The 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification was the qualification process organized by the

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(AFC) to determine the participating teams for the

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, the 17th edition of the international men's

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championship of Asia. For the first time, the Asian Cup final tournament was contested by 24 teams, having been expanded from the 16-team format that was used from

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to 2015. The qualification process involved four rounds, where the first two doubled as the

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for Asian teams.

Format

The qualification structure was as follows: *First round: A total of twelve teams (teams ranked 35–46) played home-and-away over two legs. The six winners advanced to the second round. *Second round: A total of forty teams (teams ranked 1–34 and six first round winners) were divided into eight groups of five teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. **The eight group winners and the four best group runners-up including host UAE qualified for the AFC Asian Cup finals. **The next sixteen highest ranked teams (the remaining four group runners-up, the eight third-placed teams and the four best group fourth-placed teams) advanced directly to the third round of Asian Cup qualification. **The remaining twelve teams entered the play-off round to contest the remaining eight spots in the third round of Asian Cup qualification. *Play-off round: At a Competition Committee meeting in November 2014, it was decided that a play-off round of qualifying would be introduced into the qualification procedure. There were two rounds of home-and-away two-legged play-off matches to determine the final eight qualifiers for the third round. *Third round: The 24 teams were divided into six groups of four to play home-and-away round-robin matches, and they competed for the remaining slots of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. The play-off round represented a change from the initially announced qualification format – which saw the remaining fourth-placed teams and the four best group fifth-placed teams also advance to the third round.

Entrants

46 FIFA-affiliated nations from the AFC entered qualification. In order to determine which nations would compete in the first round and which nations would receive a bye through to the second round, the FIFA World Rankings of January 2015 were used (shown in parentheses). Due to the joint format of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers and AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, the hosts of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, the

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also entered the second round of AFC Asian Cup qualifiers despite having qualified automatically.

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, which is not a FIFA member, were not eligible to enter.

Schedule

The schedule of the qualification competition was as follows.

First round

The draw for the first round was held on 10 February 2015, 15:30 MST (

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), at the AFC House in

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, Malaysia. The six teams eliminated from this stage progressed to the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup.

Second round

The draw for the second round was held on 14 April 2015, 17:00 MST (

), at the JW Marriott Hotel in

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, Malaysia.

Groups

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

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was also drawn into this group, but on 30 May 2015 the country's football association was suspended due to governmental interference, and on 3 June 2015 the team was disqualified and all matches involving it were cancelled.

Group G

Group H

Ranking of runner-up teams

To determine the four best runner-up teams, the following criteria are used: #

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(3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss) #

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# Goals scored # Fair play points # Drawing of lots As a result of Indonesia being disqualified due to FIFA suspension, Group F contained only four teams compared to five teams in all other groups. Therefore, the results against the fifth-placed team were not counted when determining the ranking of the runner-up teams.

Ranking of fourth-placed teams

To determine the four best fourth-placed teams, the following criteria were used: #

(3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss) #

# Goals scored # Fair play points # Drawing of lots As a result of Indonesia being disqualified due to FIFA suspension, Group F contained only four teams compared to five teams in all other groups. Therefore, the results against the fifth-placed team are not counted when determining the ranking of the fourth-placed teams.

Play-off round

At an AFC Competition Committee meeting in November 2014, it was decided that two rounds of play-off matches would be introduced into the qualification procedure to determine the final eight teams for the main qualifying round. A total of eight slots for the third round were available from this round (five from round 1, three from round 2). The three teams eliminated from this stage progressed to the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup. The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 April 2016, 15:00 MYT (

), at the AFC House in

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, Malaysia.

Round 1

The lowest seeded team, Bhutan, received a bye, and the remaining ten teams were drawn into five pairs. Each pair played two home-and-away matches, with the winners qualifying for the third round.

Round 2

The five losers from round 1 joined Bhutan in this round. The six teams were drawn into three pairs. Each pair played two home-and-away matches, with the winners qualifying for the third round.

Third round

A total of 24 teams competed in the third round of AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. Since the 2019 hosts

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and the suspension of

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, the AFC decided to invite both

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and

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, the top two teams of the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup, to re-enter 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification as replacements in order to maintain 24 teams in the third round of the competition. The draw for the third round was held on 23 January 2017, 16:00

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, in

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. The 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four.

Groups

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Qualified teams

The following 24 teams qualified for the final tournament. Notes: :

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year.

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Goalscorers

;14 goals * Mohammad Al-Sahlawi ;11 goals * Ahmed Khalil ;10 goals *

Hamza Al-Dardour Hamza Ali Khaled Al-Dardour ( ar, حمزة علي خالد الدردور; born 12 May 1991) is a Jordanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Jordanian club Al-Ramtha and the Jordan national team. Club career In 2015, Al-Dardo ...

