2015 AFC Asian Cup squads
The 2015 AFC Asian Cup is an international football tournament that is currently being held in Australia from 9 to 31 January 2015. The 16 national teams involved in the tournament are required to register a squad of 23 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads are 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 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 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 | Club |
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1 | GK | Mathew Ryan | 8 April 1992 (aged 22) | 13 | Club Brugge |
2 | DF | Ivan Franjic | 10 September 1987 (aged 27) | 12 | Torpedo Moscow |
3 | DF | Jason Davidson | 29 June 1991 (aged 23) | 13 | West Bromwich Albion |
4 | FW | Tim Cahill | 6 December 1979 (aged 35) | 77 | New York Red Bulls |
5 | MF | Mark Milligan | 4 August 1985 (aged 29) | 33 | Melbourne Victory |
6 | DF | Matthew Spiranovic | 27 June 1988 (aged 26) | 21 | Western Sydney Wanderers |
7 | MF | Mathew Leckie | 4 February 1991 (aged 23) | 16 | Ingolstadt 04 |
8 | DF | Chris Herd | 4 April 1989 (aged 25) | 3 | Aston Villa |
9 | FW | Tomi Juric | 22 July 1991 (aged 23) | 5 | Western Sydney Wanderers |
10 | FW | Robbie Kruse | 5 October 1988 (aged 26) | 32 | Bayer Leverkusen |
11 | MF | Tommy Oar | 10 December 1991 (aged 23) | 21 | FC Utrecht |
12 | GK | Mitchell Langerak | 22 August 1988 (aged 26) | 5 | Borussia Dortmund |
13 | DF | Aziz Behich | 16 December 1990 (aged 24) | 7 | Bursaspor |
14 | MF | James Troisi | 3 July 1988 (aged 26) | 16 | Zulte Waregem |
15 | MF | Mile Jedinak (c) | 3 August 1984 (aged 30) | 52 | Crystal Palace |
16 | FW | Nathan Burns | 7 May 1988 (aged 26) | 7 | Wellington Phoenix |
17 | MF | Matt McKay | 11 January 1983 (aged 32) | 50 | Brisbane Roar |
18 | GK | Eugene Galekovic | 12 June 1981 (aged 33) | 8 | Adelaide United |
19 | MF | Terry Antonis | 26 November 1993 (aged 21) | 3 | Sydney FC |
20 | DF | Trent Sainsbury | 5 January 1992 (aged 23) | 4 | PEC Zwolle |
21 | MF | Massimo Luongo | 25 September 1992 (aged 22) | 5 | Swindon Town |
22 | DF | Alex Wilkinson | 13 August 1984 (aged 30) | 11 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
23 | MF | Mark Bresciano | 11 February 1980 (aged 34) | 81 | 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 | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Jung Sung-ryong | 4 January 1985 (aged 30) | 64 | Suwon Bluewings |
2 | DF | Kim Chang-soo | 12 September 1985 (aged 29) | 13 | Kashiwa Reysol |
3 | DF | Kim Jin-su | 13 June 1992 (aged 22) | 9 | 1899 Hoffenheim |
4 | DF | Kim Ju-young | 9 July 1988 (aged 26) | 4 | Shanghai SIPG |
5 | DF | Kwak Tae-hwi | 8 July 1981 (aged 33) | 37 | Al-Hilal |
6 | MF | Park Joo-ho | 16 January 1987 (aged 27) | 17 | Mainz 05 |
7 | MF | Son Heung-min | 8 July 1992 (aged 22) | 34 | Bayer Leverkusen |
8 | MF | Kim Min-woo | 25 February 1990 (aged 24) | 9 | Sagan Tosu |
9 | FW | Cho Young-cheol | 31 May 1989 (aged 25) | 10 | Qatar SC |
10 | MF | Nam Tae-hee | 3 July 1991 (aged 23) | 16 | Lekhwiya |
11 | FW | Lee Keun-ho | 11 April 1985 (aged 29) | 70 | El-Jaish |
12 | MF | Han Kyo-won | 15 June 1990 (aged 24) | 4 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
13 | MF | Koo Ja-cheol | 27 February 1989 (aged 25) | 42 | Mainz 05 |
14 | MF | Han Kook-young | 19 April 1990 (aged 24) | 18 | Qatar SC |
15 | MF | Lee Myung-joo | 24 April 1990 (aged 24) | 12 | Al-Ain |
16 | MF | Ki Sung-yueng (c) | 24 January 1989 (aged 25) | 66 | Swansea City |
17 | MF | Lee Chung-yong | 2 July 1988 (aged 26) | 64 | Bolton Wanderers |
18 | FW | Lee Jung-hyup | 24 June 1991 (aged 23) | 0 | Sangju Sangmu |
