Player Release Analysis CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 04

KEY FACTS & FIGURES 08

CONFEDERATION ANALYSIS 12

CLUB ANALYSIS 18

APPENDIX 22

03 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION The AFC Asian Cup 2015TM Player Release Analysis is a research study undertaken by the Research & Support Services unit from Competition Division on the AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015TM.

The purpose of this particular research is to highlight the number and origin of clubs involved in releasing players for the AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015TM.

*This analysis was generated at the time of player registration.

06 AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015TM - Player Release Analysis 07 KEY FACTS & FIGURES CLUBS INVOLVED IN RELEASING PLAYERS KEY FACTS & FIGURES OVERVIEW

All players from PR, , Saudi TOTAL Arabia and UAE are registered with their local clubs.

Al Shorta (IRQ) has the biggest number of players released by a club (10 players) Asian 315 of players out of 367 were released from While the smallest number of European Asian Clubs players of an MA are registered with its MA League (Korea Rep. -6)

1. FSV Mainz 05 released 3 players of 2 di erent North American nationalities (1 JPN, 2 KOR)

African

10 AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015TM - Player Release Analysis CONFEDERATION ANALYSIS CONFEDERATION CLUBS REPRESENTATION OVERVIEW NUMBER OF PLAYERS

315 players 48 players 2 players 1player 117 41 2 1 clubs clubs clubs club

The national teams COMPETING in the AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015TM

15 CONFEDERATION REPRESENTATION % OVERVIEW 13.08 (48 players) EUROPEAN 7 36 PLAYERS registered in the Asian Cup 2015 Australia

% 0.55 (2 players) NORTH % AMERICAN 85.83 (315 players) ASIAN

% 0.27(1 player) AFRICAN

16 AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015TM - Player Release Analysis 17 CLUB ANALYSIS MOST REPRESENTED CLUBS EUROPEAN OVERVIEW Clubs No. of players ASIAN 1. FSV Mainz 05 (GER) 3 Clubs No. of players Bayer Leverkusen (GER) 2

Al Shorta (IRQ) 10 Borussia Dortmund (GER) 2

Al Qadsia (KUW) 9 (GER) 2

Al Ri a (BHR) 8 Swindon Town (ENG) 2

Guangzhou Evergrande (CHN) 8 Osasuna (ESP) 2

Rimyongsu FC (PRK) 8

Al Wehdat (JOR) 8

Hilal Al Quds (PLE) 8

Al Sadd (QAT) 8

Al Hilal (KSA) 8

Al Ahli (UAE) 8

20 AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015TM - Player Release Analysis 21 APPENDIX NUMBER OF CLUB/COUNTRY OVERVIEW (ASIAN) AUSTRALIA No. of No. of Local No. of Foreign Total no. of No. of No. of Local No. of Foreign Total no. of Clubs Clubs Clubs Players Players Players Clubs Players Players Players United FC 1 1 Al Busaiteen 1 1 Brisbane Roar FC 1 1 Al Hidd 1 1 JOR 2 Victory FC 1 1 Al Muharraq 7 7 FC 1 1 Al Ri a 7 1 JOR 8 6 Wellington Phoenix FC 1 1 6 East Ri a 3 3 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 2 2 1 1 Total 7 0 7 Total 20 2 22

JERSEY NAME CLUB CLUB COUNTRY JERSEY NAME CLUB CLUB COUNTRY 1 Club Brugge KV Belgium 1 Sayed Mohamed Abbas Al Muharraq Bahrain 2 Torpedo Moscow Russia 2 Mohamed Hussain Al Nassr 3 West Bromwich Albion England 3 Waleed Al Hayam Al Muharraq Bahrain 4 NY Red Bulls USA 4 Sayed Dhiya Shubbar Al Riffa Bahrain 5 Melbourne Victory FC Australia 5 Abdulla Shallal Al Riffa Bahrain 6 Western Sydney Wanderers FC Australia 6 Abdulla Yasser Al Muharraq Bahrain 7 FC Ingolstadt 04 Germany 7 Abdulwahab Ali Alsafi Al Muharraq Bahrain 8 Aston Villa England 8 Sayed Ahmed Al Riffa Bahrain 9 Western Sydney Wanderers FC Australia 9 Abdulwahab Al Malood Al Hidd Bahrain 10 Bayer Leverkusen Germany 10 Mohamed Tayeb Al Alawi Al Riffa Bahrain 11 Tom Oar FC Utrecht Netherlands 11 Ismaeel Abdulatif Hasan Al Muharraq Bahrain 12 Borussia Dortmund Germany 12 Faouzi Aaish Al Sailiya Qatar 13 Bursaspor Turkey 13 Abdulla Al Hazaa East Riffa Bahrain 14 S.V. Zulte Waregem Belgium 14 John Okunwanne Al Mesaimeer Qatar 15 Crystal Palace England 15 Abdulla Omar Al Muharraq Bahrain 16 Wellington Phoenix FC Australia 16 Abdulla Yusuf Helal East Riffa Bahrain 17 Matt Mckay Brisbane Roar FC Australia 17 Husain Baba Mohamed Al Muharraq Bahrain 18 Adelaide United FC Australia 18 Mohamed Duaij Mahorfi Al Riffa Bahrain 19 Sydney FC Australia 19 Faisal Abudahoom East Riffa Bahrain 20 PEC Zwolle Netherlands 20 Sami Al Husaini Al Busaiteen Bahrain 21 Swindon Town England 21 Hamad Mohamed Al Doseri Al Riffa Bahrain 22 Korea Rep. 22 Ashraf Waheed Alsebaie Manama Bahrain 23 Al Gharafa SC Qatar 23 Rashed Al Hooti Al Riffa Bahrain

24 AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015TM - Player Release Analysis 25 CHINA PR DPR KOREA No. of No. of Local No. of Foreign Total no. of No. of No. of Local No. of Foreign Total no. of Clubs Clubs Clubs Players Players Players Clubs Players Players Players Guoan 1 1 4.25 FC 6 6 Changchun Yatai 1 1 UZB 2 Amroksang FC 1 1 Evergrande 7 1 KOR 8 Hwaebul FC 2 2 Guangzhou R&F 1 1 KOR 2 FC 1 1 Guizhou Renhe 1 1 5 Rimyongsu FC 8 8 8 Jiangsu Sainty 6 6 Shandong Luneng 3 3 Total 18 0 18 East Asia 3 3 Total 23 3 26

JERSEY NAME CLUB CLUB COUNTRY JERSEY NAME CLUB CLUB COUNTRY 1 Guangzhou Evergrande China PR 1 Ri Myong Guk Pyongyang FC DPR Korea 2 Jiangsu Sainty China PR 2 Ri Chang Ho Rimyongsu FC DPR Korea 3 Mei Fang Guangzhou Evergrande China PR 3 Jang Song Hyok Rimyongsu FC DPR Korea 4 Jiang Zhipeng Guangzhou R&F China PR 4 Jon Kwang Ik Amroksang FC DPR Korea 5 Guangzhou Evergrande China PR 5 Hang Song Hyok Rimyongsu FC DPR Korea 6 Li Ang Jiangsu Sainty China PR 6 Ro Hak Su Rimyongsu FC DPR Korea 7 Wu Lei Shanghai East Asia China PR 7 Ri Sang Chol Rimyongsu FC DPR Korea 8 Cai Huikang Shanghai East Asia China PR 8 Ryang Yong Gi Vegalta Sendai Japan 9 Changchun Yatai China PR 9 Pak Song Chol Rimyongsu FC DPR Korea 10 Guangzhou Evergrande China PR 10 Pak Kwang Ryong FC Vaduz Liechtenstein 11 Shandong Luneng China PR 11 Jong Il Gwan Rimyongsu FC DPR Korea 12 Shanghai East Asia China PR 12 Om Chol Song 4.25 FC DPR Korea 13 Jiangsu Sainty China PR 13 Sim Hyon Jin 4.25 FC DPR Korea 14 Ji Xiang Jiangsu Sainty China PR 14 Kye Song Hyok 4.25 FC DPR Korea 15 Jiangsu Sainty China PR 15 Jang Kuk Chol Hwaebul FC DPR Korea 16 Jiangsu Sainty China PR 16 Cha Jong Hyok FC Wil 1900 Switzerland 17 Beijing Guoan China PR 17 So Hyon Uk 4.25 FC DPR Korea 18 Guangzhou Evergrande China PR 18 Ri Kwang Il 4.25 FC DPR Korea 19 Liu Bin Bin Shandong Luneng China PR 19 Ri Yong Jik Tokushima Vortis Japan 20 Guangzhou Evergrande China PR 20 Choe Won Hwaebul FC DPR Korea 21 Guizhou Renhe China PR 21 O Hyok Chol 4.25 FC DPR Korea 22 Liao Lisheng Guangzhou Evergrande China PR 22 Ju Kwang Min Rimyongsu FC DPR Korea 23 Shandong Luneng China PR

