10 | Al-Sadd |
| 4 | MF | Lawrence Quaye | 22 August 1984 (aged 26) | 6 | Al-Gharrafa |
| 5 | FW | Hassan Al-Haydos | 11 December 1990 (aged 20) | 5 | Al-Sadd |
| 6 | DF | Bilal Mohammed (c) | 2 June 1986 (aged 24) | 56 | Al-Gharrafa |
| 7 | MF | Wesam Rizik | 25 February 1981 (aged 29) | 38 | Al-Sadd |
| 8 | DF | Mesaad Al-Hamad | 11 February 1986 (aged 24) | 31 | Al-Sadd |
| 9 | FW | Jaralla Al-Marri | 3 April 1988 (aged 22) | 6 | Al-Rayyan |
| 10 | FW | Hussein Yasser | 19 January 1984 (aged 26) | 15 |  Zamalek |
| 11 | FW | Fábio César | 24 February 1979 (aged 31) | 22 | Al-Rayyan |
| 12 | FW | Yousef Ahmed | 14 October 1988 (aged 22) | 15 | Al-Sadd |
| 13 | DF | Ibrahim Majid | 12 May 1990 (aged 20) | 31 | Al-Sadd |
| 14 | MF | Khalfan Ibrahim | 18 February 1988 (aged 22) | 28 | Al-Sadd |
| 15 | MF | Talal Al-Bloushi | 22 May 1986 (aged 24) | 39 | Al-Sadd |
| 16 | FW | Mohamed El-Sayed | 1 January 1987 (aged 24) | 5 | Umm-Salal |
| 17 | MF | Abdulaziz Al Sulaiti | 11 June 1988 (aged 22) | 0 | Al-Arabi |
| 18 | DF | Ibrahim Al-Ghanim | 27 June 1983 (aged 27) | 45 | Al-Gharrafa |
| 19 | DF | Khalid Muftah | 2 July 1992 (aged 18) | 2 | Lekhwiya |
| 20 | DF | Ali Afif | 20 January 1988 (aged 22) | 26 | Al-Sadd |
| 21 | GK | Mohammed Mubarak | 11 August 1984 (aged 26) | 2 | Qatar SC |
| 22 | GK | Saad Al-Sheeb | 19 February 1990 (aged 20) | 3 | Al-Sadd |
| 23 | FW | Sebastián Soria | 8 November 1983 (aged 27) | 46 | Qatar SC |
Uzbekistan
Head coach: 
Vadim Abramov
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Temur Juraev | 12 May 1984 (aged 26) | 9 | Pakhtakor Tashkent |
| 2 | FW | Ulugbek Bakayev | 28 November 1978 (aged 32) | 29 |  Tobol |
| 3 | DF | Shavkat Mullajanov | 19 January 1986 (aged 24) | 4 | Olmaliq |
| 4 | DF | Anzur Ismailov | 21 April 1985 (aged 25) | 27 | Bunyodkor |
| 5 | DF | Aziz Ibragimov | 21 July 1986 (aged 24) | 15 |  Bohemians |
| 6 | DF | Sakhob Juraev | 19 January 1987 (aged 23) | 14 | Bunyodkor |
| 7 | MF | Aziz Haydarov | 8 July 1985 (aged 25) | 26 | Bunyodkor |
| 8 | MF | Server Djeparov (c) | 3 October 1982 (aged 28) | 66 |  FC Seoul |
| 9 | MF | Odil Ahmedov | 25 November 1987 (aged 23) | 33 | Pakhtakor Tashkent |
| 10 | MF | Shavkat Salomov | 13 November 1985 (aged 25) | 5 | Nasaf Qarshi |
| 11 | FW | Marat Bikmaev | 1 January 1986 (aged 25) | 22 |  Alania Vladikavkaz |
| 12 | GK | Ignatiy Nesterov | 20 June 1983 (aged 27) | 50 | Bunyodkor |
| 13 | FW | Olim Navkarov | 3 March 1983 (aged 27) | 7 | Qizilqum Zarafshon |
| 14 | DF | Stanislav Andreev | 6 May 1988 (aged 22) | 9 | Pakhtakor Tashkent |
| 15 | FW | Alexander Geynrikh | 6 October 1984 (aged 26) | 55 | Pakhtakor Tashkent |
| 16 | FW | Maksim Shatskikh | 30 August 1978 (aged 32) | 52 |  Arsenal Kyiv |
| 17 | MF | Sanzhar Tursunov | 29 December 1986 (aged 24) | 2 | Volga Nizhny Novgorod |
| 18 | MF | Timur Kapadze | 5 September 1981 (aged 29) | 74 | Bunyodkor |
| 19 | MF | Jasur Hasanov | 2 August 1983 (aged 27) | 18 | Lekhwiya |
| 20 | DF | Farrukh Nurliboev | 6 January 1991 (aged 20) | 1 | Olmaliq |
| 21 | GK | Murod Zukhurov | 23 February 1983 (aged 27) | 1 | Nasaf Qarshi |
| 22 | DF | Viktor Karpenko | 7 September 1977 (aged 33) | 45 | Bunyodkor |
| 23 | MF | Vagiz Galiulin | 10 October 1987 (aged 23) | 7 | Sibir Novosibirsk |
Kuwait
Head coach: 
Goran Tufegdžić
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Khaled Al-Rashidi | 20 April 1987 (aged 23) | 0 |  Al-Arabi |
| 2 | DF | Yaqoub Al Taher | 27 October 1983 (aged 27) | 46 |  Al-Ettifaq[1] |
