2021 WAFF U-23 Championship squads
The 2021 WAFF U-23 Championship is an international football tournament held in Saudi Arabia from 4 to 12 October 2021. It is the second edition of the U-23 age group competition organised by the West Asian Football Federation.
The eleven national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of at most 23 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 1998 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
The full squad listings are below. The age listed for each player is on 4 October 2021, the first day of the 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 who are of a different nationality than their own national team. Players in boldface were capped at full international level prior to being called up.
Group A[]
Kuwait[]
Coach: 
The preliminary squad was announced on 22 September 2021.[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Al-Fahaheel
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| 2 | DF | 20 June 2000 (aged 21) | Kazma
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| 3 | DF | Al-Sahel
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| 4 | DF | 18 July 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Qadsia
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| 5 | MF | Kazma
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| 6 | DF | 19 August 2001 (aged 20) | Al-Kuwait
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| 7 | FW | 18 March 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Kuwait
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| 8 | MF | Kazma
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| 9 | FW | Khaitan
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| 10 | MF | Mobarak Al-Faneeni | 21 January 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Salmiya
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| 11 | MF | 25 May 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Qadsia
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| 12 | DF | Khaled Al-Fadhli | Al-Qadsia
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| 13 | DF | Al-Yarmouk
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| 14 | DF | 5 March 2002 (aged 19) | Al-Qadsia
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| 15 | DF | 4 December 1999 (aged 21) | Al-Salmiya
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| 16 | DF | Mahdi Dashti | 26 October 2001 (aged 19) | Al-Salmiya
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| 17 | FW | 24 February 2002 (aged 19) | Kazma
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| 18 | MF | 26 January 2002 (aged 19) | Al-Arabi
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| 19 | MF | Bandar Al Salamah | 28 October 2002 (aged 18) | Al-Arabi
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| 20 | MF | 29 January 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Salmiya
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| 21 | MF | Al-Sahel
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| 23 | GK | 8 March 2001 (aged 20) | Al-Kuwait
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Oman[]
Coach: 
The squad was announced on 23 September 2021.[2]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 22 July 2000 (aged 21) | 
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| 2 | DF | Muscat
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| 3 | DF | Oman
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| 4 | DF | 21 August 1999 (aged 22) | Oman
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| 5 | DF | Al-Seeb
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| 6 | MF | 15 March 2002 (aged 19) | Al-Orouba
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| 7 | MF | Al-Nahda
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| 8 | MF | Saham
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| 9 | FW | Al-Suwaiq
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| 10 | MF | Dhofar
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| 11 | MF | 17 February 2002 (aged 19) | Al-Orouba
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| 12 | GK | Al-Nasr
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| 13 | DF | 11 December 2000 (aged 20) | Al-Mussanah
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| 14 | DF | Al-Ittihad
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| 15 | MF | Al-Nasr
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| 16 | DF | Dhofar
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| 17 | DF | 21 August 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Seeb
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| 18 | MF | Al-Nasr
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| 19 | MF | Sohar
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| 20 | FW | Dhofar
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| 21 | FW | Al-Bahla
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| 22 | GK | 13 February 2000 (aged 21) | Sohar
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| 23 | MF | 15 September 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Nasr
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Jordan[]
Coach: Ahmad Hayel
The squad was announced on 30 September 2021.[3]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 9 April 2001 (aged 20) |  Shabab Al-Ordon
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| 2 | DF | 13 May 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Faisaly
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| 3 | DF | 7 January 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Yarmouk
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| 4 | DF | 24 March 2001 (aged 20) | Al-Wehdat
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| 5 | DF | 4 March 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Ramtha
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| 6 | MF | 18 September 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Wehdat
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| 7 | MF | Omar Hani | 27 June 1999 (aged 22) |  Gabala
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| 8 | MF | Ibrahim Sadeh | 27 April 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Jazeera
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| 9 | FW | 13 February 1999 (aged 22) | Sahab
