Asian Cup: Dates, schedule, history & more

The Asian Cup is Asia's top football tournament where teams from across the continent battle it out to determine who will be champions of Asia.

The tournament was first hosted back in 1956 and, like the World Cup and Euros, takes place every four years.

Qatar are the reigning champions of Asia after claiming back-to-back titles in both 2019 and 2023, with the next edition of the tournament set to take place in 2027.

Asian Cup Dates

The next edition of the AFC Asian Cup is set to place in 2027, with the initial dates for the tournament scheduled for 7th January - 5th February 2027.

Asian Cup Location

The 2027 Asian World Cup is set to take place in Saudi Arabia.

Asian Cup Stadiums

There are currently eight stadiums across three cities scheduled as venues for the 2027 Asian Cup:

Stadium	City	Capacity
King Fahd Sports City Stadium	Riyadh	70,200
King Saud University Stadium	Riyadh	25,000
Kingdom Arena	Riyadh	26,000
Imam Mohammed University Stadium	Riyadh	21,000
Al-Shabab Stadium	Riyadh	15,000
King Abdullah Sports City Stadium	Jeddah	63,079
Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium	Jeddah	27,000
Aramco Stadium	Khobar	46,096

Asian Cup teams

A field of 18 teams are currently confirmed for the 2027 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia:

• Saudi Arabia
• Australia
• Iraq
• Iran
• Uzbekistan
• Qatar
• United Arab Emirates
• Japan
• South Korea
• Oman
• Palestine
• Bahrain
• Jordan
• China
• Indonesia
• North Korea
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan

Asian Cup winners

Japan has the most Asian Cup wins with four, while Saudi Arabia and Iran have won three times each and South Korea and Qatar are the other multiple winners with two wins. 

Israel, Kuwait, Australia and Iraq have won once each. 

Qatar, the reigning Asian Cup champions, have won the last two editions of the tournament of 2019 and 2023.

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