# 1996 AFC Asian Cup squads

This article lists the squads for the 1996 AFC Asian Cup played in United Arab Emirates. 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, which was 4 December 1996.

## Group A
### Indonesia

Head coach: Muhammad Danurwindo
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Kurnia Sandy | (1975-08-24)24 August 1975 (aged 21) | Pelita Jaya |
| 2 | 2DF | Agung Setyabudi | (1972-11-02)2 November 1972 (aged 24) | Arseto Solo |
| 3 | 2DF | Suwandi Siswoyo | (1972-03-10)10 March 1972 (aged 24) | Petrokimia Putra Gresik |
| 4 | 2DF | Yeyen Tumena | (1976-05-16)16 May 1976 (aged 20) | PSM Makassar |
| 5 | 2DF | Aples Gideon Tecuari | (1973-04-21)21 April 1973 (aged 23) | Persipura Jayapura |
| 6 | 2DF | Sudirman (captain) | (1969-04-24)24 April 1969 (aged 27) | Bandung Raya |
| 7 | 4FW | Widodo Putro | (1970-11-08)8 November 1970 (aged 26) | Petrokimia Putra |
| 8 | 4FW | Ronny Wabia | (1970-06-23)23 June 1970 (aged 26) | Persipura Jayapura |
| 9 | 2DF | Budiman Yunus | (1972-08-05)5 August 1972 (aged 24) | Bandung Raya |
| 10 | 4FW | Indriyanto Nugroho | (1976-09-14)14 September 1976 (aged 20) | Pelita Jaya |
| 11 | 3MF | Bima Sakti | (1976-01-23)23 January 1976 (aged 20) | Pelita Jaya |
| 12 | 3MF | Chris Yarangga | (1973-02-21)21 February 1973 (aged 23) | Persipura Jayapura |
| 14 | 4FW | Ansar Razak | (1974-01-18)18 January 1974 (aged 22) | PSM Makassar |
| 15 | 3MF | Francis Wewengkang | (1971-01-10)10 January 1971 (aged 25) | Persma Manado |
| 16 | 2DF | Marzuki Badriawan | (1967-10-20)20 October 1967 (aged 29) | Mitra Surabaya |
| 17 | 2DF | Ritham Madubun | (1971-04-01)1 April 1971 (aged 25) | Persipura Jayapura |
| 18 | 3MF | Supriyono Paimin | (1975-08-08)8 August 1975 (aged 21) | |
| 20 | 1GK | Hendro Kartiko | (1973-04-24)24 April 1973 (aged 23) | Mitra Surabaya |

### Kuwait

Head coach: Milan Macala
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Khaled Al-Fadhli | (1974-05-15)15 May 1974 (aged 22) | Al Kuwait |
| 2 | 2DF | Osama Hussain | (1970-08-11)11 August 1970 (aged 26) | Al Arabi |
| 3 | 2DF | Jamal Mubarak | (1974-03-21)21 March 1974 (aged 22) | Al Qadesiya |
| 4 | 2DF | Yousef Al-Dokhi | (1973-08-02)2 August 1973 (aged 23) | Kazma |
| 5 | 2DF | Mohamed Al-Kaledi (captain) | (1971-02-13)13 February 1971 (aged 25) | Al Qadesiya |
| 6 | 2DF | Wael Sulaiman | (1964-08-08)8 August 1964 (aged 32) | Jahra |
| 7 | 3MF | Bader Haji | (1967-12-19)19 December 1967 (aged 28) | Kazma |
| 9 | 4FW | Bashar Abdullah | (1977-10-12)12 October 1977 (aged 19) | Salmiah |
| 10 | 4FW | Khaled Fairouz | (1966-11-25)25 November 1966 (aged 30) | Yarmook |
| 11 | 3MF | Abdullah Wabran | (1971-02-07)7 February 1971 (aged 25) | Al Arabi |
| 12 | 3MF | Fawaz Al-Ahmad | (1969-11-09)9 November 1969 (aged 27) | Kazma |
| 14 | 3MF | Ayman Al-Hussaini | (1967-11-22)22 November 1967 (aged 29) | Kazma |
| 15 | 2DF | Ali Abdulkareem | | Al Kuwait |
| 16 | 2DF | Sami Al-Lanqawi | | Al Arabi |
| 17 | 3MF | Esam Sakeen | (1971-06-02)2 June 1971 (aged 25) | Kazma |
| 18 | 4FW | Waleed Nassar | (1969-03-05)5 March 1969 (aged 27) | Al Kuwait |
| 19 | 4FW | Hani Al-Saqer | (1973-01-08)8 January 1973 (aged 23) | Al Qadesiya |
| 20 | 4FW | Jasem Al-Huwaidi | (1972-10-28)28 October 1972 (aged 24) | Salmiah |
| 21 | 1GK | Falah Al-Majidi | (1970-11-13)13 November 1970 (aged 26) | Jahra |
| 22 | 1GK | Hussain Al-Mekaimi | | Yarmook |

