The 2000 AFC Asian Cup is an international football tournament that was held in Lebanon from 12 to 29 October 2000. The 12 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of minimum 18 players and maximum 23 players, minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.
The position listed for each player is per the official squad list published by AFC. The age listed for each player is on 12 October 2000, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team.
Group A
editIran
editHead coach: Jalal Talebi
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mehdi Vaezi | 19 January 1975 (aged 25) | ||
| 2 | MF | Mehdi Mahdavikia | 24 July 1977 (aged 23) | ||
| 3 | DF | Mehdi Hasheminasab | 27 January 1973 (aged 27) | ||
| 5 | DF | Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh | 11 September 1974 (aged 26) | ||
| 6 | MF | Karim Bagheri | 24 February 1974 (aged 26) | ||
| 7 | MF | Hamed Kavianpour | 1 December 1978 (aged 21) | ||
| 8 | MF | Sattar Hamedani | 6 June 1974 (aged 26) | ||
| 9 | MF | Hamid Reza Estili | 1 April 1967 (aged 33) | ||
| 10 | FW | Ali Daei (captain) | 21 March 1969 (aged 31) | ||
| 11 | FW | Khodadad Azizi | 22 June 1971 (aged 29) | ||
| 12 | GK | Parviz Broumand | 11 September 1972 (aged 28) | ||
| 13 | MF | Davoud Seyed Abbasi | 20 February 1977 (aged 23) | ||
| 14 | MF | Mohammad Navazi | 5 September 1974 (aged 26) | ||
| 15 | MF | Esmail Halali | 13 August 1973 (aged 27) | ||
| 16 | FW | Vahid Hashemian | 21 July 1976 (aged 24) | ||
| 17 | MF | Alireza Emamifar | 16 September 1974 (aged 26) | ||
| 18 | MF | Dariush Yazdani | 6 June 1977 (aged 23) | ||
| 19 | MF | Ali Karimi | 8 November 1978 (aged 21) | ||
| 20 | DF | Behrouz Rahbarifar | 17 July 1971 (aged 29) | ||
| 22 | GK | Davoud Fanaei | 19 February 1976 (aged 24) | ||
| 25 | MF | Mehrdad Minavand | 30 November 1975 (aged 24) | ||
| 28 | DF | Mohammad Reza Mahdavi | 17 December 1972 (aged 27) |
Iraq
editHead coach: Milan Živadinović
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Hashim Khamis | 17 July 1969 (aged 31) | ||
| 2 | DF | Haidar Mahmoud | 19 September 1973 (aged 27) | ||
| 3 | DF | Sadiq Saadoun | 12 June 1972 (aged 28) | ||
| 4 | DF | Jabbar Hashim | 1 July 1970 (aged 30) | ||
| 5 | DF | Hamza Hadi | 20 November 1969 (aged 30) | ||
| 6 | DF | Ziyad Tariq | 2 August 1977 (aged 23) | ||
| 7 | MF | Adnan Mohammad | 1 July 1973 (aged 27) | ||
| 8 | FW | Husham Mohammed | 10 May 1974 (aged 26) | ||
| 9 | FW | Ahmed Abdul-Jabar | 8 January 1978 (aged 22) | ||
| 10 | MF | Abbas Obeid | 10 December 1973 (aged 26) | ||
| 11 | FW | Sabah Jeayer | 26 May 1970 (aged 30) | ||
| 12 | GK | Emad Hashim | 10 February 1969 (aged 31) | ||
| 13 | MF | Abbas Rahim | 1 January 1979 (aged 21) | ||
| 14 | MF | Essam Hamad | 22 October 1973 (aged 26) | ||
| 15 | FW | Qahtan Chathir | 20 July 1973 (aged 27) | ||
| 16 | DF | Haidar Obeid | 2 April 1979 (aged 21) | ||
