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Below are the squads for the men's football tournament at the 1994 Asian Games, played in Hiroshima, Japan.
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Below are the squads for the men's football tournament at the 1994 Asian Games, played in Hiroshima, Japan.
Coach: 
Ivan Čabrinović
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ali Hassan Al-Thani | 16 August 1972 (aged 22) |  Al-Muharraq |
| 2 | DF | Abdulrazaq Mohamed | Al-Manama | |
| 3 | DF | Ali Jawhar | ||
| 5 | MF | Sameer Al-Hammadi | ||
| 6 | MF | Khalid Al-Doseri | ||
| 7 | FW | Hameed Darwish | ||
| 8 | MF | Khalid Jasim | ||
| 10 | MF | Mohamed Saleh Al-Dakheel | Al-Muharraq | |
| 11 | FW | Adel Al-Marzouqi | ||
| 12 | DF | Moosa Abdulla | ||
| 15 | DF | Khamis Eid | 20 October 1966 (aged 27) | |
| 17 | DF | Fayad Mahmoud | Al-Wehda | |
| 21 | GK | Mohamed Ali Hassan |
Coach: Qi Wusheng
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Xu Tao | 13 March 1965 (aged 29) |  Liaoning Yuandong |
| 2 | DF | Wei Kexing | 13 February 1963 (aged 31) | Beijing Guoan |
| 3 | MF | Jiang Feng | 27 February 1970 (aged 24) | Liaoning Yuandong |
| 4 | DF | Fan Zhiyi | 22 January 1970 (aged 24) | Shanghai Shenhua |
| 5 | DF | Xu Hong | 14 May 1968 (aged 26) | Dalian Wanda |
| 6 | FW | Li Bing | 16 March 1969 (aged 25) | Liaoning Yuandong |
| 7 | DF | Wang Dongning | 13 April 1961 (aged 33) | Shandong Taishan |
| 8 | MF | Gao Zhongxun | 4 January 1965 (aged 29) | Jilin Samsung |
| 10 | FW | Wang Tao | 22 April 1970 (aged 24) | Dalian Wanda |
| 11 | FW | Gao Feng | 22 April 1971 (aged 23) | Beijing Guoan |
| 12 | MF | Xie Yuxin | 12 October 1968 (aged 25) | Guangdong Winnerway |
| 13 | MF | Li Ming | 26 January 1971 (aged 23) | Dalian Wanda |
| 14 | FW | Hu Zhijun | 24 July 1970 (aged 24) | Guangzhou Apollo |
| 15 | FW | Li Xiao | 17 July 1967 (aged 27) | Shanghai Shenhua |
| 16 | DF | Jin Guangzhu | 7 April 1968 (aged 26) | Jilin Samsung |
| 17 | MF | Peng Weiguo | 3 October 1971 (aged 22) | Guangzhou Apollo |
| 18 | MF | Cao Xiandong | 19 August 1968 (aged 26) | Beijing Guoan |
| 20 | GK | Ou Chuliang | 26 August 1968 (aged 26) | Guangdong Winnerway |
Coach: 
Stanko Poklepović
Coach: Täçmyrat Agamyradow
Coach: 
Humberto Redes
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Aref Abdorabo | |||
| MF | Ahmed Al-Barid | 15 February 1974 (aged 20) | ||
| DF | Jamal Al-Khorabi | |||
| DF | Saleh Ben Rabiah | 14 May 1973 (aged 21) | ||
| FW | Esam Dariban | 11 June 1974 (aged 20) |
Coach: 
Koo Luam Khen
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Chung Ho Yin | 15 April 1971 (aged 23) |  Kui Tan |
| 2 | DF | Chan Chi Keung | Eastern | |
| 3 | DF | Yau Kin Wai | 4 January 1973 (aged 21) | South China |
| 4 | DF | Chiu Chun Ming | 8 July 1964 (aged 30) | Eastern |
| 5 | DF | Yan Lik Kin | 13 July 1961 (aged 33) | Rangers |
| 6 | MF | Lo Kai Wah | 27 January 1971 (aged 23) | Eastern |
| 7 | MF | Chan Chi Kwong | 19 October 1964 (aged 29) | Instant-Dict |