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| 10 | MF | Mohammad Abu Zrayq | 30 December 1997 (aged 23) | Al-Ramtha
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| 11 | FW | Yazan Al-Naimat | 4 June 1999 (aged 22) | Sahab
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| 12 | GK | 16 October 2002 (aged 18) | Al-Jalil
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| 13 | DF | 14 January 1999 (aged 22) | Shabab Al-Ordon
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| 14 | DF | Al-Baqa'a
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| 15 | MF | Al-Ramtha
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| 16 | MF | 14 February 2000 (aged 21) | Shabab Al-Ordon
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| 17 | FW | 7 April 2003 (aged 18) | Al-Faisaly
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| 18 | MF | 2 February 2003 (aged 18) | Al-Wehdat
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| 19 | FW | 5 June 2000 (aged 21) | Ma'an
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| 20 | MF | 16 August 2001 (aged 20) | Shabab Al-Ordon
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| 21 | FW | 19 February 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Faisaly
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| 22 | GK | Al-Hussein
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| 23 | DF | 25 October 1999 (aged 21) | Al-Ramtha
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Yemen[]
Coach: Amin Al-Sanini
The squad was announced on 27 September 2021.[4]
Group B[]
Lebanon[]
Coach: Jamal Taha
The squad was announced on 1 October 2021.[5]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 1 August 1999 (aged 22) |  Ansar
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| 2 | DF | Tony Mikhael | 1 March 2000 (aged 21) |  Valour FC
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| 3 | DF | 5 October 1999 (aged 21) | Sagesse
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| 4 | DF | 19 February 2000 (aged 21) | Ahed
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| 5 | DF | 14 September 2000 (aged 21) | Ahed
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| 6 | MF | 10 January 2000 (aged 21) | Safa
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| 7 | FW | 2 December 2000 (aged 20) | Tripoli
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| 8 | MF | Hussein Awada | 1 January 2000 (aged 21) | Shabab Bourj
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| 9 | FW | 16 October 2001 (aged 19) | Ahed
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| 10 | MF | Mahdi Zein | 23 May 2000 (aged 21) | Nejmeh
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| 11 | MF | 1 January 1999 (aged 22) | Ansar
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| 13 | MF | 8 June 2000 (aged 21) | Safa
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| 14 | FW | 17 December 2001 (aged 19) | Ansar
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| 16 | DF | 30 April 2000 (aged 21) | Nejmeh
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| 17 | FW | 21 July 1999 (aged 22) | Ahed
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| 18 | MF | 18 December 2001 (aged 19) | Ahed
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| 19 | FW | 19 April 2001 (aged 20) |  Othellos Athienou
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| 20 | FW | 27 July 1999 (aged 22) | Nejmeh
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| 21 | GK | 23 June 2001 (aged 20) |  Farnborough
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| 23 | GK | 26 February 2000 (aged 21) | AC Sporting
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Iraq[]
Coach: 
Miroslav Soukup
The squad was announced on 30 September 2021.[6]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Zakho
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| 2 | DF | 9 January 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Mina'a
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| 3 | DF | 1 January 2001 (aged 20) | Al-Zawraa
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| 4 | DF | Naft Al-Basra
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| 5 | MF | 15 July 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Shorta
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| 6 | DF | Al-Talaba
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| 7 | FW | Amanat Baghdad
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| 8 | MF | Zidane Iqbal | 27 April 2003 (aged 18) | Manchester United
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| 9 | DF | 17 April 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Talaba
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| 10 | MF | Hassan Abdul Karim | Al-Karkh
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| 11 | MF | Al-Karkh
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| 12 | GK | 20 August 2001 (aged 20) |  Falkenbergs
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| 13 | MF | Al-Mina'a
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| 14 | FW | Al-Diwaniya
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| 15 | DF | 8 April 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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| 16 | DF | Muntadher Mohammed | 5 June 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Zawraa
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| 17 | MF | 20 February 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Zawraa
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| 18 | DF | Al-Karkh
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| 19 | DF | Hassan Raed | 23 September 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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| 20 | MF | 4 March 1998 (aged 23) | Al-Naft
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| 21 | FW | 13 March 2001 (aged 20) | Al-Shorta
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| 22 | GK | Al-Talaba
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| 23 | MF | Amanat Baghdad
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Palestine[]
Coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 26 June 1999 (aged 22) |  Shabab Al-Dhahiriya
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| 2 | DF | 24 April 1999 (aged 22) | Jabal Al-Mukaber
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| 3 | DF | 9 March 1998 (aged 23) | Markaz Balata
