2011 AFC Asian Cup squads

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup

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: France Bruno Metsu

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

Uzbekistan

Head coach: Vadim Abramov

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

Kuwait

Head coach: Serbia Goran Tufegdžić

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

China

Head coach: Gao Hongbo

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

Group B

Japan

Head coach: Italy Alberto Zaccheroni

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

Jordan

Head coach: Iraq Adnan Hamad

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Amer Shafi 14 February 1982 (aged 28) 72 Jordan Al-Wahdat
2 DF Mohammad Muneer 17 April 1982 (aged 28) 44 Syria Tishreen
3 DF Suleiman Al-Salman 27 June 1987 (aged 23) 23 Jordan Al-Ramtha
4 MF Baha' Abdul-Rahman 5 January 1987 (aged 24) 22 Jordan Al-Faisaly
5 DF Mohammad Al-Dmeiri 30 August 1987 (aged 23) 6 Jordan Al-Wahdat
6 MF Saeed Murjan 10 February 1990 (aged 20) 2 Jordan Al-Arabi
7 MF Amer Deeb 4 February 1980 (aged 30) 92 Jordan Al-Wahdat
8 DF Bashar Bani Yaseen 1 November 1977 (aged 33) 96 Jordan Al-Jazeera
9 FW Odai Al-Saify 26 April 1986 (aged 24) 32 Cyprus Alki Larnaca
10 FW Mo'ayyad Abu Keshek 16 June 1983 (aged 27) 18 Jordan Al-Faisaly
11 MF Ra'ed Al-Nawateer 5 May 1988 (aged 22) 15 Jordan Al-Jazeera
12 GK Lo'ai Al-Amaireh 30 November 1977 (aged 33) 27 Jordan Al-Faisaly
13 FW Hamza Al-Dardour 12 May 1991 (aged 19) 2 Jordan Al-Ramtha
14 FW Abdallah Deeb 3 March 1987 (aged 23) 39 Jordan Shabab Al-Ordon
15 MF Shadi Abu Hash'hash 20 January 1981 (aged 29) 14 Saudi Arabia Al Taawon
16 DF Basem Fat'hi 1 September 1982 (aged 28) 33 Jordan Al-Wahdat
17 DF Hatem Aqel (c) 21 June 1978 (aged 32) 98 Saudi Arabia Al-Raed
18 MF Hassan Abdel-Fattah 17 August 1982 (aged 28) 59 Jordan Al-Wahdat
19 DF Anas Bani Yaseen 29 November 1988 (aged 22) 17 Saudi Arabia Najran
20 MF Alaa' Al-Shaqran 21 April 1988 (aged 22) 6 Jordan Shabab Al-Ordon
21 MF Ahmad Abdel-Halim 14 September 1986 (aged 24) 21 Jordan Al-Wahdat
22 GK Moataz Yaseen 3 November 1982 (aged 28) 2 Jordan Shabab Al-Ordon
23 MF Anas Hijah 13 July 1988 (aged 22) 3 Jordan Al-Faisaly

