2015 AFC Asian Cup squads

The 2015 AFC Asian Cup was an international football tournament that was held in Australia from 9 to 31 January 2015. The 16 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.

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 30 December 2014.^[1] Replacement of injured players was permitted until six 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 FIFA-recognized pre-tournament friendlies. Player's age is their age on the opening day of the tournament.

Group A

Australia

Coach: Ange Postecoglou

On 7 December 2014, Postecoglou named a provisional list of 46 players for the tournament.^[2] The final squad was announced on 23 December 2014.^[3]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Mathew Ryan	(1992-04-08)8 April 1992 (aged 22)	13	0	Club Brugge
2	2DF	Ivan Franjic	(1987-09-10)10 September 1987 (aged 27)	12	0	Torpedo Moscow
3	2DF	Jason Davidson	(1991-06-29)29 June 1991 (aged 23)	13	0	West Bromwich Albion
4	4FW	Tim Cahill	(1979-12-06)6 December 1979 (aged 35)	77	36	New York Red Bulls
5	2DF	Mark Milligan	(1985-08-04)4 August 1985 (aged 29)	33	2	Melbourne Victory
6	2DF	Matthew Spiranovic	(1988-06-27)27 June 1988 (aged 26)	21	0	Western Sydney Wanderers
7	4FW	Mathew Leckie	(1991-02-04)4 February 1991 (aged 23)	16	1	Ingolstadt 04
8	2DF	Chris Herd	(1989-04-04)4 April 1989 (aged 25)	3	0	Aston Villa
9	4FW	Tomi Juric	(1991-07-22)22 July 1991 (aged 23)	5	1	Western Sydney Wanderers
10	4FW	Robbie Kruse	(1988-10-05)5 October 1988 (aged 26)	32	3	Bayer Leverkusen
11	3MF	Tommy Oar	(1991-12-10)10 December 1991 (aged 23)	21	1	FC Utrecht
12	1GK	Mitchell Langerak	(1988-08-22)22 August 1988 (aged 26)	5	0	Borussia Dortmund
13	2DF	Aziz Behich	(1990-12-16)16 December 1990 (aged 24)	7	2	Bursaspor
14	3MF	James Troisi	(1988-07-03)3 July 1988 (aged 26)	16	1	Zulte Waregem
15	3MF	Mile Jedinak (c)	(1984-08-03)3 August 1984 (aged 30)	52	6	Crystal Palace
16	4FW	Nathan Burns	(1988-05-07)7 May 1988 (aged 26)	7	0	Wellington Phoenix
17	3MF	Matt McKay	(1983-01-11)11 January 1983 (aged 32)	50	1	Brisbane Roar
18	1GK	Eugene Galekovic	(1981-06-12)12 June 1981 (aged 33)	8	0	Adelaide United
19	3MF	Terry Antonis	(1993-11-26)26 November 1993 (aged 21)	3	0	Sydney FC
20	2DF	Trent Sainsbury	(1992-01-05)5 January 1992 (aged 23)	4	0	PEC Zwolle
21	3MF	Massimo Luongo	(1992-09-25)25 September 1992 (aged 22)	5	0	Swindon Town
22	2DF	Alex Wilkinson	(1984-08-13)13 August 1984 (aged 30)	11	0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
23	3MF	Mark Bresciano	(1980-02-11)11 February 1980 (aged 34)	81	13	Al-Gharafa

South Korea

Coach: Uli Stielike

The final squad was announced on 22 December 2014.^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Jung Sung-ryong	(1985-01-04)4 January 1985 (aged 30)	64	0	Suwon Bluewings
2	2DF	Kim Chang-soo	(1985-09-12)12 September 1985 (aged 29)	13	0	Kashiwa Reysol
3	2DF	Kim Jin-su	(1992-06-13)13 June 1992 (aged 22)	9	0	1899 Hoffenheim
4	2DF	Kim Ju-young	(1988-07-09)9 July 1988 (aged 26)	4	0	Shanghai SIPG
5	2DF	Kwak Tae-hwi	(1981-07-08)8 July 1981 (aged 33)	37	5	Al Hilal
6	2DF	Park Joo-ho	(1987-01-16)16 January 1987 (aged 27)	17	0	Mainz 05
7	4FW	Son Heung-min	(1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 22)	34	7	Bayer Leverkusen
8	2DF	Kim Min-woo	(1990-02-25)25 February 1990 (aged 24)	9	1	Sagan Tosu
9	4FW	Cho Young-cheol	(1989-05-31)31 May 1989 (aged 25)	10	0	Qatar SC
10	3MF	Nam Tae-hee	(1991-07-03)3 July 1991 (aged 23)	16	1	Lekhwiya
11	4FW	Lee Keun-ho	(1985-04-11)11 April 1985 (aged 29)	70	19	El-Jaish
12	3MF	Han Kyo-won	(1990-06-15)15 June 1990 (aged 24)	4	1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
13	3MF	Koo Ja-cheol	(1989-02-27)27 February 1989 (aged 25)	42	13	Mainz 05
14	3MF	Han Kook-young	(1990-04-19)19 April 1990 (aged 24)	18	0	Qatar SC
15	3MF	Lee Myung-joo	(1990-04-24)24 April 1990 (aged 24)	12	1	Al-Ain
16	3MF	Ki Sung-yueng (c)	(1989-01-24)24 January 1989 (aged 25)	66	5	Swansea City
17	3MF	Lee Chung-yong	(1988-07-02)2 July 1988 (aged 26)	64	6	Bolton Wanderers
18	4FW	Lee Jung-hyup	(1991-06-24)24 June 1991 (aged 23)	0	0	Sangju Sangmu
19	2DF	Kim Young-gwon	(1990-02-27)27 February 1990 (aged 24)	29	1	Guangzhou Evergrande
20	2DF	Jang Hyun-soo	(1991-09-28)28 September 1991 (aged 23)	7	0	Guangzhou R&F
21	1GK	Kim Seung-gyu	(1990-09-30)30 September 1990 (aged 24)	7	0	Ulsan Hyundai
22	2DF	Cha Du-ri	(1980-07-25)25 July 1980 (aged 34)	70	4	FC Seoul
23	1GK	Kim Jin-hyeon	(1987-07-06)6 July 1987 (aged 27)	4	0	Cerezo Osaka

