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.
Head coach: Bruno Metsu
Head coach: Vadim Abramov
Head coach: Goran Tufegdà ¾iÃÂ
Head coach: Gao Hongbo
Head coach: Alberto Zaccheroni
Head coach: Adnan Hamad
Head coach: José Peseiro (sacked after the first match, replaced by Nasser Al-Johar)
Head coach: Valeriu Tià £a
Head coach: Cho Kwang-rae
Head coach: Holger Osieck
Head coach: Salman Sharida
Head coach: Bob Houghton
Head coach: Jo Tong-sop
Head coach: SreÃÂko Katanec
Head coach: Wolfgang Sidka
Head coach: Afshin Ghotbi
<sup>â </sup> Including Jade North who played for Wellington Phoenix, a New Zealand club competing in the A-League.
<sup>â </sup> 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.
<sup>â </sup> Including Jade North who played for Wellington Phoenix, a New Zealand club competing in the A-League.