AFC Asian Cup 2023: Fixtures, schedule, format, telecast and more
A total of 24 teams will compete in the AFC Asian Cup 2023.
The 2023 AFC Asian Cup Qatar, will be the 18th edition of Asia’s biggest and most prestigious football tournament. The tournament involves 24 teams, who have been divided into six groups of four.
On 17 October 2022, the AFC announced that the tournament will be held in Qatar, replacing original hosts China. 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.
Teams
Group A – Qatar, China, Tajikistan, Lebanon
Group B – Australia, Uzbekistan, Syria, India
Group C – Iran, UAE, Palestine, Hong Kong
Group D – Japan, Iraq, Vietnam, Indonesia
Group E – South Korea, Malaysia, Jordan, Bahrain
Group F – Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Kyrgyzstan, Oman
Format
The 24 participating nations have all been divided into six groups of four teams each, where they will compete in a single round robin format.
Upon the completion of all group games, the top two teams from the group will make it to the knockouts, whereas the best four among the third-placed teams will qualify for the round of 16.
Thereon, the teams will play in a series of single-legged knockout games, that will ultimately lead to the showdown for the continent’s most prestigious football title.
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:
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- 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;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they are playing each other in the last round of the group;
- 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);
- Drawing of lots.
Venue
The 2023 AFC Asian Cup will be played across five different cities, which include a total of nine stadiums, among which is the Lusail Stadium, which hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup final.
Among the other stadiums, are Al Bayt Stadium, Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Education City Stadium, Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Khalifa International Stadium, Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium, Al Thumama Stadium and Al Janoub Stadium.
Telecast
The AFC Asian Cup 2023 matches will be telecast live on Sports18 Network. Live streaming of the AFC Asian Cup 2023 will be available on the JioCinema app and website. Click here to know details about the worldwide broadcasters.
Fixtures
Group A
January 12: Qatar 3-0 Lebanon – Match Report
January 13: China vs Tajikistan
January 17: Lebanon vs China
January 17: Tajikistan vs Qatar
January 22: Qatar vs China
January 22: Tajikistan vs Lebanon
Group B
January 13: Australia vs India
January 13: Uzbekistan vs Syria
January 18: Syria vs Australia
January 18: India vs Uzbekistan
January 23: Australia vs Uzbekistan
January 23: Syria vs India
Group C
January 14: UAE vs Hong Kong
January 14: Iran vs Palestine
January 18: Palestine vs UAE
January 19: Hong Kong vs Iran
January 23: Iran vs UAE
January 23: Hong Kong vs Palestine
Group D
January 14: Japan vs Vietnam
January 15: Indonesia vs Iraq
January 19: Iraq vs Japan
January 19: Vietnam vs Indonesia
January 24: Japan vs Indonesia
January 24: Iraq vs Vietnam
Group E
January 15: South Korea vs Bahrain
January 15: Malaysia vs Jordan
January 20: Jordan vs South Korea
January 20: Bahrain vs Malaysia
January 25: South Korea vs Malaysia
January 25: Jordan vs Bahrain
Group F
January 16: Thailand vs Kyrgyzstan
January 16: Saudi Arabia vs Oman
January 21: Oman vs Thailand
January 21: Kyrgyzstan vs Saudi Arabia
January 25: Saudi Arabia vs Thailand
January 25: Kyrgyzstan vs Oman
Round of 16
Match 37: January 28— Winner B vs 3rd place A/C/D
Match 38: January 28 — Runner-up A vs Runner-up C
Match 39: January 29 — Winner D vs 3rd place B/E/F
Match 40: January 29— Winner A vs 3rd place C/D/E
Match 41: January 30 — Runner-up B vs Runner-up F
Match 42: January 30— Winner F vs Runner-up E
Match 43: January 31— Winner E vs Runner-up D
Match 44: January 31 — Winner C vs 3rd place A/B/F
Quarter-final
Match 45: February 2 — Winner of 38 vs Winner of 39
Match 46: February 2— Winner of 37 vs Winner of 42
Match 47: February 3— Winner of 44 vs Winner of 43
Match 48: February 3— Winner of 40 vs Winner of 41
Semi-final
First semi-final: February 6
Second semi-final: February 7
Final
February 10
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