### South Korea

Head coach: Park Jong-Hwan
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Kim Byung-ji | (1970-04-08)8 April 1970 (aged 26) | 14 | 0 | Ulsan Hyundai Horangi |
| 2 | 2DF | Kim Pan-keun | (1966-03-05)5 March 1966 (aged 30) | 49 | 3 | Anyang LG Cheetahs |
| 3 | 2DF | Park Kwang-hyun | (1967-07-24)24 July 1967 (aged 29) | 2 | 0 | Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma |
| 4 | 2DF | Kang Chul | (1971-11-02)2 November 1971 (aged 25) | 32 | 1 | Sangmu FC |
| 5 | 2DF | Huh Ki-tae | (1967-07-13)13 July 1967 (aged 29) | 12 | 0 | Bucheon Yukong |
| 6 | 2DF | Shin Hong-gi | (1968-05-04)4 May 1968 (aged 28) | 44 | 3 | Ulsan Hyundai Horangi |
| 7 | 3MF | Shin Tae-yong | (1970-05-11)11 May 1970 (aged 26) | 18 | 2 | Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma |
| 8 | 4FW | Roh Sang-rae | (1970-12-15)15 December 1970 (aged 25) | 15 | 5 | Jeonnam Dragons |
| 9 | 4FW | Kim Do-hoon | (1970-07-21)21 July 1970 (aged 26) | 18 | 8 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Dinos |
| 11 | 3MF | Ko Jeong-woon | (1966-06-27)27 June 1966 (aged 30) | 61 | 9 | Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma |
| 12 | 2DF | Lee Ki-hyung | (1974-09-28)28 September 1974 (aged 22) | 8 | 4 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| 13 | 3MF | Park Nam-yeol | (1970-05-04)4 May 1970 (aged 26) | 15 | 1 | Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma |
| 17 | 2DF | Ha Seok-ju | (1968-02-20)20 February 1968 (aged 28) | 55 | 17 | Busan Daewoo Royals |
| 18 | 4FW | Hwang Sun-hong | (1968-07-14)14 July 1968 (aged 28) | 67 | 39 | Pohang Atoms |
| 19 | 4FW | Seo Jung-won | (1970-12-17)17 December 1970 (aged 25) | 52 | 12 | Anyang LG Cheetahs |
| 20 | 2DF | Hong Myung-bo | (1969-02-14)14 February 1969 (aged 27) | 73 | 9 | Pohang Atoms |
| 21 | 1GK | Kim Bong-soo | (1970-12-04)4 December 1970 (aged 26) | 8 | 0 | Anyang LG Cheetahs |
| 22 | 3MF | Lee Young-jin | (1972-03-27)27 March 1972 (aged 24) | 5 | 1 | Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma |
| 23 | 2DF | Yoo Sang-chul | (1971-10-18)18 October 1971 (aged 25) | 21 | 2 | Ulsan Hyundai Horangi |
| 24 | 3MF | Kim Joo-sung | (1966-01-17)17 January 1966 (aged 30) | 73 | 13 | Busan Daewoo Royals |

