AFC Asian Cup 2023 prizemoney: How much will the Socceroos be paid at 2024 tournament?

Kieran Francis

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The best football nations in Asia will gather for the 2023 Asian Cup across January and February in Qatar - with the tournament occurring in 2024 after China's withdrawal from host rights.

Japan is favouritee to win the tournament, with South Korea, Iran and Australia also expected to be contenders.

But how much money will the winner and other teams collect for participating in the event?

AFC Asian Cup 2023 prizemoney

The total prizemoney pool for the AFC Asian Cup 2023 is US$14.8 million.

This consists of:

  • Champions - US$5 million
  • Runners-up - US$3 million
  • Losing semi-finalists - US$1 million
  • All 24 participating teams - US$200,000

When does the 2023 AFC Asian Cup start?

Hosts Qatar will get the tournament underway on January 12 against Lebanon in Lusail.

The group stages wrap up on January 25, with the knockout rounds beginning three days later, and the final is scheduled for February 10.

The full details are listed below.

Stage Dates Nations
Group Stage Jan. 12 — 25 24
Round of 16 Jan. 28 — 31 16
Quarterfinals Feb. 2 — 3 8
Semifinals Feb. 6 — 7 4
Final Feb. 10 2

2023 AFC Asian Cup kickoff times

The tournament features six different kickoff time slots at 2:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. local time. Qatar is three hours ahead of the UK (GMT) and eight hours ahead of USA Eastern Time (ET).

Local kickoff time UK (GMT) USA / Canada (ET) Australia (AEDT) India (IST)
2:30 p.m. 11:30 a.m. 6:30 a.m. 10:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 9:30 a.m. 1:30 a.m. (following day) 8:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. 2:00 a.m. (following day) 8:30 p.m. 
7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 3:00 a.m. (following day) 9:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 11;30 a.m. 3:30 a.m. (following day) 10:00 p.m.
8:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 4:30 a.m. (following day) 11:00 p.m.

How to watch 2023 AFC Asian Cup: TV channel, live stream

Here's how to watch 2023 AFC Asian Cup matches across selected areas of the world's major regions:

Region TV Streaming
USA FuboParamount+
Canada

Fubo Canada

UK
Australia 10 Play Paramount+
India FanCode

USA: AFC Asian Cup matches will be available for live streaming via Paramount+ and Fubo.

Canada: Selected games at the tournament will be streamable on Fubo Canada.

Australia: Paramount+ will provide streaming services for the tournament and 10 Play will broadcast Australia's matches.

India: Streaming service FanCode is the place to go for AFC Asian Cup matches.

Teams at 2023 AFC Asian Cup

Nation Best performance at Asian Cup
China Runners Up (1984, 2004)
Japan Champions (1992, 2000, 2004, 2011)
Syria Group Stage (1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2011, 2019)
Qatar Champions (2019)
South Korea Champions (1956, 1960)
Australia Champions (2015)
Iran Champions (1968, 1972, 1976)
Saudi Arabia Champions (1984, 1988, 1996)
UAE Runners Up (1996)
Iraq Champions (2007)
Oman Round of 16 (2019)
Vietnam Semifinals (1956, 1960)
Lebanon Group Stages (2000, 2019)
Palestine Group Stage (2015, 2019)
Uzbekistan Semifinals (2011)
Thailand Semifinals (1972)
India Runners Up (1964)
Hong Kong Semifinals (1956)
Tajikistan -
Kyrgyzstan Round of 16 (2019)
Bahrain Semifinals (2004)
Malaysia Group Stages (1976, 1980, 2007)
Jordan Quarterfinals (2004, 2011)
Indonesia Group Stages (1996, 2000, 2004, 2007)

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Kieran Francis

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Kieran Francis is a senior editor at The Sporting News based in Melbourne, Australia. He started at Sportal.com.au before being a part of the transition to Sporting News in 2015. Just prior to the 2018 World Cup, he was appointed chief editor of Goal.com in Australia. He has now returned to The Sporting News where his passions lay in football, AFL, poker and cricket - when he is not on holiday.