Oman

Coach: Paul Le Guen

The final squad was announced on 25 December 2014.^[5][6][7][8] There were two changes in the final squad: Sulaiman Al-Buraiki replaced Mohannad Al-Zaabi and Amer Said Al-Shatri replaced Saad Al-Mukhaini.^[9]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Ali Al-Habsi (c)	(1981-12-30)30 December 1981 (aged 33)	100	0	Wigan Athletic
2	2DF	Mohammed Al-Musalami	(1990-04-27)27 April 1990 (aged 24)	35	2	Fanja
3	2DF	Jaber Al-Owaisi	(1989-11-04)4 November 1989 (aged 25)	27	2	Al-Shabab
4	3MF	Ali Al-Jabri	(1990-01-29)29 January 1990 (aged 24)	33	0	Fanja
5	2DF	Nasser Al-Shimli	(1989-02-15)15 February 1989 (aged 25)	7	0	Al-Oruba
6	4FW	Raed Ibrahim Saleh	(1992-06-09)9 June 1992 (aged 22)	42	2	Fanja
7	4FW	Mohammed Al-Siyabi	(1988-12-21)21 December 1988 (aged 26)	17	2	Al-Shabab
8	3MF	Eid Al-Farsi	(1987-01-31)31 January 1987 (aged 27)	47	4	Al-Oruba
9	4FW	Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali	(1989-04-23)23 April 1989 (aged 25)	38	12	Fanja
10	4FW	Qasim Said	(1989-04-20)20 April 1989 (aged 25)	58	8	Al-Nasr
11	2DF	Amer Said Al-Shatri	(1990-04-05)5 April 1990 (aged 24)	1	0	Dhofar
12	3MF	Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri	(1985-02-23)23 February 1985 (aged 29)	108	12	Al-Oruba
13	2DF	Abdul Salam Al-Mukhaini	(1988-04-07)7 April 1988 (aged 26)	38	1	Al-Oruba
14	4FW	Yaqoob Abdul-Karim	(1985-09-04)4 September 1985 (aged 29)	33	3	Saham
15	2DF	Ali Salim Al-Nahar	(1992-08-21)21 August 1992 (aged 22)	17	0	Dhofar
16	2DF	Ali Al-Busaidi	(1991-01-21)21 January 1991 (aged 23)	11	0	Al-Nahda
17	2DF	Hassan Mudhafar Al-Gheilani	(1980-06-26)26 June 1980 (aged 34)	113	6	Al-Oruba
18	1GK	Mazin Al-Kasbi	(1993-04-27)27 April 1993 (aged 21)	13	0	Fanja
19	2DF	Ahmed Al-Mukhaini	(1985-05-02)2 May 1985 (aged 29)	0	0	Al-Oruba
20	4FW	Amad Al-Hosni	(1984-07-18)18 July 1984 (aged 30)	115	36	Saham
21	3MF	Mohsin Al-Khaldi	(1992-01-01)1 January 1992 (aged 23)	1	0	Saham
22	1GK	Sulaiman Al-Buraiki	(1986-07-30)30 July 1986 (aged 28)	0	0	Al-Nahda
23	4FW	Said Al-Ruzaiqi	(1986-12-12)12 December 1986 (aged 28)	4	3	Al-Nahda

Kuwait

Coach: Nabil Maâloul

The final squad was announced on 30 December 2014.^[10]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Khaled Al-Rashidi	(1987-04-20)20 April 1987 (aged 27)	12	0	Al-Salmiya
2	3MF	Amer Al-Fadhel	(1988-04-21)21 April 1988 (aged 26)	14	0	Qadsia
3	2DF	Fahad Awadh	(1985-02-26)26 February 1985 (aged 29)	27	2	Al-Kuwait
4	2DF	Hussain Fadhel	(1984-10-09)9 October 1984 (aged 30)	43	2	Al-Wahda
5	2DF	Fahed Al Hajeri	(1991-11-10)10 November 1991 (aged 23)	14	0	Qadsia
6	2DF	Khaled Al-Qahtani	(1985-02-16)16 February 1985 (aged 29)	14	0	Qadsia
7	3MF	Talal Al Fadhel	(1990-08-11)11 August 1990 (aged 24)	0	0	Kazma
8	3MF	Saleh Al Sheikh	(1982-05-29)29 May 1982 (aged 32)	39	1	Qadsia
9	3MF	Abdullah Al Buraiki	(1987-08-12)12 August 1987 (aged 27)	10	1	Al-Kuwait
10	3MF	Aziz Mashaan	(1988-10-19)19 October 1988 (aged 26)	7	0	Qadsia
11	3MF	Fahad Al Ansari	(1987-02-25)25 February 1987 (aged 27)	21	1	Qadsia
12	3MF	Sultan Al Enezi	(1992-03-29)29 March 1992 (aged 22)	15	0	Qadsia
13	2DF	Musaed Neda (c)	(1983-07-08)8 July 1983 (aged 31)	70	15	Al-Oruba
14	3MF	Talal Al-Amer	(1987-02-22)22 February 1987 (aged 27)	21	0	Qadsia
15	4FW	Faisal Al Enezi	(1988-06-11)11 June 1988 (aged 26)	0	0	Al-Salmiya
16	3MF	Faisal Zaid	(1991-10-09)9 October 1991 (aged 23)	1	0	Jahra
17	4FW	Bader Al-Mutawa	(1985-01-10)10 January 1985 (aged 29)	149	47	Qadsia
18	2DF	Khalid El Ebrahim	(1992-08-28)28 August 1992 (aged 22)	5	0	Qadsia
19	4FW	Abdul Rahman Al Shammari	(1993-02-13)13 February 1993 (aged 21)	2	0	Al-Nasr
20	4FW	Yousef Nasser	(1990-10-09)9 October 1990 (aged 24)	48	30	Kazma
21	4FW	Ali Maqseed	(1986-12-11)11 December 1986 (aged 28)	58	4	Al-Arabi
22	1GK	Sulaiman Abdulghafour	(1991-02-21)21 February 1991 (aged 23)	3	0	Al-Arabi
23	1GK	Hameed Youssef	(1987-08-10)10 August 1987 (aged 27)	6	0	Al-Arabi