| 8 | MF | Tam Siu Wai | 17 September 1970 (aged 24) | Eastern |
| 9 | FW | Tim Bredbury | 25 April 1963 (aged 31) | Sing Tao |
| 10 | FW | Au Wai Lun | 14 August 1971 (aged 23) | South China |
| 11 | MF | Lee Kin Wo | 20 October 1967 (aged 26) | Eastern |
| 12 | MF | Chiu Chung Man | 7 October 1969 (aged 24) | South China |
| 13 | DF | Lee Wai Man | 18 October 1973 (aged 20) | Rangers |
| 14 | MF | Law Wai Chi | 24 December 1965 (aged 28) | South China |
| 15 | FW | Alan Reis | Eastern | |
| 16 | DF | Shum Kwok Pui | 11 August 1970 (aged 24) | South China |
| 17 | GK | Mak Kwok Fai | Golden | |
| 18 | FW | Lam Hing Lun | 17 April 1967 (aged 27) | Instant-Dict |
Coach: 
Claude Le Roy
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Khairul Azman Mohamed | 5 March 1968 (aged 26) | Pahang |
| 2 | MF | Jawahir Saliman | 4 November 1975 (aged 18) | |
| 3 | DF | Faizal Zainal | 12 February 1974 (aged 20) | Negeri Sembilan |
| 4 | DF | Azaruddin Aziz | 7 January 1971 (aged 23) | Pahang |
| 5 | DF | Chong King Kong | 22 April 1971 (aged 23) | |
| 7 | MF | Ong Kim Swee | 11 December 1970 (aged 23) | Sabah |
| 9 | FW | Dollah Salleh | 23 October 1963 (aged 30) | Pahang |
| 10 | FW | Mohd Hashim Mustapha | 31 January 1966 (aged 28) | Kelantan |
| 12 | MF | Azizol Abu Haniffah | 18 February 1960 (aged 34) | Perak |
| 13 | FW | Shahrin Majid | 23 July 1969 (aged 25) | |
| 14 | DF | Roslan Hamid | 3 June 1966 (aged 28) | |
| 15 | DF | Asroff Hanafiah | 3 March 1972 (aged 22) | |
| 19 | FW | Azman Adnan | 1 November 1971 (aged 22) | Selangor |
| DF | Khairul Anuar Baharom | 26 April 1974 (aged 20) | ||
| FW | Faridzuan Che Hamid | 7 September 1971 (aged 23) | ||
| DF | Maniam Pachaiappan | 6 October 1968 (aged 25) | Selangor | |
| MF | K. Sanbagamaran | 19 February 1972 (aged 22) | Selangor | |
| FW | S. Thanasegar | 11 May 1971 (aged 23) | ||
| GK | Mazlan Wahid | 18 March 1967 (aged 27) | Sarawak | |
| MF | Yap Wai Loon | 22 December 1969 (aged 24) | Kuala Lumpur |
Coach: Ivo Wortmann
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Turki Al-Awad |  Al-Hilal | |
| 2 | DF | Mohammed Al-Jahani | 28 September 1974 (aged 20) | Al-Ahli |
| 3 | DF | Ahmed Khreesh | ||
| 4 | DF | Kamal Hawsawi | 21 September 1974 (aged 20) | |
| 5 | DF | Abdullah Zubromawi | 15 November 1973 (aged 20) | Al-Ahli |
| 7 | FW | Saud Al-Qanat | Al-Shabab | |
| 8 | DF | Suliman Al-Mesiter | ||
| 9 | FW | Hamed Al-Johani | ||
| 10 | MF | Mohammed Lutf | 27 November 1974 (aged 19) | Al-Hilal |
| 11 | FW | Obeid Al-Dosari | 2 October 1975 (aged 19) | Al-Wehda |
| 12 | MF | Hussein Al-Massari | ||
| 13 | MF | Hani Amin | ||
| 14 | MF | Khalid Al-Shenaif | Al-Shabab | |
| 16 | MF | Khamis Al-Dosari | 8 September 1973 (aged 21) | Al-Hilal |
| 17 | DF | Zaid Al-Muwallad | 1 June 1976 (aged 18) | |
| 18 | MF | Hussein Al-Harbi | ||
| 19 | FW | Khalid Thaar Al-Dosari | ||
| 20 | GK | Ibrahim Al-Helwah | 18 August 1972 (aged 22) | Al-Riyadh |
Coach: Chatchai Paholpat
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Wacharapong Somcit | 21 August 1975 (aged 19) | |
