
Les poules :
Groupe A: Qatar, Koweït, Chine Ouzbekistan
Groupe B: Arabie Saoudite, Japon, Jordanie, Syrie
Groupe C: Corée du Sud, Inde, Australie, Bahrein
Groupe D: Irak, Emirats Arabes Unis, Corée du Nord, Iran
China squad:
Goalkeepers: Yang Zhi (Beijing Guo'an), Zeng Cheng (Henan Jianye), Guan Zhen (Jiangsu Shuntian).
Defenders: Du Wei (Zhejiang Lucheng), Rong Hao (Zhejiang Lucheng), Li Xuepeng (Dalian Shide), Zhao Peng (Henan Jianye), Wang Qiang (Changsha Jinde), Liu Jianye (Changsha Jinde), Zhang Linpeng (Shanghai Dongya), Li Jianbin (Chengdu).
Midfielders: Deng Zhuoxiang (Shandong Luneng), Wang Song (Zhejiang Lucheng), Yu Tao (Shanghai Shenhua), Zhou Haibin (Shandong Luneng), Yu Hai (Shaanxi Zhongjian), Qu Bo (Shaanxi Zhongjian), Zhao Xuri (Shaanxi Zhongjian), Yang Hao (Beijing Guo'an), Huang Bowen (Beijing Guo'an), Hao Junmin (Schalke 04, Germany).
Forwards: Gao Lin (Guangzhou), Yang Xu (Liaoning Hongyun)
Syria squad:
Musab Balhous, Bilal Abdeldaim, Adel Abdallah, Mohammad Zeino, Abdulrazzaq Al Hussein (Al Karameh), Jehad Bauo, Ahmad Saleh, Norhan Sahiuon, Nadim Sabbagh, Feras Ismail (Al Jaish), Qusai Habib, Ali Diab (Al Shorta), Radwan Al Azhar, Samer Awad (Al Majd), Abdelqader Dakka, Taha Diab (Al Ittihad), Adnan Al Hafeth (Al Wahda), Snharib Malki (KSC LOKEREN, Belguim), Louay Chanko (Al Borg, Denmark), Jehad Al Hussein, Feras Al Khatib (Al Qadsia, Kuwait), Abdelfattah Al Agha (Wadi Dejla, Egypt), Wael Ayyan (Al Faisaly, KSA).
Australia squad:
Goalkeepers: Nathan Coe (Sønderjysk Elitesport), Brad Jones (Liverpool), Mark Schwarzer (Fulham)
Defenders: David Carney (Blackpool), Jon McKain (Al Nassr), Lucas Neill (Galatasaray), Jade North (Wellington Phoenix), Sasa Ognenovski (Seongnam), Matthew Spiranovic (Urawa Red), Luke Wilkshire (Dinaomo Moscow)
Midfielders: Tim Cahill (Everton), Jason Culina (Gold Coast Utd), Brett Emerton (Blackburn), Ricard Garcia (Hull), Brett Holman (AZ Alkmaar), Mile Jedinak (Genclerbirligi), Harry Kewell (Galatasaray), Neil Kilkenny (Leeds), Matt McKay (Brisbane Roar), Carl Valeri (US Sassuolo)
Forwards: Nathan Burns (AEK Athens), Robbie Kruse (Melbourne Victory), Scott McDonald (Middlesbrough)
Japan Squad
Goalkeepers: Eiji Kawashima (Lierse SK), Shusaku Nishikawa (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Shuichi Gonda (FC Tokyo)
Defenders: Daiki Iwamasa (Kashima Antlers), Yasuyuki Konno (FC Tokyo), Masahiko Inoha (Kashima Antlers), Yuto Nagatomo (AC Cesena), Tomoaki Kajino (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Atsuto Uchida (FC Shalke 04), Maya Yoshida (VVV Venlo), Gotoku Sakai (Albirex Niigata)
Midfielders: Yasuhito Endo (Gamba Osaka), Daisuke Matsui (Tom Tomsk), Makoto Hasebe (VfL Wolfsburg), Jungo Fujimoto (Shimizu S-Pulse), Takuya Honda (Shimizu S-Pulse), Hajime Hosogai (Urawa Reds), Keisuke Honda (CSKA Moscow), Yosuke Kashiwagi (Urawa Reds), Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund)
