The bidding process for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup was the process by which the location for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup would be chosen as the hosts.
The AFC Competitions Committee confirmed on 12 April 2016 that four countries expressed interest in hosting the 2023 AFC Asian Cup: China, Indonesia, South Korea and Thailand.[1] Indonesia, however, was under FIFA suspension during that period. Those countries met the deadline to submit all documents on 31 March 2016.[2] The winning bid was originally set to be announced at the AFC Congress in May 2018,[3] but the congress was moved to 31 October.[4] Later on, South Korea, Indonesia and Thailand withdrew for various reasons, thus China was designated to be the host on 4 June 2019, before the 69th FIFA Congress, in Paris, France.[5]
The following were the host cities and venues selected for China's bid:[8]
The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in China. However, on 14 May 2022, AFC announced that China would not be able to host the tournament due to the exceptional circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[23]
Following China's withdrawal from hosting of the competition due to the country's COVID-19 pandemic, the second round of bidding was announced on 17 October 2022.[24][25]
The following were the host cities and venues selected for Qatar's bid, originally for 2027:[27]
The following were the host cities and venues selected for South Korea's bid:
The following were the temporary host cities and venues selected for Australia's bid:
The following were the host cities and venues selected for Indonesia's bid: