AFC mengumumkan pada 8 Desember 2023 bahwa turnamen esports akan diadakan pada 1 hingga 5 Februari 2024, bersamaan dengan Piala Asia edisi 2023. Peserta kompetisi tersebut awalnya adalah 20 dari 24 tim yang lolos ke turnamen serentak.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2023 |title=AFC eAsian Cup set to debut at #AsianCup2023 |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/afc_news/news/afc_easian_cup_set_to_debut_at_asiancup2023_1.html |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=Asian Football Confederation}}</ref> Namun, Hong Kong menarik diri.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 February 2024 |title=AFC statement on AFC eAsian Cup 2023 |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_easian_cup/news/afc_statement_on_afc_easian_cup_2023.html |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=Asian Football Confederation}}</ref> Itu diadakan di Virtuocity eSports Arena di [[Doha]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=28 January 2024 |title=AFC eAsian Cup 2023: All you need to know |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_easian_cup/news/afc_easian_cup_2023_all_you_need_to_know.html |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=Asian Football Confederation}}</ref> dan bermain di video game sepak bola [[Konami]] [[eFootball|eFootball2024]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 November 2023 |title=eFootball™ Series Chosen as Competition Title for eAsian Cup 2023! |url=https://www.konami.com/games/corporate/en/news/release/20231106/ |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=Konami}}</ref> Indonesia menjadi juara pertama setelah mengalahkan Jepang dengan skor dua game nol.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 February 2024 |title=Indonesia crowned champions of first-ever AFC eAsian Cup |url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/07/02/2024/indonesia-crowned-champions-of-first-ever-afc-easian-cup |access-date=8 February 2024 |website=The Peninsula}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 February 2024 |title=Indonesia win first-ever AFC eAsian Cup title in Qatar |url=https://www.insideworldfootball.com/2024/02/07/indonesia-win-first-ever-afc-easian-cup-title-qatar/ |access-date=10 May 2024 |website=Inside World Football}}</ref>