| 3 | DF | Kovid Foythong | 20 April 1974 (aged 20) | |
| 4 | DF | Pattanapong Sripramote | 3 February 1974 (aged 20) |  Rajpracha |
| 5 | DF | Chukiat Noosarung | 25 June 1971 (aged 23) | Rajpracha |
| 8 | MF | Thawatchai Damrong-ongtrakul | 25 June 1974 (aged 20) | Osotsapa |
| 10 | MF | Tawan Sripan | 13 December 1971 (aged 22) | Raj-Vithi |
| 11 | MF | Saman Deesunthai | 10 May 1974 (aged 20) | |
| 12 | FW | Somrit Ornsomjit | 11 February 1970 (aged 24) | |
| 13 | FW | Kiatisuk Senamuang | 11 August 1973 (aged 21) | Krung Thai Bank |
| 14 | MF | Rungphet Charoenwong | 12 March 1974 (aged 20) | |
| 16 | MF | Suchin Phanpraphast | 21 July 1974 (aged 20) | |
| 17 | MF | Dusit Chalermsan | 22 April 1970 (aged 24) | Sasana Witthaya School |
| 18 | GK | Sarawut Kambua | 21 July 1972 (aged 22) | |
| 20 | DF | Choketawee Promrut | 16 March 1975 (aged 19) | Thai Farmers Bank |
| DF | Sirisak Kadalee | 18 October 1973 (aged 20) | ||
| MF | Kitti Soraro | |||
| MF | Apichad Thaveechalermdit | 10 January 1965 (aged 29) | Royal Thai Army |
Coach: Rustam Akramov
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Yuriy Sheykin | 29 April 1963 (aged 31) |  Traktor Tashkent |
| 2 | DF | Fevzi Davletov | 20 September 1972 (aged 22) | MHSK Tashkent |
| 3 | DF | Andrei Fyodorov | 10 April 1971 (aged 23) | Neftchi Fergana |
| 4 | MF | Mirjalol Qosimov | 17 September 1970 (aged 24) |  Alania Vladikavkaz |
| 5 | DF | Farkhad Magametov | 11 January 1962 (aged 32) | Navbahor Namangan |
| 6 | DF | Ilkhom Sharipov | 24 February 1968 (aged 26) | Pakhtakor Tashkent |
| 7 | MF | Abdukahhor Marifaliev | 10 May 1971 (aged 23) | Pakhtakor Tashkent |
| 8 | MF | Sergey Lebedev | 31 January 1969 (aged 25) | Neftchi Fergana |
| 9 | FW | Igor Shkvyrin | 29 April 1963 (aged 31) |  Maccabi Netanya |
| 10 | FW | Azamat Abduraimov | 27 April 1966 (aged 28) | Pahang |
| 11 | MF | Shukhrat Maqsudov | 14 September 1970 (aged 24) | Pakhtakor Tashkent |
| 12 | FW | Rustam Durmonov | 28 January 1969 (aged 25) | Neftchi Fergana |
| 13 | MF | Abdusamat Durmonov | 15 November 1965 (aged 28) | Neftchi Fergana |
| 14 | DF | Ulugbek Ruzimov | 15 August 1968 (aged 26) | Pakhtakor Tashkent |
| 15 | MF | Stepan Atayan | 13 July 1966 (aged 28) | Neftchi Fergana |
| 16 | GK | Berdakh Allaniyazov | 28 September 1965 (aged 29) | Orol Nukus |
| 17 | DF | Aleksandr Tikhonov | 19 April 1965 (aged 29) | Neftchi Fergana |
Coach: 
Valeriy Lobanovskyi
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Hussain Al-Mekaimi | 23 May 1968 (aged 26) |  Al-Yarmouk |
| 2 | DF | Ali Falah Sadoun | ||
| 3 | DF | Khaled Jarallah | ||
| 4 | DF | Yousef Al-Dokhi | 2 August 1973 (aged 21) | Kazma |
| 5 | MF | Mohammad Al-Adwani | ||
| 6 | DF | Wael Sulaiman | 8 August 1964 (aged 30) | Al-Jahra |
| 7 | MF | Naser Al-Sohi | 24 August 1974 (aged 20) | Al-Tadhamon |
| 8 | MF | Obaid Al-Shammari | 19 January 1965 (aged 29) | Al-Qadsia |
| 9 | FW | Ali Marwi | 14 October 1969 (aged 24) | Al-Salmiya |
| 10 | FW | Nawaf Jadid Al-Enezi | Al-Jahra | |
| 11 | MF | Bashir Salboukh | Al-Tadhamon | |