* Anton Zemlianukhin ;9 goals *

Manuchekhr Dzhalilov Manuchekhr Nasrulloyevich Dzhalilov ( tg, Манучеҳр Ҷалилов, russian: Манучехр Насруллоевич Джалилов ,( fa, ‌ منوچهر نصرالله‌یویچ جلیلوف), born 27 September 1990) is a Tajik pro ...

;8 goals *

Tim Cahill Timothy Filiga Cahill (; born 6 December 1979) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder but also played as a striker on many occasions. A box-to-box midfielder, Cahill became recognised for "his a ...

* Yang Xu *

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* Khalid Al-Hajri *

Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali Abdul Aziz Humaid Mubarak Al-Muqbali ( ar, عبد العزيز بن حميد المقبالي; born 23 April 1989), commonly known as Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali, is an Omani Association football, footballer who plays for Al-Seeb Club, Al-Seeb. Club c ...

;7 goals *

Chencho Gyeltshen Chencho Gyeltshen (born 10 May 1996) is a Bhutanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for I-League club RoundGlass Punjab and captains the Bhutan national team. Gyeltshen is the all-time leading international goalscorer for Bhut ...

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* Sardar Azmoun * Hassan Maatouk *

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* Jonathan Cantillana * Sameh Maraaba * Omar Khribin ;6 goals *

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Son Heung-min Son Heung-min ( ko, 손흥민; ; born 8 July 1992) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and captains the South Korea national team. Considered one of the best forward ...

;5 goals *

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* Hassan Abdel-Fattah *

Kyaw Ko Ko Kyaw Ko Ko ( my, ကျော်ကိုကို; born 20 December 1992) is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Myanmar national team. He scored five goals in the 2011 Southeast Asian Games and helped the Myanmar ...

Jong Il-gwan Jong Il-gwan (Hangul: 정일관, Hancha: 鄭日冠, born 30 October 1992) is a North Korean football striker who plays as a striker for club Rimyongsu in the DPR Korea Premier Football League and the North Korea national team. Club career ...

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* Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri *

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* Ahmad Abu Nahyeh * Hassan Al-Haidos *

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Ali Mabkhout Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Al Hajeri ( ar, علي أحمد مبخوت محسن الهاجري; born 5 October 1990) is an Emirati professional association football player who plays for UAE Pro League club Al Jazira Club, Al Jazira and the United A ...

Sardor Rashidov Sardor Rashidov Ikhtiyorovich (Cyrillic, Uzbek Cyrillic: Сардор Рашидов Ихтиёрович; born 14 June 1991) is an Uzbek professional association football, footballer who plays as a winger for QSL side Umm Salal SC, Umm Salal and ...

* Abdulwasea Al-Matari ;4 goals *

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* Mahdi Abduljabbar *

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* Shinji Okazaki * Munther Abu Amarah *

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Bader Al-Mutawa Bader Ahmed al-Mutawa ( ar, بدر أحمد المطوع; born 10 January 1985) is a Kuwaiti professional footballer who plays for Qadsia and the Kuwait national team, where he usually operates as a second striker. He wears the jersey number ...

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* Vitalij Lux * Yashir Pinto * Tamer Seyam *

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* Mohammed Muntari * Mohammed Musa * Osama Omari *

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* Igor Sergeev ;3 goals * Khaibar Amani *

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* Ismail Abdullatif * Abdulla Yusuf Helal *

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Chan Vathanaka Chan Vathanaka ( km, ចាន់ វឌ្ឍនាកា ; born 23 January 1994) is a Cambodian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Boeung Ket FC and for the Cambodia national team. He is known for his pace, skills, and abil ...

Jiang Ning Jiang Ning (; ; born 1 September 1986) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays for China League Two club Qingdao Hainiu as a striker and winger. Club career Ning began his football career when he joined Qingdao Jonoon's youth ac ...

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* Yaseen Al-Bakhit *

Odai Al-Saify Odai Yusuf Ismaeel Al-Saify ( ar, عدي يوسف إسماعيل الصيفي) is a Jordanian footballer who plays for Qadsia SC and the Jordan national football team. Club career Al-Saify started his career playing for Shabab Al-Ordon, in whic ...

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* Hilal El-Helwe *

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* Aung Thu * Ri Hyok-chol *

Misagh Bahadoran Misagh Medina Bahadoran ( fa, میثاق بهادران, Mithāq Bhāderan; born January 10, 1987) is a Filipino footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Maharlika Manila in the Philippines Football League and the Philippines nati ...

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* Yahya Al-Shehri * Safuwan Baharudin * Fazrul Nawaz *

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* Lee Jae-sung *

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* Mahmoud Maowas * Teerasil Dangda *

Arslanmyrat Amanow Arslanmyrat Amanmyradowiç Amanow (born March 28, 1990) is a Turkmen professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ahal, and captains the Turkmenistan national football team. He represented the nation at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. Personal ...

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Omar Abdulrahman Omar Abdulrahman Ahmed Al Raqi Al Amoudi ( ar, عمر عبد الرحمن أحمد الراقي العمودي; born 20 September 1991) is an Emirati professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Emirati club Al Wasl F.C. and ...