| 17 | MF | Ahmed Hussein | 1 July 1977 (aged 23) | ||
| 18 | DF | Ahmed Kadhim | 1 July 1976 (aged 24) | ||
| 20 | FW | Hussam Fawzi | 3 September 1974 (aged 26) | ||
| 21 | GK | Amer Abdul-Wahab | 17 April 1969 (aged 31) | ||
| 22 | DF | Mahir Habib | 19 June 1977 (aged 23) | ||
| 25 | MF | Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail | 21 December 1976 (aged 23) |
Lebanon
editHead coach: Josip Skoblar
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ali Fakih | 12 April 1967 (aged 33) | ||
| 2 | DF | Gurgen Engibaryan | 10 March 1964 (aged 36) | ||
| 3 | DF | Youssef Mohamad | 1 July 1980 (aged 20) | ||
| 4 | MF | Jadir Morgenstern | 29 May 1974 (aged 26) | ||
| 5 | MF | Ahmad El Naamani | 12 October 1979 (aged 21) | ||
| 6 | MF | Jamal Taha (captain) | 23 November 1966 (aged 33) | ||
| 7 | MF | Abbas Chahrour | 1 January 1972 (aged 28) | ||
| 8 | DF | Fouad Hijazi | 27 June 1973 (aged 27) | ||
| 9 | FW | Haitham Zein | 1 June 1979 (aged 21) | ||
| 10 | MF | Moussa Hojeij | 8 June 1974 (aged 26) | ||
| 11 | FW | Newton | 24 July 1976 (aged 24) | ||
| 12 | FW | Gilberto | 27 August 1975 (aged 25) | ||
| 13 | DF | Marcílio | 5 November 1976 (aged 23) | ||
| 14 | FW | Vardan Ghazaryan | 10 January 1969 (aged 31) | ||
| 15 | MF | Luís Fernandes | 3 January 1971 (aged 29) | ||
| 17 | DF | Faisal Antar | 20 December 1978 (aged 21) | ||
| 18 | DF | Mohamad Halawi | 5 April 1977 (aged 23) | ||
| 19 | MF | Michael Reda | 30 December 1972 (aged 27) | ||
| 20 | MF | Roda Antar | 12 September 1980 (aged 20) | ||
| 21 | GK | Wahid El Fattal | 6 January 1978 (aged 22) | ||
| 22 | GK | Ahmad Sakr | 7 April 1970 (aged 30) | ||
| 23 | MF | Nasrat Al Jamal | 1 July 1980 (aged 20) |
Thailand
editHead coach: Peter Withe
Group B
editChina
editHead coach: Bora Milutinović
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ou Chuliang | 26 August 1968 (aged 32) | 18 | |
| 2 | DF | Zhang Enhua | 28 April 1973 (aged 27) | 52 | |
| 4 | DF | Wu Chengying | 21 April 1975 (aged 25) | 18 | |
| 5 | DF | Fan Zhiyi | 6 November 1969 (aged 30) | 80 | |
| 6 | MF | Li Ming | 26 January 1971 (aged 29) | 54 | |
| 8 | MF | Li Tie | 18 September 1977 (aged 23) | 44 | |
| 9 | MF | Ma Mingyu (captain) | 4 February 1970 (aged 30) | 58 | |
| 10 | FW | Su Maozhen | 30 July 1972 (aged 28) | 32 | |
| 11 | FW | Xie Hui | 14 February 1975 (aged 25) | 3 | |
| 12 | FW | Qu Shengqing | 5 June 1975 (aged 25) | 8 | |
| 13 | DF | Chen Gang | 9 March 1972 (aged 28) | 6 | |
| 14 | DF | Li Weifeng | 1 December 1978 (aged 21) | 20 | |
| 15 | MF | Shen Si | 1 May 1973 (aged 27) | 18 | |
| 16 | MF | Xu Yang | 6 June 1974 (aged 26) | 5 | |
| 18 | MF | Li Xiaopeng | 20 June 1975 (aged 25) | 2 | |
| 19 | MF | Qi Hong | 3 June 1976 (aged 24) | 11 | |
| 20 | FW | Yang Chen | 17 January 1974 (aged 26) | 12 | |
| 21 | DF | Xu Yunlong | 17 February 1979 (aged 21) | 5 | |
| 22 | GK | Jiang Jin | 17 October 1968 (aged 31) | 23 | |