Group B

Uzbekistan

Coach: Mirjalol Qosimov

The final squad was announced on 30 December 2014.^[11]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Eldorbek Suyunov	(1991-04-12)12 April 1991 (aged 23)	7	0	Nasaf Qarshi
2	2DF	Egor Krimets	(1992-01-27)27 January 1992 (aged 22)	4	0	Pakhtakor Tashkent
3	2DF	Shavkat Mullajanov	(1986-01-19)19 January 1986 (aged 28)	23	0	Olmaliq
4	4FW	Sardor Rashidov	(1991-06-14)14 June 1991 (aged 23)	9	2	Bunyodkor
5	2DF	Anzur Ismailov	(1985-04-21)21 April 1985 (aged 29)	55	1	Changchun Yatai
6	4FW	Bahodir Nasimov	(1987-05-02)2 May 1987 (aged 27)	11	5	Padideh
7	3MF	Azizbek Haydarov	(1985-07-08)8 July 1985 (aged 29)	56	0	Al-Shabab
8	3MF	Server Djeparov (c)	(1982-10-03)3 October 1982 (aged 32)	102	23	Seongnam
9	3MF	Odil Ahmedov	(1987-11-25)25 November 1987 (aged 27)	60	11	Krasnodar
10	3MF	Jamshid Iskanderov	(1993-10-16)16 October 1993 (aged 21)	9	0	Pakhtakor Tashkent
11	4FW	Igor Sergeev	(1993-04-30)30 April 1993 (aged 21)	9	4	Pakhtakor Tashkent
12	1GK	Ignatiy Nesterov	(1983-06-20)20 June 1983 (aged 31)	84	0	Lokomotiv Tashkent
13	3MF	Lutfulla Turaev	(1988-03-30)30 March 1988 (aged 26)	11	0	Lokomotiv Tashkent
14	2DF	Shukhrat Mukhammadiev	(1989-06-29)29 June 1989 (aged 25)	2	0	Nasaf Qarshi
15	3MF	Jasur Hasanov	(1983-08-02)2 August 1983 (aged 31)	39	1	Lokomotiv Tashkent
16	3MF	Vokhid Shodiev	(1986-11-09)9 November 1986 (aged 28)	4	2	Bunyodkor
17	3MF	Sanzhar Tursunov	(1986-12-29)29 December 1986 (aged 28)	36	5	Vorskla Poltava
18	3MF	Timur Kapadze	(1981-09-05)5 September 1981 (aged 33)	111	10	Lokomotiv Tashkent
19	2DF	Vitaliy Denisov	(1987-02-24)24 February 1987 (aged 27)	48	1	Lokomotiv Moscow
20	2DF	Islom Tukhtakhodjaev	(1989-10-30)30 October 1989 (aged 25)	37	0	Lokomotiv Tashkent
21	1GK	Akbar Turaev	(1989-08-27)27 August 1989 (aged 25)	0	0	Bunyodkor
22	3MF	Farrukh Sayfiev	(1991-01-17)17 January 1991 (aged 23)	2	0	Nasaf Qarshi
23	2DF	Akmal Shorakhmedov	(1986-05-10)10 May 1986 (aged 28)	14	0	Bunyodkor

Saudi Arabia

Coach: Cosmin Olăroiu

The final squad was announced on 25 December 2014.^[12] Nasser Al-Shamrani was ruled out for the tournament due to injury and replaced by Ibrahim Ghaleb.^[13]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Waleed Abdullah	(1986-04-19)19 April 1986 (aged 28)	58	0	Al-Shabab
2	2DF	Saeed Al-Muwallad	(1991-03-09)9 March 1991 (aged 23)	6	0	Al-Ahli
3	2DF	Osama Hawsawi	(1984-03-31)31 March 1984 (aged 30)	103	6	Al-Ahli
4	2DF	Abdullah Al-Zori	(1987-08-13)13 August 1987 (aged 27)	37	1	Al-Hilal
5	2DF	Omar Hawsawi	(1985-09-27)27 September 1985 (aged 29)	6	0	Al-Nassr
6	3MF	Mustafa Al-Bassas	(1993-06-02)2 June 1993 (aged 21)	8	0	Al-Ahli
7	3MF	Salman Al-Faraj	(1989-08-01)1 August 1989 (aged 25)	5	0	Al-Hilal
8	3MF	Yahya Al-Shehri	(1990-06-26)26 June 1990 (aged 24)	20	0	Al-Nassr
9	4FW	Naif Hazazi	(1989-01-11)11 January 1989 (aged 25)	46	9	Al-Shabab
10	4FW	Mohammad Al-Sahlawi	(1987-01-10)10 January 1987 (aged 27)	7	4	Al-Nassr
11	3MF	Waleed Bakshween	(1989-11-12)12 November 1989 (aged 25)	9	0	Al-Ahli
12	2DF	Hassan Fallatah	(1986-01-27)27 January 1986 (aged 28)	48	3	Al-Shabab
13	2DF	Yasser Al-Shahrani	(1992-05-25)25 May 1992 (aged 22)	10	0	Al-Hilal
14	3MF	Saud Kariri (c)	(1980-07-08)8 July 1980 (aged 34)	125	6	Al-Hilal
15	3MF	Ibrahim Ghaleb	(1990-09-28)28 September 1990 (aged 24)	15	0	Al-Nassr
16	2DF	Motaz Hawsawi	(1992-02-17)17 February 1992 (aged 22)	7	3	Al-Ahli
17	3MF	Taisir Al-Jassim	(1984-07-25)25 July 1984 (aged 30)	90	10	Al-Ahli
18	4FW	Salem Al-Dawsari	(1991-08-19)19 August 1991 (aged 23)	17	2	Al-Hilal
19	4FW	Fahad Al-Muwallad	(1994-09-14)14 September 1994 (aged 20)	15	5	Al-Ittihad
20	3MF	Nawaf Al-Abed	(1990-01-26)26 January 1990 (aged 24)	23	2	Al-Hilal
21	1GK	Abdullah Al-Sudairy	(1992-02-02)2 February 1992 (aged 22)	1	0	Al-Hilal
22	1GK	Abdullah Al-Enezi	(1990-09-20)20 September 1990 (aged 24)	2	0	Al-Nassr
23	2DF	Majed Al-Marshedi	(1984-11-01)1 November 1984 (aged 30)	45	0	Al-Shabab