19 | DF | Kim Young-gwon | 27 February 1990 (aged 24) | 29 | Guangzhou Evergrande |
20 | DF | Jang Hyun-soo | 28 September 1991 (aged 23) | 7 | Guangzhou R&F |
21 | GK | Kim Seung-gyu | 30 September 1990 (aged 24) | 7 | Ulsan Hyundai |
22 | DF | Cha Du-ri | 25 July 1980 (aged 34) | 70 | FC Seoul |
23 | GK | Kim Jin-hyeon | 6 July 1987 (aged 27) | 4 | 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 | Club |
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1 | GK | Ali Al-Habsi (c) | 30 December 1981 (aged 33) | 100 | Wigan Athletic |
2 | DF | Mohammed Al-Musalami | 27 April 1990 (aged 24) | 35 | Fanja |
3 | DF | Jaber Al-Owaisi | 4 November 1989 (aged 25) | 27 | Al-Shabab |
4 | MF | Ali Al-Jabri | 29 January 1990 (aged 24) | 33 | Fanja |
5 | DF | Nasser Al-Shimli | 15 February 1989 (aged 25) | 7 | Al-Oruba |
6 | FW | Raed Ibrahim Saleh | 9 June 1992 (aged 22) | 42 | Fanja |
7 | FW | Mohammed Al-Siyabi | 21 December 1988 (aged 26) | 17 | Al-Shabab |
8 | MF | Eid Al-Farsi | 31 January 1987 (aged 27) | 47 | Al-Oruba |
9 | FW | Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali | 23 April 1989 (aged 25) | 38 | Fanja |
10 | FW | Qasim Said | 20 April 1989 (aged 25) | 58 | Al-Nasr |
11 | DF | Amer Said Al-Shatri | 5 April 1990 (aged 24) | 1 | Dhofar |
12 | MF | Ahmed Mubarak Al Mahaijri | 23 February 1985 (aged 29) | 108 | Al-Oruba |
13 | DF | Abdul Salam Al-Mukhaini | 7 April 1988 (aged 26) | 38 | Al-Oruba |
14 | FW | Yaqoob Abdul-Karim | 4 September 1985 (aged 29) | 33 | Saham |
15 | DF | Ali Salim Al-Nahar | 21 August 1992 (aged 22) | 17 | Dhofar |
16 | DF | Ali Al-Busaidi | 21 January 1991 (aged 23) | 11 | Al-Nahda |
17 | DF | Hassan Mudhafar Al-Gheilani | 26 June 1980 (aged 34) | 113 | Al-Oruba |
18 | GK | Mazin Al-Kasbi | 27 April 1993 (aged 21) | 13 | Fanja |
19 | DF | Ahmed Al-Mukhaini | 2 May 1985 (aged 29) | 0 | Al-Oruba |
20 | FW | Amad Al-Hosni | 18 July 1984 (aged 30) | 115 | Saham |
21 | MF | Mohsin Al-Khaldi | 1 January 1992 (aged 23) | 1 | Saham |
22 | GK | Sulaiman Al-Buraiki | 30 July 1986 (aged 28) | 0 | Al-Nahda |
23 | FW | Said Al-Ruzaiqi | 12 December 1986 (aged 28) | 4 | Al-Nahda |
Kuwait
Coach: Nabil Maâloul
The final squad was announced on 30 December 2014.[10]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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1 | GK | Khaled Al Rashidi | 20 April 1987 (aged 27) | 12 | Al-Salmiya |
2 | MF | Amer Al Fadhel | 21 April 1988 (aged 26) | 14 | Qadsia |
3 | DF | Fahad Awadh | 26 February 1985 (aged 29) | 27 | Al-Kuwait |
4 | DF | Hussain Fadhel | 9 October 1984 (aged 30) | 43 | Al-Wahda |
5 | DF | Fahed Al Hajri | 10 November 1991 (aged 23) | 14 | Qadsia |
6 | DF | Khaled Al Qahtani | 16 February 1985 (aged 29) | 14 | Qadsia |
7 | MF | Talal Al Fadhel | 11 August 1990 (aged 24) | 0 | Kazma |
8 | MF | Saleh Al Sheikh | 29 May 1982 (aged 32) | 39 | Qadsia |
9 | MF | Abdullah Al Buraiki | 12 August 1987 (aged 27) | 10 | Al-Kuwait |
10 | MF | Abdulaziz Al Misha'an | 19 October 1988 (aged 26) | 7 | Qadsia |
11 | MF | Fahad Al Ansari | 25 February 1987 (aged 27) | 21 | Qadsia |
12 | MF | Sultan Al Enezi | 29 March 1992 (aged 22) | 15 | Qadsia |
13 | DF | Musaed Neda (c) | 8 July 1983 (aged 31) | 70 | Al-Oruba |
14 | MF | Talal Al Amer | 22 February 1987 (aged 27) | 21 | Qadsia |
15 | FW | Faisal Al Enezi | 11 June 1988 (aged 26) | 0 | Al-Salmiya |
16 | MF | Faisal Zaid | 9 October 1991 (aged 23) | 1 | Jahra |
17 | FW | Bader Al Mutawa | 10 January 1985 (aged 29) | 149 | Qadsia |
18 | DF | Khalid El Ebrahim | 28 August 1992 (aged 22) | 5 | Qadsia |
19 | FW | Abdul Rahman Al Shammari | 13 February 1993 (aged 21) | 2 | Al-Nasr |
20 | FW | Yousef Nasser | 9 October 1990 (aged 24) | 48 | Kazma |
