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.

Lusail Stadium hosted the final.

Event

2023 AFC Asian Cup

Date

10 February 2024

Venue

Lusail Stadium, Lusail

Man of the Match

Akram Afif (Qatar)

Referee

Ma Ning (China)

Attendance

86,492

Weather

Clear
20 °C (68 °F)
60% humidity

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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.

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.

Route to the final

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 v t e	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 v t e	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

Summary

Details

10 February 2024

18:00

Jordan	1–3	Qatar
Al-Naimat 67'	Report	Afif 22' (pen.), 73' (pen.), 90+5' (pen.)

Lusail Stadium, Lusail

Attendance: 86,492

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Jordan

Qatar


GK	1	Yazeed Abulaila	90+4'
CB	3	Abdallah Nasib
CB	5	Yazan Al-Arab
CB	17	Salem Al-Ajalin	45+7'
RM	23	Ihsan Haddad (c)
CM	21	Nizar Al-Rashdan
CM	8	Noor Al-Rawabdeh
LM	13	Mahmoud Al-Mardi		80'
RF	10	Musa Al-Taamari
CF	11	Yazan Al-Naimat	86'
LF	9	Ali Olwan	18'	90+5'
Substitutions:
MF	18	Saleh Rateb		80'
MF	25	Anas Al-Awadat		90+5'
Manager:
Hussein Ammouta


GK	22	Meshaal Barsham	90+16'
CB	5	Tarek Salman
CB	3	Al-Mahdi Ali Mukhtar		81'
CB	12	Lucas Mendes
RM	9	Yusuf Abdurisag		63'
CM	24	Jassem Gaber		53'
CM	20	Ahmed Fatehi
CM	10	Hassan Al-Haydos (c)		53'
LM	4	Mohammed Waad
CF	19	Almoez Ali
CF	11	Akram Afif
Substitutions:
MF	8	Ali Assadalla	90+9'	53'
MF	6	Abdulaziz Hatem		53'
FW	17	Ismaeel Mohammad		63'
DF	16	Boualem Khoukhi		81'
Manager:
Tintín Márquez

Man of the Match:
Akram Afif (Qatar)

Assistant referees:
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

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.

Venue

Route to the final

Match

Summary

Details

See also