2025 CAFA Nations Cup squads

The following is a list of squads for each nation competing in the 2025 CAFA Nations Cup , held from 29 August to 8 September in the cities of Tashkent, Uzbekistan and Hisor, Tajikistan. ^{[1] [2]} The age listed for each player is on 29 August 2025, the first day of the tournament. ^{[3] [4] [5]} Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team. Each team was required to register a preliminary squad of up to 35 players, three of whom had to be goalkeepers, from which the matchday squad could be selected on a match-by-match basis. ^[6]

Afghanistan

The Afghanistan squad of 23 players was announced by CAFA on 27 August 2025. ^[7]

Head coach: Vincenzo Annese

India

The India squad of 23 players was announced by AIFF on 25 August 2025, and by CAFA on 27 August 2025. ^{[8] [9]}

Head coach: Khalid Jamil

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Gurpreet Singh Sandhu	(1992-02-03) 3 February 1992 (age 33)	76	0	Bengaluru
	1 GK	Amrinder Singh	(1993-05-27) 27 May 1993 (age 32)	14	0	Odisha
	1 GK	Hrithik Tiwari	(2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Goa
	2 DF	Rahul Bheke	(1990-12-06) 6 December 1990 (age 34)	38	3	Bengaluru
	2 DF	Chinglensana Singh Konsham	(1996-11-23) 23 November 1996 (age 28)	12	0	Bengaluru
	2 DF	Anwar Ali	(2000-08-28) 28 August 2000 (age 25)	27	1	East Bengal
	2 DF	Sandesh Jhingan	(1993-07-21) 21 July 1993 (age 32)	67	5	Goa
	2 DF	Roshan Singh Naorem	(1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 26)	12	0	Bengaluru
	2 DF	Hmingthanmawia Ralte	(2000-05-31) 31 May 2000 (age 25)	2	0	Mumbai City
	2 DF	Muhammad Uvais	(1998-07-31) 31 July 1998 (age 27)	0	0	Punjab
	3 MF	Suresh Singh Wangjam	(2000-08-07) 7 August 2000 (age 25)	35	1	Bengaluru
	3 MF	Udanta Singh Kumam	(1996-06-14) 14 June 1996 (age 29)	51	2	Goa
	3 MF	Mahesh Singh Naorem	(1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 26)	24	3	East Bengal
	3 MF	Nikhil Prabhu	(2000-10-02) 2 October 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Punjab
	3 MF	Boris Singh Thangjam	(2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 25)	4	0	Goa
	3 MF	Ashique Kuruniyan	(1997-06-14) 14 June 1997 (age 28)	38	2	Mohun Bagan
	3 MF	Jeakson Singh Thounaojam	(2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 24)	25	0	East Bengal
	3 MF	Danish Farooq Bhat	(1995-05-09) 9 May 1995 (age 30)	2	0	Kerala Blasters
	4 FW	Lallianzuala Chhangte	(1997-06-08) 8 June 1997 (age 28)	44	8	Mumbai City
	4 FW	Irfan Yadwad	(2001-06-19) 19 June 2001 (age 24)	3	0	Chennaiyin
	4 FW	Vikram Partap Singh	(2002-01-16) 16 January 2002 (age 23)	3	0	Mumbai City
	4 FW	Manvir Singh Jr.	(2001-06-15) 15 June 2001 (age 24)	3	0	Jamshedpur
	4 FW	Jithin M. S.	(1998-01-16) 16 January 1998 (age 27)	3	0	NorthEast United

Iran

The preliminary Iran squad of 35 players was announced by CAFA on 27 August 2025, with a final 27-player squad being announced from the preliminary list by the Iranian federation ahead of the first match. ^{[10] [11]} Prior to the start of the tournament, Ahmad Gohari replaced Hossein Hosseini due to injury. ^[12] Following the first match, Mohammad Khodabandelou was withdrawn due to injury and replaced by Abolfazl Jalali, who was included in the preliminary squad. ^[13]

