Draft:2023 AFC eAsian Cup featuring eFootball

2023 AFC eAsian Cup of eFootball
Tournament details
Country	Virtuocity eSports Arena Doha, Qatar
Dates	1–5 February 2024
Teams	20
Final positions
Champions	Indonesia ; Mohamad Akbar Paudie, ; Elga Cahya Putra, ; Rizky Faidan
Runner-up	Japan ; Satake Shinichi, ; Aihara Tsubasa, ; Hashiki Shumpei
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The 2023 AFC eAsian Cup of eFootball was part of the 1th edition of the AFC eAsian Cup, and the first tournament to be played on eFootball, specifically eFootball 2024 PS5 consoles. The tournament was held between 1 February and 5 February 2024 in Virtuocity eSports Arena Doha, Qatar. 20 representing took part ^[1]

Format

the tournament 20 teams from the AFC's Member Associations who are currently participating in the ongoing AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™. Divided into four groups of three teams and two groups of four, each team comprises two main players and one substitute and will participate in highly competitive 12-minute matches in a 2v2 format.

In the group stage, each team engages in two showdowns against every other team in its group. the event will see the top two teams from each group, alongside the four best third-place finishers, earning a berth in the knockout stage.

Hereon, the winners of each round will be decided on the basis of a best of three format, culminating in the final on February 5.^[2]

Teams

Federation	Qualifying Tournament	Player
Qatar (hosts)	Internal selection	Hassan Al Qadi, Abdulaziz Shaheen, Mohammed Al Ahmad
Tajikistan		Shuhratjon Hakmov, Ayub Bekov, Sharifi Behruzi
Lebanon		Nadim El Dsouki, Imad El Zein, Ali Makki
Uzbekistan		Akmal Abduvaliyev, Salokhiddin Esanov, Rashid Khakimov
Syria		Mazen Dhbour, Wael Al Kabbani, Anas Tulaimat
India		Hemanth Krishna Kommu, Ibrahim Gulrez, Charanjot Singh
Iran		Amirhesam Karami, Mahdi Ezzati, Hassan Pajani
UAE		Saeed Alyammahi, Ali Murad Alblooshi, Khalid Alshamsi
Hong Kong, China		Wong Yiu Hang, Choi Ka Lok, Liem Jason
Japan		Satake Shinichi, Aihara Tsubasa, Hashiki Shumpei
Indonesia		Mohamad Akbar Paudie, Elga Cahya Putra, Rizky Faidan
Vietnam		Nguyen Minh Hung, Nghiem Xuan Nam, Le Doan Thanh Tam
Korea Republic		Kim Woo-jun, Song Young-woo, Kim Min-hwan
Malaysia		Shaharil Shaifuddin, Muhamad Khairul, Mohamad Norhaikal
Jordan		Sief Addeen Dababneh, Sara Haddadin, Samer Alsbeiat
Bahrain		Hasan Ali Ahmed, Fadhel Abdali, Abdulaziz Faqeehi
Saudi Arabia		Ahmed Alamri, Amjad Alqarni, Abdulaziz Albuhayri
Thailand		Thanan Sukmueng, Teinvithit Srinam, Natthaphat Pornkriengrai
Kyrgyz Republic		Turatbek Omurkulov, Mukhamed Anvar, Samat Temirov
Oman		Mohammed Said Salim, Abdullah Ali Al Balushi, Fahad Al Kindi