| Official name | : | AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ |
| Host country | : | |
| Mascot | : | - |
| Editions | : | 18th |
| Dates | : | 12 January – 10 February 2024 |
| Teams | : | 24 (from 1 confederation) |
| Total matches | : | 51 |
| Venues | : | 8 (in 4 host cities) |
| Current champions | : | (2019) (1st title) |
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.
The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in China from 16 June to 16 July 2023. 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.
On 17 October, the AFC announced that the tournament will be held in Qatar. Qatar will become the first country to host three Asian Cups, after 1988 and 2011. 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.
Teams
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
| No. | Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Total times qualified |
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| 1 | | Second Round Group F winners | 28 May 2021 | 10 |
| 2 | | Second Round Group A winners | 07 June 2021 | 7 |
| 3 | | Second Round Group E winners | 07 June 2021 | 11 |
| 4 | | Second Round Group H winners | 09 June 2021 | 15 |
| 5 | | Second Round Group B winners | 11 June 2021 | 5 |
| 6 | | Second Round Group C winners | 15 June 2021 | 15 |
| 7 | | Second Round Group D winners | 15 June 2021 | 11 |
| 8 | | Second Round Group G winners | 15 June 2021 | 11 |
| 9 | | Second Round Group A runners-up | 15 June 2021 | 13 |
| 10 | | Second Round Group C runners-up | 15 June 2021 | 10 |
| 11 | | Second Round Group E runners-up | 15 June 2021 | 5 |
| 12 | | Second Round Group G runners-up | 15 June 2021 | 5 |
| 13 | | Second Round Group H runners-up | 15 June 2021 | 3 |
| 14 | | Third Round Group B winners | 14 June 2022 | 3 |
| 15 | | Third Round Group C winners | 14 June 2022 | 8 |
| 16 | | Third Round Group C runners-up | 14 June 2022 | 8 |
| 17 | | Third Round Group D winners | 14 June 2022 | 5 |
| 18 | | Third Round Group D runners-up | 14 June 2022 | 4 |
| 19 | | Third Round Group F winners | 14 June 2022 | 1 |
| 20 | | Third Round Group F runners-up | 14 June 2022 | 2 |
| 21 | | Third Round Group E winners | 14 June 2022 | 7 |
| 22 | | Third Round Group E runners-up | 14 June 2022 | 4 |
| 23 | | Third Round Group A winners | 14 June 2022 | 5 |
| 24 | | Third Round Group A runners-up | 14 June 2022 | 5 |
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Teams
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. 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.
| City | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Al Khor | Al Bayt Stadium | 68,895 |
| Al Rayyan | Khalifa International Stadium | 45,857 |
| Ahmad bin Ali Stadium | 45,032 |
| Education City Stadium | 44,667 |
| Doha | Al Thumama Stadium | 44,400 |
| Jassim bin Hamad Stadium | 15,000 |
| Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium | 12,000 |
| Al Wakrah | Al Janoub Stadium | 44,325 |
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Group stage
The top two teams of each group and the four best third-placed teams will advance to the round of sixteen.
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Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time will be played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match will be decided by a penalty shoot-out.
In the round of sixteen, the four third-placed teams will be matched with the winners of groups A, B, C, and D. The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depend on which four third-placed teams qualify for the round of sixteen.
Round of 16
| No | AST (UTC+3), Group | Team | Score | Team | Venue |
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Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
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Goalscorers
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