* Odil Ahmedov *

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* Nguyễn Văn Toàn ;2 goals * Norlla Amiri * Jabar Sharza *

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* Abdulwahab Al-Malood * Mohamed Al Romaihi *

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* Yu Hanchao * Chu En-le *

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* Balwant Singh *

Ashkan Dejagah Seyed Ashkan Dejagah ( fa, سید اشكان دژآگه, born 5 July 1986), known as Ashkan Dejagah, is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Persian Gulf Pro League club Foolad. He represented Germany at youth lev ...

* Ehsan Hajsafi * Ali Adnan *

Justin Meram Justin Meram ( ar, جستن حكمت عزيز ميرام; born December 4, 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer. Born in the United States, he represents the Iraq national team. Ca ...

Mu Kanazaki is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for J2 League club Oita Trinita. He scored the two goals that gave his team the title of the 2016 J1 League over Urawa Red Diamonds. Club career On 25 March 2020, Kanazaki returned to Nagoya Gramp ...

* Ahmed Samir *

Mirlan Murzaev Mirlan Abdraimovich Murzayev ( ky, Мирлан Мурзаев; russian: Мирлан Абдраимович Мурзаев; born 29 March 1990) is a Kyrgyzstani professional footballer who plays as a forward for I-League club Mohammedan and t ...

Khonesavanh Sihavong Khonesavanh Sihavong (born 10 October 1994) is a Laotian footballer, who plays for Hoang Anh Attapeu F.C. He played for Laos national football team at the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup The 2012 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and officially know ...

Hassan Chaito Hassan Ali Chaito ( ar, حسن علي شعيتو, ; born 20 March 1989), also known as Moni (, ), is a Lebanese professional Association football, footballer and former futsal player who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Bourj FC, Bour ...

Mohammed Ghaddar Mohamad Mahmoud Ghaddar ( ar, محمد محمود غدار; born 1 January 1984) is a Lebanese former professional footballer who played as a forward. Coming through the youth system, Ghaddar began his senior career at Nejmeh in 2000. He staye ...

Ali Hamam Ali Nizar Hamam ( ar, علي نزار حمام; born 25 August 1986) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for club Nejmeh, whom he captains. Starting his career at Taqadom Anqoun, Hamam moved to Ahli Saida in 200 ...

Niki Torrão Nicholas Mario Torrão de Almeida (; born 18 November 1987 in Johannesburg, South Africa), simply known as Niki Torrão, is a South African-born Macanese professional football striker who plays for Liga de Elite club Chao Pak Kei and previously ...

Mohd Amri Yahyah Mohd. Amri bin Yahyah , nicknamed "Wak Am" is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays for Manchester City. He has also represented the Malaysian national team. Amri plays mainly as a forward but can also play as an attacking midfield ...

Safawi Rasid Muhammad Safawi bin Rasid (born 5 March 1997) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays for Thai League 1 side Ratchaburi, on loan from Malaysia Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim, and the Malaysia national team. He mostly plays as ...

* Ahmed Nashid *

Sithu Aung Sithu Aung ( my, စည်သူအောင်; also spelled Si Thu Aung; born 16 November 1996) is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as left winger for Myanmar national football team and Samut Prakan City. He has played much of his ...

* Sami Al-Hasani *

Amad Al-Hosni Imad Ali Suleiman Al-Hosni ( ar, عماد علي سليمان الحوسني; born 18 July 1984), commonly known as Imad Al-Hosni or Al-Amda, is an Omani footballer who last played for Fanja SC in the Oman Professional League. Club career A ...

Mohsin Al-Khaldi Mohsin Jouhar Bilal Al-Khaldi ( ar, محسن جوهر الخالدي; born 16 August 1988), commonly known as Mohsin Al-Khaldi or Mohsin Jouhar, is an Omani footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saham in the Oman Professional League. Inte ...

* Raed Ibrahim Saleh * Jaka Ihbeisheh *

Ahmad Maher Wridat Ahmad Maher Wridat ( ar, أحمد ماهر وريدات; born 22 July 1991) is a Palestinian footballer who plays as a forward for Shabab Al-Dhahiriya and the Palestine national football team. He holds the honor of being the first Palestinian t ...

* Mahmoud Yousef *

Karim Boudiaf Karim Boudiaf ( ar, كريم بوضياف; born 16 September 1990) is a professional footballer who plays for Al-Duhail in the Qatar Stars League. He can play as a central defender and as a defensive midfielder. Born in France, he represents th ...

* Mohammed Kasola *

Fahad Al-Muwallad Fahad Mosaed al-Muwallad ( ar, فهد المولد, born 14 September 1994) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for Al-Shabab. He started his professional career with Al-Ittihad when he was only 16 year ...

Khairul Amri Mohammad Khairul Amri bin Mohammad Kamal (born 14 March 1985) is a Singaporean footballer who plays as a forward for Tanjong Pagar United in the Singapore Premier League. He is known for his pace, sharp dribbling skills and a powerful shot w ...

Jang Hyun-soo Jang Hyun-soo (; ; born 28 September 1991) is a South Korean professional footballer who currently plays for Al-Hilal in the Saudi Professional League. Club career On 12 July 2019, Jang joined Saudi Professional League club Al-Hilal on a t ...

Ki Sung-yueng Ki Sung-yueng (Hangul: ; Hanja: ; ; born 24 January 1989) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or a defensive midfielder for the K League 1 club FC Seoul. From 2008 to 2019, Ki was a full international fo ...

* Koo Ja-cheol *

Suk Hyun-jun Suk Hyun-jun (; or ; born 29 June 1991) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Jeonju Citizen. Club career Ajax After initially trialling with Eredivisie side Ajax, Suk signed 1.5-year contract with the Dutch ...

Abdelrazaq Al Hussain Abdelrazaq Al Hussain ( ar, عبد الرزاق الحسين; born 15 September 1986, in Aleppo) is a Syrian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Arabian club Al-Ansar and the Syria national team. Career Club career Al Hussain' ...

Raja Rafe Raja Rafe ( ar, رجا رافع; born 1 May 1983 in Jaramana, Rif Dimashq, Syria) is a Syrian footballer who plays as a striker for Taliya SC, which competes in the Syrian Premier League, and is a member of the Syria national football team. ...

* Jahongir Ergashev *

Dilshod Vasiev Dilshod Saidzhonovich Vasiyev (russian: Дилшод Саиджонович Васиев; born 12 February 1988 in Dushanbe, Soviet Union) is a Tajikistani football midfielder. Career Club During 2008, Vasiyev played for FC Mika in the Arm ...

* Pokklaw Anan * Theerathon Bunmathan *

Adisak Kraisorn Adisak Kraisorn ( th, อดิศักดิ์ ไกรษร; born 1 February 1991) is a Thai professional footballer who plays as a striker for Malaysia Super League club Terengganu and the Thailand national team. International career He ...

* Mongkol Tossakrai * Chiquito do Carmo * Ramon Saro * Guwanç Abylow * Ruslan Mingazow *

Wahyt Orazsähedow Wahyt Sähetmyradowiç Orazsähedow (born 26 January 1992) is a Turkmenistani football forward who plays for Altyn Asyr and Turkmenistan. Personal life Wahyt Orazsähedowv was born at Babarap in Ahal Region, in a large family. The elder bro ...

* Myrat Ýagşyýew *

Alexander Geynrikh Alexander Rudolfovich Geynrikh (russian: Александр Рудольфович Гейнрих, , german: Alexander Heinrich; born 6 October 1984) is a Uzbek former footballer who played as a forward for the Uzbekistan national team. Caree ...

* Anzur Ismailov * Nguyễn Anh Đức * Nguyễn Văn Quyết * Ahmed Al-Sarori *

Ala Al-Sasi Ala Al-Sasi (Arabic: علاء الصاصي) (born 2 July 1987) is a Yemeni international footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusivel ...

;1 goal * Hassan Amin *

Zohib Islam Amiri Zohib Islam Amiri ( prs, ذهیب اسلام امیری; born 15 February 1990) is a professional footballer from Afghanistan who plays as a centre-back for A.S. Blainville and the Afghanistan national team. Early life Amiri was born on 15 Feb ...

Zubayr Amiri Zubayr Amiri (Dari: زبیر امیري; born 2 May 1990) is an Afghan professional footballer who plays for SC Hessen Dreieich and the Afghanistan national team. Amiri operates in midfield, and can also play in a more attacking role; conside ...

* Faysal Shayesteh * Josef Shirdel *

Mathew Leckie Mathew Allan Leckie (born 4 February 1991) is an Australian footballer who plays for Melbourne City FC in the A-League and the Australian national team (for whom he has previously been the captain). Leckie, being a quick and agile player, is us ...

Tommy Oar Thomas Michael Oar (born 10 December 1991) is a retired Australian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Oar played youth football for Burleigh Heads, Palm Beach and at the Queensland Academ ...

* Komail Al-Aswad * Sami Al-Husaini * Hussain Ali Baba * Sayed Reda Issa * Ali Jaafar Mohamed Madan * Abdullah Omar *

Jamal Rashid Jamal Rashid Abdulrahman Yusuf ( ar, جمال رشيد عبد الرحمن يوسف; born 7 November 1988), commonly known as Jamal Rashid, is a Bahraini footballer who plays for Al-Muharraq SC in the Bahraini Premier League. Club career Jamal b ...

Jahid Hasan Ameli Zahid Hasan Ameli ( bn, জাহিদ হাসান এমিলি; born 25 December 1987) is a Bangladeshi footballer who plays as a striker for Brothers Union and the Bangladesh national team. He is the current second top scorer of the ...