Saudi Arabia

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

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

Syria

Head coach: Romania Valeriu Tiţa

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Mosab Balhous 5 October 1983 (aged 27) 72 Syria Al-Karamah
2 DF Belal Abduldaim 1 June 1983 (aged 27) 24 Syria Al-Karamah
3 DF Ali Diab 23 May 1982 (aged 28) 80 Syria Al-Shorta
4 DF Jehad Al Baour 1 January 1987 (aged 24) 2 Syria Al-Jaish
5 MF Feras Esmaeel 3 January 1983 (aged 28) 70 Syria Al-Jaish
6 MF Jehad Al Hussain 30 July 1982 (aged 28) 72 Kuwait Al-Qadsia
7 MF Abdelrazaq Al Hussain 15 September 1986 (aged 24) 33 Syria Al-Karamah
8 MF Alaa Al Shbli 3 May 1989 (aged 21) 5 Syria Al-Karamah
9 MF Qusay Habib 15 April 1987 (aged 23) 5 Syria Al-Shorta
10 FW Firas Al Khatib (c) 9 June 1983 (aged 27) 49 Kuwait Al-Qadsia
11 MF Adel Abdullah 12 January 1984 (aged 26) 29 Syria Al-Karamah
12 FW Mohamed Al Zeno 5 February 1983 (aged 27) 45 Syria Al-Karamah
13 DF Hamzeh Al Aitoni 1 January 1986 (aged 25) 5 Syria Al-Jaish
14 MF Wael Ayan 9 April 1985 (aged 25) 43 Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly
15 DF Ahmad Al Salih 20 May 1990 (aged 20) 0 Syria Al-Jaish
16 GK Radwan Al Azhar 12 May 1979 (aged 31) 25 Syria Al-Majd
17 DF Abdulkader Dakka 10 January 1985 (aged 25) 37 Syria Al-Ittihad
18 FW Abdul Fattah Al Agha 1 August 1984 (aged 26) 32 Egypt Wadi Degla
19 FW Raja Rafe 1 March 1984 (aged 26) 7 Syria Al-Majd
20 MF Louay Chanko 29 November 1979 (aged 31) 7 Denmark AaB
21 DF Bwrhan Sahyouni 7 April 1986 (aged 24) 9 Syria Al-Jaish
22 GK Adnan Al Hafez 23 April 1984 (aged 26) 3 Syria Al-Wahda
23 MF Samer Awad 9 February 1982 (aged 28) 11 Syria Al-Majd

Group C

South Korea

Head coach: Cho Kwang-Rae

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Jung Sung-Ryong 4 January 1985 (aged 26) 24 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2 DF Choi Hyo-Jin 18 August 1983 (aged 27) 10 South Korea Sangju Sangmu Phoenix
3 DF Hwang Jae-Won 13 April 1981 (aged 29) 4 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
4 DF Cho Yong-Hyung 3 November 1983 (aged 27) 39 Qatar Al-Rayyan
5 DF Kwak Tae-Hwi 8 July 1981 (aged 29) 16 Japan Kyoto Sanga F.C.
6 MF Lee Yong-Rae 17 April 1986 (aged 24) 1 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
7 MF Park Ji-Sung (c) 25 February 1981 (aged 29) 95 England Manchester United
8 MF Yoon Bit-Garam 7 May 1990 (aged 20) 3 South Korea Gyeongnam FC
9 FW Yoo Byung-Soo 26 March 1988 (aged 22) 2 South Korea Incheon United
10 FW Ji Dong-Won 28 May 1991 (aged 19) 1 South Korea Chunnam Dragons
11 MF Son Heung-Min 8 July 1992 (aged 18) 1 Germany Hamburger SV
12 DF Lee Young-Pyo 23 April 1977 (aged 33) 121 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
13 MF Koo Ja-Cheol 27 February 1989 (aged 21) 10 South Korea Jeju United
14 DF Lee Jung-Soo 8 January 1980 (aged 30) 33 Qatar Al-Sadd
15 DF Hong Jeong-Ho 12 August 1989 (aged 21) 3 South Korea Jeju United
16 MF Ki Sung-Yueng 24 January 1989 (aged 21) 30 Scotland Celtic
17 MF Lee Chung-Yong 2 July 1988 (aged 22) 31 England Bolton Wanderers
18 MF Kim Bo-Kyung 6 October 1989 (aged 21) 8 Japan Cerezo Osaka
19 MF Yeom Ki-Hun 30 March 1983 (aged 27) 39 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
20 FW Kim Shin-Wook 14 April 1988 (aged 22) 3 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
21 GK Kim Yong-Dae 11 October 1979 (aged 31) 21 South Korea FC Seoul
22 DF Cha Du-Ri 25 July 1980 (aged 30) 52 Scotland Celtic
23 GK Kim Jin-Hyeon 6 July 1987 (aged 23) 0 Japan Cerezo Osaka

