The

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was an international

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tournament that was held in the

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from 5 January to 1 February 2019. The 24 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad with a minimum of 18 players and a maximum of 23 players, at least three of whom must be goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. Before announcing their final squads, several teams named a provisional squad of 18 to 50 players; each country's final squad had to be submitted at least ten days prior to the first match of the tournament. Replacement of players was permitted until six hours before the team's first Asian Cup game. The AFC published the final lists with squad numbers on 27 December 2018. The position listed for each player is per the official squad list published by AFC. The age listed for each player is as of 5 January 2019, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of 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 that are of a different nationality than their own national team.

Group A

United Arab Emirates

Coach:

Alberto Zaccheroni Alberto Zaccheroni (; born 1 April 1953) is an Italian former association football, football manager, formerly in charge of the United Arab Emirates national football team, United Arab Emirates and Japan national football team, Japan national fo ...

The final squad was announced on 23 December 2018. Mahmoud Khamees was replaced by Al Hassan Saleh on 25 December.

Rayan Yaslam Rayan Yaslam Mohammed Aboudan Al Jaberi (born 23 November 1994), or simply Rayan Yaslam (), is an Emirati professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al Dhafra and the United Arab Emirates national team. International career Yasla ...

was replaced by Mohammed Khalfan on 31 December due to injury.

Thailand

Coach:

Milovan Rajevac Milovan Rajevac (Serbian: Милован Рајевац; born 2 January 1954) is a Serbian Manager (association football), football manager and former professional player. Playing career Born in Čajetina, Rajevac played as a Defender (associat ...

(6 January 2019) / Sirisak Yodyardthai (from 10 January 2019) The 27-man provisional squad was announced on 14 December 2018. The squad was reduced to 26 players on 26 December as

Kawin Thamsatchanan Kawin Thamsatchanan (, ; born 26 January 1990) is a Thai retired professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Club career Rajpracha Born in Bangkok, Kawin began his youth career in 2006 with Rajpracha, making his senior debut in 2007. ...

was ruled out due to injury. The final squad was announced on 27 December 2018. Following the opening match, coach

was sacked and replaced by Sirisak Yodyardthai on 7 January 2019.

India

Coach:

Stephen Constantine Stephen Constantine (born 16 October 1962) is an English professional football coach and former player who is the manager of the Pakistan national football team. Early and personal life Constantine was born on 16 October 1962 in London. He is ...

The 34-man provisional squad was announced on 12 December 2018. The squad was reduced to 28 players on 19 December. The final squad was announced on 26 December 2018.

Bahrain

Coach:

Miroslav Soukup Miroslav Soukup (born 13 November 1965) is a Czech football manager and former player who formerly managed the Yemen national team. Previously, he was in charge of the Iraq national Olympic team. Managerial career He was one of the managers l ...

The 28-man provisional squad was announced on 7 December 2018. The final squad was announced on 27 December 2018.

Group B

Australia

Coach:

Graham Arnold Graham James Arnold (born 3 August 1963) is an Australian association football, professional football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of the Iraq national football team, Iraq national team. Arnold was first appointed ...

The final squad was announced on 20 December 2018. On 24 December 2018,

James Jeggo James Alexander Jeggo ( ; born 12 February 1992) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for A-League Men club Melbourne City. Born in Austria, he plays for the Australia national team. Jeggo moved to Austr ...

was called up instead of the injured

Aaron Mooy Aaron Frank Mooy (; ; born 15 September 1990) is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. He is considered to be one of the great Australian midfielders and one of Huddersfield Town's greatest players in rec ...

. On 2 January 2019,

Martin Boyle Martin Callie Boyle (born 25 April 1993) is a professional association football player who plays for club Hibernian. Born in Scotland, he represents the Australia national team. He is a right sided winger who is also capable of playing as a ...

was replaced by

Apostolos Giannou Apostolos Giannou (; born 25 January 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cypriot Second Division club Achyronas-Onisilos. Born in Greece, he represented various Greek and Australian youth national teams, including one fr ...

due to injury.

Syria

Coach:

Bernd Stange Bernd Walter Stange (born 14 March 1948) is a German football manager who last managed the Syria national team. During his playing career, he played for Chemie Gnaschwitz, Vorwärts Bautzen, and HSG DHfK Leipzig as a defender. Playing care ...

(6–10 January 2019) / Fajr Ibrahim (from 15 January 2019) The final squad was announced on 23 December 2018.

was sacked and replaced by Fajr Ibrahim, following the team's loss to Jordan.

Palestine

Coach:

Noureddine Ould Ali Noureddine Ould Ali (; born 23 June 1972) is an Algerian football coach who is currently head coach of Yemen national football team. Early life Ould Ali was born in Bab El Oued, a suburb of the capital of Algiers, Algeria on 23 June 1972. He pl ...

The 28-man provisional squad was announced on 5 December 2018. The final squad was announced on 26 December 2018.

