2015 AFC Asian Cup squads

Summary

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.[1] 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 edit

Australia edit

Coach: Ange Postecoglou

On 7 December 2014, Postecoglou named a provisional list of 46 players for the tournament.[2] The final squad was announced on 23 December 2014.[3]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mathew Ryan (1992-04-08)8 April 1992 (aged 22) 13 0   Club Brugge
2 2DF Ivan Franjic (1987-09-10)10 September 1987 (aged 27) 12 0   Torpedo Moscow
3 2DF Jason Davidson (1991-06-29)29 June 1991 (aged 23) 13 0   West Bromwich Albion
4 4FW Tim Cahill (1979-12-06)6 December 1979 (aged 35) 77 36   New York Red Bulls
5 2DF Mark Milligan (1985-08-04)4 August 1985 (aged 29) 33 2   Melbourne Victory
6 2DF Matthew Spiranovic (1988-06-27)27 June 1988 (aged 26) 21 0   Western Sydney Wanderers
7 4FW Mathew Leckie (1991-02-04)4 February 1991 (aged 23) 16 1   Ingolstadt 04
8 2DF Chris Herd (1989-04-04)4 April 1989 (aged 25) 3 0   Aston Villa
9 4FW Tomi Juric (1991-07-22)22 July 1991 (aged 23) 5 1   Western Sydney Wanderers
10 4FW Robbie Kruse (1988-10-05)5 October 1988 (aged 26) 32 3   Bayer Leverkusen
11 3MF Tommy Oar (1991-12-10)10 December 1991 (aged 23) 21 1   FC Utrecht
12 1GK Mitchell Langerak (1988-08-22)22 August 1988 (aged 26) 5 0   Borussia Dortmund
13 2DF Aziz Behich (1990-12-16)16 December 1990 (aged 24) 7 2   Bursaspor
14 3MF James Troisi (1988-07-03)3 July 1988 (aged 26) 16 1   Zulte Waregem
15 3MF Mile Jedinak (c) (1984-08-03)3 August 1984 (aged 30) 52 6   Crystal Palace
16 4FW Nathan Burns (1988-05-07)7 May 1988 (aged 26) 7 0   Wellington Phoenix
17 3MF Matt McKay (1983-01-11)11 January 1983 (aged 32) 50 1   Brisbane Roar
18 1GK Eugene Galekovic (1981-06-12)12 June 1981 (aged 33) 8 0   Adelaide United
19 3MF Terry Antonis (1993-11-26)26 November 1993 (aged 21) 3 0   Sydney FC
20 2DF Trent Sainsbury (1992-01-05)5 January 1992 (aged 23) 4 0   PEC Zwolle
21 3MF Massimo Luongo (1992-09-25)25 September 1992 (aged 22) 5 0   Swindon Town
22 2DF Alex Wilkinson (1984-08-13)13 August 1984 (aged 30) 11 0   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
23 3MF Mark Bresciano (1980-02-11)11 February 1980 (aged 34) 81 13   Al-Gharafa

South Korea edit

Coach:   Uli Stielike

The final squad was announced on 22 December 2014.[4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Jung Sung-ryong (1985-01-04)4 January 1985 (aged 30) 64 0   Suwon Bluewings
2 2DF Kim Chang-soo (1985-09-12)12 September 1985 (aged 29) 13 0   Kashiwa Reysol
3 2DF Kim Jin-su (1992-06-13)13 June 1992 (aged 22) 9 0   1899 Hoffenheim
4 2DF Kim Ju-young (1988-07-09)9 July 1988 (aged 26) 4 0   Shanghai SIPG
5 2DF Kwak Tae-hwi (1981-07-08)8 July 1981 (aged 33) 37 5   Al Hilal
6 2DF Park Joo-ho (1987-01-16)16 January 1987 (aged 27) 17 0   Mainz 05
7 4FW Son Heung-min (1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 22) 34 7   Bayer Leverkusen
8 2DF Kim Min-woo (1990-02-25)25 February 1990 (aged 24) 9 1   Sagan Tosu
9 4FW Cho Young-cheol (1989-05-31)31 May 1989 (aged 25) 10 0   Qatar SC
10 3MF Nam Tae-hee (1991-07-03)3 July 1991 (aged 23) 16 1   Lekhwiya
11 4FW Lee Keun-ho (1985-04-11)11 April 1985 (aged 29) 70 19   El-Jaish
12 3MF Han Kyo-won (1990-06-15)15 June 1990 (aged 24) 4 1   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
13 3MF Koo Ja-cheol (1989-02-27)27 February 1989 (aged 25) 42 13   Mainz 05
14 3MF Han Kook-young (1990-04-19)19 April 1990 (aged 24) 18 0   Qatar SC
15 3MF Lee Myung-joo (1990-04-24)24 April 1990 (aged 24) 12 1   Al-Ain
16 3MF Ki Sung-yueng (c) (1989-01-24)24 January 1989 (aged 25) 66 5   Swansea City
17 3MF Lee Chung-yong (1988-07-02)2 July 1988 (aged 26) 64 6   Bolton Wanderers
18 4FW Lee Jung-hyup (1991-06-24)24 June 1991 (aged 23) 0 0   Sangju Sangmu
19 2DF Kim Young-gwon (1990-02-27)27 February 1990 (aged 24) 29 1   Guangzhou Evergrande
20 2DF Jang Hyun-soo (1991-09-28)28 September 1991 (aged 23) 7 0   Guangzhou R&F
21 1GK Kim Seung-gyu (1990-09-30)30 September 1990 (aged 24) 7 0   Ulsan Hyundai
22 2DF Cha Du-ri (1980-07-25)25 July 1980 (aged 34) 70 4   FC Seoul
23 1GK Kim Jin-hyeon (1987-07-06)6 July 1987 (aged 27) 4 0   Cerezo Osaka