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| 4 | MF | 10 July 2000 (aged 21) |
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| 5 | FW | Dawoud Iraqi | 13 September 1999 (aged 22) |  Berliner AK 07
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| 6 | DF | 1 May 1999 (aged 22) | Markaz Balata
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| 7 | MF | 10 March 2002 (aged 19) | Leioa
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| 8 | MF |
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| 9 | FW | Shabab Al-Dhahiriya
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| 11 | FW | Bader Mousa | 11 April 1999 (aged 22) |  Ghazl El Mahalla
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| 12 | MF | 1 March 2000 (aged 21) | Tanta
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| 13 | DF |  Al-Nawair
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| 14 | FW | 27 March 2003 (aged 18) |
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| 15 | MF | 7 September 2001 (aged 20) | Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari
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| 17 | MF | 2 July 2001 (aged 20) | Shabab Al-Khalil
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| 18 | DF | 16 April 2000 (aged 21) |
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| 19 | MF | 26 July 2000 (aged 21) |
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| 20 | MF | 8 November 2001 (aged 19) |
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| 21 | DF |
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| 22 | GK | 18 February 1999 (aged 22) | Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari
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| 23 | DF |
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United Arab Emirates[]
Coach:
The squad was announced on 30 September 2021.[7]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 22 July 1999 (aged 22) |  Al-Jazira
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| 2 | DF | Abdulla Idrees | 16 August 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Jazira
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| 3 | DF | 30 November 1999 (aged 21) | Al-Wasl
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| 4 | MF | Ahmed Mahmoud | 6 January 2001 (aged 20) | Emirates
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| 5 | DF | Saeed Suleiman | 18 April 1999 (aged 22) | Ajman
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| 6 | MF | Hussain Mahdi | 24 July 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Nasr
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| 7 | FW | Ali Saleh | 22 January 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Wasl
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| 9 | FW | Abdulla Anwar | 2 June 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Nasr
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| 10 | MF | Khalid Al-Balochi | 22 March 1999 (aged 22) | Al Ain
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| 11 | MF | Khalfan Hassan | 7 January 1999 (aged 22) | Shabab Al-Ahli
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| 12 | DF | Ahmed Abdulla | 16 January 1999 (aged 22) | Shabab Al-Ahli
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| 13 | DF | Faris Khalil | 8 October 2000 (aged 20) | Al-Wasl
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| 14 | MF | 25 November 1999 (aged 21) | Sharjah
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| 15 | MF | Mansoor Al-Harbi | 14 July 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Wahda
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| 16 | FW | Ahmed Fawzi | 26 November 2001 (aged 19) | Al-Jazira
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| 17 | GK | 27 March 2001 (aged 20) | Al-Jazira
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| 19 | MF | 16 August 1999 (aged 22) | Khor Fakkan
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| 20 | MF | 25 March 2000 (aged 21) | Al Ain
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| 21 | MF | 21 March 1999 (aged 22) | Baniyas
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| 22 | GK | 2 April 1999 (aged 22) | Shabab Al-Ahli
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| 23 | FW | 25 January 2000 (aged 21) | Khor Fakkan
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| 24 | FW | Rashid Mubarak | 8 March 1998 (aged 23) | Hatta
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| 26 | MF | Eid Khamis | 20 May 1999 (aged 22) | Shabab Al-Ahli
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Group C[]
Bahrain[]
Coach:
The squad was announced on 3 October 2021.[8]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | 4 October 1999 (aged 22) |  Al-Riffa
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| 4 | DF | 7 March 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Khaldiya
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| 5 | MF | 7 September 2001 (aged 20) | Al-Najma
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| 6 | MF | 23 June 1999 (aged 22) | East Riffa
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| 7 | MF | 22 May 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Muharraq
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| 8 | MF | Al-Malkiya
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| 9 | FW | Al-Muharraq
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| 10 | MF | 31 December 1999 (aged 21) | Al-Riffa
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| 11 | MF | 30 October 1999 (aged 21) | Al-Riffa
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| 12 | MF | 7 January 2002 (aged 19) | Al-Malkiya
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| 13 | MF | Al-Khaldiya
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| 14 | DF |
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| 15 | MF | Al-Budaiya
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| 16 | DF | Al-Hala
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| 17 | DF | 24 February 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Riffa
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| 19 | MF | 22 August 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Muharraq
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| 21 | GK | 9 April 2003 (aged 18) | Al-Riffa