China

Coach: Alain Perrin

The final squad was announced on 24 December 2014.^[14]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Zeng Cheng	(1987-01-08)8 January 1987 (aged 28)	30	0	Guangzhou Evergrande
2	2DF	Ren Hang	(1989-02-23)23 February 1989 (aged 25)	10	0	Jiangsu Sainty
3	2DF	Mei Fang	(1989-11-14)14 November 1989 (aged 25)	8	0	Guangzhou Evergrande
4	2DF	Jiang Zhipeng	(1989-03-06)6 March 1989 (aged 25)	7	0	Guangzhou R&F
5	2DF	Zhang Linpeng	(1989-05-09)9 May 1989 (aged 25)	41	4	Guangzhou Evergrande
6	2DF	Li Ang	(1993-09-15)15 September 1993 (aged 21)	1	0	Jiangsu Sainty
7	4FW	Wu Lei	(1991-11-19)19 November 1991 (aged 23)	22	5	Shanghai SIPG
8	3MF	Cai Huikang	(1989-10-10)10 October 1989 (aged 25)	8	0	Shanghai SIPG
9	4FW	Yang Xu	(1987-02-12)12 February 1987 (aged 27)	33	14	Shandong Luneng
10	3MF	Zheng Zhi (c)	(1980-08-20)20 August 1980 (aged 34)	81	15	Guangzhou Evergrande
11	3MF	Hao Junmin	(1987-03-24)24 March 1987 (aged 27)	49	12	Shandong Luneng
12	1GK	Yan Junling	(1991-01-28)28 January 1991 (aged 23)	0	0	Shanghai SIPG
13	2DF	Liu Jianye	(1987-06-17)17 June 1987 (aged 27)	41	0	Jiangsu Sainty
14	2DF	Ji Xiang	(1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 24)	2	0	Jiangsu Sainty
15	3MF	Wu Xi	(1989-02-19)19 February 1989 (aged 25)	21	1	Jiangsu Sainty
16	4FW	Sun Ke	(1989-08-26)26 August 1989 (aged 25)	22	4	Jiangsu Sainty
17	4FW	Zhang Chengdong	(1989-02-09)9 February 1989 (aged 25)	14	0	Beijing Guoan
18	4FW	Gao Lin	(1986-02-14)14 February 1986 (aged 28)	79	18	Guangzhou Evergrande
19	4FW	Liu Binbin	(1993-06-16)16 June 1993 (aged 21)	2	0	Shandong Luneng
20	4FW	Yu Hanchao	(1987-02-25)25 February 1987 (aged 27)	36	6	Guangzhou Evergrande
21	2DF	Yu Hai	(1987-06-04)4 June 1987 (aged 27)	50	10	Guizhou Renhe
22	3MF	Liao Lisheng	(1993-04-29)29 April 1993 (aged 21)	4	0	Guangzhou Evergrande
23	1GK	Wang Dalei	(1989-01-10)10 January 1989 (aged 25)	10	0	Shandong Luneng

North Korea

Coach: Jo Tong-sop

The final squad was announced on 30 December 2014.^[15]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Ri Myong-guk	(1986-09-09)9 September 1986 (aged 28)	61	0	Pyongyang City
2	2DF	Ri Chang-ho	(1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 25)	0	0	Rimyongsu
3	2DF	Jang Song-hyok	(1991-01-18)18 January 1991 (aged 23)	10	2	Rimyongsu
4	2DF	Jon Kwang-ik	(1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 26)	35	2	Amrokgang
5	2DF	Han Song-hyok	(1987-12-11)11 December 1987 (aged 27)	3	0	Rimyongsu
6	2DF	Ro Hak-su	(1990-01-19)19 January 1990 (aged 24)	12	2	Rimyongsu
7	3MF	Ri Sang-chol	(1990-12-26)26 December 1990 (aged 24)	2	2	Rimyongsu
8	3MF	Ryang Yong-gi	(1982-01-07)7 January 1982 (aged 33)	21	4	Vegalta Sendai
9	3MF	Pak Song-chol (c)	(1987-09-24)24 September 1987 (aged 27)	31	10	Rimyongsu
10	4FW	Pak Kwang-ryong	(1992-09-27)27 September 1992 (aged 22)	12	3	Basel
11	4FW	Jong Il-gwan	(1992-10-30)30 October 1992 (aged 22)	25	6	Rimyongsu
12	4FW	Om Chol-song	(1992-11-12)12 November 1992 (aged 22)	1	0	April 25
13	2DF	Sim Hyon-jin	(1991-01-01)1 January 1991 (aged 24)	9	1	April 25
14	4FW	Kye Song-hyok	(1992-11-12)12 November 1992 (aged 22)	2	1	April 25
15	2DF	Jang Kuk-chol	(1994-02-16)16 February 1994 (aged 20)	11	2	Hwaebul
16	2DF	Cha Jong-hyok	(1985-09-25)25 September 1985 (aged 29)	45	1	Wil 1900
17	4FW	So Hyon-uk	(1992-04-17)17 April 1992 (aged 22)	3	0	April 25
18	1GK	Ri Kwang-il	(1988-04-13)13 April 1988 (aged 26)	0	0	April 25
19	3MF	Ri Yong-jik	(1991-02-08)8 February 1991 (aged 23)	0	0	Tokushima Vortis
20	4FW	Choe Won	(1992-11-25)25 November 1992 (aged 22)	4	0	Hwaebul
21	3MF	O Hyok-chol	(1991-08-02)2 August 1991 (aged 23)	3	1	April 25
22	1GK	Ju Kwang-min	(1990-05-20)20 May 1990 (aged 24)	14	0	Rimyongsu

