# 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.
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 | Jordan | Round | Qatar | 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 Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Bahrain 3 6 2  South Korea 3 5 3  Jordan 3 4 4  Malaysia 3 1 Source: AFC | Group E third place Pos Teamvte 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 Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Qatar (H) 3 9 2  Tajikistan 3 4 3  China 3 2 4  Lebanon 3 1 Source: AFC (H) Hosts | Group A winners Pos Teamvte 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 | 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. |