21 | FW | Ali Maqseed | 11 December 1986 (aged 28) | 26 | Al-Arabi |
22 | GK | Sulaiman Abdulghafour | 21 February 1991 (aged 23) | 3 | Al-Arabi |
23 | GK | Hameed Youssef | 10 August 1987 (aged 27) | 6 | 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 | Club |
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1 | GK | Eldorbek Suyunov | 12 April 1991 (aged 23) | 7 | Nasaf Qarshi |
2 | DF | Egor Krimets | 27 January 1992 (aged 22) | 4 | Pakhtakor Tashkent |
3 | DF | Shavkat Mullajanov | 19 January 1986 (aged 28) | 23 | Olmaliq |
4 | FW | Sardor Rashidov | 14 June 1991 (aged 23) | 9 | Bunyodkor |
5 | DF | Anzur Ismailov | 21 April 1985 (aged 29) | 55 | Changchun Yatai |
6 | FW | Bahodir Nasimov | 2 May 1987 (aged 27) | 11 | Padideh |
7 | MF | Azizbek Haydarov | 8 July 1985 (aged 29) | 56 | Al-Shabab |
8 | MF | Server Djeparov (c) | 3 October 1982 (aged 32) | 102 | Seongnam |
9 | MF | Odil Ahmedov | 25 November 1987 (aged 27) | 60 | Krasnodar |
10 | MF | Jamshid Iskanderov | 16 October 1993 (aged 21) | 9 | Pakhtakor Tashkent |
11 | FW | Igor Sergeev | 30 April 1993 (aged 21) | 9 | Pakhtakor Tashkent |
12 | GK | Ignatiy Nesterov | 20 June 1983 (aged 31) | 84 | Lokomotiv Tashkent |
13 | MF | Lutfulla Turaev | 30 March 1988 (aged 26) | 11 | Lokomotiv Tashkent |
14 | DF | Shukhrat Mukhammadiev | 29 June 1989 (aged 25) | 2 | Nasaf Qarshi |
15 | MF | Jasur Hasanov | 2 August 1983 (aged 31) | 39 | Lokomotiv Tashkent |
16 | MF | Vokhid Shodiev | 9 November 1986 (aged 28) | 4 | Bunyodkor |
17 | MF | Sanzhar Tursunov | 29 December 1986 (aged 28) | 36 | Vorskla Poltava |
18 | MF | Timur Kapadze | 5 September 1981 (aged 33) | 111 | Lokomotiv Tashkent |
19 | DF | Vitaliy Denisov | 24 February 1987 (aged 27) | 48 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
20 | DF | Islom Tukhtakhodjaev | 30 October 1989 (aged 25) | 37 | Lokomotiv Tashkent |
21 | GK | Akbar Turaev | 27 August 1989 (aged 25) | 0 | Bunyodkor |
22 | MF | Farrukh Sayfiev | 17 January 1991 (aged 23) | 2 | Nasaf Qarshi |
23 | DF | Akmal Shorakhmedov | 10 May 1986 (aged 28) | 14 | 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 | Club |
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1 | GK | Waleed Abdullah | 19 April 1986 (aged 28) | 58 | Al-Shabab |
2 | DF | Saeed Al Mowalad | 9 March 1991 (aged 23) | 6 | Al-Ahli |
3 | DF | Osama Hawsawi | 31 March 1984 (aged 30) | 103 | Al-Ahli |
4 | DF | Abdullah Al-Zori | 13 August 1987 (aged 27) | 37 | Al-Hilal |
5 | DF | Omar Hawsawi | 27 September 1985 (aged 29) | 6 | Al-Nassr |
6 | MF | Mustafa Al-Bassas | 2 June 1993 (aged 21) | 8 | Al-Ahli |
7 | MF | Salman Al-Faraj | 1 August 1989 (aged 25) | 5 | Al-Hilal |
8 | FW | Yahya Al-Shehri | 26 June 1990 (aged 24) | 20 | Al-Nassr |
9 | FW | Naif Hazazi | 11 January 1989 (aged 25) | 46 | Al-Shabab |
10 | FW | Mohammad Al-Sahlawi | 10 January 1987 (aged 27) | 7 | Al-Nassr |
11 | MF | Waleed Bakshween | 12 November 1989 (aged 25) | 9 | Al-Ahli |
12 | DF | Hassan Muath Fallatah | 27 January 1986 (aged 28) | 48 | Al-Shabab |
13 | DF | Yasser Al-Shahrani | 25 May 1992 (aged 22) | 10 | Al-Hilal |
14 | MF | Saud Kariri (c) | 8 July 1980 (aged 34) | 125 | Al-Hilal |
15 | MF | Ibrahim Ghaleb | 28 September 1990 (aged 24) | 15 | Al-Nassr |
16 | DF | Motaz Hawsawi | 17 February 1992 (aged 22) | 7 | Al-Ahli |
17 | MF | Taisir Al-Jassim | 25 July 1984 (aged 30) | 90 | Al-Ahli |
18 | MF | Salem Al-Dawsari | 19 August 1991 (aged 23) | 17 | Al-Hilal |
19 | FW | Fahad Al-Muwallad | 14 September 1994 (aged 20) | 15 | Al-Ittihad |
20 | MF | Nawaf Al Abed | 26 January 1990 (aged 24) | 23 | Al-Hilal |
21 | GK | Abdullah Al-Sudairy | 2 February 1992 (aged 22) | 1 | Al-Hilal |
