Asian Games 2023 football schedule: All fixtures, teams and match details
The men’s football tournament will be played from September 19 to October 7 while the women’s event is from September 21 to October 6. Get Hangzhou 2023 football schedule.
Football
The football tournaments at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, the People’s Republic of China, will be played across eight venues. Both men’s and women’s competitions will be held.
The men’s football event at the Asian Games starts on September 19 and will run till October 7.
Since 2002, the men’s football event at the Asian Games has been an under-23 affair, with each team allowed a maximum of three players above 23 years of age.
There are 21 teams participating in the men’s event, where they have been divided into four groups of four teams each, one group of three teams and one group with two. The Indian men’s football team is in Group A with hosts China, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
After Afghanistan and Syria both withdrew from Group C, Hong Kong China and Uzbekistan, the two remaining teams in the group, are scheduled to play each other twice instead of single-legged round robin matches like the other groups.
The top two teams from each group and the four best third-placed teams across all groups will advance to the round of 16.
The Republic of Korea are the defending champions and the most successful nation in men’s football at the Asian Games with five titles. Iran are second with four gold medals.
Asian Games 2023 men’s football teams and groups
The women’s football competition at the Asian Games 2023, meanwhile, will kick off on September 21.
Unlike the men’s event, the women’s football competition at the Asian Games is played by senior teams.
A total of 16 women’s football teams have been divided into five groups. While two groups have three teams each, two groups consist of four teams each. Group C has only two teams - North Korea and Singapore - after Cambodia pulled out. The Indian women’s football team is in Group B with Chinese Taipei and Thailand.
Barring group C, where Singapore and North Korea will face each other twice, all the other groups will follow a single-legged round robin format.
After all the group-stage matches are done, the five group winners qualify for the quarter-finals. The three best runner-ups from groups A, B, D and E will make up the remaining three teams in the final eight.
Asian Games 2023 women’s football teams and groups
Japan are the defending champions. China and North Korea are the most successful teams in the competition with three titles each. Japan, meanwhile, have two gold medals to their name.
Asian Games 2023 football schedule
Asian Games 2023 men’s football schedule, fixtures and live match start times
All in Indian Standard Times (IST)
Asian Games 2023 women’s football schedule, fixtures and live match start times
All in Indian Standard Times (IST)
Where to watch Asian Games 2023 football live in India
Live streaming of the Asian Games 2023 football tournament will be available on Sony Liv. The football events will be telecast live on the Sony Sports Network TV channel in India.