26 AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015TM - Player Release Analysis 27 IR No. of No. of Local No. of Foreign Total no. of No. of No. of Local No. of Foreign Total no. of Clubs Clubs Clubs Players Players Players Clubs Players Players Players Esteghlal 4 4 Al Shorta 10 10 Foolad Khouzestan 1 1 Arbil 2 2 Naft 3 3 1 1 Padideh 1 UZB 1 Menaa 1 1 Persepolis 1 1 5 Nafit 1 1 8 Rah Ahan 1 1 Sepahan 2 2 Total 15 0 15 Tractorsazi 1 1 Total 13 1 14

JERSEY NAME CLUB CLUB COUNTRY JERSEY NAME CLUB CLUB COUNTRY 1 Portugal 1 Ali Yaseen Yas Iraq 2 Esteghlal IR Iran 2 Ahmed Ibrahim Ajman UAE 3 Ehsan Haji Safi Sepahan IR Iran 3 Fadhil Al Shorta Iraq 4 Al Ahli Qatar 4 Atiyah Al Shorta Iraq 5 Amirhossein Sadeghi Esteghlal IR Iran 5 Yaser Safa Kasim Swindon Town FC England 6 Javad Nekonam Osasuna Spain 6 Ali Adnan Kadhim Caykur Rizespor Turkey 7 Al Shahania Qatar 7 Al Shorta Iraq 8 Naft Tehran IR Iran 8 Justin Hikmat Azeez Columbus Crew USA 9 Esteghlal IR Iran 9 Ahmed Yaseen Gheni Orebero Sweden 10 Karim Ansari Fard Osasuna Spain 10 Younus Mahmood Free Agent - 11 Vorya Ghafouri Sepahan IR Iran 11 Humam Tareq Faraj Al Dhafra UAE 12 Mohsen Foroozan Esteghlal IR Iran 12 Hachim Arbil Iraq 13 Vahid Amiry Naft Tehran IR Iran 13 Osamah Jabbar Shafeeq Alphense Boys Netherlands 14 Tractorsazi Tabriz IR Iran 14 Salam Shakir Al Shorta Iraq 15 Rah Ahan IR Iran 15 Dhurgham Ismael Al Shorta Iraq 16 SC Kuwait 16 Al Shorta Iraq 17 Foolad Khouzestan IR Iran 17 Alaa Abdulzehra Al Shorta Iraq 18 Alireza Jahan Bakhsh NEC Nijmegen Netherlands 18 Sameh Saeed Mejbel Baghdad Iraq 19 Mohammad Khanzadeh Persepolis IR Iran 19 Shiltagh Al Shorta Iraq 20 Rubin Kazan Russia 20 Mohammed Hameed Al Shorta Iraq 21 Al Arabi Qatar 21 Saad Abdulameer Arbil Iraq 22 Naft Tehran IR Iran 22 Ali Hisny Faisal Menaa Iraq 23 Al Shahania Qatar 23 Waleed Salim Al-Lami Al Shorta Iraq