Head coach: Amir Ghalenoei

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Payam Niazmand	(1995-04-06) 6 April 1995 (age 30)	9	0	Persepolis
	1 GK	Nima Mirzazad	(1997-02-27) 27 February 1997 (age 28)	0	0	Mes Rafsanjan
	1 GK	Ahmad Gohari [a]	(1996-01-12) 12 January 1996 (age 29)	0	0	Paykan
	2 DF	Amin Hazbavi	(2003-05-06) 6 May 2003 (age 22)	4	0	Sepahan
	2 DF	Ali Nemati	(1996-02-07) 7 February 1996 (age 29)	8	0	Foolad
	2 DF	Aref Aghasi	(1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 (age 28)	3	0	Esteghlal
	2 DF	Omid Noorafkan	(1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 28)	30	1	Sepahan
	2 DF	Aria Yousefi	(2002-04-22) 22 April 2002 (age 23)	7	0	Sepahan
	2 DF	Ramin Rezaeian	(1990-03-21) 21 March 1990 (age 35)	65	6	Esteghlal
	2 DF	Hossein Kanaanizadegan	(1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 31)	59	6	Persepolis
	2 DF	Mohammad Naderi	(1996-10-05) 5 October 1996 (age 28)	1	0	Tractor
	2 DF	Alireza Koushki	(2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 25)	0	0	Esteghlal
	2 DF	Majid Hosseini PRE	(1996-06-20) 20 June 1996 (age 29)	28	0	Kayserispor
	2 DF	Abolfazl Jalali [b] PRE	(1998-06-26) 26 June 1998 (age 27)	6	0	Esteghlal
	2 DF	Danial Esmaeilifar PRE	(1993-03-18) 18 March 1993 (age 32)	1	0	Tractor
	3 MF	Mohammad Ghorbani	(2001-05-21) 21 May 2001 (age 24)	7	0	Al Wahda
	3 MF	Saman Ghoddos	(1993-09-06) 6 September 1993 (age 31)	59	3	Ittihad Kalba
	3 MF	Rouzbeh Cheshmi	(1993-07-24) 24 July 1993 (age 32)	37	3	Esteghlal
	3 MF	Mehdi Hashemnejad	(2001-10-27) 27 October 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Tractor
	3 MF	Mohammad Mehdi Mohebi	(2000-02-10) 10 February 2000 (age 25)	2	1	Ittihad Kalba
	3 MF	Alireza Jahanbakhsh	(1993-08-11) 11 August 1993 (age 32)	91	17	Free agent
	3 MF	Mohammad Mohebi	(1998-12-20) 20 December 1998 (age 26)	28	10	Rostov
	3 MF	Mehdi Tikdari	(1996-07-12) 12 July 1996 (age 29)	0	0	Gol Gohar
	3 MF	Mehran Ahmadi	(1997-12-26) 26 December 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Esteghlal
	3 MF	Mohammad Khodabandelou [b]	(1999-09-07) 7 September 1999 (age 25)	0	0	Persepolis
	3 MF	Majid Aliyari	(1996-03-02) 2 March 1996 (age 29)	0	0	Sepahan
	3 MF	Saeid Ezatolahi PRE	(1996-10-01) 1 October 1996 (age 28)	77	1	Shabab Al Ahli
	3 MF	Mehdi Ghayedi PRE	(1998-12-05) 5 December 1998 (age 26)	27	9	Al-Nasr
	3 MF	Allahyar Sayyadmanesh PRE	(2001-06-29) 29 June 2001 (age 24)	8	1	Westerlo
	3 MF	Mehdi Torabi PRE	(1994-09-10) 10 September 1994 (age 30)	51	7	Tractor
	4 FW	Mehdi Taremi	(1992-07-18) 18 July 1992 (age 33)	94	55	Internazionale
	4 FW	Shahriyar Moghanlou	(1994-12-21) 21 December 1994 (age 30)	16	2	Ittihad Kalba
	4 FW	Ali Alipour	(1995-11-11) 11 November 1995 (age 29)	5	0	Persepolis
	4 FW	Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh	(2000-10-30) 30 October 2000 (age 24)	7	1	Tractor
	4 FW	Mohammad Omri PRE	(2000-03-11) 11 March 2000 (age 25)	0	0	Persepolis
PRE Preliminary squad / standby

Kyrgyzstan

The Kyrgyzstan squad of 35 players was announced by CAFA on 27 August 2025. ^[14]

Head coach: Urmat Abdukaimov  [ ru ]

Oman

The Oman squad of 30 players was announced by CAFA on 27 August 2025. ^[15]

Head coach: Carlos Queiroz

Tajikistan

The Tajikistan squad of 35 players was announced by CAFA on 27 August 2025. ^[16]

Head coach: Gela Shekiladze

Turkmenistan

The Turkmenistan squad of 24 players was announced by CAFA on 27 August 2025. ^[17]

