2025 WAFF U-23 Championship squads
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The 2025 WAFF U-23 Championship was an international football tournament held in Oman from 19 to 25 March 2025. It was the sixth edition of the U-23 age group competition organized by the West Asian Football Federation.
The eight national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of at most 26 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 2002 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
The full squad listings are below. The age listed for each player is on 19 March 2025, the first day of the tournament. The nationality of each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches who are of a different nationality than their own national team.
Oman
Coach: Badar Al-Maimani
The squad was announced on 6 March 2025.[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Abdullah Al-Jabri | 11 February 2006 (aged 19) |  Nizwa |
| 2 | MF | Samer Al-Hatmi | 11 January 2003 (aged 22) | Al-Seeb |
| 3 | MF | Sultan Al-Marzouq | 21 October 2004 (aged 20) | Dhofar |
| 4 | DF | Ziyad Al-Rabsi | Al-Nasr | |
| 5 | DF | Jawad Al-Ezzi | 23 May 2005 (aged 19) | Al-Seeb |
| 6 | MF | Ali Al-Balushi | 2 May 2004 (aged 20) | Oman |
| 7 | FW | Luqman Al-Jaddidi | 13 May 2004 (aged 20) | Al-Rustaq |
| 8 | FW | Abdulaleem Al-Rawahi | 18 March 2004 (aged 21) | Fanja |
| 9 | MF | Ahed Al-Mashaiki | 30 May 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Nahda |
| 10 | FW | Masoud Al-Bahri | 22 May 2005 (aged 19) | Al-Shabab |
| 11 | MF | Osama Beit Samir | Al-Nasr | |
| 12 | GK | Rashad Abdulhamid | 19 December 2005 (aged 19) | Al-Nasr |
| 13 | DF | Adnan Al-Mushaifri | 27 May 2006 (aged 18) | Al-Seeb |
| 14 | DF | Osama Al-Mahrooqi | 7 March 2003 (aged 22) | Al-Seeb |
| 15 | DF | Turki Beit Rabie | 1 April 2004 (aged 20) | Al-Ittihad |
| 16 | MF | Yaser Al-Balushi | 2 January 2006 (aged 19) | Sur |
| 17 | MF | Abdulhadi Al-Manwari | 11 June 2006 (aged 18) | Al-Mussanah |
| 18 | MF | Mohammed Al-Subaie | 9 November 2004 (aged 20) | Al-Rustaq |
| 19 | DF | Uday Al-Manouri | 19 June 2005 (aged 19) | Al-Salam |
| 20 | FW | Nasser Al-Saqri | 9 February 2004 (aged 21) | Al-Seeb |
| 21 | MF | Abdulaziz Al-Shaqsi | 3 December 2005 (aged 19) | Al-Rustaq |
| 22 | GK | Mazen Saleh | 29 January 2003 (aged 22) |  Al-Dhafra |
| 23 | DF | Nayef Faraj | 4 November 2002 (aged 22) | Dhofar |
Saudi Arabia
Coach: 
Luigi Di Biagio
The squad was announced on 17 March 2025.[2]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Turki Baaljawsh | 24 November 2003 (aged 21) |  Al-Ettifaq |
| 2 | DF | Ahmed Al-Julaydan | 8 March 2004 (aged 21) | Al-Fateh |
| 3 | DF | Mohammed Al-Dossari | 31 March 2003 (aged 21) | Neom |
| 4 | MF | Mohammed Baker | 16 March 2002 (aged 23) | Al-Jabalain |
| 5 | DF | Khalid Al-Asiri | 27 November 2004 (aged 20) | Al-Diriyah |
| 6 | MF | Faisal Al-Subiani | 7 July 2003 (aged 21) | Damac |
| 7 | FW | Hammam Al-Hammami | 30 January 2004 (aged 21) | Al-Kholood |
| 8 | MF | Ayman Fallatah | 2 October 2003 (aged 21) | Damac |
| 9 | FW | Meshari Al-Nemer | 5 August 2003 (aged 21) | Damac |
| 10 | MF | Abdulmalik Al-Jaber | 7 January 2004 (aged 21) |  Željezničar |
| 11 | FW | Yaseen Al-Zubaidi | 26 April 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Okhdood |
| 12 | DF | Salem Al-Najdi | 27 January 2003 (aged 22) | Al-Nassr |
| 13 | DF | Sulaiman Hazazi | 1 February 2003 (aged 22) | Al-Zulfi |
| 14 | MF | Abbas Al-Hassan | 22 February 2004 (aged 21) | Neom |
| 15 | DF | Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari | 10 December 2003 (aged 21) | Neom |
| 16 | FW | Abdullah Matuq | 2 April 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Jandal |
| 17 | FW | Abdulkarim Darisi | 18 April 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Ahli |
