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tournament that was held in the United Arab Emirates 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 The final squad was announced on 23 December 2018.

Mahmoud Khamees Mahmoud Khamees Al-Hammadi (born 28 October 1987) is an association football player from the United Arab Emirates who plays as a defender for Al-Wahda. Club career International career He made his debut in a friendly defeat to Benin in Nov ...

was replaced by Al Hassan Saleh on 25 December. Rayan Yaslam was replaced by Mohammed Khalfan on 31 December due to injury.

Thailand

Coach: Milovan Rajevac (6 January 2019) /

Sirisak Yodyardthai Sirisak Yodyardthai ( th, ศิริศักดิ์ ยอดญาติไทย) is a Thai football manager who last managed Thai Honda in the Thai League 1 and sometimes coached their youth sides. He is currently the manager of Pattaya ...

(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 ( th, กวินทร์ ธรรมสัจจานันท์, ; born 26 January 1990) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Thai League 1 club Muangthong United and the Thailand national t ...

was ruled out due to injury. The final squad was announced on 27 December 2018. Following the opening match, coach Milovan Rajevac was sacked and replaced by

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 head coach of Indian Super League club East Bengal. 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 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 soccer manager and former player. Arnold was appointed to work as an assistant coach of the Australian national soccer team in 2000. After head coach Frank Farina was sacked in 2005, Ar ...

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

James Jeggo James Alexander Jeggo ( ; born 12 February 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Belgian club Eupen. Born in Austria, he represents the Australia national team. Jeggo moved to Australia as a child, where he sta ...

was called up instead of the injured

Aaron Mooy Aaron Frank Mooy (; ; born 15 September 1990) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Australia national team. Born in Sydney, Mooy played youth football for the N ...

. On 2 January 2019, Martin Boyle was replaced by

Apostolos Giannou Apostolos Giannou ( el, Απόστολος Γιάννου; born 25 January 1990) is a Greek-Australian professional footballer who plays as a forward. He represented various Greek and Australian youth national teams, including one friendly with t ...

due to injury.

Syria

Coach: Bernd Stange (6–10 January 2019) /

Fajr Ibrahim Fajr Ibrahim ( ar, فجر إبراهيم) is a Syrian football coach and former footballer. Club career Fajr started playing in the Syrian League with Al-Wahda team in 1979. He remained with the club until he retired from the playing. He wo ...

(from 15 January 2019) The final squad was announced on 23 December 2018. Bernd Stange was sacked and replaced by

, following the team's loss to Jordan.

Palestine

Coach:

Noureddine Ould Ali Noureddine Ould Ali ( ar, نور الدين ولد علي; born 23 June 1972) is an Algerian football coach who was most recently the manager of the Palestine national football team. Early life Ould Ali was born in Bab El Oued, a suburb of the c ...

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

Jordan

Coach: Vital Borkelmans 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 Ihsan Nabil Farhan Haddad ( ar, إحسَان نَبِيْل فَرحَان حَدَّاد) is a Jordanian footballer who plays for Jordanian club Al-Faisaly and the Jordan national football team. International goals With U-16 With U-23 N ...

on 5 January 2019 due to injury.

Group C

South Korea

Coach: Paulo Bento The final squad was announced on 20 December 2018.

Na Sang-ho Na Sang-ho ( ko, 나상호; born 12 August 1996) is a South Korean football who plays as a winger or a forward for FC Seoul and the South Korea national team. Club career Youth He graduated from Kumho High School, which is a youth team ...

was replaced by Lee Seung-woo on 6 January 2019 due to injury.

China

Coach:

Marcello Lippi Marcello Romeo Lippi (; born 12 April 1948) is an Italian former professional football player and manager, who led the Italian national team to victory in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He was appointed as Italy head coach in the summer of 2004 and 2 ...

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 currently plays for Guangzhou Evergrande in the Chinese Super League. Club career Li Xuepeng started his football career when he was promoted to Dalian Shide's first team in th ...

was ruled out due to injury. The final squad was announced on 27 December 2018.

Guo Quanbo Guo Quanbo (; born 31 August 1997) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Chinese Super League club Meizhou Hakka. Club career Guo Quanbo was born in Tianmen, Hubei. He joined Chinese Super League side Beiji ...

was replaced by Zhang Lu on 5 January 2019 due to Zhang's recover from his injury.

Kyrgyzstan

Coach:

Aleksandr Krestinin Alexander Sergeyevich Krestinin (russian: Александр Сергеевич Крестинин; born 19 September 1978) is a Russian professional football manager and a former player. He is the current manager of Kyrgyzstan national team. C ...

The 35-man provisional squad was announced on 3 December 2018. The final squad was announced on 27 December 2018.

Viktor Maier Viktor Maier (russian: Виктор Майер, tr. ''Viktor Mayer''; born 16 May 1990) is a Kyrgyzstani-German footballer who plays as a winger for FC Eintracht Rheine. He made 21 appearances for the Kyrgyzstan national team scoring once. ...

was replaced by Pavel Sidorenko on 2 January 2019 due to injury.

