26th Arabian Gulf Cup squads
Below are the squads for the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup, which will take place in Kuwait between 21 December 2024 to 3 January 2025.
The eight national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad with a minimum of 18 players and a maximum of 26 players, at least three of whom had to be goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.
The age listed for each player is as of 21 December 2024, 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 the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. The club listed is the last club where the player concerned plays a competitive match before the tournament. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team.
Group A
Kuwait
Kuwait announced a 30-man preliminary list on 24 November 2024.[1] The final squad was announced on 16 December.[2]
Head coach: 
Juan Antonio Pizzi
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Khaled Al-Rashidi | 20 April 1987 | 27 | 0 |  Al-Qadsia
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| 2 | DF | Sami Al-Sanea | 9 January 1993 | 28 | 1 | Al-Kuwait
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| 3 | DF | Meshari Ghanem | 15 September 1998 | 17 | 0 | Al-Kuwait
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| 4 | DF | Khalid El Ebrahim | 28 August 1992 | 50 | 3 | Al-Qadsia
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| 5 | DF | Fahad Al-Hajeri | 10 November 1991 | 88 | 6 | Al-Kuwait
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| 6 | MF | Sultan Al-Enezi | 29 September 1992 | 60 | 0 |  Dhofar
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| 7 | FW | Mohammad Daham | 17 February 2000 | 20 | 5 | Al-Kuwait
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| 8 | MF | Ahmed Al-Dhefiri | 9 January 1992 | 65 | 5 | Al-Kuwait
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| 9 | FW | Bandar Bouresli | 1 January 1996 | 6 | 0 | Kazma
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| 10 | MF | Faisal Zayid | 9 October 1991 | 65 | 7 | Al-Kuwait
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| 11 | MF | Eid Al-Rashidi | 25 May 1999 | 46 | 3 | Al-Qadsia
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| 12 | DF | Hamad Al-Harbi | 25 July 1992 | 38 | 0 | Kazma
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| 13 | DF | Rashed Al-Dousari | 18 July 2000 | 15 | 0 | Al-Qadsia
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| 14 | MF | Redha Hani | 22 April 1996 | 39 | 1 | Al-Kuwait
|
| 15 | FW | Yousef Majed | 14 January 2005 | 6 | 0 | Al-Arabi
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| 16 | MF | Mobarak Al-Faneeni | 21 January 2000 | 33 | 5 | Al-Qadsia
|
| 17 | FW | Ali Khalaf | 16 January 1995 | 18 | 1 | Al-Arabi
|
| 18 | MF | Fawaz Ayedh | 21 February 1997 | 30 | 1 | Al-Salmiya
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| 19 | MF | Muath Al-Enezi | 16 July 2003 | 6 | 0 | Al-Salmiya
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| 20 | FW | Yousef Nasser (captain) | 9 October 1990 | 114 | 52 | Al-Kuwait
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| 21 | DF | Hassan Al-Enezi | 1 September 2000 | 22 | 1 | Al-Arabi
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| 22 | GK | Sulaiman Abdulghafour | 26 February 1991 | 47 | 0 | Al-Arabi
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| 23 | GK | Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli | 23 March 2001 | 0 | 0 | Al-Salmiya
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| 24 | DF | Nasser Khader | 14 October 2003 | 0 | 0 | Al-Nasr
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| 25 | DF | Muath Al-Dhefiri | 20 May 1997 | 4 | 0 | Al-Qadsia
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| 26 | FW | Salman Al-Awadhi | 21 May 2001 | 12 | 1 | Al-Arabi
