2023 AFC Asian Cup bids

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The bidding process for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup was the process by which the location for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup would be chosen as the hosts.

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First bidding process

The AFC Competitions Committee confirmed on 12 April 2016 that four countries expressed interest in hosting the 2023 AFC Asian Cup: China, Indonesia, South Korea and Thailand. [1] Indonesia, however, was under FIFA suspension during that period. Those countries met the deadline to submit all documents on 31 March 2016. [2] The winning bid was originally set to be announced at the AFC Congress in May 2018, [3] but the congress was moved to 31 October. [4] Later on, South Korea, Indonesia and Thailand withdrew for various reasons, thus China was designated to be the host on 4 June 2019, before the 69th FIFA Congress, in Paris, France. [5]

Chinese bid

The following were the host cities and venues selected for China's bid: [8]

Beijing Nanjing Shenyang Wuhan
National Stadium Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium Wuhan Sports Center Stadium
Capacity: 80,000Capacity: 61,443Capacity: 60,000Capacity: 60,000
Beijing China Beijing-National-Stadium-01.jpg Nanjing Olympic Sports Center inner view (2016).jpg Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium drone view 1.jpg Wuhan Sport Centre 01.jpg
Guangzhou Changsha
Tianhe Stadium Helong Stadium
Capacity: 56,000Capacity: 55,000
Aerial View, Tianhe Stadium 20230520-B.jpg He Long Ti Yu Chang .jpg
Tianjin Xi'an
Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium Shaanxi Province Stadium
Capacity: 54,696Capacity: 50,100
Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium.jpg Bei Lin Shan Xi Ti Yu Chang .jpg
Qingdao Chengdu Luoyang Ningbo
Yizhong Sports Center Chengdu Sports Center Luoyang Stadium Ningbo City Stadium
Capacity: 45,000Capacity: 42,000Capacity: 39,888Capacity: 36,000
Qingdao Guoxin Stadium.jpg Chengdu Sports Center.JPG Flag of None.svg Zhu Bo Shi Ti Yu Fa Zhan Zhong Xin Dong Men .jpg

Cancelled bids

India

Indonesia

  • Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia – AFC accepted Indonesia as a candidate on 12 April 2016. Indonesia previously hosted in 2007, along with Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia. The AFC announced on 6 July 2017 that Indonesia had withdrawn from bidding. [16] In the same year, the country hosted the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup alongside fellow Asian nations Japan and the Philippines. However, with China's withdrawal, Indonesia again resubmitted the bid to host the competition, until it was withdrawn by the AFC due to security reasons.[ see below ]

Thailand

  • Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand – Thailand previously hosted in 1972, and also co-hosted in 2007 along with Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. On 21 July 2017, the Football Association of Thailand notified the AFC their decision to withdraw from bidding. [17] Thailand expressed interest in bidding for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup [18] but was not in the final list of countries that submitted their bids for the event which was awarded to Australia and New Zealand.

South Korea

  • Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea – South Korea expressed their interest in hosting the next tournament. South Korea last hosted in 1960, which was the second consecutive and last time they have won the tournament. [19] The eight host cities were Suwon, Goyang, Hwaseong, Cheonan, Gwangju, Jeonju, Busan and Seogwipo. [10] On 15 May 2019, South Korea withdrew their bid to focus on co-bidding for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup with North Korea. [20] The joint bid was also withdrawn on 13 December, with no agreement made between FIFA and the South Korean government over the use of an organizing committee. [21] [22] Following China's withdrawal from hosting, South Korea again submitted its bid to host the competition until it was failed.[ see below ]

Concerns and withdrawal

The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in China, with the venues were Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing, Chengdu, Xi'an, Dalian, Qingdao, Xiamen and Suzhou. However, on 14 May 2022, AFC announced that China would not be able to host the tournament due to the exceptional circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. [23]

The following were the host cities and stadiums selected originally for the tournament before China's withdrawal:

Beijing Tianjin Shanghai Chongqing
Workers' Stadium TEDA Soccer Stadium Pudong Football Stadium Longxing Football Stadium
Capacity: 65,094Capacity: 36,390Capacity: 37,000Capacity: 60,000
Workers' Stadium from the Western Stands.jpg Tianjin TEDA Football Stadium, Aug 2023.jpg 2024-25Season CSL, ShangHai Port 3-1 WuHanThreeTown.jpg Longxing Football Stadium 2025-06-10 (2).jpg
Chengdu Xi'an
Phoenix Hill Football Stadium Xi'an International Football Center
Capacity: 57,087Capacity: 59,000
Phoenix Hill Sports Park Football Stadium in Chengdu, Sichuan, China.jpg Xi'an International Football Center (Under Construction), Apr 25 2024.jpg
Dalian Qingdao Xiamen Suzhou
Dalian Suoyuwan Football Stadium Qingdao Youth Football Stadium Xiamen Egret Stadium Kunshan Football Stadium
Capacity: 63,000Capacity: 52,800Capacity: 60,592Capacity: 45,000
Dalian Suoyuwan Football Stadium.jpg Youth Stadium's interior view.jpg Flag of None.svg Flag of None.svg

Second bidding process

Following China's withdrawal from hosting of the competition due to the country's COVID-19 pandemic, the second round of bidding was announced on 17 October 2022. [24] [25]

Confirmed bids

Qatar

The following were the host cities and stadiums selected for Qatar's bid, originally for 2027: [27]

Lusail Al Khor Doha
Lusail Iconic Stadium Al Bayt Stadium Stadium 974 [a] Al Thumama Stadium Qatar University Stadium
Capacity: 88,966Capacity: 68,895Capacity: 44,089Capacity: 44,400Capacity: 22,400
Lusail Stadium.jpg Al Bayt Stadium.jpg Stadium 974 exterior.jpg Al Thumama Stadium (2).jpg Flag of None.svg
Host cities in Qatar
Al Rayyan Al Wakrah
Khalifa International Stadium Education City Stadium Ahmad bin Ali Stadium [nb 1] Thani bin Jassim Stadium Al Janoub Stadium
Capacity: 45,857Capacity: 44,667Capacity: 45,032Capacity: 22,250Capacity: 44,325
Khalifa-newStadium-Doha-2016-PTFE roof.jpg Education City Stadium.jpg 2022 FIFA World Cup United States 1-1 Wales - (39).jpg Entrance to Thani bin Jassim Stadium.jpg Visita ao estadio de futebol Al Janoub.jpg
  1. Ahmad bin Ali Stadium is in Al Rayyan but outside the area of the Doha area map.

South Korea

  • Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea – On 20 June 2022, South Korea announced its bid to host the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. [29] South Korea only hosted a single edition before, the 1960 AFC Asian Cup, where the country claimed its second Asian Cup title.

The following were the host cities and venues selected for South Korea's bid:

Seoul Busan Incheon
Seoul World Cup Stadium Busan Asiad Main Stadium Incheon Munhak Stadium Incheon Football Stadium
Capacity: 66,704Capacity: 53,769Capacity: 51,234Capacity: 19,298
AFC Champions League Final 1st leg.jpg BusanAsiadStadium.jpg Munhak Stadium Corner.jpg Incheon Soccer Stadium 2.JPG
Suwon
Location of proposed stadiums of the 2023 South Korea's bids.
Goyang
Suwon World Cup Stadium Goyang Stadium
Capacity: 43,923Capacity: 41,311
SuwonStadium.jpg Goyang sta 1.JPG
Daejeon Gwangju
Daejeon World Cup Stadium Gwangju World Cup Stadium
Capacity: 40,903Capacity: 36,115
DaejeonStadium.png Gwangju World Cup Stadium.jpg
Hwaseong Cheonan Daegu
Hwaseong Stadium Cheonan Stadium DGB Daegu Bank Park
Capacity: 35,270Capacity: 26,000Capacity: 12,419
Flag of None.svg Cheonan Stadium.JPG Daegu DGB Bank Park 2019.jpg

Cancelled bids

Australia

Indonesia

  • Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia – On 28 June 2022, Indonesia submitted its bid documents to host the AFC Asian Cup in 2023, confirmed by the president of PSSI, Mochamad Iriawan. [32] Indonesia had hosted only one Asian Cup, the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, alongside Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. There were fears about conflicting schedule if Indonesia won the bid, as the country was also hosting the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [33] However, on 15 October, the AFC decided to withdraw Indonesia from the bidding. [34] [35]

Previously interested in bids

Japan

  • Flag of Japan.svg Japan – Japan initially announced its interests in hosting the competition, but it was not among the countries that submitted the bid to host it.

Notes

  1. Following the conclusion of the match between Brazil and South Korea, belonging to the Round of 16 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the stadium with 974 containers is now set to be dismantled. [28]

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