22 | GK | Abdullah Al-Enezi | 20 September 1990 (aged 24) | 2 | Al-Nassr |
23 | DF | Majed Al-Marshedi | 1 November 1984 (aged 30) | 45 | Al-Shabab |
China
Coach: Alain Perrin
The final squad was announced on 24 December 2014.[14]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Zeng Cheng | 8 January 1987 (aged 28) | 30 | Guangzhou Evergrande |
2 | DF | Ren Hang | 23 February 1989 (aged 25) | 10 | Jiangsu Sainty |
3 | DF | Mei Fang | 14 November 1989 (aged 25) | 8 | Guangzhou Evergrande |
4 | DF | Jiang Zhipeng | 6 March 1989 (aged 25) | 7 | Guangzhou R&F |
5 | DF | Zhang Linpeng | 9 May 1989 (aged 25) | 41 | Guangzhou Evergrande |
6 | DF | Li Ang | 15 September 1993 (aged 21) | 1 | Jiangsu Sainty |
7 | MF | Wu Lei | 19 November 1991 (aged 23) | 22 | Shanghai SIPG |
8 | MF | Cai Huikang | 10 October 1989 (aged 25) | 8 | Shanghai SIPG |
9 | FW | Yang Xu | 12 February 1987 (aged 27) | 33 | Shandong Luneng |
10 | MF | Zheng Zhi (c) | 20 August 1980 (aged 34) | 81 | Guangzhou Evergrande |
11 | MF | Hao Junmin | 24 March 1987 (aged 27) | 49 | Shandong Luneng |
12 | GK | Yan Junling | 28 January 1991 (aged 23) | 0 | Shanghai SIPG |
13 | MF | Liu Jianye | 17 June 1987 (aged 27) | 41 | Jiangsu Sainty |
14 | DF | Ji Xiang | 1 March 1990 (aged 24) | 2 | Jiangsu Sainty |
15 | DF | Wu Xi | 19 February 1989 (aged 25) | 21 | Jiangsu Sainty |
16 | FW | Sun Ke | 26 August 1989 (aged 25) | 22 | Jiangsu Sainty |
17 | FW | Zhang Chengdong | 9 February 1989 (aged 25) | 14 | Beijing Guoan |
18 | FW | Gao Lin | 14 February 1986 (aged 28) | 79 | Guangzhou Evergrande |
19 | MF | Liu Binbin | 16 June 1993 (aged 21) | 2 | Shandong Luneng |
20 | MF | Yu Hanchao | 25 February 1987 (aged 27) | 36 | Guangzhou Evergrande |
21 | MF | Yu Hai | 4 June 1987 (aged 27) | 50 | Guizhou Renhe |
22 | MF | Liao Lisheng | 29 April 1993 (aged 21) | 4 | Guangzhou Evergrande |
23 | GK | Wang Dalei | 10 January 1989 (aged 25) | 10 | 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 | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Ri Myong-guk | 9 September 1986 (aged 28) | 61 | Pyongyang City |
2 | DF | Ri Chang-ho | 4 January 1990 (aged 25) | 0 | Rimyongsu |
3 | DF | Jang Song-hyok | 18 January 1991 (aged 23) | 10 | Rimyongsu |
4 | DF | Jon Kwang-ik | 5 April 1988 (aged 26) | 35 | Amrokgang |
5 | DF | Han Song-hyok | 11 December 1987 (aged 27) | 3 | Rimyongsu |
6 | DF | Ro Hak-su | 19 January 1990 (aged 24) | 12 | Rimyongsu |
7 | MF | Ri Sang-chol | 26 December 1990 (aged 24) | 2 | Rimyongsu |
8 | MF | Ryang Yong-gi | 7 January 1982 (aged 33) | 21 | Vegalta Sendai |
9 | MF | Pak Song-chol (c) | 24 September 1987 (aged 27) | 31 | Rimyongsu |
10 | FW | Pak Kwang-ryong | 27 September 1992 (aged 22) | 12 | Basel |
11 | MF | Jong Il-gwan | 30 October 1992 (aged 22) | 25 | Rimyongsu |
12 | FW | Om Chol-song | 12 November 1992 (aged 22) | 1 | April 25 |
13 | DF | Sim Hyon-jin | 1 January 1991 (aged 24) | 9 | April 25 |
14 | FW | Kye Song-hyok | 12 November 1992 (aged 22) | 2 | April 25 |
15 | DF | Jang Kuk-chol | 16 February 1994 (aged 20) | 11 | Hwaebul |
16 | DF | Cha Jong-hyok | 25 September 1985 (aged 29) | 45 | Wil 1900 |
17 | FW | So Hyon-uk | 17 April 1992 (aged 22) | 3 | April 25 |
18 | GK | Ri Kwang-il | 13 April 1988 (aged 26) | 0 | April 25 |
19 | MF | Ri Yong-jik | 8 February 1991 (aged 23) | 0 | Tokushima Vortis |
20 | FW | Choe Won | 25 November 1992 (aged 22) | 4 | Hwaebul |
21 | MF | O Hyok-chol | 2 August 1991 (aged 23) | 3 | April 25 |
22 | GK | Ju Kwang-min | 20 May 1990 (aged 24) | 14 | 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 | Club |
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1 | GK | Alireza Haghighi | 2 May 1988 (aged 26) | 10 | Penafiel |