| 12 | MF | Fawaz Al-Ahmad | 9 November 1969 (aged 24) | Kazma |
| 13 | DF | Abdullah Al-Dousari | ||
| 14 | DF | Mohammad Edailem | Al-Arabi | |
| 16 | FW | Nawaf Al-Dhafairi | 16 July 1971 (aged 23) | |
| 18 | MF | Ayman Al-Hussaini | 22 November 1967 (aged 26) | Kazma |
| 19 | DF | Salamah Al-Enezi | 13 August 1972 (aged 22) | |
| 20 | MF | Mansour Basha | 3 September 1970 (aged 24) | Al-Arabi |
| 21 | GK | Falah Al-Majidi | 13 November 1970 (aged 23) | Al-Jahra |
| 22 | GK | Khaled Al-Fadhli | 15 May 1974 (aged 20) | Kazma |
Coach: Dhan Bahadur Basnet
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | Dev Narayan Chaudhari | 13 February 1972 (aged 22) | |
| 4 | DF | Rajesh Thapa | ||
| 6 | MF | Raju Kaji Shakya | 7 July 1960 (aged 34) | |
| 7 | MF | Umesh Pradhan | ||
| 8 | MF | Jeevan Bal Lama | ||
| 9 | MF | Basanta Raj Gurung | ||
| 11 | FW | Suryaman Shrestha | ||
| 12 | MF | Deepak Amatya | ||
| 13 | DF | Sunil Prajapati | ||
| 15 | DF | Gyanendra Prasad Sherchan | ||
| 18 | DF | Puspa Raj | ||
| 20 | GK | Mrigendra Prasad Mishra |
Coach: 
Heshmat Mohajerani
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Mohammed Khamis Al-Araimi | 16 December 1971 (aged 22) | |
| 4 | DF | Adel Al-Mukhaini | 8 November 1974 (aged 19) | |
| 6 | MF | Abdullah Hamdan Al-Moamari | ||
| 8 | FW | Nabil Mubarak Al-Siyabi | ||
| 9 | MF | Tayeb Abdulnoor | ||
| 10 | MF | Matar Khalifa Al-Mukhaini | 5 October 1971 (aged 22) | |
| 11 | FW | Saeed Al-Busaidi | 10 September 1974 (aged 20) | |
| 12 | MF | Saif Al-Habsi | ||
| 15 | MF | Ahmed Khamis Al-Mazrouei | 27 November 1971 (aged 22) | |
| 17 | FW | Mohammed Khamis Rabza | ||
| 18 | MF | Dawood Salim | ||
| 19 | DF | Zahir Salim | ||
| 20 | GK | Juma Saleh Al-Ghilani | 30 January 1967 (aged 27) |
Coach: Anatoliy Byshovets
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Cha Sang-kwang | 31 May 1963 (aged 31) |  Yukong Elephants |
| 2 | DF | Kang Chul | 2 November 1971 (aged 22) | Yukong Elephants |
| 4 | DF | Choi Young-il | 25 April 1966 (aged 28) | Hyundai Horangi |
| 5 | DF | Lee Kyung-chun | 14 April 1969 (aged 25) | Chonbuk Buffalo |
| 6 | MF | Lee Young-jin | 27 October 1963 (aged 30) | LG Cheetahs |
| 7 | MF | Choi Dae-shik | 10 January 1965 (aged 29) | LG Cheetahs |
| 8 | MF | Choi Moon-sik | 6 January 1971 (aged 23) | POSCO Atoms |
| 9 | FW | Kim Do-hoon | 21 July 1970 (aged 24) | Sangmu |
| 10 | FW | Ko Jeong-woon | 27 June 1966 (aged 28) | Ilhwa Chunma |
| 11 | FW | Seo Jung-won | 17 December 1970 (aged 23) | Sangmu |
| 12 | MF | Cho Jin-ho | 2 August 1973 (aged 21) | POSCO Atoms |
| 13 | MF | Noh Jung-yoon | 28 March 1971 (aged 23) |  Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| 14 | MF | Park Nam-yeol | 4 May 1970 (aged 24) | Ilhwa Chunma |
| 15 | MF | Yoo Sang-chul | 16 February 1973 (aged 21) | Hyundai Horangi |
| 16 | MF | Han Jung-kook | 19 July 1971 (aged 23) | Ilhwa Chunma |
| 17 | DF | Lee Lim-saeng | 18 November 1971 (aged 22) | Yukong Elephants |
| 18 | FW | Hwang Sun-hong | 14 July 1968 (aged 26) | POSCO Atoms |
