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The 2023–24 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs were played from 15 to 22 August 2023. A total of 21 teams competed in the qualifying play-offs to decide eight places in the group stage of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League.

Teams

The following 21 teams, split into two regions (West Region and East Region), entered the qualifying play-offs, consisting of two rounds:

  • 10 teams entered in the preliminary round.
  • 11 teams entered in the play-off round.
Region Teams entering in play-off round Teams entering in preliminary round
West Region
East Region

Format

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.

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.

Round Match date
Preliminary round 15–16 August 2023
Play-off round 22 August 2023

Bracket

The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each region was determined based on each team's association ranking and their seeding within their association, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match. Teams from the same association could not be placed into the same tie. The eight winners of the play-off round (four from West Region and four from East Region) advanced to the group stage to join the 32 direct entrants.

Play-off West 1

 Preliminary roundPlay-off round
       
 
 
 
  
 
 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr4
  
 United Arab Emirates Shabab Al-Ahli2
 United Arab Emirates Shabab Al-Ahli3
 
 Jordan Al-Wehdat0
 

Play-off West 2

 Preliminary roundPlay-off round
       
 
 
 
  
 
 Iran Tractor1
  
 United Arab Emirates Sharjah3
 United Arab Emirates Sharjah2
 
 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings0
 

Play-off West 3

 Preliminary roundPlay-off round
       
 
 
 
  
 
 Qatar Al-Arabi0
  
 Uzbekistan AGMK1
 Uzbekistan AGMK1
 
 Oman Al-Seeb0
 

Play-off West 4

 Play-off round
   
  
 
 Qatar Al-Wakrah0
 
 Uzbekistan Navbahor1
 

Play-off East 1

 Preliminary roundPlay-off round
       
 
 
 
  
 
 South Korea Incheon United (a.e.t.)3
  
 Vietnam Haiphong1
 Hong Kong Rangers1
 
 Vietnam Haiphong (a.e.t.)4
 

Play-off East 2

 Preliminary roundPlay-off round
       
 
 
 
  
 
 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds3
  
 Hong Kong Lee Man0
 Hong Kong Lee Man5
 
 Indonesia Bali United1
 

Play-off East 3

 Play-off round
   
  
 
 China Zhejiang1
 
 Thailand Port0
 

Play-off East 4

 Play-off round
   
  
 
 China Shanghai Port2
 
 Thailand BG Pathum United3
 

Preliminary round

Summary

A total of 10 teams played in the preliminary round.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Region
Shabab Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates 3–0 Jordan Al-Wehdat
Sharjah United Arab Emirates 2–0 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
AGMK Uzbekistan 1–0 Oman Al-Seeb
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Region
Rangers Hong Kong 1–4 (a.e.t.) Vietnam Haiphong
Lee Man Hong Kong 5–1 Indonesia Bali United

West Region

Shabab Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates3–0Jordan Al-Wehdat
Report
Rashid Stadium, DubaiAttendance: 3,014Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
Sharjah United Arab Emirates2–0Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
Report
Sharjah Stadium, SharjahAttendance: 1,426Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)
AGMK Uzbekistan1–0Oman Al-Seeb
Report
OKMK Sport Majmuasi, OlmaliqAttendance: 7,077Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

East Region

Rangers Hong Kong1–4 (a.e.t.)Vietnam Haiphong
Report
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong KongAttendance: 4,158Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Lee Man Hong Kong5–1Indonesia Bali United
Report
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong KongAttendance: 4,238Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

Play-off round

Summary

A total of 16 teams played in the play-off round: 11 teams which entered in this round, and 5 winners of the preliminary round.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Region
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia 4–2 United Arab Emirates Shabab Al-Ahli
Tractor Iran 1–3 United Arab Emirates Sharjah
Al-Arabi Qatar 0–1 Uzbekistan AGMK
Al-Wakrah Qatar 0–1 (a.e.t.) Uzbekistan Navbahor
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Region
Incheon United South Korea 3–1 (a.e.t.) Vietnam Haiphong
Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 3–0 Hong Kong Lee Man
Zhejiang China 1–0 Thailand Port
Shanghai Port China 2–3 Thailand BG Pathum United

West Region

Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia4–2United Arab Emirates Shabab Al-Ahli
Report
Al-Awwal Park, RiyadhAttendance: 20,600Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Tractor Iran1–3United Arab Emirates Sharjah
Report
Yadegar-e Emam Stadium, TabrizAttendance: 69,594Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
Al-Arabi Qatar0–1Uzbekistan AGMK
Report
Al Thumama Stadium, DohaAttendance: 6,617Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
Al-Wakrah Qatar0–1 (a.e.t.)Uzbekistan Navbahor
Report
Al Janoub Stadium, Al WakrahAttendance: 6,415Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

East Region

Incheon United South Korea3–1 (a.e.t.)Vietnam Haiphong
Report
Incheon Football Stadium, IncheonAttendance: 5,206Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar (Iran)
Urawa Red Diamonds Japan3–0Hong Kong Lee Man
Report
Saitama Stadium 2002, SaitamaAttendance: 15,568Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
Zhejiang China1–0Thailand Port
Report
Huzhou Olympic Sports Centre, HuzhouAttendance: 15,608Referee: Akhrol Risqullaev (Uzbekistan)
Shanghai Port China2–3Thailand BG Pathum United
Report
Pudong Football Stadium, ShanghaiAttendance: 15,013Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

References

  1. ^ "Pathways to AFC Champions League and AFC Cup 2023/24 Group Stages confirmed". the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  2. "AFC Champions League 2022 Competition Regulations" (PDF). the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation.

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