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.
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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
Oldest: Zheng Zhi (38 years, 138 days)
Youngest: Khaled Mohammed (18 years, 212 days)
Oldest: Amer Shafi (36 years, 325 days)
Youngest: Yusuf Habib (20 years, 361 days)
Oldest: Zheng Zhi (38 years, 138 days)
Youngest: Altymyrat Annadurdyýew (25 years, 267 days)
Oldest: Sven-Göran Eriksson ( Philippines) (70 years, 334 days)
Youngest: Kim Yong-jun (35 years, 170 days)
By club
Clubs with 5 or more players represented are listed.
