The 2015 AFC Asian Cup was an international football tournament that was held in Australia from 9 to 31 January 2015. The 16 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.
Before announcing their final squad, several teams named a provisional squad of 23 to 30 players, but each country's final squad of 23 players had to be submitted by 30 December 2014. Replacement of injured players was permitted until six hours before the team's first Asian Cup game. Players marked (c) were named as captain for their national squad. Number of caps counts until the start of the tournament, including all FIFA-recognized pre-tournament friendlies. Player's age is their age on the opening day of the tournament.
Group A
Australia Coach: Ange Postecoglou
On 7 December 2014, Postecoglou named a provisional list of 46 players for the tournament. The final squad was announced on 23 December 2014.
South Korea Coach: Uli Stielike
The final squad was announced on 22 December 2014.
Oman Coach: Paul Le Guen
The final squad was announced on 25 December 2014. There were two changes in the final squad: Sulaiman Al-Buraiki replaced Mohannad Al-Zaabi and Amer Said Al-Shatri replaced Saad Al-Mukhaini.
Kuwait Coach: Nabil Maâloul
The final squad was announced on 30 December 2014.
Group B
Uzbekistan Coach: Mirjalol Qosimov
The final squad was announced on 30 December 2014.
Saudi Arabia Coach: Cosmin Olăroiu
The final squad was announced on 25 December 2014. Nasser Al-Shamrani was ruled out for the tournament due to injury and replaced by Ibrahim Ghaleb.
China Coach: Alain Perrin
The final squad was announced on 24 December 2014.
North Korea Coach: Jo Tong-sop
The final squad was announced on 30 December 2014.
Group C
Iran Coach: Carlos Queiroz
The final squad was announced on 30 December 2014. On 7 January 2015, Hashem Beikzadeh was replaced by Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh due to injury.
United Arab Emirates Coach: Mahdi Ali
The final squad was announced on 27 December 2014. Mohamed Fawzi was ruled out for the tournament due to injury and replaced by Salem Saleh.
Qatar Coach: Djamel Belmadi
The final squad was announced on 23 December 2014.
Bahrain Coach: Marjan Eid
The final squad was announced on 30 December 2014.
Group D
Japan Coach: Javier Aguirre
The final squad was announced on 15 December 2014. However, defender Atsuto Uchida sustained injury afterwards and was replaced by Naomichi Ueda.
Jordan Coach: Ray Wilkins
The final squad was announced on 18 December 2014.
Iraq Coach: Radhi Shenaishil
The final squad was announced on 29 December 2014.
Palestine Coach: Ahmed Al Hassan
The final squad was announced on 25 December 2014.
Statistics
By age Players Oldest: Tim Cahill () Youngest: Humam Tariq ()
Goalkeepers Oldest: Ramzi Saleh () Youngest: Mohammed Hameed ()
Captains Oldest: Saud Kariri () Youngest: Ki Sung-yueng ()
Coaches Oldest: Carlos Queiroz () () Youngest: Marjan Eid ()
By club Clubs with 5 or more players represented are listed.
Players Club10 Qadsia9 Al-Shorta8 Guangzhou Evergrande, Hilal Al-Quds, Rimyongsu, Al-Wehdat, Al-Hilal7 Al-Oruba, Al-Sadd6 Al Ain, Al-Muharraq, Al-Riffa, Al-Nassr, Al-Ahli, April 25, El-Jaish, Jiangsu Sainty, Lekhwiya5 Al-Ahli, Al-Shabab, Fanja, Lokomotiv Tashkent
By club nationality Players AFC clubs35 Saudi Arabia33 Qatar29 UAE27 China23 Kuwait22 Oman20 Bahrain18 Japan, North Korea17 Palestine16 Uzbekistan15 Iraq14 Iran, Jordan7 Australia†, South Korea
† Including Nathan Burns who played for Wellington Phoenix, a New Zealand club competing in the A-League.
Players Clubs outside AFC13 Germany10 England†5 Russia4 Netherlands3 Belgium2 Italy, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States, Switzerland†1 Egypt, Portugal, Slovenia, Poland, Ukraine † Including Ki Sung-yueng who played for Swansea City, a Wales club competing in the Premier League.
† Including Pak Kwang-ryong who played for FC Vaduz, a Liechtenstein club competing in the Swiss Super League.
By club federation Players Federation313†AFC50UEFA2CONCACAF1CAF † Including Nathan Burns who played for Wellington Phoenix, a New Zealand club competing in the A-League. All other New Zealand clubs are members of the OFC.
By representatives of domestic league National squad Players23232323222119181715141313137†5
† Including Nathan Burns who played for Wellington Phoenix, a New Zealand club competing in the A-League.
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