| 3 | DF | Fahad Awadh | 26 February 1985 (aged 25) | 26 | Al-Kuwait |
| 4 | DF | Hussain Fadel | 9 October 1984 (aged 26) | 36 | Qadsia |
| 5 | MF | Ahmad Ajab | 13 May 1984 (aged 26) | 26 | Qadsia |
| 6 | DF | Amer Al Fadhel | 21 April 1988 (aged 22) | 14 | Qadsia |
| 7 | MF | Fahad Al Enezi | 1 September 1988 (aged 22) | 16 | Kazma |
| 8 | MF | Saleh Al Sheikh | 29 May 1982 (aged 28) | 31 | Qadsia |
| 9 | MF | Ali Maqseed | 11 December 1986 (aged 24) | 12 | Al-Arabi |
| 10 | FW | Khaled Khalaf | 15 August 1983 (aged 27) | 30 | Al-Arabi |
| 11 | MF | Fahad Al Ansari | 25 February 1987 (aged 23) | 21 | Qadsia |
| 12 | FW | Abdullah Al Shemali | 19 January 1988 (aged 22) | 5 | Al-Shabab[1] |
| 13 | DF | Musaed Neda | 8 July 1983 (aged 27) | 68 | Qadsia |
| 14 | MF | Talal Al-Amer | 22 February 1987 (aged 23) | 21 | Qadsia |
| 15 | MF | Waleed Ali | 3 November 1980 (aged 30) | 68 | Al-Kuwait |
| 16 | FW | Hamad Al-Enezi | 5 October 1986 (aged 24) | 22 | Qadsia |
| 17 | FW | Bader Al-Mutawa | 10 January 1985 (aged 25) | 102 | Qadsia |
| 18 | MF | Jarah Al Ateeqi | 15 October 1981 (aged 29) | 48 | Al-Kuwait |
| 19 | DF | Ahmed Saad Al Rashidi | 16 August 1983 (aged 27) | 8 | Al-Arabi |
| 20 | FW | Yousef Nasser | 9 October 1990 (aged 20) | 18 | Kazma[1] |
| 21 | MF | Abdulaziz Al Misha'an | 19 October 1988 (aged 22) | 11 | Qadsia[2] |
| 22 | GK | Nawaf Al-Khaldi (c) | 25 May 1981 (aged 29) | 45 | Qadsia |
| 23 | GK | Hameed Youssef | 10 August 1987 (aged 23) | 3 | Al-Salmiya |
China
Head coach: 
Gao Hongbo
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Yang Zhi | 6 June 1983 (aged 27) | 21 | Beijing Guoan |
| 2 | DF | Li Xuepeng | 18 September 1988 (aged 22) | 3 | Dalian Shide |
| 3 | DF | Wang Qiang | 23 July 1984 (aged 26) | 12 | Changsha Ginde |
| 4 | DF | Zhao Peng | 20 June 1983 (aged 27) | 20 | Henan Construction |
| 5 | DF | Du Wei (c) | 9 February 1982 (aged 28) | 54 | Hangzhou Greentown |
| 6 | MF | Zhou Haibin | 19 July 1985 (aged 25) | 42 | Shandong Luneng |
| 7 | MF | Zhao Xuri | 3 December 1985 (aged 25) | 39 | Shaanxi Zhongjian |
| 8 | MF | Hao Junmin | 24 March 1987 (aged 23) | 30 |  Schalke |
| 9 | FW | Yang Xu | 12 February 1988 (aged 22) | 8 | Liaoning Whowin |
| 10 | MF | Deng Zhuoxiang | 24 October 1988 (aged 22) | 20 | Shandong Luneng |
| 11 | FW | Qu Bo | 15 July 1981 (aged 29) | 66 | Shaanxi Zhongjian |
| 12 | GK | Guan Zhen | 6 February 1985 (aged 25) | 1 | Jiangsu Sainty |
| 13 | DF | Liu Jianye | 17 June 1987 (aged 23) | 12 | Jiangsu Sainty |
| 14 | MF | Wang Song | 12 October 1983 (aged 27) | 7 | Hangzhou Greentown |
| 15 | MF | Yu Tao | 15 October 1981 (aged 29) | 8 | Shanghai Shenhua |
| 16 | MF | Huang Bowen | 13 July 1987 (aged 23) | 15 | Beijing Guoan |
| 17 | DF | Zhang Linpeng | 9 May 1989 (aged 21) | 14 | Guangzhou Evergrande |
| 18 | FW | Gao Lin | 14 February 1986 (aged 24) | 41 | Guangzhou Evergrande |
| 19 | MF | Yang Hao | 19 August 1983 (aged 27) | 22 | Beijing Guoan |
| 20 | DF | Rong Hao | 7 April 1987 (aged 23) | 26 | Hangzhou Greentown |
| 21 | MF | Yu Hai | 4 June 1987 (aged 23) | 19 | Shaanxi Zhongjian |
| 22 | GK | Zeng Cheng | 8 January 1987 (aged 23) | 9 | Henan Construction |
| 23 | DF | Li Jianbin | 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 | GK | Eiji Kawashima | 20 March 1983 (aged 27) | 16 |  Lierse |
| 2 | DF | Masahiko Inoha | 28 August 1985 (aged 25) | 0 |  Kashima Antlers |
| 3 | DF | Daiki Iwamasa | 30 January 1982 (aged 28) | 4 | Kashima Antlers |
| 4 | MF | Yasuyuki Konno | 25 January 1983 (aged 27) | 40 | FC Tokyo |
| 5 | DF | Yuto Nagatomo | 12 September 1986 (aged 24) | 34 | Cesena |
| 6 | DF | Atsuto Uchida | 27 March 1988 (aged 22) | 34 | FC Schalke 04 |
| 7 | MF | Yasuhito Endō | 28 January 1980 (aged 30) | 100 | Gamba Osaka |
| 8 | MF | Daisuke Matsui | 11 May 1981 (aged 29) | 29 | Tom Tomsk |
| 9 | FW | Shinji Okazaki | 16 April 1986 (aged 24) | 35 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| 10 | MF | Shinji Kagawa | 17 March 1989 (aged 21) | 17 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 11 | FW | Ryoichi Maeda | 9 October 1981 (aged 29) | 7 | Júbilo Iwata |
| 12 | DF | Ryota Moriwaki | 6 April 1986 (aged 24) | 0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| 13 | MF | Hajime Hosogai | 10 June 1986 (aged 24) | 3 | FC Augsburg |
| 14 | MF | Jungo Fujimoto | 24 March 1984 (aged 26) | 6 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| 15 | MF | Takuya Honda | 17 April 1985 (aged 25) | 0 | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| 16 | MF | Yōsuke Kashiwagi | 15 December 1987 (aged 23) | 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| 17 | MF | Makoto Hasebe (c) | 18 January 1984 (aged 26) | 37 | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 18 | MF | Keisuke Honda | 13 June 1986 (aged 24) | 23 | CSKA Moscow |
| 19 | FW | Tadanari Lee | 19 December 1985 (aged 25) | 0 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| 20 | DF | Mitsuru Nagata | 6 April 1983 (aged 27) | 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| 21 | GK | Shusaku Nishikawa | 18 June 1986 (aged 24) | 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| 22 | DF | Maya Yoshida | 24 August 1988 (aged 22) | 1 |  VVV-Venlo |
| 23 | GK | Shūichi Gonda | 3 March 1989 (aged 21) | 1 | FC Tokyo |
Jordan
Head coach: 
Adnan Hamad
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Amer Shafi | 14 February 1982 (aged 28) | 82 |  Al-Wehdat |
| 2 | DF | Mohammad Muneer | 17 April 1982 (aged 28) | 41 |  Tishreen |
| 3 | DF | Suleiman Al-Salman | 27 June 1987 (aged 23) | 17 | Al-Ramtha |
| 4 | MF | Baha' Abdul-Rahman | 5 January 1987 (aged 24) | 26 | Al-Faisaly |
| 5 | DF | Mohammad Al-Dmeiri | 30 August 1987 (aged 23) | 6 | Al-Wehdat |
| 6 | MF | Saeed Murjan | 10 February 1990 (aged 20) | 4 | Al-Arabi |
| 7 | MF | Amer Deeb | 4 February 1980 (aged 30) | 79 | Al-Wehdat |
| 8 | DF | Bashar Bani Yaseen | 1 November 1977 (aged 33) | 89 | Al-Jazeera |
| 9 | MF | Odai Al-Saify | 26 April 1986 (aged 24) | 37 |  Alki Larnaca |
| 10 | MF | Mo'ayyad Abu Keshek | 16 June 1983 (aged 27) | 18 | Al-Faisaly |
| 11 | FW | Ra'ed Al-Nawateer | 5 May 1988 (aged 22) | 22 | Al-Jazeera |
| 12 | GK | Lo'ai Al-Amaireh | 30 November 1977 (aged 33) | 31 | Al-Faisaly |
| 13 | FW | Hamza Al-Dardour | 12 May 1991 (aged 19) | 1 | Al-Ramtha |
| 14 | FW | Abdallah Deeb | 3 March 1987 (aged 23) | 37 | Shabab Al-Ordon |
| 15 | MF | Shadi Abu Hash'hash | 20 January 1981 (aged 29) | 14 | Al Taawon |
| 16 | DF | Basem Fat'hi | 1 September 1982 (aged 28) | 51 | Al-Wehdat |
| 17 | DF | Hatem Aqel (c) | 21 June 1978 (aged 32) | 91 | Al-Raed |
| 18 | MF | Hassan Abdel-Fattah | 17 August 1982 (aged 28) | 55 | Al-Wehdat |
| 19 | DF | Anas Bani Yaseen | 29 November 1988 (aged 22) | 30 | Najran |
| 20 | MF | Alaa' Al-Shaqran | 21 April 1988 (aged 22) | 6 | Shabab Al-Ordon |
| 21 | FW | Ahmad Abdel-Halim | 14 September 1986 (aged 24) | 24 | Al-Wehdat |
| 22 | GK | Moataz Yaseen | 3 November 1982 (aged 28) | 2 | Shabab Al-Ordon |
| 23 | MF | Anas Hijah | 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 | GK | Waleed Abdullah | 19 April 1986 (aged 24) | 34 | Al-Shabab |
