2023 Asian Cup in Qatar: All you need to know about fixtures and dates

2022 World Cup hosts Qatar return to the footballing spotlight and will stage the event. They are also the defending champions of the quadrennial competition. The tournament was originally scheduled for mid-2023 but was postponed due to climactic reasons, hence why it is branded: the 2023 Asian Cup.

The 24 participants are split into six groups of four with the group winners, runners-up and four best third-placed teams progressing to the knock-out stage.

Historically, the Asian Cup, and football generally in Asia, has been dominated by the big four: Japan (four titles), Iran (three titles), Saudi Arabia (three titles), and South Korea (two titles). 

Aside from those nations, Israel (who left the AFC for UEFA in 1994), Australia (who joined the AFC in 2006), Iraq, Kuwait and Qatar have each won one Asian Cup title. No other team has won it.

Below is a group-by-group guide to the fixtures, starting with January 12th’s opener and ending with the final on February 10th.

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Group A

Participants: Qatar, China, Lebanon, Tajikistan

Fixtures:

January 12th

Qatar 3 Lebanon 0

January 13th

China 0 Tajikistan 0

January 17th

Lebanon 0 China 0

Tajikistan 0 Qatar 1

January 22nd

Qatar 1 China 0

Tajikistan 2 Lebanon 1

Group B

Participants: Uzbekistan, Australia, Syria, India

Fixtures:

January 13th

Australia 2 India 0

Uzbekistan 0 Syria 0

January 18th

Syria 0 Australia 1

India 0 Uzbekistan 3

January 23rd

Australia 1 Uzbekistan 1

Syria 1 India 0

Group C

Participants: United Arab Emirates, Iran, Hong Kong, Palestine

Fixtures:

January 14th

United Arab Emirates 3 Hong Kong 1

Iran 4 Palestine 1

January 18th

Palestine 1 United Arab Emirates 1

January 19th

Hong Kong 0 Iran 1

January 23rd

Iran 2 United Arab Emirates 1

Hong Kong 0 Palestine 3

Group D

Participants: Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Iraq

Fixtures:

January 14th

Japan 4 Vietnam 2

January 15th

Indonesia 1 Iraq 3

January 19th

Iraq 2 Japan 1

Vietnam 0 Indonesia 1

January 24th

Japan 3 Indonesia 1

Iraq 3 Vietnam 2

Group E

Participants: Bahrain, South Korea, Malaysia, Jordan

Fixtures:

January 15th

South Korea 3 Bahrain 1

Malaysia 0 Jordan 4

January 20th

Jordan 2 South Korea 2

Bahrain 1 Malaysia 0

January 25th

South Korea 3 Malaysia 3

Jordan 0 Bahrain 1

Group F

Participants: Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Oman, Kyrgyzstan

Fixtures:

January 16th

Thailand 2 Kyrgyzstan 0

Saudi Arabia 2 Oman 1

January 21st

Oman 0 Thailand 0

Kyrgyzstan 0 Saudi Arabia 2

January 25th

Saudi Arabia 0 Thailand 0

Kyrgyzstan 1 Oman 1

Round of 16

January 28th

Australia 4 Indonesia 0

Tajikistan 2 United Arab Emirates 1

January 29th

Iraq 2 Jordan 3

Qatar 2 Palestine 1

January 30th

Uzbekistan 2 Thailand 1

Saudi Arabia 1 South Korea 1 (South Korea advanced on penalties)

January 31st

Bahrain 1 Japan 3

Iran 1 Syria 1 (Iran advanced on penalties)

Quarter-finals

February 2nd

Tajikistan 0 Jordan 1

Australia 1 South Korea 2

February 3rd

Iran 2 Japan 1

Qatar 1 Uzbekistan 1 (Qatar advanced on penalties)

Semi-finals

February 6th

Jordan 2 South Korea 0

February 7th

Iran 2 Qatar 3

Final

February 10th

Jordan 1 Qatar 3