Ali Karimi and Farhad Majidi, who were shortlisted for the event, have not been called up for the team.
Squad
Goalkeepers:
Mehdi Rahmati, Ebrahim Mirzapour, Alireza Haghighi, Shahab Gordan
Defenders:
Khosro Heydari, Pejman Montazeri, Hadi Aghili, Mohammad Nosrati, Jalal Hosseini, Farshid Talebi, Ehsan Hajsafi, Abuzar Rahimi
Midfielders:
Javad Nekounam, Andranik Teymourian, Ghasem Haddadifar, Pejman Nouri, Iman Mobali, Mahdi Kiani, Mohammad Nouri
Strikers:
Hadi Norouzi, Gholamreza Rezaei, Masoud Shojaei, Karim Ansarifard, Arash Afshin, Mohammad Ghoalmi, Reza Norouzi, Mohammad-Reza Khalatbari
Iran has been drawn along with defending champion Iraq, DPR Korea and the UAE at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.