Mamunul Islam Mamunul Islam Mamun() (born 12 December 1988) is a Bangladeshi professional association football, footballer who last played as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League (football), Bangladesh Premier League side Fortis FC and also played for t ...

* Biren Basnet *

Jigme Dorji Dasho Jigme Palden Dorji (14 December 1919 – 6 April 1964) was a Bhutanese politician and member of the Dorji family. By marriage, he was also a member of the House of Wangchuck. The brother-in-law of Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Dorji was c ...

* Karma Shedrup Tshering * Adi Said * Thierry Bin *

Chhin Chhoeun Chhin Chhoeun (born 9 April 1992) is a former Cambodian footballer who last played for Tiffy Army in the Cambodian Premier League and the Cambodia national football team. Mainly a right winger, he can also play as a striker or a right-back. ...

* Hong Pheng * Keo Sokpheng * Sos Suhana * Huang Bowen * Mei Fang *

Zhang Linpeng Zhang Linpeng (; born 9 May 1989) is a Chinese professional footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port. Zhang is known by the nickname Zhangmos for his similarity in looks and playing style as Sergio Ramos. An o ...

* Zhang Xizhe *

Chen Chao-an Chen Chao-an (; born 22 June 1995) is a Taiwanese footballer who currently plays as a striker for Taichung FUTURO and the Chinese Taipei national football team The Chinese Taipei national football team represents Taiwan (the Republic of ...

Xavier Chen Xavier Chen (; born 5 October 1983) is a former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He began his youth career with Anderlecht before moving to KV Kortrijk where he first played at senior level (2003–2007). After Kortrijk, he sp ...

Chen Hao-wei Chen Hao-wei (; born 30 April 1992) is a Taiwanese professional footballer who currently plays as a center forward for Taiwan Football Premier League club Taichung Futuro. Club career Eastern On 17 July 2019, Eastern unveiled Chen as one of ...

* Chen Yi-wei * Huang Wei-min * Hung Kai-chun * Wang Rui *

Wen Chih-hao Wen Chih-hao (; born 25 March 1993) is a Taiwanese football player who plays as a midfielder. Club career Wen Chih-hao played for the National Pei Men Senior High School team before having a unsuccessful trail at Chinese club Beijing Enterpris ...

* Yaki Yen * Brandon McDonald * Travis Nicklaw *

Christian Annan Christian Kwesi Annan (; born 3 May 1978) is a former Ghanaian-born Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a striker or left winger. He is renowned in Hong Kong for his high pace and dribbling skill. Club career Eastern Christian ...

* Bai He *

Chan Siu Ki Chan Siu Ki (, born 14 July 1985 in Hong Kong) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as an amateur player for Hong Kong First Division club Eastern District. He is the all-time top scorer for Hong Kong with 40 goa ...

* Ju Yingzhi *

Lo Kwan Yee Lo Kwan Yee (, born 9 October 1984) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Rangers. Lo has represented Hong Kong at international level at various age groups, making his debut with the s ...

* Paulinho *

Sandro Sandro is an Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss, Georgian and Croatian given name, often a diminutive of Alessandro or Alexander. It is also a surname. Sandro may refer to: Given name or nickname Sports * Sandro (footballer, born 1973), Brazi ...

* Tan Chun Lok * Jordi Tarrés *

Xu Deshuai Xu Deshuai (; born 13 July 1987) is a former China, Chinese-born Hong Kong people, Hong Kong professional association football, footballer. He was born in Dalian, China but represents Hong Kong national football team, Hong Kong in internationa ...

* Fulganco Cardozo * Sumit Passi * Mohammed Rafique * Robin Singh *

Rowllin Borges Rowllin Borges (born 5 June 1992) is an Indian footballer who as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Mumbai City and the India national team. Early life and youth career Born in Nuvem, Goa, Borges began his youth career by joining the ...

* Karim Ansarifard * Saeid Ezatolahi *

Jalal Hosseini Seyyed Jalal Hosseini ( fa, سید جلال حسینی; born 3 February 1982), commonly known as Seyyed Jalal or Jalal Hosseini, is a former Iranian professional footballer who played as a centre-back and was the Captain of Iranian club Persepo ...

Alireza Jahanbakhsh Alireza Jahanbakhsh Jirandeh ( fa, علیرضا جهانبخش جیرنده, ; born 11 August 1993) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a winger and attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club Feyenoord and the Iran national team. H ...

* Kamal Kamyabinia * Morteza Pouraliganji * Ramin Rezaeian *

Masoud Shojaei Masoud (; ) is a given name and surname, with origins in Persian and Arabic. The name is found in the Arab world, Iran, Turkey, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Russia, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and China. Masoud has spelling varia ...

Andranik Teymourian Andranik Timotian-Samarani, commonly known as Andranik "Ando" Teymourian ( hy, Անդրանիկ Թէյմուրեան; fa, آندرانيک تیموریان, Ândrânik Teymuryân, born 6 March 1983) is an Iranian retired professional footballer ...

