See main article: 2006 AFC Challenge Cup. Below are the squads for the 2006 AFC Challenge Cup in Bangladesh, that took place between 1 April and 16 April 2006. The players' listed age is their age on the tournament's opening day (1 April 2006).
Coach: Islam Akhmedov
Coach: Klaus Stärk
Coach: Toshiaki Imai
Coach: Sampath Perera
Coach: Mohd Ali Mustafa
Coach: Shyam Thapa
Coach: Kharga Basnet
Coach: Diego Cruciani
Coach: Jo Yong-Chol
Coach: Mohammed Sabaah
Coach: Norio Tsukitate
Coach: Sharif Nazarov
Coach: Masanaga Kageyama
Coach: Boris Podkorytov
Coach: Salman Sharida