🌏 📺AFC ASIAN CUP 2027 · FOR BARS, PUBS & CLUBS

Make Your Venue the Place to Watch the AFC Asian Cup 2027

Twenty-four nations, 51 matches, one month: 7 January to 5 February 2027. Bring fans of every team together under one roof with a free tipping competition. It gives them a reason to come back for the next match, with a leaderboard that runs itself and zero admin for your staff.

Set Up Your Venue Competition, Free →

⚽ Get your QR poster up before the opener on 7 January

Sign up with Google or Email · No credit card

QR Poster Ready
No Betting, Suitable for Licensed Venues
All 51 Matches, Final Included
Works in Any Country

A month of Asian Cup football. Circle these dates.

A fan watching a one-off match goes home at full time. A fan sitting two tips behind the leader on your venue leaderboard comes back for the next one, and the one after that.

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Thursday 7 Jan: the opener

Hosts Saudi Arabia play Palestine in Riyadh. Launch your competition that week and sign fans up at the bar before the group stage gets going.
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Your community's nation

Korean, Japanese, Iranian, Iraqi, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Gulf and Levant communities, and the Socceroos fans. Twenty-four nations means plenty of local communities with a team to cheer. Every one of them has three group matches.
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Knockouts & the Final

Round of 16 from 22 January, then the quarter-finals, semi-finals and the Final on Friday 5 February. By then your leaderboard has weeks of history, and everyone wants to be in the room when it is decided.

A Month of Repeat Visits

Patrons check the leaderboard and come back on match days. The Asian Cup becomes a month-long event at your venue, not a single night.

Live on Your Screens

The Match Wall activates at kick-off. Pull it up on any TV or tablet for real-time reactions alongside the broadcast.

Join by Scanning a QR Code

One poster on the bar. Patrons scan, join and tip in under 30 seconds. No app download, no staff time.

Set up in five minutes. Runs itself to the Final.

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Sign Up (Just You)
Create your free account with Google or Email. You'll pick a favourite sport during setup, which is just for your own profile.
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Create Your Venue Group
Name your competition and set your prize: a bar tab, a trophy or bragging rights. Done in five minutes.
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Print Your QR Poster
Display your unique QR code on the bar, tables or entrance before the opener on 7 January.
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Let It Run to the Final
Tips lock at kick-off, results settle automatically, and the leaderboard runs itself all the way to 5 February.

Everything your venue needs. Nothing extra.

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QR Code Entry

Every group gets a unique QR code. Put it on the bar, tables or entrance. Fans scan, join and make their first tip in under 30 seconds. No app download, no staff involvement.
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Match Wall on Your Screens

When a match kicks off, the Match Wall goes live for every match your patrons tipped, with real-time reactions from every fan on The Tipoff who called it. Open it on any tablet or smart TV and let it run.
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Zero Admin, Knockouts Included

Tips lock at kick-off. Results settle automatically. Knockout matches are added as soon as the teams are confirmed, so nobody on your staff rebuilds a sheet for the Round of 16.
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Draws Count in the Group Stage

Patrons can tip home, away or a draw in the group stage. From the Round of 16 they pick the team that goes through, extra time and penalties included. Every tip has a clear right or wrong answer.
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Unlimited Patrons

No cap on group size. Thirty regulars or three hundred fans on a big match night, everyone joins the same group and competes on the same leaderboard.
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Your Regulars Compete Globally

Every tip also counts on the worldwide Asian Cup leaderboard. The regular who tops your venue table might be one of the best Asian Cup tippers anywhere, which is worth writing on the board.
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No Betting, Suitable for Licensed Venues

The Tipoff is free to play. No money changes hands through the platform and it has no gambling mechanics, ever. Always check your local regulations for any prizes you choose to offer.
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Set Your Own Tournament Prize

A bar tab for the winner, a meal on Final night, a trophy behind the bar. Set it once and it is shown to every patron for the whole tournament.
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Local competition. Global rank.

Your regulars compete in your private venue group, and every tip also counts on the worldwide Asian Cup leaderboard.

Global Leaderboard
Every patron ranks worldwide
Venue Leaderboard
Private ranking, just your patrons
Your Prize
Shown to every patron all tournament

The sweepstake jar vs The Tipoff

Patron Sign-Up
The Old Way
Paper forms or a sweepstake jar
The Tipoff
Scan a QR code, done in 30 seconds
Score Tracking
The Old Way
Manual update after every match
The Tipoff
Leaderboard updates automatically
Knockout Stage
The Old Way
Staff rebuild the draw sheet
The Tipoff
Knockout matches added once teams are confirmed
Group Size
The Old Way
Limited by who you can reach
The Tipoff
Unlimited, any size venue
Display at Venue
The Old Way
Nothing to show on-screen
The Tipoff
Live Match Wall on any TV or tablet
Suitable for Licensed Venues
The Old Way
Depends on the format used
The Tipoff
Always: free to play, no betting
Cost
The Old Way
Free (but costs your time)
The Tipoff
Free, no subscription, no setup fee

Common questions from venue operators

Do I need a gambling licence to run an Asian Cup tipping competition at my venue?

No licence is needed for the game itself. The Tipoff is a free-to-play tipping game and no money changes hands through the platform. Patrons compete for fun. Always check your local regulations for any separate prizes you choose to offer.

When does the AFC Asian Cup 2027 start and finish?

The tournament runs in Saudi Arabia from Thursday 7 January 2027, when Saudi Arabia play Palestine in Riyadh, to the Final in Riyadh on Friday 5 February 2027. That is 51 matches over a month: 36 in the group stage from 7 to 20 January, then the Round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and the Final.

Can my venue show the matches?

Showing matches to the public needs the right broadcast licence. Check with your TV provider or the official broadcaster in your country before you advertise a screening. The Tipoff is the tipping competition only: it does not stream or show any match footage.

How do patrons join my venue's Asian Cup tipping group?

They scan your unique QR code or enter your group code. No app download is needed: it works in any mobile browser, and they can make their first tip in under 30 seconds.

Can I show the leaderboard and Match Wall on my venue's TVs?

Yes. The Tipoff runs in any browser, so you can open it on a tablet or any device connected to a screen and show the live leaderboard and Match Wall on every match day.

Is it free for my venue?

Completely free for all 51 matches, the Final included. No setup fee, no subscription and no credit card. Your patrons play for free too.

Which countries can venues use it in?

Any country. Bars, pubs, restaurants and clubs in Australia, the UK, Ireland, the US, Canada, the Gulf, Asia or anywhere else can run a free Asian Cup tipping competition. Sign up with Google or Email and you are ready in five minutes.

Bring the fans of 24 nations together at your venue.

51 matches. One month. A leaderboard that gives your regulars a reason to come back.
Set up in five minutes: no admin, no spreadsheets, no cost.

Create My Venue Competition, It's Free

Opener Thursday 7 January · Final Friday 5 February

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Want to see exactly what your patrons will experience? Read the step-by-step guide →

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Running an office, family or fan club competition instead? 🌏 See the Asian Cup group page →

The Tipoff is an independent fan game. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).