2 | DF | Khosro Heydari | 14 September 1983 (aged 31) | 53 | Esteghlal |
3 | MF | Ehsan Hajsafi | 25 February 1990 (aged 24) | 66 | Sepahan |
4 | DF | Jalal Hosseini | 3 February 1982 (aged 32) | 89 | Al-Ahli |
5 | DF | Amir Hossein Sadeghi | 6 September 1981 (aged 33) | 20 | Esteghlal |
6 | MF | Javad Nekounam (c) | 7 September 1980 (aged 34) | 145 | Osasuna |
7 | MF | Masoud Shojaei | 9 June 1984 (aged 30) | 54 | Al-Shahania |
8 | DF | Morteza Pouraliganji | 19 April 1992 (aged 22) | 1 | Naft Tehran |
9 | MF | Omid Ebrahimi | 16 September 1987 (aged 27) | 7 | Esteghlal |
10 | FW | Karim Ansarifard | 3 April 1990 (aged 24) | 45 | Osasuna |
11 | DF | Vouria Ghafouri | 20 September 1987 (aged 27) | 2 | Sepahan |
12 | GK | Mohsen Forouzan | 3 May 1988 (aged 26) | 2 | Esteghlal |
13 | FW | Vahid Amiri | 2 April 1988 (aged 26) | 1 | Naft Tehran |
14 | MF | Andranik Teymourian | March 6, 1983 (aged 31) | 84 | Tractor Sazi |
15 | DF | Ramin Rezaeian | 21 March 1990 (aged 24) | 1 | Rah Ahan |
16 | FW | Reza Ghoochannejhad | 20 September 1987 (aged 27) | 19 | Charlton Athletic |
17 | MF | Soroush Rafiei | 24 March 1990 (aged 24) | 2 | Foolad |
18 | FW | Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 11 August 1993 (aged 21) | 12 | NEC |
19 | DF | Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh | 11 May 1991 (aged 23) | 7 | Persepolis |
20 | FW | Sardar Azmoun | 1 January 1995 (aged 20) | 4 | Rubin Kazan |
21 | FW | Ashkan Dejagah | 5 June 1986 (aged 28) | 19 | Al-Arabi |
22 | GK | Alireza Beiranvand | 22 September 1992 (aged 22) | 1 | Naft Tehran |
23 | DF | Mehrdad Pooladi | 26 February 1987 (aged 27) | 24 | Al-Shahania |
United Arab Emirates
Coach: Mahdi Ali
The final squad was announced on 27 December 2014.[18]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Majed Naser (c) | 1 April 1984 (aged 30) | 64 | Al-Wasl |
2 | MF | Hassan Ibrahim Saqer | 19 October 1990 (aged 24) | 4 | Al-Shabab |
3 | DF | Walid Abbas | 11 June 1985 (aged 29) | 15 | Al-Ahli |
4 | MF | Habib Fardan | 11 November 1990 (aged 24) | 14 | Al-Nasr |
5 | MF | Amer Abdulrahman | 3 July 1989 (aged 25) | 37 | Baniyas |
6 | DF | Mohanad Salem | 1 March 1985 (aged 29) | 3 | Al-Ain |
7 | FW | Ali Mabkhout | 5 October 1990 (aged 24) | 31 | Al-Jazira |
8 | DF | Hamdan Al-Kamali | 2 May 1989 (aged 25) | 31 | Al-Wahda |
9 | DF | Abdulaziz Hussain | 10 September 1990 (aged 24) | 9 | Al-Ahli |
10 | MF | Omar Abdulrahman | 20 September 1991 (aged 23) | 26 | Al-Ain |
11 | FW | Ahmed Khalil | 8 June 1991 (aged 23) | 57 | Al-Ahli |
12 | GK | Khalid Eisa | 15 September 1989 (aged 25) | 0 | Al-Ain |
13 | MF | Khamis Esmaeel | 16 August 1989 (aged 25) | 6 | Al-Jazira |
14 | DF | Abdelaziz Sanqour | 7 May 1989 (aged 25) | 2 | Al-Ahli |
15 | MF | Ismail Al Hammadi | 1 July 1988 (aged 26) | 51 | Al-Ahli |
16 | MF | Mohamed Abdulrahman | 1 January 1989 (aged 26) | 2 | Al-Ain |
17 | MF | Majed Hassan | 1 August 1992 (aged 22) | 3 | Al-Ahli |
18 | DF | Mohammed Fawzi | 22 February 1990 (aged 24) | 4 | Al-Ain |
19 | DF | Mohamed Ismail Ahmed Ismail | 1 July 1983 (aged 31) | 1 | Al-Ain |
20 | FW | Saeed Al-Kathiri | 28 March 1988 (aged 26) | 15 | Al-Wahda |
21 | MF | Haboush Saleh | 13 July 1989 (aged 25) | 8 | Baniyas |
22 | GK | Mohamed Yousif | 25 May 1991 (aged 23) | 0 | Sharjah |
23 | DF | Mohamed Ahmed | 16 April 1989 (aged 25) | 9 | Al-Ain |
Qatar
Coach: Djamel Belmadi
The final squad was announced on 23 December 2014.[19]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Qasem Burhan | 15 December 1985 (aged 29) | 66 | Al-Gharafa |
2 | DF | Mohammed Musa | 23 March 1986 (aged 28) | 24 | Lekhwiya |
