AFC Asian Cup will take place in Qatar 2023. But due to Qatar preparations for CONCACAF Gold Cup, the event dates moved from year 2023 to 2024. Now it's confirmed that event will began in January 2024 and finals held in February 2024. There are 24 teams who got qualified for the AFC Asian Cup, India, China, Australia, Oman, Japan, South Korea, and Iran top teams to watch in the competition.
The opening match of the Asian Cup will take place between hosting nation Qatar and Lebanon. Later on 13 January further group games will be held where India will play match against Australia, China will take on Tajikistan.
| Date | Fixtures | Kick-Off time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 12 | Qatar vs Lebanon | 7:00 pm | Lusail Stadium |
| January 13 | Australia vs India | 2:30 pm | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium |
| January 13 | China vs Tajikistan | 5:30 pm | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium |
| January 13 | Uzbekistan vs Syria | 8:30 pm | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium |
| January 14 | Japan vs Vietnam | 2:30 pm | Al Thumama Stadium |
| January 14 | UAE vs Hong Kong | 5:30 pm | Khalifa International Stadium |
| January 14 | Iran vs Palestine | 8:30 pm | Education City Stadium |
| January 15 | South Korea vs Bahrain | 2:30 pm | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium |
| January 15 | Indonesia vs Iraq | 5:30 pm | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium |
| January 15 | Malaysia vs Jordan | 8:30 pm | Al Janoub Stadium |
| January 16 | Thailand vs Kyrgyzstan | 5:30 pm | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium |
| January 16 | Saudi Arabia vs Oman | 8:30 pm | Khalifa International Stadium |
| January 17 | Lebanon vs China | 2:30 pm | Al Thumama Stadium |
| January 17 | Tajikistan vs Qatar | 5:30 pm | Al Bayt Stadium |
| January 18 | Syria vs Australia | 2:30 pm | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium |
| January 18 | India vs Uzbekistan | 5:30 pm | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium |
| January 18 | Palestine vs UAE | 8:30 pm | Al Janoub Stadium |
| January 19 | Iraq vs Japan | 2:30 pm | Education City Stadium |
| January 19 | Vietnam vs Indonesia | 5:30 pm | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium |
| January 19 | Hong Kong vs Iran | 8:30 pm | Khalifa International Stadium |
| January 20 | Jordan vs South Korea | 2:30 pm | Al Thumama Stadium |
| January 20 | Bahrain vs Malaysia | 5:30 pm | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium |
| January 21 | Oman vs Thailand | 5:30 pm | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium |
| January 21 | Kyrgyzstan vs Saudi Arabia | 8:30 pm | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium |
| January 22 | Qatar vs China | 6:00 pm | Khalifa International Stadium |
| January 22 | Tajikistan vs Lebanon | 6:00 pm | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium |
| January 23 | Australia vs Uzbekistan | 2:30 pm | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium |
| January 23 | Syria vs India | 2:30 pm | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium |
| January 23 | Hong Kong vs Palestine | 6:00 pm | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium |
| January 23 | Iran vs UAE | 6:00 pm | Education City Stadium |
| January 24 | Iraq vs Vietnam | 2:30 pm | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium |
| January 24 | Japan vs Indonesia | 2:30 pm | Al Thumama Stadium |
| January 25 | Jordan vs Bahrain | 2:30 pm | Khalifa International Stadium |
| January 25 | South Korea vs Malaysia | 2:30 pm | Al Janoub Stadium |
| January 25 | Kyrgyzstan vs Oman | 6:00 pm | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium |
| January 25 | Saudi Arabia vs Thailand | 6:00 pm | Education City Stadium |
| Round of 16 | |||
| January 28 | 1B vs 3A/C/D – RO16 1 | 2:30 pm | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium |
| January 28 | 2A vs 2C – RO16 2 | 7:00 pm | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium |
| January 29 | 1D vs 3B/E/F – RO16 3 | 2:30 pm | Khalifa International Stadium |
| January 29 | 1A vs 3C/D/E – RO16 4 | 7:00 pm | Al Bayt Stadium |
| January 30 | 2B vs 2F – RO16 5 | 2:30 pm | Al Janoub Stadium |
| January 30 | 1F vs 2E – RO16 6 | 7:00 pm | Education City Stadium |
| January 31 | 1E vs 2D – RO16 7 | 2:30 pm | Al Thumama Stadium |
| January 31 | 1C vs 3A/B/F – RO16 8 | 7:00 pm | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium |
| Quarterfinals | |||
| February 2 | QF1: W-RO16 2 vs W-RO16 3 | 2:30 pm | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium |
| February 2 | QF2: W-RO16 1 vs W-RO16 5 | 5:30 pm | Al Janoub Stadium |
| February 3 | QF3: W-RO16 8 vs W-RO16 7 | 2:30 pm | Education City Stadium |
| February 3 | QF4: W-RO16 4 vs W-RO16 6 | 5:30 pm | Al Bayt Stadium |
| Semifinals | |||
| February 6 | SF1: W-QF1 vs W-QF2 | 6:00 pm | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium |
| February 7 | SF2: W-QF3 vs W-QF4 | 6:00 pm | Al Thumama Stadium |
Once the semi finals will be completed we have our two finalists for the Asian Cup 2023. The winner of Asian Cup 2023 will later qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2026. The
Asian Cup 2023 prize money
is also announced where $200k participation fees paid to each team.
