2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup squads

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The 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup will be an international football tournament that will be held in China from 12 February to 1 March 2025. The sixteen participating national teams were required to register a squad of a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 23 players, including at least three goalkeepers (Regulations Article 26.3). Only players in these squads are eligible to take part in the tournament. The tournament exclusively requires players to be born between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2009 to be eligible (Regulations Article 22.1), that is, they must be a maximum of 20 years old and at least 16 years old by the end of the calendar year in which the competition is played. [1]

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Each participating national team had to submit a provisional list of a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 50 players (including at least four goalkeepers) to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), via the AFC Administration System (AFCAS), no later than thirty days prior to its first match of the competition. Up to 5 players could be replaced or added to the provisional list, for any reason, provided that the maximum number of registered players (50) is not exceeded no later than ten days prior to its first match of the competition (Regulations Article 25). The final list of up to 23 players per national team had to be submitted to AFC, via AFCAS, by latest ten days prior to the first match of the tournament. All players in the final list had to be chosen from the respective provisional list. Teams are permitted to replace any player up to 24 hours prior to their first match of the competition. The replacement player must come from the provisional list and will be assigned the shirt number of the replaced player (Regulations Article 26.2).

The age listed for each player is on 12 February 2025, the first day of the tournament. A flag is included for coaches who are of a different nationality than their own national team. Players name marked in bold have been capped at full international level.

Group A

Australia

The final squad was announced on 24 January 2025. [2]

Head coach: Trevor Morgan

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Steven Hall (2005-01-16)16 January 2005 (aged 20)50 Flag of England.svg Brighton & Hove Albion
1 GK Gus Hoefsloot (2006-03-13)13 March 2006 (aged 18)00 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney FC
1 GK Alexander Robinson (2005-03-09)9 March 2005 (aged 19)50 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Macarthur FC

2 DF Sebastian Esposito (2005-04-21)21 April 2005 (aged 19)60 Flag of Italy.svg Lecce
2 DF Lucas Herrington (2007-03-06)6 March 2007 (aged 17)00 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane Roar
2 DF Joshua Inserra (2005-01-21)21 January 2005 (aged 20)70 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Victory
2 DF Panagiotis Kikianis (2005-03-08)8 March 2005 (aged 19)32 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide United
2 DF Zach Lisolajski (2005-10-05)5 October 2005 (aged 19)60 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth Glory
2 DF Fabian Talladira (2006-02-04)4 February 2006 (aged 19)70 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide United

3 MF Louis Agosti (2005-03-02)2 March 2005 (aged 19)40 Flag of Italy.svg Perugia
3 MF Alexander Badolato (2005-02-23)23 February 2005 (aged 19)164 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Western Sydney Wanderers
3 MF Daniel Bennie (2006-04-13)13 April 2006 (aged 18)41 Flag of England.svg Queens Park Rangers
3 MF Adam Bugarija (2005-02-22)22 February 2005 (aged 19)31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth Glory
3 MF Frans Deli (2005-06-08)8 June 2005 (aged 19)100 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Macarthur FC
3 MF Paul Okon-Engstler (2005-01-24)24 January 2005 (aged 20)70 Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica
3 MF Jaylan Pearman (2006-04-18)18 April 2006 (aged 18)21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth Glory
3 MF Oliver Randazzo (2006-10-12)12 October 2006 (aged 18)40 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Macarthur FC
3 MF Jonny Yull (2005-03-05)5 March 2005 (aged 19)82 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide United

4 FW Dean Bosnjak (2006-10-11)11 October 2006 (aged 18)11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Macarthur FC
4 FW Luka Jovanovic (2005-05-20)20 May 2005 (aged 19)114 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide United
4 FW Medin Memeti (2007-07-20)20 July 2007 (aged 17)10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne City
4 FW Tiago Quintal (2006-06-16)16 June 2006 (aged 18)60 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney FC
4 FW Musa Toure (2005-11-12)12 November 2005 (aged 19)21 Flag of France.svg Clermont

China

Head coach: Flag of Serbia.svg Dejan Đurđević

A 28-player provisional squad was announced on 3 January 2025. [3]

Kyrgyzstan

Head coach: Flag of Russia.svg Maksim Lisitsyn

Qatar

Head coach:

Group B

Iraq

Head coach: Emad Mohammed

Jordan

The final squad was announced on 18 January 2025. [4]