28 AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015TM - Player Release Analysis 29 JAPAN No. of No. of Local No. of Foreign Total no. of No. of No. of Local No. of Foreign Total no. of Clubs Clubs Clubs Players Players Players Clubs Players Players Players Cerezo Osaka 1 KOR 1 Al Jazeera 1 1 FC Tokyo 3 3 Al Ramtha 2 2 Gamba Osaka 3 3 Al Wehdat 7 1 PLE 8 Kashima Antlers 3 3 Shabab Al Ordun 1 1 Kashiwa Reysol 1 KOR 1 5 That Ras 1 1 Kawasaki Frontale 1 1 Total 12 1 13 11 Sagan Tosu 1 1 KOR 2 1 1 Tokushima Vortis 1 PRK 1 Urawa Reds 1 1 Vegalta Sendai 1 PRK 1 Total 13 5 18 JERSEY NAME CLUB CLUB COUNTRY

JERSEY NAME CLUB CLUB COUNTRY 1 Al Wehdat Jordan 1 Standard Liege Belgium 2 Rajaei Ayed Fadel Hasan Al Wehdat Jordan 2 Kashima Antlers Japan 3 Tareq Khattab Al Shabab Saudi Arabia 3 Kosuke Ota FC Tokyo Japan 4 Sameer Raja Suleiman Al Wehdat Jordan 4 AC Milan Italy 5 Mohammad Mustafa Al Khor Qatar 5 Italy 6 Odai Al Saify Al Salmiya SC Kuwait 6 FC Tokyo Japan 7 Ahmad Nawaf Israiwah Al Qadsyeh Saudi Arabia 7 Yasuhito Endo Gamba Osaka Japan 8 Saeed Murjan Al Ramtha Jordan 8 Hannover 96 Germany 9 Mahmoud Zatara Al Wehdat Jordan 9 1. FSV Mainz 05 Germany 10 Ahmad Hayel Arabi SC Kuwait 10 Borussia Dortmund Germany 11 Oday Zahran Shabab Al Ordun Jordan 11 Yohei Toyoda Sagantosu Japan 12 Mutaz Yasin That Ras Jordan 12 Urawa Reds Japan 13 Khalil Baniateyah Al Faisaly Saudi Arabia 13 Yu Kobayashi Kawasaki Frontale Japan 14 Abdallah Deeb Al Riffa Bahrain 14 FC Tokyo Japan 15 Mohammad Al Daoud Al Hidd Bahrain 15 Gamba Osaka Japan 16 Monther Abu Amara Al Wehdat Jordan 16 Tsukasa Shiotani Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan 17 Saleh Ibrahim Al Wehdat Jordan 17 Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 18 Ahmad Elias Ahmad Ali Al Wehdat Jordan 18 Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 19 Kashima Antlers Japan 19 Anas Bani Yaseen Al Raed Saudi Arabia 20 Kashima Antlers Japan 20 Hamza Aldaradreh Al Khaleej Saudi Arabia 21 Gotoku Sakai VfB Stuttgart Germany 21 Mohammad Al Dmeiri Al Ittihad Saudi Arabia 22 Southampton England 22 Ahmad Nawas Al Jazeera Jordan 23 Masaaki Higashiguchi Gamba Osaka Japan 23 Yousef Ahmad Mohammad Al Ramtha Jordan

30 AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015TM - Player Release Analysis 31 KOREA REPUBLIC KUWAIT

No. of No. of Local No. of Foreign Total no. of No. of No. of Local No. of Foreign Total no. of Clubs Clubs Clubs Players Players Players Clubs Players Players Players FC 2 2 Al Qadsia 9 9 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 1 AUS 2 Al Salmiyah 3 1 JOR 4 Sanju Sangmu 1 1 Arabi SC 3 1 JOR 4 Seongnam 1 UZB 1 Jahra SC 2 1 6 1 1 7 Kazma SC 2 1 IRN 3 Ulsan Hyundai FC 1 1 Kuwait SC 2 1 JOR 3 Total 6 2 8 Naser SC 1 1 Total 21 4 25

