Qualified teams [ ] Team Method of qualification Date of qualification Finals appearances Last appearance Previous best performance Hosts 4 June 2019 13th Runners-up , winners 28 May 2021 10th Winners , , , winners 7 June 2021 7th Group stage , , , , , winners 7 June 2021 11th Winners winners 9 June 2021 15th Winners , winners 11 June 2021 5th Winners winners 15 June 2021 15th Winners , , winners 15 June 2021 11th Runners-up winners 15 June 2021 11th Winners , , runners-up 15 June 2021 10th Winners runners-up 15 June 2021 5th Round of 16 runners-up 15 June 2021 5th Fourth place , runners-up 15 June 2021 3rd Group stage , Venues [ ] Twelve host cities were submitted in the bid, including seven new football-specific stadia to be constructed, and renovation works planned for the existing stadia.
The 1972 final was notable as it was the first Asian Cup to use the group stage-knockout phase format, which was followed in the subsequent tournaments with some alternation.
Retrieved 6 May 2015.
Retrieved 6 May 2015.