Below are the squads for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup in Nepal, that took place between 8 and 19 March 2012. The players' listed age is their age on the tournament's opening day (8 March 2012).

Group A

Turkmenistan

Coach: Ýazguly Hojageldiýew

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Rahmanberdi Alyhanow	(1986-01-19)19 January 1986 (aged 26)		HTTU
2	2DF	Hemayat Komekow	(1991-05-03)3 May 1991 (aged 20)		HTTU
3	2DF	Goçguly Goçgulyýew	(1977-05-26)26 May 1977 (aged 34)		Gara Altyn
6	3MF	Ruslan Mingazow	(1991-11-23)23 November 1991 (aged 20)		Skonto
7	4FW	Berdi Şamyradow (c)	(1982-06-22)22 June 1982 (aged 29)		Aşgabat
8	4FW	Bagtyýar Hojaahmedow	(1985-02-14)14 February 1985 (aged 27)		Merw
9	3MF	Didar Durdiýew	(1993-07-16)16 July 1993 (aged 18)		Aşgabat
12	2DF	Serdar Annaorazow	(1990-06-29)29 June 1990 (aged 21)		HTTU
14	2DF	Guwanç Rejepow	(1982-04-20)20 April 1982 (aged 29)		HTTU
15	3MF	Nazar Çöliýew	(1986-07-21)21 July 1986 (aged 25)		Aşgabat
17	4FW	Arslanmyrat Amanow	(1990-03-28)28 March 1990 (aged 21)		HTTU
18	2DF	Şöhrat Soyunow	(1992-03-08)8 March 1992 (aged 20)		HTTU
19	3MF	Ahmet Ataýew	(1982-04-20)20 April 1982 (aged 29)		HTTU
20	4FW	Gahrymanberdi Çoňkaýew	(1983-10-19)19 October 1983 (aged 28)		Balkan
21	3MF	Guwanç Hangeldiýew	(1987-08-09)9 August 1987 (aged 24)		HTTU
22	4FW	Guwanç Abylow	(1988-03-30)30 March 1988 (aged 23)		Aşgabat
23	2DF	Dawid Sarkisow	(1982-11-20)20 November 1982 (aged 29)		HTTU
24	2DF	Rahimberdy Baltaýew	(1986-06-16)16 June 1986 (aged 25)		Aşgabat
25	1GK	Mämed Orazmuhamedow	(1986-12-20)20 December 1986 (aged 25)		HTTU
26	3MF	Elman Tagaýew	(1989-06-02)2 June 1989 (aged 22)		Aşgabat
30	3MF	Umijan Astanow	(1990-08-11)11 August 1990 (aged 21)		Merw
34	2DF	Akmyrat Jumanazarow	(1987-11-05)5 November 1987 (aged 24)		Merw

Maldives

Coach: István Urbányi^[1]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Athif Ahmed	(1988-05-25)25 May 1988 (aged 23)		Maziya
2	2DF	Ahmed Abdulla	(1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 24)		New Radiant SC
3	2DF	Mohamed Shifan	(1983-03-08)8 March 1983 (aged 29)		Victory SC
4	3MF	Mohammad Umair	(1988-07-03)3 July 1988 (aged 23)		VB Sports Club
5	3MF	Ibrahim Fazeel	(1980-10-09)9 October 1980 (aged 31)		Victory SC
6	4FW	Mohamed Arif	(1985-08-11)11 August 1985 (aged 26)		VB Sports Club
7	4FW	Ali Ashfaq (c)	(1985-09-05)5 September 1985 (aged 26)		New Radiant SC
8	2DF	Rilwan Waheed	(1991-02-14)14 February 1991 (aged 21)		Victory SC
9	4FW	Ahmed Thariq	(1980-10-04)4 October 1980 (aged 31)		New Radiant SC
11	4FW	Ashad Ali	(1986-09-14)14 September 1986 (aged 25)		VB Sports Club
13	2DF	Akram Abdul Ghanee	(1987-03-19)19 March 1987 (aged 24)		VB Sports Club
17	2DF	Shafiu Ahmed	(1979-11-13)13 November 1979 (aged 32)		Club Valencia
19	4FW	Mohamed Rasheed	(1985-04-15)15 April 1985 (aged 26)		Victory SC
20	2DF	Faruhad Ismail	(1977-05-07)7 May 1977 (aged 34)		VB Sports Club
21	4FW	Hassan Adhuham	(1990-01-08)8 January 1990 (aged 22)		Victory SC
22	1GK	Mohamed Yamaan	(1988-06-16)16 June 1988 (aged 23)		unknown
23	3MF	Mukhthar Naseer	(1979-05-07)7 May 1979 (aged 32)		Victory SC
24	3MF	Ahmed Nashid	(1989-04-04)4 April 1989 (aged 22)		VB Sports Club
25	1GK	Imran Mohamed	(1980-12-18)18 December 1980 (aged 31)		Club Valencia
28	2DF	Mohamed Thasneem	(1987-06-24)24 June 1987 (aged 24)		Maziya
32	3MF	Mohamed Hussain Niyaz	(1987-03-19)19 March 1987 (aged 24)		Victory SC
33	2DF	Abdullah Ibrahim	(1988-09-03)3 September 1988 (aged 23)		unknown

