2027 AFC Asian Cup

19th edition of the AFC Asian Cup

2027 AFC Asian Cupكأس آسيا 2027

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Tournament details
Host country| Saudi Arabia
Dates| 15 January – 8 February
Teams| 24 (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]

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, and high summer temperatures in Qatar. It was the last of three consecutive Asian Cups hosted in Middle East following the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in United Arab Emirates, and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.

Qatar are the two-time defending champions.

## Host selection

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Main article: 2027 AFC Asian Cup bids

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

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Main article: 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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] was only eligible to enter the qualification tournament for the Asian Cup, but was ultimately excluded.[10]

### Qualified teams

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Team  | Method of
qualification  | Date of
qualification  | Finals
appearances  | First
appearance  | Last
appearance  | Previous best
performance

|
|
|
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|
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Saudi Arabia | Hosts | 1 February 2023 | 12th | 1984 | 2023 | Winners (1984, 1988, 1996)
Australia | Second round Group I winners | 26 March 2024 | 6th | 2007 | 2023 | Winners (2015)
Iraq | Second round Group F winners | 26 March 2024 | 11th | 1972 | 2023 | Winners (2007)
Iran | Second round Group E winners | 26 March 2024 | 16th | 1968 | 2023 | Winners (1968, 1972, 1976)
Uzbekistan | Second round Group E runners-up | 26 March 2024 | 9th | 1996 | 2023 | Fourth place (2011)
Qatar | Second round Group A winners | 26 March 2024 | 12th | 1980 | 2023 | Winners (2019, 2023)
United Arab Emirates | Second round Group H winners | 26 March 2024 | 12th | 1980 | 2023 | Runners-up (1996)
Japan | Second round Group B winners | 2 April 2024 | 11th | 1988 | 2023 | Winners (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
South Korea | Second round Group C winners | 6 June 2024 | 16th | 1956 | 2023 | Winners (1956, 1960)
Oman | Second round Group D winners | 6 June 2024 | 6th | 2004 | 2023 | Round of 16 (2019)
Palestine | Second round Group I runners-up | 6 June 2024 | 4th | 2015 | 2023 | Round of 16 (2023)
Bahrain | Second round Group H runners-up | 6 June 2024 | 8th | 1988 | 2023 | Fourth place (2004)
Jordan | Second round Group G winners | 6 June 2024 | 6th | 2004 | 2023 | Runners-up (2023)
China | Second round Group C runners-up | 11 June 2024 | 14th | 1976 | 2023 | Runners-up (1984, 2004)
Indonesia | Second round Group F runners-up | 11 June 2024 | 6th | 1996 | 2023 | Round of 16 (2023)
North Korea | Second round Group B runners-up | 11 June 2024 | 6th | 1980 | 2019 | Fourth place (1980)
Kuwait | Second round Group A runners-up | 11 June 2024 | 11th | 1972 | 2015 | Winners (1980)
Kyrgyzstan | Second round Group D runners-up | 11 June 2024 | 3rd | 2019 | 2023 | Round of 16 (2019)

Teams qualified

Teams can still qualify

Teams failed to qualify

Not an AFC member

## Venues

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300km
200miles

Location of the proposed host cities of the SAFF's 2034 FIFA World Cup bid

Jeddah

Khobar

Dammam

Riyadh

The following are the host cities and venues selected for Saudi Arabia's bid:[11]

City  | Stadium  | Capacity

|
|

Dammam | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium | 25,226
Dammam Stadium (New)  | 40,000
Khobar | Prince Saud bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium | 24,440
Jeddah | King Abdullah Sports City Stadium | 65,000
Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium | 27,000
Riyadh | King Fahd Sports City Stadium | 70,000
King Saud University Stadium | 46,319
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Stadium | 46,865
Prince Mohammed bin Salman Stadium | 46,979
New Murabba Stadium (New)  | 46,010

## Marketing

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### Sponsorship

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Official Global Partners

* Neom[12]
* Qatar Airways[13]
* Visit Saudi

Official Global Supporters

* EFootball (Konami)[14]

## Broadcasting rights

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

Territory  | Broadcaster(s)  | Ref.