Philippines

Coach:

Sven-Göran Eriksson Sven-Göran Eriksson (; born 5 February 1948) is a Swedish football manager and former player. After an unassuming playing career as a right-back, Eriksson went on to experience major success in club management between 1977 and 2001, winning 18 ...

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 of the Philippines Football League. Mulders is also a member of the Philippines na ...

was replaced by

Amani Aguinaldo Amani Manuel Santos Aguinaldo (born April 24, 1995) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a center-back for Thai League 1 club Nakhon Ratchasima and the Philippines national team. He previously played for Thai League 1 club Nongb ...

on 6 January 2019.

Group D

Iran

Coach: Carlos Queiroz 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 ( fa, سعید عزت‌اللهی آفاق; born 1 October 1996) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Danish club Vejle and the Iran national team. Ezatolahi came up through Mal ...

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 professional football manager and former player who is the manager of the Uzbekistan national team. At international level, he was capped for both the Yugoslavia and Slovenia national teams. ...

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 was replaced by Mohammed Dawood.

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 performa ...

The 27-man provisional squad was announced on 18 December 2018. On 25 December 2018, Lục Xuân Hưng was replaced by

Hồ Tấn Tài Hồ Tấn Tài (born 6 November 1997) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a right back for V.League 1 club Công An Hà Nội and the Vietnam national team. Club career Hồ Tấn Tài is originally from Hoài Ân, a mount ...

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 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, currently manager of UAE Pro League club Al-Wasl. He spent the bulk of his club career in Spain, mainly at Tenerife, helping to th ...

The final squad was announced on 20 December 2018.

Salman Al-Faraj Salman Mohammed Mohammed Al-Faraj ( ar, سلمان محمد محمد الفرج; born 1 August 1989) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and captains both Saudi Professional League club Al-Hilal and the Saudi Ara ...

was replaced by

Nooh Al-Mousa Nooh Al-Mousa ( ar, نوح الموسى; born 23 February 1991) is a Saudi football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Al-Fateh and the Saudi Arabia national team. Career Nooh Al-Mousa started his career with Al-Fateh where he pro ...

on 6 January 2019 due to injury.

Abdullah Al-Khaibari Abdullah Mohammed Al-Khaibari ( ar, عبد الله محمد الخيبري, born 16 August 1996) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for the Saudi Arabia national team and Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr ...

was replaced by

Sultan Al-Ghanam Sultan bin Abdullah bin Salem Al-Ghannam ( ar, سلطان بن عبد الله بن سالم الغنام; born 6 May 1994) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for the Saudi Arabia national team and Saudi Pro Lea ...

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 Ahmed Moein Mohammed Doozandeh ( ar, أحمد معين; born 20 October 1995) is a Qatari footballer who plays for Al-Duhail SC as a defensive midfielder. He has Iranian origin. In November 2015, Moein was awarded the Asian Young Footballer of t ...

was replaced by

Khaled Mohammed Khaled Mohammed Mohammed Saleh ( ar, خالد محمد; born 7 June 2000) is a Qatari Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Ahli (Doha), Al Ahli on loan from Al-Duhail SC, Al-Duhail . Club career Mohammed made his p ...

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 manager of the Montenegro national team. Club career Born in Titograd, Montenegro, his football career began in 1980 at Bu ...

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 The final squad was announced on 13 December 2018.

Takuma Asano is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Bundesliga club VfL Bochum and the Japan national team. His younger brother Yuya is also a professional footballer currently playing for J1 League side Sanfrecce Hi ...

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 where ...

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 for Shimizu S-Pulse and the Japan national team. Club career Inui was an All Japan High School Soccer Tournament champion in 2006 when his high school, Shi ...

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. Career Kawasaki Frontale In 2018, Morita joined Kawasaki Frontale. On February 10, he made his profess ...

was replaced by Tsukasa Shiotani on 5 January 2019 due to injury.

Uzbekistan

Coach: Héctor Cúper The 27-man provisional squad was announced on 15 December 2018. The final squad was announced on 24 December 2018.

Oman

Coach: Pim Verbeek The 26-man provisional squad was announced on 18 December 2018. Ali Al-Habsi was replaced by

Ammar Al-Rushaidi Ammar : * Ammar (name), given name of Arabic origin. Meaning “The Creator” * Given names * Ammar Abdulhamid, Syrian writer * Ammar Campa-Najjar, American politician * Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of the Emirate of Ajman * Ammar al ...

due to an injury on 25 December 2018. The final squad was announced on 26 December 2018.

Turkmenistan

Coach: Ýazguly Hojageldyýew 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 () *Youngest:

()

Goalkeepers

*Oldest: Amer Shafi () *Youngest: Yusuf Habib ()

Captains

*Oldest: Zheng Zhi () *Youngest: Altymyrat Annadurdyýew ()

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

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

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AFC Asian Cup squads