JERSEY NAME CLUB CLUB COUNTRY JERSEY NAME CLUB CLUB COUNTRY 1 Jung Sungryong Suwon Samsung Bluewings Korea Rep. 1 Khaled Al Rashidi Al Salmiya SC Kuwait 2 Kim Changsoo Kashiwa Reysol Japan 2 Amer Almatoug Alfadhel Al Qadsia Kuwait 3 Kim Jin Su TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Germany 3 Fahad Awad Shaheen Kuwait SC Kuwait 4 Kim Ju Young FC Seoul Korea Rep. 4 Ali Hussain Fadhel Al Wahda UAE 5 Kwak Taehwi Al Hilal Saudi Arabia 5 Fahad Al Hajeri Al Salmiya SC Kuwait 6 Park Joo Ho 1. FSV Mainz 05 Germany 6 Khaled Al Qahtani Al Qadsia Kuwait 7 Son Heung Min Bayer Leverkusen Germany 7 Talal Al Fadhel Kazma SC Kuwait 8 Kim Min Woo Sagan Tosu Japan 8 Saleh Sheikh Alhendi Al Qadsia Kuwait 9 Cho Young Cheol Qatar SC Qatar 9 Abdullah Al Buraiki Kuwait SC Kuwait 10 Nam Tae Hee Lekhwiya SC Qatar 10 Abdulaziz Alenezi Al Qadsia Kuwait 11 Lee Keun Ho El Jaish Qatar 11 Fahed Al Ebrahim Al Qadsia Kuwait 12 Han Kyo Won Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Korea Rep. 12 Sultan Alenezi Al Qadsia Kuwait 13 Koo Ja Cheol 1. FSV Mainz 05 Germany 13 Mesaed Alenzi Al Orouba Saudi Arabia 14 Han Kook Young Qatar SC Qatar 14 Talal Al Amer Al Qadsia Kuwait 15 Lee Myung Joo Al Ain UAE 15 Faisal Alenzi Al Salmiya SC Kuwait 16 Ki Sung Yueng Swansea City Wales 16 Faisal Zayed Alharbi Jahra SC Kuwait 17 Lee Chung Yong Bolton Wanderers England 17 Bader Al Almotawaa Al Qadsia Kuwait 18 Lee Jaonghyeop Sanju Sangmu FC Korea Rep. 18 Khaled Ebrahim Hajiah Al Qadsia Kuwait 19 Kim Young Gwon Guangzhou Evergrande China PR 19 Abdulrahman Alshammari Naser SC Kuwait 20 Jang Hyunsoo Guangzhou R&F China PR 20 Yousef Naser Kazma SC Kuwait 21 Kim Seung Gyu Ulsan Hyundai FC Korea Rep. 21 Ali Almaqseed Arabi SC Kuwait 22 Cha Du Ri FC Seoul Korea Rep. 22 Sulaiman Abdulghafoor Arabi SC Kuwait 23 Kim Jin Hyeon Cerezo Osaka Japan 23 Hameed Youssef Arabi SC Kuwait

32 AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015TM - Player Release Analysis 33 PALESTINE

No. of No. of Local No. of Foreign Total no. of No. of No. of Local No. of Foreign Total no. of Clubs Clubs Clubs Players Players Players Clubs Players Players Players Al Nahda 3 3 Ahli Al Khalil 1 1 Al Nasr 1 1 Hilal Al Quds 8 8 Al Orouba 6 6 Shabab Al Alma'ar 1 1 Al Shabab 2 2 Shabab Al Dahriah 1 1 7 Dhofar 2 2 Shabab Al Khader 2 2 Fanja 5 5 8 Shabab Balatah 1 1 Saham 3 3 Thaqafi Tulkarem 1 1 Wadi Al Neiss 2 2 Total 22 0 22 Total 17 0 17

