For the start of the tournament each team were allowed 23 players within their squad. Players birthdays should be correct as of October 31, 2008 which was the start of the tournament.
Group A
Japan
Head coach: Tatsuya Makiuchi
Saudi Arabia Head coach: Nelson
Iran
Yemen Head coach: Abdullah Mohammed Fodel
Group B
United Arab Emirates
South Korea
Head coach: Cho Dong-Hyun
Iraq
Head coach: Hakim Shaker
Syria
Group C
China PR Head Coach: Liu Chunming
North Korea
Tajikistan
Lebanon Head Coach: Samir Saad
Group D
Australia
Uzbekistan
Thailand
Jordan Head coach: Ahmed Abdel-Qader
References
External links Details on AFC.com