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2023 AFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023
كأس آسيا 2023
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
Dates12 January – 10 February 2024
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)9 (in 5 host cities)
← 2019
2027 →

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

On 17 October 2022, the AFC announced that the tournament will be held in Qatar, replacing original hosts China.[3] Due to the high summer temperatures and Qatar's participation in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the tournament was postponed to 12 January – 10 February 2024, while retaining the original name for both existing sponsorship and logistical purposes.[4][5]

Host selection

Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup bids

China was announced as the winning bid on 4 June 2019, just prior to the 69th FIFA Congress in Paris, France.[6] The tournament was originally scheduled to be held from 16 June to 16 July 2023.[7] On 14 May 2022, the AFC announced that China would not host the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic and China's Zero-COVID policy.[8] Due to China's relinquishment of its hosting rights,[9][10] the AFC conducted a second round of bidding, with a deadline for submissions scheduled on 17 October 2022.[11] Four nations submitted bids: Australia, Indonesia, Qatar, and South Korea.[12] However, Australia subsequently withdrew in September 2022[13], as did Indonesia on October 15.[14] On 17 October, the AFC announced that Qatar won the bid and would host the tournament.[3]

Venues

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Al Janoub Stadium
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Al Thumama Stadium
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Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
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Khalifa International Stadium
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Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
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Education City Stadium
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Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
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Lusail Stadium
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Al Bayt Stadium
Venues of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup
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Al Bayt Stadium
2
Lusail Stadium
3
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
4
Education City Stadium
5
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
6
Khalifa International Stadium
7
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
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Al Thumama Stadium
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Al Janoub Stadium

Five host cities were submitted in the 2023 bid, including seven stadiums previously prepared for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. On 5 April 2023, the AFC announced the eight stadiums across four host cities for the tournament.[15] On 21 August 2023, Lusail Stadium was added as a ninth venue.[16] All but one (Stadium 974) of the host stadiums from the 2022 FIFA World Cup were selected for the tournament, along with Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, which hosted matches during the 2011 edition, and Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, which had not hosted any international tournament previously.

Lusail Stadium will host the opening match on 12 January.[16] Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan and Al Thumama Stadium in Doha will host the semi-finals matches; with Lusail to host the final which will be held on 10 February.[16]

Qatar
City Stadium Capacity
Al Khor Al Bayt Stadium 68,895
Lusail Lusail Stadium 88,966
Al Rayyan Ahmad bin Ali Stadium 45,032
Education City Stadium 44,667
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium 15,000
Khalifa International Stadium 45,857
Doha Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium 10,000
Al Thumama Stadium 44,400
Al Wakrah Al Janoub Stadium 44,325

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 the World Cup, participated only in the second round to qualify for the 2023 Asian Cup (which they were later selected as hosts for after China withdrew its hosting rights).

Qualified teams

Of the 24 teams set to appear, 20 teams are returning after appearing in the 2019 edition.

Tajikistan is set to be the only debutant in the competition, while Hong Kong marks its return for the first time in 56 years. Malaysia and Indonesia both qualified for the first time since hosting the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.

4 nations from the previous edition have failed to qualify (North Korea, Turkmenistan, Yemen, and the Philippines). India is the only SAFF representative in this edition while it is the first time that 5 teams from the AFF managed to reach the finals (Australia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia). Only two teams from WAFF failed to qualify for this tournament (Yemen and Kuwait). Iran meanwhile extend their qualification record - this is their 15th straight appearance in the tournament, having qualified for every edition since 1968.