### United Arab Emirates

Head coach: Tomislav Ivić
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Juma Rashed | (1972-12-12)12 December 1972 (aged 23) | Al-Shabab |
| 2 | 2DF | Abdulrahman Ibrahim | (1974-11-09)9 November 1974 (aged 22) | Al-Shaab Club |
| 3 | 3MF | Munther Abdullah | (1975-01-12)12 January 1975 (aged 21) | Al-Wasl |
| 4 | 2DF | Abdulrahman Al-Haddad | (1966-11-10)10 November 1966 (aged 30) | Al-Sharjah |
| 5 | 2DF | Yousuf Hussain | (1965-07-08)8 July 1965 (aged 31) | Al-Sharjah |
| 6 | 2DF | Ismail Rashid Ismail | (1972-10-27)27 October 1972 (aged 24) | Al-Wasl |
| 7 | 3MF | Bakheet Saad Mubarak | (1970-10-15)15 October 1970 (aged 26) | Al-Shabab |
| 10 | 4FW | Adnan Al-Talyani (captain) | (1964-03-04)4 March 1964 (aged 32) | Al-Shaab Club |
| 11 | 4FW | Zuhair Bakhit | (1967-07-13)13 July 1967 (aged 29) | Al-Wasl |
| 12 | 2DF | Hassan Mubarak | (1968-04-13)13 April 1968 (aged 28) | Al-Nasr |
| 13 | 3MF | Abdul Aziz Mohamed | (1977-09-16)16 September 1977 (aged 19) | Al-Sharjah |
| 14 | 4FW | Khamees Saad Mubarak | (1970-10-04)4 October 1970 (aged 26) | Al-Shabab |
| 15 | 3MF | Mohamed Ali | (1965-12-12)12 December 1965 (aged 30) | Al Nasr |
| 16 | 3MF | Hassan Saeed | | Al-Ittihad Kalba |
| 17 | 1GK | Muhsin Musabah | (1964-10-01)1 October 1964 (aged 32) | Al-Sharjah |
| 18 | 3MF | Ahmed Ibrahim Ali | (1974-11-05)5 November 1974 (aged 22) | Al-Sharjah |
| 19 | 4FW | Kazem Ali | (1978-09-03)3 September 1978 (aged 18) | Al Nasr |
| 20 | 4FW | Sultan Al Kabbani | | Al Wasl FC |
| 21 | 3MF | Mohamed Omar | (1976-11-11)11 November 1976 (aged 20) | Al Wasl FC |
| 23 | 4FW | Adel Mohamed | (1974-11-05)5 November 1974 (aged 22) | Al-Ittihad Kalba |

## Group B
### Iran

Head coach: Mohammad Mayeli Kohan
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh (c) | (1966-05-25)25 May 1966 (aged 30) | Persepolis F.C. |
| 2 | 2DF | Naeem Saadavi | (1969-06-16)16 June 1969 (aged 27) | Persepolis F.C. |
| 3 | 2DF | Ali Akbar Ostad-Asadi | (1965-09-17)17 September 1965 (aged 31) | Zob Ahan SC |
| 4 | 3MF | Karim Bagheri | (1974-02-24)24 February 1974 (aged 22) | Persepolis F.C. |
| 5 | 2DF | Afshin Peyrovani | (1970-02-06)6 February 1970 (aged 26) | Persepolis F.C. |
| 6 | 3MF | Sirous Dinmohammadi | (1970-07-02)2 July 1970 (aged 26) | Tractor S.C. |
| 7 | 3MF | Ali Reza Mansourian | (1971-12-12)12 December 1971 (aged 24) | Balestier Khalsa FC |
| 8 | 3MF | Mojtaba Moharrami | (1965-04-16)16 April 1965 (aged 31) | Persepolis F.C. |
| 9 | 3MF | Hamid Reza Estili | (1967-01-04)4 January 1967 (aged 29) | Geylang International FC |
| 10 | 4FW | Ali Daei | (1969-03-21)21 March 1969 (aged 27) | Al Sadd SC |
| 11 | 4FW | Khodadad Azizi | (1971-06-22)22 June 1971 (aged 25) | Bahman F.C. |
| 12 | 3MF | Mehdi Mahdavikia | (1977-07-24)24 July 1977 (aged 19) | Persepolis F.C. |
| 14 | 2DF | Mohammad Khakpour | (1969-02-20)20 February 1969 (aged 27) | Vanspor FK |
| 18 | 2DF | Farshad Falahatzadeh | (1967-03-21)21 March 1967 (aged 29) | Bargh Shiraz F.C. |
| 19 | 3MF | Ali Akbar Yousefi | (1969-09-12)12 September 1969 (aged 27) | Pas F.C. |
| 20 | 3MF | Dariush Yazdani | (1977-06-06)6 June 1977 (aged 19) | Payam Mashhad F.C. |
| 21 | 4FW | Ali Mousavi | (1974-04-22)22 April 1974 (aged 22) | Pas F.C. |
| 22 | 1GK | Nima Nakisa | (1975-05-01)1 May 1975 (aged 21) | Persepolis F.C. |
| 24 | 4FW | Alimirza Ostovari | (1973-06-01)1 June 1973 (aged 23) | Bargh Shiraz F.C. |
| 25 | 3MF | Mehrdad Minavand | (1975-11-30)30 November 1975 (aged 21) | Persepolis F.C. |

