The 2019 AFC Asian Cup was an international football 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 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 (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 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 Sirisak Yodyardthai on 7 January 2019.
India Coach: Stephen Constantine
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
The final squad was announced on 20 December 2018. On 24 December 2018, James Jeggo was called up instead of the injured Aaron Mooy. On 2 January 2019, Martin Boyle was replaced by Apostolos Giannou due to injury.
Syria Coach: Bernd Stange (6–10 January 2019) / Fajr Ibrahim (from 15 January 2019)
The final squad was announced on 23 December 2018. Bernd Stange was sacked and replaced by Fajr Ibrahim, following the team's loss to Jordan.
Palestine Coach: Noureddine Ould Ali
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 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 was replaced by Lee Seung-woo on 6 January 2019 due to injury.
China Coach: Marcello Lippi
The 25-man provisional squad was announced on 17 December 2018. The squad was reduced to 24 players on 26 December as Li Xuepeng 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
The final squad was announced on 27 December 2018. Paul Mulders was replaced by Amani Aguinaldo 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 was ruled out due to injury. The final squad was announced on 26 December 2018.
Iraq Coach: Srečko Katanec
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
The 27-man provisional squad was announced on 18 December 2018. On 25 December 2018, Lục Xuân Hưng was replaced by Hồ Tấn Tài 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
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
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 28 December 2018.
Group F
Japan Coach: Hajime Moriyasu
The final squad was announced on 13 December 2018. Takuma Asano was replaced by Yoshinori Muto on 19 December 2018 due to injury. Shoya Nakajima was replaced by Takashi Inui and Hidemasa Morita 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 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.
Statistics By age Players Oldest: Zheng Zhi () Youngest: Khaled Mohammed ()
Goalkeepers Oldest: Amer Shafi () Youngest: Yusuf Habib ()
Captains Oldest: Zheng Zhi () Youngest: Altymyrat Annadurdyýew ()
Coaches Oldest: Sven-Göran Eriksson () () Youngest: Kim Yong-jun ()
By club Clubs with 5 or more players represented are listed.
Player representation Players Club12 Dordoi Bishkek11 Altyn Asyr10 Al-Sadd9 Al-Faisaly, Ceres–Negros7 Al-Riffa, Ahed, Al-Ahli, Buriram United, Ahal, Hà Nội, Al-Ain6 Guangzhou Evergrande, Dhofar, Al-Hilal, Al-Nassr, Bangkok United, Lokomotiv Tashkent5 Beijing Guoan, Al-Shorta, Al-Wehdat, Hilal Al-Quds, Al-Duhail, Al-Gharafa, Hoàng Anh Gia Lai, Al-Jazira, Al-Wehda
By club nationality Players AFC clubs46 Qatar31 Saudi Arabia29 Thailand28 United Arab Emirates26 China23 India, Vietnam22 Oman21 Bahrain, Japan, Jordan19 Lebanon, Turkmenistan18 North Korea, Uzbekistan17 Kyrgyzstan15 Iraq14 Palestine13 Iran, Philippines9 South Korea, Yemen6 Syria3 Australia, Kuwait2 Bangladesh2 Indonesia, Malaysia
Players Clubs outside AFC11 Germany9 England5 Russia4 Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Netherlands, Turkey3 Austria, Scotland, Spain, Sweden2 Chile, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Malta, Portugal1 Argentina, Croatia, Greece, Morocco, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Tunisia, United States
By club federation Players Federation470AFC74UEFA4CAF3CONMEBOL1CONCACAF
By representatives of domestic league National squad Players23232323232222201919181717161614131211109863
References
External links
AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 – List of Players