Team Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearances 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance
 China Original hosts and second round Group A runners-up 4 June 2019[a] 13th 2019 Runners-up (1984, 2004)
 Japan Second round Group F winners 28 May 2021 10th 2019 Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
 Syria Second round Group A winners 7 June 2021 7th 2019 Group stage (1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2011, 2019)
 Qatar New hosts and Second round Group E winners 7 June 2021 11th 2019 Winners (2019)
 South Korea Second round Group H winners 9 June 2021 15th 2019 Winners (1956, 1960)
 Australia Second round Group B winners 11 June 2021 5th 2019 Winners (2015)
 Iran Second round Group C winners 15 June 2021 15th 2019 Winners (1968, 1972, 1976)
 Saudi Arabia Second round Group D winners 15 June 2021 11th 2019 Winners (1984, 1988, 1996)
 United Arab Emirates Second round Group G winners 15 June 2021 11th 2019 Runners-up (1996)
 Iraq Second round Group C runners-up 15 June 2021 10th 2019 Winners (2007)
 Oman Second round Group E runners-up 15 June 2021 5th 2019 Round of 16 (2019)
 Vietnam Second round Group G runners-up 15 June 2021 5th 2019 Fourth place (1956[b], 1960[b])
 Lebanon Second round Group H runners-up 15 June 2021 3rd 2019 Group stage (2000, 2019)
 Palestine Third round Group B winners 14 June 2022 3rd 2019 Group stage (2015, 2019)
 Uzbekistan Third round Group C winners 14 June 2022 8th 2019 Fourth place (2011)
 Thailand Third round Group C runners-up 14 June 2022 8th 2019 Third place (1972)
 India Third round Group D winners 14 June 2022 5th 2019 Runners-up (1964)
 Hong Kong Third round Group D runners-up 14 June 2022 4th 1968 Third place (1956)
 Tajikistan Third round Group F winners 14 June 2022 1st Debut None
 Kyrgyzstan Third round Group F runners-up 14 June 2022 2nd 2019 Round of 16 (2019)
 Bahrain Third round Group E winners 14 June 2022 7th 2019 Fourth place (2004)
 Malaysia Third round Group E runners-up 14 June 2022 4th 2007 Group stage (1976, 1980, 2007)
 Jordan Third round Group A winners 14 June 2022 5th 2019 Quarter-finals (2004, 2011)
 Indonesia Third round Group A runners-up 14 June 2022 5th 2007 Group stage (1996, 2000, 2004, 2007)

Draw

The draw was held at the Katara Opera House in Doha on 11 May 2023.[17]

From the April 2023 FIFA World Rankings[18]
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 into Groups 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 the group stage, as 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 groups were confirmed following the draw:

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

Squads

Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup squads

Each team were required to registered a squad with a minimum of 18 players and a maximum of 23 players, at least three of whom must be goalkeepers.[19] In December 2023, the maximum was increased to 26 players.[20]

Officiating

On 14 September 2023, the AFC announced the list of 33 referees, 37 assistant referees, two stand-by referees and two stand-by assistant referees for the tournament, including two female referees and three female assistant referees. Video Assistant Referee (VAR) will be used for the entire tournament following its implementation from the quarter-final stage onwards in the 2019 edition.[21] The Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SAOT) system, which utilises 12 specialised cameras and artificial intelligence, will also be implemented at all 51 matches. This marks the first time that SAOT will be in place at an AFC competition and makes the AFC the first confederation to apply the system at the continental men's national team level.[22]

Referees
Assistant referees
  • Australia Ashley Beecham
  • Australia Anton Shchetinin
  • China Zhang Cheng
  • China Zhou Fei
  • Iran Alireza Ildorom
  • Iran Saeid Ghasemi
  • Iraq Ahmed Al-Baghdadi
  • Iraq Watheq Al-Swaiedi
  • Japan Makoto Bozono
  • Japan Jun Mihara
  • Japan Takumi Takagi
  • Japan Naomi Teshirogi
  • Jordan Mohammad Al-Kalaf
  • Jordan Ahmad Al-Roalle
  • South Korea Kim Kyoung-min
  • South Korea Park Sang-jun
  • South Korea Yoon Jae-yeol
  • Kuwait Ahmad Abbas
  • Kuwait Abdulhadi Al-Anezi
  • Malaysia Mohd Arif Shamil Bin Abd Rasid
  • Malaysia Mohamad Zairul Bin Khalil Tan
  • Oman Abu Bakar Al-Amri
  • Oman Rashid Al-Ghaithi
  • Qatar Saoud Al-Maqaleh
  • Qatar Taleb Al-Marri
  • Saudi Arabia Zaid Al-Shammari
  • Saudi Arabia Yasir Al-Sultan
  • Singapore Abdul Hannan Bin Abdul Hasim
  • Singapore Ronnie Koh Min Kiat
  • Syria Ali Ahmad
  • Syria Mohamad Kazzaz
  • Thailand Tanate Chuchuen
  • Thailand Rawut Nakarit
  • United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al-Hammadi
  • United Arab Emirates Hasan Al-Mahri
  • Uzbekistan Timur Gaynullin
  • Uzbekistan Andrey Tsapenko
Stand-by referees
Stand-by assistant referees
  • China Cao Yi
  • Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Abakry

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony, named "The Lost Chapter of Kelileh and Demneh" will take place at Lusail Stadium, at 5 PM, on 12 January 2024.[24]

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) 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Tajikistan 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3  China 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
4  Lebanon 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Qatar 3–0 Lebanon
  • Afif 45', 90+6'
  • Ali 56'
 Report
Attendance: 82,490
China 0–0 Tajikistan
Report
Attendance: 4,001
Lebanon 0–0 China
Report
Attendance: 14,137
Tajikistan 0–1 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 57,460
Qatar 1–0 China
 Report
Attendance: 42,104
Tajikistan 2–1 Lebanon
 Report
Attendance: 11,843