Oman edit

Coach:   Paul Le Guen

The final squad was announced on 25 December 2014.[5][6][7][8] There were two changes in the final squad: Sulaiman Al-Buraiki replaced Mohannad Al-Zaabi and Amer Said Al-Shatri replaced Saad Al-Mukhaini.[9]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ali Al-Habsi (c) (1981-12-30)30 December 1981 (aged 33) 100 0   Wigan Athletic
2 2DF Mohammed Al-Musalami (1990-04-27)27 April 1990 (aged 24) 35 2   Fanja
3 2DF Jaber Al-Owaisi (1989-11-04)4 November 1989 (aged 25) 27 2   Al-Shabab
4 3MF Ali Al-Jabri (1990-01-29)29 January 1990 (aged 24) 33 0   Fanja
5 2DF Nasser Al-Shimli (1989-02-15)15 February 1989 (aged 25) 7 0   Al-Oruba
6 4FW Raed Ibrahim Saleh (1992-06-09)9 June 1992 (aged 22) 42 2   Fanja
7 4FW Mohammed Al-Siyabi (1988-12-21)21 December 1988 (aged 26) 17 2   Al-Shabab
8 3MF Eid Al-Farsi (1987-01-31)31 January 1987 (aged 27) 47 4   Al-Oruba
9 4FW Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali (1989-04-23)23 April 1989 (aged 25) 38 12   Fanja
10 4FW Qasim Said (1989-04-20)20 April 1989 (aged 25) 58 8   Al-Nasr
11 2DF Amer Said Al-Shatri (1990-04-05)5 April 1990 (aged 24) 1 0   Dhofar
12 3MF Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri (1985-02-23)23 February 1985 (aged 29) 108 12   Al-Oruba
13 2DF Abdul Salam Al-Mukhaini (1988-04-07)7 April 1988 (aged 26) 38 1   Al-Oruba
14 4FW Yaqoob Abdul-Karim (1985-09-04)4 September 1985 (aged 29) 33 3   Saham
15 2DF Ali Salim Al-Nahar (1992-08-21)21 August 1992 (aged 22) 17 0   Dhofar
16 2DF Ali Al-Busaidi (1991-01-21)21 January 1991 (aged 23) 11 0   Al-Nahda
17 2DF Hassan Mudhafar Al-Gheilani (1980-06-26)26 June 1980 (aged 34) 113 6   Al-Oruba
18 1GK Mazin Al-Kasbi (1993-04-27)27 April 1993 (aged 21) 13 0   Fanja
19 2DF Ahmed Al-Mukhaini (1985-05-02)2 May 1985 (aged 29) 0 0   Al-Oruba
20 4FW Amad Al-Hosni (1984-07-18)18 July 1984 (aged 30) 115 36   Saham
21 3MF Mohsin Al-Khaldi (1992-01-01)1 January 1992 (aged 23) 1 0   Saham
22 1GK Sulaiman Al-Buraiki (1986-07-30)30 July 1986 (aged 28) 0 0   Al-Nahda
23 4FW Said Al-Ruzaiqi (1986-12-12)12 December 1986 (aged 28) 4 3   Al-Nahda

Kuwait edit

Coach:   Nabil Maâloul

The final squad was announced on 30 December 2014.[10]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Khaled Al-Rashidi (1987-04-20)20 April 1987 (aged 27) 12 0   Al-Salmiya
2 3MF Amer Al-Fadhel (1988-04-21)21 April 1988 (aged 26) 14 0   Qadsia
3 2DF Fahad Awadh (1985-02-26)26 February 1985 (aged 29) 27 2   Al-Kuwait
4 2DF Hussain Fadhel (1984-10-09)9 October 1984 (aged 30) 43 2   Al-Wahda
5 2DF Fahed Al Hajeri (1991-11-10)10 November 1991 (aged 23) 14 0   Qadsia
6 2DF Khaled Al-Qahtani (1985-02-16)16 February 1985 (aged 29) 14 0   Qadsia
7 3MF Talal Al Fadhel (1990-08-11)11 August 1990 (aged 24) 0 0   Kazma
8 3MF Saleh Al Sheikh (1982-05-29)29 May 1982 (aged 32) 39 1   Qadsia
9 3MF Abdullah Al Buraiki (1987-08-12)12 August 1987 (aged 27) 10 1   Al-Kuwait
10 3MF Aziz Mashaan (1988-10-19)19 October 1988 (aged 26) 7 0   Qadsia
11 3MF Fahad Al Ansari (1987-02-25)25 February 1987 (aged 27) 21 1   Qadsia
12 3MF Sultan Al Enezi (1992-03-29)29 March 1992 (aged 22) 15 0   Qadsia
13 2DF Musaed Neda (c) (1983-07-08)8 July 1983 (aged 31) 70 15   Al-Oruba
14 3MF Talal Al-Amer (1987-02-22)22 February 1987 (aged 27) 21 0   Qadsia
15 4FW Faisal Al Enezi (1988-06-11)11 June 1988 (aged 26) 0 0   Al-Salmiya
16 3MF Faisal Zaid (1991-10-09)9 October 1991 (aged 23) 1 0   Jahra
17 4FW Bader Al-Mutawa (1985-01-10)10 January 1985 (aged 29) 149 47   Qadsia
18 2DF Khalid El Ebrahim (1992-08-28)28 August 1992 (aged 22) 5 0   Qadsia
19 4FW Abdul Rahman Al Shammari (1993-02-13)13 February 1993 (aged 21) 2 0   Al-Nasr
20 4FW Yousef Nasser (1990-10-09)9 October 1990 (aged 24) 48 30   Kazma
21 4FW Ali Maqseed (1986-12-11)11 December 1986 (aged 28) 58 4   Al-Arabi
22 1GK Sulaiman Abdulghafour (1991-02-21)21 February 1991 (aged 23) 3 0   Al-Arabi
23 1GK Hameed Youssef (1987-08-10)10 August 1987 (aged 27) 6 0   Al-Arabi