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| 22 | GK | 12 October 1999 (aged 21) | Al-Hidd
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| 23 | DF | 17 April 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Muharraq
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| 25 | DF | 4 July 2001 (aged 20) | Al-Riffa
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| 27 | FW |
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| 30 | GK | 25 July 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Malkiya
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| 34 | MF | Al-Bahrain
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Saudi Arabia[]
Coach: Saad Al-Shehri
The squad was announced on 29 September 2021.[9]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Nawaf Al-Aqidi | 10 May 2000 (aged 21) |  Al-Nassr
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| 2 | DF | Nawaf Boushal | 16 September 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Fateh
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| 3 | DF | Waleed Al-Ahmed | 3 May 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Faisaly
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| 4 | DF | Khalifah Al-Dawsari | 2 January 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Hilal
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| 5 | DF | Jehad Thakri | 1 January 2002 (aged 19) | Al-Qadsiah
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| 6 | MF | Ibrahim Mahnashi | 18 November 1999 (aged 21) | Al-Ettifaq
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| 7 | FW | Abdullah Radif | 20 January 2003 (aged 18) | Al-Hilal
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| 8 | MF | Hamed Al-Ghamdi | 2 April 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Ettifaq
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| 9 | FW | Abdullah Al-Hamdan | 12 September 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Hilal
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| 10 | MF | Turki Al-Ammar | 24 September 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Shabab
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| 11 | MF | Khalid Al-Ghannam | 7 November 2000 (aged 20) | Al-Nassr
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| 12 | DF | Moteb Al-Harbi | 19 February 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Shabab
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| 13 | DF | Hamad Al-Yami | 17 May 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Hilal
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| 14 | MF | Mansor Al-Beshe | 24 April 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Raed
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| 15 | MF | Hussain Al-Eisa | 29 December 2000 (aged 20) | Al-Batin
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| 16 | FW | Mohammed Maran | 15 February 2001 (aged 20) | Al-Nassr
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| 17 | MF | Bader Munshi | 20 June 1999 (aged 22) | Damac
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| 18 | FW | Haitham Asiri | 23 January 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Ahli
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| 19 | MF | Meshal Al-Sebyani | 11 April 2001 (aged 20) | Al-Faisaly
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| 20 | DF | Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti | 12 March 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Ittihad
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| 21 | GK | 3 February 2001 (aged 20) | Al-Ahli
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| 22 | GK | 9 July 2000 (aged 21) | Najran
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| 23 | MF | Abdulmohsen Al-Qahtani | 5 June 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Raed
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Syria[]
Coach: Rafat Muhammad
The squad was announced on 2 October 2021.[10]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 1 January 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Wathba
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| 2 | DF | Al-Nasr
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| 3 | MF | 1 January 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Wahda
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| 4 | DF | Al-Jaish
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| 5 | DF | Yosief Mohammad | 27 June 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Ahli
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| 6 | MF | 1 January 2000 (aged 21) | Al-Wathba
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| 7 | MF | Hutteen
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| 8 | MF | 9 February 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Wahda
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| 9 | FW | 19 January 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Wahda
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| 10 | FW | 1 January 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Manama
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| 11 | MF | 17 January 2000 (aged 21) | Tishreen
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| 12 | MF | Al-Shorta
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| 13 | MF | 21 March 2002 (aged 19) | Tishreen
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| 14 | DF | 18 May 2000 (aged 21) | Tishreen
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| 15 | DF | 1 January 2002 (aged 19) | 
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| 16 | MF | 27 April 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Jaish
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| 17 | DF | Al-Taliya
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| 18 | FW | 1 January 1999 (aged 22) | Al-Wathba
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| 19 | MF | Al-Ittihad
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| 20 | FW | Al-Wahda
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| 21 | MF | Mohamad Rihanieh | 1 January 2001 (aged 20) | Al-Ittihad
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| 22 | GK | Al-Hurriya
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| 23 | GK | Al-Kuwait
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