A few notable additions are Mark Schwarzer and Travis Dodd of Australia, and Yasuhito Endo of Japan.

The list is being continually revised after each match day and the race to be named the best player of Asia for this year will culminate on November 25 in Shanghai at the Awards Gala.

NINTH LIST OF CONTENDERS FOR AFC PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2008 (in alphabetical order; revised list as of October 31, 2008)

1. Ahmad Ajab (Kuwait and Al Qadsia - Kuwait )
2. Ali Al Habsi (Oman and Bolton Wanderers - England )
3. Andres Sebastian Soria Quintana ( Qatar and Qatar SC - Qatar )
4. Choe Kum-Chol (DPRK and April 25 - DPRK)
5. Ebrahim Sadeghi ( Iran and Saipa - Iran )
6. Ismael Matar (UAE and Al Wahda - UAE)
7. Jehad Al Hussein (Syria and Kuwait SC - Kuwait)
8. Mark Schwarzer - (Australia and Fulham - England)
9. Nathan Burns (Australia and AEK Athens - Greece)
10. Saad Al Harthi - (Saudi Arabia and Al Nasr - Saudi Arabia)
11. Server Djeparov (Uzbekistan and Kuruvchi/Bunyodkor - Uzbekistan)
12. Travis Dodd - (Australia and Adelaide United - Australia)
13. Yasuhito Endo - (Japan and Gamba Osaka - Japan)
14. Yuji Nakazawa ( Japan and Yokohama F Marinos - Japan)