|
Oman
Oman announced a 31-man preliminary squad on 9 December 2024.[3] The final squad was announced on 18 December.[4]
Head coach: Rashid Jaber
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini | 20 June 1997 | 37 | 0 | Al-Nahda
|
| 2 | DF | Mohammed Al-Musalami | 27 April 1990 | 122 | 3 | Al-Seeb
|
| 3 | DF | Mulham Al-Sinaidi | 15 March 2002 | 0 | 0 | Al-Nasr
|
| 4 | MF | Arshad Al-Alawi | 12 April 2000 | 51 | 7 | Al-Seeb
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| 5 | DF | Ghanim Al-Habashi | 4 August 1998 | 2 | 0 | Al-Nahda
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| 6 | DF | Ahmed Al-Khamisi | 26 November 1991 | 52 | 0 | Al-Seeb
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| 7 | FW | Issam Al-Sabhi | 1 May 1997 | 50 | 11 | Al-Shabab
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| 8 | MF | Zahir Al-Aghbari | 28 May 1999 | 48 | 0 | Al-Seeb
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| 9 | MF | Ahed Al-Mashaiki | 30 May 2003 | 0 | 0 | Al-Nahda
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| 10 | MF | Jameel Al-Yahmadi | 27 July 1996 | 77 | 4 | Al-Seeb
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| 11 | DF | Amjad Al-Harthi | 1 January 1994 | 31 | 1 | Al-Seeb
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| 12 | MF | Abdullah Fawaz | 3 October 1996 | 48 | 7 | Al-Nahda
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| 13 | DF | Thani Al-Rushadi | 16 March 1995 | 2 | 0 | Al-Nahda
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| 14 | DF | Ahmed Al-Kaabi | 15 September 1996 | 41 | 0 | Al-Nahda
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| 15 | FW | Rabia Al-Alawi | 31 March 1995 | 13 | 5 | Oman SC
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| 16 | DF | Khalid Al-Braiki | 3 July 1993 | 43 | 1 | Al-Nahda
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| 17 | DF | Ali Al-Busaidi | 21 March 1991 | 94 | 2 | Al-Seeb
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| 18 | GK | Faiz Al-Rushaidi (captain) | 19 July 1988 | 74 | 0 | Sohar
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| 19 | MF | Mataz Saleh | 28 May 1996 | 27 | 3 | Al-Seeb
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| 20 | MF | Salaah Al-Yahyaei | 17 August 1998 | 61 | 9 |  Al-Khaldiya
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| 21 | FW | Abdulrahman Al-Mushaifri | 16 August 1998 | 21 | 6 | Al-Seeb
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| 22 | GK | Ibrahim Al-Rajhi | 5 October 2000 | 0 | 0 | Al-Nasr
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| 23 | MF | Harib Al-Saadi | 1 February 1990 | 99 | 1 | Al-Nahda
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| 24 | MF | Hussein Al-Shahri | 26 December 2002 | 0 | 0 | Al-Nahda
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| 25 | FW | Faraj Al-Kiyumi | 0 | 0 | Al-Khaburah
| |
| 26 | FW | Abdulsalam Al-Shukaili | 25 April 1996 | 0 | 0 | Bahla
|
Qatar
Qatar announced their 29-man preliminary list on 11 December 2024.[5] The final squad was announced on 19 December.[6]
Head coach: Luis García
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Salah Zakaria | 24 April 1999 | 8 | 0 |  Al-Duhail
|
| 2 | DF | Abdalla Yousif | 10 April 2002 | 1 | 0 | Al-Gharafa
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| 3 | DF | Abdelaziz Mitwali | 20 March 1996 | 0 | 0 | Al-Wakrah
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| 4 | DF | Hashemi Al-Hussain | 15 August 2003 | 1 | 0 | Alcorcón
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| 5 | DF | Tarek Salman | 5 December 1997 | 85 | 0 | Al-Sadd
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| 6 | MF | Ahmed Fathy | 25 January 1993 | 39 | 0 | Al-Arabi