Head coach: Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Meindertsma

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
11 GK Salama Salman (2005-05-07)7 May 2005 (aged 19) Flag of Jordan.svg Shabab Al-Ordon
23 MF Muhammad Abu Al-Sukkar (2005-05-31)31 May 2005 (aged 19) Flag of Jordan.svg Shabab Al-Ordon
32 DF Ayham Al-Smamrah (2006-02-25)25 February 2006 (aged 18) Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat (B)
42 DF Omar Marar (2005-02-07)7 February 2005 (aged 20) Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Faisaly
52 DF Abdullah Al-Manaysa Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Ramtha
62 DF Youssef Al-Maqableh (2005-03-23)23 March 2005 (aged 19) Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Shabab Al-Ahli
74 FW Ibrahim Sabra (2006-02-01)1 February 2006 (aged 19) Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat
83 MF Yanal Al-Mahmoud (2005-03-27)27 March 2005 (aged 19) Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Arabi
94 FW Odeh Al-Fakhouri (2005-11-20)20 November 2005 (aged 19) Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Hussein
103 MF Izz al-Din Abu Al-Saud Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Ahli
113 MF Mahmoud Khrouba Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Sareeh
121 GK Abdullah Al-Shaqran (2006-03-09)9 March 2006 (aged 18) Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Ramtha
132 DF Mohammad Taha Flag of Jordan.svg Shabab Al-Ordon
164 FW Omar Khadr (2005-10-18)18 October 2005 (aged 19) Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Ahli
173 MF Abdulrahman Khdour Flag of Jordan.svg Shabab Al-Aqaba
182 DF Adnan Nofal (2005-05-09)9 May 2005 (aged 19) Flag of Jordan.svg Amman FC
193 MF Anas Al-Khob (2006-02-01)1 February 2006 (aged 19) Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Faisaly
203 MF Moamen Al-Sakhet (2005-07-08)8 July 2005 (aged 19) Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Ramtha
213 MF Saleh Freij (2006-11-03)3 November 2006 (aged 18) Flag of Jordan.svg Sahab
221 GK Mohammad Al-Taraira (2006-02-15)15 February 2006 (aged 18) Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat (B)
232 DF Nouraldin Yaseen Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat (B)
4 FW Yousef Qashi (2005-05-15)15 May 2005 (aged 19) Flag of Germany.svg Wuppertaler SV
2 DF Seif Taha (2007-10-16)16 October 2007 (aged 17) Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain U18

North Korea

Head coach: Jon Chol

Saudi Arabia

Head coach: Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Soares

Group C

Indonesia

Head coach: Indra Sjafri

Iran

Head coach: Hossein Abdi

Uzbekistan

Head coach: Ravshan Khaydarov

Yemen

Head coach: Ahmed Ali Qasem

Group D

Japan

The final squad was announced on 28 January 2025. [5]

Head coach: Koichi Togashi

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
1 GK Keisuke Nakamura (2005-04-27)27 April 2005 (aged 19) Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Verdy
1 GK Wataru Goto (2006-05-08)8 May 2006 (aged 18) Flag of Japan.svg FC Tokyo
1 GK Rui Araki (2007-10-14)14 October 2007 (aged 17) Flag of Japan.svg Gamba Osaka

2 DF Rikuto Kuwahara (2005-01-21)21 January 2005 (aged 20) Flag of Japan.svg Meiji University
2 DF Harumichi Shiokawa (2005-04-25)25 April 2005 (aged 19) Flag of Japan.svg Ryutsu Keizai University
2 DF Rion Ichihara (2005-07-07)7 July 2005 (aged 19) Flag of Japan.svg Omiya Ardija
2 DF Niko Takahashi (2005-08-17)17 August 2005 (aged 19) Flag of Japan.svg Cerezo Osaka
2 DF Rei Umeki (2005-08-25)25 August 2005 (aged 19) Flag of Japan.svg FC Imabari
2 DF Kazunari Kita (2005-09-16)16 September 2005 (aged 19) Flag of Japan.svg Kyoto Sanga
2 DF Kaito Tsuchiya (2006-05-12)12 May 2006 (aged 18) Flag of Japan.svg Kawasaki Frontale
2 DF Katsuma Fuse (2007-03-11)11 March 2007 (aged 17) Flag of Japan.svg Nihon Univ. Fujisawa High School

3 MF Yuto Ozeki (2005-02-06)6 February 2005 (aged 20) Flag of Japan.svg Kawasaki Frontale
3 MF Kosei Ogura (2005-04-09)9 April 2005 (aged 19) Flag of Japan.svg Hosei University
3 MF Shunsuke Saito (2005-04-26)26 April 2005 (aged 19) Flag of Japan.svg Mito HollyHock
3 MF Hagumu Nakagawa (2005-06-07)7 June 2005 (aged 19) Flag of Japan.svg Ryutsu Keizai University
3 MF Hisatsugu Ishii (2005-07-07)7 July 2005 (aged 19) Flag of Japan.svg Shonan Bellmare
3 MF Yotaro Nakajima (2006-04-22)22 April 2006 (aged 18) Flag of Japan.svg Sanfrecce Hiroshima
3 MF Ryunosuke Sato (2006-10-16)16 October 2006 (aged 18) Flag of Japan.svg Fagiano Okayama
3 MF Nick Schmidt (2007-09-12)12 September 2007 (aged 17) Flag of Germany.svg St. Pauli

4 FW Soma Kanda (2005-12-29)29 December 2005 (aged 19) Flag of Japan.svg Kawasaki Frontale
4 FW Yutaka Michiwaki (2006-04-06)6 April 2006 (aged 18) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Beveren
4 FW Aren Inoue (2006-09-19)19 September 2006 (aged 18) Flag of Japan.svg Sanfrecce Hiroshima
4 FW Rento Takaoka (2007-03-12)12 March 2007 (aged 17) Flag of Japan.svg Nissho Gakuen High School

South Korea

A 27-player provisional squad was announced on 15 January 2025. [6]

Head coach: Lee Chang-won

Syria

Head coach: Mohammad Kwid

Thailand

Head coach: Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson

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