Group B edit

Uzbekistan edit

Coach: Mirjalol Qosimov

The final squad was announced on 30 December 2014.[11]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Eldorbek Suyunov (1991-04-12)12 April 1991 (aged 23) 7 0   Nasaf Qarshi
2 2DF Egor Krimets (1992-01-27)27 January 1992 (aged 22) 4 0   Pakhtakor Tashkent
3 2DF Shavkat Mullajanov (1986-01-19)19 January 1986 (aged 28) 23 0   Olmaliq
4 4FW Sardor Rashidov (1991-06-14)14 June 1991 (aged 23) 9 2   Bunyodkor
5 2DF Anzur Ismailov (1985-04-21)21 April 1985 (aged 29) 55 1   Changchun Yatai
6 4FW Bahodir Nasimov (1987-05-02)2 May 1987 (aged 27) 11 5   Padideh
7 3MF Azizbek Haydarov (1985-07-08)8 July 1985 (aged 29) 56 0   Al-Shabab
8 3MF Server Djeparov (c) (1982-10-03)3 October 1982 (aged 32) 102 23   Seongnam
9 3MF Odil Ahmedov (1987-11-25)25 November 1987 (aged 27) 60 11   Krasnodar
10 3MF Jamshid Iskanderov (1993-10-16)16 October 1993 (aged 21) 9 0   Pakhtakor Tashkent
11 4FW Igor Sergeev (1993-04-30)30 April 1993 (aged 21) 9 4   Pakhtakor Tashkent
12 1GK Ignatiy Nesterov (1983-06-20)20 June 1983 (aged 31) 84 0   Lokomotiv Tashkent
13 3MF Lutfulla Turaev (1988-03-30)30 March 1988 (aged 26) 11 0   Lokomotiv Tashkent
14 2DF Shukhrat Mukhammadiev (1989-06-29)29 June 1989 (aged 25) 2 0   Nasaf Qarshi
15 3MF Jasur Hasanov (1983-08-02)2 August 1983 (aged 31) 39 1   Lokomotiv Tashkent
16 3MF Vokhid Shodiev (1986-11-09)9 November 1986 (aged 28) 4 2   Bunyodkor
17 3MF Sanzhar Tursunov (1986-12-29)29 December 1986 (aged 28) 36 5   Vorskla Poltava
18 3MF Timur Kapadze (1981-09-05)5 September 1981 (aged 33) 111 10   Lokomotiv Tashkent
19 2DF Vitaliy Denisov (1987-02-24)24 February 1987 (aged 27) 48 1   Lokomotiv Moscow
20 2DF Islom Tukhtakhodjaev (1989-10-30)30 October 1989 (aged 25) 37 0   Lokomotiv Tashkent
21 1GK Akbar Turaev (1989-08-27)27 August 1989 (aged 25) 0 0   Bunyodkor
22 3MF Farrukh Sayfiev (1991-01-17)17 January 1991 (aged 23) 2 0   Nasaf Qarshi
23 2DF Akmal Shorakhmedov (1986-05-10)10 May 1986 (aged 28) 14 0   Bunyodkor

Saudi Arabia edit

Coach:   Cosmin Olăroiu

The final squad was announced on 25 December 2014.[12] Nasser Al-Shamrani was ruled out for the tournament due to injury and replaced by Ibrahim Ghaleb.[13]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Waleed Abdullah (1986-04-19)19 April 1986 (aged 28) 58 0   Al-Shabab
2 2DF Saeed Al-Mowalad (1991-03-09)9 March 1991 (aged 23) 6 0   Al-Ahli
3 2DF Osama Hawsawi (1984-03-31)31 March 1984 (aged 30) 103 6   Al-Ahli
4 2DF Abdullah Al-Zori (1987-08-13)13 August 1987 (aged 27) 37 1   Al-Hilal
5 2DF Omar Hawsawi (1985-09-27)27 September 1985 (aged 29) 6 0   Al-Nassr
6 3MF Mustafa Al-Bassas (1993-06-02)2 June 1993 (aged 21) 8 0   Al-Ahli
7 3MF Salman Al-Faraj (1989-08-01)1 August 1989 (aged 25) 5 0   Al-Hilal
8 4FW Yahya Al-Shehri (1990-06-26)26 June 1990 (aged 24) 20 0   Al-Nassr
9 4FW Naif Hazazi (1989-01-11)11 January 1989 (aged 25) 46 9   Al-Shabab
10 4FW Mohammad Al-Sahlawi (1987-01-10)10 January 1987 (aged 27) 7 4   Al-Nassr
11 3MF Waleed Bakshween (1989-11-12)12 November 1989 (aged 25) 9 0   Al-Ahli
12 2DF Hassan Muath Fallatah (1986-01-27)27 January 1986 (aged 28) 48 3   Al-Shabab
13 2DF Yasser Al-Shahrani (1992-05-25)25 May 1992 (aged 22) 10 0   Al-Hilal
14 3MF Saud Kariri (c) (1980-07-08)8 July 1980 (aged 34) 125 6   Al-Hilal
15 3MF Ibrahim Ghaleb (1990-09-28)28 September 1990 (aged 24) 15 0   Al-Nassr
16 2DF Motaz Hawsawi (1992-02-17)17 February 1992 (aged 22) 7 3   Al-Ahli
17 3MF Taisir Al-Jassim (1984-07-25)25 July 1984 (aged 30) 90 10   Al-Ahli
18 3MF Salem Al-Dawsari (1991-08-19)19 August 1991 (aged 23) 17 2   Al-Hilal
19 4FW Fahad Al-Muwallad (1994-09-14)14 September 1994 (aged 20) 15 5   Al-Ittihad
20 3MF Nawaf Al-Abed (1990-01-26)26 January 1990 (aged 24) 23 2   Al-Hilal
21 1GK Abdullah Al-Sudairy (1992-02-02)2 February 1992 (aged 22) 1 0   Al-Hilal
22 1GK Abdullah Al-Enezi (1990-09-20)20 September 1990 (aged 24) 2 0   Al-Nassr
23 2DF Majed Al-Marshedi (1984-11-01)1 November 1984 (aged 30) 45 0   Al-Shabab

