Listed below are the dates and results for the
2002 FIFA World Cup
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qualification
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* Professional qualification, attributes developed by obtaining academic degrees or through professional exper ...
rounds for
Asia
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.
The Asian Football Confederation was allocated four and half qualifying berths for the
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial Association football, football world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams organized by ...
,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
and
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...
, the co-hosts, qualified automatically, leaving two and half spots open for competition between 40 teams.
Myanmar
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withdrew from the tournament after being placed in Group 2 but before any matches had been played, therefore reducing the group to 3 teams.
Afghanistan
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,
Bhutan
Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainou ...
and
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...
chose not to participate.
Asia's two remaining automatic qualifying berths were taken by
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the Ara ...
and
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...
.
Iran
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defeated
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (Middle East, The Middle East). It is ...
for the chance to become the possible third Asian qualifier, but lost to
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the s ...
in the intercontinental play-off.
There were 588 goals scored in 155 matches (including 2 international play-offs), for an average of 3.79 goals per match.
Tournament structure
There were three rounds of play:
*First Stage: The 39 teams were divided into 9 groups of 4 teams each, and 1 group of 3 teams. The teams played against each other twice, except in Group 2, where the teams played against each other once. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
*Second Stage: The 10 teams were divided into 2 groups of 5 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. The runners-up would advance to the AFC Play-off.
*Play-off: The 2 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would advance to the UEFA/AFC Intercontinental Play-off.
First round
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
Group 9
Group 10
Second round
Group A
Group B
Play-off
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''Iran win 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the
UEFA–AFC qualification play-off.''
Intercontinental play-off
Qualified teams
The following four teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament.
:
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
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*{{flagicon, OMA
Hani Al-Dhabit
*{{flagicon, SYR
Said Bayazid
*{{flagicon, KSA
Talal Al-Meshal
Talal Al-Meshal ( ar, طلال المشعل) (born 7 June 1978) is a Saudi Arabian former footballer.
Club career
A prolific striker, Al-Meshal played for Al-Ahli, Al-Nassr, Al-Ittihad, Al-Markhiya and Al-Raed. He played for Al-Ittihad at ...
, 10 goals=
*{{flagicon, IRN
Ali Daei
Ali Daei ( fa, ; born 21 March 1969) is an Iranian football manager and former player. A striker, he was the captain of the Iranian national team between 2000 and 2006 and played in the German Bundesliga for Arminia Bielefeld, Bayern Munich ...
*{{flagicon, KSA
Obeid Al-Dosari
*{{flagicon, THA
Kiatisuk Senamuang
Kiatisuk Senamuang ( th, เกียรติศักดิ์ เสนาเมือง; born 11 August 1973) is a Thai football manager and former footballer (played between 1989 and October 2007) who is manager of V.League 1 club Hoàn ...
*{{flagicon, UAE
Yaser Salem Ali
Yaser Salem Salah Ali ( ar, ياسر سالم صلاح علي; born 5 December 1977) is an Emirati retired footballer who played as a forward for Emirati clubs Al Wahda and Baniyas. He earned 36 caps for the United Arab Emirates national team ...
*{{flagicon, UZB
Jafar Irismetov
Jafar Irismetov (russian: Джафар Ирисметов) (born 23 August 1976) is a former Uzbekistan footballer and coach.
Playing career
On 29 December 2012 IFFHS published list of ''The World's most successful Top Division Goal Scorer amon ...
, 9 goals=
*{{flagicon, IRQ, 1991
Hesham Mohammed
*{{flagicon, OMA
Yaqoob Juma Al-Mukhaini
, 8 goals=
*{{flagicon, KSA
Sami Al-Jaber
*{{flagicon, UZB
Mirjalol Qosimov
Mirjalol Kushakovich Qosimov ( uz, Mirjalol Qoʻshoqovich Qosimov, russian: Мирджалол Кушакович Касымов; in English also: Mirdjalal Kasimov or Kasymov) (born 17 September 1970) is a former head coach of the Uzbekistan na ...
, 7 goals=
*{{flagicon, CHN
Xie Hui
Xie Hui (謝晦) (390–426), courtesy name Xuanming (宣明), was a high-level general of the Chinese Liu Song dynasty, who, along with his colleagues Xu Xianzhi and Fu Liang, deposed Emperor Shao after the death of Emperor Wu (Liu Yu) due to ...
