| Official name | : | AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ |
| Host country | : |  Qatar |
| Mascot | : | - |
| Editions | : | 18th |
| Dates | : | 12 January – 10 February 2024 |
| Teams | : | 24 (from 1 confederation) |
| Total matches | : | 51 |
| Venues | : | 8 (in 4 host cities) |
| Current champions | : | Qatar (2019) (1st title) |
The 2023 AFC Asian Cup will be the 18th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Asia organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It will involve 24 national teams after expansion in 2019, with Qatar as the defending champions.
The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in China from 16 June to 16 July 2023. On 14 May 2022, the AFC announced that China would not host the tournament due to the circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and China's Zero-COVID policy.
On 17 October, the AFC announced that the tournament will be held in Qatar. Qatar will become the first country to host three Asian Cups, after 1988 and 2011. Due to the high summer temperatures in the Persian Gulf and Qatar's participation in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the tournament was postponed to 12 January – 10 February 2024.
The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in China from 16 June to 16 July 2023. On 14 May 2022, the AFC announced that China would not host the tournament due to the circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and China's Zero-COVID policy.
On 17 October, the AFC announced that the tournament will be held in Qatar. Qatar will become the first country to host three Asian Cups, after 1988 and 2011. Due to the high summer temperatures in the Persian Gulf and Qatar's participation in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the tournament was postponed to 12 January – 10 February 2024.
Head Coaches
| No. | Team | Head Coach | Nationality | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | Hajime Moriyasu | Japan | |
| 2 |  Syria | Hussam Al Sayed | Syria | |
| 3 | Qatar | Felix Sanchez Bas |  Spain | |
| 4 |  South Korea | Paulo Bento |  Portugal | |
| 5 |  Australia | Graham Arnold | Australia | |
| 6 |  Iran | Carlos Queiroz | Portugal | |
| 7 |  Saudi Arabia | Hervé Renard |  France | |
| 8 |  United Arab Emirates | Rodolfo Arruabarrena |  Argentina | |
| 9 |  China PR | vacant |  TBA | |
| 10 |  Iraq | Radhi Shenaishil (interim) | Iraq | |
| 11 |  Oman | Branko Ivanković |  Croatia | |
| 12 |  Vietnam | Park Hang-seo | South Korea | |
| 13 |  Lebanon | Aleksandar Ilić |  Serbia | |
| 14 |  Palestine | Makram Daboub |  Tunisia | |
| 15 |  Uzbekistan | Srečko Katanec |  Slovenia | |
| 16 |  Thailand | Alexandré Pölking |  Brazil | |
| 17 |  India | Igor Štimac | Croatia | |
| 18 |  Hong Kong | Jørn Andersen |  Norway | |
| 19 |  Tajikistan | Petar Segrt |  Germany | |
| 20 |  Kyrgyzstan | Aleksandr Krestinin |  Russia | |
| 21 |  Bahrain | Hélio Sousa | Portugal | |
| 22 |  Malaysia | Kim Pan-gon | South Korea | |
| 23 |  Jordan | Adnan Hamad | Iraq | |
| 24 |  Indonesia | Shin Tae-yong | South Korea | |