in this edition of best footballer in asia, 42 jurors were invited to vote. among the 42 jurors, 36 of them represent different afc nations/regions including afghanistan, australia, bahrain, bangladesh, cambodia, china, chinese taipei, hong kong, india, indonesia, iran, iraq, japan, jordan, korea republic, kuwait, kyrgyzstan, lebanon, macao, malaysia, myanmar, oman, pakistan, palestine, philippines, qatar, saudi arabia, singapore, syria, tajikistan, thailand, turkmenistan, united arabic emirates, uzbekistan, vietnam and yemen. six other jurors were invited representing well-known football media outlets or as independent asian football experts.