Group B

Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Uzbekistan 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
3  Syria 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4  India 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: AFC
Australia 2–0 India
 Report
Attendance: 36,253
Uzbekistan 0–0 Syria
Report
Attendance: 10,198
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
India 0–3 Uzbekistan
Report
Attendance: 38,491
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Syria 0–1 Australia
Report
Attendance: 10,097
Australia 1–1 Uzbekistan
 Report
Attendance: 15,290
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Syria 1–0 India
 Report
Attendance: 42,787

Group C

Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  United Arab Emirates 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
3  Palestine 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: AFC
United Arab Emirates 3–1 Hong Kong
 Report
Attendance: 15,586
Iran 4–1 Palestine
 Report
Attendance: 27,691
Palestine 1–1 United Arab Emirates
Nasser 50' (o.g.) Report Adil 23'
Attendance: 41,986
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)
Hong Kong 0–1 Iran
Report
Attendance: 36,412
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Iran 2–1 United Arab Emirates
 Report
Attendance: 34,259
Hong Kong 0–3 Palestine
Report
Attendance: 6,568

Group D

Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 3 3 0 0 8 4 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Japan 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3  Indonesia 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4  Vietnam 3 0 0 3 4 8 −4 0
Source: AFC
Japan 4–2 Vietnam
 Report
Attendance: 17,385
Indonesia 1–3 Iraq
 Report
Attendance: 16,532
Iraq 2–1 Japan
 Report
Attendance: 38,663
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
Vietnam 0–1 Indonesia
Report
Attendance: 7,253
Japan 3–1 Indonesia
 Report Walsh 90+1'
Attendance: 26,453
Iraq 3–2 Vietnam
 Report
Attendance: 8,932

Group E

Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group E
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bahrain 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 1 2 0 8 6 +2 5
3  Jordan 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4
4  Malaysia 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
Source: AFC
South Korea 3–1 Bahrain
 Report
Attendance: 8,388
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Malaysia 0–4 Jordan
Report
Attendance: 20,410


Jordan 2–2 South Korea
 Report
Attendance: 36,627
Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)
Bahrain 1–0 Malaysia
 Report
Attendance: 10,386
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
South Korea 3–3 Malaysia
 Report
Attendance: 30,117
Jordan 0–1 Bahrain
Report Helal 34'
Attendance: 39,650

Group F

Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group F
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Thailand 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5
3  Oman 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  Kyrgyzstan 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: AFC
Thailand 2–0 Kyrgyzstan
 Report
Attendance: 4,530
Saudi Arabia 2–1 Oman
 Report
Attendance: 41,987
Oman 0–0 Thailand
Report
Attendance: 6,340
Kyrgyzstan 0–2 Saudi Arabia
Report
Attendance: 39,557
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Saudi Arabia 0–0 Thailand
Report
Attendance: 38,773
Kyrgyzstan 1–1 Oman
 Report
Attendance: 6,231
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

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 E  Jordan 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 C  Palestine 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
3 B  Syria 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4 D  Indonesia 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
5 F  Oman 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
6 A  China 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Disciplinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.[25]

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
vs
A B C D 3C 3D 3A 3B
A B C E 3C 3A 3B 3E
A B C F 3C 3A 3B 3F
A B D E 3D 3A 3B 3E
A B D F 3D 3A 3B 3F
A B E F 3E 3A 3B 3F
A C D E 3C 3D 3A 3E
A C D F 3C 3D 3A 3F
A C E F 3C 3A 3F 3E
A D E F 3D 3A 3F 3E
B C D E 3C 3D 3B 3E
B C D F 3C 3D 3B 3F
B C E F 3E 3C 3B 3F
B D E F 3E 3D 3B 3F
C D E F 3C 3D 3F 3E

Knockout stage

Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup 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 – Al Rayyan (ABAS)
 
 
 Tajikistan (p)1 (5)
 
2 February – Al Rayyan (ABAS)
 
 United Arab Emirates1 (3)
 
 Tajikistan0
 
29 January – Al Rayyan (KIS)
 
 Jordan1
 
 Iraq2
 
6 February – Al Rayyan (ABAS)
 
 Jordan3
 
 Jordan2
 
28 January – Al Rayyan (JBHS)
 
 South Korea0
 
 Australia4
 
2 February – Al Wakrah
 
 Indonesia0
 
 Australia1
 
30 January – Al Rayyan (ECS)
 
 South Korea (a.e.t.)2
 
 Saudi Arabia1 (2)
 
