The 2019 AFC Asian Cup will be the AFC Asian cup 2019 edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Asia organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It will be held in the United Arab Emirates from 5 January to 1 February 2019.[1]The United Arab Emirates was announced as the host for the tournament on 9 March 2015, with Iran being the only remaining bidder for the right to host the 2019 finals.[2] It will be the second time that the United Arab Emirates hosts the tournament after the 1996 finals.

Group A of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup will take place from 5 to 14 January 2019 The group consists of tournament hosts United Arab Emirates, Thailand, India, and Bahrain.[2] The top two teams, possibly along with the third-place team (if they are ranked as one of the best four), will advance to the round of 16.