China edit

Coach:   Alain Perrin

The final squad was announced on 24 December 2014.[14]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Zeng Cheng (1987-01-08)8 January 1987 (aged 28) 30 0   Guangzhou Evergrande
2 2DF Ren Hang (1989-02-23)23 February 1989 (aged 25) 10 0   Jiangsu Sainty
3 2DF Mei Fang (1989-11-14)14 November 1989 (aged 25) 8 0   Guangzhou Evergrande
4 2DF Jiang Zhipeng (1989-03-06)6 March 1989 (aged 25) 7 0   Guangzhou R&F
5 2DF Zhang Linpeng (1989-05-09)9 May 1989 (aged 25) 41 4   Guangzhou Evergrande
6 2DF Li Ang (1993-09-15)15 September 1993 (aged 21) 1 0   Jiangsu Sainty
7 4FW Wu Lei (1991-11-19)19 November 1991 (aged 23) 22 5   Shanghai SIPG
8 3MF Cai Huikang (1989-10-10)10 October 1989 (aged 25) 8 0   Shanghai SIPG
9 4FW Yang Xu (1987-02-12)12 February 1987 (aged 27) 33 14   Shandong Luneng
10 3MF Zheng Zhi (c) (1980-08-20)20 August 1980 (aged 34) 81 15   Guangzhou Evergrande
11 3MF Hao Junmin (1987-03-24)24 March 1987 (aged 27) 49 12   Shandong Luneng
12 1GK Yan Junling (1991-01-28)28 January 1991 (aged 23) 0 0   Shanghai SIPG
13 2DF Liu Jianye (1987-06-17)17 June 1987 (aged 27) 41 0   Jiangsu Sainty
14 2DF Ji Xiang (1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 24) 2 0   Jiangsu Sainty
15 3MF Wu Xi (1989-02-19)19 February 1989 (aged 25) 21 1   Jiangsu Sainty
16 4FW Sun Ke (1989-08-26)26 August 1989 (aged 25) 22 4   Jiangsu Sainty
17 3MF Zhang Chengdong (1989-02-09)9 February 1989 (aged 25) 14 0   Beijing Guoan
18 4FW Gao Lin (1986-02-14)14 February 1986 (aged 28) 79 18   Guangzhou Evergrande
19 3MF Liu Binbin (1993-06-16)16 June 1993 (aged 21) 2 0   Shandong Luneng
20 3MF Yu Hanchao (1987-02-25)25 February 1987 (aged 27) 36 6   Guangzhou Evergrande
21 3MF Yu Hai (1987-06-04)4 June 1987 (aged 27) 50 10   Guizhou Renhe
22 3MF Liao Lisheng (1993-04-29)29 April 1993 (aged 21) 4 0   Guangzhou Evergrande
23 1GK Wang Dalei (1989-01-10)10 January 1989 (aged 25) 10 0   Shandong Luneng

North Korea edit

Coach: Jo Tong-sop

The final squad was announced on 30 December 2014.[15]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ri Myong-guk (1986-09-09)9 September 1986 (aged 28) 61 0   Pyongyang City
2 2DF Ri Chang-ho (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 25) 0 0   Rimyongsu
3 2DF Jang Song-hyok (1991-01-18)18 January 1991 (aged 23) 10 2   Rimyongsu
4 2DF Jon Kwang-ik (1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 26) 35 2   Amrokgang
5 2DF Han Song-hyok (1987-12-11)11 December 1987 (aged 27) 3 0   Rimyongsu
6 2DF Ro Hak-su (1990-01-19)19 January 1990 (aged 24) 12 2   Rimyongsu
7 3MF Ri Sang-chol (1990-12-26)26 December 1990 (aged 24) 2 2   Rimyongsu
8 3MF Ryang Yong-gi (1982-01-07)7 January 1982 (aged 33) 21 4   Vegalta Sendai
9 3MF Pak Song-chol (c) (1987-09-24)24 September 1987 (aged 27) 31 10   Rimyongsu
10 4FW Pak Kwang-ryong (1992-09-27)27 September 1992 (aged 22) 12 3   Basel
11 4FW Jong Il-gwan (1992-10-30)30 October 1992 (aged 22) 25 6   Rimyongsu
12 4FW Om Chol-song (1992-11-12)12 November 1992 (aged 22) 1 0   April 25
13 2DF Sim Hyon-jin (1991-01-01)1 January 1991 (aged 24) 9 1   April 25
14 4FW Kye Song-hyok (1992-11-12)12 November 1992 (aged 22) 2 1   April 25
15 2DF Jang Kuk-chol (1994-02-16)16 February 1994 (aged 20) 11 2   Hwaebul
16 2DF Cha Jong-hyok (1985-09-25)25 September 1985 (aged 29) 45 1   Wil 1900
17 4FW So Hyon-uk (1992-04-17)17 April 1992 (aged 22) 3 0   April 25
18 1GK Ri Kwang-il (1988-04-13)13 April 1988 (aged 26) 0 0   April 25
19 3MF Ri Yong-jik (1991-02-08)8 February 1991 (aged 23) 0 0   Tokushima Vortis
20 4FW Choe Won (1992-11-25)25 November 1992 (aged 22) 4 0   Hwaebul
21 3MF O Hyok-chol (1991-08-02)2 August 1991 (aged 23) 3 1   April 25
22 1GK Ju Kwang-min (1990-05-20)20 May 1990 (aged 24) 14 0   Rimyongsu

