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AFC Asian Cup began on 12 January 2024 and ended on 10th February 2024. [21] At the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, video assistant referees were used in the tournament for the first time, [22] and the tournament expanded to 24 teams. [23] In addition, a fourth substitution was allowed during extra time. [24]
The 2023 AFC Asian Cup was the 18th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It involved 24 national teams after its expansion in 2019 , with hosts Qatar the defending champions.
Group A of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup took place from 12 to 22 January 2024. [1] The group consisted of hosts, defending and eventual champions Qatar , China , tournament debutants Tajikistan , and Lebanon . [ 2 ]
Club ranking was introduced in 2014 by the AFC. [1] It was an informative ranking and not used to seed clubs in the club competitions. [2]In 2024, the AFC announced changes in the format for ranking the three revamped Club competitions – AFC Champions League Elite, AFC Champions League Two, AFC Challenge League – effective from the 2024–25 season. [4]
Group B of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup took place from 13 to 23 January 2024. [1] The group consisted of Australia , Uzbekistan , Syria and India . [ 2 ] The top two teams, Australia and Uzbekistan, along with third-placed Syria (as one of the four best third-placed teams ), advanced to the round of 16.
The knockout stage of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 28 January with the round of 16 and ended on 10 February with the final match, held at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail.
Group D of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup took place from 14 to 24 January 2024. [1] The group consisted of Japan, Indonesia, Iraq and Vietnam. [2] The top two teams, Iraq and Japan, along with third-placed Indonesia (as one of the four best third-placed teams), advanced to the round of 16.
First four edition of competition only had four or five teams and played in one single group. Since 1972, the final tournament has introduced the knockout stage.Since 2019, no third place play-off has been played; from 2023, losing semi-finalists are ranked by the AFC based on goal difference in the semi-finals.