2023 AFC Asian Cup

The 2023 AFC Asian Cup will be the 18th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Asia organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It will involve 24 national teams after expansion in 2019, with Qatar as the defending champions.[1][2]

2023 AFC Asian Cup
كأس آسيا 2023
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
Dates12 January – 10 February 2024
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)8 (in 4 host cities)

The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in China from 16 June to 16 July 2023.[3] On 14 May 2022, the AFC announced that China would not host the tournament due to the circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and China's Zero-COVID policy.[4]

On 17 October, the AFC announced that the tournament will be held in Qatar.[5] Qatar will become the first country to host three Asian Cups, after 1988 and 2011.[6] Due to the high summer temperatures in the Persian Gulf and Qatar's participation in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the tournament was postponed to 12 January – 10 February 2024.[7][8]

Host selection
Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup bids

China was announced as the winning bid on 4 June 2019, on the eve of the 69th FIFA Congress in Paris, France.[9] However, due to China's relinquishment of its hosting rights,[10][11] the AFC conducted a second round of bidding, with a deadline for submissions scheduled on 17 October 2022.[12]

Four nations had submitted bids: Australia, Indonesia, Qatar and South Korea,[13] but Australia subsequently withdrew in September 2022[14] and Indonesia on 15 October.[15] On 17 October, the AFC announced that Qatar won the bid and will host the tournament.[5]

Teams
Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
  Qualified for Asian Cup
  Failed to qualify
  Disqualified or withdrew
  Not an AFC member

The first two rounds of qualification also served as the Asian qualification for the 2022 World Cup. Qatar, the host of World Cup participated only in the second round solely to qualification for the 2023 Asian Cup, later also host the Asian Cup.

Qualified teams
Team Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearances		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance
 QatarSecond round Group E winners / Hosts7 June 202111th2019Winners (2019)
 JapanSecond round Group F winners28 May 202110th2019Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
 SyriaSecond round Group A winners7 June 20217th2019Group stage (1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2011, 2019)
 South KoreaSecond round Group H winners9 June 202115th2019Winners (1956, 1960)
 AustraliaSecond round Group B winners11 June 20215th2019Winners (2015)
 IranSecond round Group C winners15 June 202115th2019Winners (1968, 1972, 1976)
 Saudi ArabiaSecond round Group D winners15 June 202111th2019Winners (1984, 1988, 1996)
 United Arab EmiratesSecond round Group G winners15 June 202111th2019Runners-up (1996)
 ChinaSecond round Group A runners-up15 June 202113th2019Runners-up (1984, 2004)
 IraqSecond round Group C runners-up15 June 202110th2019Winners (2007)
 OmanSecond round Group E runners-up15 June 20215th2019Round of 16 (2019)
 VietnamSecond round Group G runners-up15 June 20215th2019Fourth place (1956[lower-alpha 1], 1960[lower-alpha 1])
 LebanonSecond round Group H runners-up15 June 20213rd2019Group stage (2000, 2019)
 PalestineThird round Group B winners14 June 20223rd2019Group stage (2015, 2019)
 UzbekistanThird round Group C winners14 June 20228th2019Fourth place (2011)
 ThailandThird round Group C runners-up14 June 20228th2019Third place (1972)
 IndiaThird round Group D winners14 June 20225th2019Runners-up (1964)
 Hong KongThird round Group D runners-up14 June 20224th1968Third place (1956)
 TajikistanThird round Group F winners14 June 20221stDebutNone
 KyrgyzstanThird round Group F runners-up14 June 20222nd2019Round of 16 (2019)
 BahrainThird round Group E winners14 June 20227th2019Fourth place (2004)
 MalaysiaThird round Group E runners-up14 June 20224th2007Group stage (1976, 1980, 2007)
 JordanThird round Group A winners14 June 20225th2019Quarter-finals (2004, 2011)
 IndonesiaThird round Group A runners-up14 June 20225th2007Group stage (1996, 2000, 2004, 2007)

Draw

The draw was held in Katara Opera House in Doha on 11 May 2023 at 14:00 AST (UTC+3).[16]

From the April 2023 FIFA World Rankings[17]
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Qatar (61) (hosts)
 Japan (20)
 Iran (24)
 South Korea (27)
 Australia (29)
 Saudi Arabia (54)		  Iraq (67)
 United Arab Emirates (72)
 Oman (73)
 Uzbekistan (74)
 China (81)
 Jordan (84)		  Bahrain (85)
 Syria (90)
 Palestine (93)
 Vietnam (95)
 Kyrgyzstan (96)
 Lebanon (99)		  India (101)
 Tajikistan (109)
 Thailand (114)
 Malaysia (138)
 Hong Kong (147)
 Indonesia (149)

Draw result

Teams were drawn consecutively into Group A to F. For the first time in AFC Asian Cup history, the teams from lowest pots were drawn first but not assigned to the positions of their groups following by number orders of group stage as happened in previous editions. Pot 1 teams were assigned to the first positions of their groups, while next the positions of all other teams were drawn separately from Pot 4 to 2 (for the purposes of determining the match schedules in each group).

The draw resulted in the following groups:

Group A
PosTeam
A1 Qatar
A2 China
A3 Tajikistan
A4 Lebanon
Group B
PosTeam
B1 Australia
B2 Uzbekistan
B3 Syria
B4 India
Group C
PosTeam
C1 Iran
C2 United Arab Emirates
C3 Hong Kong
C4 Palestine
Group D
PosTeam
D1 Japan
D2 Indonesia
D3 Iraq
D4 Vietnam
Group E
PosTeam
E1 South Korea
E2 Malaysia
E3 Jordan
E4 Bahrain
Group F
PosTeam
F1 Saudi Arabia
F2 Thailand
F3 Kyrgyzstan
F4 Oman

Venues

Five host cities were submitted in the 2023 bid, including seven stadiums prepared for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. On 5 April 2023, AFC announced eight stadiums across four host cities for the tournament.[18] All (except Lusail and 974) of the stadiums also played host to matches at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, whilst 3 stadiums (except Thani bin Jassim and Suheim bin Hamad) also played host to matches at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.

Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor will host the opening match on 12 January. Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan and Al Thumama Stadium in Doha will host the semi-finals matches; and Al Bayt Stadium will host the final which will be held on 10 February.

Doha
Al Thumama Stadium Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Capacity: 44,400 Capacity: 13,030 Capacity: 10,000
Al Khor
Al Bayt Stadium
Capacity: 68,895
Al Wakrah
Al Janoub Stadium
Capacity: 44,325
Al Rayyan
Khalifa International Stadium Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Education City Stadium
Capacity: 45,857 Capacity: 45,032 Capacity: 44,667

Group stage

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:[1]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they are playing each other in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Group A
Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Tajikistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage
4  Lebanon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 January 2024. Source:
(H) Host
Qatar Match 1 Lebanon
China Match 3 Tajikistan
Lebanon Match 13 China
Tajikistan Match 14 Qatar
Qatar Match 25 China
Tajikistan Match 26 Lebanon

Group B
Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Syria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage
4  India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 13 January 2024. Source:
Australia Match 2 India
Uzbekistan Match 4 Syria
Syria Match 15 Australia
India Match 16 Uzbekistan
Australia Match 27 Uzbekistan
Syria Match 28 India

Group C
Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage
4  Palestine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 14 January 2024. Source:
United Arab Emirates Match 6 Hong Kong
Iran Match 7 Palestine
Palestine Match 17 United Arab Emirates
Hong Kong Match 20 Iran
Iran Match 29 United Arab Emirates
Hong Kong Match 30 Palestine

Group D
Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Iraq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage
4  Vietnam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 14 January 2024. Source:
Japan Match 5 Vietnam
Indonesia Match 9 Iraq
Iraq Match 18 Japan
Vietnam Match 19 Indonesia
Japan Match 31 Indonesia
Iraq Match 32 Vietnam

Group E
Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Malaysia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage
4  Bahrain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 15 January 2024. Source:
South Korea Match 8 Bahrain
Malaysia Match 10 Jordan
Jordan Match 21 South Korea
Bahrain Match 22 Malaysia
South Korea Match 33 Malaysia
Jordan Match 34 Bahrain

Group F
Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Kyrgyzstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage
4  Oman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 16 January 2024. Source:
Thailand Match 11 Kyrgyzstan
Saudi Arabia Match 12 Oman
Oman Match 23 Thailand
Kyrgyzstan Match 24 Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Match 35 Thailand
Kyrgyzstan Match 36 Oman

Ranking of third-placed teams

The four best third-placed teams from the six groups advance to the knockout stage along with the six group winners and six runners-up.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 B Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 C Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 D Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 E Team 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 F Team 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:

Combinations of matches in the round of 16

The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depended on which four third-placed teams qualified for the round of 16:

  Combination according to the four qualified teams
Third-placed teams
qualify from groups		 1A
vs		 1B
vs		 1C
vs		 1D
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Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.

Bracket
 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 28 January 2024 – Al Rayyan (Ahmad bin Ali)
 
 
Runner-up Group A
 
 2 February 2024 – Al Rayyan (Ahmad bin Ali)
 
Runner-up Group C
 
 
 
 29 January 2024 – Al Rayyan (Khalifa)
 
 
 
Winner Group D
 
 6 February 2024 – Al Rayyan (Ahmad bin Ali)
 
3rd Group B/E/F
 
 
 
 28 January 2024 – Doha (Jassim bin Hamad)
 
 
 
Winner Group B
 
 2 February 2024 – Al Rayyan (Education)
 
3rd Group A/C/D
 
 
 
 30 January 2024 – Al Rayyan (Education)
 
 
 
Winner Group F
 
 10 February 2024 – Al Khor
 
Runner-up Group E
 
 
 
 31 January 2024 – Doha (Abdullah bin Khalifa)
 
 
 
Winner Group C
 
 3 February 2024 – Al Wakrah
 
3rd Group A/B/F
 
 
 
 31 January 2024 – Doha (Al Thumama)
 
 
 
Winner Group E
 
 7 February 2024 – Doha (Al Thumama)
 
Runner-up Group D
 
 
 
 29 January 2024 – Al Khor
 
 
 
Winner Group A
 
 3 February 2024 – Al Khor
 
3rd Group C/D/E
 
 
 
 30 January 2024 – Al Wakrah
 
 
 
Runner-up Group B
 
 
Runner-up Group F
 

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Round of 16
Winner Group BMatch 37Third-place Group A/C/D
Runner-up Group AMatch 38Runner-up Group C
Winner Group DMatch 39Third-place Group B/E/F
Winner Group AMatch 40Third-place Group C/D/E
Runner-up Group BMatch 41Runner-up Group F
Winner Group FMatch 42Runner-up Group E
Winner Group EMatch 43Runner-up Group D
Winner Group CMatch 44Third-place Group A/B/F

Quarter-finals
Winner Match 38Match 45Winner Match 39
Winner Match 37Match 46Winner Match 42
Winner Match 44Match 47Winner Match 43
Winner Match 40Match 48Winner Match 41

Semi-finals
Winner Match 45Match 49Winner Match 46
Winner Match 47Match 50Winner Match 48

Final
Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup Final
Winner Match 49Match 51Winner Match 50

See also

Notes
  1. As South Vietnam

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