| 23 | GK | Fu Bin | 6 May 1969 (aged 31) | 2 | |
| 27 | MF | Shao Jiayi | 10 April 1980 (aged 20) | 1 | |
| 29 | MF | Huang Yong | 26 May 1978 (aged 22) | 15 |
Indonesia
editHead coach: Nandar Iskandar
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Hendro Kartiko | 24 April 1973 (aged 27) | ||
| 3 | DF | Aji Santoso (captain) | 6 April 1970 (aged 30) | ||
| 4 | DF | Ismed Sofyan | 28 August 1979 (aged 21) | ||
| 5 | DF | Bejo Sugiantoro | 2 April 1977 (aged 23) | ||
| 6 | DF | Eko Purjianto | 1 February 1976 (aged 24) | ||
| 7 | MF | I Putu Gede | 1 December 1973 (aged 26) | ||
| 8 | MF | Seto Nurdiyantoro | 14 April 1974 (aged 26) | ||
| 9 | MF | Uston Nawawi | 6 September 1978 (aged 22) | ||
| 10 | FW | Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto | 3 July 1976 (aged 24) | ||
| 11 | MF | Bima Sakti | 23 January 1976 (aged 24) | ||
| 12 | MF | Eduard Ivakdalam | 19 December 1974 (aged 25) | ||
| 13 | GK | I Komang Putra Adnyana | 5 June 1972 (aged 28) | ||
| 14 | DF | Djet Donald La'ala | 13 December 1971 (aged 28) | ||
| 15 | MF | Yaris Riyadi | 21 January 1973 (aged 27) | ||
| 16 | MF | Imran Nahumarury | 12 November 1978 (aged 21) | ||
| 17 | GK | Sahari Gultom | 2 November 1977 (aged 22) | ||
| 18 | DF | Ardi Warsidi | 22 August 1979 (aged 21) | ||
| 19 | DF | Nur'alim | 27 December 1973 (aged 26) | ||
| 20 | FW | Bambang Pamungkas | 10 June 1980 (aged 20) | ||
| 21 | FW | Rochy Putiray | 26 June 1970 (aged 30) | ||
| 22 | FW | Gendut Doni Christiawan | 7 December 1978 (aged 21) | ||
| 23 | DF | Slamet Riyadi | 15 November 1981 (aged 18) |
Kuwait
editHead coach: Dušan Uhrin
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Shebab Kankune | 28 April 1981 (aged 19) | ||
| 2 | DF | Osama Hussain | 11 August 1970 (aged 30) | ||
| 3 | DF | Jamal Mubarak | 21 March 1974 (aged 26) | ||
| 4 | DF | Ali Asel | 28 September 1976 (aged 24) | ||
| 5 | DF | Nohair Al-Shammari | 12 July 1976 (aged 24) | ||
| 6 | DF | Husain Al-Khodari | 7 February 1972 (aged 28) | ||
| 7 | MF | Bader Haji | 19 December 1967 (aged 32) | ||
| 8 | MF | Saleh Al-Buraiki | 27 February 1977 (aged 23) | ||
| 9 | FW | Bashar Abdullah | 12 October 1977 (aged 23) | ||
| 10 | MF | Naser Al Sohi | 24 August 1974 (aged 26) | ||
| 11 | MF | Abdullah Wabran | 7 February 1971 (aged 29) | ||
| 12 | MF | Falah Farhan | 31 January 1975 (aged 25) | ||
| 13 | MF | Ahmad Al-Mutairi | 13 February 1974 (aged 26) | ||
| 14 | FW | Khalaf Al-Salamah | 25 July 1979 (aged 21) | ||
| 15 | DF | Salammah Al-Enazy | 12 August 1972 (aged 28) | ||
| 16 | MF | Naser Al-Omran | 14 January 1977 (aged 23) | ||
| 17 | DF | Esam Sakeen | 2 July 1971 (aged 29) | ||
| 18 | FW | Ahmed Musa Mirza | 30 October 1976 (aged 23) | ||
| 19 | FW | Faraj Laheeb | 3 October 1978 (aged 22) | ||
| 20 | FW | Jassem Al Houwaidi | 28 October 1972 (aged 27) | ||
| 21 | GK | Falah Al Majidi | 13 November 1970 (aged 29) | ||