10 February – Lusail
 
 South Korea (p)1 (4)
 
 Jordan 1
 
31 January – Doha (ABKS)
 
 Qatar3
 
 Iran (p) 1 (5)
 
3 February – Al Rayyan (ECS)
 
 Syria1 (3)
 
 Iran2
 
31 January – Doha (ATS)
 
 Japan1
 
 Bahrain1
 
7 February – Doha (ATS)
 
 Japan3
 
 Iran2
 
29 January – Al Khor
 
 Qatar3
 
 Qatar2
 
3 February – Al Khor
 
 Palestine1
 
 Qatar (p)1 (3)
 
30 January – Al Wakrah
 
 Uzbekistan1 (2)
 
 Uzbekistan2
 
 
 Thailand1
 

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

Round of 16

Australia 4–0 Indonesia
 Report
Attendance: 7,863
Tajikistan 1–1 (a.e.t.) United Arab Emirates
 Report
Penalties
 5–3
Attendance: 33,584
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Iraq 2–3 Jordan
 Report
Attendance: 35,814
Qatar 2–1 Palestine
 Report
Attendance: 63,753
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Uzbekistan 2–1 Thailand
 Report
Attendance: 18,691
Saudi Arabia 1–1 (a.e.t.) South Korea
 Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 42,389
Bahrain 1–3 Japan
 Report
Attendance: 31,832
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)
Iran 1–1 (a.e.t.) Syria
 Report
Penalties
 5–3
Attendance: 8,720

Quarter-finals

Tajikistan 0–1 Jordan
Report
Attendance: 35,530
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Australia 1–2 (a.e.t.) South Korea
 Report
Attendance: 39,632
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Iran 2–1 Japan
 Report
Attendance: 35,640
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Qatar 1–1 (a.e.t.) Uzbekistan
 Report
Penalties
 3–2
Attendance: 58,791

Semi-finals

Jordan 2–0 South Korea
 Report
Attendance: 42,850
Iran 2–3 Qatar
 Report
Attendance: 40,342
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

Final

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

Marketing

Logo and slogan

The official logo and TV opening of the tournament were launched during the final draw on 11 May 2023. The logo features a silhouette of the AFC Asian Cup trophy, with the trophy lines inspired from feathers of a falcon and petals of the lotus flower. The top of the logo is colored in Qatar's national color, maroon, while the logo's tail features an Arabic nuqta.[26]

The tournament's slogan, "Hayya Asia", translating to "Let's go Asia!", was revealed on 5 October 2023 in an event to mark 100 days until the tournament.[27]

Match ball

The official match ball, the VORTEXAC23 made by Kelme, was unveiled on 10 August 2023. The ball’s design "incorporates Qatar’s maroon colours, echoing the nation’s identity, and mirrors the championship’s emblem at its centre". Technical assessments have rigorously tested the ball’s performance, ensuring its durability, quality, and readiness.[28]

On 20 December 2023, the official match ball of the Final, the VORTEXAC23+, was revealed. The ball builds on the design of the VORTEXAC23 and uses a predominantly gold and maroon colour scheme "to reflect the prestige of competing for the AFC Asian Cup title".[29]

Official song

The official song of the tournament, "Hadaf", by Humood AlKhudher and Fahad Al Hajjaji, was released on January 1 2024.[30][31]

Mascots

On 2 December 2023, the tournament's official mascots were unveiled at Barahat Msheireb, Doha, through an anime-inspired animation produced by Katara Studios. The mascots are a family of five jerboas named Saboog, Tmbki, Freha, Zkriti and Traeneh, who were also the mascots of the 2011 edition when Qatar last hosted the tournament. The mascots were created by Qatari artist Ahmed Al Maadheed, with the animation directed by Fahad Al Kuwari and the song performed by Qatari artist Dana Al Meer and singer/composer Tarek Al Arabi Tourgane. Four of the five mascots are named after locations in Qatar, while Saboog is derived from the term used to refer to a jerboa in Qatar. The mascots were each created with different characteristics, akin to the different roles players undertake during a football match, and made to resemble a traditional household in Qatar.[32][33]

Ticket sales

The first batch of tickets for the tournament - with more than 150,000 tickets had been sold out in just a week, since sales began on 10 October 2023.[34] Another 90,000 tickets of the second batch have been sold within the first 24 hours since being released on 19 November 2023. Fans from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and India bought the majority of tickets offered. In addition to the opening match between Qatar and Lebanon, scheduled for 12 January 2024, the match between Saudi Arabia and Oman also led ticket sales.[35]

Prices for match tickets start from as low as QAR 25 (approximately USD6.8) to enable greater access for the millions of fans.[36]

On 20 November 2023, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the tournament has announced that it will donate revenue from ticket sales to support emergency relief for Palestine, amidst the ongoing Israel–Hamas war.[37][38]

eSports tournament

On 8 December 2023, the AFC has announced that it will unveil the inaugural edition of AFC eAsian Cup, from 1 to 5 February 2024. This eSports tournament will be played on Konami's football video game - eFootball 2024. It marks the confederation’s first foray into the world of esports. Taking place in Doha, the event will feature 20 AFC Member Associations, who are competing in the upcoming Asian Cup.[39][40]

Prize money

Total prize money pool for the tournament is US$14,800,000, the same as it was in the 2019 edition. The champions would receive US$5 million, the runners-up will receive US$3 million, and the losing semi-finalists would receive US$1 million. All 24 participating teams would also receive US$200,000.[citation needed]

Sponsorship

Official Global Partners
Official Global Supporters
Official Regional Partner
Official Hospitality Provider
  • MATCH Hospitality (Asia)[50]

Official Video and Data Distribution Partner

Broadcasting rights

The broadcasters around the world that have acquired the rights to the tournament include:

Territory Rights holder(s) Ref
 Afghanistan Lemar TV [52]
 Armenia TV Start [53]
 Australia Paramount+, Network 10 [54]
 Austria Sportdigital [55]
 Azerbaijan TV Start [53]
 Bangladesh T Sports [56]
 Belarus TV Start [53]
 Belgium Triller TV [52]
 Bhutan Football Sports Development Limited [57]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sport Klub [58]
 Brazil Band, BandSports, Bradesco Esportes FM, Rádio Bandeirantes, SBT, and Record
 Bulgaria Diema Sport [58]
 Cambodia Hang Meas [52][59]
 Canada Paramount+ [60]
 Caribbean ESPN [61]
 China IQIYI Sports, CCTV [62]
 Croatia Sport Klub [58]
 East Timor MNC Media [63]
 Estonia TV Start [53]
 Finland C More Sport [64]
 France Triller TV [52]
 Georgia Silk Sport [52]
 Germany Sportdigital [55]
 Hong Kong HOY TV [65]
 India Sports18 [52]
 Indonesia MNC Media [63]
In-flight/In-ship Sport 24 [66]
 Iran IRIB 3, IRIB Varzesh, Perisiana Sports [52]
 Iraq Alrabiaa Network Television [67]
 Ireland Triller TV [52]
 Israel Sport1 [52]
 Italy OneFootball [52]
 Japan DAZN, TV Asahi [68]
 Kazakhstan Sport+ [52][69]
 Kyrgyzstan KTRK [52]
 Laos KJSMWorld [59]
  Latin America ESPN [61]
 Latvia TV Start [53]
 Liechtenstein Sportdigital [55]
 Lithuania TV Start [53]
 Luxembourg Sportdigital [55]
 Macau M Plus Live [70]
 Malaysia Astro SuperSport, RTM [71][72]
 Maldives PSM [73]
 MENA beIN Sports [74]
 Moldova TV Start [53]
 Mongolia Premier Sports [75]
 Montenegro Sport Klub [58]
 Myanmar Canal+ [76]
   Nepal Football Sports Development Limited [57]
 Netherlands Triller TV [52]
 North Macedonia Sport Klub [58]
 Portugal Sport TV [52]
 Puerto Rico Paramount+, CBS Sports [60]
 Qatar Al Kass [52]
 Romania Antena [77]
 Russia TV Start [53]
 San Marino OneFootball [52]
 Saudi Arabia Shahid, SSC [78]
 Serbia United Media, Sport Klub [58]
 Singapore Mediacorp [52]
 Slovenia Sport Klub [58]
 South Korea CJ ENM, Coupang [79][80]
 Sri Lanka Football Sports Development Limited [57]
  Sub-Saharan Africa StarTimes [52]
 Sweden C More Sport [64]
 Switzerland Sportdigital [55]
 Taiwan ELTA [81]
 Tajikistan TV Varzish, TV Football [52]
 Turkey D-Smart [82]
 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Sport [52]
 United Kingdom Triller TV [52]
 Ukraine Sport1 [52]
 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Media [83]
 United States Paramount+, CBS Sports [60]
 Uzbekistan MTRK [52]
 Vietnam FPT, VTV [84][85][86]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ China was awarded hosting rights on 4 June 2019. They later finished as second round Group A runners-up on 15 June 2021, which would earn them a qualification regardless of the hosting status. China later withdrew their hosting rights on 14 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b As South Vietnam

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