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| 7 | FW | Ahmed Al-Rawi | 30 May 2004 | 6 | 2 | Al-Rayyan
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| 8 | MF | Jassem Gaber | 20 February 2002 | 27 | 1 | Al-Arabi
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| 9 | FW | Mohammed Muntari | 20 December 1993 | 62 | 15 | Al-Gharafa
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| 10 | FW | Akram Afif (captain) | 18 November 1996 | 118 | 38 | Al-Sadd
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| 11 | FW | Yusuf Abdurisag | 6 August 1999 | 36 | 3 | Al-Sadd
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| 12 | DF | Lucas Mendes | 3 July 1990 | 16 | 1 | Al-Wakrah
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| 13 | MF | Ibrahim Al-Hassan | 26 October 2005 | 8 | 2 | Calahorra
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| 14 | DF | Homam El-Amin | 25 August 1999 | 59 | 3 | Al-Duhail
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| 15 | MF | Rabh Boussafi | 18 May 2000 | 0 | 0 | Al-Gharafa
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| 16 | DF | Bahaa Ellethy | 19 April 1999 | 0 | 0 | Al Ahli
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| 17 | MF | Abdelrahman Moustafa | 5 April 1997 | 7 | 0 | Al Ahli
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| 18 | DF | Sultan Al-Brake | 7 April 1996 | 8 | 0 | Al-Duhail
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| 19 | FW | Almoez Ali | 19 August 1996 | 118 | 59 | Al-Duhail
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| 20 | MF | Abdullah Al-Ahrak | 10 May 1997 | 33 | 1 | Al-Duhail
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| 21 | GK | Marwan Badreldin | 15 April 1999 | 0 | 0 | Al-Ahli
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| 22 | GK | Meshaal Barsham | 14 February 1998 | 49 | 0 | Al-Sadd
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| 23 | MF | Assim Madibo | 22 October 1996 | 43 | 0 | Al-Gharafa
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| 24 | MF | Mostafa Meshaal | 28 March 2001 | 21 | 2 | Al-Sadd
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| 25 | FW | Mohamed Khaled Gouda | 26 January 2005 | 2 | 0 | Calahorra
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| 26 | MF | Mubarak Hamza | 20 February 2004 | 0 | 0 | Al-Duhail
|
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates announced their final squad on 14 December 2024.[7]
Head coach: 
Paulo Bento
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ali Khasif | 9 June 1987 | 72 | 0 |  Al Jazira
|
| 2 | DF | Abdulla Idrees | 16 August 1999 | 19 | 0 | Al Jazira
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| 3 | DF | Zayed Sultan | 11 April 2001 | 13 | 1 | Al Jazira
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| 4 | DF | Kouame Autonne | 22 September 2000 | 5 | 0 | Al Ain
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| 5 | DF | Lucas Pimenta | 17 July 2000 | 0 | 0 | Al Wahda
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| 6 | MF | Majid Rashid | 16 May 2000 | 19 | 0 | Sharjah
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| 8 | MF | Tahnoon Al-Zaabi | 10 April 1999 | 35 | 1 | Al Wahda
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| 7 | FW | Bruno de Oliveira | 10 June 2001 | 4 | 0 | Al Jazira
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| 9 | FW | Harib Abdalla | 26 November 2002 | 32 | 7 | Shabab Al Ahli
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| 10 | FW | Fábio Lima | 30 June 1993 | 33 | 16 | Al Wasl
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| 11 | FW | Caio Canedo | 9 August 1990 | 49 | 9 | Al Wasl
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| 12 | DF | Khalifa Al Hammadi | 7 November 1998 | 49 | 2 | Al Jazira