*{{flagicon, IRQ, 1991
Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail
Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Labid Al-Zirjawi ( ar, عبد الوهاب أبو الهيل لابد الزيرجاوي; born 21 December 1975) is an Iraqi professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Iraqi club Zakho.
Club ...
*{{flagicon, NEP
Nirajan Rayamajhi
Nirajan Rayamajhi ( ne, निराजन रायमाझी; born 29 January 1980) is a Nepalese former professional footballer. He last played as a striker for the Nepal national football team and New Road Team (N.R.T.) Rayamajhi is best kno ...
*{{flagicon, QAT
Mohammed Salem Al-Enazi
Mohammed Salem Al Enazi ( ar, محمد سالم العنزي; birth 22 November 1976) is a retired Emirati football striker. Born in Qatar, he represented the Qatar national football team and is considered one of best top goal scorer for Qatar ...
*{{flagicon, SYR
Bashar Serur
*{{flagicon, THA
Seksan Piturat
, 6 goals=
*{{flagicon, IRN
Ali Karimi
Mohammad Ali Karimi Pashaki ( fa, علی کریمی ; born 8 November 1978) is an Iranian football coach and former player. During his professional football career, he has played in the Iran Pro League, UAE Pro League, Qatar Stars League and ...
*{{flagicon, IRQ, 1991
Emad Mohammed
, 5 goals=
*{{flagicon, BHR, 1972
Yusuf A'Amer Al Sadi
Yusuf ( ar, يوسف ') is a male name of Arabic origin meaning "God increases" (in piety, power and influence).From the Hebrew יהוה להוסיף ''YHWH Lhosif'' meaning " YHWH will increase/add". It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew nam ...
*{{flagicon, JOR
Esam Abu Touk
*{{flagicon, QAT
Mubarak Mustafa
*{{flagicon, LIB
Roda Antar
*{{flagicon, OMA
Fawzi Bashir
Fawzi Bashir Rajab Bait Doorbeen ( ar, فوزي بشير رجب بيت دوربين; born 6 May 1984), commonly known as Fawzi Bashir, is an Omani former footballer who last played for Dhofar S.C.S.C. in Oman Professional League.
Club career
...
*{{flagicon, KSA
Abdullah Bin Shehan
*{{flagicon, VIE
Nguyen Hong Son
Nguyễn () is the most common Vietnamese surname. Outside of Vietnam, the surname is commonly rendered without diacritics as Nguyen. Nguyên (元)is a different word and surname.
By some estimates 39 percent of Vietnamese people bear this su ...
, 4 goals=
*{{flagicon, CHN
Fan Zhiyi
*{{flagicon, CHN
Li Weifeng
*{{flagicon, CHN
Qi Hong
*{{flagicon, IND
Jo Paul Ancheri
Jo Paul Ancheri (born 2 August 1976) is an Indian former professional football player who captained the Indian Football team. He was named the AIFF Player of the Year by the All India Football Federation in 1994 and 2001. He currently works a ...
*{{flagicon, INA
Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto
Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto (born 13 July 1976) is a former professional football from Indonesia. Normally playing as a striker, Kurniawan has the fourth most caps and goals for the Indonesia national football team with 33 goals in 59 appearances. ...
*{{flagicon, INA
Uston Nawawi
*{{flagicon, KAZ
Oleg Litvinenko
Oleg Litvinenko (russian: Олег Литвиненко; 23 November 1973 – 19 November 2007) was a Kazakh International footballer from Taraz, who played as a forward.
Career
Club
In 1998, Litvinenko was banned from football for one-year, ...
*{{flagicon, LIB
Haitham Zein
*{{flagicon, LIB
Wartan Ghazarian
*{{flagicon, MAS
Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli
Akmal Rizal Bin Ahmad Rakhli (born 12 December 1981) is a former Malaysian professional footballer who played as a forward. He is well known for his finishing ability and good technique. Apart from that, he is one of the batch of Malaysians t ...
