http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35867356
What do we know about these guys
The advisers include academics and former military officers with expertise on the Middle East and energy issues.
Mr Trump told the Washington Post that he would name more advisers in the coming days.
Mr Trump named retired Lt Gen Keith Kellogg, Carter Page, George Papadopoulos, Walid Phares and retired Gen Joseph Schmitz..
The team is led by Republican Senator Jeff Sessions.
Gen Joseph Schmitz resigned from the military in 2005 amid accusations of misconduct. However, Mr Schmitz was never charged with wrongdoing.
Another adviser, Walid Phares, was criticised when he was named as part of Mr Romney's foreign policy team in 2011.
Muslim advocacy groups took issue with Mr Phares's close ties to right-wing Christian militia groups during the Lebanese civil war.
He is an outspoken critic of Sharia, or Islamic religious law, and has appeared on Fox News and other conservative media outlets as an expert on the Middle East.
Retired Lt Gen Keith Kellogg
Served under Coalition Provisional Authority leader Paul Bremer during the Iraq war
Vice-president at defence contractor CACI International
Carter Page
Long time energy industry executive
Expert on the Caspian Sea region and economic development in former Soviet states
George Papadopoulos
Director of the London-based Center for International Energy and Natural Resources Law & Security
Research fellow at the Hudson Institute, a conservative think tank
Walid Phares
Professor at National Defense University
Adviser to members of Congress
Retired Gen Joseph Schmitz
Former inspector general at the Defense Department
Former executive at defence contractor Blackwater