|
|

Argentina | TVP, TyC Sports and DSports |
Australia | Paramount+ and Network 10 | [15]
Baltic States | TV Start  |
Balkan | Sport Klub |
Bangladesh | T Sports |
Brazil | ESPN |
Bulgaria | Diema Sport |
Caribbean | ESPN |
China | iQiyi and Migu |
Cambodia | Hang Meas |
Fiji | Mai TV |
Germany | Sportdigital |
Georgia | Slik Sports  |
Hong Kong | HOY TV |
India | Fancode | [16]
Indonesia | MNC Media |
Iraq | Al-Rabia'a |
Israel | Sport 5 |
Italy | OneFootball |
Japan | DAZN |
Kazakhstan | Sport+  |
Kyrgyzstan | KTRK |
Laos | KJSMWorld  |
Latin America | ESPN |
Middle East and North Africa (exc. IRN, IRQ, KSA, KUW, QAT and UAE)  | beIN Sports |
Macau | M Plus Live  |
Malawi | Azam Sports  |
Mongolia | Premier Sports |
Malaysia | Astro SuperSport |
Maldives | PSM  |
Myanmar | Canal+ |
Nordic | C More Sport |
Pacific Island | YouTube |
Papua New Guinea | TV Wan |
Portugal | Sport TV |
Qatar | Al Kass |
Saudi Arabia | Shahid and SSC | [17][18]
Sub-Saharan Africa | StarTimes |
Singapore | MediaCorp |
South Korea | Coupang Play | [19]
Tajikistan | TV Varzish and TV Sports  |
Taiwan | ELTA  |
Spain | Triler TV |
Thailand | T Sports 7  |
Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan Sports  |
United Arab Emirates | AD Sports and Starzplay |
United Kingdom | Triller TV |
United States | Paramount + and CBS Sports |
Uzbekistan | MTRK |
Vietnam | K+  | [20][21]

## See also

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* Football in Saudi Arabia

## Notes

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## References

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1. ^ a b "Saudi Arabia confirmed as hosts of the AFC Asian Cup 2027". Asian Football Confederation. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
2. ^ "Men's International Match Calendar 2023-2030" (PDF). FIFA. April 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
3. ^ "Five Member Associations express interest to host 2027 AFC Asian Cup". aseanfootball.org. ASEAN Football Federation. 2 July 2020.
4. ^ "All five 2027 Asian Cup bidders meet latest deadline to submit documents". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media Company Limited. 13 November 2020.
5. ^ "Qatar to host AFC Asian Cup 2023; India and Saudi Arabia shortlisted for 2027 edition". Asian Football Confederation. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
6. ^ "AFC Executive Committee (term 2023-2027): Final list of candidates confirmed". AFC. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
7. ^ "AIFF Statement". Asian Football Confederation. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
8. ^ "ExCo approves expanded AFC Asian Cup finals". Asian Football Confederation. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015.
9. ^ "AFC Congress approves NMIFA's membership". AFC. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
10. ^ "Six teams to contest Qualifiers Playoff for Saudi Arabia 2027". AFC. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
11. ^ "04 Stadiums". AFC Asian Cup 2027 Bid Book (PDF). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 28 December 2020. p. 38.
12. ^ "AFC and NEOM announce global multi-year partnership extension". the-AFC. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
13. ^ "AFC and Qatar Airways announce global partnership". the-AFC. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
14. ^ "AFC and KONAMI sign new sponsorship and licensing deal". the-AFC. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
15. ^ "Guide: AFC Competitions on 10 Play and Paramount+". 10play.com.au. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
16. ^ "AFC partners with Fancode to stream Asian football competitions in India". AFC. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
17. ^ Nicholson, Paul (6 April 2021). "Saudi Sports Company wins AFC media rights in regional new deal". Inside World Football. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
18. ^ "AFC enters into landmark agreement with Saudi Sports Company".
19. ^ "AFC confirms media rights deal for the 2025-2028 cycle with Korea Republic's Coupang Play". the-AFC. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
20. ^ "K+ sở hữu bản quyền các giải bóng đá của AFC". vnExpress (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
21. ^ "AFC teams up with Canal+ Group in Vietnam for the 2025-2028 cycle". the-AFC. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

## External links

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* AFC Asian Cup, the-AFC.com

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