The following is a list of squads for each national team which competed at the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship. The tournament took place in China, between 9âÂÂ27 January 2018. It was the third U-23 age group competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation. As the tournament was not held during the FIFA International Match Calendar, clubs were not obligated to release the players.
The sixteen national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 1995 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
The full squad listings are below. The age listed for each player is on 9 January 2018, the first day of the 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 who are of a different nationality than their own national team. Players in boldface have been capped at full international level at some point in their career.
Coach: Massimiliano Maddaloni
The final squad was announced on 4 January 2018.
Coach: Félix Sánchez Bas
The final squad was announced on 1 January 2018.
Coach: Ravshan Khaydarov
The final squad was announced on 4 January 2018.
Coach: Hamad Al-Azani
The final squad was announced on 31 December 2017.
Coach: Hajime Moriyasu
The final squad was announced on 26 December 2017.
Coach: Ju Song-Il
Coach: Zoran JankoviÃÂ
The final squad was announced on 1 January 2018.
Coach: Ayman Sandouqa
The final squad was announced on 31 December 2017.
Coach: Abdul-Ghani Shahad
The final squad was announced on 3 January 2018.
Coach: Iain Brunskill
The final squad was announced on 27 December 2017.
Coach: Daniel Teglia
The final squad was announced on 30 December 2017.
Coach: Ong Kim Swee
The final squad was announced on 29 December 2017.
Coach: Kim Bong-gil
The final squad was announced on 5 January 2018.
Coach: Ante Milicic
The final squad was announced on 19 December 2017.
Coach: Mohand Al Faqir
The final squad was announced on 1 January 2018.
Coach: Park Hang-seo
The final squad was announced on 30 December 2017.