### Iraq

Head coach: Yahya Alwan
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Emad Hashim | (1969-02-10)10 February 1969 (aged 27) | Al-Shorta |
| 2 | 2DF | Samir Kadhim | (1969-12-11)11 December 1969 (aged 26) | Al Wakrah |
| 3 | 2DF | Walid Khalid | (1970-01-01)1 January 1970 (aged 26) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| 4 | 2DF | Jabbar Hashim | (1970-01-01)1 January 1970 (aged 26) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| 5 | 2DF | Radhi Shenaishil (c) | (1969-08-11)11 August 1969 (aged 27) | Al-Ittihad |
| 6 | 3MF | Essam Hamad | (1973-10-22)22 October 1973 (aged 23) | Al-Tawun |
| 7 | 3MF | Khalid Mohammed Sabbar | (1972-02-23)23 February 1972 (aged 24) | Al-Zawraa |
| 8 | 3MF | Mohammed Jassim | (1971-01-01)1 January 1971 (aged 25) | Al-Zawraa |
| 9 | 4FW | Ali Wahaib | (1975-12-24)24 December 1975 (aged 20) | Al-Tawun |
| 10 | 4FW | Qahtan Chathir | (1973-07-20)20 July 1973 (aged 23) | Al-Talaba |
| 11 | 4FW | Sahib Abbas | (1972-01-01)1 January 1972 (aged 24) | Al-Zawraa |
| 12 | 2DF | Haidar Mahmoud | (1973-09-19)19 September 1973 (aged 23) | Al-Zawraa |
| 14 | 3MF | Adel Nima | (1970-02-26)26 February 1970 (aged 26) | Al-Talaba |
| 15 | 4FW | Hussam Fawzi | (1974-01-01)1 January 1974 (aged 22) | Al-Zawraa |
| 16 | 2DF | Haidar Abdul-Jabar | (1976-08-25)25 August 1976 (aged 20) | Al-Zawraa |
| 17 | 4FW | Laith Hussein | (1968-10-13)13 October 1968 (aged 28) | Al-Wakrah |
| 18 | 2DF | Hassan Matrud | (1976-01-01)1 January 1976 (aged 20) | Al-Shorta |
| 19 | 3MF | Ahmed Daham | (1967-10-12)12 October 1967 (aged 29) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| 21 | 1GK | Ahmed Ali | (1967-01-01)1 January 1967 (aged 29) | Al-Zawraa |
| 22 | 1GK | Jalil Zaidan | (1967-11-02)2 November 1967 (aged 29) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |

### Saudi Arabia

Head coach: Nelo Vingada
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Mohammed Al Deayea | (1972-08-02)2 August 1972 (aged 24) | Al-Ta'ee |
| 2 | 2DF | Mohammed Al-Jahani | (1974-09-28)28 September 1974 (aged 22) | Al-Ahli |
| 3 | 2DF | Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi | (1971-09-01)1 September 1971 (aged 25) | Al-Ittihad |
| 4 | 2DF | Abdullah Sulaiman Zubromawi | (1973-11-15)15 November 1973 (aged 23) | Al-Ahli |
| 5 | 2DF | Ahmad Jamil Madani | (1970-01-06)6 January 1970 (aged 26) | Al-Ittihad |
| 6 | 3MF | Fuad Anwar | (1970-10-13)13 October 1970 (aged 26) | Al-Shabab |
| 8 | 3MF | Khalid Al-Temawi | (1969-04-19)19 April 1969 (aged 27) | Al-Hilal |
| 9 | 4FW | Sami Al-Jaber | (1972-12-11)11 December 1972 (aged 23) | Al-Hilal |
| 10 | 4FW | Fahad Al-Mehallel | (1970-11-11)11 November 1970 (aged 26) | Al-Shabab |
| 12 | 3MF | Ibrahim Al-Harbi | (1975-07-10)10 July 1975 (aged 21) | Al-Nasr |
| 13 | 2DF | Hussain Sulimani | (1977-01-21)21 January 1977 (aged 19) | Al-Ahli |
| 14 | 3MF | Khalid Al-Muwallid | (1971-11-23)23 November 1971 (aged 25) | Al-Ahli |
| 15 | 4FW | Youssif Al-Thunian (captain) | (1963-11-18)18 November 1963 (aged 33) | Al-Hilal |
| 16 | 3MF | Khamis Al-Owairan | (1973-09-08)8 September 1973 (aged 23) | Al-Hilal |
| 17 | 3MF | Abdullah Al-Garni | (1978-09-19)19 September 1978 (aged 18) | Al-Nasr |
| 19 | 2DF | Khalid Al-Rashaid | (1974-08-03)3 August 1974 (aged 22) | Al-Hilal |
| 20 | 4FW | Hamzah Falatah | (1972-10-08)8 October 1972 (aged 24) | Al-Ahli |
| 21 | 1GK | Hussein Al-Sadiq | (1973-10-15)15 October 1973 (aged 23) | Al-Qadisiya |
| 22 | 1GK | Tisir Al-Antaif | (1974-02-16)16 February 1974 (aged 22) | Ettifaq FC |
| 24 | 3MF | Khamis Al-Zahrani | (1976-08-03)3 August 1976 (aged 20) | Al-Ittihad |
| 25 | 4FW | Abdullah Al-Dosari | (1977-11-10)10 November 1977 (aged 19) | Al-Hilal |

### Thailand

Head coach: Arjhan Srong-ngamsub
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Wacharapong Somcit | (1975-08-21)21 August 1975 (aged 21) | Bangkok Bank F.C. |
| 2 | 2DF | Kritsada Piandit | (1971-08-17)17 August 1971 (aged 25) | TOT S.C. |
| 4 | 2DF | Pattanapong Sripramote | (1974-02-03)3 February 1974 (aged 22) | Raj Pracha FC |
| 5 | 2DF | Jakarat Tonhongsa | (1973-09-29)29 September 1973 (aged 23) | Osotspa Saraburi F.C. |
| 6 | 2DF | Sanor Longsawang | (1971-12-02)2 December 1971 (aged 25) | Thai Farmers Bank |
| 7 | 2DF | Natee Thongsookkaew | (1966-12-09)9 December 1966 (aged 29) | Royal Thai Police FC |
| 8 | 3MF | Apichad Thaveechalermdit | (1965-01-10)10 January 1965 (aged 31) | Bangkok Bank F.C. |
| 9 | 4FW | Netipong Srithong-In | (1972-09-08)8 September 1972 (aged 24) | Thai Farmers Bank |
| 11 | 4FW | Yutthana Polsak | (1970-03-21)21 March 1970 (aged 26) | Raj Pracha |
| 12 | 3MF | Surachai Jaturapattanapong | (1969-11-20)20 November 1969 (aged 27) | Stock Exchange of Thailand |
| 13 | 4FW | Kiatisuk Senamuang | (1973-08-11)11 August 1973 (aged 23) | Raj Pracha FC |
| 14 | 4FW | Worrawoot Srimaka | (1971-12-08)8 December 1971 (aged 24) | BEC Tero Sasana |
| 15 | 3MF | Sunei Jaidee | | Royal Thai Air Force |
| 17 | 2DF | Dusit Chalermsan | (1970-04-22)22 April 1970 (aged 26) | BEC Tero Sasana |
| 18 | 1GK | Nipon Malanont | (1966-11-10)10 November 1966 (aged 30) | Thai Farmers Bank |
| 19 | 2DF | Surachai Jirasirichote | (1970-10-13)13 October 1970 (aged 26) | Sinthana |
| 20 | 3MF | Phithaya Santawong | | Stock Exchange of Thailand |
| 21 | 3MF | Satit Ubolkhoa | (1976-03-24)24 March 1976 (aged 20) | Krung Thai Bank |
| 22 | 3MF | Sing Totavee | (1969-08-27)27 August 1969 (aged 27) | Thai Farmers Bank |
| 25 | 3MF | Sujja Sirikeat | | Thai Farmers Bank |