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| 13 | DF | Mohammed Al-Attas | 5 August 1997 | 31 | 1 | Al Jazira
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| 14 | MF | Mohammed Abbas | 30 September 2002 | 7 | 0 | Al Ain
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| 15 | MF | Yahia Nader | 11 September 1998 | 14 | 0 | Al Ain
|
| 16 | MF | Marcus Meloni | 25 June 2000 | 4 | 1 | Sharjah
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| 17 | GK | Khalid Eisa (captain) | 15 September 1989 | 83 | 0 | Al Ain
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| 18 | MF | Mackenzie Hunt | 14 November 2001 | 4 | 0 |  Fleetwood Town
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| 19 | DF | Khaled Ibrahim | 17 January 1997 | 20 | 1 | Sharjah
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| 20 | FW | Yahya Al Ghassani | 18 April 1998 | 25 | 7 | Shabab Al Ahli
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| 21 | MF | Isam Faiz | 6 March 2000 | 7 | 0 | Ajman
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| 22 | GK | Hamad Al-Meqebaali | 13 July 2003 | 0 | 0 | Shabab Al Ahli
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| 23 | FW | Fahad Badr | 9 March 2001 | 3 | 0 | Baniyas
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| 24 | MF | Solomon Sosu | 5 March 2005 | 0 | 0 | Al Ain
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| 25 | DF | Khamis Al-Mansoori | 15 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | Baniyas
|
| 26 | DF | Faris Khalil | 8 October 2000 | 0 | 0 | Al Wasl
|
Group B
Bahrain
Bahrain announced their final squad on 17 December 2024.[8]
Head coach: 
Dragan Talajić
Iraq
Iraq announced their 35-man preliminary list on 3 December 2024.[9] The squad was reduced to 27 players on 11 December.[10] Zaid Tahseen replaced the injured Saad Abdul-Amir on 17 December. A day later, Merchas Doski withdrew due to club commitments and was replaced by Ahmed Maknzi.[11] The final squad was announced on 19 December.[12]
Head coach: Jesús Casas
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Kumel Al-Rekabe | 19 August 2004 | 0 | 0 | Leganés B
|
| 2 | DF | Rebin Sulaka | 12 April 1992 | 47 | 1 |  Schaffhausen
|
| 3 | DF | Mohanad Jeahze | 10 April 1997 | 4 | 0 |  Lillestrøm
|
| 4 | DF | Manaf Younis | 16 November 1996 | 20 | 1 |  Al-Shorta
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| 5 | DF | Ali Faez | 9 September 1994 | 49 | 4 | Al-Najaf
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| 6 | DF | Ali Adnan | 19 December 1993 | 94 | 7 |  Al-Najma
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| 7 | FW | Ali Yousif | 19 January 1996 | 2 | 0 | Al-Zawraa
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| 8 | MF | Ibrahim Bayesh | 1 May 2000 | 60 | 7 | Al-Riyadh
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| 9 | MF | Ahmed Yasin (captain) | 22 April 1991 | 69 | 6 |  Örebro
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| 10 | FW | Mohanad Ali | 20 June 2000 | 53 | 20 | Al-Shorta
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| 11 | MF | Zidane Iqbal | 27 April 2003 | 15 | 1 |  Utrecht
|
| 12 | GK | Jalal Hassan | 18 May 1991 | 87 | 0 | Al-Zawraa
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| 13 | FW | Amin Al-Hamawi | 17 December 2003 | 2 | 0 | Sandviken
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| 14 | MF | Amjad Attwan | 12 March 1997 | 82 | 4 | Zakho
|
| 15 | DF | Mustafa Saadoon | 25 May 2001 | 7 | 0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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| 16 | MF | Amir Al-Ammari | 27 July 1997 | 35 | 2 |  Cracovia
|
| 17 | MF | Ali Jasim | 20 January 2004 | 19 | 2 |  Como
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| 18 | FW | Aymen Hussein | 22 March 1996 | 81 | 30 | Al-Khor
|