Jordan

Coach:

Vital Borkelmans Vital Philomene Borkelmans (born 10 June 1963) is a Belgian football coach and a former left fullback who mainly played for Club Brugge (350 matches with that club), in the Belgian First Division. Club career He also played for Patro Eisden, ...

The 29-man provisional squad was announced on 13 December 2018. The final squad was announced on 26 December 2018. Yazan Thalji was replaced by Ihsan Haddad on 5 January 2019 due to injury.

Group C

South Korea

Coach:

Paulo Bento Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento (; born 20 June 1969) is a Portuguese Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player. A Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder with tackling ability and workrate ...

The final squad was announced on 20 December 2018. Na Sang-ho was replaced by

Lee Seung-woo Lee Seung-woo (; born 6 January 1998) is a South Korean Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football)#Winger, left winger for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. Early life Aged 12, Lee caug ...

on 6 January 2019 due to injury.

China

Coach:

Marcello Lippi Marcello Romeo Lippi (; born 12 April 1948) is an Italian former professional association football, football player and manager, who led the Italy national football team, Italy national team to victory in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He was appoin ...

The 25-man provisional squad was announced on 17 December 2018. The squad was reduced to 24 players on 26 December as

Li Xuepeng Li Xuepeng (; born 18 September 1988) is a Chinese footballer who plays as a left back for China League Two club Wenzhou FC. Club career Li Xuepeng started his football career when he was promoted to Dalian Shide's first team in the 2007 sea ...

was ruled out due to injury. The final squad was announced on 27 December 2018. Guo Quanbo was replaced by Zhang Lu on 5 January 2019 due to Zhang's recover from his injury.

Kyrgyzstan

Coach: Aleksandr Krestinin The 35-man provisional squad was announced on 3 December 2018. The final squad was announced on 27 December 2018. Viktor Maier was replaced by Pavel Sidorenko on 2 January 2019 due to injury.

Philippines

Coach:

Sven-Göran Eriksson Sven-Göran Eriksson (; 5 February 1948 – 26 August 2024) was a Swedish association football, football player and Coach (sport), manager. After a playing career as a right-back, Eriksson went on to experience major success in club management ...

The final squad was announced on 27 December 2018.

Paul Mulders Paul de la Cruz Mulders (born 16 January 1981) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. He was last signed by Ceres–Negros in the Philippines Football League. Mulders is also a member of the Philippines n ...

was replaced by Amani Aguinaldo on 6 January 2019.

Group D

Iran

Coach:

Carlos Queiroz Carlos Manuel Brito Leal de Queiroz (; born 1 March 1953) is a Portuguese football manager. He has served as the manager of his native Portugal's national team, the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Iran, Colombia, Egypt and Qatar, leading ...

The 35-man provisional squad was announced on 10 December 2018. The squad was reduced to 34 players on 25 December as

Saeid Ezatolahi Saeid Ezatolahi Afagh (; born 1 October 1996) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Shabab Al Ahli in UAE Pro League and the Iran national team. Ezatolahi came up through Malavan's youth academy an ...

was ruled out due to injury. The final squad was announced on 26 December 2018.

Iraq

Coach:

Srečko Katanec Srečko Katanec (; born 16 July 1963) is a Slovenian retired football manager and player. At international level, he was capped for both the Yugoslavia and Slovenia national teams. A former midfielder, who was also capable of playing as a defen ...

The 27-man provisional squad was announced on 4 December 2018. The final squad was announced on 27 December 2018. On 30 December 2018,

Mahdi Kamel Mahdi Kamil Shiltagh (; born 6 January 1995) is an Iraqi professional midfielder who plays for Al-Talaba and the Iraq national football team. Early career The midfielder comes from a sporting background with his elder brother having been playe ...

was replaced by Mohammed Dawood.

Vietnam

Coach:

Park Hang-seo Park Hang-seo (; born 1 October 1957) is a South Korean Association football, football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of the Vietnam national football team, and is considered one of the most successful managers in ...

The 27-man provisional squad was announced on 18 December 2018. On 25 December 2018,

Lục Xuân Hưng Lục Xuân Hưng (born 15 April 1995) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a center back for V.League 2 club Quy Nhơn Bình Định. Xuân Hưng was named by Park Hang-seo in Vietnam national team squad for the 2018 AFF Cham ...

was replaced by

Hồ Tấn Tài Hồ Tấn Tài (born 6 November 1997) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a right-back or center-back for V.League 1 club Becamex Bình Dương and the Vietnam national team. Club career Hồ Tấn Tài is originally fr ...

due to injury. On 26 December 2018, the squad was reduced to 24 players. The final squad was announced on 27 December 2018.

Yemen

Coach:

Ján Kocian Ján Kocian (born 13 March 1958) is a Slovak professional football manager and former player who last managed Slovak First Football League club ViOn Zlaté Moravce. He also held managerial positions across central Europe and Asia. Playing care ...

The 35-man provisional squad was announced on 4 December 2018. The final squad was announced on 27 December 2018.