| 2 | DF | Abdullah Shuhail | 22 January 1985 (aged 25) | 28 | Al-Shabab |
| 3 | DF | Osama Hawsawi | 31 March 1984 (aged 26) | 54 | Al-Hilal |
| 4 | DF | Hamad Al-Montashari | 22 June 1982 (aged 28) | 54 | Al-Ittihad |
| 5 | DF | Osama Al-Muwallad | 16 May 1984 (aged 26) | 38 | Al-Ittihad |
| 6 | MF | Ahmed Otaif | 14 April 1983 (aged 27) | 30 | Al-Shabab |
| 7 | DF | Kamel Al-Mousa | 29 August 1982 (aged 28) | 12 | Al-Ahli |
| 8 | MF | Manaf Abushgeer | 5 February 1980 (aged 30) | 4 | Al-Ittihad |
| 9 | FW | Naif Hazazi | 27 July 1988 (aged 22) | 14 | Al-Ittihad |
| 10 | MF | Mohammad Al-Shalhoub | 8 December 1980 (aged 30) | 68 | Al-Hilal |
| 11 | FW | Nasser Al-Shamrani | 23 November 1983 (aged 27) | 28 | Al-Shabab |
| 12 | DF | Mishaal Al-Saeed | 18 July 1983 (aged 27) | 6 | Al-Ittihad |
| 13 | MF | Moataz Al-Musa | 6 August 1987 (aged 23) | 1 | Al-Ahli |
| 14 | MF | Saud Kariri | 8 July 1980 (aged 30) | 46 | Al-Ittihad |
| 15 | MF | Abdoh Otaif | 2 April 1984 (aged 26) | 50 | Al-Shabab |
| 16 | MF | Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari | 11 October 1988 (aged 22) | 6 | Al-Hilal |
| 17 | MF | Taisir Al-Jassim | 25 July 1984 (aged 26) | 52 | Al-Ahli |
| 18 | MF | Nawaf Al-Abed | 26 January 1990 (aged 20) | 6 | Al-Hilal |
| 19 | DF | Mohammad Massad | 17 February 1983 (aged 27) | 0 | Al-Ahli |
| 20 | FW | Yasser Al-Qahtani (c) | 10 October 1982 (aged 28) | 92 | Al-Hilal |
| 21 | GK | Mabrouk Zaid | 11 February 1979 (aged 31) | 36 | Al-Ittihad |
| 22 | GK | Hussain Shae'an | 23 May 1989 (aged 21) | 0 | Al-Shabab |
| 23 | FW | Muhannad Assiri | 14 October 1986 (aged 24) | 16 | Al-Wehda |
Syria
Head coach: 
Valeriu Tiţa
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mosab Balhous (c) | 5 October 1983 (aged 27) | 72 | Al-Karamah |
| 2 | DF | Belal Abduldaim | 1 June 1983 (aged 27) | 24 | Al-Karamah |
| 3 | DF | Ali Diab | 23 May 1982 (aged 28) | 80 | Al-Shorta |
| 4 | DF | Jehad Al Baour | 27 June 1987 (aged 23) | 2 | Al-Jaish |
| 5 | MF | Feras Esmaeel | 3 January 1983 (aged 28) | 70 | Al-Jaish |
| 6 | FW | Jehad Al-Hussain | 30 July 1982 (aged 28) | 72 | Al-Qadsia |
| 7 | MF | Abdelrazaq Al-Hussain | 15 September 1986 (aged 24) | 33 | Al-Karamah |
| 8 | MF | Taha Dyab | 23 July 1990 (aged 20) | 5 | Al-Ittihad |
| 9 | MF | Qusay Habib | 15 April 1987 (aged 23) | 5 | Al-Shorta |
| 10 | FW | Firas Al-Khatib | 9 June 1983 (aged 27) | 49 | Al-Qadsia |
| 11 | MF | Adel Abdullah | 12 January 1984 (aged 26) | 29 | Al-Karamah |
| 12 | FW | Mohamed Al Zeno | 5 February 1983 (aged 27) | 45 | Al-Karamah |
| 13 | DF | Nadim Sabagh | 4 August 1985 (aged 25) | 5 | Al-Jaish |
| 14 | FW | Wael Ayan | 9 April 1985 (aged 25) | 43 | Al-Faisaly |
| 15 | DF | Ahmad Al Saleh | 20 May 1990 (aged 20) | 2 | Al-Jaish |
| 16 | GK | Radwan Al Azhar | 12 May 1979 (aged 31) | 25 | Al-Majd |
| 17 | DF | Abdulkader Dakka | 10 January 1985 (aged 25) | 37 | Al-Ittihad |
| 18 | FW | Abdul Fattah Al Agha | 1 August 1984 (aged 26) | 32 | Wadi Degla |
| 19 | FW | Sanharib Malki | 1 March 1984 (aged 26) | 7 | KSC Lokeren |
| 20 | MF | Louay Chanko | 29 November 1979 (aged 31) | 7 |  AaB |
| 21 | DF | Burhan Sahyouni | 7 April 1986 (aged 24) | 9 | Al-Jaish |
| 22 | GK | Adnan Al Hafez | 23 April 1984 (aged 26) | 3 | Al-Wahda |
| 23 | MF | Samer Awad | 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 | GK | Jung Sung-ryong | 4 January 1985 (aged 26) | 24 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| 2 | DF | Choi Hyo-jin | 18 August 1983 (aged 27) | 10 | Sangju Sangmu Phoenix |