Forwards: Ryoichi Maeda (Jubilo Iwata), Tadanari Lee (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Shinji Okazaki (Shimizu S-Pulse)
South Korea squad
Goalkeepers: Kim Yong-Dae (FC Seoul), Jung Sung-Ryong (Seongnam), Kim Jon-Hyeon (Cerezo Osaka)
Defenders: Kwak Tae-Hwi (Kyoto Sanga), Hwang Jae-Won (Suwon), Choi Hyo-Jin (Sangmu), Hong Jeong-Ho (Jeju Utd), Lee Yong-Pyo (Al Hilal), Cha Du-Ri (Celtic), Cho Yong-Hyung (Al-Rayyan), Lee Yong-Rae (Suwon), Lee Jung-Soo (Al-Sadd)
Midfielders: Lee Chung-Yong (Bolton), Son Heung-Min (Hamburg), Koo Ja-Cheol (Jeju Utd), Kim Bo-Kyung (Cerezo Osaka), Yoon Bitgaram (Gyeongnam), Yeom Ki-Hun (Suwon), Park Ji-Sung (Man Utd), Ki Sung-Yueng (Celtic)
Forwards: Ji Dong-Won (Chunnam), Kim Shin-Wook (Ulsan), Yoo Byung-Soo (Incheon Utd)
Uzbekistan squad:
Goalkeepers: Ignatiy Nesterov (Bunyodkor), Murotzhon Zukhurov (Nasaf), Temur Juraev (Pakhtakor)
Defenders: Sahob Juraev (Bunyodkor), Jaroslav Krushelnitsky (Shurtan), Shaukat Mulladzhanov (Almalik), Anzur Ismailov (Bunyodkor), Farrukh Nurlibaev (Almalik), Victor Karpenko (Bunyodkor), Aziz Ibragimov (Bohemians, Czech Republic)
Midfielders: Timur Kapadze (Bunyodkor), Stanislav Andreev (Pakhtakor), Server Djeparov (FC Seoul, Korea Republic), Sanjar Tursunov (Volga, Russia), Aziz Haydarov (Bunyodkor), Jasur Hasanov (Lekhwia, Qatar), Odile Akhmedov (Pakhtakor), Shaukat Salomov (Nasaf), Marat Bikmaev (Alania, Russia), Vagiz Galiulin (Sibir, Russia)
Forwards: Olim Navkarov (Kyzylkumoltin), Alexander Geynrikh (Pakhtakor), Maksim Shatskikh (Arsenal, Ukraine)
India squad:
Goalkeepers: Subrata Pal, Subhasish Roy Choudhury, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
Defenders: Surkumar Singh, Gouramangi Singh, Anwar, Mahesh Gawli, Syed Rahim Nabi, Deepak Mondal, N.S. Manju, Rakesh Masih, Govin Singh
Midfielders: Steven Dias, N.P.Pradeep, Climax Lawrence, Clifford Miranda, Renedy Singh, Mehrajuddin Wadao, Baldeep Singh
Forwards: Bhaichung Bhutia (Capt.), Sunil Chhetri, Abhishek Yadav, Sushil Kumar Singh
De ce que je sais les qualifs sont très compliquées là-bas vu le nombre de pays (dont beaucoup avec très peu de moyens et très faibles.
4 qualifiés d'office : Qatar (organisateur), Irak (précédent vainqueur), Arabie Saoudite (précédent finaliste), Corée du Sud (précédent 3ème)
+ Inde et Corée du Nord (précédent vainqueurs de l'AFC Challenge Cup qui est en quelque sorte le tournoi qui regroupe toutes les équipes mineures du genre la Palestine, le Laos, le Nepal etc et sert d'antichambre).
Pour le reste il y'a des qualifs avec 5 groupes de 4 où les 2 premiers étaient qualifiés:
A) Japon, Bahrein, Yemen, Hong Kong
B ) Australie, Koweit, Oman, Indonésie
C) UAE, Ouzbekistan, Malaisie
D) Syrie, Chine, Vietnam, Liban
E) Iran, Jordanie, Thailande, Singapour