Nepal

Coach: Graham Roberts^[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Bikash Malla	(1985-08-15)15 August 1985 (aged 26)		Nepal Army
2	2DF	Rabin Shrestha	(1990-12-26)26 December 1990 (aged 21)		Nepal Police
3	2DF	Biraj Maharjan	(1987-10-03)3 October 1987 (aged 24)		Three Star
4	2DF	Deepak Bhushal	(1990-01-22)22 January 1990 (aged 22)		Manang Marshyangdi
6	2DF	Rohit Chand	(1992-03-01)1 March 1992 (aged 20)		HAL
8	3MF	Nirajan Khadka	(1988-12-20)20 December 1988 (aged 23)		Manang Marshyangdi
9	4FW	Santosh Sahukhala	(1988-01-10)10 January 1988 (aged 24)		Manang Marshyangdi
10	4FW	Anil Gurung	(1988-09-23)23 September 1988 (aged 23)		Manang Marshyangdi
11	4FW	Ju Manu Rai	(1983-03-01)1 March 1983 (aged 29)		Nepal Police
13	2DF	Sandip Rai	(1988-09-25)25 September 1988 (aged 23)		Manang Marshyangdi
15	3MF	Raju Tamang	(1985-10-27)27 October 1985 (aged 26)		Nepal Army
16	1GK	Kiran Chemjong	(1990-03-20)20 March 1990 (aged 21)		Three Star
17	3MF	Bhola Silwal	(1987-01-04)4 January 1987 (aged 25)		Nepal Police
18	4FW	Ganesh Lawati	(1981-06-01)1 June 1981 (aged 30)		Armed Police Force
19	2DF	Sagar Thapa (c)	(1984-01-19)19 January 1984 (aged 28)		Himalayan Sherpa
20	1GK	Ritesh Thapa	(1984-10-02)2 October 1984 (aged 27)		Nepal Police
21	4FW	Bharat Khawas	(1992-04-16)16 April 1992 (aged 19)		Nepal Police
24	2DF	Jitendra Karki	(1987-08-26)26 August 1987 (aged 24)		New Road
27	2DF	Sabindra Shrestha	(1992-01-05)5 January 1992 (aged 20)		Manang Marshyangdi
28	3MF	Tanka Basnet	(1990-12-13)13 December 1990 (aged 21)		Nepal Army

