2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs
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The 2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs were played from 8 to 23 August 2023.[1] A total of twenty teams competed in the qualifying play-offs to decide seven of the 36 places in the group stage of the 2023–24 AFC Cup.[2]
The following 20 teams, split into five zones (West Asia Zone, Central Asia Zone, South Asia Zone, ASEAN Zone, East Asia Zone), entered the qualifying play-offs, consisting of three rounds:
- 2 teams entered in the preliminary round 1.
- 9 teams entered in the preliminary round 2.
- 9 teams entered in the play-off.
| Zone | Teams entering in play-off round | Teams entering in preliminary round 2 | Teams entering in preliminary round 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Asia Zone | |||
| South Asia Zone | |||
| Central Zone | |||
| ASEAN Zone | |||
| East Asia Zone |
In the qualifying play-offs, each tie was played as a single match. Extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.[3]
| Round | Match date | |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round 1 | 8 August 2023 | |
| Preliminary round 2 | 15–16 August 2023 | |
| Play-off round | 22–23 August 2023 | |
The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each zone was determined based on each team's association ranking, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match. The seven winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join the 29 direct entrants.
| Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | ||||||||
| Mohun Bagan SG | 3 | |||||||||
| Machhindra | 1 | |||||||||
| Machhindra | 3 | |||||||||
| Paro | 2 | |||||||||
| Mohun Bagan SG | 3 | |||||||||
| Dhaka Abahani | 1 | |||||||||
| Dhaka Abahani | 2 | |||||||||
| Club Eagles | 1 | |||||||||
| Play-off round | ||
| Al-Khaldiya | 2 | |
| Al-Nahda | 3 | |
| Play-off round | ||
| Al-Ittihad | 2 | |
| Shabab Al-Khalil | 1 | |
Central Asia play-off
| Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | |||||
| Khujand | 1 | |||||
| Merw Mary | 2 | |||||
| Merw Mary | 1 | |||||
| Alay Osh | 0 | |||||
| Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | |||||
| Tampines Rovers | 2 | |||||
| Phnom Penh Crown | 3 | |||||
| Phnom Penh Crown | 3 | |||||
| Young Elephants | 0 | |||||
| Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | |||||
| PSM Makassar | 4 | |||||
| Yangon United | 0 | |||||
| Yangon United | 2 | |||||
| DPMM | 1 | |||||
| Play-off round | ||
| Monte Carlo | 1 | |
| Taichung Futuro | 2 | |
A total of two teams played in the preliminary round 1.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Machhindra | 3–2 | Paro |
A total of ten teams played in the preliminary round 2: nine teams which entered in this round, and one winner of the preliminary round 1.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Mohun Bagan SG | 3–1 | Machhindra |
| Dhaka Abahani | 2–1 | Club Eagles |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Merw Mary | 1–0 | Alay Osh |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Phnom Penh Crown | 3–0 | Young Elephants |
| Yangon United | 2–1 | DPMM |
A total of fourteen teams played in the play-off round: nine teams which entered in this round, and five winners of the preliminary round 2.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Khaldiya | 2–3 | Al-Nahda |
| Al-Ittihad | 2–1 | Shabab Al-Khalil |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Mohun Bagan SG | 3–1 | Dhaka Abahani |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Khujand | 1–2 | Merw Mary |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Tampines Rovers | 2–3 | Phnom Penh Crown |
| PSM Makassar | 4–0 | Yangon United |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Monte Carlo | 1–2 | Taichung Futuro |
- ^ "AFC Cup play-offs Calendar 2023" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ^ "Pathways to AFC Champions League and AFC Cup 2023/24 Group Stages confirmed". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "AFC Cup 2023–24 Competition Regulations" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation.