Group A
Iran
Head coach: Parviz Dehdari
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ahmadreza Abedzadeh | 25 May 1966 (aged 22) |  Jandarmeri | |
| 2 | DF | Javad Zarincheh | 23 July 1966 (aged 22) | Esteghlal | |
| 4 | DF | Nader Mohammadkhani | 23 August 1963 (aged 25) | Gostaresh F.C. | |
| 5 | DF | Morteza Fonounizadeh | 21 February 1961 (aged 27) | Persepolis | |
| 6 | MF | Mehdi Fonounizadeh | 19 May 1962 (aged 26) | Daraei | |
| 7 | MF | Majeed Namjoo Motlagh | 13 May 1967 (aged 21) | Esteghlal | |
| 8 | MF | Sirous Ghayeghran | 22 September 1962 (aged 26) | Malavan | |
| 9 | FW | Samad Marfavi | 18 May 1965 (aged 23) | Daraei | |
| 10 | FW | Karim Bavi | 30 December 1964 (aged 23) | Persepolis | |
| 11 | MF | Morteza Kermani Moghaddam | 11 July 1965 (aged 23) | Persepolis | |
| 13 | DF | Mojtaba Moharrami | 16 April 1962 (aged 26) | Persepolis | |
| 14 | MF | Mohammad Hassan Ansarifard | 24 September 1961 (aged 27) | Persepolis | |
| 17 | FW | Mohammad Taghavi | 8 January 1972 (aged 16) | Homa | |
| 18 | DF | Siamak Rahimpour | 23 September 1963 (aged 25) | Shahin F.C. | |
| 19 | FW | Farshad Pious | 12 January 1962 (aged 26) |  Al-Ahly | |
| 20 | MF | Seyed Ali Eftekhari | 29 July 1964 (aged 24) | Esteghlal Rasht | |
| 21 | MF | Zia Arabshahi | 6 June 1958 (aged 30) | Persepolis | |
| 22 | GK | Ahmad Sajjadi | 1 July 1960 (aged 28) | Homa |
Japan
Head coach: 
Kenzo Yokoyama
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Hisashi Tsuchida | 1 February 1967 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Osaka University of Economics |
| 2 | DF | Nobuhiro Ueno | 26 August 1965 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Waseda University |
| 3 | DF | Takumi Horiike | 6 September 1965 (aged 23) | 58 | 2 | Yomiuri FC |
| 4 | DF | Yoshinori Taguchi | 14 September 1965 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | University of Tsukuba |
| 5 | DF | Yuji Sakakura | 7 June 1967 (aged 21) | 6 | 0 | Juntendo University |
| 6 | DF | Takeshi Motoyoshi | 26 July 1967 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Chuo University |
| 7 | DF | Masami Ihara | 18 September 1967 (aged 21) | 122 | 5 | University of Tsukuba |
| 8 | DF | Naoto Otake | 18 October 1968 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | Juntendo University |
| 9 | MF | Hisanori Shirasawa | 13 December 1964 (aged 23) | 3 | 0 | Yanmar Diesel |
| 10 | MF | Katsumi Oenoki | 3 April 1965 (aged 23) | 5 | 0 | Yamaha |
| 11 | MF | Shunichi Ikenoue | 16 February 1967 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Osaka University of Commerce |
| 12 | MF | Masashi Nakayama | 23 September 1967 (aged 21) | 53 | 21 | University of Tsukuba |
| 13 | MF | Hisashi Kurosaki | 8 May 1968 (aged 20) | 24 | 4 | Honda |
| 14 | MF | Satoru Noda | 8 June 1969 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Kokushikan University |
| 15 | FW | Yusuke Minoguchi | 23 August 1965 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Furukawa Electric |
| 16 | FW | Osamu Maeda | 5 September 1965 (aged 23) | 14 | 6 | ANA SC |
| 17 | FW | Masahiro Sukigara | 2 April 1966 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | University of Tsukuba |
| 18 | FW | Yoshiyuki Matsuyama | 31 July 1966 (aged 22) | 9 | 4 | Waseda University |
| 19 | GK | Masanori Sanada | 6 March 1968 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Juntendo University |
| 20 | FW | Takuya Takagi | 12 November 1967 (aged 21) | 44 | 27 | Osaka University of Commerce |
- Caps & Goals listed are recognized career totals while all other stats are listed as they were on 2 December 1988 the tournament's opening day.