Palestine

Coach: Jamal Mahmoud^[3]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Toufic Ali	(1990-11-08)8 November 1990 (aged 21)		Wadi Al-Nes
5	2DF	Abdelatif Bahdari	(1984-02-20)20 February 1984 (aged 28)		Hajer Club
6	3MF	Mousa Abu Jazar	(1987-08-25)25 August 1987 (aged 24)		Shabab Al-Khaleel
7	3MF	Ashraf Nu'man	(1986-07-29)29 July 1986 (aged 25)		Wadi Al-Nes
10	4FW	Fahed Attal	(1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 27)		Shabab Al-Khaleel
12	3MF	Houssam Wadi	(1986-01-08)8 January 1986 (aged 26)		Ittihad Al-Shajaiya
13	4FW	Alaa Attieh	(1990-06-03)3 June 1990 (aged 21)		Al-Yarmouk
14	3MF	Mohammed Samara	(1983-01-01)1 January 1983 (aged 29)		Arab Contractors
16	1GK	Mohammed Shbair	(1986-12-06)6 December 1986 (aged 25)		Shabab Al-Khaleel
17	4FW	Khaled Salem	(1989-11-17)17 November 1989 (aged 22)		Shabab Al-Dhahrieh
18	3MF	Hussam Abu Saleh	(1982-09-05)5 September 1982 (aged 29)		Hilal Al-Quds
19	3MF	Abdelhamid Abuhabib	(1989-06-08)8 June 1989 (aged 22)		Merkaz Balata
20	3MF	Khader Yousef	(1984-06-10)10 June 1984 (aged 27)		Wadi Al-Nes
21	1GK	Ramzi Saleh (c)	(1980-08-08)8 August 1980 (aged 31)		Smouha
22	2DF	Ahmed Harbi	(1986-04-07)7 April 1986 (aged 25)		Al-Am'ary
23	3MF	Murad Ismail Said	(1982-12-15)15 December 1982 (aged 29)		Hilal Al-Quds
24	4FW	Mohammed Jamal	(1988-05-22)22 May 1988 (aged 23)		Shabab Al-Khaleel
25	2DF	Ahmed Salameh	(1989-07-11)11 July 1989 (aged 22)		Al-Am'ary
27	3MF	Ahmad Maher Wridat	(1991-07-22)22 July 1991 (aged 20)		Shabab Al-Dhahrieh
28	2DF	Nadim Barghouthi	(1989-05-09)9 May 1989 (aged 22)		Shabab Al-Khaleel
33	2DF	Khaled Mahdi	(1987-02-01)1 February 1987 (aged 25)		Al-Am'ary
35	3MF	Ma'aly Kaware	(1983-03-11)11 March 1983 (aged 28)		Al-Am'ary
38	2DF	Samer Hijazi	(1988-12-06)6 December 1988 (aged 23)		Jabal Al-Mukaber

Group B

North Korea

Coach: Yun Jong-Su

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Ri Myong-Guk	(1986-09-09)9 September 1986 (aged 25)		Pyongyang City
4	3MF	Pak Nam-Chol I	(1985-07-02)2 July 1985 (aged 26)		April 25
5	2DF	Ri Kwang-Chon (c)	(1985-09-04)4 September 1985 (aged 26)		Muangthong United
7	4FW	Pak Song-Chol II	(1991-03-20)20 March 1991 (aged 20)		April 25
8	3MF	Ri Chol-Myong	(1988-02-18)18 February 1988 (aged 24)		Pyongyang City
10	4FW	Pak Kwang-Ryong	(1992-09-27)27 September 1992 (aged 19)		Basel
11	4FW	Jong Il-Gwan	(1992-10-30)30 October 1992 (aged 19)		Rimyongsu
12	2DF	Jon Kwang-Ik	(1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 23)		Amrokgang
13	4FW	Jang Myong-Il	(1986-04-25)25 April 1986 (aged 25)		Amrokgang
14	2DF	Pak Nam-Chol II	(1988-10-03)3 October 1988 (aged 23)		Amrokgang
15	3MF	Ri Hyon-Song	(1992-12-23)23 December 1992 (aged 19)		Rimyongsu
17	3MF	An Yong-Hak	(1978-10-25)25 October 1978 (aged 33)		Kashiwa Reysol
18	1GK	Kim Myong-Gil	(1984-10-16)16 October 1984 (aged 27)		Amrokgang
19	3MF	Jang Kuk-Chol	(1994-02-16)16 February 1994 (aged 18)		Rimyongsu
20	2DF	Ri Kwang-Hyok	(1987-08-17)17 August 1987 (aged 24)		Kyonggongop
21	1GK	Ju Kwang-Min	(1990-05-20)20 May 1990 (aged 21)		Kigwancha
22	3MF	Pak Song-Chol I	(1987-09-24)24 September 1987 (aged 24)		Rimyongsu
23	2DF	Jang Song-Hyok	(1991-01-18)18 January 1991 (aged 21)		Rimyongsu
24	2DF	Ri Il-Jin	(1993-08-20)20 August 1993 (aged 18)		Sobaeksu
25	4FW	Kim Ju-Song	(1993-10-15)15 October 1993 (aged 18)		April 25
26	2DF	Ri Hyong-Mu	(1991-11-04)4 November 1991 (aged 20)		Sobaeksu