*{{flagicon, SYR
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* Nihad Awad, American Executive Director
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* Ahmed Nihad, Pretender to the Ottoman throne
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*{{flagicon, SYR
Mohammed Nasser
*{{flagicon, TJK
Sukhrob Khamidov
*{{flagicon, TKM, 1997
Kakha Gogoladze
*{{flagicon, UAE
Saeed Al Kass
Saeed Hassan Salem Al-Kass ( ar, سعيد حسن سالم الكاس) is a Emirati footballer who last played as a striker for Ajman Club.
Saeed started his career in Dibba Al-Hisn Sports Club in the UAE Second Division League. Since his begin ...
*{{flagicon, UZB
Nikolay Shirshov
Nikolay Shirshov (22 June 1974 – 28 December 2021) was an Uzbekistani professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Shirshov began his player career in 1991 in ''Sverdlovets'', club from Soviet Second League. From 1992 to 1999 ...
*{{flagicon, YEM
Adel Al-Salemi
, 3 goals=
*{{flagicon, CHN
Xu Yunlong
*{{flagicon, IRN
Farhad Majidi
Farhad Majidi ( fa, فرهاد مجیدی; born 3 June 1976) is an Iranian football coach and former player who currently manages Al-Ittihad Kalba SC in UAE Pro League.
He mostly played as attacking midfielder for Esteghlal when he was a footba ...
*{{flagicon, IRQ, 1991
Ahmad Kadhim
*{{flagicon, KAZ
Ruslan Baltiev
*{{flagicon, KAZ
Igor Avdeyev
*{{flagicon, KAZ
Konstantin Gorovenka
Konstantin Aleksandrovich Gorovenko (russian: Константин Александрович Горовенко; born 10 January 1977) is a Kazakh former international football player and technical director of FC Maktaaral.
Career Managerial
O ...
*{{flagicon, KUW
Jasem Al Huwaidi
Jasem Mohammed Ibrahim Al Huwaidi ( ar, جاسم محمد ابراهيم الهويدي, born 28 October 1972 in Kuwait City) is a retired Kuwaiti footballer who played as a forward.
Career
He was part of the Kuwaiti national football te ...
*{{flagicon, LIB
Moussa Hojeij
*{{flagicon, LIB
Santos
*{{flagicon, OMA
Taqi Mubarak
Taqi Mubarak Al-Siyabi commonly known as Taqi Mubarak ( ar, تقي مبارك السيابي; born 20 August 1978) is an Omani footballer who plays for Muscat Club. He represented the national team in 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification matches. ...
*{{flagicon, OMA
Mohammed Khamis Al-Araimi
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*{{flagicon, OMA
Majdi Shaaban Samir
*{{flagicon, PAK
Gohar Zaman
*{{flagicon, KSA
Mohammad Al-Shalhoub
Mohammad Bandar Al-Shalhoub ( ar, محمد بندر الشلهوب; born 8 December 1980) is a former Saudi Arabian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for Al Hilal in the Saudi Professional League. A legend of Saudi football, he w ...
*{{flagicon, SRI
Imthyas Raheem
*{{flagicon, SYR
Mouhanad Bouchi
*{{flagicon, SYR
Jomard Moussa
*{{flagicon, TJK
Rustam Khojaev
Rustam Khojayev (born 2 January 1973) is a retired Tajikistani footballer and current manager.
Career
On 21 August 2018, Khojayev was appointed as manager of FC Panjshir.
On 5 January 2019, Khojayev was appointed as the new manager of CSKA Pa ...
*{{flagicon, UAE
Mohammad Omar
*{{flagicon, UZB
Vladimir Maminov
*{{flagicon, YEM
Abdulsalam Al Ghurbani
Abdulsalam Al Ghurbani (Arabic: عبدالسلام الغرباني ) (born 1 December 1976) is a Yemeni Association football, football Midfield and Club Al-Sha'ab Ibb
International goals
Honours Club
;Al-Sha'ab Ibb
*Yemeni League: 2
::2003 ...
, 2 goals=
*{{flagicon, BHR, 1972
Mohamed Salmeen
*{{flagicon, BHR, 1972
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Notable people with the name include:
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* Adrian A. Husain, Pakistani poet ...
*{{flagicon, BHR, 1972
Hussain Ali Ahmed
Hussein, Hussain, Hossein, Hossain, Huseyn, Husayn, Husein or Husain (; ar, حُسَيْن ), coming from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-i-N ( ar, ح س ی ن, link=no), is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", ...
*{{flagicon, BAN
Rokonuzzaman Kanchan
Rokonuzzaman Kanchan (born 22 June 1982) is a retired striker for the Bangladesh national football team. He last played for Dhaka City FC in the Bangladesh Championship League.
Honours
Abahani Dhaka
* National Football Championship: 2000
* ...
*{{flagicon, CAM
Chea Makara
*{{flagicon, CHN
Wu Chengying
*{{flagicon, CHN
Yang Chen
*{{flagicon, CHN
Li Jinyu
*{{flagicon, CHN
Qu Bo
*{{flagicon, CHN
Ma Mingyu
*{{flagicon, CHN
Hao Haidong
*{{flagicon, IND
Jules Alberto
*{{flagicon, IND
Baichung Bhutia
Bhaichung Bhutia (born 15 December 1976), also spelled as Baichung Bhutia, is an Indian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Bhutia is considered as the torchbearer of Indian football in the international arena. He is often ...
*{{flagicon, IND
I. M. Vijayan
*{{flagicon, INA
Bambang Pamungkas
*{{flagicon, IRN
Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht
Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht ( fa, علیرضا واحدی نیکبخت; born 30 June 1980) is an Iranian football coach and former player.
He has played for Aboomoslem, Esteghlal, Al-Wasl, Persepolis, Steel Azin, Saba Qom, Paykan, Damash Gila ...
*{{flagicon, IRQ, 1991
Sabah Jeayer
Sabah Jeayer, (born 26 May 1970) is an Iraqi football forward who played for Iraq in the 2000 Asian Cup, Talaba SC, and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.
Sabah Jeayer was a talented forward, who is great in the air and also a goalscorer capable of rising ...
*{{flagicon, JOR
Badran Al-Shagran
Badran Mohammad Al-Shaqran ( ar, بدران محمد الشقران; born 19 January 1974) is a retired Jordanian professional footballer. He was nicknamed "Sinbad of Jordanian football".
Retirement
On 13 July 2011, Jordan played a friendly ma ...
*{{flagicon, JOR
Rateb Al Awadat Rateb or Ratib may also refer to:
Religion
* Hizb Rateb is a collective recitation of Quran in Sufism
* Rifaʽi Ratib is an islamic ritual
Surname
Notable people with the surname include:
* Abu Bakr Ratib (born 1896), Egyptian fencer
* Abu Rati ...
*{{flagicon, KAZ
Maksim Shevchenko
*{{flagicon, KAZ
Dmitriy Byakov
*{{flagicon, KUW
Khalaf Al-Mutairi
*{{flagicon, KGZ
Ilia Kovalenko
*{{flagicon, LIB
Faisal Antar
*{{flagicon, LIB
Marcílio
*{{flagicon, MDV
Ali Umar
*{{flagicon, MDV
Adam Abdulativ
*{{flagicon, MAS
Hairuddin Omar
Hairuddin Bin Omar (born 29 September 1979) also known as Hai-O is a Malaysian former international football player. He spent most of his career as a forward but can also play as a midfielder.
Club career
Born and raised in Setiu, 70 kilomet ...
*{{flagicon, NEP
Basanta Thapa
Basanta Thapa (born 10 April 1977) is a Nepali former footballer who is last known to have played as a forward for MMC.
Career
Thapa is a former Nepal international. He won Player of the Martyrs' Memorial League 2061. He started his career wi ...
*{{flagicon, NEP
Hari Khadka
Hari Khadka ( ne, हरी खँड्का) (born 26 November 1976) is a Nepalese former football
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*{{flagicon, PLE
Emad Abou El-Kair
*{{flagicon, PLE
Mohammed Al-Jeesh
*{{flagicon, PLE
Imad Ayoub
*{{flagicon, QAT
Ahmed Khalifa
Ahmed Khalifa (born March 23, 1985) is an Egyptian football player who plays as a midfielder for the Egyptian team El-Olympi. He was a member of Egyptian U-21 youth team, participating in 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Netherlands ...
*{{flagicon, QAT
Waleed Hamza
*{{flagicon, QAT
Jassem Al-Tamimi
*{{flagicon, QAT
Abdul-Aziz Hassan
*{{flagicon, QAT
Dhahi Noubi
*{{flagicon, KSA
Hussein Sulaimani
Hussein Omar Abdulghani Sulaimani ( ar, حسين عمر عبد الغني سليماني; born 21 January 1977) is a Saudi Arabian former professional footballer who played as a left-back in the Saudi Professional League.
