2027 AFC Asian Cup

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2027 AFC Asian Cup
كأس آسيا 2027
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Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
DatesJanuary 2027
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)10 (in 4 host cities)
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The 2027 AFC Asian Cup will be the 19th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Asia organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The tournament involves 24 national teams after the expansion in 2019. It will be held in January 2027 in Saudi Arabia. [1] [2]

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The tournament will return to its usual four-year cycle, after the 2023 edition was postponed to 2024 due to the removal of China as hosts, high summer temperatures in Qatar, and Qatar's participation in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Qatar are the two-time defending champions.

Host selection

AFC confirmed that the following member associations expressed their interests to host 2027 Asian Cup before the 30 June 2020 deadline, [3] and they gave their necessary letters of undertaking in November. [4] On 17 October 2022, the AFC Executive Committee announced that the host of the 2027 AFC Asian Cup would be chosen by the AFC Congress at its next meeting on 1 February 2023 in Manama, Bahrain. [5] [6] However, India, one of the last two bidders, withdrew on 5 December [7] leaving Saudi Arabia as the only remaining bidder. On 1 February, the AFC confirmed that Saudi Arabia won the bid and will host the tournament for the first time. [1]

Teams

The first two rounds of qualification will act as part of the Asian qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Saudi Arabia, which received automatic qualification for the Asian Cup as host, is also expected to participate in the qualifiers to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. [8]

Northern Mariana Islands, whose football association became the 47th full AFC member during the confederation's 30th Congress on 9 December 2020, [9] are eligible to enter the qualification tournament only for the Asian Cup.

Qualified teams

TeamMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearances		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Hosts1 February 202312th 2023 Winners (1984, 1988, 1996)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Second round Group I top-two26 March 20246th 2023 Winners (2015)
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Second round Group F top-two26 March 202411th 2023 Winners (2007)
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Second round Group E top-two26 March 202416th 2023 Winners (1968, 1972, 1976)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Second round Group E top-two26 March 20249th 2023 Fourth place (2011)
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Second round Group A winners26 March 202412th 2023 Winners (2019, 2023)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Second round Group H top-two26 March 202412th 2023 Runners-up (1996)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Second round Group B top-two2 April 202411th 2023 Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)

Venues

The following are the host cities and venues selected for Saudi Arabia's bid: [10]

Riyadh Riyadh Riyadh Riyadh
King Fahd Sports City Stadium King Saud University Stadium Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Stadium Prince Mohammed bin Salman Stadium
Capacity: 92,000
(after expansion)		Capacity: 25,000Capacity: 44,500
(after expansion)		Capacity: 40,000
(new)
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Riyadh
Riyadh Stadium
Capacity: 40,000
(new)
Flag of None.svg
Jeddah
King Abdullah Sports City Stadium
Capacity: 65,000
Jawhara Stadium.jpg
Jeddah Dammam Dammam Khobar
Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Dammam Stadium Prince Saud bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium
Capacity: 27,000
(after expansion)		Capacity: 25,226
(after renovation)		Capacity: 40,000
(new)		Capacity: 24,440
(after expansion)
Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City.jpg Flag of None.svg Flag of None.svg Flag of None.svg

Marketing

Sponsorship

Broadcasting rights

The broadcasters around the world that acquired the rights to the tournament included:

Television

TerritoryBroadcaster(s)Ref.
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Paramount+ [lower-alpha 1] , Network 10 [lower-alpha 2] [13]
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil ESPN, SporTV [14]
  Caribbean ESPN [14]
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan DAZN
  Latin America ESPN [14]
Flag of the Arab League.svg  Middle East and North Africa beIN Sports
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Al Kass [15]
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia TV Start [16]
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Shahid, SSC [17]
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Coupang Play [18]
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Paramount+, CBS Sports [19]
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam K+ [20] [21]

Radio

TerritoryBroadcaster(s)Ref.
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Rádio Globo, Rádio Bandeirantes
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia RRI, Gen FM, Radio Elshinta, X Channel, Star FM
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Radio Nikkei, Japan FM League, Japan FM Network, NHK FM Broadcast

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ All matches
  2. ↑ Australia matches, one semi-final and final only

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