Philippines

Coach: Michael Weiß^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Neil Etheridge	(1990-02-07)7 February 1990 (aged 22)	Fulham
2	2DF	Rob Gier	(1981-01-06)6 January 1981 (aged 31)	Ascot United
5	2DF	Juan Luis Guirado	(1979-08-27)27 August 1979 (aged 32)	Global FC
6	2DF	Roel Gener	(1974-06-27)27 June 1974 (aged 37)	Philippine Army
7	3MF	James Younghusband	(1986-09-04)4 September 1986 (aged 25)	Loyola
9	3MF	Misagh Bahadoran	(1987-01-10)10 January 1987 (aged 25)	Global FC
10	4FW	Phil Younghusband	(1987-08-04)4 August 1987 (aged 24)	Loyola
12	4FW	Ángel Guirado	(1984-12-09)9 December 1984 (aged 27)	Global FC
13	3MF	Emelio Caligdong (c)	(1982-09-28)28 September 1982 (aged 29)	Philippine Air Force
14	2DF	Carli de Murga	(1988-11-30)30 November 1988 (aged 23)	Global FC
17	3MF	Jason de Jong	(1990-02-28)28 February 1990 (aged 22)	Dordrecht
19	3MF	Nestorio Margarse	(1976-05-03)3 May 1976 (aged 35)	Philippine Army
22	3MF	Paul Mulders	(1981-01-16)16 January 1981 (aged 31)	ADO Den Haag
23	4FW	Ian Araneta	(1982-03-02)2 March 1982 (aged 30)	Philippine Air Force
24	3MF	Marwin Angeles	(1991-01-09)9 January 1991 (aged 21)	Laos FC
27	2DF	Ray Jónsson	(1979-02-03)3 February 1979 (aged 33)	Grindavik
29	3MF	Lexton Moy	(1985-01-24)24 January 1985 (aged 27)	Kaya
35	2DF	Dennis Cagara	(1985-02-19)19 February 1985 (aged 27)	FSV Frankfurt
36	2DF	Roxy Dorlas	(1987-09-02)2 September 1987 (aged 24)	Loyola
37	3MF	Angelo Verheye	(1992-05-14)14 May 1992 (aged 19)	Gent
41	1GK	Eduard Sacapaño	(1980-02-14)14 February 1980 (aged 32)	Philippine Army
42	2DF	Jason Sabio	(1986-06-30)30 June 1986 (aged 25)	Kaya
44	1GK	Paolo Pascual	(1991-01-22)22 January 1991 (aged 21)	Global FC

India

Coach: Savio Medeira^[5]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Karanjit Singh	(1986-01-08)8 January 1986 (aged 26)		Salgaocar
3	2DF	Raju Gaikwad	(1990-09-25)25 September 1990 (aged 21)		East Bengal
4	2DF	Nirmal Chettri	(1990-10-21)21 October 1990 (aged 21)		East Bengal
5	2DF	Anwar Ali	(1984-09-24)24 September 1984 (aged 27)		Mohun Bagan
6	4FW	C. S. Sabeeth	(1990-12-02)2 December 1990 (aged 21)		Pailan Arrows
9	4FW	Joaquim Abranches	(1985-10-28)28 October 1985 (aged 26)		Dempo
11	4FW	Sunil Chhetri (c)	(1984-08-03)3 August 1984 (aged 27)		Mohun Bagan
12	3MF	Anthony Pereira	(1982-04-09)9 April 1982 (aged 29)		Dempo
16	2DF	Samir Subash Naik	(1979-08-08)8 August 1979 (aged 32)		Dempo
17	3MF	Adil Khan	(1988-07-07)7 July 1988 (aged 23)		Sporting Goa
18	4FW	Sushil Kumar Singh	(1989-04-01)1 April 1989 (aged 22)		Shillong Lajong
19	2DF	Gouramangi Singh	(1986-01-25)25 January 1986 (aged 26)		Churchill Brothers
20	3MF	Lalrindika Ralte	(1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 19)		Churchill Brothers
21	3MF	Rocus Lamare	(1986-09-26)26 September 1986 (aged 25)		Salgaocar
22	2DF	Syed Rahim Nabi	(1985-12-14)14 December 1985 (aged 26)		Mohun Bagan
25	1GK	Subhasish Roy Chowdhury	(1985-09-27)27 September 1985 (aged 26)		Dempo
26	3MF	Francis Fernandes	(1985-11-25)25 November 1985 (aged 26)		Salgaocar
27	2DF	Gurjinder Kumar	(1990-10-10)10 October 1990 (aged 21)		Pune
28	3MF	Jewel Raja Shaikh	(1990-01-19)19 January 1990 (aged 22)		Mohun Bagan
32	3MF	Reisangmei Vashum	(1988-01-10)10 January 1988 (aged 24)		East Bengal
36	1GK	Arindam Bhattacharya	(1988-03-25)25 March 1988 (aged 23)		Churchill Brothers
40	2DF	Kingshuk Debnath	(1985-05-07)7 May 1985 (aged 26)		Mohun Bagan
47	3MF	Lenny Rodrigues	(1987-05-10)10 May 1987 (aged 24)		Churchill Brothers