Group C edit

Iran edit

Coach:   Carlos Queiroz

The final squad was announced on 30 December 2014.[16] On 7 January 2015, Hashem Beikzadeh was replaced by Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh due to injury.[17]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Alireza Haghighi (1988-05-02)2 May 1988 (aged 26) 10 0   Penafiel
2 2DF Khosro Heydari (1983-09-14)14 September 1983 (aged 31) 53 0   Esteghlal
3 2DF Ehsan Hajsafi (1990-02-25)25 February 1990 (aged 24) 66 3   Sepahan
4 2DF Jalal Hosseini (1982-02-03)3 February 1982 (aged 32) 89 6   Al-Ahli
5 2DF Amir Hossein Sadeghi (1981-09-06)6 September 1981 (aged 33) 20 1   Esteghlal
6 3MF Javad Nekounam (c) (1980-09-07)7 September 1980 (aged 34) 145 37   Osasuna
7 3MF Masoud Shojaei (1984-06-09)9 June 1984 (aged 30) 54 5   Al-Shahania
8 2DF Morteza Pouraliganji (1992-04-19)19 April 1992 (aged 22) 1 0   Naft Tehran
9 3MF Omid Ebrahimi (1987-09-16)16 September 1987 (aged 27) 7 0   Esteghlal
10 4FW Karim Ansarifard (1990-04-03)3 April 1990 (aged 24) 45 9   Osasuna
11 2DF Vouria Ghafouri (1987-09-20)20 September 1987 (aged 27) 2 0   Sepahan
12 1GK Mohsen Forouzan (1988-05-03)3 May 1988 (aged 26) 2 0   Esteghlal
13 3MF Vahid Amiri (1988-04-02)2 April 1988 (aged 26) 1 0   Naft Tehran
14 3MF Andranik Teymourian (1983-03-06)March 6, 1983 (aged 31) 84 8   Tractor Sazi
15 2DF Ramin Rezaeian (1990-03-21)21 March 1990 (aged 24) 1 0   Rah Ahan
16 4FW Reza Ghoochannejhad (1987-09-20)20 September 1987 (aged 27) 19 11   Charlton Athletic
17 3MF Soroush Rafiei (1990-03-24)24 March 1990 (aged 24) 2 0   Foolad
18 4FW Alireza Jahanbakhsh (1993-08-11)11 August 1993 (aged 21) 12 1   NEC
19 2DF Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh (1991-05-11)11 May 1991 (aged 23) 7 0   Persepolis
20 4FW Sardar Azmoun (1995-01-01)1 January 1995 (aged 20) 4 2   Rubin Kazan
21 3MF Ashkan Dejagah (1986-06-05)5 June 1986 (aged 28) 19 4   Al-Arabi
22 1GK Alireza Beiranvand (1992-09-22)22 September 1992 (aged 22) 1 0   Naft Tehran
23 2DF Mehrdad Pooladi (1987-02-26)26 February 1987 (aged 27) 24 0   Al-Shahania

United Arab Emirates edit

Coach: Mahdi Ali

The final squad was announced on 27 December 2014.[18] Mohamed Fawzi was ruled out for the tournament due to injury and replaced by Salem Saleh.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Majed Naser (c) (1984-04-01)1 April 1984 (aged 30) 64 0   Al-Ahli
2 3MF Hassan Ibrahim Saqer (1990-10-19)19 October 1990 (aged 24) 4 0   Al-Shabab
3 2DF Walid Abbas (1985-06-11)11 June 1985 (aged 29) 15 4   Al-Ahli
4 3MF Habib Fardan (1990-11-11)11 November 1990 (aged 24) 14 7   Al-Nasr
5 3MF Amer Abdulrahman (1989-07-03)3 July 1989 (aged 25) 37 2   Baniyas
6 2DF Mohanad Salem (1985-03-01)1 March 1985 (aged 29) 3 0   Al-Ain
7 4FW Ali Mabkhout (1990-10-05)5 October 1990 (aged 24) 31 20   Al-Jazira
8 2DF Hamdan Al-Kamali (1989-05-02)2 May 1989 (aged 25) 31 0   Al-Wahda
9 2DF Abdulaziz Hussain (1990-09-10)10 September 1990 (aged 24) 9 0   Al-Ahli
10 3MF Omar Abdulrahman (1991-09-20)20 September 1991 (aged 23) 26 5   Al-Ain
11 4FW Ahmed Khalil (1991-06-08)8 June 1991 (aged 23) 57 24   Al-Ahli
12 1GK Khalid Eisa (1989-09-15)15 September 1989 (aged 25) 0 0   Al-Ain
13 3MF Khamis Esmaeel (1989-08-16)16 August 1989 (aged 25) 6 0   Al-Jazira
14 2DF Abdelaziz Sanqour (1989-05-07)7 May 1989 (aged 25) 2 0   Al-Ahli
15 3MF Ismail Al Hammadi (1988-07-01)1 July 1988 (aged 26) 51 7   Al-Ahli
16 3MF Mohamed Abdulrahman (1989-01-01)1 January 1989 (aged 26) 2 0   Al-Ain
17 3MF Majed Hassan (1992-08-01)1 August 1992 (aged 22) 3 1   Al-Ahli
18 4FW Salem Saleh (1991-05-14)14 May 1991 (aged 23) 0 0   Al-Wahda
19 2DF Mohamed Ismail Ahmed Ismail (1983-07-01)1 July 1983 (aged 31) 1 0   Al-Ain
20 4FW Saeed Al-Kathiri (1988-03-28)28 March 1988 (aged 26) 15 4   Al-Wahda
21 3MF Haboush Saleh (1989-07-13)13 July 1989 (aged 25) 8 0   Baniyas
22 1GK Mohamed Yousif (1991-05-25)25 May 1991 (aged 23) 0 0   Sharjah
23 2DF Mohamed Ahmed (1989-04-16)16 April 1989 (aged 25) 9 0   Al-Ain