Group C

Iran

Coach: Carlos Queiroz

The final squad was announced on 30 December 2014.^[16] On 7 January 2015, Hashem Beikzadeh was replaced by Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh due to injury.^[17]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Alireza Haghighi	(1988-05-02)2 May 1988 (aged 26)	10	0	Penafiel
2	2DF	Khosro Heydari	(1983-09-14)14 September 1983 (aged 31)	53	0	Esteghlal
3	2DF	Ehsan Hajsafi	(1990-02-25)25 February 1990 (aged 24)	66	3	Sepahan
4	2DF	Jalal Hosseini	(1982-02-03)3 February 1982 (aged 32)	89	6	Al-Ahli
5	2DF	Amir Hossein Sadeghi	(1981-09-06)6 September 1981 (aged 33)	20	1	Esteghlal
6	3MF	Javad Nekounam (c)	(1980-09-07)7 September 1980 (aged 34)	145	37	Osasuna
7	3MF	Masoud Shojaei	(1984-06-09)9 June 1984 (aged 30)	54	5	Al-Shahania
8	2DF	Morteza Pouraliganji	(1992-04-19)19 April 1992 (aged 22)	1	0	Naft Tehran
9	3MF	Omid Ebrahimi	(1987-09-16)16 September 1987 (aged 27)	7	0	Esteghlal
10	4FW	Karim Ansarifard	(1990-04-03)3 April 1990 (aged 24)	45	9	Osasuna
11	2DF	Vouria Ghafouri	(1987-09-20)20 September 1987 (aged 27)	2	0	Sepahan
12	1GK	Mohsen Forouzan	(1988-05-03)3 May 1988 (aged 26)	2	0	Esteghlal
13	3MF	Vahid Amiri	(1988-04-02)2 April 1988 (aged 26)	1	0	Naft Tehran
14	3MF	Andranik Teymourian	(1983-03-06)March 6, 1983 (aged 31)	84	8	Tractor Sazi
15	2DF	Ramin Rezaeian	(1990-03-21)21 March 1990 (aged 24)	1	0	Rah Ahan
16	4FW	Reza Ghoochannejhad	(1987-09-20)20 September 1987 (aged 27)	19	11	Charlton Athletic
17	3MF	Soroush Rafiei	(1990-03-24)24 March 1990 (aged 24)	2	0	Foolad
18	4FW	Alireza Jahanbakhsh	(1993-08-11)11 August 1993 (aged 21)	12	1	NEC
19	2DF	Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh	(1991-05-11)11 May 1991 (aged 23)	7	0	Persepolis
20	4FW	Sardar Azmoun	(1995-01-01)1 January 1995 (aged 20)	4	2	Rubin Kazan
21	3MF	Ashkan Dejagah	(1986-06-05)5 June 1986 (aged 28)	19	4	Al-Arabi
22	1GK	Alireza Beiranvand	(1992-09-22)22 September 1992 (aged 22)	1	0	Naft Tehran
23	2DF	Mehrdad Pooladi	(1987-02-26)26 February 1987 (aged 27)	24	0	Al-Shahania

United Arab Emirates

Coach: Mahdi Ali

The final squad was announced on 27 December 2014.^[18] Mohamed Fawzi was ruled out for the tournament due to injury and replaced by Salem Saleh.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Majed Naser (c)	(1984-04-01)1 April 1984 (aged 30)	64	0	Al-Ahli
2	3MF	Hassan Ibrahim Saqer	(1990-10-19)19 October 1990 (aged 24)	4	0	Al-Shabab
3	2DF	Walid Abbas	(1985-06-11)11 June 1985 (aged 29)	15	4	Al-Ahli
4	3MF	Habib Fardan	(1990-11-11)11 November 1990 (aged 24)	14	7	Al-Nasr
5	3MF	Amer Abdulrahman	(1989-07-03)3 July 1989 (aged 25)	37	2	Baniyas
6	2DF	Mohanad Salem	(1985-03-01)1 March 1985 (aged 29)	3	0	Al-Ain
7	4FW	Ali Mabkhout	(1990-10-05)5 October 1990 (aged 24)	31	20	Al-Jazira
8	2DF	Hamdan Al-Kamali	(1989-05-02)2 May 1989 (aged 25)	31	0	Al-Wahda
9	2DF	Abdulaziz Hussain	(1990-09-10)10 September 1990 (aged 24)	9	0	Al-Ahli
10	3MF	Omar Abdulrahman	(1991-09-20)20 September 1991 (aged 23)	26	5	Al-Ain
11	4FW	Ahmed Khalil	(1991-06-08)8 June 1991 (aged 23)	57	24	Al-Ahli
12	1GK	Khalid Eisa	(1989-09-15)15 September 1989 (aged 25)	0	0	Al-Ain
13	3MF	Khamis Esmaeel	(1989-08-16)16 August 1989 (aged 25)	6	0	Al-Jazira
14	2DF	Abdelaziz Sanqour	(1989-05-07)7 May 1989 (aged 25)	2	0	Al-Ahli
15	3MF	Ismail Al Hammadi	(1988-07-01)1 July 1988 (aged 26)	51	7	Al-Ahli
16	3MF	Mohamed Abdulrahman	(1989-01-01)1 January 1989 (aged 26)	2	0	Al-Ain
17	3MF	Majed Hassan	(1992-08-01)1 August 1992 (aged 22)	3	1	Al-Ahli
18	4FW	Salem Saleh	(1991-05-14)14 May 1991 (aged 23)	0	0	Al-Wahda
19	2DF	Ismail Ahmed	(1983-07-01)1 July 1983 (aged 31)	1	0	Al-Ain
20	4FW	Saeed Al-Kathiri	(1988-03-28)28 March 1988 (aged 26)	15	4	Al-Wahda
21	3MF	Haboush Saleh	(1989-07-13)13 July 1989 (aged 25)	8	0	Baniyas
22	1GK	Mohamed Yousif	(1991-05-25)25 May 1991 (aged 23)	0	0	Sharjah
23	2DF	Mohamed Ahmed	(1989-04-16)16 April 1989 (aged 25)	9	0	Al-Ain

Qatar

Coach: Djamel Belmadi

The final squad was announced on 23 December 2014.^[19]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Qasem Burhan	(1985-12-15)15 December 1985 (aged 29)	66	0	Al-Gharafa
2	2DF	Mohammed Musa	(1986-03-23)23 March 1986 (aged 28)	24	0	Lekhwiya
3	2DF	Abdelkarim Hassan	(1993-08-28)28 August 1993 (aged 21)	28	4	Al-Sadd
4	2DF	Almahdi Ali Mukhtar	(1992-03-02)2 March 1992 (aged 22)	12	1	Al-Sadd
5	3MF	Abdulaziz Hatem	(1990-10-28)28 October 1990 (aged 24)	19	0	Al-Arabi
6	2DF	Bilal Mohammed (c)	(1986-06-02)2 June 1986 (aged 28)	103	2	Al-Gharafa
7	2DF	Khalid Muftah	(1992-07-02)2 July 1992 (aged 22)	26	1	Lekhwiya
8	3MF	Ali Assadalla	(1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 21)	10	3	Al-Sadd
9	4FW	Meshal Abdullah	(1984-05-02)2 May 1984 (aged 30)	33	6	Al-Ahli
10	3MF	Khalfan Ibrahim	(1988-02-18)18 February 1988 (aged 26)	81	22	Al-Sadd
11	4FW	Hassan Al-Haydos	(1990-12-11)11 December 1990 (aged 24)	49	3	Al-Sadd
12	4FW	Magid Mohamed	(1985-10-11)11 October 1985 (aged 29)	56	8	El-Jaish
13	2DF	Ibrahim Majid	(1990-05-12)12 May 1990 (aged 24)	67	4	Al-Sadd
14	3MF	Khalid Abdulraouf	(1989-11-14)14 November 1989 (aged 25)	4	0	El-Jaish
15	2DF	Abdurahman Abubakar	(1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 24)	2	1	El-Jaish
16	2DF	Boualem Khoukhi	(1990-09-07)7 September 1990 (aged 24)	11	6	Al-Arabi
17	4FW	Ismaeel Mohammad	(1990-04-05)5 April 1990 (aged 24)	14	0	Lekhwiya
18	2DF	Tresor Kangambu	(1987-04-08)8 April 1987 (aged 27)	0	0	Lekhwiya
19	4FW	Mohammed Muntari	(1993-12-20)20 December 1993 (aged 21)	0	0	El-Jaish
20	3MF	Karim Boudiaf	(1989-09-16)16 September 1989 (aged 25)	9	0	Lekhwiya
21	1GK	Ahmed Soufiane	(1990-08-09)9 August 1990 (aged 24)	2	0	El-Jaish
22	1GK	Saad Al-Sheeb	(1990-02-19)19 February 1990 (aged 24)	15	0	Al-Sadd
23	3MF	Ahmed Abdul Maqsoud	(1989-08-07)7 August 1989 (aged 25)	9	1	Umm-Salal

Bahrain

Coach: Marjan Eid

The final squad was announced on 30 December 2014.^[20]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Sayed Mohammed Jaffer	(1985-08-25)25 August 1985 (aged 29)	54	0	Muharraq
2	2DF	Mohamed Husain (c)	(1980-07-31)31 July 1980 (aged 34)	90	8	Al-Nassr
3	2DF	Waleed Al-Hayam	(1988-11-04)4 November 1988 (aged 26)	8	0	Muharraq
4	3MF	Sayed Saeed	(1992-07-17)17 July 1992 (aged 22)	16	4	Al-Riffa
5	2DF	Abdulla Shallal	(1993-01-31)31 January 1993 (aged 21)	1	0	Al-Riffa
6	2DF	Abdulla Yaser	(1988-03-27)27 March 1988 (aged 26)	5	0	Muharraq
7	3MF	Abdulwahab Al-Safi	(1984-06-04)4 June 1984 (aged 30)	36	1	Al-Qadisiyah
8	3MF	Sayed Ahmed	(1991-03-04)4 March 1991 (aged 23)	9	0	Al-Busaiteen
9	3MF	Abdulwahab Al-Malood	(1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 25)	15	1	Hidd
10	4FW	Mohammed Tayeb Al Alawi	(1989-10-13)13 October 1989 (aged 25)	10	5	Al-Riffa
11	4FW	Ismail Abdullatif	(1986-09-11)11 September 1986 (aged 28)	61	29	Muharraq
12	3MF	Faouzi Aaish	(1985-02-27)27 February 1985 (aged 29)	59	16	Al-Sailiya
13	2DF	Abdulla Al-Haza'a	(1990-07-19)19 July 1990 (aged 24)	27	0	Hidd
14	4FW	Jaycee John Okwunwanne	(1985-10-08)8 October 1985 (aged 29)	45	21	Al-Mesaimeer
15	3MF	Abdullah Omar	(1987-01-01)1 January 1987 (aged 28)	42	3	Muharraq
16	4FW	Abdulla Yusuf Helal	(1993-06-12)12 June 1993 (aged 21)	0	0	East Riffa
17	2DF	Hussain Ali Baba	(1982-02-11)11 February 1982 (aged 32)	71	1	Muharraq
18	2DF	Mohamed Duaij Mahorfi	(1989-05-09)9 May 1989 (aged 25)	23	0	Al-Riffa
19	4FW	Faisal Bodahoom	(1988-09-25)25 September 1988 (aged 26)	0	0	East Riffa
20	4FW	Sami Al-Husaini	(1989-09-29)29 September 1989 (aged 25)	37	4	Al-Busaiteen
21	1GK	Hamed Al-Doseri	(1989-07-24)24 July 1989 (aged 25)	1	0	Al-Riffa
22	1GK	Ashraf Waheed Al-Sebaie	(1991-07-05)5 July 1991 (aged 23)	0	0	Manama
23	2DF	Rashed Al-Hooti	(1989-12-24)24 December 1989 (aged 25)	16	0	Al-Riffa

Group D

Japan

Coach: Javier Aguirre

The final squad was announced on 15 December 2014.^[21] However, defender Atsuto Uchida sustained injury afterwards and was replaced by Naomichi Ueda.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Eiji Kawashima	(1983-03-20)20 March 1983 (aged 31)	64	0	Standard Liège
2	2DF	Naomichi Ueda[22]	(1994-10-24)24 October 1994 (aged 20)	0	0	Kashima Antlers
3	2DF	Kosuke Ota	(1987-07-23)23 July 1987 (aged 27)	3	0	FC Tokyo
4	3MF	Keisuke Honda	(1986-06-13)13 June 1986 (aged 28)	65	24	Milan
5	2DF	Yuto Nagatomo	(1986-09-12)12 September 1986 (aged 28)	76	3	Internazionale
6	2DF	Masato Morishige	(1987-05-21)21 May 1987 (aged 27)	17	1	FC Tokyo
7	3MF	Yasuhito Endō	(1980-01-28)28 January 1980 (aged 34)	148	14	Gamba Osaka
8	3MF	Hiroshi Kiyotake	(1989-11-12)12 November 1989 (aged 25)	26	1	Hannover 96
9	4FW	Shinji Okazaki	(1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 28)	84	40	Mainz 05
10	3MF	Shinji Kagawa	(1989-03-17)17 March 1989 (aged 25)	63	19	Borussia Dortmund
11	4FW	Yōhei Toyoda	(1985-04-11)11 April 1985 (aged 29)	6	1	Sagan Tosu
12	1GK	Shusaku Nishikawa	(1986-06-18)18 June 1986 (aged 28)	15	0	Urawa Red Diamonds
13	4FW	Yu Kobayashi	(1987-09-23)23 September 1987 (aged 27)	2	0	Kawasaki Frontale
14	4FW	Yoshinori Muto	(1992-07-15)15 July 1992 (aged 22)	6	1	FC Tokyo
15	2DF	Yasuyuki Konno	(1983-01-25)25 January 1983 (aged 31)	84	2	Gamba Osaka
16	2DF	Tsukasa Shiotani	(1988-12-05)5 December 1988 (aged 26)	2	0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
17	3MF	Makoto Hasebe (c)	(1984-01-18)18 January 1984 (aged 30)	83	2	Eintracht Frankfurt
18	3MF	Takashi Inui	(1988-06-02)2 June 1988 (aged 26)	14	2	Eintracht Frankfurt
19	2DF	Gen Shoji	(1992-12-11)11 December 1992 (aged 22)	0	0	Kashima Antlers
20	3MF	Gaku Shibasaki	(1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 22)	4	1	Kashima Antlers
21	2DF	Gōtoku Sakai	(1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 23)	19	0	VfB Stuttgart
22	2DF	Maya Yoshida	(1988-08-24)24 August 1988 (aged 26)	49	3	Southampton
23	1GK	Masaaki Higashiguchi	(1986-05-12)12 May 1986 (aged 28)	0	0	Gamba Osaka