Mehdi Torabi Mehdi Torabi ( fa, مهدی ترابی; born 10 September 1994) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis and Iran national team. Club career Saipa He started his career with Saip ...

Mohannad Abdul-Raheem Mohannad Abdul-Raheem Karrar ( ar, مهند عبد الرحيم كرار; born 22 September 1993), is an Iraqi Association football, footballer who plays for Naft Al-Wasat and the Iraq national football team, Iraq national team. An Olympian, Moh ...

* Ali Hosni * Dhurgham Ismail * Mahdi Kamel *

Ahmed Yasin Sheikh Ahmed Ismail Hassan Yassin ( ar, الشيخ أحمد إسماعيل حسن ياسين; 1 January 1937 – 22 March 2004) was a Palestinian politician and imam who founded Hamas, a militant Islamist and Palestinian nationalist organiza ...

* Genki Haraguchi *

Hiroshi Kiyotake is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Japanese club Cerezo Osaka and the Japan national team. He played for Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Club career In the summer of 2012, Kiyotake s ...

* Masato Morishige *

Takashi Usami is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Gamba Osaka in the J1 League. He plays as a forward or a winger. Club career Gamba Osaka Usami made club history by making his professional debut for Gamba Osaka at the age of 17 years and 1 ...

* Yousef Al-Naber *

Yousef Al-Rawashdeh Yousef Ahmad Mohammad Al-Rawashdeh ( ar, يوسف أحمد محمد الرواشدة) is a Jordanian footballer who plays for the Jordan national football team. International career Being born in the UAE, he was able to represent both Jordan and ...

* Mohannad Al-Souliman * Musa Al-Taamari * Baha' Faisal *

Saeed Murjan Saeed Mohammad Saeed Hasan Murjan ( ar, سعيد محمد سعيد حسن مرجان; born in 1990) is a Jordanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Jordanian club Ma'an and the Jordan national football team The Jordan ...

* Ali Maqseed * Aziz Mashaan * Faisal Zayid *

Ildar Amirov Ildar Amirov ( tt-Cyrl, Илдар Әмиров, translit=İldar Ämiref; born 9 October 1987) is a Kyrgyzstani footballer of Tatar descent, last played as a striker. Career He played for Chennai City in the I-League. He is a member of the Kyr ...

* Azamat Baymatov *

Edgar Bernhardt Edgar Bernhardt (Russian: Эдгар Бернхардт; born 30 March 1986) is a Kyrgyz professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Udon Thani in Thai League 2. Early life Bernhardt was born in Novopavlovka, Soviet Union, now Kyrgyzs ...

* Bakhtiyar Duyshobekov * Viktor Maier *

Almazbek Mirzaliev Almazbek Mirzaliyev (Kyrgyz: Алмазбек Мирзалиев; Russian: Алмазбек Мирзалиев) is a professional Kyrgyzstani footballer who'se last known club was Dordoi Biškek in the top division of the Kyrgyzstan League. ...

Bekzhan Sagynbaev Bekzhan Talantbekovich Sagynbayev ( ky, Бекжан Сагынбаев; russian: Бекжан Талантбекович Сагынбаев; born September 11, 1994) is a Kyrgyzstani professional footballer who plays as a left winger or a left ...

* Islam Shamshiev * Roda Antar *

Abbas Ahmed Atwi Abbas Ahmad Atwi ( ar, عباس أحمد عطوي; born 12 September 1979) is a Lebanese former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Making his debut for Lebanon in 2002, Atwi was the all-time most capped player for h ...

Samir Ayass Samir Ahmed Ayass ( ar, سمير أحمد أياس, ; bg, Самир Ахмед Аяс; born 24 December 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Coming through the youth system, Ayass began his senior career in 2008 at ho ...

Nour Mansour Nour Nayef Mansour ( ar, نور نايف منصور, ; born 22 October 1989) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Ahed and the Lebanon national team. Known for his defensive capabilities, Mansour also offers good attac ...

* Youssef Mohamad * Joan Oumari *

Feiz Shamsin Fayez Bilal Chamsine ( ar, فايز بلال شمسين; born 12 July 1992) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Ansar. Club career Chamsine joined Pandurii Târgu Jiu in 2013, and scored a hat-trick on his fi ...

* Chan Pak Chun *

Carlos Leonel Carlos Leonel Gois Fernandes (born 28 July 1987 in Ribeira Brava, Madeira, Portugal), commonly known as Carlos Leonel, is a former football player and coach for Benfica de Macau. He was the top scorer in the 2016 and 2017 Liga de Elite. He also ...

Leong Ka Hang Leong Ka Hang (; born 22 November 1992 in Macau) is a Macanese professional footballer who is currently a free agent. He plays as a striker. Early career Leong Ka Hang broke his arm three times when he was 15, 16 and soon after. The doctor tol ...