| 3 | DF | Hwang Jae-won | 13 April 1981 (aged 29) | 4 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| 4 | DF | Cho Yong-hyung | 3 November 1983 (aged 27) | 39 | Al-Rayyan |
| 5 | DF | Kwak Tae-hwi | 8 July 1981 (aged 29) | 16 | Kyoto Sanga FC |
| 6 | MF | Lee Yong-rae | 17 April 1986 (aged 24) | 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| 7 | MF | Park Ji-sung (c) | 25 February 1981 (aged 29) | 95 |  Manchester United |
| 8 | MF | Yoon Bit-garam | 7 May 1990 (aged 20) | 3 | Gyeongnam FC |
| 9 | FW | Yoo Byung-soo | 26 March 1988 (aged 22) | 2 | Incheon United |
| 10 | FW | Ji Dong-won | 28 May 1991 (aged 19) | 1 | Jeonnam Dragons |
| 11 | FW | Son Heung-min | 8 July 1992 (aged 18) | 1 | Hamburger SV |
| 12 | DF | Lee Young-pyo | 23 April 1977 (aged 33) | 121 | Al Hilal |
| 13 | MF | Koo Ja-cheol | 27 February 1989 (aged 21) | 10 | Jeju United |
| 14 | DF | Lee Jung-soo | 8 January 1980 (aged 30) | 33 | Al-Sadd |
| 15 | DF | Hong Jeong-ho | 12 August 1989 (aged 21) | 3 | Jeju United |
| 16 | MF | Ki Sung-yueng | 24 January 1989 (aged 21) | 30 |  Celtic |
| 17 | MF | Lee Chung-yong | 2 July 1988 (aged 22) | 31 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 18 | MF | Kim Bo-kyung | 6 October 1989 (aged 21) | 8 | Cerezo Osaka |
| 19 | FW | Yeom Ki-hun | 30 March 1983 (aged 27) | 39 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| 20 | FW | Kim Shin-wook | 14 April 1988 (aged 22) | 3 | Ulsan Hyundai |
| 21 | GK | Kim Yong-dae | 11 October 1979 (aged 31) | 21 | FC Seoul |
| 22 | DF | Cha Du-ri | 25 July 1980 (aged 30) | 52 | Celtic |
| 23 | GK | Kim Jin-hyeon | 6 July 1987 (aged 23) | 0 | Cerezo Osaka |
Australia
Head coach: Holger Osieck
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mark Schwarzer | 6 October 1972 (aged 38) | 82 | Fulham |
| 2 | DF | Lucas Neill (c) | 9 March 1978 (aged 32) | 63 |  Galatasaray |
| 3 | DF | David Carney | 30 November 1983 (aged 27) | 32 | Blackpool |
| 4 | FW | Tim Cahill | 6 December 1979 (aged 31) | 46 | Everton |
| 5 | MF | Jason Culina | 5 August 1980 (aged 30) | 56 |  Gold Coast United |
| 6 | DF | Sasa Ognenovski | 3 April 1979 (aged 31) | 1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
| 7 | DF | Brett Emerton | 22 February 1979 (aged 31) | 78 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 8 | DF | Luke Wilkshire | 2 October 1981 (aged 29) | 50 | Dynamo Moscow |
| 9 | FW | Scott McDonald | 21 August 1983 (aged 27) | 20 | Middlesbrough |
| 10 | MF | Harry Kewell | 22 September 1978 (aged 32) | 47 | Galatasaray |
| 11 | FW | Nathan Burns | 23 July 1988 (aged 22) | 5 |  AEK Athens |
| 12 | GK | Nathan Coe | 1 June 1984 (aged 26) | 0 | SønderjyskE |
| 13 | DF | Jade North | 7 January 1982 (aged 29) | 31 |  Wellington Phoenix |
| 14 | MF | Brett Holman | 27 March 1984 (aged 26) | 38 | AZ |
| 15 | MF | Mile Jedinak | 3 August 1984 (aged 26) | 16 | Gençlerbirliği |
| 16 | MF | Carl Valeri | 14 August 1984 (aged 26) | 29 | Sassuolo |
| 17 | MF | Matt McKay | 11 January 1983 (aged 27) | 6 | Brisbane Roar |
| 18 | GK | Brad Jones | 19 March 1982 (aged 28) | 2 | Liverpool |
| 19 | MF | Tommy Oar[3] | 10 December 1991 (aged 19) | 3 | Utrecht |
| 20 | DF | Matthew Spiranovic | 27 June 1988 (aged 22) | 5 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| 21 | DF | Jonathan McKain | 21 September 1982 (aged 28) | 14 | Al-Nassr |
| 22 | MF | Neil Kilkenny | 19 December 1985 (aged 25) | 2 | Leeds United |
| 23 | FW | Robbie Kruse | 5 October 1988 (aged 22) | 0 | Melbourne Victory |
Bahrain
