1988 AFC Asian Cup squads

Squads for the 1988 AFC Asian Cup tournament in Qatar.

Iran
Head coach: Parviz Dehdari

Japan
Head coach: 🇯🇵 Kenzo Yokoyama


 * Caps & Goals listed are recognized career totals while all other stats are listed as they were on 2 December 1988 the tournament's opening day.

South Korea
Head coach: 🇰🇷 Lee Hoi-Taek

Qatar
Head coach: 🇧🇷 Procópio Cardoso

United Arab Emirates
Head coach: 🇧🇷 Mario Zagallo

Bahrain
Head coach: Mohammed Al Arabi

China
Head coach: Gao Fengwen

Kuwait
Head coach: 🇧🇷 Miguel Pereira

Saudi Arabia
Head coach: 🇧🇷 Carlos Alberto Parreira

Syria
Head coach: Anatoliy Azarenkov