Squads for the Football at the 1954 Asian Games played in Manila, Philippines.
Group A
Republic of China
Head coach: 
Lee Wai Tong
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Pau King-yin | ||
| 2 | 2DF | Lau Yee | ||
| 3 | 2DF | Hau Yung-sang | ||
| 5 | 2DF | Ng Kee-cheung | ||
| 7 | 3MF | Chan Fai-hung | ||
| 11 | 3MF | King Loh-sung | ||
| 12 | 4FW | Chu Wing-keung | ||
| 15 | 4FW | Ho Ying-fan | ||
| 16 | 4FW | Lee Tae-fai | ||
| 20 | 4FW | Chu Chin-ching | ||
| 22 | 4FW | Hsu Wei-po | ||
| Chou Wen-chi | ||||
| Hau Ching-to | ||||
| Li Chun-fat | ||||
| Lo Ching-hsiang | ||||
| 4FW | Mok Chun-wah | |||
| Szeto Man | ||||
| Tang Sum | ||||
| Teng Sheung | ||||
| Tse Tsu-kuo | ||||
| Yen Shih-hsin | ||||
| 4FW | Yiu Cheuk-yin |
South Vietnam
Head coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Chau Ram Hon | ||
| 2 | 2DF | Gon Rai Van | ||
| 3 | 2DF | Hun Vo Fa | ||
| 4 | 3MF | Nguyen Thai Hun | ||
| 5 | 2DF | Nguyen Van Chu | ||
| 6 | 3MF | Nguyen Van Mong | ||
| 7 | 4FW | Ram Van Fan | ||
| 8 | 4FW | Tah Do Toy | ||
| 9 | 4FW | Vin Do Toy | ||
| 10 | 4FW | |||
| 11 | 4FW | |||
| 12 | 1GK | Chau Lam Hong | ||
| 13 | 3MF | Ram Van Hum Tan | ||
| 14 | 1GK | Pham Van Rang | ||
| 15 | ||||
| 16 | ||||
| 17 | ||||
| 18 |
Philippines
Head coach: Dionisio Calvo
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Eddie Llamas | |||
| 1GK | Freddie Campos | |||
| 1GK | Victor Sison | |||
| 2DF | Rene Nieto | |||
| 2DF | Carlos Rebullida | |||
| 2DF | Carlos Calero | |||
| 2DF | Benjamin Benito | |||
| 3MF | Julio Garcia | |||
| 3MF | Fernando Álvarez | |||
| 3MF | Ramon Gonzales | |||
| 3MF | Jose Esteva | |||
| 3MF | Manuel Daude | |||
| 3MF | Emmanuel Bravo | |||
| 4FW | Eduardo Pacheco | (1936-01-04)4 January 1936 (aged 18) | ||
| 4FW | Benito Razon | |||
| 4FW | Alberto Villareal | |||
| 4FW | Ramon Petierra | |||
| 4FW | Jose Estella | |||
| 4FW | Alfredo de Jesus | |||
| 4FW | Pocholo Manzano | |||
| 4FW | Rafael Ortigas Jr. | |||
| 4FW | Angel Heredia |
Group B
Singapore
Head coach: 
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Wilfred Skinner | 31 May 1934 (aged 19) | ||
| 2 | 2DF | Lee Kok Seng | ||
| 3 | 2DF | Soh Teow Keng | ||
| 4 | 3MF | Ho Hing Weng | ||
| 5 | 2DF | |||
| 3MF | Chia Boon Leong | |||
| 4FW | Rahim Omar | 1934 (aged 20) | Star Soccerites
| |
| 4FW | Awang Bakar | 1930 (aged 24) | Singapore FA
| |
| 9 | 4FW | |||
| 10 | 4FW | |||
| 11 | 4FW | |||
| 12 | 3MF | Aw Boon Seong | ||
| 13 | ||||
| 14 | ||||
| 15 | ||||
| 16 | ||||
| 17 | ||||
| 18 |
Pakistan
Manager: Khawaja Riaz Ahmed
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Shamoo (Abdul Ghani) | Karachi
| ||
| 2DF | Sumbal Khan | NWFP
| ||
| 2DF | Sheikh Shaheb Ali | (1917-07-01)1 July 1917 (aged 36) | Fire Service SC
| |
| 2DF | Nabi Chowdhury | 1934 (aged 20) | Dhaka Wanderers
| |
| 2DF | Riasat Ali | Punjab
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| 2DF | Abdul Haq | Punjab
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| 2DF | Mohammad Abdul Malik | Punjab
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| 3MF | Niaz Ali | Punjab
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| 4FW | Masood Fakhri | (1932-09-16)16 September 1932 (aged 21) |  East Bengal Club
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| 4FW | Mohammad Amin | 1931 (aged 23) | Pakistan Air Force
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| 4FW | Moideen Kutty (Captain) | 1928 (aged 26) | Pakistan Air Force
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| 4FW | Jamil Akhtar | Pakistan Railways
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| 4FW | Muhammad Sharif | Punjab
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| 4FW | Ibrahim | Karachi
| ||
| Ahmed Ali (Vice-captain) | Balochistan
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| Lt. Mazhar Siddique | Pakistan Army
| |||
| Taj Mohammad Jr. | Balochistan
| |||
| Rashid | Dacca
| |||
| Afzal Khan | Karachi
|
Burma
Head coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1GK | Sein Myint | ||
| 5 | 4FW | Ba Kyu | ||
| 6 | 3MF | Robert Yin Gyaw | ||
| 8 | 4FW | Gordon Samuel | ||
| 9 | 4FW | Douglas Steward | ||
| 10 | 4FW | Sein Pe | ||
| 14 | 2DF | Maung Aung | ||
| 15 | 2DF | Thein Aung | ||
| 16 | 3MF | Perry Dwe | ||
| 18 | 3MF | Suk Bahadur Thapa | ||