3 | DF | Abdelkarim Hassan | 28 August 1993 (aged 21) | 28 | Al-Sadd |
4 | DF | Almahdi Ali Mukhtar | 2 March 1992 (aged 22) | 12 | Al-Sadd |
5 | MF | Abdulaziz Hatem | 28 October 1990 (aged 24) | 19 | Al-Arabi |
6 | DF | Bilal Mohammed | 2 June 1986 (aged 28) | 103 | Al-Gharafa |
7 | DF | Khalid Muftah | 2 July 1992 (aged 22) | 26 | Lekhwiya |
8 | MF | Ali Assadalla | 19 January 1993 (aged 21) | 10 | Al-Sadd |
9 | FW | Meshal Abdullah | 2 May 1984 (aged 30) | 33 | Al-Ahli |
10 | MF | Khalfan Ibrahim | 18 February 1988 (aged 26) | 81 | Al-Sadd |
11 | FW | Hassan Al Haidos | 11 December 1990 (aged 24) | 49 | Al-Sadd |
12 | FW | Magid Mohamed | 11 October 1985 (aged 29) | 56 | El-Jaish |
13 | DF | Ibrahim Majid (c) | 12 May 1990 (aged 24) | 67 | Al-Sadd |
14 | MF | Khalid Abdulraouf | 14 November 1989 (aged 25) | 4 | El-Jaish |
15 | DF | Abdurahman Abubakar | 3 August 1990 (aged 24) | 2 | El-Jaish |
16 | MF | Boualem Khoukhi | 7 September 1990 (aged 24) | 11 | Al-Arabi |
17 | MF | Ismaeel Mohammad | 5 April 1990 (aged 24) | 14 | Lekhwiya |
18 | FW | Mohammed Tresor Abdullah | 8 April 1987 (aged 27) | 0 | Lekhwiya |
19 | MF | Mohammed Muntari | 20 December 1993 (aged 21) | 0 | El-Jaish |
20 | MF | Karim Boudiaf | 16 September 1989 (aged 25) | 9 | Lekhwiya |
21 | GK | Ahmed Soufiane | 9 August 1990 (aged 24) | 2 | El-Jaish |
22 | GK | Saad Al Sheeb | 19 February 1990 (aged 24) | 15 | Al-Sadd |
23 | MF | Ahmed Abdul Maqsoud | 7 August 1989 (aged 25) | 9 | Umm-Salal |
Bahrain
Coach: Marjan Eid
The final squad was announced on 30 December 2014.[20]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Sayed Jaffer | 25 August 1985 (aged 29) | 54 | Muharraq |
2 | DF | Mohamed Husain (c) | 31 July 1980 (aged 34) | 90 | Al-Nassr |
3 | DF | Waleed Al-Hayam | 4 November 1988 (aged 26) | 8 | Muharraq |
4 | MF | Sayed Saeed | 17 July 1992 (aged 22) | 16 | Al-Riffa |
5 | DF | Abdulla Shallal | 31 January 1993 (aged 21) | 1 | Al-Riffa |
6 | DF | Abdulla Yaser | 27 March 1988 (aged 26) | 5 | Muharraq |
7 | MF | Abdulwahab Al-Safi | 4 June 1984 (aged 30) | 36 | Al-Qadisiyah |
8 | MF | Sayed Ahmed | 4 March 1991 (aged 23) | 9 | Al-Busaiteen |
9 | MF | Abdulwahab Al-Malood | 21 July 1989 (aged 25) | 15 | Hidd |
10 | FW | Mohammed Tayeb Al Alawi | 13 October 1989 (aged 25) | 10 | Al-Riffa |
11 | FW | Ismail Abdul-Latif | 11 September 1986 (aged 28) | 61 | Muharraq |
12 | MF | Faouzi Aaish | 27 February 1985 (aged 29) | 59 | Al-Sailiya |
13 | DF | Abdulla Al-Haza'a | 19 July 1990 (aged 24) | 27 | Hidd |
14 | FW | Jaycee John Okwunwanne | 8 October 1985 (aged 29) | 45 | Al-Mesaimeer |
15 | MF | Abdullah Omar | 1 January 1987 (aged 28) | 42 | Muharraq |
16 | FW | Abdulla Yusuf Helal | 12 June 1993 (aged 21) | 0 | East Riffa |
17 | DF | Hussain Ali Baba | 11 February 1982 (aged 32) | 71 | Muharraq |
18 | DF | Mohamed Duaij Mahorfi | 9 May 1989 (aged 25) | 23 | Al-Riffa |
19 | FW | Faisal Bodahoom | 25 September 1988 (aged 26) | 0 | East Riffa |
20 | FW | Sami Al-Husaini | 29 September 1989 (aged 25) | 37 | Al-Busaiteen |
21 | GK | Hamed Al-Doseri | 24 July 1989 (aged 25) | 1 | Al-Riffa |
22 | GK | Ashraf Waheed Al Sebaie | 5 July 1991 (aged 23) | 0 | Manama |
23 | DF | Rashed Al Hooti | 24 December 1989 (aged 25) | 16 | 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 | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Eiji Kawashima | 20 March 1983 (aged 31) | 64 | Standard Liège |
2 | DF | Naomichi Ueda[22] | 24 October 1994 (aged 20) | 0 | Kashima Antlers |
3 | DF | Kosuke Ota | 23 July 1987 (aged 27) | 3 | FC Tokyo |
4 | FW | Keisuke Honda | 13 June 1986 (aged 28) | 65 | Milan |
5 | DF | Yuto Nagatomo | 12 September 1986 (aged 28) | 76 | Internazionale |
