AFC Asian Cup 2023 Player Representation by Leagues

The tables show the number of players called up for AFC Asian Cup 2023 representing specific leagues and divisions. The first table contains figures related to the player representation by divisions (incl. lower level divisions), but the second table shows the player representation by countries of leagues (country league systems).

The “Foreigners” column in the second table means number of footballers playing in a league outside their native country. The “Domestic” column is related to number of players playing in the domestic league of the same country as the national team represented by them.

In a case of break in the leagues season the player is assigned to the lower league when his club will take a part in the lower division in the next season (the same is in a reverse situation when the club has been just promoted to the upper division). The reference club is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament.

Reserve or youth teams, if they have the same name as the parent club (with a numerical or letter addition) are treated, in terms of league (division) affiliation, the same as the parent club.

The most representative division on AFC Nations Cup 2023 was Saudi Professional League and the most representative country of league was Saudi Arabia. The most representative European league was Scottish Premiership. Most of the players from the European leagues came to the tournament from the English leagues.

Rosters valid on the date of the first match of the team are taking into consideration in the statistic.

All players AFC Asian Cup 2023 data table you can find here.

Player representation by divisions – AFC Asian Cup 2023

At least 2 players

February 10, 2024

	league	league	country	players	class	fed	division	classes
1	KSA1 🇸🇦	دوري المحترفين السعودي	KSA	34	★★	AFC	KSA1	5 Lower Continental ★★
2	UAE1 🇦🇪	دوري المحترفين الإماراتي	UAE	31	⩤⩥	AFC	UAE1	9 Intermediate ⩤⩥
3	QAT1 🇶🇦	دوري نجوم قطر	QAT	30	★	AFC	QAT1	7 Middle Inter-Zone ★
4	MAS1 🇲🇾	Liga Super Malaysia	MAS	30	⌘	AFC	MAS1	10 Domestic Secondary ⌘
5	THA1 🇹🇭	THA	THA	27	❖	AFC	THA1	11 Elementary ❖
6	IND1 🇮🇳	Indian Super League	IND	27	❖	AFC	IND1	11 Elementary ❖
7	VIE1 🇻🇳	VIE	VIE	26	❖	AFC	VIE1	11 Elementary ❖
8	CHN1 🇨🇳	中国足球协会超级联赛	CHN	25	⩤⩥	AFC	CHN1	9 Intermediate ⩤⩥
9	OMA1 🇴🇲	OMA	OMA	24	❖	AFC	OMA1	11 Elementary ❖
10	UZB1 🇺🇿	UZB	UZB	22	❖	AFC	UZB1	11 Elementary ❖
11	HKG1 🇭🇰	香港超級聯賽	HKG	22	❖	AFC	HKG1	11 Elementary ❖
12	LIB1 🇱🇧	LIB	LIB	21	❖	AFC	LIB1	11 Elementary ❖
13	BHR1 🇧🇭	BHR	BHR	21	❖	AFC	BHR1	11 Elementary ❖
14	IDN1 🇮🇩	IDN	IDN	20	❖	AFC	IDN1	11 Elementary ❖
15	JOR1 🇯🇴	دوري الأردني للمحترفين	JOR	18	❖	AFC	JOR1	11 Elementary ❖