Club career Al-Ahl ...
*{{flagicon, KSA
Abdullah Al-Waked
*{{flagicon, SRI
Kasun Jayasuriya
Kasun Nadika Jayasuriya (born 25 March 1980) is a retired Sri Lankan football player who last played for Saunders Sports Club and the Sri Lanka national football team. He is also the all-time top goalscorer for the Sri Lankan national team wi ...
*{{flagicon, SRI
Channa Ediri Bandanage
Channa Ediri Bandanage (born 22 September 1978) is a Sri Lankan international footballer who played for Blue Star SC as a forward. Bandanage has won the most number of caps for Sri Lanka national football team with 64 and is the second leadin ...
*{{flagicon, SYR
Raghdan Shehadeh
Raghdan Shehadeh ( ar, رغدان شحادة) (born 1 January 1977) is a former Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية ا ...
*{{flagicon, SYR
Khaled Zaher
*{{flagicon, THA
Therdsak Chaiman
Therdsak Chaiman ( th, เทิดศักดิ์ ใจมั่น; born 29 September 1973), simply known as Uncle Therd ( th, น้าเทิด), is a Thai retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and later ...
*{{flagicon, TJK
Aliyor Ashurmamadov
*{{flagicon, TJK
Zaker Berdykulov Zaker may refer to:
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*Zaker, Tarom, a village in Zanjan Province, Iran
*Aly Zak ...
*{{flagicon, TKM, 1997
Djumadurdy Meredov
*{{flagicon, TKM, 1997
Wladimir Baýramow
*{{flagicon, UAE
Subait Khater
Subait Khater Fayel Khamis Al-Mukhaini ( ar, سبيت خاطر فايل خميس المخيني, born on February 27, 1980) is a retired Emirati footballer who played as a midfielder for Al Ain FC, Al-Jazira Club and the United Arab Emirates n ...
*{{flagicon, UAE
Faisal Khalil
Faisal Khalil Sebait Mubarak Al-Junaibi ( ar, فيصل خليل سبيت مبارك الجنيبي; born 4 December 1982) is an Emirati footballer who plays as a centre forward for Al-Hamriyah and formerly for the UAE national football team.
Cl ...
*{{flagicon, UZB
Georgi Georgiev
*{{flagicon, VIE
Nguyen Luong Phuc
, 1 goal=
*{{flagicon, BHR, 1972
Khamis Eid
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The AFC Asian Cup is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the memb ...
*{{flagicon, BHR, 1972
Mohammad Hassan
*{{flagicon, BHR, 1972
Talal Yousef
*{{flagicon, BHR, 1972
Ghazi Alkhwari
*{{flagicon, BHR, 1972
Khaled Al-Dossari
*{{flagicon, BHR, 1972
Abdallah Marzouki
*{{flagicon, CHN
Li Bing
*{{flagicon, CHN
Li Xiaopeng
*{{flagicon, CHN
Yu Genwei
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*{{flagicon, CHN
Sun Maozhen
*{{flagicon, HKG
Chan Ho Man
*{{flagicon, HKG
Feng Ji-zhi
*{{flagicon, HKG
Keung He-chi
*{{flagicon, IND
Abdul Hakim
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*{{flagicon, INA
Agung Setyabudi
Agung Setyabudi (born 2 November 1972 in Solo, Central Java) is an Indonesian former footballer, he normally played as a defender and is tall. He is former player for the Indonesia national football team, playing in the Olympic Games qualifie ...
*{{flagicon, INA
Bima Sakti
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Club career
Dur ...
*{{flagicon, INA
Samel Nasa
*{{flagicon, INA
Aples Tecuari
*{{flagicon, INA
Eko Purdjianto
*{{flagicon, INA
Ismed Sofyan
*{{flagicon, IRQ, 1991
Habib Jafar
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*{{flagicon, IRQ, 1991
Haider Abdullah
*{{flagicon, IRQ, 1991
Amer Mushraf
*{{flagicon, IRQ, 1991
Haidar Najim
*{{flagicon, IRQ, 1991
Leith Hussein
*{{flagicon, IRQ, 1991
Qahtan Chathir
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Career
Playing career
Qahtan Chathir played for Al Talaba, Al Karkh, Al It ...