Head coach: 
Salman Sharida
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mahmood Abdulla | 1 June 1980 (aged 30) | 0 | Al-Muharraq |
| 2 | DF | Rashed Al-Hooti | 24 December 1989 (aged 21) | 6 | East Riffa |
| 3 | DF | Abdulla Al-Marzooqi | 12 December 1980 (aged 30) | 67 | Al-Sailiya |
| 4 | MF | Abdulla Baba Fatadi | 2 November 1985 (aged 25) | 27 |  Al-Ittihad Kalba |
| 5 | DF | Saleh Abdulhameed | 4 August 1982 (aged 28) | 5 | Al-Najma |
| 6 | DF | Abbas Ayyad | 11 May 1987 (aged 23) | 13 | Al-Ahli |
| 7 | MF | Hamad Rakea Al-Anezi | 22 April 1984 (aged 26) | 17 | Riffa |
| 8 | FW | Jaycee John Okwunwanne | 8 October 1985 (aged 25) | 43 | Eskişehirspor |
| 9 | MF | Abdulwahab Al-Malood | 7 June 1990 (aged 20) | 2 | Al-Muharraq |
| 10 | DF | Waleed Al-Hayam | 3 February 1991 (aged 19) | 10 | Al-Muharraq |
| 11 | FW | Ismail Abdullatif | 11 September 1986 (aged 24) | 55 | Riffa |
| 12 | MF | Faouzi Aaish | 27 February 1985 (aged 25) | 50 | Al-Sailiya |
| 13 | MF | Mahmood Abdulrahman | 22 November 1984 (aged 26) | 34 | Al-Shamal |
| 14 | DF | Salman Isa (c) | 12 July 1977 (aged 33) | 101 | Al-Arabi |
| 15 | DF | Abdullah Omar | 1 January 1987 (aged 24) | 35 |  Neuchâtel Xamax |
| 16 | DF | Dawood Saad | 6 December 1982 (aged 28) | 4 | Riffa |
| 17 | DF | Hussain Ali Baba | 11 February 1982 (aged 28) | 63 | Al-Shabab |
| 18 | MF | Abdulwahab Al-Safi | 13 April 1987 (aged 23) | 14 | Al-Ahli |
| 19 | MF | Mahmood Al-Ajmi | 8 May 1987 (aged 23) | 0 | Riffa |
| 20 | FW | Abdulla Al-Dakeel | 3 June 1985 (aged 25) | 17 | Al-Muharraq |
| 21 | GK | Ahmed Mushaima | 13 December 1982 (aged 28) | 0 | Al Ahli |
| 22 | GK | Abbas Ahmed Khamis | 13 June 1983 (aged 27) | 10 | Al-Ahli |
| 23 | DF | Ebrahim Al Mishkhas | 7 July 1980 (aged 30) | 14 | Al-Muharraq |
India
Head coach: Bob Houghton
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Subrata Pal | 24 December 1986 (aged 24) | 30 |  Pune |
| 2 | DF | Govin Singh | 3 January 1988 (aged 23) | 0 | East Bengal |
| 3 | DF | N.S. Manju | 9 May 1987 (aged 23) | 22 | Mohun Bagan |
| 4 | DF | Rakesh Masih | 18 March 1987 (aged 23) | 1 | Mohun Bagan |
| 5 | DF | Anwar Ali | 24 September 1984 (aged 26) | 23 | Dempo |
| 6 | MF | Baldeep Singh | 12 January 1987 (aged 23) | 2 | JCT |
| 7 | MF | Pappachen Pradeep | 28 April 1983 (aged 27) | 37 | Mumbai |
| 8 | MF | Renedy Singh | 20 June 1979 (aged 31) | 55 | United Sikkim |
| 9 | FW | Abhishek Yadav | 10 June 1980 (aged 30) | 28 | Mumbai |
| 10 | MF | Clifford Miranda | 11 July 1982 (aged 28) | 19 | Dempo |
| 11 | FW | Sunil Chhetri | 3 August 1984 (aged 26) | 40 |  Sporting Kansas City |
| 12 | DF | Deepak Mondal | 13 October 1979 (aged 31) | 42 | Mohun Bagan |
| 13 | GK | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | 3 February 1992 (aged 18) | 0 | AIFF XI |
| 14 | DF | Mahesh Gawli | 23 January 1980 (aged 30) | 56 | Dempo |
| 15 | FW | Baichung Bhutia (c) | 15 December 1976 (aged 34) | 102 | East Bengal |
| 16 | DF | Mehrajuddin Wadoo | 12 February 1984 (aged 26) | 25 | East Bengal |
| 17 | DF | Surkumar Singh | 21 March 1983 (aged 27) | 44 | Mohun Bagan |
| 18 | FW | Mohammed Rafi | 24 May 1982 (aged 28) | 4 | Churchill Brothers |
| 19 | DF | Gouramangi Singh | 25 January 1985 (aged 25) | 30 | Churchill Brothers |
| 20 | MF | Climax Lawrence | 16 January 1979 (aged 31) | 51 | Dempo |
| 21 | GK | Subhasish Roy Chowdhury | 27 September 1986 (aged 24) | 1 | Dempo |
| 22 | DF | Syed Rahim Nabi | 14 December 1985 (aged 25) | 20 | East Bengal |