Jordan

Coach: Ray Wilkins

The final squad was announced on 18 December 2014.^[23]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Amer Shafi (c)	(1982-02-14)14 February 1982 (aged 32)	117	0	Al-Wehdat
2	3MF	Rajaei Ayed	(1993-07-25)25 July 1993 (aged 21)	12	0	Al-Wehdat
3	2DF	Tareq Khattab	(1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (aged 22)	15	0	Al-Shabab
4	3MF	Samir Raja	(1994-09-03)3 September 1994 (aged 20)	1	0	Al-Wehdat
5	2DF	Mohammad Mustafa	(1989-10-29)29 October 1989 (aged 25)	27	0	Al-Khor
6	3MF	Saeed Murjan	(1990-02-10)10 February 1990 (aged 24)	38	6	Al-Ramtha
7	4FW	Mahmoud Za'tara	(1991-01-08)8 January 1991 (aged 24)	3	0	Al-Wehdat
8	4FW	Odai Al-Saify	(1986-05-26)26 May 1986 (aged 28)	84	10	Al-Salmiya
9	3MF	Ahmed Sariweh	(1994-01-23)23 January 1994 (aged 20)	4	0	Al-Qadisiyah
10	4FW	Ahmad Hayel	(1983-10-30)30 October 1983 (aged 31)	49	18	Al-Arabi
11	2DF	Oday Zahran	(1991-01-29)29 January 1991 (aged 23)	30	0	Shabab Al-Ordon
12	1GK	Moataz Yaseen	(1982-11-03)3 November 1982 (aged 32)	7	0	That Ras
13	3MF	Khalil Bani Attiah	(1991-06-08)8 June 1991 (aged 23)	45	6	Al-Faisaly
14	4FW	Abdallah Deeb	(1987-03-10)10 March 1987 (aged 27)	97	20	Al-Riffa
15	3MF	Mohammad Al-Dawud	(1992-04-12)12 April 1992 (aged 22)	6	0	Hidd
16	3MF	Munther Abu Amarah	(1992-04-24)24 April 1992 (aged 22)	9	0	Al-Wehdat
17	3MF	Saleh Rateb	(1994-12-18)18 December 1994 (aged 20)	2	0	Al-Wehdat
18	3MF	Ahmed Elias	(1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 24)	4	0	Al-Wehdat
19	2DF	Anas Bani Yaseen	(1988-11-29)29 November 1988 (aged 26)	71	3	Al-Raed
20	4FW	Hamza Al-Dardour	(1991-05-12)12 May 1991 (aged 23)	21	4	Al-Khaleej
21	2DF	Mohammad Al-Dmeiri	(1987-08-30)30 August 1987 (aged 27)	48	2	Al-Ittihad
22	1GK	Ahmed Abdel-Sattar	(1984-07-06)6 July 1984 (aged 30)	7	0	Al-Jazeera
23	4FW	Yousef Al-Rawashdeh	(1990-03-14)14 March 1990 (aged 24)	13	1	Al-Ramtha

Iraq

Coach: Radhi Shenaishil

The final squad was announced on 29 December 2014.^[24]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Ali Yasin	(1993-08-09)9 August 1993 (aged 21)	0	0	Naft Al-Janoob
2	2DF	Ahmed Ibrahim	(1992-02-25)25 February 1992 (aged 22)	41	0	Ajman
3	2DF	Ali Bahjat	(1992-03-03)3 March 1992 (aged 22)	21	0	Al-Shorta
4	2DF	Ali Faez	(1994-09-09)9 September 1994 (aged 20)	8	0	Erbil
5	3MF	Yaser Kasim	(1991-05-10)10 May 1991 (aged 23)	5	1	Swindon Town
6	2DF	Ali Adnan	(1993-12-19)19 December 1993 (aged 21)	27	1	Rizespor
7	3MF	Amjad Kalaf	(1991-03-20)20 March 1991 (aged 23)	18	0	Al-Shorta
8	4FW	Justin Meram	(1988-12-04)4 December 1988 (aged 26)	4	0	Columbus Crew
9	3MF	Ahmed Yasin	(1991-04-22)22 April 1991 (aged 23)	30	1	Örebro
10	4FW	Younis Mahmoud (c)	(1983-02-03)3 February 1983 (aged 31)	131	51	Unattached
11	3MF	Humam Tariq	(1996-02-10)10 February 1996 (aged 18)	23	0	Al Dhafra
12	1GK	Jalal Hassan	(1991-05-18)18 May 1991 (aged 23)	14	0	Erbil
13	3MF	Osama Rashid	(1992-01-17)17 January 1992 (aged 22)	9	0	Alphense Boys
14	2DF	Salam Shaker	(1986-07-31)31 July 1986 (aged 28)	76	4	Al-Shorta
15	2DF	Dhurgham Ismail	(1994-05-23)23 May 1994 (aged 20)	17	1	Al-Shorta
16	4FW	Marwan Hussein	(1992-01-26)26 January 1992 (aged 22)	5	0	Al-Shorta
17	4FW	Alaa Abdul-Zahra	(1987-12-22)22 December 1987 (aged 27)	78	13	Al-Shorta
18	2DF	Sameh Saeed	(1992-05-26)26 May 1992 (aged 22)	2	0	Baghdad
19	3MF	Mahdi Kamel	(1995-01-06)6 January 1995 (aged 20)	10	0	Al-Shorta
20	1GK	Mohammed Hameed	(1993-01-24)24 January 1993 (aged 21)	10	0	Al-Shorta
21	3MF	Saad Abdul-Amir	(1992-01-19)19 January 1992 (aged 22)	36	1	Erbil
22	3MF	Ali Husni	(1994-05-23)23 May 1994 (aged 20)	3	0	Al-Minaa
23	2DF	Waleed Salem	(1992-01-05)5 January 1992 (aged 23)	23	0	Al-Shorta