16	KGZ1 🇰🇬	KGZ	KGZ	17	❖	AFC	KGZ1	11 Elementary ❖
17	TJK1 🇹🇯	TJK	TJK	16	❖	AFC	TJK1	11 Elementary ❖
18	IRN1 🇮🇷	یگ برتر خلیج فارس	IRN	15	☆	AFC	IRN1	8 Lower Inter-Zone ☆
19	PLE1 🇵🇸	PLE	PLE	13	❖	AFC	PLE1	11 Elementary ❖
20	IRQ1 🇮🇶	دوري الممتاز العراقي	IRQ	12	❖	AFC	IRQ1	11 Elementary ❖
21	SCO1 🇬🇧	Scottish Premiership	SCO	10	★★	UEFA	SCO1	5 Lower Continental ★★
22	KOR1 🇰🇷	K리그-클래식	KOR	10	☆	AFC	KOR1	8 Lower Inter-Zone ☆
23	JPN1 🇯🇵	J1リーグ	JPN	10	★	AFC	JPN1	7 Middle Inter-Zone ★
24	BEL1 🇧🇪	First Division A Pro League	BEL	9	★★★★	UEFA	bel1	3 Upper Continental ★★★★
25	SYR1 🇸🇾	الدوري السوري الممتاز	SYR	8	❖	AFC	SYR1	11 Elementary ❖
26	ENG1 🇬🇧	Premier League	ENG	8	★★★★★★	UEFA	ENG1	1 World Ultimate ★★★★★★
27	NED1 🇳🇱	Eredivisie	NED	7	★★★★	UEFA	NED1	3 Upper Continental ★★★★
28	GER1 🇩🇪	Bundesliga	GER	7	★★★★★★	UEFA	GER1	1 World Ultimate ★★★★★★
29	FRA1 🇫🇷🇲🇨	Ligue 1	FRA	6	★★★★★	UEFA	FRA1	2 World Top ★★★★★
30	ENG2 🇬🇧	EFL Championship	ENG	6	★★★★	UEFA	ENG2	3 Upper Continental ★★★★
31	SWE2 🇸🇪	SWE2	SWE	4	❖	UEFA	SWE2	11 Elementary ❖
32	SWE1 🇸🇪	Allsvenskan	SWE	4	⌘	UEFA	SWE1	10 Domestic Secondary ⌘
33	RUS1 🇷🇺	Российская Премьер-Лига	RUS	4	★	UEFA	RUS1	7 Middle Inter-Zone ★
34	GER2 🇩🇪	2. Bundesliga	GER	4	☆	UEFA	GER2	8 Lower Inter-Zone ☆
35	AUS1 🇦🇺🇳🇿	A-League	AUS	4	⩤⩥	AFC	AUS1	9 Intermediate ⩤⩥
36	TUR1 🇹🇷	Süper Lig	TUR	3	★★★	UEFA	TUR1	4 Prime Continental ★★★
37	POR1 🇵🇹	Primeira Liga	POR	3	★★★★	UEFA	POR1	3 Upper Continental ★★★★
38	NOR1 🇳🇴	Eliteserien	NOR	3	⌘	UEFA	NOR1	10 Domestic Secondary ⌘
39	KUW1 🇰🇼	الدوري الكويتي	KUW	3	❖	AFC	KUW1	11 Elementary ❖
40	KAZ1 🇰🇿	Қазақстан Премьер Лигасы	KAZ	3	❖	UEFA	KAZ1	11 Elementary ❖
41	GRE1 🇬🇷	Ελληνική Σούπερ Λίγκα	GRE	3	★	UEFA	GRE1	7 Middle Inter-Zone ★
42	EGY1 🇪🇬	الدوري المصري الممتاز	EGY	3	⩤⩥	CAF	EGY1	9 Intermediate ⩤⩥
43	DEN1 🇩🇰	Superligaen	DEN	3	★★	UEFA	DEN1	5 Lower Continental ★★
44	CHN2 🇨🇳	CHN2	CHN	3	❖	AFC	CHN2	11 Elementary ❖
45	TUR2 🇹🇷	TFF 1. Lig	TUR	2	❖	UEFA	TUR2	11 Elementary ❖
46	QAT2 🇶🇦	QAT2	QAT	2	❖	AFC	QAT2	11 Elementary ❖
47	KOR2 🇰🇷	KOR2	KOR	2	❖	AFC	KOR2	11 Elementary ❖
48	ENG4 🇬🇧	EFL League Two	ENG	2	❖	UEFA	ENG4	11 Elementary ❖
49	ENG3 🇬🇧	EFL League One	ENG	2	❖	UEFA	ENG3	11 Elementary ❖
50	CZE1 🇨🇿	1. Česká Fotbalová Liga	CZE	2	★★	UEFA	CZE1	5 Lower Continental ★★
52	ARG1 🇦🇷	Liga Profesional de Fútbol	ARG	2	★★	CONMEBOL	ARG1	5 Lower Continental ★★
51	BLR1 🇧🇾	Вышэйшая Ліга	BLR	2	❖	UEFA	BLR1	11 Elementary ❖

Classes:
1 World Ultimate ★★★★★★
2 World Top ★★★★★
3 Upper Continental ★★★★
4 Prime Continental ★★★
5 Lower Continental ★★
6 Upper Inter-Zone ★☆
7 Middle Inter-Zone ★
8 Lower Inter-Zone ☆
9 Intermediate ⩤⩥
10 Secondary ⌘
11 Elementary – National Grade Ⲁ
12 Elementary – Union Grade β1
13 Elementary – Regional Grade β2
14 Elementary – Local Grade Ɣ

