The sixth edition of this exciting football championship for players under 23 years of age will take place in Qatar this 2024. The event will be hosted at stadiums in Doha, Al Wakrah and Al Rayyan.
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15 April – 3 May
* Locations include: Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium, Al Janoub Stadium, Khalifa International Stadium and Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium.
Catch the match day fever
The 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup is a spectacular biennial competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Hosted in Qatar for the second time since 2016, see all the thrilling knockout rounds where up-and-coming talent will compete to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics. A total of 16 teams will take part to beat defending champions Saudi Arabia.
See who your national team will be up against
Here are the opponents your heroes will take on to be crowned the U23 football kings of Asia. The top three finishers will qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, while the fourth-placed team will participate in a play-off against an opponent from the Confederation of African Football (CAF), for a chance to compete at the Olympics.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group A
Qatar
Group B
Japan
Group C
Saudi Arabia
Group D
Uzbekistan
Group A
Australia
Group B
Korea Republic
Group C
Iraq
Group D
Vietnam
Group A
Jordan
Group B
United Arab Emirates
Group C
Thailand
Group D
Kuwait
Group A
Indonesia
Group B
China PR
Group C
Tajikistan
Group D
Malaysia
THE STAGE IS SET | MATCH LINEUP
Check out the match line-up of the 16 qualified teams, drawn into four groups of four. Mark your calendar for these key dates:
Group stages | 15 – 23 April 2024
Quarter-finals | 25 – 26 April 2024
Semi-finals | 29 April 2024
3rd / 4th places | 2 May 2024
Final | 3 May 2024
Looking back at AFC U23 in 2016
The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship (also known as the 2016 AFC U-23 Asian Cup) was held in Qatar between 12–30 January 2016. In the final match, substitute Takuma Asano came off the bench to score twice and earn Japan a dramatic 3-2 win over Korea Republic. Take a look back at the action.
Qatar is the home of football action
Qatar has been abuzz with football action for more than thirty years, reaching the pinnacle of excitement by hosting the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ and AFC Asian Cups in 1988, 2011 and most recently from January to February of 2024. Learn more about how Qatar back the love of sport and other important global sports events.
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