More than 150,000 tickets have been sold for the upcoming AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™.
Fans from across the continent rushed to pick up the entirety of the first batch of tickets released by the Local Organising Committee, with more tickets set to be released soon. A total of 81,209 tickets were sold within the first 24 hours after organisers announced the start of ticket sales earlier this month.
Ticket sales from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and India led the way globally.
Twenty-four teams from across Asia will compete for the continent’s most prestigious football competition across nine stadiums in Qatar between 12 January and 10 February 2024. A total of 51 matches will be played in one month. This will be the third time that Qatar is hosting the competition, having successfully hosted the tournament in 1988 and 2011.
The opening match between hosts and defending champions Qatar and Lebanon will be played at the iconic Lusail Stadium. The venue, with a capacity of approximately 88,000 spectators, hosted the final match of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. It will also host the final match of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™.
AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ tickets
Prices for the group stage match tickets start at QAR25 and can be purchased online through the official ticketing website. Spectators from outside Qatar can also purchase tickets from the same website. Hayya will not be a mandatory prerequisite to enter stadiums.
Spectators will have the option to follow their favourite team through a variety of packages. All matches will have accessible seats available to ensure that disabled fans can enjoy a barrier-free experience. This includes wheelchair-accessible seating as well as seats for people with limited mobility.
Qatar’s compact nature means that the farthest distance between any two stadiums is only 75 km. This will enable fans to attend more than one match per day. Visiting fans will be able to stay in one venue throughout the tournament.
All tickets for the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ will be digital and can be presented as mobile tickets from any mobile device. Fans will be able to download the tickets to their digital wallets, meaning that they don’t need Internet connectivity at the stadium.
Fans wishing to resell their tickets will be able to do so through the tournament’s official ticket resale platform.
For more information about the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™, visit asiancup2023.qa.
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