*{{flagicon, IRN
Mehdi Hasheminasab
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Club career
He served his golden days in Persepolis and Esteghlal.
Club career statistics
International career
Afte ...
*{{flagicon, IRN
Sirous Dinmohammadi
Sirous Dinmohammadi ( fa, سیروس دینمحمدی, born 2 July 1970 in Tabriz) is a retired Iranian football player.
Club career
He is most notably for playing for Tractor and Esteghlal.
Career statistics
International career
Din ...
*{{flagicon, IRN
Yahya Golmohammadi
Yahya Golmohammadi ( fa, يحيى گل محمدى, born 19 March 1971) also knowend as YaYa is an Iranian former footballer and coach who is currently managing the Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis. He is one of only eight Iranians to sc ...
*{{flagicon, IRN
Mehdi Mahdavikia
Mehdi Mahdavikia ( fa, ; born 24 July 1977) is an Iranian professional football coach and former player usually played as a right winger or right back.
He is currently under contract by Hamburger SV as a youth coach, and also manages his own ...
*{{flagicon, IRN
Mehrdad Minavand
*{{flagicon, JOR
Belal Al Laham
*{{flagicon, JOR
Mahmoud Shelbaieh
Mahmoud Omar Shelbaieh (born 20 May 1980) is a Jordanian former footballer who played as a striker. He earned 66 international caps for the Jordanian national team, scoring 22 goals.
International career
The last match Shelbaieh played with ...
*{{flagicon, JOR
Ghanem Yousef Aldayeh
*{{flagicon, KAZ
Rafael Urazbakhtin
*{{flagicon, KAZ
Yevgeniy Lunev
*{{flagicon, KAZ
Askhat Kadyrkulov
Askhat Kadyrkulov (russian: Асхат Кадыркулов; born 14 November 1974) is a former Kazakhstani professional footballer.
Club career
He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League B in 1990 for FC Ak-kanat Uzynagash. ...
*{{flagicon, KUW
Naser Al-Sauhi
*{{flagicon, KUW
Bashar Abdullah
Bashar Abdullah Abdul Aziz ( ar, بشار عبد الله سالم عبد العزيز; born 12 October 1977) is a Kuwaiti former professional footballer. He was a part of the mini revival of Kuwaiti football between 1996 and 1998. His part inc ...
*{{flagicon, KUW
Ali Asel
*{{flagicon, KUW
Faraj Laheeb
Faraj Laheeb ( ar, فرج لهيب) (born October 3, 1978 in Kuwait) is a retired Kuwaiti football player.
He played for Al-Kuwait in the 2007 AFC Champions League
The 2007 AFC Champions League was the 26th edition of the top-level Asian c ...
*{{flagicon, KGZ
Zamirbek Jumagulov
*{{flagicon, LAO
Phengta Phounsamay
*{{flagicon, LAO
Valasine Dalaphone
*{{flagicon, LAO
Chanthy Souksombaph
*{{flagicon, LIB
Mohammad Kassas
*{{flagicon, LIB
Korken Yenkibarian
*{{flagicon, MAC
Kit Leong Cheong
*{{flagicon, MAC
Kim Meng Leong
*{{flagicon, MDV
Ali Shiham
Ali Shiham (born 26 June 1975) is a former Maldivian international footballer.
International career
Ali Shiham has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for Maldives.
He is well known as the first player to score a hat-trick for Maldiv ...
*{{flagicon, MDV
Ashraf Luthfy
*{{flagicon, MDV
Ismail Naseem
*{{flagicon, MDV
Mohamed Jameel
Mohamed Jameel (born 4 October 1975) is a Maldivian footballer nicknamed "Jambey", who plays as a defender for New Radiant. He was a member of the Maldives national football team. He is from the island of Eydhafushi, Baa Atoll.
International ...
*{{flagicon, MAS
Rosdi Talib
*{{flagicon, MAS
Irwan Fadzli Idrus
Irwan Fadzli bin Idrus (born 2 June 1981) is Malaysian former footballer who played as a defender. He is a former member of the Malaysian national team.
He has played for the Malaysian under 23 squad for the 2001 and 2003 SEA Games, 2002 ...