South Korea
Head coach: 
Lee Hoi-Taek
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Cho Byung-deuk | 26 May 1958 (aged 30) | 34 | POSCO Atoms |
| 2 | DF | Park Kyung-hoon | 19 January 1961 (aged 27) | 55 | POSCO Atoms |
| 3 | DF | Choi Kang-hee | 12 April 1959 (aged 29) | 1 | Hyundai Horangi |
| 4 | DF | Cho Min-kook | 5 July 1963 (aged 25) | 26 | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
| 5 | DF | Chung Yong-hwan | 10 February 1960 (aged 28) | 34 | Daewoo Royals |
| 6 | FW | Lee Tae-ho | 29 January 1961 (aged 27) | 60 | Daewoo Royals |
| 7 | MF | Noh Soo-jin | 10 February 1962 (aged 26) | 16 | Yukong Elephants |
| 8 | MF | Chung Hae-won | 1 July 1959 (aged 29) | 44 | Daewoo Royals |
| 9 | MF | Hwangbo Kwan | 1 March 1965 (aged 23) | 0 | Yukong Elephants |
| 10 | FW | Ham Hyun-gi | 26 April 1963 (aged 25) | 1 | Hyundai Horangi |
| 11 | FW | Byun Byung-joo | 26 April 1961 (aged 27) | 52 | Daewoo Royals |
| 12 | FW | Kim Bong-gil | 15 March 1966 (aged 22) | 0 | Yonsei University |
| 13 | DF | Cho Yoon-hwan | 24 May 1961 (aged 27) | 1 | Yukong Elephants |
| 14 | FW | Hwang Sun-hong | 14 July 1968 (aged 20) | 0 | Konkuk University |
| 15 | DF | Son Hyung-sun | 22 February 1964 (aged 24) | 0 | Daewoo Royals |
| 16 | FW | Kim Joo-sung | 17 January 1966 (aged 22) | 25 | Daewoo Royals |
| 17 | DF | Gu Sang-bum | 15 June 1964 (aged 24) | 4 | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso |
| 18 | DF | Kang Tae-sik | 15 March 1963 (aged 25) | 1 | POSCO Atoms |
| 19 | MF | Yeo Bum-kyu | 24 June 1962 (aged 26) | 7 | Daewoo Royals |
| 20 | GK | Kim Bong-soo | 5 December 1970 (aged 17) | 0 | Korea University |
Qatar
Head coach: 
Procópio Cardoso
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Younes Ahmed | 17 July 1963 (aged 25) | Al Rayyan | ||
| 2 | DF | Mohammed Al-Sowaidi | 25 June 1962 (aged 26) | Al Rayyan | ||
| 3 | DF | Saad Salman | | |||
| 4 | DF | Yousef Al-Adsani | 12 October 1965 (aged 23) | Al Sadd | ||
| 5 | DF | Adel Malallah | 15 September 1961 (aged 27) | Al Ahli | ||
| 6 | DF | Sabaan Saalam Mubarak | | |||
| 7 | MF | Adel Khamis | 11 November 1965 (aged 23) | Al Gharafa | ||
| 8 | MF | Mohammed Al Ammari | 10 December 1965 (aged 22) | Al Sadd | ||
| 9 | DF | Ali Al-Kubaisi | | |||
| 10 | MF | Mubarak Salem Al-Khater | 25 May 1966 (aged 22) | Al Rayyan | ||
| 11 | FW | Khalifa Al-Sulaiti | Al Sadd | |||
| 12 | FW | Mahmoud Soufi | 20 October 1971 (aged 17) | Al Gharafa | ||
| 13 | MF | Adel Abu Karbal | Qatar SC | |||
| 14 | MF | Fahad Al Kuwari | 19 December 1968 (aged 19) | Umm Salal | ||
| 15 | FW | Mansoor Muftah | 22 November 1955 (aged 33) | Al Rayyan | ||
| 16 | FW | Khalid Salman | 5 April 1963 (aged 25) | Al Sadd | ||
| 17 | MF | Mohamed Ghassen | | |||
| 18 | MF | Yousef Khalaf | 7 April 1969 (aged 19) | | ||
| 19 | DF | Issa Al-Mohammadi | 19 December 1963 (aged 24) | | ||
| 20 | DF | Ali Al-Sulaiti | | |||
| 21 | MF | Mohamed Al-Mohannadi | 10 October 1967 (aged 21) | Al Ahli | ||
| 22 | GK | Ahmed Al-Majid | 18 July 1962 (aged 26) | Al Arabi |
United Arab Emirates
Head coach: Mario Zagallo
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | GK | Muhsin Musabah | 1 October 1964 (aged 24) |  Al Sharjah SC | ||
| 4 | DF | Mubarak Ghanim | 3 September 1963 (aged 25) | Al Khaleej Club | ||
| 2 | DF | Khalil Ghanim | 12 November 1964 (aged 24) | Al Khaleej Club | ||
| 15 | DF | Ibrahim Meer | 16 July 1967 (aged 21) | Al Sharjah SC | ||
| 20 | MF | Mohamed Obaid | 1 August 1967 (aged 21) | Al Ain FC | ||
| 5 | MF | Abdullah Ali Sultan | 1 October 1963 (aged 25) | Al Khaleej Club | ||
| 6 | DF | Abdulrahman Mohamed | 1 October 1963 (aged 25) | Al-Nasr SC | ||
| 13 | MF | Hassan Mohamed | 23 September 1962 (aged 26) | Al Wasl FC | ||
| 12 | MF | Hussain Ghuloum | 24 September 1969 (aged 19) | Al Sharjah SC | ||
| 7 | FW | Fahad Khamees | 24 January 1962 (aged 26) | Al Wasl FC | ||
| 10 | MF | Adnan Al-Talyani | 30 October 1964 (aged 24) | Al-Shaab CSC | ||
| 19 | DF | Eissa Meer | 16 July 1967 (aged 21) | Al Sharjah SC | ||
| 16 | DF | Mohamed Salim | 13 January 1968 (aged 20) | Al Ahli Club | ||
| 8 | MF | Khalid Ismaïl | 8 January 1965 (aged 23) | Al-Nasr SC | ||
| 3 | MF | Ali Thani Jumaa | 18 September 1968 (aged 20) | Al Sharjah SC | ||
| 11 | FW | Zuhair Bakhit | 13 August 1967 (aged 21) | Al Wasl FC | ||
| 9 | FW | Abdulaziz Mohamed | 12 December 1965 (aged 22) | Sharjah SC |