| 21 | 4FW | Pe Khin | ||
| Seaton Aukim | ||||
| Hla Maung | ||||
| Htoowa Dwe | ||||
| Kyaw Zaw | ||||
| Pye Myint | ||||
| Tun Aung |
Group C
Japan
Head coach: Shigemaru Takenokoshi
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Hiroto Muraoka | 19 September 1931 (aged 22) | Kyodai Club
| |
| 1GK | Hidemaro Watanabe | 24 September 1924 (aged 29) | Chugoku Electric Power
| |
| 2DF | Ryuzo Hiraki | 7 October 1931 (aged 22) | Kwansei Gakuin University
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| 2DF | Yoshio Okada | 11 August 1926 (aged 27) | Rokko Club
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| 2DF | Nobuo Matsunaga | 06 December 1921 (aged 32) | Nippon Light Metal
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| 2DF | Hiroyuki Doida | |||
| 3MF | Takashi Takabayashi | 02 August 1931 (aged 22) | Tanabe Pharmaceutical
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| 3MF | Arawa Kimura | 08 July 1931 (aged 22) | Kwangaku Club
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| 3MF | Shigeo Sugimoto | 04 December 1926 (aged 27) | Hankyu Railways SC
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| 3MF | Masao Ono | 02 March 1923 (aged 31) | Nissan Chemical SC
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| 4FW | Masanori Tokita | 24 June 1925 (aged 28) | Tanabe Pharmaceutical
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| 4FW | Taro Kagawa | 09 August 1922 (aged 31) | Osaka SC
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| 4FW | Taizo Kawamoto | 17 January 1914 (aged 40) | Osaka SC
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| 4FW | Toshio Iwatani | 24 October 1925 (aged 28) | Osaka SC
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| 4FW | Takashi Kano | 31 October 1920 (aged 32) | Waseda WMW
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| 4FW | Hirokazu Ninomiya | 22 November 1917 (aged 36) | Keio BRB
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| 4FW | Ken Naganuma | 05 September 1930 (aged 23) | Furukawa Electric
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| 4FW | Takashi Tokuhiro | 28 April 1931 (aged 23) | Yuasa Batteries
|
Indonesia
Head coach: 
Antun Pogačnik
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Parengkuan | Persija Jakarta
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| 1GK | Mursanjoto | Persema Malang
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| 2DF | Chaeruddin Siregar | 7 August 1929 (aged 24) | Persija Jakarta
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| 2DF | Anas Wiradikarta | Persib Bandung
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| 2DF | Kwee Kiat Sek | 11 January 1934 (aged 20) | Persib Bandung
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| 2DF | Ong Liong Tik | Persija Jakarta
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| 3MF | Tan Liong Houw | 26 July 1930 (aged 23) | Persija Jakarta
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| 3MF | Ramlan Yatim | 10 September 1922 (aged 32) | PSMS Medan
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| 3MF | Mohammad Sidhi | Persebaya Surabaya
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| 4FW | Phwa Sian Liong | 26 January 1931 (aged 23) | Persebaya Surabaya
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| 4FW | Jusuf Siregar | 28 August 1928 (aged 25) | PSMS Medan
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| 4FW | Djamiat Dhalhar | 25 November 1927 (aged 26) | Persija Jakarta
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| 4FW | Ramang | 24 April 1928 (aged 26) | PSM Makassar
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| 4FW | Tee San Liong | 3 January 1922 (aged 32) | Persebaya Surabaya
| |
| 4FW | Aang Witarsa | 3 December 1930 (aged 23) | Persib Bandung
| |
| 4FW | Soegiono | 1922 | PSIS Semarang
|
India
Head coach: Balaidas Chatterjee
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Sanjeeva Uchil | Bombay
| ||
| 1GK | Sanat Sett | Bengal
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| 2DF | Sailen Manna (c) | (1924-09-01)1 September 1924 (aged 29) | Mohun Bagan
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| 2DF | Sayed Khwaja Aziz-ud-Din | (1930-07-12)12 July 1930 (aged 23) | Hyderabad City Police
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| 2DF | Thenmadom Varghese | Bombay