| 23 | MF | Steven Dias | 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 | GK | Ri Myong-guk | 9 September 1986 (aged 24) | 37 | Pyongyang City |
| 2 | DF | Cha Jong-hyok | 25 September 1985 (aged 25) | 37 | Wil |
| 3 | DF | Ri Jun-il | 24 August 1987 (aged 23) | 30 | Sobaeksu |
| 4 | MF | Pak Nam-chol | 2 July 1985 (aged 25) | 35 | April 25 |
| 5 | DF | Ri Kwang-chon | 4 September 1985 (aged 25) | 41 | April 25 |
| 6 | MF | Choe Myong-ho | 3 July 1988 (aged 22) | 5 | Pyongyang City |
| 7 | MF | Ryang Yong-gi | 7 January 1982 (aged 29) | 10 | Vegalta Sendai |
| 8 | MF | Ji Yun-nam | 20 November 1976 (aged 34) | 32 | April 25 |
| 9 | FW | Jong Tae-se | 2 March 1984 (aged 26) | 27 | VfL Bochum |
| 10 | MF | Hong Yong-jo (c) | 22 May 1982 (aged 28) | 69 | Unattached |
| 11 | MF | Mun In-guk | 29 September 1978 (aged 32) | 45 | April 25 |
| 12 | DF | Jon Kwang-ik | 5 April 1988 (aged 22) | 11 | Amrokgang |
| 13 | DF | Pak Chol-jin | 5 September 1985 (aged 25) | 36 | Amrokgang |
| 14 | DF | Pak Nam-chol | 3 October 1988 (aged 22) | 6 | Amrokgang |
| 15 | MF | Kim Yong-jun | 19 July 1983 (aged 27) | 86 | Pyongyang City |
| 16 | FW | Choe Kum-chol | 9 February 1987 (aged 23) | 18 | Rimyongsu |
| 17 | MF | An Yong-hak | 25 October 1978 (aged 32) | 30 | Kashiwa Reysol |
| 18 | GK | Kim Myong-gil | 16 October 1984 (aged 26) | 31 | Amrokgang |
| 19 | FW | An Chol-hyok | 27 June 1985 (aged 25) | 19 | Rimyongsu |
| 20 | DF | Ri Kwang-hyok | 17 April 1987 (aged 23) | 5 | Kyonggongop |
| 21 | FW | Pak Chol-min | 10 December 1988 (aged 22) | 8 | Rimyongsu |
| 22 | GK | Ri Kwang-il | 13 April 1988 (aged 22) | 0 | Sobaeksu |
| 23 | MF | Kim Kuk-jin | 5 January 1989 (aged 22) | 2 | Wil |
United Arab Emirates
Head coach: 
Srečko Katanec
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Majed Nasser | 1 April 1984 (aged 26) | 53 | Al Wasl |
| 2 | DF | Khalid Sebil Lashkari | 22 June 1987 (aged 23) | 8 | Al-Jazira |
| 3 | DF | Mohamed Ahmed | 16 April 1989 (aged 21) | 3 | Al Shabab |
| 4 | MF | Subait Khater | 27 February 1980 (aged 30) | 99 | Al-Jazira |
| 5 | MF | Amer Abdulrahman | 3 July 1989 (aged 21) | 6 | Baniyas |
| 6 | DF | Fares Jumaa | 30 December 1988 (aged 22) | 26 | Al Ain |
| 7 | FW | Ali Al-Wehaibi | 27 October 1983 (aged 27) | 33 | Al Ain |
| 8 | DF | Hamdan Al-Kamali | 2 May 1989 (aged 21) | 15 | Al Wahda |
| 9 | FW | Mohamed Al-Shehhi | 28 March 1988 (aged 22) | 45 | Al Wahda |
| 10 | FW | Ismail Matar | 7 April 1983 (aged 27) | 88 | Al Wahda |
| 11 | FW | Ahmed Khalil | 8 June 1991 (aged 19) | 17 | Al-Ahli |
| 12 | GK | Obaid Al-Taweela | 26 August 1979 (aged 31) | 5 | Al-Ahli |
| 13 | FW | Theyab Awana | 8 April 1990 (aged 20) | 5 | Baniyas |
| 14 | DF | Walid Abbas | 11 June 1985 (aged 25) | 18 | Al-Shabab Al-Arabi |
| 15 | FW | Ismail Al Hammadi | 1 July 1988 (aged 22) | 27 | Al-Ahli |
| 16 | MF | Amer Mubarak | 27 December 1987 (aged 23) | 32 | Al-Nasr |
| 17 | DF | Yousif Jaber | 25 February 1985 (aged 25) | 28 | Baniyas |
| 18 | DF | Abdullah Mousa | 23 February 1987 (aged 23) | 3 | Al-Jazira |
| 19 | FW | Saeed Al-Kass (c) | 20 February 1976 (aged 34) | 60 | Al Wasl |
| 20 | FW | Saeed Al-Kathiri | 28 March 1988 (aged 22) | 3 | Al Wahda |
| 21 | DF | Mahmoud Khamees | 28 October 1987 (aged 23) | 0 | Al-Wehda |
| 22 | GK | Ali Khasif | 9 June 1987 (aged 23) | 3 | Al-Jazira |
| 23 | MF | Omar Abdulrahman | 20 September 1991 (aged 19) | 3 | Al Ain |
Iraq
Head coach: Wolfgang Sidka
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ali Mutashar | 11 June 1989 (aged 21) | 4 | Al-Talaba |
| 2 | DF | Mohammed Ali Karim | 25 June 1986 (aged 24) | 23 | Al-Zawraa |