## Group C
### China

Head coach: Qi Wusheng
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 3 | 2DF | Wei Qun | (1971-02-10)10 February 1971 (aged 25) | 6 | 1 | Sichuan Quanxing |
| 4 | 2DF | Zhang Enhua | (1973-04-28)28 April 1973 (aged 23) | 5 | 0 | Dalian Wanda |
| 5 | 2DF | Xu Hong (captain) | (1968-05-14)14 May 1968 (aged 28) | 29 | 3 | Dalian Wanda |
| 6 | 2DF | Fan Zhiyi | (1969-11-06)6 November 1969 (aged 27) | 34 | 1 | Shanghai Shenhua |
| 7 | 4FW | Hao Haidong | (1970-05-09)9 May 1970 (aged 26) | 32 | 10 | Dalian Wanda |
| 8 | 3MF | Ma Mingyu | (1970-02-04)4 February 1970 (aged 26) | 9 | 2 | Sichuan Quanxing |
| 9 | 3MF | Cao Xiandong | (1968-08-19)19 August 1968 (aged 28) | 10 | 2 | Beijing Guo'an |
| 10 | 3MF | Li Bing | (1969-03-16)16 March 1969 (aged 27) | 35 | 12 | Sichuan Quanxing |
| 11 | 3MF | Peng Weiguo | (1971-10-03)3 October 1971 (aged 25) | 31 | 8 | Guangzhou Apollo |
| 12 | 4FW | Su Maozhen | (1971-10-23)23 October 1971 (aged 25) | 10 | 3 | Shandong Luneng |
| 13 | 2DF | Sun Jihai | (1977-09-30)30 September 1977 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Dalian Wanda |
| 14 | 3MF | Jiang Feng | (1970-02-27)27 February 1970 (aged 26) | 11 | 0 | Liaoning F.C. |
| 15 | 3MF | Han Jinming | (1969-02-28)28 February 1969 (aged 27) | 3 | 0 | Tianjin Samsung |
| 16 | 3MF | Li Ming | (1971-01-26)26 January 1971 (aged 25) | 25 | 0 | Dalian Wanda |
| 17 | 4FW | Gao Feng | (1971-04-22)22 April 1971 (aged 25) | 17 | 4 | Beijing Guo'an |
| 19 | 2DF | Wu Chengying | (1975-04-21)21 April 1975 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Shanghai Shenhua |
| 20 | 1GK | Ou Chuliang | (1968-08-26)26 August 1968 (aged 28) | 31 | 0 | Guangdong Hongyuan |
| 21 | 2DF | Liu Yue | (1975-07-12)12 July 1975 (aged 21) | 7 | 0 | Shandong Luneng |
| 22 | 1GK | Han Wenhai | (1971-01-28)28 January 1971 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Dalian Wanda |
| 23 | 4FW | Xie Hui | (1975-02-14)14 February 1975 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Shanghai Shenhua |

