Squads for the 1988 AFC Asian Cup tournament in Qatar.
Group A Iran
Head coach: Parviz Dehdari
Japan
Head coach: Kenzo Yokoyama
Caps & Goals listed are recognized career totals while all other stats are listed as they were on 2 December 1988 the tournament's opening day.
South Korea
Head coach: Lee Hoi-Taek
Qatar
Head coach: Procópio Cardoso
United Arab Emirates
Head coach: Mario Zagallo
Group B Bahrain
Head coach: Mohammed Al Arabi
China
Head coach: Gao Fengwen
Kuwait
Head coach: Miguel Pereira
Saudi Arabia
Head coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira
Syria
Head coach: Anatoliy Azarenkov
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