India bids for 2031 Afc asian cup, will fight out with six other countries

India has submitted ‘Expression of Interest (EOI)’ to host the 2031 Afc asian cup, the continent’s showpiece football event, the all India football federation (aif). The aiff was one of the Seven National Football Bodies which submitted the eoi before the deadline of March 31. Deputy Secretary General M Satyanarayan Told Pti. India will face tough competition from established Football Powerhouses Such as Australia, South Korea and United Arab Emirates to Get the Right to Host the Tournament. Indonesia and Kuwait have also submitted the eoi whil there is a joint bid of kyrgyzstan, tajikistan and uzbekistan.

The host country, which will be picked in 2026, will get automatic berth in the tournament. India Finished Runners-up in the 1964 edition and was eliminated in the group stage in 1984, 2011, 2019 and 2023. The tournament began in 1956.

OUT of the Seven Bidding Countries, Australia, UAE, South Korea and Kuwait have earlier hosted the tournament.

Chairing the Asian Football Confederation’s Executive Committee Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on the Eve of the 35th AfC Congress, President Shaikh SALMAN LAUDED “The Highest Ever Number Number Number Number Number of EOS History and attributed the exceptional reception to the growing prestige of asia’s crown jewel. ” The Afc Had Sent Out Invitations on November 27, 2024, For All Member Association to Express their Interest in Hosting Asia’s Most Prestigious Men’s National Team Tournament. The deadline to submit the eoi was March 31, 2025.

“The unprecedented level of interest we have witnessed reflects both the high ambitions of the afc’s member assoctions and their increase conference in their OWN Capacities and Capabilities to HOST A TOURNAMENTES Significant as the AfC Asian Cup, “Salman said.

The AFC will now work with the bidding count on the delivery of the Necessary Bid Documentation in Accordance with the Established Timelines and Processes. A bidding workshop is scheduled to be hand later this month.

Thereafter, an overall evaliation of the bids will be undertaken by the AfC Administration Prior to the selection of the host for the 24-team competition by the after Congress in 2026.

India has been hosted the tournament, the continent’s equivalent of world cup. It has submitted bids to host the 2023 and 2027 editions when Praful Patel was the AIFF President.

The bid for the 2023 edition was withdrawn in 2018 and the same happy in case of the 2027 tournament also.

In December 2022, A Few Months after Incumbent Kalyan Chaubey Took Charge as AFF President, India WithDrew Its Bid to Stage the 2027 AfC Asian Cup, Declaring that Hosting that Hosting Big-TICKET EVENS “Strategic Priorities” at that Juncture.

The AIFF’s decision has left left saaudi arabia to be the lone candidate to host the 2027 Afc asian cup, the 19th Edition of the Continent’s ShowPiece Event.