Group E

Saudi Arabia

Coach:

Juan Antonio Pizzi Juan Antonio Pizzi Torroja (, ; born 7 June 1968) is a retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He is currently the head coach of the Kuwait national team. Pizzi spent the bulk of his club career in Spain, mainly at Tenerife, ...

The final squad was announced on 20 December 2018. Salman Al-Faraj was replaced by Nooh Al-Mousa on 6 January 2019 due to injury. Abdullah Al-Khaibari was replaced by Sultan Al-Ghanam on 7 January 2019 due to injury.

Qatar

Coach: Félix Sánchez The 27-man provisional squad was announced on 12 December 2018. The final squad was announced on 27 December 2018. Ahmed Moein was replaced by Khaled Mohammed on 3 January 2019 due to injury.

Lebanon

Coach:

Miodrag Radulović Miodrag Radulović (; born 23 October 1967) is a Montenegrin professional football manager and former player who is the coach of the Lebanon national team. Club career Born in Titograd, Montenegro, his football career began in 1980 at Budućno ...

The 27-man provisional squad was announced on 18 December 2018. The final squad was announced on 26 December 2018.

North Korea

Coach: Kim Yong-jun The final squad was announced on 27 December 2018.

Group F

Japan

Coach:

Hajime Moriyasu is a Japanese football manager and former player he is the currently head coach of Japan national football team. He made more than 250 appearances in 14 years with Sanfrecce Hiroshima, including a year on loan to Kyoto Purple Sanga, before spen ...

The final squad was announced on 13 December 2018.

Takuma Asano is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Mallorca and the Japan national team. Asano's younger brother Yuya is also a professional footballer, currently playing for J1 League side Nagoya Grampus. Club ...

was replaced by

Yoshinori Muto is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Vissel Kobe. Muto started his career with J1 League club FC Tokyo in 2013 who he played with for three seasons. In May 2015, he signed for German club Mainz 05 wh ...

on 19 December 2018 due to injury. Shoya Nakajima was replaced by

Takashi Inui is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder and currently play for club, Shimizu S-Pulse. Club career Inui was an All Japan High School Soccer Tournament champion in 2006 with Yasu High School. In 2 ...

and

Hidemasa Morita is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Japan national team. Club career Kawasaki Frontale In 2018, Morita joined Kawasaki Frontale. On 10 February, he made his p ...

was replaced by

Tsukasa Shiotani is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Shiotani is a well-decorated player, having won 8 trophies as of 2025, and has been named in the J.League Team of the Year for three years in a row, from ...

on 5 January 2019 due to injury.

Uzbekistan

Coach:

Héctor Cúper Héctor Raúl Cúper (; born 16 November 1955) is an Argentine football manager and former player who was most recently head coach of the Syria national team. As a player, he was a defender who spent most of his career at Ferro Carril Oeste, w ...

The 27-man provisional squad was announced on 15 December 2018. The final squad was announced on 24 December 2018.

Oman

Coach:

Pim Verbeek Peter Tim Dirk "Pim" Verbeek (12 March 1956 – 28 November 2019) was a Dutch football manager who last coached the Oman national football team. Playing career As a player, Verbeek was a defender or a midfielder and spent his entire career at S ...

The 26-man provisional squad was announced on 18 December 2018.

Ali Al-Habsi Ali Abdullah Harib Al-Habsi (; born 30 December 1981) is an Omani retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for the Oman national team for nearly two decades, from 2001 to 2019. Club career Early career Al-Habsi was ...

was replaced by Ammar Al-Rushaidi due to an injury on 25 December 2018. The final squad was announced on 26 December 2018.

Turkmenistan

Coach:

Ýazguly Hojageldyýew Ýazguly Berdimuhammedowiç Hojageldiýew (; born 16 February 1977) is a Turkmen professional Association football, football coach and former player who is the current Manager (association football), manager of Altyn Asyr FK, Altyn Asyr. Care ...

The 29-man provisional squad was announced on 20 December 2018. The final squad was announced on 27 December 2018.

Player representation

By age

Players

*Oldest:

Zheng Zhi Zheng Zhi (; born 20 August 1980) is a Chinese people, Chinese professional Manager (association football), football manager and former player. He is the currently assistant coach of China national football team, China. As a player, Zheng pla ...

() *Youngest: Khaled Mohammed ()

Goalkeepers

*Oldest:

Amer Shafi Amer Shafi Mahmoud Sabbah (; born 14 February 1982) is a Jordanian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Shafi began his career as a midfielder and later on became a goalkeeper. After playing many years for Al-Yarmouk, he j ...

() *Youngest: Yusuf Habib ()

Captains

*Oldest:

() *Youngest:

Altymyrat Annadurdyýew Altymyrat Myratowiç Annadurdyýew (born April 13, 1993) is a professional Turkmen football player who plays for FK Arkadag. He is also a member of the Turkmenistan national football team. Club career He was born in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan ...

()

By club

Clubs with 5 or more players represented are listed.

By club nationality

By club federation

By representatives of domestic league

References

External links

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AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 – List of Players
{{DEFAULTSORT:2019 Afc Asian Cup Squads Squads AFC Asian Cup squads