Asian Games 2023 Men’s Football: Schedule, Groups, Results, Points Table, Telecast & Live Streaming Info

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Asian Games 2023 men's football competition kicks off with the group stage fixtures on Tuesday (September 19) followed by the knockout stages that will conclude with the medals matches on October 7.

A totals of 21 teams, including India, South Korea, Japan and Saudi Arabia among others will do battle for the medals, starting with the group stage, which sees the teams divided into six groups. Not every group contains the same amount of teams as two teams pulled out of the tournament.

In the group stage, each team will play in single round-robin format with the top two on the respective group's points table heading into the knockout stage, which will start with the round of 16.

Apart from the top two from each group, four best third-placed teams also will get a chance to enter the round of 16, which kicks off on September 28 with the winners earning an entry into the quarterfinal, scheduled to take place on October 1.

The round of 16 and quarterfinal is pretty straightforward as the name suggests - it's a knockout, meaning the winner goes to the next stage, while the loser heads home. The next stage after quarter-final is the semifinals, which sees the winners of the last 8 match collide on October 4.

Unlike the round of 16 and quarter-final, the loser of the semifinals will do battle for the bronze medal with the winners of the last 4 clash battling for the gold medal. The medal matches will take place on October 7.

Now, let's take a look at the Asian Games 2023 men's football schedule, teams, groups, results, points table, telecast and live streaming info for the competition:

Asian Games 2023 Men's Football Groups

There are five groups in the men's football competition. However, not every group has the same number of teams as the draw was first of all made with 23 teams, but two more teams drawn in the same group pulled out to reduce the number of teams to 21.

Groups A, B, E and F consist of four teams, while Group C, which had four teams, was reduced to 2 teams following the withdrawal of Syria and Afghanistan. Group D was drawn as a three-team group. Here is a look at the men's football groups:

Group A: China, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar

Group B: Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Mongolia

Group C: Uzbekistan, Hong Kong

Group D: Japan, Palestine, Qatar

Group E: South Korea, Bahrain, Thailand, Kuwait

Group F: North Korea, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Chinese Taipei

Asian Games 2023 Venues - Stadiums

The football competition in the Asian Games will see 45 matches, including the knockout stages, be held across seven venues in two different cities. Here is a look at the venues for the men's football tournament:

● Hangzhou Sports Park Stadium (HSPS), Hangzhou

● Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium (HSCS), Hangzhou

● Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium (SSCS), Hangzhou

● Linping Sports Center Stadium (LSCS), Hangzhou

● Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium (XSCS), Hangzhou

● Jinhua Stadium (JS), Jinhua

● Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium (ZNUES), Jinhua

Asian Games 2023 Men's Football Group Stage Schedule - Fixtures and Results

Each team will play the remaining teams in their respective group once with the matches kicking off at two different times - 4 PM and 7:30 PM Local Time, that is 1:30 PM IST and 5 PM IST in India. Only the Group C teams will play each other twice as there are only two teams. Here is a look at the fixtures.

Asian Games 2023 Men's Football Points Table

There are six points table for six different groups. The top two from all the groups will directly reach the round of 16, while the four best third ranked team based on their positions in another table will also head into the next stage.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

M - Matches Played; W - Won; D - Drawn; L - Lost; GD (GS-GA) - Goal Difference (Goals Scored minus Goals Allowed); PTS - Points (A win will hand a team 3 points, while a draw will see two teams share 1 point each and a loss will mean zero points)

Note: Top two from every group progress directly to the round of 16, while the best third placed team from every group bar Group C which has only two teams, head into another table from which four best placed teams will join the remaining 12 in the round of 16 fixtures.

The table positions will depend on points then head to head result if two teams are tied on same points and then goal difference. If two or more teams are still tied, then the position will be decided on goals scored.

Asian Games 2023 Men's Football Knockout Schedule - Fixtures and Results

Where and how to watch Asian Games 2023 men's football action?

The Asian Games 2023 men's football matches will be available for streaming on Sony LIV and will also be telecast live on the Sony Sports Network TV channels in India.