| 22 | GK | Ahmad Al-Jasem | 29 May 1975 (aged 25) |
South Korea
editHead coach: Huh Jung-moo
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Lee Woon-Jae | 26 April 1973 (aged 27) | 9 | |
| 2 | DF | Kang Chul | 2 November 1971 (aged 28) | 44 | |
| 3 | DF | Ha Seok-Ju | 20 February 1968 (aged 32) | 88 | |
| 4 | DF | Park Jin-sub | 11 March 1977 (aged 23) | 23 | |
| 5 | DF | Lee Lim-Saeng | 18 November 1971 (aged 28) | 24 | |
| 6 | MF | Yoo Sang-Chul | 6 October 1971 (aged 29) | 76 | |
| 7 | DF | Kim Tae-young | 8 November 1970 (aged 29) | 52 | |
| 8 | MF | Yoon Jung-hwan | 16 February 1973 (aged 27) | 29 | |
| 9 | FW | Seol Ki-hyeon | 8 January 1979 (aged 21) | 10 | |
| 10 | MF | Noh Jung-yoon | 28 March 1971 (aged 29) | 39 | |
| 11 | FW | Lee Dong-gook | 29 April 1979 (aged 21) | 13 | |
| 12 | DF | Lee Young-pyo | 23 April 1977 (aged 23) | 16 | |
| 15 | DF | Lee Min-sung | 23 June 1973 (aged 27) | 39 | |
| 16 | MF | Kim Sang-sik | 17 December 1976 (aged 23) | 7 | |
| 17 | DF | Choi Sung-yong | 25 December 1975 (aged 24) | 45 | |
| 18 | GK | Kim Yong-dae | 11 October 1979 (aged 21) | 8 | |
| 20 | DF | Hong Myung-bo (captain) | 12 February 1969 (aged 31) | 108 | |
| 21 | GK | Kim Hae-woon | 25 December 1973 (aged 26) | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | Park Ji-sung | 25 February 1981 (aged 19) | 9 | |
| 24 | DF | Park Jae-hong | 10 November 1978 (aged 21) | 9 | |
| 28 | FW | Choi Chul-woo | 30 November 1977 (aged 22) | 7 | |
| 30 | DF | Sim Jae-won | 11 March 1977 (aged 23) | 10 |
Group C
editJapan
editHead coach: Philippe Troussier
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi | 15 August 1975 (aged 25) | ||
| 3 | DF | Naoki Matsuda | 14 March 1977 (aged 23) | ||
| 4 | DF | Ryuzo Morioka (captain) | 7 October 1975 (aged 25) | ||
| 6 | DF | Toshihiro Hattori | 23 September 1973 (aged 27) | ||
| 8 | MF | Shigeyoshi Mochizuki | 9 July 1973 (aged 27) | ||
| 9 | FW | Akinori Nishizawa | 18 June 1976 (aged 24) | ||
| 10 | MF | Hiroshi Nanami | 28 November 1972 (aged 27) | ||
| 11 | MF | Atsuhiro Miura | 24 June 1974 (aged 26) | ||
| 12 | MF | Hiroaki Morishima | 30 April 1972 (aged 28) | ||
| 13 | FW | Atsushi Yanagisawa | 27 May 1977 (aged 23) | ||
| 14 | MF | Shunsuke Nakamura | 24 June 1978 (aged 22) | ||
| 15 | MF | Daisuke Oku | 7 February 1976 (aged 24) | ||
| 17 | MF | Junichi Inamoto | 18 September 1979 (aged 21) | ||
| 19 | FW | Tatsuhiko Kubo | 18 June 1976 (aged 24) | ||
| 20 | GK | Daijiro Takakuwa | 10 August 1973 (aged 27) | ||
| 21 | GK | Takashi Shimoda | 28 November 1975 (aged 24) | ||
| 22 | DF | Yuji Nakazawa | 25 February 1978 (aged 22) | ||
| 24 | MF | Tomokazu Myojin | 24 January 1978 (aged 22) | ||
| 26 | DF | Keiji Kaimoto | 26 November 1972 (aged 27) | ||
| 27 | FW | Hideaki Kitajima | 23 May 1978 (aged 22) | ||
| 29 | FW | Naohiro Takahara | 4 June 1979 (aged 21) | ||
| 30 | MF | Shinji Ono | 27 September 1979 (aged 21) |
Qatar