| 19 | MF | Youssef Amyn | 21 August 2003 | 15 | 2 | Al-Wehda
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| 20 | MF | Peter Gwargis | 4 September 2000 | 0 | 0 | Duhok
|
| 21 | MF | Marko Farji | 16 March 2004 | 0 | 0 | Strømsgodset
|
| 22 | GK | Mohammad Hassan | 1 April 2002 | 0 | 0 |  Ishøj
|
| 23 | DF | Ahmed Maknzi | 24 September 2001 | 0 | 0 | Al-Najaf
|
| 24 | DF | Adam Rasheed | 10 July 2006 | 0 | 0 |  Maribor
|
| 25 | DF | Zaid Tahseen | 29 January 2001 | 15 | 1 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
|
| 26 | MF | Lucas Shlimon | 15 February 2003 | 2 | 0 | Örebro
|
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia announced their 27-man preliminary list on 8 December 2024.[13] Abdulelah Al-Amri wihdrew injured on 17 December and was replaced by Awn Al-Saluli and Saad Al-Mousa.[14] The final squad was announced on 19 December.[15]
Head coach: 
Hervé Renard
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Nawaf Al-Aqidi | 10 May 2000 | 4 | 0 | Al-Nassr
|
| 2 | DF | Sultan Al-Ghannam | 6 May 1994 | 34 | 0 | Al-Nassr
|
| 3 | DF | Awn Al-Saluli | 2 September 1998 | 9 | 0 | Al-Taawoun
|
| 4 | DF | Ali Lajami | 24 April 1996 | 15 | 1 | Al-Nassr
|
| 5 | DF | Ali Al-Bulaihi | 21 November 1989 | 56 | 2 | Al-Hilal
|
| 6 | MF | Nasser Al-Dawsari | 19 December 1998 | 26 | 0 | Al-Hilal
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| 7 | MF | Musab Al-Juwayr | 20 June 2003 | 11 | 3 | Al-Shabab
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| 8 | MF | Abdulellah Al-Malki | 11 October 1994 | 36 | 0 | Al-Ettifaq
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| 9 | FW | Firas Al-Buraikan | 14 May 2000 | 47 | 9 | Al-Ahli
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| 10 | MF | Salem Al-Dawsari | 19 August 1991 | 90 | 23 | Al-Hilal
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| 11 | FW | Saleh Al-Shehri | 1 November 1993 | 38 | 15 | Al-Ittihad
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| 12 | DF | Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti | 12 March 1999 | 2 | 0 | Al-Ittihad
|
| 13 | DF | Yasser Al-Shahrani | 25 March 1992 | 81 | 2 | Al-Hilal
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| 14 | DF | Saad Al-Mousa | 10 December 2002 | 0 | 0 | Al-Ittihad
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| 15 | MF | Abdulelah Hawsawi | 2 June 2001 | 0 | 0 | Al-Ittihad
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| 16 | MF | Ayman Fallatah | 2 October 2003 | 0 | 0 | Damac
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| 17 | DF | Hassan Al-Tambakti | 9 February 1999 | 35 | 0 | Al-Hilal
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| 18 | MF | Mohammed Al-Qahtani | 23 July 2002 | 4 | 0 | Al-Hilal
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| 19 | FW | Abdullah Al-Hamdan | 13 September 1999 | 32 | 5 | Al-Hilal
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| 20 | FW | Abdullah Radif | 20 January 2003 | 19 | 2 | Al-Ettifaq
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| 21 | GK | Mohammed Al-Owais | 10 October 1991 | 58 | 0 | Al-Hilal
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| 22 | GK | Ahmed Al-Kassar | 8 May 1991 | 8 | 0 | Al-Qadsiah
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| 23 | MF | Mohamed Kanno | 22 September 1994 | 58 | 3 | Al-Hilal
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| 24 | MF | Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari | 10 December 2003 | 0 | 0 | Neom
|
| 25 | FW | Abdulaziz Al-Othman | 2 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | Al-Qadsiah
|
| 26 | DF | Nawaf Boushal | 16 September 1999 | 1 | 0 | Al-Nassr
|
Yemen
Yemen announced their final squad on 18 December 2024.[16]
Head coach: 
Noureddine Ould Ali
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