Australia

Head coach: Germany Holger Osieck

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

Bahrain

Head coach: Salman Sharida

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Mahmood Abdulla 1 June 1980 (aged 30) 0 Bahrain Al-Muharraq
2 DF Rashed Al Hooti 24 December 1989 (aged 21) 6 Bahrain East Riffa
3 DF Abdulla Al Marzooqi 12 December 1980 (aged 30) 67 Qatar Al-Sailiya
4 MF Abdulla Baba Fatadi 2 November 1985 (aged 25) 27 United Arab Emirates Al-Ittihad Kalba
5 DF Saleh Abdulhameed 4 August 1982 (aged 28) 5 Bahrain Al-Najma
6 DF Abbas Ayyad 11 May 1987 (aged 23) 13 Bahrain Al-Ahli
7 MF Hamad Rakea Al Anezi 22 April 1984 (aged 26) 17 Bahrain Riffa
8 FW Jaycee John Okwunwanne 8 October 1985 (aged 25) 43 Turkey Eskişehirspor
9 MF Abdulwahab Al Malood 7 June 1990 (aged 20) 2 Bahrain Al-Muharraq
10 MF Waleed Al Hayam 4 November 1988 (aged 22) 10 Bahrain Al-Muharraq
11 FW Ismaeel Abdullatif 5 September 1986 (aged 24) 55 Bahrain Riffa
12 MF Faouzi Mubarak Aaish 27 February 1985 (aged 25) 50 Qatar Al-Sailiya
13 MF Mahmood Abdulrahman 22 November 1984 (aged 26) 34 Qatar Al-Shamal
14 DF Salman Isa (c) 12 July 1977 (aged 33) 101 Qatar Al-Arabi
15 MF Abdullah Omar 1 January 1987 (aged 24) 35 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax
16 DF Dawood Saad 6 December 1982 (aged 28) 4 Bahrain Riffa
17 DF Hussain Ali Baba 11 February 1982 (aged 28) 63 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
18 MF Abdulwahab Al Safi 13 April 1987 (aged 23) 14 Bahrain Al-Ahli
19 MF Mahmood Al Ajmi 8 May 1987 (aged 23) 0 Bahrain Riffa
20 FW Abdulla Al-Dakeel 3 June 1985 (aged 25) 17 Bahrain Al-Muharraq
21 GK Ahmed Mushaima 13 December 1982 (aged 28) 0 Bahrain Al Ahli
22 GK Abbas Ahmed Khamis 13 June 1983 (aged 27) 10 Bahrain Al-Ahli
23 DF Ebrahim Al Mishkhas 7 July 1980 (aged 30) 14 Bahrain Al-Muharraq

India

Head coach: England Bob Houghton

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

Group D

North Korea

Head coach: Jo Tong-Sop

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Ri Myong-Guk 9 September 1986 (aged 24) 37 North Korea Pyongyang City
2 DF Cha Jong-Hyok 25 September 1985 (aged 25) 37 Switzerland Wil
3 DF Ri Jun-Il 24 August 1987 (aged 23) 30 North Korea Sobaeksu
4 MF Pak Nam-Chol 2 July 1985 (aged 25) 35 North Korea April 25
5 DF Ri Kwang-Chon 4 September 1985 (aged 25) 41 North Korea April 25
6 MF Choe Myong-Ho 3 July 1988 (aged 22) 5 North Korea Pyongyang City
7 MF Ryang Yong-Gi 7 January 1982 (aged 29) 10 Japan Vegalta Sendai
8 DF Ji Yun-Nam 20 November 1976 (aged 34) 32 North Korea April 25
9 FW Jong Tae-Se 2 March 1984 (aged 26) 27 Germany Bochum
10 FW Hong Yong-Jo (c) 22 May 1982 69 Unattached
11 MF Mun In-Guk 29 September 1978 (aged 32) 45 North Korea April 25
12 DF Jon Kwang-Ik 5 April 1988 (aged 22) 11 North Korea Amrokgang
13 DF Pak Chol-Jin 5 September 1985 (aged 25) 36 North Korea Amrokgang
14 DF Pak Nam-Chol 3 October 1988 (aged 22) 6 North Korea Amrokgang
15 MF Kim Yong-Jun 19 July 1983 (aged 27) 86 North Korea Pyongyang City
16 FW Choe Kum-Chol 9 February 1987 (aged 23) 18 North Korea Rimyongsu
17 MF An Yong-Hak 25 October 1978 (aged 32) 30 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
18 GK Kim Myong-Gil 16 October 1984 (aged 26) 31 North Korea Amrokgang
19 FW An Chol-Hyok 27 June 1985 (aged 25) 19 North Korea Rimyongsu
20 DF Ri Kwang-Hyok 17 April 1987 (aged 23) 5 North Korea Kyonggongop
21 FW Pak Chol-Min 10 December 1988 (aged 22) 8 North Korea Rimyongsu
22 GK Ri Kwang-Il 13 April 1994 (aged 16) 0 North Korea Sobaeksu
23 MF Kim Kuk-Jin 5 January 1989 (aged 22) 2 Switzerland Wil