* Baddrol Bakhtiar * Chanturu Suppiah * Khair Jones * Mahali Jasuli *

Mohd Safiq Rahim Safiq bin Rahim ( Jawi: صفيق بن رحيم; born 5 July 1987) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysian Super League club Johor Darul Ta'zim. He has represented the Malaysia national team since 2007. ...

* Safee Sali * Syafiq Ahmad * Syazwan Zainon * Ahmed Abdulla * Asadhulla Abdulla *

Ibrahim Waheed Hassan Ibrahim Waheed Hassan (born 15 November 1995) is a Maldivian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maziya S&RC. Career Waheed played for New Radiant, before joining TC Sports in 2017. International Waheed was first called up fo ...

* Hamza Mohamed * Hussain Niyaz Mohamed * Hussain Sifaau Yoosuf * Batmönkhiin Erkhembayar *

Kyaw Zayar Win Kyaw Zayar Win ( Burmese: ကျော်ဇေယျာဝင်း; born 2 May 1991) is a former Burmese footballer who played as a winger. Club career Perak Zayar Win started his career at Kanbawza (now Shan United) in the Myanmar National ...

Kyi Lin Kyi Lin ( my, ကြည်လင်း; born 4 September 1989) is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as midfielder for the Myanmar national football team and club football with Yangon United Kyi Lin is an influential player for the two ...

Min Min Thu Min Min Thu ( my, မင်းမင်းသူ; born 30 March 1988) is a Burmese footballer and a midfielder for Myanmar national football team. He is the bronze medalist with Myanmar U23 in 2011 SEA Games. He currently plays for Ayeyawady ...

* Suan Lam Mang * Yan Naing Oo *

Zaw Min Tun Zaw Min Tun ( my, ဇော်မင်းထွန်း; born 20 May 1992) is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Malaysia Super League club Penang and the captain of the Myanmar national team. He was the bronze ...

Bimal Gharti Magar Bimal Gharti Magar ( ne, विमल घर्ती मगर; born on 26 January 1998) is a Nepalese footballer who plays as a forward for Machhindra F.C. and Nepal national team. Bimal was the product of Central ANFA Academy, which is contr ...

Bishal Rai Bishal Rai (born 6 June 1993, in Jhapa District) is a Nepalese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Manang Marshyangdi Club and the Nepal national football team. Career Bishal Rai started off in the ANFA Jhapa Yout ...

Nawayug Shrestha Nawayug Shrestha (born 8 June 1990) is a Nepalese international footballer who plays for Nepal Army Club in the top division of the Memorial A-Division League. He was born in Mangalbare, Ilam. He went to Bhanubhakta Higher Secondary School. Befo ...

* Jang Kuk-chol * Kim Yong-il * Ri Yong-jik * Ro Hak-su * So Hyon-uk * So Kyong-jin * Mohammed Al-Ghassani * Saad Al-Mukhaini * Said Al-Ruzaiqi * Jameel Al-Yahmadi * Salaah Al-Yahyaei * Nadir Mabrook *

Qasim Said Qasim Said Sanjoor Hardan ( ar, قاسم بن سعيد سنجور الحردان; born 20 April 1989), commonly known as Qasim Said, is an Omani footballer who plays for Al-Nasr. Club career On 4 June 2014, he agreed a one-year contract extens ...

* Hassan Bashir *

Mus'ab Al-Batat Musab Al-Battat (Arabic: مصعب البطاط; born 12 November 1993) is a Palestinian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ceramica Cleopatra FC Ceramica Cleopatra Football Club ( ar, نادي سيراميكا كليوباتر ...

* Ahmed Awad *

Abdullah Jaber Abdallah Jaber (, ; born 17 February 1993) is a Palestinian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Bnei Reineh. He played for and captained the Palestine national team until he was banned fro ...

* Matías Jadue * Mohammad Natour *

Khaled Salem Khaled Jamal Abdulrahman Salem ( ar, خالد جمال عبد الرحمن سالم; born 17 November 1989) is a Palestinian Association football, footballer who plays for Bahraini Premier League club Hidd SCC, Al-Hidd and the Palestine national ...

* Pablo Tamburrini * Khader Yousef *

Kevin Ingreso Kevin Langbehn Ingreso (born 10 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays for Malaysian Super League club Sri Pahang. Born in Germany, he represents the Philippines national team. Club career Ceres–Negros In December 2015, Ingre ...

* Manuel Ott *

Mike Ott Mike Rigoberto Ott (born 2 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga 1 club Barito Putera. Born in Germany, he plays for the Philippines national team. Personal life Mike is the younger brother of ...

* Daisuke Sato *

Stephan Schröck Stephan Markus Cabizares Schröck (; born 21 August 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Azkals Development Team of the Philippines Football League. Although primarily a midfielder, earlier in his car ...

James Younghusband James Joseph Younghusband (born 4 September 1986) is a former professional footballer who played mostly as a right midfielder and sometimes as a forward. Born in Surrey, England to an English father and Filipino mother, Younghusband played for ...

