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2011 AFC Asian Cup squads
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Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup
This article lists the confirmed national football squads for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup tournament held in Qatar between 7 January and 29 January 2011. 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 28 December 2010. Replacement of injured players was permitted until 6 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 pre-tournament friendlies. Player's age is their age on the opening day of the tournament.
Group A
Qatar
Head coach: FRA Bruno Metsu
Uzbekistan
Head coach: UZB Vadim Abramov
Kuwait
Head coach: SRB Goran Tufegdžić
China
Head coach: CHN Gao Hongbo
Group B
Japan
Head coach: ITA Alberto Zaccheroni
Jordan
Head coach: IRQ Adnan Hamad
Saudi Arabia
Head coach: POR José Peseiro (sacked after the first match, replaced by KSA Nasser Al-Johar)
Syria
Head coach: ROU Valeriu Tiţa
Group C
South Korea
Head coach: KOR Cho Kwang-rae
Australia
Head coach: GER Holger Osieck
Bahrain
Head coach: BHR Salman Sharida
India
Head coach: ENG Bob Houghton
Group D
North Korea
Head coach: PRK Jo Tong-sop
United Arab Emirates
Head coach: SVN Srečko Katanec
Iraq
Head coach: GER Wolfgang Sidka
Iran
Head coach: IRN Afshin Ghotbi
Statistics
By age
Goalkeepers
- Oldest: AUS Mark Schwarzer ()
- Youngest: IND Gurpreet Singh Sandhu ()
Captains
- Oldest: UAE Saeed Al-Kass ()
- Youngest: QAT Bilal Mohammed ()
Coaches
- Oldest: ENG Bob Houghton () ()
- Youngest: SRB Goran Tufegdžić () ()
Player representation
;Clubs represented by five or more players
| Players | Club |
|---|---|
| 11 | QAT Al-Sadd, KUW Qadsia |
| 7 | KSA Al-Ittihad, KSA Al-Shabab |
| 6 | KSA Al-Hilal, JOR Al-Wehdat, UZB Bunyodkor, IRN Sepahan |
| 5 | QAT Al-Gharrafa, SYR Al-Jaish, SYR Al-Karamah, Bahrain Al-Muharraq, UAE Al Wahda, IND Dempo |
;By club nationality
| Players | Asian Clubs |
|---|---|
| 36 | QAT Qatar |
| 31 | KSA Saudi Arabia |
| 24 | KUW Kuwait, UAE |
| 22 | China China |
| 21 | IRN Iran |
| 20 | IND India, Japan Japan |
| 19 | SYR Syria |
| 18 | JOR Jordan |
| 17 | PRK North Korea |
| 15 | BHR Bahrain, UZB Uzbekistan |
| 14 | KOR South Korea |
| 11 | IRQ Iraq |
| 4† | AUS Australia |
† Including Jade North who played for Wellington Phoenix, a New Zealand club competing in the A-League.
| Players | Clubs Outside Asia |
|---|---|
| 9 | ENG England |
| 7 | Germany Germany |
| 6 | RUS Russia |
| 5 | TUR Turkey |
| 3 | NED Netherlands, SWI Switzerland |
| 2 | BEL Belgium, DEN Denmark, EGY Egypt, ITA Italy, SCO Scotland, Spain Spain |
| 1 | CYP Cyprus, CZE Czech Republic, GRE Greece, KAZ Kazakhstan, LBY Libya, ROM Romania, UKR Ukraine, USA United States |
;By club Federation
| Players | Federation |
|---|---|
| 311† | AFC |
| 49 | UEFA |
| 3 | CAF |
| 1 | CONCACAF |
† Including Jade North 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
| National Squad | No. of players playing in home leagues |
|---|---|
| AUS Australia | 4† |
| BHR Bahrain | 15 |
| China China | 22 |
| IND India | 20 |
| IRN Iran | 21 |
| IRQ Iraq | 11 |
| Japan Japan | 14 |
| JOR Jordan | 18 |
| KUW Kuwait | 22 |
| PRK North Korea | 17 |
| QAT Qatar | 22 |
| KSA Saudi Arabia | 23 |
| KOR South Korea | 12 |
| SYR Syria | 19 |
| UAE United Arab Emirates | 23 |
| UZB Uzbekistan | 15 |
† Including Jade North who played for Wellington Phoenix, a New Zealand club competing in the A-League.
References
- "China squad". ''The-AFC.com'''. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- "Kuwait squad". ''The-AFC.com'''. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2011-1-7.
- "Qatar squad". ''The-AFC.com'''. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2011-1-7.
- "Uzbekistan squad". ''The-AFC.com'''. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- "Japan squad". ''The-AFC.com'''. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- "Jordan squad". ''The-AFC.com'''. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- "Saudi Arabia squad". ''The-AFC.com'''. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- "Syria squad". ''The-AFC.com'''. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- "Regulations"
- "Australia squad". ''The-AFC.com'''. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- "Bahrain squad". ''The-AFC.com'''. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- "India squad". ''The-AFC.com'''. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- "Korea Republic squad". ''The-AFC.com'''. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- "DPR Korea squad". ''The-AFC.com'''. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- "Iran squad". ''The-AFC.com'''. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- "Iraq squad". ''The-AFC.com'''. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- "United Arab Emirates squad". ''The-AFC.com'''. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
References
- "Asian Cup Qatar 2011: Kuwait National Football Team Squad".
- "goalzz.com: Live sports scores, news and more".
- [http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1038419/Oar-earns-ticket-for-Qatar Oar earns ticket for Asian Cup] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-04-05 ''theworldgame.com.au'', 2 January 2011)
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