Palestine

Coach: Ahmed Al Hassan

The final squad was announced on 25 December 2014.^[25]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Tawfiq Ali	(1990-11-08)8 November 1990 (aged 24)	14	0	Wadi Al-Nes
2	2DF	Raed Fares	(1982-12-06)6 December 1982 (aged 32)	27	0	Thaqafi Tulkarm
3	3MF	Hussam Abu Saleh	(1983-02-14)14 February 1983 (aged 31)	44	3	Hilal Al-Quds
4	2DF	Ahmed Harbi	(1986-07-16)16 July 1986 (aged 28)	20	1	Al-Am'ary
5	2DF	Haytham TheebWD	(1986-12-03)3 December 1986 (aged 28)	17	1	Hilal Al-Quds
6	2DF	Mousa Abu Jazar	(1987-08-28)28 August 1987 (aged 27)	29	1	Shabab Al-Khalil
7	4FW	Ashraf Nu'man	(1986-07-29)29 July 1986 (aged 28)	48	13	Al-Faisaly
8	3MF	Hesham Salhe	(1987-11-08)8 November 1987 (aged 27)	9	0	Hilal Al-Quds
9	4FW	Khaled Salem	(1989-11-17)17 November 1989 (aged 25)	12	0	Hilal Al-Quds
10	3MF	Ismail Al-Amour	(1983-10-02)2 October 1983 (aged 31)	39	7	Hilal Al-Quds
11	4FW	Ahmed Maher	(1991-07-22)22 July 1991 (aged 23)	10	5	Shabab Al-Dhahiriya
12	2DF	Tamer Salah	(1986-02-03)3 February 1986 (aged 28)	0	0	Hilal Al-Quds
13	3MF	Jaka Ihbeisheh	(1986-08-29)29 August 1986 (aged 28)	1	0	NK Krka
14	2DF	Abdullah Jaber	(1993-02-17)17 February 1993 (aged 21)	10	1	Hilal Al-Quds
15	2DF	Abdelatif Bahdari	(1984-02-20)20 February 1984 (aged 30)	29	1	Al-Wehdat
16	4FW	Mahmoud Eid	(1993-06-23)23 June 1993 (aged 21)	4	1	Nyköping
17	2DF	Alexis NorambuenaINJ	(1984-03-31)31 March 1984 (aged 30)	7	0	GKS Belchatow
18	2DF	Mus'ab Al-Batat	(1993-11-21)21 November 1993 (aged 21)	7	0	Shabab Al-Dhahiriya
19	4FW	Abdelhamid Abuhabib	(1989-06-08)8 June 1989 (aged 25)	25	6	Markaz Balata
20	3MF	Khader Yousef	(1984-10-06)6 October 1984 (aged 30)	56	1	Wadi Al-Nes
21	1GK	Ramzi Saleh (c)	(1980-08-08)8 August 1980 (aged 34)	66	0	unattached
22	1GK	Rami Hamadi	(1991-04-20)20 April 1991 (aged 23)	0	0	Shabab Al-Khalil
23	3MF	Murad Ismail Said	(1982-12-15)15 December 1982 (aged 32)	27	1	Hilal Al-Quds

Player representation

By age

Players

• Oldest: Tim Cahill (35 years, 34 days)
• Youngest: Humam Tariq (18 years, 333 days)

Goalkeepers

• Oldest: Ramzi Saleh (34 years, 154 days)
• Youngest: Mohammed Hameed (21 years, 350 days)

Captains

• Oldest: Saud Kariri (34 years, 185 days)
• Youngest: Ki Sung-yueng (25 years, 350 days)

By club

Clubs with 5 or more players represented are listed.

Players	Club
10	Qadsia
9	Al-Shorta
8	Guangzhou Evergrande, Hilal Al-Quds, Rimyongsu, Al-Wehdat, Al-Hilal
7	Al-Oruba, Al-Sadd
6	Al Ain, Al-Muharraq, Al-Riffa, Al-Nassr, Al-Ahli, April 25, El-Jaish, Jiangsu Sainty, Lekhwiya
5	Al-Ahli, Al-Shabab, Fanja, Lokomotiv Tashkent

By club nationality

Players	AFC clubs
35	Saudi Arabia
33	Qatar
29	UAE
27	China
23	Kuwait
22	Oman
20	Bahrain
18	Japan, North Korea
17	Palestine
16	Uzbekistan
15	Iraq
14	Iran, Jordan
7	Australia†, South Korea

† Including Nathan Burns who played for Wellington Phoenix, a New Zealand club competing in the A-League.

Players	Clubs outside AFC
13	Germany
10	England†
5	Russia
4	Netherlands
3	Belgium
2	Italy, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States, Switzerland†
1	Egypt, Portugal, Slovenia, Poland, Ukraine

† Including Ki Sung-yueng who played for Swansea City, a Wales club competing in the Premier League.

† Including Pak Kwang-ryong who played for FC Vaduz, a Liechtenstein club competing in the Swiss Super League.

By club federation

Players	Federation
313†	AFC
50	UEFA
2	CONCACAF
1	CAF

^† Including Nathan Burns 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	Players
China	23
Qatar	23
Saudi Arabia	23
United Arab Emirates	23
Oman	22
Kuwait	21
Bahrain	19
North Korea	18
Palestine	17
Iraq	15
Uzbekistan	14
Iran	13
Japan	13
Jordan	13
Australia	7†
South Korea	5

† Including Nathan Burns who played for Wellington Phoenix, a New Zealand club competing in the A-League.