Qatar edit

Coach:   Djamel Belmadi

The final squad was announced on 23 December 2014.[19]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Qasem Burhan (1985-12-15)15 December 1985 (aged 29) 66 0   Al-Gharafa
2 2DF Mohammed Musa (1986-03-23)23 March 1986 (aged 28) 24 0   Lekhwiya
3 2DF Abdelkarim Hassan (1993-08-28)28 August 1993 (aged 21) 28 4   Al-Sadd
4 2DF Almahdi Ali Mukhtar (1992-03-02)2 March 1992 (aged 22) 12 1   Al-Sadd
5 3MF Abdulaziz Hatem (1990-10-28)28 October 1990 (aged 24) 19 0   Al-Arabi
6 2DF Bilal Mohammed (c) (1986-06-02)2 June 1986 (aged 28) 103 2   Al-Gharafa
7 2DF Khalid Muftah (1992-07-02)2 July 1992 (aged 22) 26 1   Lekhwiya
8 3MF Ali Assadalla (1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 21) 10 3   Al-Sadd
9 4FW Meshal Abdullah (1984-05-02)2 May 1984 (aged 30) 33 6   Al-Ahli
10 3MF Khalfan Ibrahim (1988-02-18)18 February 1988 (aged 26) 81 22   Al-Sadd
11 4FW Hassan Al-Haydos (1990-12-11)11 December 1990 (aged 24) 49 3   Al-Sadd
12 4FW Magid Mohamed (1985-10-11)11 October 1985 (aged 29) 56 8   El-Jaish
13 2DF Ibrahim Majid (1990-05-12)12 May 1990 (aged 24) 67 4   Al-Sadd
14 3MF Khalid Abdulraouf (1989-11-14)14 November 1989 (aged 25) 4 0   El-Jaish
15 2DF Abdurahman Abubakar (1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 24) 2 1   El-Jaish
16 2DF Boualem Khoukhi (1990-09-07)7 September 1990 (aged 24) 11 6   Al-Arabi
17 4FW Ismaeel Mohammad (1990-04-05)5 April 1990 (aged 24) 14 0   Lekhwiya
18 2DF Tresor Kangambu (1987-04-08)8 April 1987 (aged 27) 0 0   Lekhwiya
19 4FW Mohammed Muntari (1993-12-20)20 December 1993 (aged 21) 0 0   El-Jaish
20 3MF Karim Boudiaf (1989-09-16)16 September 1989 (aged 25) 9 0   Lekhwiya
21 1GK Ahmed Soufiane (1990-08-09)9 August 1990 (aged 24) 2 0   El-Jaish
22 1GK Saad Al-Sheeb (1990-02-19)19 February 1990 (aged 24) 15 0   Al-Sadd
23 3MF Ahmed Abdul Maqsoud (1989-08-07)7 August 1989 (aged 25) 9 1   Umm-Salal

Bahrain edit

Coach: Marjan Eid

The final squad was announced on 30 December 2014.[20]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Sayed Mohammed Jaffer (1985-08-25)25 August 1985 (aged 29) 54 0   Muharraq
2 2DF Mohamed Husain (c) (1980-07-31)31 July 1980 (aged 34) 90 8   Al-Nassr
3 2DF Waleed Al-Hayam (1988-11-04)4 November 1988 (aged 26) 8 0   Muharraq
4 3MF Sayed Saeed (1992-07-17)17 July 1992 (aged 22) 16 4   Al-Riffa
5 2DF Abdulla Shallal (1993-01-31)31 January 1993 (aged 21) 1 0   Al-Riffa
6 2DF Abdulla Yaser (1988-03-27)27 March 1988 (aged 26) 5 0   Muharraq
7 3MF Abdulwahab Al-Safi (1984-06-04)4 June 1984 (aged 30) 36 1   Al-Qadisiyah
8 3MF Sayed Ahmed (1991-03-04)4 March 1991 (aged 23) 9 0   Al-Busaiteen
9 3MF Abdulwahab Al-Malood (1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 25) 15 1   Hidd
10 4FW Mohammed Tayeb Al Alawi (1989-10-13)13 October 1989 (aged 25) 10 5   Al-Riffa
11 4FW Ismail Abdullatif (1986-09-11)11 September 1986 (aged 28) 61 29   Muharraq
12 3MF Faouzi Aaish (1985-02-27)27 February 1985 (aged 29) 59 16   Al-Sailiya
13 2DF Abdulla Al-Haza'a (1990-07-19)19 July 1990 (aged 24) 27 0   Hidd
14 4FW Jaycee John Okwunwanne (1985-10-08)8 October 1985 (aged 29) 45 21   Al-Mesaimeer
15 3MF Abdullah Omar (1987-01-01)1 January 1987 (aged 28) 42 3   Muharraq
16 4FW Abdulla Yusuf Helal (1993-06-12)12 June 1993 (aged 21) 0 0   East Riffa
17 2DF Hussain Ali Baba (1982-02-11)11 February 1982 (aged 32) 71 1   Muharraq
18 2DF Mohamed Duaij Mahorfi (1989-05-09)9 May 1989 (aged 25) 23 0   Al-Riffa
19 4FW Faisal Bodahoom (1988-09-25)25 September 1988 (aged 26) 0 0   East Riffa
20 4FW Sami Al-Husaini (1989-09-29)29 September 1989 (aged 25) 37 4   Al-Busaiteen
21 1GK Hamed Al-Doseri (1989-07-24)24 July 1989 (aged 25) 1 0   Al-Riffa
22 1GK Ashraf Waheed Al-Sebaie (1991-07-05)5 July 1991 (aged 23) 0 0   Manama
23 2DF Rashed Al-Hooti (1989-12-24)24 December 1989 (aged 25) 16 0   Al-Riffa