United Arab Emirates

Head coach: Slovenia Srečko Katanec

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

Iraq

Head coach: Germany Wolfgang Sidka

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Ali Mutashar 7 May 1989 (aged 21) 4 Iraq Talaba
2 DF Mohammed Ali Karim 25 June 1986 (aged 24) 23 Iraq Al-Zawra'a
3 DF Bassim Abbas 10 August 1979 (aged 31) 70 Turkey Konyaspor
4 MF Qusay Munir 12 April 1981 (aged 29) 60 Qatar Qatar SC
5 MF Nashat Akram 12 September 1984 (aged 26) 96 Qatar Al-Wakrah
6 MF Saad Abdul-Amir 19 January 1992 (aged 18) 9 Iraq Al-Karkh
7 FW Emad Mohammed 24 July 1979 (aged 31) 89 Iran Shahin Bushehr
8 MF Samer Saeed 1 July 1987 (aged 23) 20 Libya Al-Ahly Tripoli
9 FW Mustafa Karim 21 July 1987 (aged 23) 26 Qatar Al-Sailiya
10 FW Younis Mahmoud (c) 2 March 1983 (aged 27) 86 Qatar Al-Gharafa
11 MF Hawar Mulla Mohammed 1 June 1981 (aged 29) 95 Iran Esteghlal
12 GK Mohammed Gassid 10 December 1986 (aged 24) 30 Iraq Arbil
13 MF Karrar Jassim 15 March 1987 (aged 23) 33 Iran Tractor Sazi
14 DF Salam Shakir 31 July 1986 (aged 24) 27 Qatar Al-Khor
15 DF Ali Rehema 8 August 1985 (aged 25) 61 Qatar Al-Wakrah
16 DF Samal Saeed 1 December 1987 (aged 23) 32 Iraq Najaf FC
17 FW Alaa Abdul-Zahra 22 December 1985 (aged 25) 27 Qatar Al Kharaitiyat
18 MF Mahdi Karim 10 December 1977 (aged 33) 83 Iraq Arbil
19 MF Ahmad Ayad 19 January 1991 (aged 19) 15 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
20 MF Muthana Khalid 14 June 1989 (aged 21) 10 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
21 DF Ahmad Ibrahim Khalaf 25 February 1992 (aged 18) 3 Iraq Arbil
22 GK Haidar Raad 27 April 1991 (aged 19) 1 Iraq Al-Karkh
23 DF Saad Attiya 26 February 1987 (aged 23) 16 Iraq Arbil

Iran

Head coach: Afshin Ghotbi

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

Player representation

Clubs represented by five or more players
Players Club
11Qatar Al-Sadd, Kuwait Qadsia
7Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad, Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
6Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal, Jordan Al-Wahdat, Uzbekistan Bunyodkor, Iran Sepahan
5Qatar Al-Gharrafa, Syria Al-Jaish, Syria Al-Karamah, Bahrain Al-Muharraq, United Arab Emirates Al Wahda, India Dempo
By club nationality
Players Asian Clubs
36Qatar
31Saudi Arabia
24Kuwait, United Arab Emirates
22China
21Iran
20India, Japan
19Syria
18Jordan
17North Korea
15Bahrain, Uzbekistan
14South Korea
11Iraq
4†Australia

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

Players Clubs Outside Asia
9England
7Germany
6Russia
5Turkey
3The Netherlands, Switzerland
2Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, Italy, Scotland, Spain
1Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Kazakhstan, Libya, Romania, Ukraine, United States
By club Federation
Players Federation
311†AFC
48UEFA
3CAF
1CONCACAF

† 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
Australia4†
Bahrian15
China22
India20
Iran21
Iraq11
Japan14
Jordan18
Kuwait22
North Korea17
Qatar22
Saudi Arabia23
South Korea12
Syria19
United Arab Emirates23
Uzbekistan15

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://videosdefutbol.comyr.com/historia/asian-cup-2011/squads-asian-cup-2011-kuwait.html
  2. ↑ http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?player=20926
  3. ↑ Oar earns ticket for Asian Cup theworldgame.com.au, 2 January 2011

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