JERSEY NAME CLUB CLUB COUNTRY JERSEY NAME CLUB CLUB COUNTRY 1 Ali Al Habsi Wigan Athletic England 1 Wadi Al Neiss Palestine 2 Mohammed Al-Musalami Fanja Oman 2 Raed Fares Palestine 3 Jaber Al Owaisi Al Shabab Oman 3 Husam Abusalah Hilal Al Quds Palestine 4 Ali Hilal Al-Jabri Fanja Oman 4 Ahmed Mahajna Shabab Al Alma'ar Palestine 5 Nasser Al Shamli Al Orouba Oman 5 Haytham Theeb Hilal Al Quds Palestine 6 Raed Saleh Fanja Oman 6 Mousa Abujazar Shabab Al Khader Palestine 7 Mohamed Ali Siyabi Al Shabab Oman 7 Ashraf Alfawaghra Al Faisaly FC Saudi Arabia 8 Eid Al-Farsi Al Orouba Oman 8 Hisham Salhi Hilal Al Quds Palestine 9 Abdul Aziz Al-Maqbali Fanja Oman 9 Khaled Salem Hilal Al Quds Palestine 10 Qasim Said Al Nasr Oman 10 Ismail Alamour Hilal Al Quds Palestine 11 Amer Said Al-Shatri Dhofar Oman 11 Ahmed Wridat Ahli Al Khalil Palestine 12 Ahmed Mubarak Al Orouba Oman 12 Tamer Salah Hilal Al Quds Palestine 13 Abdul Sallam Al Mukhaini Al Orouba Oman 13 Jaka Hbaisha Karaka Slovenia 14 Yaqoob Al-Qasmi Saham Oman 14 Abdallah Jaber Hilal Al Quds Palestine 15 Ali Salim Al Nahar Dhofar Oman 15 Abdallatif Albahdari Al Wehdat Jordan 16 Ali Sulaiman Al Busaidi Al Nahda Oman 16 Mahmoud Dhadha Nyakopings BIS Sweden 17 Hassan Madhafar Al Orouba Oman 17 Alexis Norabuena GKS Belchatow Poland 18 Mazin Al-Kasbi Fanja Oman 18 Musab Battat Shabab Al Dahriah Palestine 19 Ahmed Saleem Al-Mukhaini Al Orouba Oman 19 Abdulhamid Abuhabib Shabab Balatah Palestine 20 Imad Al Hosni Saham Oman 20 Khader Abuhammad Wadi Al Neiss Palestine 21 Mohsin Al Khaldi Saham Oman 21 Ramzi Saleh Smouha 22 Sulaiman Al Breiki Al Nahda Oman 22 Rami Hamada Shabab Al Khader Palestine 23 Said Al Razaiqi Al Nahda Oman 23 Murad Said Hilal Al Quds Palestine

34 AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015TM - Player Release Analysis 35 QATAR SAUDI ARABIA No. of No. of Local No. of Foreign Total no. of No. of No. of Local No. of Foreign Total no. of Clubs Clubs Clubs Players Players Players Clubs Players Players Players Al Ahli 1 1 IRN 2 Al Ahli 6 6 Al Arabi 2 1 IRN 3 Al Faisaly FC 2 JOR, PLE 2 Al Gharafa SC 1 1 AUS 2 Al Hilal 7 1 KOR 8 Al Mesaimeer 1 BHR 1 Al Ittihad 1 1 JOR 2 Al Sadd 8 8 Al Khaleej 1 JOR 1 Al Sailiya 1 BHR 1 Al Nassr 5 1 BHR 6 11 Al Shahania 2 IRN 2 10 Al Orouba 1 KUW 1 El Jaish 5 1 KOR 6 Al Qadsyeh 1 JOR 1 Lekhwiya 5 1 KOR 6 Al Raed 1 JOR 1 Qatar SC 2 KOR 2 Al Shabab 4 1 JOR 5 Umm Salal 1 1 Total 23 10 33 Total 23 11 34

