The following is a list of squads for each national team which competed at the
2018 AFC U-23 Championship
The 2018 AFC U-23 Championship (also known as the 2018 AFC U-23 Asian Cup) was the third edition of the AFC U-23 Championship, the biennial international age-restricted football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) f ...
. The tournament took place in
China, between 9–27 January 2018. It was the third U-23 age group competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation. As the tournament was not held during the
FIFA International Match Calendar
The FIFA International Match Calendar (sometimes abbreviated as the FIFA Calendar or FIFA Days) is an outline agreement between FIFA, the six continental football confederations, the European Club Association, and FIFPro, which sets out which ...
, clubs were not obligated to release the players.
The sixteen 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. Players born on or after 1 January 1995 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
The full squad listings are below. The age listed for each player is on 9 January 2018, the first day of the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches who are of a different nationality than their own national team. Players in boldface have been capped at full international level at some point in their career.
Group A
China PR
Coach:
Massimiliano Maddaloni
The final squad was announced on 4 January 2018.
Qatar
Coach:
Félix Sánchez Bas
The final squad was announced on 1 January 2018.
Uzbekistan
Coach:
Ravshan Khaydarov
Ravshan Khaydarov (born 15 July 1961) is a football manager and former player. He is currently head coach of Uzbekistan U-22.
Playing career
Khaydarov started his professional career at FK Khiva in 1984, in club he spent two seasons. Next two ...
The final squad was announced on 4 January 2018.
Oman
Coach:
Hamad Al-Azani
Hamad Khalifa Hamed Al-Azani commonly known as Hamad Al-Azani ( ar, حمد خليفة حامد العزاني; born 31 May 1973) is an Omani football manager and a former footballer who is currently the manager of Oman national under-23 football t ...
The final squad was announced on 31 December 2017.
Group B
Japan
Coach:
Hajime Moriyasu
is a Japanese football manager and former player. He made more than 250 appearances in 14 years with Sanfrecce Hiroshima, including a year on loan to Kyoto Purple Sanga, before spending his final season as a professional with Vegalta Sendai. He ...
The final squad was announced on 26 December 2017.
North Korea
Coach:
Ju Song-Il
Thailand
Coach:
Zoran Janković
The final squad was announced on 1 January 2018.
Palestine
Coach:
Ayman Sandouqa
The final squad was announced on 31 December 2017.
Group C
Iraq
Coach:
Abdul-Ghani Shahad
The final squad was announced on 3 January 2018.
Jordan
Coach:
Iain Brunskill
Iain Richard Brunskill (born 5 November 1976) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Playing career
A midfielder, Brunskill was an England international at schoolboy and youth level, before joining Liverpool as a full- ...
The final squad was announced on 27 December 2017.
Saudi Arabia
Coach:
Daniel Teglia
The final squad was announced on 30 December 2017.
Malaysia
Coach:
Ong Kim Swee
Ong Kim Swee () is a Malaysian football manager and former footballer, who is the Head coach of Malaysia Super League club Sabah. He spent most of his career playing for East Malaysian teams, notably Sarawak and Sabah during the mid 1990s ...
The final squad was announced on 29 December 2017.
Group D
South Korea
Coach:
Kim Bong-gil
Kim Bong-Gil (born March 15, 1966) is a South Korean football coach and former player. He is the current manager of China League One side Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic.
Football career
Kim was one of top wing forward in K League. After graduate Yo ...
The final squad was announced on 5 January 2018.
Australia
Coach:
Ante Milicic
Ante Milicic ( ; hr, Ante Miličić ; (born 4 April 1974) is an Australian soccer manager and former professional player.
Personal life
The son of Croatian immigrants, Milicic grew up in Strathfield, a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney. Mi ...
The final squad was announced on 19 December 2017.
Syria
Coach:
Mohand Al Faqir
The final squad was announced on 1 January 2018.
Vietnam
Coach:
Park Hang-seo
Park Hang-seo (Hangul: 박항서; born 1 October 1957) is a South Korean football manager and former player who currently serves as the head coach of the Vietnam national team. He is credited for the rise of Vietnam national team's performan ...
The final squad was announced on 30 December 2017.
References
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2018 AFC U-23 Championship