2011 AFC Asian Cup squads
No Pos Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Club
1 1 GK Yang Zhi ( 1983-06-06 ) 6 June 1983 ( aged 27 ) 21 Beijing Guoan
2 2 DF Li Xuepeng ( 1988-09-18 ) 18 September 1988 ( aged 22 ) 3 Dalian Shide
3 2 DF Wang Qiang ( 1984-07-23 ) 23 July 1984 ( aged 26 ) 12 Changsha Ginde
4 2 DF Zhao Peng ( 1983-06-20 ) 20 June 1983 ( aged 27 ) 20 Henan Construction
5 2 DF Du Wei ( c ) ( 1982-02-09 ) 9 February 1982 ( aged 28 ) 54 Hangzhou Greentown
6 3 MF Zhou Haibin ( 1985-07-19 ) 19 July 1985 ( aged 25 ) 42 Shandong Luneng
7 3 MF Zhao Xuri ( 1985-12-03 ) 3 December 1985 ( aged 25 ) 39 Shaanxi Zhongjian
8 3 MF Hao Junmin ( 1987-03-24 ) 24 March 1987 ( aged 23 ) 30 FC Schalke 04
9 4 FW Yang Xu ( 1988-02-12 ) 12 February 1988 ( aged 22 ) 8 Liaoning Whowin
10 3 MF Deng Zhuoxiang ( 1988-10-24 ) 24 October 1988 ( aged 22 ) 20 Shandong Luneng
11 4 FW Qu Bo ( 1981-07-15 ) 15 July 1981 ( aged 29 ) 66 Shaanxi Zhongjian
12 1 GK Guan Zhen ( 1985-02-06 ) 6 February 1985 ( aged 25 ) 1 Jiangsu Sainty
13 2 DF Liu Jianye ( 1987-06-17 ) 17 June 1987 ( aged 23 ) 12 Jiangsu Sainty
14 3 MF Wang Song ( 1983-10-12 ) 12 October 1983 ( aged 27 ) 7 Hangzhou Greentown
15 3 MF Yu Tao ( 1981-10-15 ) 15 October 1981 ( aged 29 ) 8 Shanghai Shenhua
16 3 MF Huang Bowen ( 1987-07-13 ) 13 July 1987 ( aged 23 ) 15 Beijing Guoan
17 2 DF Zhang Linpeng ( 1989-05-09 ) 9 May 1989 ( aged 21 ) 14 Guangzhou Evergrande
18 4 FW Gao Lin ( 1986-02-14 ) 14 February 1986 ( aged 24 ) 41 Guangzhou Evergrande
19 3 MF Yang Hao ( 1983-08-19 ) 19 August 1983 ( aged 27 ) 22 Beijing Guoan
20 2 DF Rong Hao ( 1987-04-07 ) 7 April 1987 ( aged 23 ) 26 Hangzhou Greentown
Group A -- China
Head coach : Gao Hongbo
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 (c) 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.