2023 AFC Asian Cup final

The 2023 AFC Asian Cup final was a football match which determined the winner of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, the 18th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of the Asian Football Confederation. The match was held at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, on 10 February 2024 between first-time finalists Jordan and the host country and defending champions Qatar.[2][3]

2023 AFC Asian Cup final
Lusail Stadium hosted the final.
Event2023 AFC Asian Cup
Jordan Qatar
1 3
Date10 February 2024 (2024-02-10)
VenueLusail Stadium, Lusail
Man of the MatchAkram Afif (Qatar)
RefereeMa Ning (China)[1]
Attendance86,492

Qatar successfully defended the title after a 3–1 victory against Jordan, who were playing in their first major tournament final. Akram Afif earned a hat trick by scoring three penalties to make Qatar the first team to retain the Asian Cup since Japan in 2004.[4]

Venue

The final was originally set to be played at the Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor. However it was moved to the higher-capacity Lusail Stadium, Lusail on 21 August 2023. This was the second match of the tournament played at the stadium, following the opening match on 12 January 2024.[5]

Route to the final
Further information: 2023 AFC Asian Cup
Jordan Round Qatar
Opponents Result Group stage Opponents Result
 Malaysia 4–0 Match 1  Lebanon 3–0
 South Korea 2–2 Match 2  Tajikistan 1–0
 Bahrain 0–1 Match 3  China 1–0
Group E third place
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Bahrain 3 6
2  South Korea 3 5
3  Jordan 3 4
4  Malaysia 3 1
Source: AFC
 Final standings Group A winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Qatar (H) 3 9
2  Tajikistan 3 4
3  China 3 2
4  Lebanon 3 1
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Opponents Result Knockout stage Opponents Result
 Iraq 3–2 Round of 16  Palestine 2–1
 Tajikistan 1–0 Quarter-finals  Uzbekistan 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)
 South Korea 2–0 Semi-finals  Iran 3–2

Match

Details
Jordan 1–3 Qatar
  • Al-Naimat 67'
 Report
Attendance: 86,492
Referee: Ma Ning (China)[1]

Jordan
Qatar
GK1Yazeed Abulaila 90+4'
CB3Abdallah Nasib
CB5Yazan Al-Arab
CB17Salem Al-Ajalin 45+7'
RM23Ihsan Haddad (c)
CM21Nizar Al-Rashdan
CM8Noor Al-Rawabdeh
LM13Mahmoud Al-Mardi 80'
RF10Musa Al-Taamari
CF11Yazan Al-Naimat 86'
LF9Ali Olwan 18' 90+5'
Substitutions:
MF18Saleh Rateb 80'
MF25Anas Al-Awadat 90+5'
Manager:
Hussein Ammouta
GK22Meshaal Barsham 90+16'
CB5Tarek Salman
CB3Al-Mahdi Ali Mukhtar 81'
CB12Lucas Mendes
RM9Yusuf Abdurisag 63'
CM24Jassem Gaber 53'
CM20Ahmed Fatehi
CM10Hassan Al-Haydos (c) 53'
LM4Mohammed Waad
CF19Almoez Ali
CF11Akram Afif
Substitutions:
MF8Ali Assadalla 90+9' 53'
MF6Abdulaziz Hatem 53'
FW17Ismaeel Mohammad 63'
DF16Boualem Khoukhi 81'
Manager:
Tintín Márquez

Man of the Match:
Akram Afif (Qatar)

Assistant referees:[1]
Zhou Fei (China)
Zhang Cheng (China)
Fourth official:
Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Reserve assistant referee:
Andrey Tsapenko (Uzbekistan)
Video assistant referee:
Fu Ming (China)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Match rules[6]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.

See also

References
  1. "AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 Match Officials - Final 10 February" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  2. "Lusail Stadium". Asian Football Association. 1 December 2021.
  3. "AFC Asian Cup 2023: Full match schedule The complete list of fixtures for the AFC Asian Cup 2023 in Qatar, with the stadiums and kick off times". Al Jazeera. 10 January 2024.
  4. "Akram Afif's hat-trick of penalties secures Asian Cup glory for Qatar". The Guardian. Reuters. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  5. "#AsianCup2023 adds world-class Lusail Stadium to elevate fan experience". the-afc. Asian Football Confederation. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  6. "AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
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