6 | MF | Masato Morishige | 21 May 1987 (aged 27) | 17 | FC Tokyo |
7 | MF | Yasuhito Endō | 28 January 1980 (aged 34) | 148 | Gamba Osaka |
8 | FW | Hiroshi Kiyotake | 12 November 1989 (aged 25) | 26 | Hannover 96 |
9 | FW | Shinji Okazaki | 16 April 1986 (aged 28) | 84 | Mainz 05 |
10 | MF | Shinji Kagawa | 17 March 1989 (aged 25) | 63 | Borussia Dortmund |
11 | FW | Yōhei Toyoda | 11 April 1985 (aged 29) | 6 | Sagan Tosu |
12 | GK | Shusaku Nishikawa | 18 June 1986 (aged 28) | 15 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
13 | MF | Yu Kobayashi | 23 September 1987 (aged 27) | 2 | Kawasaki Frontale |
14 | FW | Yoshinori Muto | 15 July 1992 (aged 22) | 6 | FC Tokyo |
15 | MF | Yasuyuki Konno | 25 January 1983 (aged 31) | 84 | Gamba Osaka |
16 | DF | Tsukasa Shiotani | 5 December 1988 (aged 26) | 2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
17 | MF | Makoto Hasebe (c) | 18 January 1984 (aged 30) | 83 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
18 | DF | Takashi Inui | 2 June 1988 (aged 26) | 14 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
19 | DF | Gen Shoji | 11 December 1992 (aged 22) | 0 | Kashima Antlers |
20 | MF | Gaku Shibasaki | 28 May 1992 (aged 22) | 4 | Kashima Antlers |
21 | DF | Gōtoku Sakai | 14 March 1991 (aged 23) | 19 | VfB Stuttgart |
22 | DF | Maya Yoshida | 24 August 1988 (aged 26) | 49 | Southampton |
23 | GK | Masaaki Higashiguchi | 12 May 1986 (aged 28) | 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 | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Amer Shafi (c) | 14 February 1982 (aged 32) | 117 | Al-Wehdat |
2 | MF | Raja'i Ayed | 25 July 1993 (aged 21) | 12 | Al-Wehdat |
3 | DF | Tareq Khattab | 6 May 1992 (aged 22) | 15 | Al-Shabab |
4 | MF | Samir Raja | 3 September 1994 (aged 20) | 1 | Al-Wehdat |
5 | DF | Mohammad Mustafa | 29 October 1989 (aged 25) | 27 | Al-Khor |
6 | MF | Saeed Murjan | 10 February 1990 (aged 24) | 38 | Al-Ramtha |
7 | FW | Mahmoud Za'tara | 8 January 1991 (aged 24) | 3 | Al-Wehdat |
8 | FW | Odai Al-Saify | 26 May 1986 (aged 28) | 74 | Al-Salmiya |
9 | MF | Ahmed Sariweh | 23 January 1994 (aged 20) | 4 | Al-Qadisiyah |
10 | FW | Ahmad Hayel | 30 October 1983 (aged 31) | 59 | Al-Arabi |
11 | DF | Oday Zahran | 29 January 1991 (aged 23) | 30 | Shabab Al-Ordon |
12 | GK | Moataz Yaseen | 3 November 1982 (aged 32) | 7 | That Ras |
13 | MF | Khalil Bani Attiah | 8 June 1991 (aged 23) | 45 | Al-Faisaly |
14 | FW | Abdallah Deeb | 10 March 1987 (aged 27) | 97 | Al-Riffa |
15 | MF | Mohammad Al-Dawud | 12 April 1992 (aged 22) | 6 | Hidd |
16 | MF | Munther Abu Amarah | 24 April 1992 (aged 22) | 9 | Al-Wehdat |
17 | MF | Saleh Rateb | 18 December 1994 (aged 20) | 2 | Al-Wehdat |
18 | MF | Ahmed Elias | 9 November 1990 (aged 24) | 4 | Al-Wehdat |
19 | DF | Anas Bani Yaseen | 29 November 1988 (aged 26) | 66 | Al-Raed |
20 | FW | Hamza Al-Dardour | 12 May 1991 (aged 23) | 21 | Al-Khaleej |
21 | DF | Mohammad Al-Dmeiri | 30 August 1987 (aged 27) | 48 | Al-Ittihad |
22 | GK | Ahmed Abdel-Sattar | 6 July 1984 (aged 30) | 7 | Al-Jazeera |
23 | FW | Yousef Al-Rawashdeh | 14 March 1990 (aged 24) | 13 | Al-Ramtha |
Iraq
Coach: Radhi Shenaishil
The final squad was announced on 29 December 2014.[24]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Ali Yaseen | 9 August 1993 (aged 21) | 0 | Naft Al-Janoob |
2 | DF | Ahmad Ibrahim | 25 February 1992 (aged 22) | 41 | Ajman |
3 | DF | Ali Bahjat | 3 March 1992 (aged 22) | 21 | Al-Shorta |
4 | DF | Ali Faez | 9 September 1994 (aged 20) | 8 | Erbil |
5 | MF | Yaser Kasim | 10 May 1991 (aged 23) | 5 | Swindon Town |
6 | DF | Ali Adnan | 19 December 1993 (aged 21) | 27 | Rizespor |
