With the second round of the Asian Qualifiers for the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 kicking off on September 5, the-AFC.com presents the most comprehensive History Book on the Continent's premier national team competition.

The History Book contains the updated results, leading scorers and other important statistics following the conclusion of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019.

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The 17th edition of the Continental championship was the biggest-ever AFC Asian Cup with an expansion from 16 to 24 teams, with the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system also being introduced from the quarter-final stage..

The report offers a summary of the tournament, which was held across eight stadiums in four cities, from the opening match between hosts United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, to the grand finale, where Qatar beat Japan 3-1 to clinch their first-ever AFC Asian Cup title.

The astonishing impact of the biggest-ever AFC Asian Cup was felt across all social platforms with the AFC Asian Cup Facebook page reaching 169.4 million impressions, a staggering increase by more than fifteen times from the 11 million reach four years ago.

Adding to this, fans also made their voices heard on Twitter, which received over 106.5 million impressions compared to three million in the last edition.

The biggest rise, however, was felt on the tournament’s official Instagram account, which garnered an astonishing reach of nearly 132.4 million compared to the one million engaged in Australia, as another 52.8 million impressions were garnered on Instagram stories.

With the ink still drying on another memorable chapter in the competition's proud history, the-AFC.com looks back at some of the notable numbers and statistical highlights of the 17th edition of Asia's biggest football tournament.