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| 2DF | Anthony Patrick | Hyderabad City Police
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| 3MF | Noor Muhammad | Hyderabad City Police
| ||
| 3MF | Chandan Singh Rawat | (1928-07-26)26 July 1928 (aged 25) | Bengal
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| 3MF | Amal Dutta | (1928-07-26)26 July 1928 (aged 25) | Bengal
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| 3MF | G.R. Gokul | Bengal
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| 4FW | Sayed Moinuddin | Hyderabad City Police
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| 4FW | Ahmed Khan | (1926-12-24)24 December 1926 (aged 27) | Hyderabad
| |
| 4FW | Joe D'Sa | (1932-08-03)3 August 1932 (aged 21) | Bombay
| |
| 4FW | Krishna Kittu | Bengal
| ||
| 4FW | Anthony Braganza | Bombay
| ||
| 4FW | M. Jayaram | Services
| ||
| 4FW | Thangarajan | Madras
|
Group D
South Korea
Head coach: Lee Yoo-hyung
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Hong Deok-young | (1926-05-05)5 May 1926 (aged 27) | Chosun Textile Company FC
|
| 2 | 1GK | Ham Heung-chul | (1930-11-17)17 November 1930 (aged 23) | ROK Army Military Police Command FC
|
| 3 | 2DF | Park Kyu-chung | (1924-06-11)11 June 1924 (aged 29) | ROK Army Quartermaster Corps FC
|
| 4 | 2DF | Li Jong-kap | (1920-03-18)18 March 1920 (aged 33) | ROK Army CIC FC
|
| 5 | 3MF | Lee Sang-yi | (1920-03-18)18 March 1920 (aged 33) | Chosun Textile Company FC
|
| 6 | 3MF | Kim Ji-sung | (1924-11-07)7 November 1924 (aged 29) | ROK Army CIC FC
|
| 7 | 3MF | Kang Chang-gi | (1927-08-28)28 August 1927 (aged 26) | Chosun Textile Company FC
|
| 8 | 3MF | Han Chang-wha | (1922-01-03)3 January 1922 (aged 32) | ROK Army CIC FC
|
| 9 | 4FW | Chu Yung-kwang | (1920-01-12)12 January 1920 (aged 33) | ROK Navy FC
|
| 10 | 4FW | Choi Chung-min | (1927-07-27)27 July 1927 (aged 26) | ROK Army CIC FC
|
| 11 | 4FW | Sung Nak-woon | (1926-02-02)2 February 1926 (aged 27) | ROK Army Quartermaster Corps FC
|
| 12 | 4FW | Choi Kwang-seok | (1932-03-27)27 March 1932 (aged 21) | Chosun Textile Company FC
|
| 13 | 4FW | Chung Nam-sik | (1917-02-16)16 February 1917 (aged 36) | ROK Army HID FC
|
| 14 | 4FW | Park Il-kap | (1926-03-21)21 March 1926 (aged 27) | ROK Army CIC FC
|
| 15 | 2DF | Min Byung-dae | (1918-02-20)20 February 1918 (aged 35) | ROK Army CIC FC
|
| 16 | 4FW | Chung Kook-chin | (1917-01-02)2 January 1917 (aged 37) | ROK Navy FC
|
Hong Kong
Head coach: 
Tom Sneddon
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Cheung Kwun Hing | |||
| Wai Fat Kim | ||||
| Lee Bing Chiu | ||||
| Szeto Yiu | ||||
| Luk Tat Hay | ||||
| Lau Chi Bing | ||||
| Ko Po Keung | ||||
| Santos | ||||
| Chan Chi Kong | ||||
| Chu Wing Wah | ||||
| Tang Yi Kit | ||||
| Lo Kan Chuen | ||||
| Lau Kai Chiu | ||||
| Au Chi Yin | ||||
| Ho Cheung Yau | ||||
| Hung Hing Yuk | ||||
| Lee Yuk Tak | ||||
| Sit Pu Yin | ||||
| Tse Kam Ho |
Hong Kong national team and Republic of China national team shared same fodder of players during pre-1971. Most (if not all) the players playing in the Hong Kong football league. The ROC team practically the A-team, while Hong Kong practically the B-team, with lesser quality of players.
Afghanistan
Head coach:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Abdul Ghafoor Assar | ||
| 2 | 2DF | Atta Mohammad | ||
| 3 | 2DF | Abdul Ghafoor Yusufzai | ||
| 4 | 3MF | Hamid Afzal | ||
| 5 | 2DF | Hamid Yusufzai | ||
| 6 | 3MF | Rahman Jahangir | ||
| 7 | 3MF | Tar Mohammed Barakzai | ||
| 8 | 3MF | Khalil Ullah | ||
| 9 | 4FW | Sarwar Ayubi | ||
| 10 | 4FW | Farid | ||
| 11 | 4FW | Anwar Quahdari | ||
| 12 | 1GK | |||
| 13 | 2DF | |||
| 14 | 3MF | |||
| 15 | 4FW | |||
| 16 | 3MF | |||
| 17 | 4FW | |||
| 18 | 4FW |
References
- Alcazaren, Paulo (7 May 2011). "Our national sports complex". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan – Part I". Dawn. Karachi, Pakistan. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Tuesday 06 April 1954" – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Basu, Jaydeep; Warrier, Sunil; Chaudhuri, Arunava. "The Indian senior team at the 1954 Manila Asian Games". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 6 June 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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