### Japan

Head coach: Shu Kamo
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Nobuyuki Kojima | (1966-01-17)17 January 1966 (aged 30) | Bellmare Hiratsuka |
| 2 | 2DF | Hiroshige Yanagimoto | (1972-10-15)15 October 1972 (aged 24) | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| 3 | 2DF | Naoki Soma | (1971-07-19)19 July 1971 (aged 25) | Kashima Antlers |
| 4 | 2DF | Masami Ihara | (1967-09-18)18 September 1967 (aged 29) | Yokohama Marinos |
| 5 | 2DF | Norio Omura | (1969-09-06)6 September 1969 (aged 27) | Yokohama Marinos |
| 6 | 3MF | Motohiro Yamaguchi | (1969-01-29)29 January 1969 (aged 27) | Yokohama Flugels |
| 7 | 3MF | Yasuto Honda | (1969-06-25)25 June 1969 (aged 27) | Kashima Antlers |
| 8 | 3MF | Masakiyo Maezono | (1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 23) | Yokohama Flugels |
| 9 | 4FW | Takuya Takagi | (1967-11-12)12 November 1967 (aged 29) | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| 10 | 3MF | Hiroshi Nanami | (1972-11-28)28 November 1972 (aged 24) | Jubilo Iwata |
| 11 | 4FW | Kazuyoshi Miura | (1967-02-26)26 February 1967 (aged 29) | Verdy Kawasaki |
| 12 | 2DF | Ryuji Michiki | (1973-08-25)25 August 1973 (aged 23) | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| 13 | 3MF | Toshihiro Hattori | (1973-09-23)23 September 1973 (aged 23) | Jubilo Iwata |
| 14 | 3MF | Masayuki Okano | (1972-07-25)25 July 1972 (aged 24) | Urawa Reds |
| 15 | 3MF | Hiroaki Morishima | (1972-04-30)30 April 1972 (aged 24) | Cerezo Osaka |
| 16 | 2DF | Toshihide Saito | (1973-04-20)20 April 1973 (aged 23) | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| 17 | 2DF | Yutaka Akita | (1970-08-06)6 August 1970 (aged 26) | Kashima Antlers |
| 18 | 4FW | Shoji Jo | (1975-06-17)17 June 1975 (aged 21) | JEF United Ichihara |
| 19 | 1GK | Kenichi Shimokawa | (1970-05-14)14 May 1970 (aged 26) | JEF United Ichihara |
| 20 | 1GK | Seigo Narazaki | (1976-04-15)15 April 1976 (aged 20) | Yokohama Flugels |

### Syria

Head coach: Yuriy Kurnenin
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Maher Berakdar | (1968-03-26)26 March 1968 (aged 28) | Al-Karamah SC |
| 2 | 2DF | Yasser Sibai | (1972-02-06)6 February 1972 (aged 24) | Al-Safa' SC |
| 3 | 2DF | Bashar Srour | (1973-05-25)25 May 1973 (aged 23) | Tishreen SC |
| 4 | 3MF | Hassan Abbas | (1974-01-24)24 January 1974 (aged 22) | Al-Karamah SC |
| 5 | 2DF | Tarek Jabban | (1975-12-11)11 December 1975 (aged 20) | Al-Jaish SC |
| 6 | 2DF | Ammar Awad | (1972-10-10)10 October 1972 (aged 24) | Hutteen SC |
| 7 | 3MF | Abdel Kader Rifai | (1973-04-18)18 April 1973 (aged 23) | Al-Karamah SC |
| 8 | 3MF | Nihad Al Boushi | (1975-09-28)28 September 1975 (aged 21) | Krylia Sovetov |
| 9 | 3MF | Loay Taleb | (1975-08-09)9 August 1975 (aged 21) | Al-Wahda SC |
| 10 | 3MF | Mohammad Afash | (1966-10-31)31 October 1966 (aged 30) | Ionikos FC |
| 12 | 3MF | Ali Cheikh Dib | (1972-05-07)7 May 1972 (aged 24) | Al Hurriya SC |
| 13 | 3MF | Abdul Latif Helou | (1971-09-08)8 September 1971 (aged 25) | Al Hurriya SC |
| 14 | 3MF | Khaled Zaher | (1972-09-02)2 September 1972 (aged 24) | Al Hurriya SC |
| 15 | 4FW | Hatem Ghaeb | (1971-09-25)25 September 1971 (aged 25) | Al-Shorta |
| 16 | 4FW | Nader Joukhadar | (1977-10-19)19 October 1977 (aged 19) | Al-Wathba SC |
| 17 | 3MF | Ammar Rihawi | (1975-06-20)20 June 1975 (aged 21) | Al-Ittihad SC |
| 18 | 4FW | Ammar Shamali | (1970-01-01)1 January 1970 (aged 26) | Jableh SC |
| 23 | 3MF | Ahmed Kurdughli | (1975-09-25)25 September 1975 (aged 21) | Tishreen SC |
| 24 | 1GK | Salem Bitar | (1973-08-07)7 August 1973 (aged 23) | El-Maaden |
| 25 | 1GK | Abdul Fattah Kader | (1975-08-02)2 August 1975 (aged 21) | |

