2007 AFC Asian Cup squads
This article lists the confirmed national football squads for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup tournament jointly held in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam between 7 July and 29 July 2007.
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 16 June 2007. Replacement of injured players was permitted until 24 hours before the team's first Asian Cup game. Players marked were named as captain for their national squad. Number of caps counts until the start of the tournament, including all pre-tournament friendlies.
Group A
Thailand
Head coach: Charnwit PolcheewinIraq
Head coach: Jorvan VieiraAustralia
Head coach: Graham ArnoldOman
Head coach: Gabriel CalderónGroup B
Vietnam
Head coach: Alfred RiedlUnited Arab Emirates
Head coach: Bruno MetsuJapan
Head coach: Ivica Osim- Replaced Ryūji Bando who pulled out with injury.
Qatar
Group C
Malaysia
Head coach: Norizan BakarChina
Head coach: Zhu GuanghuIran
Head coach: Amir GhalenoeiUzbekistan
Head coach: Rauf InileevGroup D
Indonesia
Head coach: Ivan Venkov KolevBahrain
Head coach: Milan MáčalaSouth Korea
Head coach: Pim VerbeekSaudi Arabia
Head coach: Hélio dos AnjosPlayer representation
;Clubs represented by five or more playersPlayers | Club |
10 | Muharraq Club, Al-Sadd |
8 | Pakhtakor Tashkent |
6 | Al-Ahli, Al-Wehda, Al Wahda |
5 | Dalian Shide, Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, Al-Gharrafa, Becamex Bình Dương |
;By club nationality
Players | Asian Clubs |
38 | Qatar |
28 | United Arab Emirates |
25 | Saudi Arabia, Vietnam |
23 | Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia |
19 | China |
18 | Korea Republic |
16 | Uzbekistan |
15 | Thailand |
14 | Iran |
13 | Bahrain |
8 | Iraq, Kuwait, Oman |
3 | Australia, Jordan, Lebanon |
2 | Kazakhstan, Singapore |
Players | Clubs Outside Asia |
17 | England |
6 | Germany |
4 | Russia |
3 | Italy, Netherlands |
2 | Cyprus, Libya, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine |
1 | Poland, Scotland, Serbia, Switzerland |
;By club Federation
;By representatives of domestic league
National Squad | No. of players playing in home leagues |
Australia | 3 |
Bahrain | 13 |
China | 19 |
Indonesia | 23 |
Iran | 11 |
Iraq | 8 |
Japan | 21 |
Malaysia | 23 |
Oman | 8 |
Qatar | 23 |
Saudi Arabia | 23 |
South Korea | 18 |
Thailand | 15 |
United Arab Emirates | 23 |
Uzbekistan | 16 |
Vietnam | 23 |