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AFC eAsian Cup

{{Infobox football tournament

| name = AFC eAsian Cup

| image = |thumb|AFC eAsian Cup trophy

| imagesize =

| organiser = AFC

| founded = {{Start date and age|2023}}

| region = Asia and Oceania (Australia)

| number of teams = 19 (finals)

| qualifier for =

| related comps =

| domestic cup =

| current champions = {{flagdeco|INA}} Indonesia (1st title)

| most successful team = {{flagdeco|INA}} Indonesia (1 title)

| website = {{url|https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_easian_cup.html|the-afc.com}}

| current = 2023 AFC eAsian Cup featuring eFootball

}}

The AFC eAsian Cup is an esports competition contested by members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The inaugural edition of the tournament was held on 1–5 February 2024, featuring teams that participated in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. Indonesia are the inaugural champions.

History

The AFC announced on 8 December 2023 that an esports tournament will be held from 1 to 5 February 2024, in conjunction with the 2023 edition of the Asian Cup. The participants of the said competition were initially 20 out of the 24 teams that qualified for the concurrent tournament.{{Cite web |date=8 December 2023 |title=AFC eAsian Cup set to debut at #AsianCup2023 |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/afc_news/news/afc_easian_cup_set_to_debut_at_asiancup2023_1.html |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=Asian Football Confederation}} However, Hong Kong withdrew.{{Cite web |date=2 February 2024 |title=AFC statement on AFC eAsian Cup 2023 |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_easian_cup/news/afc_statement_on_afc_easian_cup_2023.html |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=Asian Football Confederation}} It was held at the Virtuocity eSports Arena in Doha{{Cite web |date=28 January 2024 |title=AFC eAsian Cup 2023: All you need to know |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_easian_cup/news/afc_easian_cup_2023_all_you_need_to_know.html |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=Asian Football Confederation}} and played on Konami's football video game eFootball2024.{{Cite web |date=6 November 2023 |title=eFootball™ Series Chosen as Competition Title for eAsian Cup 2023! |url=https://www.konami.com/games/corporate/en/news/release/20231106/ |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=Konami}} Indonesia became the first champion after beating Japan by two games to none.{{Cite web |date=7 February 2024 |title=Indonesia crowned champions of first-ever AFC eAsian Cup |url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/07/02/2024/indonesia-crowned-champions-of-first-ever-afc-easian-cup |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=The Peninsula}}{{Cite web |date=7 February 2024 |title=Indonesia win first-ever AFC eAsian Cup title in Qatar |url=https://www.insideworldfootball.com/2024/02/07/indonesia-win-first-ever-afc-easian-cup-title-qatar/ |access-date=10 May 2024 |website=Inside World Football}}

Format

The tournament starts with the group stage in which each team plays each other twice. The top two teams per group, in addition to the four best third-placers, qualify for the knockout stage. From there, winners of each round will be determined in a best-of-three format including the final.

Results

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! rowspan="2" style="width:5%;|Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:12%;|Hosts

|width="1%" rowspan=21 style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top-style:hidden; border-bottom-style:hidden;"|

! colspan=3|Final

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! rowspan=2| Semi-finalists

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! rowspan=2|Number of teams

style="width:15%; |Champions

! style="width:10%; |Result

! style="width:15%; |Runners-up

1

|2023

|align=left| {{flag|Qatar}}

|{{flagdeco|IDN}} Indonesia
Mohamad Akbar Paudie,
Elga Cahya Putra,
Rizky Faidan

| (3) 0–0 (2)
1–0

|{{flagdeco|JPN}} Japan
Satake Shinichi,
Aihara Tsubasa,
Hashiki Shumpei

|{{flagdeco|THA}} Thailand and {{flagdeco|KSA}} Saudi Arabia

|19

Source:https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_easian_cup/news/afc_easian_cup_2023_all_you_need_to_know.htmlhttps://www.the-afc.com/en/more/afc_news/news/first-ever_afc_easian_cup_promises_thrilling_clashes_1.htmlhttps://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_easian_cup.htmlhttps://www.the-afc.com/en/about_afc/about_afc/the_president/news/shaikh_salman_hails_indonesia_for_clinching_first-ever_afc_easian_cup_title.htmlhttps://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_easian_cup/news/indonesia_crowned_champions_of_first-ever_afc_easian_cup.htmlhttps://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_easian_cup/news/semi-final_cast_confirmed.html

1st AFC eAsian Cup (2-5 February 2024)

20 of 24 Team was participated.

