The AFC2023 2022™

1.1 The AFC ASIAN CUP™ QATAR 2023 (AFC2023) will take place between 12 January and 10 February 2024. It will be staged at nine Stadiums, across Qatar, where 24 teams will be playing total 51 matches during the event.

CRA Role

1.2 The Communications Regulatory Authority “CRA” is the responsible authority for regulating and managing all the affairs relating to the radio spectrum use. As such, CRA is responsible for organizing a full spectrum plan for AFC2023 in accordance with the Qatar Decree Law No. 34/2006 on the promulgation of the Telecommunications Law as amended by the Qatar Law No. 17/2017, the Executive By-Law for the Telecommunications Law and the CRA Strategy 2020-2024.

1.3 This responsibility must be seen in the context of the guarantee given by the Government of the State of Qatar (Government) to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in support of Qatar’s bid for the Event.

Spectrum Requirements

1.4 Wireless applications will play an important role both in the build-up to and during the Event. CRA expects spectrum to be required primarily for three broad categories of applications: