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)
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored32 (3.2 per match)
Attendance217,524 (21,752 per match)
Top scorer(s)Japan Takumi Minamino
Jordan Mahmoud Al-Mardi
Jordan Musa Al-Taamari
Qatar Akram Afif
South Korea Lee Kang-in
(2 goals each)

The 2023 AFC Asian Cup is the current 18th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It involves 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

China was acclaimed as the host country on 4 June 2019, as sole finishing bidder, days 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 15 October.[14] On 17 October, the AFC announced that Qatar won the bid and would host the tournament.[3]

Venues

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 hosted 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]

On 5 January 2024, the Main Media Centre for the coverage of the tournament was officially inaugurated in Msheireb Downtown Doha.[17]

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

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

Four 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 five teams from the AFF managed to reach the finals (Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam). 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
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance
 ChinaOriginal hosts and second round Group A runners-up4 June 2019[lower-alpha 1]13th2019Runners-up (1984, 2004)
 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)
 QatarHosts and Second round Group E winners7 June 202111th2019Winners (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)
 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 2], 1960[lower-alpha 2])
 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)
  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. 1 2 As South Vietnam

Draw

The draw was held at the Katara Opera House in Doha on 11 May 2023.[18]

From the April 2023 FIFA World Rankings[19]
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
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

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.[20] In December 2023, the maximum was increased to 26 players.[21]

Officiating

Video Assistant Referee (VAR) is being used for the entire tournament following its implementation from the quarter-final stage onwards in the 2019 edition. The Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SAOT) system, which utilizes 12 specialized cameras and artificial intelligence, is also being implemented at all 51 matches. This marks the first time that SAOT is 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
  • 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
  • South Korea Kim Kyoung-min
  • South Korea Park Sang-jun
  • South Korea Yoon Jae-yeol
  • 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
  • Hong Kong Cheung Yim Yau
  • Jordan Ismail Al-Hafi
  • Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Abakry
  • Singapore John Chia Eng Wah

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony, named "The Lost Chapter of Kelileh and Demneh" took place at Lusail Stadium, before the opening game between Qatar and Lebanon on 12 January 2024.[23][24]

Group stage

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 are 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar (H) 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3 Advance to knockout stage
2  China 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1]
3  Tajikistan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] Possible knockout stage
4  Lebanon 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Disciplinary points: China –1, Tajikistan –2.
Qatar 3–0 Lebanon
  • Afif 45', 90+6'
  • Ali 56'
 Report
Attendance: 82,490
China 0–0 Tajikistan
Report
Attendance: 4,001
Referee: Mohammed Al Hoaish (Saudi Arabia)
Lebanon Match 13 China
Report
Tajikistan Match 14 Qatar
Report
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Qatar Match 25 China
Report
Tajikistan Match 26 Lebanon
Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 Advance to knockout stage
2  Syria 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1]
3  Uzbekistan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] Possible knockout stage
4  India 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Disciplinary points: Syria –1, Uzbekistan –1.
Australia 2–0 India
 Report
Attendance: 35,253
Uzbekistan 0–0 Syria
Report
Attendance: 10,198
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Syria Match 15 Australia
Report
India Match 16 Uzbekistan
Report
Australia Match 27 Uzbekistan
Report
Syria Match 28 India
Report

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 3 Advance to knockout stage
2  United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3
3  Hong Kong 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0 Possible knockout stage
4  Palestine 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2024. Source: AFC
United Arab Emirates 3–1 Hong Kong
 Report
Attendance: 15,586
Iran 4–1 Palestine
 Report
Attendance: 27,691
Palestine Match 17 United Arab Emirates
Report
Hong Kong Match 20 Iran
Report
Iran Match 29 United Arab Emirates
Report
Hong Kong Match 30 Palestine
Report

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 3 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iraq 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3
3  Vietnam 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 0 Possible knockout stage
4  Indonesia 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 15 January 2024. Source: AFC
Japan 4–2 Vietnam
 Report
Attendance: 17,385
Indonesia 1–3 Iraq
 Report
Attendance: 16,532
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Iraq Match 18 Japan
Report
Vietnam Match 19 Indonesia
Report
Japan Match 31 Indonesia
Report
Iraq Match 32 Vietnam
Report

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 3 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3
3  Bahrain 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0 Possible knockout stage
4  Malaysia 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 15 January 2024. Source: AFC
South Korea 3–1 Bahrain
 Report
  • Al-Hashash 51'
Attendance: 8,388
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Malaysia 0–4 Jordan
Report
Attendance: 20,410
Jordan Match 21 South Korea
Report
Bahrain Match 22 Malaysia
Report
South Korea Match 33 Malaysia
Report
Jordan Match 34 Bahrain
Report

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: 16 January 2024. Source: AFC
Thailand Match 11 Kyrgyzstan
Report
Oman Match 23 Thailand
Report
Kyrgyzstan Match 24 Saudi Arabia
Report
Saudi Arabia Match 35 Thailand
Report
Kyrgyzstan Match 36 Oman
Report

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 B  Uzbekistan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout stage
2 A  Tajikistan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1]
3 D  Vietnam 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 0
4 E  Bahrain 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0[lower-alpha 2]
5 C  Hong Kong 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0[lower-alpha 2]
6 F Third place Group F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 15 January 2024. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Disciplinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.[25]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Disciplinary points: Uzbekistan –1, Tajikistan –2.
  2. 1 2 Disciplinary points: Bahrain –2, Hong Kong –2.

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
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Knockout stage

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

Bracket

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

Winner Match 49Match 51Winner Match 50

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 32 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3.2 goals per match (as of 15 January 2024).

2 goals

1 goal

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 1 January 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]

Official video game

On 11 January 2024, Konami has released a short trailer of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup game mode, and announced that it will be added to the latest release of its football video game series - eFootball 2024, in the upcoming updates. This mode will feature fully licensed tournament teams, licensed trophy and visuals.[34]

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.[35] 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, Philippines, and India bought the majority of tickets offered. In addition to the opening match between Qatar and Lebanon, the match between Saudi Arabia and Oman also led ticket sales.[36]

Prices for match tickets start from as low as QAR 25 (approximately USD6.8) to enable greater access for the millions of fans.[37]

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.[38][39]

On 10 January 2024, the LOC announced that nearly one million tickets have been sold for the tournament.[40]

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 Asian Cup.[41][42]

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.[43][44]

Sponsorship

Official Global Partners
Official Global Supporters
Official Regional Partner
Official Hospitality Provider
  • MATCH Hospitality (Asia)[55]

Official Video and Data Distribution Partner

Broadcasting rights

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

Territory Broadcaster(s) Ref
 Afghanistan 1TV, Meraj TV, SOLH TV [57]
 Armenia TV Start [58]
 Australia Paramount+[lower-alpha 1], Network 10 (Australia matches only) [59]
 Austria Sportdigital [60]
 Azerbaijan TV Start [58]
 Bangladesh T Sports [61]
 Belarus TV Start [58]
 Belgium Triller TV [57]
 Bhutan Football Sports Development Limited [62]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sport Klub [63]
 Brazil ESPN [64]
 Bulgaria Diema Sport [63]
 Cambodia Hang Meas [57][65]
 Canada Paramount+ [66]
  Caribbean ESPN [64]
 China IQIYI Sports, Migu, CCTV [57][67][68]
 Croatia Sport Klub [63]
 East Timor MNC Media [69]
 Estonia TV Start [58]
 Finland C More Sport [70]
 France Triller TV [57]
 Germany Sportdigital [60]
 Georgia Silk Sport [57]
 Guam Paramount+ [71]
 Hong Kong HOY TV [72]
 India Sports18[lower-alpha 2], DD Sports (India, Semi-finals and Final matches only) [57]
 Indonesia MNC Media [69]
In-flight/In-ship Sport 24 [73]
 Iran IRIB Varzesh [57]
 Iraq Alrabiaa [74]
 Ireland Triller TV [57]
 Israel Sport 5 [57]
 Italy OneFootball [57]
 Ivory Coast RTI [57]
 Japan DAZN[lower-alpha 3], TV Asahi (selected Japan matches only) [75][76]
 Kazakhstan Sport+ [57][77]
 Kenya Azam Sports [57]
 Kyrgyzstan KTRK [57]
 Laos KJSMWorld [65]
  Latin America ESPN [57][64]
 Latvia TV Start [58]
 Liechtenstein Sportdigital [60]
 Lithuania TV Start [58]
 Luxembourg Sportdigital [60]
 Macau M Plus Live [78]
 Malawi Azam Sports [57]
 Malaysia Astro SuperSport (All matches), RTM (Malaysia matches only) [57][79][80]
 Maldives PSM [81]
 MENA beIN Sports [82][83]
 Moldova TV Start [58]
 Mongolia Premier Sports [84]
 Montenegro Sport Klub [63]
 Myanmar Canal+ [85]
   Nepal Football Sports Development Limited [62]
 Netherlands Triller TV [57]
 North Macedonia Sport Klub [63]
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands Paramount+ [71]
Oceania YouTube (free) [57]
 Portugal Sport TV [57]
 Puerto Rico Paramount+, CBS Sports [66]
 Qatar Al Kass [57]
 Romania Antena [86]
 Russia TV Start [58]
 San Marino OneFootball [57]
 Saudi Arabia Shahid, SSC [87]
 Serbia Sport Klub [63]
 Singapore Mediacorp [57]
 Slovenia Sport Klub [63]
 South Korea CJ ENM, Coupang [88][89]
 Sri Lanka Football Sports Development Limited [62]
  Sub-Saharan Africa StarTimes [57]
 Sweden C More Sport [70]
  Switzerland Sportdigital [60]
 Taiwan ELTA [90]
 Tajikistan TV Varzish, TV Football [57]
 Tanzania Azam Sports [57]
 Thailand PPTV, T Sports 7 [91][92]
 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Sport [57]
 Uganda Azam Sports [57]
 Ukraine Sport1 [57]
 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Media [93]
 United Kingdom Triller TV [57]
 United States Paramount+, CBS Sports [66]
 Uzbekistan MTRK [57]
 Vietnam FPT, VTV [94][95][96][97]
 Zimbabwe Azam Sports [57]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ All matches
  2. ↑ All matches
  3. ↑ All matches

References

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