| 18 | MF | Suhayb Al-Zaid | 12 August 2004 (aged 20) | Al-Fateh |
| 20 | MF | Mohammed Yousef | 14 January 2003 (aged 22) | Al-Ettifaq |
| 21 | GK | Osama Al-Mermesh | 6 July 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Ittihad |
| 23 | DF | Abdulaziz Al-Faraj | 23 June 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Tai |
| 24 | FW | Murad Khadhari | 1 October 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Wehda |
| 25 | DF | Mobarak Al-Rajeh | 1 August 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Raed |
Group B
Bahrain
Coach: 
Hicham Dmiai
The squad was announced on 13 March 2025.[3]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mohamed Arhama | 9 June 2003 (aged 21) |  Hidd |
| 2 | DF | Ahmed Dheyaa | 17 August 2003 (aged 21) | East Riffa |
| 3 | DF | Ali Al-Enezi | Al-Najma | |
| 4 | DF | Ali Sanad | 2 June 2005 (aged 19) | Manama |
| 5 | DF | Sayed Al-Moosawi | 27 March 2004 (aged 20) | Al-Shabab |
| 6 | MF | Hasihim | 5 July 2004 (aged 20) |  Córdoba |
| 7 | FW | Abdulrahman Al-Khayyat | East Riffa | |
| 8 | MF | Salman Amin | 26 June 2004 (aged 20) | Hidd |
| 9 | FW | Abdulla Al-Subaiei | 22 August 2004 (aged 20) | Hidd |
| 10 | FW | Ali Al-Dosari | 17 October 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Najma |
| 11 | FW | Ali Tarada | 3 February 2004 (aged 21) | Al-Ahli |
| 12 | DF | Jassim Dawood | 31 January 2003 (aged 22) | Al-Hala |
| 13 | MF | Faisal Al-Saleh | 4 June 2003 (aged 21) | Sitra |
| 14 | MF | Mohamed Al-Jishi | 30 June 2006 (aged 18) | East Riffa |
| 15 | MF | Saud Mohsin | 11 January 2006 (aged 19) | East Riffa |
| 16 | MF | Khaled Al-Khalaf | 14 January 2007 (aged 18) | Al-Riffa |
| 17 | DF | Jamal Al-Tairi | 24 March 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Hala |
| 18 | MF | Ali Abdulla | ||
| 19 | MF | Ramzi Abdulla | Al-Muharraq | |
| 20 | DF | Mahmood Mohamed | 11 November 2004 (aged 20) | Al-Shabab |
| 21 | GK | Abdullah Al-Ahmad | 9 April 2003 (aged 21) | Bahrain |
| 22 | GK | Ashraf Saleh | 2 March 2005 (aged 20) | Al-Hala |
| 23 | MF | Ali Sahwan | 26 December 2004 (aged 20) | Al-Ahli |
| 24 | MF | Bader Al-Asam | ||
| 26 | MF | Ahmed Farhan |
United Arab Emirates
Coach: 
Marcelo Broli
The squad was announced on 7 March 2025.[4]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Saeed Maqdami | ||
| 2 | DF | Mubarak Zamah | 29 November 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Jazira |
| 3 | MF | Zayed Khamis | 16 November 2004 (aged 20) | Al-Jazira |
| 4 | DF | Hamdan Saeed Basweidan | 26 December 2006 (aged 18) | Shabab |
| 5 | DF | Khamis Al-Mansoori | 15 January 2004 (aged 21) | Baniyas |
| 6 | MF | Matar Al-Shamsi | 3 May 2005 (aged 19) | Sharjah |
| 7 | FW | Saif Salem | 7 October 2003 (aged 21) | Hatta |
| 8 | MF | Ali Al-Blooshi | ||
| 9 | FW | Eisa Khalfan | 12 March 2003 (aged 22) | Al-Ain |
| 10 | MF | Eid Al-Hammadi | 31 August 2005 (aged 19) | Al-Ain |
| 11 | MF | Mohammed Al-Hammadi | ||
| 12 | DF | Mansour Al-Balushi | 19 January 2005 (aged 20) | Al-Ain |
| 13 | MF | Youssef Al-Marzooqi | 7 March 2005 (aged 20) | Al-Jazira |
| 14 | DF | Solomon Sosu | 5 March 2005 (aged 20) | Al-Ain |
| 16 | FW | Junior Ndiaye | 29 March 2005 (aged 19) |  Montpellier |
| 17 | GK | Adli Mohamed | 25 June 2005 (aged 19) |  Southampton |
| 18 | FW | Mansoor Al-Menhali | 29 March 2003 (aged 21) | Al-Wahda |
| 19 | MF | Mayed Al-Awani | 6 May 2003 (aged 21) | Sharjah |
| 20 | MF | Saif Al-Menhali | 1 February 2003 (aged 22) | Baniyas |
| 21 | FW | Hazem Mohammad | 18 March 2005 (aged 20) | Al-Ain |
| 23 | DF | Ghaith Al-Musharrkh | 25 March 2006 (aged 18) | Shabab |
| 24 | MF | Anthony Khayat | 13 February 2007 (aged 18) | Fursan Hispania |
| 26 | FW | Yannick Müller | 12 July 2007 (aged 17) |  Karlsruher SC |
