2019 AFC Asian Cup squads
The 2019 AFC Asian Cup is an international football tournament that was held in United Arab Emirates from 5 January to 1 February 2019. The 24 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of minimum 18 players and maximum 23 players, minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.
Before announcing their final squad, several teams have to name a provisional squad of 18 to 50 players, but each country's final squad has to be submitted by latest 10 days prior to the first match of the tournament. Replacement of players was permitted until 6 hours before the team's first Asian Cup game. The AFC published the final lists with squad numbers on their website 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 on 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 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 ZaccheroniThe 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 / Sirisak YodyardthaiThe 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 ConstantineThe 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 SoukupThe 28-man provisional squad was announced on 7 December 2018. The final squad was announced on 27 December 2018.
Group B
Australia
Coach: Graham ArnoldThe 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 / Fajr IbrahimThe 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 AliThe 28-man provisional squad was announced on 5 December 2018. The final squad was announced on 26 December 2018.
Jordan
Coach: Vital BorkelmansThe 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 BentoThe 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 PR
Coach: Marcello LippiThe 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 KrestininThe 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 ErikssonThe final squad was announced on 27 December 2018. Paul Mulders was replaced by Amani Aguinaldo on 6 January 2019.
Group D
Iran
Coach: Carlos QueirozThe 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 KatanecThe 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-seoThe 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 KocianThe 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 PizziThe 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 SánchezThe 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 RadulovićThe 27-man provisional squad was announced on 18 December 2018. The final squad was announced on 26 December 2018.
North Korea
Coach: Kim Yong-junThe final squad was announced on 27 December 2018.
Group F
Japan
Coach: Hajime MoriyasuThe 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 CúperThe 27-man provisional squad was announced on 15 December 2018. The final squad was announced on 24 December 2018.
Oman
Coach: Pim VerbeekThe 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 HojageldyýewThe 29-man provisional squad was announced on 20 December 2018. The final squad was announced on 27 December 2018.
Player representation
By club
Clubs with 5 or more players represented are listed.| Players | Club |
| 11 |  Dordoi Bishkek,  Altyn Asyr |
| 10 |  Al-Sadd |
| 9 |  Al-Faisaly,  Ceres–Negros |
| 7 |  Al-Riffa,  Ahed,  Al-Ahli,  Buriram United, Ahal,  Hà Nội,  Al-Ain |
| 6 |  Guangzhou Evergrande,  Dhofar, Al-Hilal, Al-Nassr, Bangkok United,  Lokomotiv Tashkent |
| 5 | 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 | Clubs outside AFC |
| 11 |  Germany |
| 9 |  England |
| 5 |  Russia |
| 4 |  Belgium,  Denmark,  Italy,  Netherlands,  Turkey |
| 3 |  Austria,  Scotland,  Spain,  Sweden |
| 2 |  Chile,  Cyprus,  Czech Republic,  Egypt,  France,  Malta,  Portugal |
| 1 |  Argentina,  Croatia,  Greece,  Morocco,  Norway,  Poland,  Romania,  Serbia,  Slovenia,  Tunisia,  United States |