Group D edit

Japan edit

Coach:   Javier Aguirre

The final squad was announced on 15 December 2014.[21] However, defender Atsuto Uchida sustained injury afterwards and was replaced by Naomichi Ueda.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Eiji Kawashima (1983-03-20)20 March 1983 (aged 31) 64 0   Standard Liège
2 2DF Naomichi Ueda[22] (1994-10-24)24 October 1994 (aged 20) 0 0   Kashima Antlers
3 2DF Kosuke Ota (1987-07-23)23 July 1987 (aged 27) 3 0   FC Tokyo
4 3MF Keisuke Honda (1986-06-13)13 June 1986 (aged 28) 65 24   Milan
5 2DF Yuto Nagatomo (1986-09-12)12 September 1986 (aged 28) 76 3   Internazionale
6 2DF Masato Morishige (1987-05-21)21 May 1987 (aged 27) 17 1   FC Tokyo
7 3MF Yasuhito Endō (1980-01-28)28 January 1980 (aged 34) 148 14   Gamba Osaka
8 3MF Hiroshi Kiyotake (1989-11-12)12 November 1989 (aged 25) 26 1   Hannover 96
9 4FW Shinji Okazaki (1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 28) 84 40   Mainz 05
10 3MF Shinji Kagawa (1989-03-17)17 March 1989 (aged 25) 63 19   Borussia Dortmund
11 4FW Yōhei Toyoda (1985-04-11)11 April 1985 (aged 29) 6 1   Sagan Tosu
12 1GK Shusaku Nishikawa (1986-06-18)18 June 1986 (aged 28) 15 0   Urawa Red Diamonds
13 4FW Yu Kobayashi (1987-09-23)23 September 1987 (aged 27) 2 0   Kawasaki Frontale
14 4FW Yoshinori Muto (1992-07-15)15 July 1992 (aged 22) 6 1   FC Tokyo
15 2DF Yasuyuki Konno (1983-01-25)25 January 1983 (aged 31) 84 2   Gamba Osaka
16 2DF Tsukasa Shiotani (1988-12-05)5 December 1988 (aged 26) 2 0   Sanfrecce Hiroshima
17 3MF Makoto Hasebe (c) (1984-01-18)18 January 1984 (aged 30) 83 2   Eintracht Frankfurt
18 3MF Takashi Inui (1988-06-02)2 June 1988 (aged 26) 14 2   Eintracht Frankfurt
19 2DF Gen Shoji (1992-12-11)11 December 1992 (aged 22) 0 0   Kashima Antlers
20 3MF Gaku Shibasaki (1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 22) 4 1   Kashima Antlers
21 2DF Gōtoku Sakai (1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 23) 19 0   VfB Stuttgart
22 2DF Maya Yoshida (1988-08-24)24 August 1988 (aged 26) 49 3   Southampton
23 1GK Masaaki Higashiguchi (1986-05-12)12 May 1986 (aged 28) 0 0   Gamba Osaka

Jordan edit

Coach:   Ray Wilkins

The final squad was announced on 18 December 2014.[23]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Amer Shafi (c) (1982-02-14)14 February 1982 (aged 32) 117 0   Al-Wehdat
2 3MF Rajaei Ayed (1993-07-25)25 July 1993 (aged 21) 12 0   Al-Wehdat
3 2DF Tareq Khattab (1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (aged 22) 15 0   Al-Shabab
4 3MF Samir Raja (1994-09-03)3 September 1994 (aged 20) 1 0   Al-Wehdat
5 2DF Mohammad Mustafa (1989-10-29)29 October 1989 (aged 25) 27 0   Al-Khor
6 3MF Saeed Murjan (1990-02-10)10 February 1990 (aged 24) 38 6   Al-Ramtha
7 4FW Mahmoud Za'tara (1991-01-08)8 January 1991 (aged 24) 3 0   Al-Wehdat
8 4FW Odai Al-Saify (1986-05-26)26 May 1986 (aged 28) 84 10   Al-Salmiya
9 3MF Ahmed Sariweh (1994-01-23)23 January 1994 (aged 20) 4 0   Al-Qadisiyah
10 4FW Ahmad Hayel (1983-10-30)30 October 1983 (aged 31) 49 18   Al-Arabi
11 2DF Oday Zahran (1991-01-29)29 January 1991 (aged 23) 30 0   Shabab Al-Ordon
12 1GK Moataz Yaseen (1982-11-03)3 November 1982 (aged 32) 7 0   That Ras
13 3MF Khalil Bani Attiah (1991-06-08)8 June 1991 (aged 23) 45 6   Al-Faisaly
14 4FW Abdallah Deeb (1987-03-10)10 March 1987 (aged 27) 97 20   Al-Riffa
15 3MF Mohammad Al-Dawud (1992-04-12)12 April 1992 (aged 22) 6 0   Hidd
16 3MF Munther Abu Amarah (1992-04-24)24 April 1992 (aged 22) 9 0   Al-Wehdat
17 3MF Saleh Rateb (1994-12-18)18 December 1994 (aged 20) 2 0   Al-Wehdat
18 3MF Ahmed Elias (1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 24) 4 0   Al-Wehdat
19 2DF Anas Bani Yaseen (1988-11-29)29 November 1988 (aged 26) 71 3   Al-Raed
20 4FW Hamza Al-Dardour (1991-05-12)12 May 1991 (aged 23) 21 4   Al-Khaleej
21 2DF Mohammad Al-Dmeiri (1987-08-30)30 August 1987 (aged 27) 48 2   Al-Ittihad
22 1GK Ahmed Abdel-Sattar (1984-07-06)6 July 1984 (aged 30) 7 0   Al-Jazeera
23 4FW Yousef Al-Rawashdeh (1990-03-14)14 March 1990 (aged 24) 13 1   Al-Ramtha

Iraq edit

Coach: Radhi Shenaishil

The final squad was announced on 29 December 2014.[24]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ali Yasin (1993-08-09)9 August 1993 (aged 21) 0 0   Naft Al-Janoob
2 2DF Ahmed Ibrahim (1992-02-25)25 February 1992 (aged 22) 41 0   Ajman
3 2DF Ali Bahjat (1992-03-03)3 March 1992 (aged 22) 21 0   Al-Shorta
4 2DF Ali Faez (1994-09-09)9 September 1994 (aged 20) 8 0   Erbil
5 3MF Yaser Kasim (1991-05-10)10 May 1991 (aged 23) 5 1   Swindon Town
6 2DF Ali Adnan (1993-12-19)19 December 1993 (aged 21) 27 1   Rizespor
7 3MF Amjad Kalaf (1991-10-05)5 October 1991 (aged 23) 18 0   Al-Shorta
8 4FW Justin Meram (1988-12-04)4 December 1988 (aged 26) 4 0   Columbus Crew
9 3MF Ahmed Yasin (1991-04-22)22 April 1991 (aged 23) 30 1   Örebro
10 4FW Younis Mahmoud (c) (1983-02-03)3 February 1983 (aged 31) 131 51 Unattached
11 3MF Humam Tariq (1996-02-10)10 February 1996 (aged 18) 23 0   Al Dhafra
12 1GK Jalal Hassan (1991-05-18)18 May 1991 (aged 23) 14 0   Erbil
13 3MF Osama Rashid (1992-01-17)17 January 1992 (aged 22) 9 0   Alphense Boys
14 2DF Salam Shaker (1986-07-31)31 July 1986 (aged 28) 76 4   Al-Shorta
15 2DF Dhurgham Ismail (1994-05-23)23 May 1994 (aged 20) 17 1   Al-Shorta
16 4FW Marwan Hussein (1992-01-26)26 January 1992 (aged 22) 5 0   Al-Shorta
17 4FW Alaa Abdul-Zahra (1987-12-22)22 December 1987 (aged 27) 78 13   Al-Shorta
18 2DF Sameh Saeed (1992-05-26)26 May 1992 (aged 22) 2 0   Baghdad
19 3MF Mahdi Kamel (1995-01-06)6 January 1995 (aged 20) 10 0   Al-Shorta
20 1GK Mohammed Hameed (1993-01-24)24 January 1993 (aged 21) 10 0   Al-Shorta
21 3MF Saad Abdul-Amir (1992-01-19)19 January 1992 (aged 22) 36 1   Erbil
22 3MF Ali Husni (1994-05-23)23 May 1994 (aged 20) 3 0   Al-Minaa
23 2DF Waleed Salem (1992-01-05)5 January 1992 (aged 23) 23 0   Al-Shorta