editHead coach: Džemal Hadžiabdić
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Amer Al-Kaabi | 1 March 1971 (aged 29) | ||
| 4 | DF | Saoud Fath | 16 August 1980 (aged 20) | ||
| 5 | MF | Abdulnasser Al-Obaidly | 2 October 1972 (aged 28) | ||
| 6 | FW | Dahi Saad Al-Naemi | 5 September 1978 (aged 22) | ||
| 7 | FW | Abdullah Al-Ishaq | 7 December 1976 (aged 23) | ||
| 8 | DF | Saad Al-Shammari | 6 August 1980 (aged 20) | ||
| 9 | FW | Mohammed Salem Al-Enazi | 22 November 1976 (aged 23) | ||
| 10 | MF | Fahad Al Kuwari | 18 August 1973 (aged 27) | ||
| 11 | FW | Adel Al Mulla | 7 December 1970 (aged 29) | ||
| 12 | DF | Ahmed Khalid Salih | |||
| 13 | MF | Raed Yaquoub | 15 October 1974 (aged 25) | ||
| 14 | MF | Abdulaziz Hassan | 27 February 1973 (aged 27) | ||
| 15 | DF | Yousef Adam | 12 September 1972 (aged 28) | ||
| 16 | FW | Mohammed Gholam | 8 November 1980 (aged 19) | ||
| 17 | MF | Jassim Al-Tamimi | 14 February 1971 (aged 29) | ||
| 18 | MF | Yasser Nazmi | 23 September 1973 (aged 27) | ||
| 19 | MF | Abdul Rahman Mahmoud | 27 December 1976 (aged 23) | ||
| 21 | GK | Hussain Al-Romaihi | 12 September 1974 (aged 26) | ||
| 23 | MF | Adel Jadou | 13 September 1981 (aged 19) | ||
| 25 | FW | Waleed Hamzah | 7 September 1982 (aged 18) | ||
| 26 | GK | Salman Ahmed Al-Ansari | 13 June 1983 (aged 17) | ||
| 27 | DF | Meshal Mubarak Budawood | 25 February 1982 (aged 18) |
Saudi Arabia
editHead coach: Milan Máčala and Nasser Al-Johar
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mohammed Al-Deayea | 2 August 1972 (aged 28) | ||
| 2 | DF | Mohammed Shliya Al-Jahani | 28 September 1974 (aged 26) | ||
| 3 | DF | Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi | 21 August 1971 (aged 29) | ||
| 4 | DF | Abdullah Zubromawi | 15 November 1973 (aged 26) | ||
| 5 | DF | Tariq Al-Muwallid | 20 July 1980 (aged 20) | ||
| 6 | MF | Omar Al-Ghamdi | 11 April 1979 (aged 21) | ||
| 8 | MF | Mohammed Noor | 26 February 1978 (aged 22) | ||
| 9 | FW | Sami Al-Jaber | 11 December 1972 (aged 27) | ||
| 11 | FW | Obeid Al-Dosari | 2 October 1975 (aged 25) | ||
| 12 | DF | Ahmed Dokhi | 25 October 1976 (aged 23) | ||
| 13 | DF | Saleh Al-Saqri | 23 January 1979 (aged 21) | ||
| 14 | FW | Marzouk Al-Otaibi | 7 November 1975 (aged 24) | ||
| 16 | DF | Fouzi Al-Shehri | 15 May 1980 (aged 20) | ||
| 17 | MF | Abdullah Al-Waked | 29 September 1975 (aged 25) | ||
| 18 | MF | Nawaf Al-Temyat | 28 June 1976 (aged 24) | ||
| 19 | FW | Hamzah Idris | 8 October 1972 (aged 28) | ||
| 20 | MF | Mohammad Al-Shalhoub | 8 December 1980 (aged 19) | ||
| 21 | GK | Tisir Al-Antaif | 16 February 1974 (aged 26) | ||
| 22 | GK | Mohammed Al-Khojali | 15 January 1973 (aged 27) | ||
| 23 | MF | Ahmad Khaleel | 29 July 1970 (aged 30) | ||
| 28 | FW | Abdullah Jumaan Al-Dosari | 10 November 1977 (aged 22) | ||
| 29 | FW | Talal Al-Meshal | 7 June 1978 (aged 22) |
Uzbekistan
editHead coach: Yuriy Sarkisyan