=Group Stage=

  1. {{QAT}},{{TJK}},{{LBN}}
  2. {{UZB}},{{SYR}},{{IND}}
  3. {{IRI}},{{UAE}},{{HKG}}
  4. {{JPN}},{{INA}},{{VIE}}
  5. {{KOR}},{{MAS}},{{JOR}},{{BHR}}
  6. {{KSA}},{{THA}},{{KGZ}},{{OMA}}

=Round of 16=

Source:https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_easian_cup/news/semi-final_cast_confirmed.html

  1. {{UAE}} W-L {{LBN}}
  2. {{INA}} W-L {{KOR}}
  3. {{UZB}} W-L {{QAT}}
  4. {{THA}} W-L {{JOR}}
  5. {{IRI}} W-L {{SYR}}
  6. {{JPN}} W-L {{BHR}}
  7. {{VIE}} W-L {{TJK}}
  8. {{KSA}} W-L {{IND}}

=Round of 8=

Source:https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_easian_cup/news/semi-final_cast_confirmed.html

  1. {{INA}} W-L {{UAE}}
  2. {{THA}} W-L {{UZB}}
  3. {{JPN}} W-L {{IRI}}
  4. {{KSA}} W-L {{VIE}}

=Semi Final=

Source:https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_easian_cup/news/indonesia_crowned_champions_of_first-ever_afc_easian_cup.html

  1. {{INA}} W-L {{THA}}
  2. {{JPN}} W-L {{KSA}}

=Final=

Source:https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_easian_cup/news/indonesia_crowned_champions_of_first-ever_afc_easian_cup.html

  1. {{INA}} W-L {{JPN}}

=Ranking=

  1. {{INA}}
  2. {{JPN}}
  3. {{THA}} , {{KSA}} (3rd Shared)
  4. {{UAE}},{{UZB}},{{IRI}},{{VIE}} (5th Shared)

Summary

Bold text denotes team was host country.

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! Team

! Champions

! Runners-up

{{flagdeco|INA}} Indonesia

|style=background:#FFD700|1 (2023)

|{{N/A}}

{{flagdeco|JPN}} Japan

|{{N/A}}

|style=background:#C0C0C0|1 (2023)

AFC eChampions League Elite

1st AFC eChampions League Elite in King Abdullah Sports City Sports Hall kicks off on April 24, 2025.https://www.the-afc.com/en/play/afc_echampions_league_elite.html/news/first-ever-afc-echampions-league-elite-set-for-historic-debuthttps://www.insideworldfootball.com/2025/04/16/afc-set-take-deeper-step-esports-events-launch-echampions-league-elite-jeddah/

16 Team in 2 Group.https://www.the-afc.com/en/about_afc/cfed.html/news/countdown-begins-for-inaugural-afc-echampions-league-elitehttps://www.the-afc.com/en/play/afc_echampions_league_elite.html/news/final-four-set-for-afc-echampions-league-elite-2025

Games.https://assets.the-afc.com/Corporate_Page/Football_esports/eACL-Elite/eACL25-Match-Schedule-(caa-16-April).pdfhttps://www.the-afc.com/en/play/afc_echampions_league_elite.html/news/afc-echampions-league-elite-all-you-need-to-know

Teams (West)

  1. Al Ain FC (UAE)
  2. Al Gharafa SC (QAT)
  3. Al Nassr Club (KSA)
  4. Al Rayyan SC (QAT)
  5. Al Sadd SC (QAT)
  6. Al Wasl FC (UAE)
  7. Pakhtakor (UZB)
  8. Persepolis FC (IRN)

Teams (East)

  1. Buriram United (THA)
  2. FC Pohang Steelers (KOR)
  3. Gwangju FC (KOR)
  4. Johor Darul Ta’zim (MAS)
  5. Shanghai Shenhua FC (CHN)
  6. Ulsan HD FC (KOR)
  7. Vissel Kobe (JPN)
  8. Yokohama F. Marinos (JPN)

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_easian_cup.html Official website] (the-AFC.com)

{{AFC men's competitions}}

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Category:Asian championships

Category:Esports competitions