*{{flagicon, MNG
Bayarzorig Davaa
*{{flagicon, MNG
B. Buman-Uchral
Boldyn Buman-Uchral ( mn, Болдын Буман-Учрал; born 29 May 1971) is a Mongolian international footballer. He made his first appearance for the Mongolia national football team
The Mongolia national football team ( mn, Мон� ...
*{{flagicon, NEP
Bal Gopal Maharjan
Bal Gopal Maharjan ( ne, बाल गोपाल महर्जन) is a retired Nepali football player who most recently was coaching the Nepal men's national team.
He was in the squad which won the historic 1993 SAG gold. After his retirem ...
*{{flagicon, NEP
Deepak Lama
*{{flagicon, OMA
Nasser Zayid
Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein, . (15 January 1918 – 28 September 1970) was an Egyptian politician who served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970. Nasser led the Egyptian revolution of 1952 and introduced far-r ...
*{{flagicon, OMA
Mohammed Khamis
*{{flagicon, OMA
Taqi Al Siyabi
*{{flagicon, OMA
Samir Said
*{{flagicon, OMA
R. Salem
*{{flagicon, OMA
Badr al-Mahrooqi Badr (Arabic: بدر) as a given name below is an Arabic masculine and feminine name given to the " full moon on its fourteenth night" or the ecclesiastical full moon.
Badr may refer to: .and it is also one of the oldest and rarest names in the Arab ...
*{{flagicon, PAK
Muhammad Arshad
*{{flagicon, PAK
Muhammad Riaz Muhammad Riaz may refer to:
* Muhammad Riaz Khan, Pakistan Army general
* Muhammad Riaz (footballer)
Muhammad Riaz (born 27 February 1996) is a Pakistani footballer who plays for Asia Ghee Mills and the Pakistan national team.
International c ...
*{{flagicon, PLE
Fadi Abulatifa
*{{flagicon, PLE
Jamal Al-Holi
*{{flagicon, PHI
Yanti Barsales
*{{flagicon, PHI
Jimmy Dona
*{{flagicon, QAT
Dahi Al Naemi
Dahi Al Naemi (born 5 September 1978) is a Qatari footballer who is a defender for Umm-Salal.
Al Naemi played for Qatar at the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Ecuador. He subsequently played for the senior national team in FIFA World Cup ...
*{{flagicon, QAT
Abdul Nasser Ali Al Obaidly
*{{flagicon, KSA
Marzouk Al-Otaibi
*{{flagicon, KSA
Mohsin Harthi
*{{flagicon, KSA
Al Hasan Al-Yami
Al-Hasan Ali Al-Yami ( ar, الحسن اليامي) (born 21 August 1972) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who played as a striker for Najran SC and Al Ittihad.
He featured in the Football World Cup 2002 and was part of the infamou ...
*{{flagicon, KSA
Abdullah Jumaan Al-Dosari
*{{flagicon, KSA
Ibrahim Al-Harbi
*{{flagicon, KSA
Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
Mohammed Saleh Al-Khilaiwi ( ar, محمد الخليوي; 21 August 1971 – 13 June 2013) was a Saudi football defender from Saudi Arabia. At the club level, he played mostly for Al-Ittihad in his home country.
Career
Between 1992 and 20 ...
*{{flagicon, SIN
Noh Alam Shah
Mohd Noh Alam Shah (born 3 September 1980) is a retired professional football player from Singapore who currently manages Tanjong Pagar United. Once regarded as one of the best forwards in South East Asia, Alam Shah was a member of the Singapo ...
*{{flagicon, SIN
Mohd Noor Ali
Mohd Noor Ali is a Singaporean former footballer and current head coach.
Club career
Throughout his career, he played as a midfielder or winger for Tampines Rovers, Geylang United, SAFFC, Woodlands Wellington and Hougang United in the S.Leag ...
*{{flagicon, SIN
Ishak Ratna
*{{flagicon, SRI
Weerarathne Kassun
*{{flagicon, SYR
Tarek Jabban
*{{flagicon, SYR
Maher Malki
*{{flagicon, SYR
Faras Al Khatib
*{{flagicon, SYR
Maher Al Sayed
*{{flagicon, THA
Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtrakul
*{{flagicon, THA
Niweat Siriwong
Niweat Siriwong ( th, นิเวศ ศิริวงศ์, born July 18, 1977) is a Thai retired footballer. Niweat is a vastly experienced player and has played overseas in Singapore and Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ...