Head coach: Rovshen Meredov

Uzbekistan

The Uzbekistan squad of 35 players was announced by CAFA on 27 August 2025. ^[18]

Head coach: Timur Kapadze

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Utkir Yusupov	(1991-01-04) 4 January 1991 (age 34)	36	0	Foolad
	1 GK	Abduvohid Nematov	(2001-03-20) 20 March 2001 (age 24)	7	0	Nasaf
	1 GK	Botirali Ergashev	(1995-06-23) 23 June 1995 (age 30)	2	0	Neftchi
	1 GK	Vladimir Nazarov	(2002-06-08) 8 June 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Pakhtakor
	2 DF	Abdukodir Khusanov	(2004-02-29) 29 February 2004 (age 21)	22	0	Manchester City
	2 DF	Khojiakbar Alijonov	(1997-04-19) 19 April 1997 (age 28)	42	2	Pakhtakor
	2 DF	Farrukh Sayfiev	(1991-01-17) 17 January 1991 (age 34)	61	1	Neftchi
	2 DF	Sherzod Nasrullaev	(1998-07-23) 23 July 1998 (age 27)	26	2	Nasaf
	2 DF	Umar Eshmurodov	(1992-11-30) 30 November 1992 (age 32)	35	0	Nasaf
	2 DF	Abdulla Abdullaev	(1997-09-01) 1 September 1997 (age 27)	23	0	Al Fujairah
	2 DF	Husniddin Aliqulov	(1999-04-04) 4 April 1999 (age 26)	30	3	Çaykur Rizespor
	2 DF	Ibrokhimkhalil Yuldoshev	(2001-02-14) 14 February 2001 (age 24)	17	1	Neftchi
	2 DF	Dilshod Komilov	(1999-05-16) 16 May 1999 (age 26)	0	0	Qizilqum
	2 DF	Mukhammadkodir Khamraliev	(2001-07-06) 6 July 2001 (age 24)	1	0	Pakhtakor
	2 DF	Alibek Davronov	(2002-12-28) 28 December 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Nasaf
	2 DF	Dilshod Saitov	(1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 26)	7	0	Pakhtakor
	2 DF	Avazbek Ulmasaliev	(2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 (age 25)	0	0	AGMK
	3 MF	Akmal Mozgovoy	(2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 25)	15	0	Baniyas
	3 MF	Khojimat Erkinov	(2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 24)	35	5	Pakhtakor
	3 MF	Jamshid Iskanderov	(1993-10-16) 16 October 1993 (age 31)	37	4	Neftchi
	3 MF	Odiljon Hamrobekov	(1996-02-13) 13 February 1996 (age 29)	63	1	Tractor
	3 MF	Ruslanbek Jiyanov	(2001-06-05) 5 June 2001 (age 24)	3	0	Navbahor
	3 MF	Abdurauf Buriev	(2002-07-20) 20 July 2002 (age 23)	3	0	Pakhtakor
	3 MF	Azizbek Turgunboev	(1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 30)	36	5	Pakhtakor
	3 MF	Abbosbek Fayzullaev	(2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 21)	27	8	İstanbul Başakşehir
	3 MF	Oston Urunov	(2000-12-19) 19 December 2000 (age 24)	33	8	Persepolis
	3 MF	Otabek Shukurov	(1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 (age 29)	77	8	Al-Fayha
	3 MF	Diyor Kholmatov	(2002-07-22) 22 July 2002 (age 23)	4	0	Pakhtakor
	3 MF	Abror Ismoilov	(1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 (age 27)	11	0	Neftchi
	3 MF	Azizjon Ganiev	(1998-02-22) 22 February 1998 (age 27)	15	0	Al Bataeh
	4 FW	Eldor Shomurodov (captain)	(1995-06-29) 29 June 1995 (age 30)	82	42	İstanbul Başakşehir
	4 FW	Igor Sergeev	(1993-04-30) 30 April 1993 (age 32)	74	20	Pakhtakor
	4 FW	Khusayin Norchaev	(2002-02-06) 6 February 2002 (age 23)	1	1	Nasaf
	4 FW	Alisher Odilov	(2001-07-15) 15 July 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Neftchi

Notes

1. Prior to the start of the tournament, Ahmad Gohari replaced Hossein Hosseini due to injury. ^[12]
2. Following the first match, Mohammad Khodabandelou was withdrawn due to injury and replaced by Abolfazl Jalali, who was included in the preliminary squad. ^[13]

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