### Uzbekistan

Head coach: Bokhodyr Ibragimov
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Pavel Bugalo | (1974-08-21)21 August 1974 (aged 22) | Pakhtakor Tashkent |
| 2 | 2DF | Fevzi Davletov | (1972-09-20)20 September 1972 (aged 24) | MHSK Tashkent |
| 3 | 2DF | Ulugbek Ruzimov | (1968-08-15)15 August 1968 (aged 28) | Pakhtakor Tashkent |
| 4 | 2DF | Farkhad Magametov (captain) | (1962-01-11)11 January 1962 (aged 34) | Navbahor Namangan |
| 5 | 2DF | Eduard Momotov | (1970-01-22)22 January 1970 (aged 26) | Navbahor Namangan |
| 6 | 2DF | Ilkhom Sharipov | (1968-02-24)24 February 1968 (aged 28) | Navbahor Namangan |
| 7 | 3MF | Stepan Atayan | (1966-07-13)13 July 1966 (aged 30) | Proodeftiki |
| 8 | 3MF | Sergey Lebedev | (1969-01-31)31 January 1969 (aged 27) | FK Neftchy Farg'ona |
| 9 | 4FW | Ravshan Bozorov | (1968-05-10)10 May 1968 (aged 28) | FK Neftchy Farg'ona |
| 10 | 4FW | Igor Shkvyrin | (1963-04-29)29 April 1963 (aged 33) | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 11 | 4FW | Oleg Shatskikh | (1974-10-15)15 October 1974 (aged 22) | Navbahor Namangan |
| 13 | 4FW | Zafardyon Musabayev | (1975-10-15)15 October 1975 (aged 21) | Navbahor Namangan |
| 14 | 2DF | Nikolay Shirshov | (1974-06-22)22 June 1974 (aged 22) | Pakhtakor Tashkent |
| 15 | 2DF | Andrei Fyodorov | (1971-04-10)10 April 1971 (aged 25) | FK Neftchy Farg'ona |
| 16 | 2DF | Hienadz Dzyanisaw | (1960-08-20)20 August 1960 (aged 36) | Navbahor Namangan |
| 17 | 4FW | Numon Khasanov | (1971-02-10)10 February 1971 (aged 25) | MHSK Tashkent |
| 19 | 4FW | Azamat Abduraimov | (1966-04-27)27 April 1966 (aged 30) | Pakhtakor Tashkent |
| 20 | 3MF | Dilmurod Nazarov | (1976-04-12)12 April 1976 (aged 20) | Pakhtakor Tashkent |
| 21 | 1GK | Dmitriy Bashkevich | (1968-02-26)26 February 1968 (aged 28) | Navbahor Namangan |
| 23 | 2DF | Aleksey Semyonov | (1968-07-07)7 July 1968 (aged 28) | FK Neftchy Farg'ona |