| 19 | MF | Ha Seok-ju | 20 February 1968 (aged 26) | Daewoo Royals |
| 20 | DF | Hong Myung-bo | 12 February 1969 (aged 25) | POSCO Atoms |
| 21 | GK | Shin Bum-chul | 27 September 1970 (aged 24) | Daewoo Royals |
Coach: Paulo Roberto Falcão
Coach: 
Ger Blok
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Aung Kyaw Kyaw | ||
| 2 | DF | Soe Naing | 10 May 1973 (aged 21) | |
| 3 | DF | Sann Win | ||
| 4 | MF | Kyaw Min | ||
| 5 | DF | Saw Ba Myint | ||
| 6 | MF | Tin Myint Aung | 25 March 1967 (aged 27) | |
| 7 | MF | Kyi Lwin | ||
| 8 | MF | Than Toe Aung | 19 January 1968 (aged 26) | |
| 9 | FW | Win Aung | ||
| 10 | FW | Myo Hlaing Win | 24 May 1973 (aged 21) | |
| 11 | MF | Soe Moe Kyaw | ||
| 12 | DF | Nyunt Win | ||
| 13 | DF | Ngwe Tun | ||
| 14 | FW | Myo Myint Htwe | ||
| 15 | MF | Aung Naing | ||
| 16 | MF | Sai Maung Maung Oo | ||
| 17 | MF | Tin Myo Aung | ||
| 18 | GK | Zaw Win Naing |
Coach: Evaristo de Macedo
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | Zamel Essa Al-Kuwari | 23 August 1973 (aged 21) | |
| 5 | DF | Abdulla Jassem Al-Ishaq | ||
| 6 | MF | Ahmed Lahdan | ||
| 7 | FW | Adel Khamis | 11 November 1965 (aged 28) |  Al-Ittihad |
| 8 | MF | Yousuf Desmal | ||
| 9 | FW | Waleed Ali Ibrahim | 12 October 1973 (aged 20) | |
| 10 | MF | Ahmed Mubarak Al-Shafi | 21 October 1974 (aged 19) | |
| 11 | MF | Abdulaziz Hassan | 27 February 1973 (aged 21) | |
| 12 | FW | Mahmoud Soufi | 20 October 1971 (aged 22) | |
| 13 | DF | Salem Al-Adsani | ||
| 14 | DF | Juma Salem | 20 August 1970 (aged 24) | |
| 15 | DF | Ali Al-Sulaiti | ||
| 17 | DF | Sultan Al-Kuwari | 14 August 1971 (aged 23) | |
| 19 | GK | Ahmed Khalil Al-Khaldi | 17 October 1972 (aged 21) | |
| 20 | GK | Amer Al-Kaabi | 20 May 1971 (aged 23) | Al-Ahli |
Coach: 
Antoni Piechniczek
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Adel Anas | ||
| 2 | DF | Saleh Jumaa Ali | ||
| 3 | MF | Ali Thani Jumaa | 18 August 1968 (aged 26) | |
| 4 | DF | Abdulrahman Al-Haddad | 23 March 1966 (aged 28) | |
| 5 | DF | Abdulras Mohammed | ||
| 6 | DF | Ismail Rashid Ismail | 27 October 1972 (aged 21) |  Al-Wasl |
| 7 | FW | Bakheet Saad Mubarak | 15 October 1970 (aged 23) | |
| 8 | MF | Khalid Ismail | 7 July 1965 (aged 29) | |
| 9 | FW | Nasir Khamees | 2 August 1965 (aged 29) | |
| 10 | FW | Adnan Al-Talyani | 30 October 1964 (aged 29) | Al-Shaab |
| 11 | FW | Zuhair Bakheet | 13 July 1967 (aged 27) | |
| 12 | MF | Hussain Ghuloum | 24 September 1969 (aged 25) | |
| 13 | DF | Abdulkhaled Fadhel | 8 November 1970 (aged 23) | |
| 14 | FW | Khamees Saad Mubarak | 4 October 1970 (aged 23) | |
| 15 | MF | Mohamed Ali Kasla | 12 December 1965 (aged 28) | Al-Nasr |
| 16 | MF | Abdulrazzaq Ibrahim | 20 January 1967 (aged 27) | |
| 17 | GK | Muhsin Musabah | 1 October 1964 (aged 30) | Al-Sharjah |
| 18 | MF | Ahmed Ibrahim Ali | 15 November 1970 (aged 23) | |
| 19 | MF | Munther Ali Abdullah | 12 January 1975 (aged 19) | |
| 20 | DF | Mohamed Obaid Al-Zahiri | 1 August 1967 (aged 27) |
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