Player representation by countries of leagues – AFC Asian Cup 2023

February 10, 2024

	country	country (league)	country	domestic	foreigners	players	fed
1	KSA🇸🇦	Saudi Arabia	KSA	26	9	35	AFC
2	QAT🇶🇦	Qatar	QAT	26	6	32	AFC
3	UAE🇦🇪	United Arab Emirates	UAE	26	5	31	AFC
4	MAS🇲🇾	Malaysia	MAS	24	6	30	AFC
5	CHN🇨🇳	China	CHN	25	3	28	AFC
6	IND🇮🇳	India	IND	26	2	28	AFC
7	THA🇹🇭	Thailand	THA	22	5	27	AFC
8	VIE🇻🇳	Vietnam	VIE	26	0	26	AFC
9	OMA🇴🇲	Oman	OMA	24	0	24	AFC
10	UZB🇺🇿	Uzbekistan	UZB	17	6	23	AFC
11	HKG🇭🇰	Hong Kong	HKG	21	1	22	AFC
12	LIB🇱🇧	Lebanon	LIB	19	2	21	AFC
13	BHR🇧🇭	Bahrain	BHR	19	2	21	AFC
14	IDN🇮🇩	Indonesia	IDN	16	4	20	AFC
15	ENG🇬🇧	England	ENG	0	19	19	UEFA
16	JOR🇯🇴	Jordan	JOR	16	2	18	AFC
17	TJK🇹🇯	Tajikistan	TJK	17	0	17	AFC
18	KGZ🇰🇬	Kyrgyzstan	KGZ	17	0	17	AFC
19	IRN🇮🇷	Iran	IRN	12	3	15	AFC
20	PLE🇵🇸	Palestine	PLE	13	0	13	AFC
21	GER🇩🇪	Germany	GER	0	12	12	UEFA
22	KOR🇰🇷	South Korea	KOR	11	1	12	AFC
23	IRQ🇮🇶	Iraq	IRQ	9	3	12	AFC
24	BEL🇧🇪	Belgium	BEL	0	10	10	UEFA
25	SCO🇬🇧	Scotland	SCO	0	10	10	UEFA
26	JPN🇯🇵	Japan	JPN	5	5	10	AFC
27	NED🇳🇱	Netherlands	NED	0	8	8	UEFA
28	SWE🇸🇪	Sweden	SWE	0	8	8	UEFA
29	SYR🇸🇾	Syria	SYR	8	0	8	AFC
30	FRA🇫🇷	France	FRA	0	7	7	UEFA
31	TUR🇹🇷	Türkiye	TUR	0	5	5	UEFA
32	RUS🇷🇺	Russia	RUS	0	5	5	UEFA
33	GRE🇬🇷	Greece	GRE	0	4	4	UEFA
34	AUS🇦🇺	Australia	AUS	4	0	4	AFC
35	POR🇵🇹	Portugal	POR	0	3	3	UEFA
36	DEN🇩🇰	Denmark	DEN	0	3	3	UEFA
37	EGY🇪🇬	Egypt	EGY	0	3	3	CAF
38	NOR🇳🇴	Norway	NOR	0	3	3	UEFA
39	KUW🇰🇼	Kuwait	KUW	0	3	3	AFC
40	KAZ🇰🇿	Kazakhstan	KAZ	0	3	3	UEFA
41	CZE🇨🇿	Czech Republic	CZE	0	2	2	UEFA
42	ARG🇦🇷	Argentina	ARG	0	2	2	CONMEBOL
43	ISR🇮🇱	Israel	ISR	0	2	2	UEFA
44	BLR🇧🇾	Belarus	BLR	0	2	2	UEFA
45	esp🇪🇸	Spain	esp	0	1	1	UEFA
46	ITA🇮🇹	Italy	ITA	0	1	1	UEFA
47	MEX🇲🇽	Mexico	MEX	0	1	1	CONCACAF
48	CRO🇭🇷	Croatia	CRO	0	1	1	UEFA
49	SRB🇷🇸	Serbia	SRB	0	1	1	UEFA
50	POL🇵🇱	Poland	POL	0	1	1	UEFA
51	cyp🇨🇾	Cyprus	cyp	0	1	1	UEFA
52	AZE🇦🇿	Azerbaijan	AZE	0	1	1	UEFA
53	BUL🇧🇬	Bulgaria	BUL	0	1	1	UEFA
54	MDA🇲🇩	Moldova	MDA	0	1	1	UEFA
55	PER🇵🇪	Peru	PER	0	1	1	CONMEBOL
56	CHI🇨🇱	Chile	CHI	0	1	1	CONMEBOL
57	SVK🇸🇰	Slovakia	SVK	0	1	1	UEFA
58	CAN🇨🇦	Canada	CAN	0	1	1	CONCACAF
59	LUX🇱🇺	Luxembourg	LUX	0	1	1	UEFA
60	LBY🇱🇾	Libya	LBY	0	1	1	CAF