2011 AFC Asian Cup squads
This article lists the confirmed national football squads for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup tournament held in Qatar between 7 January and 29 January 2011. Before announcing their final squad, several teams named a provisional squad of 23 to 30 players, but each country's final squad of 23 players had to be submitted by 28 December 2010. Replacement of injured players was permitted until 6 hours before the team's first Asian Cup game. Players marked were named as captain for their national squad. Number of caps counts until the start of the tournament, including all pre-tournament friendlies. Player's age is their age on the opening day of the tournament.
Group A
Qatar
Head coach: Bruno MetsuUzbekistan
Head coach: Vadim AbramovKuwait
Head coach: Goran TufegdžićChina
Head coach: Gao HongboGroup B
Japan
Head coach: Alberto ZaccheroniJordan
Head coach: Adnan HamadSaudi Arabia
Head coach: José PeseiroSyria
Head coach: Valeriu TiţaGroup C
South Korea
Head coach: Cho Kwang-raeAustralia
Head coach: Holger OsieckBahrain
Head coach: Salman SharidaIndia
Head coach: Bob HoughtonGroup D
North Korea
Head coach: Jo Tong-sopUnited Arab Emirates
Head coach: Srečko KatanecIraq
Head coach: Wolfgang SidkaIran
Head coach: Afshin GhotbiPlayer representation
;Clubs represented by five or more players| Players | Club |
| 11 |  Al-Sadd,  Qadsia |
| 7 |  Al-Ittihad, Al-Shabab |
| 6 | Al-Hilal,  Al-Wehdat,  Bunyodkor,  Sepahan |
| 5 | Al-Gharrafa,  Al-Jaish, Al-Karamah,  Al-Muharraq,  Al Wahda,  Dempo |
;By club nationality
| Players | Asian Clubs |
| 36 | Qatar |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia |
| 24 | Kuwait, UAE |
| 22 |  |
| 21 | Iran |
| 20 | India,  |
| 19 | Syria |
| 18 | Jordan |
| 17 |  North Korea |
| 15 |  Bahrain, Uzbekistan |
| 14 |  South Korea |
| 11 |  Iraq |
| 4† |  Australia |
† Including Jade North who played for Wellington Phoenix, a New Zealand club competing in the A-League.
| Players | Clubs Outside Asia |
| 9 |  England |
| 7 |  |
| 6 |  Russia |
| 5 |  Turkey |
| 3 |  Netherlands,  Switzerland |
| 2 |  Belgium,  Denmark,  Egypt,  Italy,  Scotland,  |
| 1 |  Cyprus,  Czech Republic,  Greece,  Kazakhstan,  Libya,  Romania,  Ukraine, United States |
;By club Federation
| Players | Federation |
| 311† | AFC |
| 49 | UEFA |
| 3 | CAF |
| 1 | CONCACAF |
† Including Jade North who played for Wellington Phoenix, a New Zealand club competing in the A-League. All other New Zealand clubs are members of the OFC.
;By representatives of domestic league
| National Squad | No. of players playing in home leagues |
| Australia | 4† |
| Bahrain | 15 |
| 22 |
| India | 20 |
| Iran | 21 |
| Iraq | 11 |
| 14 |
| Jordan | 18 |
| Kuwait | 22 |
| North Korea | 17 |
| Qatar | 22 |
| Saudi Arabia | 23 |
| South Korea | 12 |
| Syria | 19 |
| United Arab Emirates | 23 |
| Uzbekistan | 15 |
† Including Jade North who played for Wellington Phoenix, a New Zealand club competing in the A-League.