JERSEY NAME CLUB CLUB COUNTRY JERSEY NAME CLUB CLUB COUNTRY 1 Al Gharafa SC Qatar 1 Al Shabab Saudi Arabia 2 Mohamed Musa Lekhwiya SC Qatar 2 Saeed Almuwallad Al Ahli Saudi Arabia 3 Al Sadd Qatar 3 Al Ahli Saudi Arabia 4 Almahdi Ali Mukhtar Al Sadd Qatar 4 Abdulla Aldossary Al Hilal Saudi Arabia 5 Abdelaziz Hatem Al Arabi Qatar 5 Omar Ibrahim O Othman Al Nassr Saudi Arabia 6 Al Sadd Qatar 6 Mustafa Albassas Al Ahli Saudi Arabia 7 Khaled Muftah Lekhwiya SC Qatar 7 Salman Alfaraj Al Hilal Saudi Arabia 8 Ali Asadalla Thaimn Al Sadd Qatar 8 Yahia Alshehri Al Nassr Saudi Arabia 9 Meshal Abdulla Al Ahli Qatar 9 Naif Hazazi Al Shabab Saudi Arabia 10 Al Sadd Qatar 10 Mohammed Al Sahlawi Al Nassr Saudi Arabia 11 Hasan Al Haydos Al Sadd Qatar 11 Waleed Bakshwn Al Ahli Saudi Arabia 12 El Jaish Qatar 12 Hassan Muath Fallatah Al Shabab Saudi Arabia 13 Ibrahim Majed Al Sadd Qatar 13 Yasir Alshahrani Al Hilal Saudi Arabia 14 Khaled Al Zrigi El Jaish Qatar 14 Saud Kariri Al Hilal Saudi Arabia 15 Abdulrahman Mohammad El Jaish Qatar 15 Al Nassr Saudi Arabia 16 Al Arabi Qatar 16 Al Ahli Saudi Arabia 17 Ismail Mohamad Lekhwiya SC Qatar 17 Taiseer Al Jassam Al Ahli Saudi Arabia 18 Mohammed Abdullah Lekhwiya SC Qatar 18 Salem Aldawsari Al Hilal Saudi Arabia 19 El Jaish Qatar 19 Fhad Almuwallad Al Ittihad Saudi Arabia 20 Lekhwiya SC Qatar 20 Nawaf Alabid Al Hilal Saudi Arabia 21 Ahmed Sofyan Abonora El Jaish Qatar 21 Abdullah Alsdairy Al Hilal Saudi Arabia 22 Al Sadd Qatar 22 Abdullah Alenezi Al Nassr Saudi Arabia 23 Ahmed Mohamed Elsayed Umm Salal Qatar 23 Majed Almarshadi Al Shabab Saudi Arabia

36 AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015TM - Player Release Analysis 37 UAE

No. of No. of Local No. of Foreign Total no. of No. of No. of Local No. of Foreign Total no. of Clubs Clubs Clubs Players Players Players Clubs Players Players Players Ajman 1 IRQ 1 Bunyodkor 4 4 Al Ahli 8 8 Lokomotiv 5 5 Al Ain 6 1 KOR 7 Nasaf 3 3 Al Dhafra 1 IRQ 1 4 Pakhtakor 3 3 Al Jazira 2 2 Total 15 0 15 Al Shabab 1 1 UZB 2 10 Al Wahda 2 1 KUW 3 Al Wasl 1 1 Baniyas 2 2 Sharjah 1 1 Total 23 5 28

