2018 AFC U-16 Championship squads

The following is a list of squads for each national team competing at the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship. The tournament took place in Malaysia, between 20 September and 7 October 2018. It was the 18th U-16 age group competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation.
Players born on or after 1 January 2002 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team had to register a squad of minimum 18 players and maximum 23 players, minimum three of whom must have been goalkeepers. The full squad listings are below.

Group A

Malaysia

Malaysia named their squad on 14 September 2018.
Manager: Lim Teong Kim

Japan

Japan named their squad on 3 September 2018.
Manager: Yoshiro Moriyama

Thailand

Manager: Thongchai Rungreangles

Tajikistan

Tajikistan named their squad on 12 September 2018.
Manager: Zaynidin Rakhimov

Group B

North Korea

Manager: Pak Jong-chol

Oman

Oman named their squad on 6 September 2018.
Manager: Yaqoob Al-Sabahi

Yemen

Yemen named their squad on 20 September 2018.
Manager: Magdy Shalaby

Jordan

Jordan named their squad on 8 September 2018.
Manager: Abdallah El Qutati

Group C

Iran

Iran named their squad on 9 September 2018.
Manager: Abbas Chamanyan

Vietnam

Vietnam named their squad on 17 September 2018.
Manager: Vũ Hồng Việt

India

Manager: Bibiano Fernandes

Indonesia

Indonesia named their squad on 30 August 2018.
Manager: Fachry Husaini

Group D

Iraq

Iraq named their squad on 18 September 2018.
Manager: Faisal Aziz

South Korea

South Korea named their squad on 13 September 2018.
Manager: Kim Jung-soo

Australia

Australia named their squad on 6 September 2018.
Manager: Trevor Morgan

Afghanistan

Manager: Sayed Hadi Kazemi