BEIJING - The Chinese Football Association Tuesday named a 23-man squad for the Asian Cup to be held next month in Qatar.

Hao Junmin, who plys his trade with German Bundesliga outfit Schalke 04, is the only foreign-based player called up to the roster.

China has been drawn in Group A alongside Qatar, Kuwait and Uzbekistan in the January 7-29 continental championship.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Yang Zhi(Beijing Guo`an), Zeng Cheng(Henan Jianye), Guan Zhen(Jiangsu Shuntian)

Defenders: Du Wei(Zhejiang Lucheng), Rong Hao(Zhejiang Lucheng), Li Xuepeng(Dalian Shide), Zhao Peng(Henan Jianye), Wang Qiang(Changsha Jinde), Liu Jianye(Changsha Jinde), Zhang Linpeng(Shanghai Dongya), Li Jianbin(Chengdu)

Midfielders: Deng Zhuoxiang(Shandong Luneng), Wang Song(Zhejiang Lucheng), Yu Tao(Shanghai Shenhua), Zhou Haibin(Shandong Luneng), Yu Hai(Shaanxi Zhongjian), Qu Bo(Shaanxi Zhongjian), Zhao Xuri(Shaanxi Zhongjian), Yang Hao(Beijing Guo`an), Huang Bowen(Beijing Guo`an), Hao Junmin(Schalke 04, Germany)

Forwards: Gao Lin(Guangzhou), Yang Xu(Liaoning Hongyun)