JERSEY NAME CLUB CLUB COUNTRY JERSEY NAME CLUB CLUB COUNTRY 1 Majed Naser Al Ahli UAE 1 Eldorbek Suyunov Nasaf Uzbekistan 2 Hassan Safar Al Shabab UAE 2 Egor Krimets Pakhtakor Uzbekistan 3 Al Ahli UAE 3 Shavkatjon Mulladjanov Lokomotiv Uzbekistan 4 Habib Al Fardan Al Ahli UAE 4 Sardor Rashidov Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 5 Bani Yas UAE 5 Anzur Ismailov Changchun Yatai China PR 6 Al Ain UAE 6 Bakhodir Nasimov Padideh IR Iran 7 Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Al Jazira UAE 7 Azizbek Haydarov Al Shabab UAE 8 Hamdan Al Kamali Al Wahda UAE 8 Server Djeparov Seongnam Korea Rep. 9 Abdulaziz Hussain Haikal Al Ahli UAE 9 Odil Akhmedov Krasnodar Russia 10 Al Ain UAE 10 Jamshid Iskanderov Pakhtakor Uzbekistan 11 Al Ahli UAE 11 Igor Sergeev Pakhtakor Uzbekistan 12 Al Ain UAE 12 Ignatiy Nesterov Lokomotiv Uzbekistan 13 Khamis Esmaeel Al Jazira UAE 13 Lutfulla Turaev Lokomotiv Uzbekistan 14 Abdelaziz Sanquor Al Ahli UAE 14 Shukhrat Mukhammadiev Nasaf Uzbekistan 15 Al Ahli UAE 15 Jasur Khasanov Lokomotiv Uzbekistan 16 Ahmed Alraqi Al Ain UAE 16 Vokhid Shodiev Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 17 Al Ahli UAE 17 Sanjar Tursunov Vorskla Ukraine 18 Al Rejaibi Al Wahda UAE 18 Timur Kapadze Aktobe Kazakhstan 19 Ismail Ahmed Al Ain UAE 19 Vitaliy Denisov Lokomotiv Moscow Russia

20 Saeed Al Kathiri Al Wasl UAE 20 Islom Tukhtakhujaev Lomomotiv Uzbekistan 21 Haboosh Saleh Bani Yas UAE 21 Akbar Turaev Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 22 Mohamed Yousef Sharjah UAE 22 Nasaf Uzbekistan 23 Mohamed Ahmad Gharib Al Ain UAE 23 Akmal Shorakhmedov Bunyodkor Uzbekistan

38 AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015TM - Player Release Analysis 39 NUMBER OF CLUB/COUNTRY OVERVIEW (OTHER CONFEDERATION)

No. of No. of Clubs No. of Foreign Players Country Clubs No. of Foreign Players Country Clubs Clubs BELGIUM POLAND Club Brugge KV 1 AUS 1 GS Belchatow 1 PLE 3 S.V. Zulte Waregem 1 AUS PORTUGAL Standard Liege 1 JPN 1 1 IRN EGYPT RUSSIA 1 Smouha 1 PLE Krasnodar 1 UZB ENGLAND Lokomotiv Moscow 1 UZB 4 Aston Villa 1 AUS Rubin Kazan 1 IRN Bolton Wanderers 1 KOR Torpedo Moscow 1 AUS Crystal Palace 1 AUS SLOVENIA 7 Southampton 1 JPN Swindon Town 2 AUS, IRQ 1 Karaka 1 PLE West Bromwich Albion 1 AUS SPAIN Wigan Athletic 1 OMA 1 Osasuna 2 IRN GERMANY SWEDAN 1. FSV Mainz 05 3 1 JPN, 2 KOR Nyakopings BIS 1 PLE Bayer Leverkusen 2 AUS, KOR 2 Orebero 1 IRQ Borussia Dortmund 2 AUS, JPN SWITZERLAND Eintracht Frankfurt 2 JPN 8 FC Ingolstadt 04 1 AUS 1 FC Wil 1900 1 PRK Hannover 96 1 JPN TURKEY TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1 KOR Bursaspor 1 AUS VfB Stuttgart 1 JPN 2 Caykur Rizespor 1 IRQ ITALY UKRAINE AC Milan 1 JPN 2 Vorskla 1 UZB Inter Milan 1 JPN 1 USA KAZAKHSTAN Columbus Crew 1 IRQ 1 Aktobe 1 UZB 2 NY Red Bulls 1 AUS LIECHTENSTEIN WALES 1 FC Vaduz 1 PRK 1 Swansea City 1 KOR NETHERLANDS Alphense Boys 1 IRQ Total 44 clubs 51 players FC Utrecht 1 AUS 4 NEC Nijmegen 1 IRN PEC Zwolle 1 AUS

Total 44 clubs

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