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 | — | Fubo, Paramount+ |
| 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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