7 | MF | Amjad Kalaf | 5 October 1991 (aged 23) | 18 | Al-Shorta |
8 | FW | Justin Meram | 4 December 1988 (aged 26) | 4 | Columbus Crew |
9 | MF | Ahmed Yasin | 22 April 1991 (aged 23) | 30 | Örebro |
10 | FW | Younis Mahmoud (c) | 2 March 1983 (aged 31) | 131 | Unattached |
11 | MF | Humam Tariq | 10 February 1996 (aged 18) | 23 | Al Dhafra |
12 | GK | Jalal Hassan | 18 May 1991 (aged 23) | 14 | Erbil |
13 | MF | Osama Rashid | 17 January 1992 (aged 22) | 9 | Alphense Boys |
14 | DF | Salam Shaker | 31 July 1986 (aged 28) | 76 | Al-Shorta |
15 | DF | Dhurgham Ismail | 23 May 1994 (aged 20) | 17 | Al-Shorta |
16 | FW | Marwan Hussein | 26 January 1992 (aged 22) | 5 | Al-Shorta |
17 | FW | Alaa Abdul-Zahra | 22 December 1985 (aged 29) | 78 | Al-Shorta |
18 | DF | Sameh Saeed | 26 May 1992 (aged 22) | 2 | Baghdad |
19 | MF | Mahdi Kamel | 6 January 1995 (aged 20) | 10 | Al-Shorta |
20 | GK | Mohammed Hameed | 24 January 1993 (aged 21) | 10 | Al-Shorta |
21 | MF | Saad Abdul-Amir | 19 January 1992 (aged 22) | 36 | Erbil |
22 | MF | Ali Husni | 23 May 1994 (aged 20) | 3 | Al-Minaa |
23 | DF | Waleed Salem | 5 January 1992 (aged 23) | 23 | Al-Shorta |
Palestine
Coach: Saeb Jendeya
The final squad was announced on 25 December 2014.[25]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Tawfiq Ali | 8 November 1990 (aged 24) | 14 | Wadi Al-Nes |
2 | DF | Raed Fares | 6 December 1982 (aged 32) | 27 | Thaqafi Tulkarm |
3 | MF | Hussam Abu Saleh | 14 February 1983 (aged 31) | 44 | Hilal Al-Quds |
4 | DF | Ahmed Harbi | 16 July 1986 (aged 28) | 20 | Al-Am'ary |
5 | DF | Haytham Theeb | 3 December 1986 (aged 28) | 17 | Hilal Al-Quds |
6 | DF | Mousa Abu Jazar | 28 August 1987 (aged 27) | 29 | Shabab Al-Khalil |
7 | FW | Ashraf Nu'man | 29 July 1986 (aged 28) | 48 | Al-Faisaly |
8 | MF | Hesham Salhe | 8 November 1987 (aged 27) | 9 | Hilal Al-Quds |
9 | FW | Khaled Salem | 17 November 1989 (aged 25) | 12 | Hilal Al-Quds |
10 | MF | Ismail Al-Amour | 2 October 1983 (aged 31) | 39 | Hilal Al-Quds |
11 | FW | Ahmed Maher | 22 July 1991 (aged 23) | 10 | Shabab Al-Dhahiriya |
12 | DF | Tamer Salah | 3 February 1986 (aged 28) | 0 | Hilal Al-Quds |
13 | MF | Jaka Ihbeisheh | 29 August 1986 (aged 28) | 1 | NK Krka |
14 | DF | Abdullah Jaber | 17 February 1993 (aged 21) | 10 | Hilal Al-Quds |
15 | DF | Abdelatif Bahdari | 20 February 1984 (aged 30) | 29 | Al-Wehdat |
16 | FW | Mahmoud Eid | 23 June 1993 (aged 21) | 4 | Nyköpings |
17 | DF | Alexis Norambuena | 31 March 1984 (aged 30) | 7 | GKS Belchatow |
18 | DF | Mus'ab Al-Batat | 21 November 1993 (aged 21) | 7 | Shabab Al-Dhahiriya |
19 | FW | Abdelhamid Abuhabib | 8 June 1989 (aged 25) | 25 | Markaz Balata |
20 | MF | Khader Yousef | 6 October 1984 (aged 30) | 47 | Wadi Al-Nes |
21 | GK | Ramzi Saleh (c) | 8 August 1980 (aged 34) | 105 | Smouha |
22 | GK | Rami Hamadi | 20 April 1991 (aged 23) | 0 | Shabab Al-Khalil |
23 | MF | Murad Ismail Said | 15 December 1982 (aged 32) | 27 | Hilal Al-Quds |
Player representation
By club
Clubs with 5 or more players represented are listed.
Players | Club |
---|---|
10 | Qadsia |
9 | Al-Hilal, Al-Shorta, Al-Wehdat |
8 | Guangzhou Evergrande, Hilal Al-Quds, Rimyongsu |
7 | Al Ain, Al-Oruba, Al-Sadd |
6 | 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 |
---|---|
Australia | 7† |
Bahrain | 19 |
China PR | 23 |
Iran | 13 |
Iraq | 15 |
Japan | 13 |
Jordan | 13 |
Kuwait | 21 |
North Korea | 18 |
Oman | 22 |
Palestine | 17 |
Qatar | 23 |
Saudi Arabia | 23 |
South Korea | 5 |
United Arab Emirates | 23 |
Uzbekistan | 14 |
† Including Nathan Burns who played for Wellington Phoenix, a New Zealand club competing in the A-League.
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