Tajikistan

Coach: Kemal Alispahić^[6]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Alisher Tuychiev	(1976-03-03)3 March 1976 (aged 36)		Esteghlal Dushanbe
2	2DF	Farrukh Choriev	(1984-07-24)24 July 1984 (aged 27)		Regar-TadAZ
3	2DF	Sokhib Suvonkulov	(1988-09-15)15 September 1988 (aged 23)		Esteghlal Dushanbe
4	2DF	Eraj Rajabov	(1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 21)		Esteghlal Dushanbe
6	2DF	Davron Ergashev	(1988-03-19)19 March 1988 (aged 23)		Esteghlal Dushanbe
7	3MF	Ibrahim Rabimov	(1987-08-03)3 August 1987 (aged 24)		Esteghlal Dushanbe
8	4FW	Mahmadali Sodikov (c)	(1984-03-20)20 March 1984 (aged 27)		Esteghlal Dushanbe
9	3MF	Nuriddin Davronov	(1991-01-16)16 January 1991 (aged 21)		Esteghlal Dushanbe
10	3MF	Jakhongir Jalilov	(1989-09-28)28 September 1989 (aged 22)		Esteghlal Dushanbe
11	4FW	Farhod Tohirov	(1990-05-29)29 May 1990 (aged 21)		Esteghlal Dushanbe
12	2DF	Akhtam Nazarov	(1988-02-08)8 February 1988 (aged 24)		Energetik
13	4FW	Akhtam Khamroqulov	(1988-01-30)30 January 1988 (aged 24)		Regar-TadAZ
15	2DF	Umed Khabibulloev	(1978-11-12)12 November 1978 (aged 33)		Esteghlal Dushanbe
17	4FW	Dilshod Vasiev	(1988-02-12)12 February 1988 (aged 24)		Esteghlal Dushanbe
18	3MF	Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev	(1990-03-24)24 March 1990 (aged 21)		Esteghlal Dushanbe
20	3MF	Khurshed Mahmudov	(1982-08-08)8 August 1982 (aged 29)		Regar-TadAZ
22	4FW	Yusuf Rabiev	(1979-12-24)24 December 1979 (aged 32)		Esteghlal Dushanbe
23	1GK	Vladimir Sysoev	(1983-08-05)5 August 1983 (aged 28)		Regar-TadAZ
25	4FW	Kamil Saidov	(1989-01-25)25 January 1989 (aged 23)		CSKA Pomir
34	3MF	Ilkhomjon Ortiqov	(1985-10-25)25 October 1985 (aged 26)		CSKA Pomir
36	1GK	Saidjon Saidrahmonov	(1987-06-29)29 June 1987 (aged 24)		Ravshan
44	2DF	Alexei Negmatov	(1986-01-04)4 January 1986 (aged 26)		Vakhsh
47	2DF	Daler Tukhtasunov	(1986-08-27)27 August 1986 (aged 25)		Regar-TadAZ

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