| 3 | DF | Bassim Abbas | 1 July 1982 (aged 28) | 70 | Konyaspor |
| 4 | MF | Qusay Munir | 12 April 1981 (aged 29) | 60 | Qatar SC |
| 5 | MF | Nashat Akram | 12 September 1984 (aged 26) | 96 | Al-Wakrah |
| 6 | MF | Saad Abdul-Amir | 19 January 1992 (aged 18) | 9 | Al-Karkh |
| 7 | FW | Emad Mohammed | 24 July 1982 (aged 28) | 89 |  Shahin Bushehr |
| 8 | MF | Samer Saeed | 1 July 1987 (aged 23) | 20 |  Al-Ahly Tripoli |
| 9 | FW | Mustafa Karim | 21 July 1987 (aged 23) | 26 | Al-Sailiya |
| 10 | FW | Younis Mahmoud (c) | 3 February 1983 (aged 27) | 86 | Al-Gharafa |
| 11 | FW | Hawar Mulla Mohammed | 1 June 1981 (aged 29) | 95 | Esteghlal |
| 12 | GK | Mohammed Gassid | 10 December 1986 (aged 24) | 30 | Erbil |
| 13 | MF | Karrar Jassim | 11 June 1987 (aged 23) | 33 | Tractor Sazi |
| 14 | DF | Salam Shakir | 31 July 1986 (aged 24) | 27 | Al-Khor |
| 15 | DF | Ali Rehema | 8 August 1985 (aged 25) | 61 | Al-Wakrah |
| 16 | DF | Samal Saeed | 7 January 1986 (aged 25) | 32 | Najaf |
| 17 | MF | Alaa Abdul-Zahra | 22 December 1987 (aged 23) | 27 | Al Kharaitiyat |
| 18 | FW | Mahdi Karim | 10 December 1983 (aged 27) | 83 | Erbil |
| 19 | MF | Ahmed Ayad | 1 January 1989 (aged 22) | 15 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| 20 | MF | Muthana Khalid | 14 June 1989 (aged 21) | 10 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| 21 | DF | Ahmed Ibrahim | 25 February 1992 (aged 18) | 3 | Erbil |
| 22 | GK | Haidar Raad | 27 April 1991 (aged 19) | 1 | Al-Karkh |
| 23 | DF | Saad Attiya | 26 February 1987 (aged 23) | 16 | Erbil |
Iran
Head coach: Afshin Ghotbi
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mehdi Rahmati | 2 February 1983 (aged 27) | 56 | Sepahan |
| 2 | DF | Khosro Heydari | 14 September 1983 (aged 27) | 22 | Sepahan |
| 3 | DF | Farshid Talebi | 24 August 1981 (aged 29) | 1 | Zob Ahan |
| 4 | DF | Jalal Hosseini | 3 February 1982 (aged 28) | 56 | Sepahan |
| 5 | DF | Hadi Aghili | 15 January 1981 (aged 29) | 49 | Sepahan |
| 6 | MF | Javad Nekounam (c) | 7 September 1980 (aged 30) | 122 |  Osasuna |
| 7 | FW | Gholamreza Rezaei | 6 August 1984 (aged 26) | 34 | Persepolis |
| 8 | MF | Masoud Shojaei | 9 June 1984 (aged 26) | 35 | Osasuna |
| 9 | FW | Mohammad Reza Khalatbari | 14 September 1983 (aged 27) | 32 | Zob Ahan |
| 10 | FW | Karim Ansarifard | 3 April 1990 (aged 20) | 9 | Saipa |
| 11 | DF | Ehsan Hajsafi | 25 February 1990 (aged 20) | 30 | Sepahan |
| 12 | GK | Ebrahim Mirzapour | 16 September 1978 (aged 32) | 75 | Paykan |
| 13 | DF | Mohsen Bengar | 6 July 1979 (aged 31) | 12 | Sepahan |
| 14 | MF | Andranik Teymourian | 6 March 1983 (aged 27) | 51 | Tractor Sazi |
| 15 | MF | Ghasem Hadadifar | 12 July 1983 (aged 27) | 1 | Zob Ahan |
| 16 | FW | Reza Norouzi | 21 September 1982 (aged 28) | 0 | Foolad |
| 17 | MF | Mohammad Nouri | 9 January 1983 (aged 27) | 14 | Persepolis |
| 18 | MF | Pejman Nouri | 13 July 1980 (aged 30) | 30 | Malavan |
| 19 | FW | Mohammad Gholami | 13 February 1983 (aged 27) | 8 | Steel Azin |
| 20 | DF | Mohammad Nosrati | 10 January 1981 (aged 29) | 74 | Tractor Sazi |
| 21 | FW | Arash Afshin | 21 January 1989 (aged 21) | 0 | Foolad |
| 22 | GK | Shahab Gordan | 22 May 1984 (aged 26) | 0 | Zob Ahan |
| 23 | MF | Iman Mobali | 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
| Players | Federation |
|---|---|
| 311† | AFC |
| 49 | UEFA |
| 3 | CAF |
| 1 | CONCACAF |
† 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
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