* Ahmed Abdul Maqsoud *

Akram Afif Akram Hassan Afif Yahya Afif Al Yafei ( ar, أكرم عفيف; born 18 November 1996) is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd and the Qatar national team. Early in his career, he was ...

* Abdelkarim Hassan *

Ismaeel Mohammad Ismaeel Mohammad ( ar, إسماعيل محمد; born 5 April 1990) is a Qatari professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for Al-Duhail in the Qatar Stars League and the Qatar national football team. International career Interna ...

Sebastián Soria Andrés Sebastián Soria Quintana (; ar, أندريس سيبستيان سوريا كوينتانا; born 8 November 1983) commonly known as Sebastián Soria, is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Qatar SC. Born in Uruguay, h ...

* Salman Al-Faraj *

Osama Hawsawi Osama Hawsawi ( ar, أسامة هوساوي, born 31 March 1984) is a retired Saudi Arabian Association football, footballer who played as a central defender. After starting out at Al-Wehda, he went on to spend the vast majority of his career w ...

* Naif Hazazi *

Irfan Fandi Irfan bin Fandi Ahmad (born 13 August 1997), more commonly known as Irfan Fandi or mononymously as Irfan, is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Thai League 1 club BG Pathum United and the Singapore national te ...

Hariss Harun Hariss bin Harun (born 19 November 1990) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a defender and captains both Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors and the Singapore national team. He is Singapore's youngest debutant, ...

Faris Ramli Muhammad Faris bin Ramli (born 24 August 1992) is a Singaporean professional footballer who last plays for Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors, and the Singapore national team. Faris plays primarily as a winger. In 2012, Faris ...

* Shakir Hamzah * Lee Chung-yong * Lee Jeong-hyeop *

Nam Tae-hee Nam Tae-hee (Hangul: 남태희; Hanja: 南泰熙; ; born 3 July 1991 in Busan) is a South Korean footballer currently playing for Al-Duhail and the South Korea national team. Besides South Korea, he has played in England, France, and Qatar ...

* Subash Madushan *

Moayad Ajan Moayad Samir Ajan ( ar, مؤيد سمير عجان ) (born 16 February 1993 in Syria) is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for East Riffa, who play in the Bahraini Premier League the top division in Syria. International goals ::''Scores ...

* Oday Al-Jafal * Ahmad Kallasi *

Omar Midani Omar Al Midani ( ar, عُمَر مَيْدَانِيّ ) (born 26 January 1994 in Syria) is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays as a centre back or a right back for Al-Nasr Al Nassr Football Club ( ar, نادي النصر السعودي ...

Nuriddin Davronov Nuriddin Amadbekovich Davronov ( tg, Нуриддин Давронов; born on 16 January 1991) is a Tajik professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for I-League club Real Kashmir and the Tajikistan national team. Early life Davrono ...

Davron Ergashev Davronjon Sodirovich Ergashev (russian: Давронжон Содирович Эргашев ,( fa, ‌ دوران‌جان صادرویچ ارگاشف), born 19 March 1988) is a Tajikistani professional footballer who plays as a centre-back mos ...

Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev Fatkhullo Dastamovich Fatkhulloyev (russian: Фатхулло Дастамович Фатхуллоев; born 24 March 1990) is a Tajik professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bangladesh Premier League club Rahmatganj MFS and the Ta ...

* Umedzhon Sharipov *

Tana Chanabut Tana Chanabut ( th, ธนา ชะนะบุตร; born June 6, 1984), simply known as Man ( th, แมน) is Thai professional football manager and former football player. Club career Tana has also played for Thailand Premier League side ...

* Kroekrit Thaweekarn * Patrick Fabiano *

Rufino Gama Rufino Walter Gama (born 20 June 1998) is a Timorese professional footballer and top scorer of the national team, the current record scorer for the Timor-Leste national football team with 7 goals. He played for Karketu Dili FC since 2018. He ca ...

Jairo Neto Jairo Pinheiro Palmeira Neto (born 4 March 1994), simply known as Jairo Neto, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward. Despite having no links with East Timor, he had been naturalised and played for the country's national team between ...

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Eldor Shomurodov Eldor Shomurodov (born 29 June 1995) is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Spezia, on loan from Roma. He also captains the Uzbekistan national team. Club career Mash'al Mubarek Shomurodov started his caree ...

* Đinh Thanh Trung * Đinh Tiến Thành * Mạc Hồng Quân *

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Leng Makara Leng Makara (born 7 January 1990) is a Cambodian footballer who plays for Nagaworld. International career Makara made his international debut in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round against Syria on 24 March 2016. Hono ...

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Format

Entrants

Schedule

First round

Second round

Groups

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Ranking of runner-up teams

Ranking of fourth-placed teams

Play-off round

Round 1

Round 2

Third round

Groups

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Qualified teams

Goalscorers

See also

Notes

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