Palestine edit

Coach: Ahmed Al Hassan

The final squad was announced on 25 December 2014.[25]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Tawfiq Ali (1990-11-08)8 November 1990 (aged 24) 14 0   Wadi Al-Nes
2 2DF Raed Fares (1982-12-06)6 December 1982 (aged 32) 27 0   Thaqafi Tulkarm
3 3MF Hussam Abu Saleh (1983-02-14)14 February 1983 (aged 31) 44 3   Hilal Al-Quds
4 2DF Ahmed Harbi (1986-07-16)16 July 1986 (aged 28) 20 1   Al-Am'ary
5 2DF Haytham TheebWIT (1986-12-03)3 December 1986 (aged 28) 17 1   Hilal Al-Quds
6 2DF Mousa Abu Jazar (1987-08-28)28 August 1987 (aged 27) 29 1   Shabab Al-Khalil
7 4FW Ashraf Nu'man (1986-07-29)29 July 1986 (aged 28) 48 13   Al-Faisaly
8 3MF Hesham Salhe (1987-11-08)8 November 1987 (aged 27) 9 0   Hilal Al-Quds
9 4FW Khaled Salem (1989-11-17)17 November 1989 (aged 25) 12 0   Hilal Al-Quds
10 3MF Ismail Al-Amour (1983-10-02)2 October 1983 (aged 31) 39 7   Hilal Al-Quds
11 4FW Ahmed Maher (1991-07-22)22 July 1991 (aged 23) 10 5   Shabab Al-Dhahiriya
12 2DF Tamer Salah (1986-02-03)3 February 1986 (aged 28) 0 0   Hilal Al-Quds
13 3MF Jaka Ihbeisheh (1986-08-29)29 August 1986 (aged 28) 1 0   NK Krka
14 2DF Abdullah Jaber (1993-02-17)17 February 1993 (aged 21) 10 1   Hilal Al-Quds
15 2DF Abdelatif Bahdari (1984-02-20)20 February 1984 (aged 30) 29 1   Al-Wehdat
16 4FW Mahmoud Eid (1993-06-23)23 June 1993 (aged 21) 4 1   Nyköping
17 2DF Alexis NorambuenaINJ (1984-03-31)31 March 1984 (aged 30) 7 0   GKS Belchatow
18 2DF Mus'ab Al-Batat (1993-11-21)21 November 1993 (aged 21) 7 0   Shabab Al-Dhahiriya
19 4FW Abdelhamid Abuhabib (1989-06-08)8 June 1989 (aged 25) 25 6   Markaz Balata
20 3MF Khader Yousef (1984-10-06)6 October 1984 (aged 30) 56 1   Wadi Al-Nes
21 1GK Ramzi Saleh (c) (1980-08-08)8 August 1980 (aged 34) 66 0 unattached
22 1GK Rami Hamadi (1991-04-20)20 April 1991 (aged 23) 0 0   Shabab Al-Khalil
23 3MF Murad Ismail Said (1982-12-15)15 December 1982 (aged 32) 27 1   Hilal Al-Quds

Player representation edit

By age edit

Players edit

Goalkeepers edit

Captains edit

By club edit

Clubs with 5 or more players represented are listed.

Players Club
10   Qadsia
9   Al-Shorta
8   Guangzhou Evergrande,   Hilal Al-Quds,   Rimyongsu,   Al-Wehdat,   Al-Hilal
7   Al-Oruba,   Al-Sadd
6   Al Ain,   Al-Muharraq,   Al-Riffa,   Al-Nassr,   Al-Ahli,   April 25,   El-Jaish,   Jiangsu Sainty,   Lekhwiya
5   Al-Ahli,   Al-Shabab,   Fanja,   Lokomotiv Tashkent

By club nationality edit

Players AFC clubs
35   Saudi Arabia
33   Qatar
29   UAE
27   China
23   Kuwait
22   Oman
20   Bahrain
18   Japan,   North Korea
17   Palestine
16   Uzbekistan
15   Iraq
14   Iran,   Jordan
7   Australia†,   South Korea

† Including Nathan Burns who played for Wellington Phoenix, a New Zealand club competing in the A-League.

Players Clubs outside AFC
13   Germany
10   England†
5   Russia
4   Netherlands
3   Belgium
2   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 edit

Players Federation
313† AFC
50 UEFA
2 CONCACAF
1 CAF

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 edit

National squad Players
  China 23
  Qatar 23
  Saudi Arabia 23
  United Arab Emirates 23
  Oman 22
  Kuwait 21
  Bahrain 19
  North Korea 18
  Palestine 17
  Iraq 15
  Uzbekistan 14
  Iran 13
  Japan 13
  Jordan 13
  Australia 7†
  South Korea 5

† Including Nathan Burns who played for Wellington Phoenix, a New Zealand club competing in the A-League.

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