*{{flagicon, THA
Surachai Jirasirichote
*{{flagicon, THA
Surachai Jirasirichote
*{{flagicon, THA
Sutee Suksomkit
*{{flagicon, THA
Worrawoot Srimaka
*{{flagicon, TJK
Tokhirjon Muminov
Tokhirjon Muminov ( tg, Тоҳирҷон Муъминов; born 6 August 1970) is a retired Tajikistani footballer, and current manager of Fayzkand.
Career
Managerial career
On 10 August 2012, Muminov ended his first stint as Khayr Vahdat man ...
*{{flagicon, TJK
Denis Knitel
*{{flagicon, TJK
Rahmatullo Fuzailov
*{{flagicon, TJK
Shukhrat Jabbarov
*{{flagicon, TJK
Rustam Usmonov
Rustam Usmonov (born 30 January 1977) is a retired Tajikistan footballer who played as a forward.
Career statistics International
''Statistics accurate as of match played 11 September 2015''
International goals
Honours
Vakhsh Qurghonteppa
* ...
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Rejepmyrat Agabaýew
*{{flagicon, TKM, 1997
Goçguly Goçgulyýew
*{{flagicon, TKM, 1997
Yuri Borodolimov Yuri may refer to:
People and fictional characters
Given name
* Yuri (Slavic name), the Slavic masculine form of the given name George, including a list of people with the given name Yuri, Yury, etc.
* Yuri (Japanese name), also Yūri, feminine J ...
*{{flagicon, TKM, 1997
Gurbangeldi Durdyýew
*{{flagicon, UAE
Mohammad Ibrahim Hussain
*{{flagicon, UAE
Abdulsalaam Jumaa
*{{flagicon, UAE
Fahed Masoud
*{{flagicon, UAE
Gharib Hareb
*{{flagicon, UAE
Fahd Ali
*{{flagicon, UAE
Zuhair Bakhit
*{{flagicon, UAE
Aziz Al-Anbari
*{{flagicon, UAE
Abdulrahman Ibrahim
*{{flagicon, UZB
Maxim Shatskikh
*{{flagicon, UZB
Alexei Dionisiyev
*{{flagicon, UZB
Ulugbek Bakayev
Ulugbek Bakayev ( uz, Улуғбек Бақоев, Ulug`bek Baqoyev, russian: Улугбек Бакаев) (born 28 November 1978) is a former Uzbekistani footballer and current manager of FC Sogdiana Jizzakh.
Career
Bakayev played spent most o ...
*{{flagicon, UZB
Andrey Akopyants
Andrey Akopyants (born 27 August 1977) is an Uzbekistani football midfielder of Armenian descent. He last played for Neftchi Farg'ona.
Career
He started his playing career at Pakhtakor in 1996. He played for ''Pakhtakor'' in 1996–1999. In ...
*{{flagicon, VIE
Nguyễn Trung Vĩnh
*{{flagicon, VIE
Nguyen Van Sy
*{{flagicon, YEM
Anwar Ahmed
*{{flagicon, YEM
Adel Abdullah
Adel Ahmed Abdullah ( ar, عادل أحمد عبدالله; born 12 January 1984), commonly known as Adel Abdullah, is a Syrian footballer who plays for Sur SC in Oman Professional League.
Club career
Nizwa
In 2014, he moved to Oman where he ...
*{{flagicon, YEM
Ali Aboud Awad
ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. ...
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*{{flagicon, HKG
Feng Ji-zhi (playing against
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...
)
*{{flagicon, THA
Surachai Jirasirichote (playing against
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus lie ...
)
*{{flagicon, OMA
Nabil Ashoor
Nabil Ashoor Ramadhan Bait Faraj Allah ( ar, نبيل عاشور رمضان بيت فرج الله; born 7 April 1982), commonly known as Nabil Ashoor, is an Omani footballer who plays for Dhofar S.C.S.C. in the Oman Professional League.
Club c ...
(playing against
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...
)
*{{flagicon, BRU
Ali Momin (playing against the
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (Middle East, The Middle East). It is ...
)
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