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The 2023–24 AFC Cup knockout stage was played from 12 February to 5 May 2024. A total of 11 teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2023–24 AFC Cup.

Qualified teams

The following teams advanced from the group stage:

  • The winners of the groups and the best runners-up in the West Asia Zone (Groups A–C) and the ASEAN Zone (Groups F–H) advanced to the Zonal semi-finals.
  • The winners of each group in the South Asia Zone (Group D), the Central Asia Zone (Group E), and the East Asia Zone (Group I) advanced to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals.
Key to colours
Teams which entered the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals
Teams which entered the Zonal semi-finals
Zone Group Winners Best runners-up
West Asia Zone A Oman Al-Nahda Lebanon Al Ahed
B Iraq Al-Kahrabaa —
C Bahrain Al-Riffa —
South Asia Zone D India Odisha —
Central Asia Zone E Kyrgyzstan Abdysh-Ata Kant —
ASEAN Zone F Australia Macarthur FC Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown
G Australia Central Coast Mariners —
H Malaysia Sabah —
East Asia Zone I Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro —

Format

In the knockout stage, the 11 teams will play a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, except the ASEAN Zone's semi-finals, ASEAN Zone's final and the final which will be played as a single match. Extra time and penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winners if necessary (note that the away goals rule is abolished). (Regulations Article 11.3).

The draw for the Zonal finals and the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals was held on 28 December 2023, 14:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Round Matchups
Zonal semi-finals
West Asia Zone

(Matchups and order of legs determined by identity of best runners-up: first team listed host first leg, second team listed host second leg)

  • If best runners-up from Group A
    • WSF1: Group C winners vs. Group A winners
    • WSF2: Group A runners-up vs. Group B winners
  • If best runners-up from Group B
    • WSF1: Group A winners vs. Group B winners
    • WSF2: Group B runners-up vs. Group C winners
  • If best runners-up from Group C
    • WSF1: Group B winners vs. Group C winners
    • WSF2: Group C runners-up vs. Group A winners
ASEAN Zone

(Matchups and host determined by identity of best runners-up)

  • If best runners-up from Group F
    • ASF1: Group F winners vs. Group H winners
    • ASF2: Group G winners vs. Group F runners-up
  • If best runners-up from Group G
    • ASF1: Group G winners vs. Group F winners
    • ASF2: Group H winners vs. Group G runners-up
  • If best runners-up from Group H
    • ASF1: Group H winners vs. Group G winners
    • ASF2: Group F winners vs. Group H runners-up

Zonal finals (Order of legs decided by draw)
West Asia Zone
  • WF: Winners of WSF1 vs. Winners of WSF2
ASEAN Zone
  • AF: Winners of ASF1 vs. Winners of ASF2

Inter-zone play-off semi-finals (Matchups and order of legs decided by draw, involving winners of Group D, Group E, Group I, and AF)
  • IZSF1
  • IZSF2

Inter-zone play-off final (Winners of IZSF1 host first leg, Winners of IZSF2 host second leg)
  • IZF: Winners of IZSF1 vs. Winners of IZSF2
Final (Winners of West Zone host match, as alternated from previous season's final)
  • Winners of WF vs. Winners of IZF

Schedule

After the draw, the schedule of each round is as follows.

Stage Round Leg West Asia South Asia Central Asia ASEAN East Asia
Knockout stage Zonal semi-finals First leg 12–13 February 2024 Not played Not played 13 February 2024 Not played
Second leg 19–20 February 2024
Zonal finals First leg 16 April 2024 Not played Not played 22 February 2024 Not played
Second leg 23 April 2024
Inter-zone play-off semi-finals First leg Not played 6–7 March 2024
Second leg 13–14 March 2024
Inter-zone play-off final First leg Not played 17 April 2024
Second leg 24 April 2024
Final 5 May 2024

Bracket

Zonal semi-finalsZonal finalsInter-zone play-off semi-finalsInter-zone play-off finalsFinal
Australia Macarthur FC3
Malaysia Sabah0
Australia Macarthur FC2
ASEAN Zone
Australia Central Coast Mariners (a.e.t.)3Australia Central Coast Mariners404
Australia Central Coast Mariners4
India Odisha000
Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown0Australia Central Coast Mariners134
Kyrgyzstan Abdysh-Ata Kant101
Kyrgyzstan Abdysh-Ata Kant538
Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro011
Australia Central Coast Mariners1
Lebanon Al Ahed0
Bahrain Al-Riffa112
Oman Al-Nahda134
Oman Al-Nahda022
West Asia Zone
Lebanon Al Ahed123
Lebanon Al Ahed (p)011 (4)
Iraq Al-Kahrabaa101 (2)

Zonal semi-finals

Summary

In the Zonal semi-finals, the four qualified teams from the West Asia Zone (Groups A–C) play in two ties, and the four qualified teams from the ASEAN Zone (Groups F–H) play in two ties, with the matchups and order of legs determined by the group stage draw and the identity of the best runners-up.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Asia Zone
Al-Riffa Bahrain 2–4 Oman Al-Nahda 1–1 1–3 (a.e.t.)
Al Ahed Lebanon 1–1 (4–2 p) Iraq Al-Kahrabaa 0–1 1–0 (a.e.t.)
Team 1  Score  Team 2
ASEAN Zone
Macarthur FC Australia 3–0 Malaysia Sabah
Central Coast Mariners Australia 4–0 Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown

West Asia Zone

Al-Riffa Bahrain1–1Oman Al-Nahda
Haram 62' Report Gui 77'
Khalifa Sports City Stadium, ManamaAttendance: 919Referee: Hassan Akrami (Iran)
Al-Nahda Oman3–1 (a.e.t.)Bahrain Al-Riffa
Report Isa 33'
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, MuscatAttendance: 4,324Referee: Dae-yong Kim (South Korea)

Al-Nahda won 4–2 on aggregate.

Al Ahed Lebanon0–1Iraq Al-Kahrabaa
Report Midani 20'
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat (Oman)Attendance: 150Referee: Ahmed Faisal Mohammad Al Ali (Jordan)
Al-Kahrabaa Iraq0–1 (a.e.t.)Lebanon Al Ahed
Report Erwin 85'
Penalties
2–4
Basra International Stadium, BasraAttendance: 12,754Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

1–1 on aggregate. Al Ahed won on penalties.

ASEAN Zone

Macarthur FC Australia3–0Malaysia Sabah FC
Report
Campbelltown Sports Stadium, SydneyAttendance: 2,225Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)
Central Coast Mariners Australia4–0Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown
Report
Central Coast Stadium, GosfordAttendance: 2,014Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)

Zonal finals

Summary

Draw for the Zonal finals was held on 28 December. In the Zonal finals, the two winners of West Asia Zonal semi-finals play each other, with the order of legs decided by draw. The two winners of ASEAN Zonal semi-finals play each other, with the host decided by draw. The winners of the West Asia Zonal final advances to the final, while the winners of the ASEAN Zonal final advance to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Asia Zone
Al Ahed Lebanon 3–2 Oman Al-Nahda 1–0 2–2
Team 1  Score  Team 2
ASEAN Zone
Macarthur FC Australia 2–3 (a.e.t.) Australia Central Coast Mariners

West Asia Zone

Al Ahed Lebanon1–0Oman Al-Nahda
Report
Karbala International Stadium, Karbala (Iraq)Attendance: 7,632Referee: Faisal Al Balawi (Saudi Arabia)
Al-Nahda Oman2–2Lebanon Al Ahed
Report
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, MuscatAttendance: 3,420Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Al Ahed won 3–2 on aggregate.

ASEAN Zone

Macarthur FC Australia2–3 (a.e.t.)Australia Central Coast Mariners
Report
Campbelltown Sports Stadium, SydneyAttendance: 2,827Referee: Ammar Ebrahim Hasan Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Inter-zone play-off semi-finals

Summary

Draw for the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals was held on 28 December. In the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals, the four zonal winners other than the West Asia Zone play in two ties (the winners of the South Asia Zone (Group D), the winners of the Central Asia Zone (Group E), the winners of the East Asia Zone (Group I), and the winners of the ASEAN Zonal final. The matchups and order of legs will be decided by draw.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Abdysh-Ata Kant Kyrgyzstan 8–1 Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro 5–0 3–1
Central Coast Mariners Australia 4–0 India Odisha 4–0 0–0

Matches

Abdysh-Ata Kant Kyrgyzstan5–0Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro
Report
Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, BishkekAttendance: 4,059Referee: Bijan Heydari (Iran)
Taichung Futuro Chinese Taipei1–3Kyrgyzstan Abdysh-Ata Kant
Report
Nanzih Football Stadium, KaohsiungAttendance: 115Referee: Yahya Almulla (United Arab Emirates)

Abdysh-Ata Kant won 8–1 on aggregate.

Central Coast Mariners Australia4–0India Odisha
Report
Central Coast Stadium, GosfordAttendance: 2,674Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
Odisha India0–0Australia Central Coast Mariners
Report
Kalinga Stadium, BhubaneswarAttendance: 2,711Referee: Majed Mohammed Alshamrani (Saudi Arabia)

Central Coast Mariners won 4–0 on aggregate.

Inter-zone play-off final

Summary

In the Inter-zone play-off final, the two winners of the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals will play each other, with the order of legs determined by the Inter-zone play-off semi-final draw. The winners of the Inter-zone play-off final advance to the final.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Abdysh-Ata Kant Kyrgyzstan 1–4 Australia Central Coast Mariners 1–1 0–3

Matches

Abdysh-Ata Kant Kyrgyzstan1–1Australia Central Coast Mariners
Report
Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, BishkekAttendance: 10,663Referee: Gamini Nivon Robesh (Sri Lanka)
Central Coast Mariners Australia3–0Kyrgyzstan Abdysh-Ata Kant
Report
Central Coast Stadium, GosfordAttendance: 4,723Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

Central Coast Mariners won 4–1 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2024 AFC Cup final

In the final, the winners of the West Asia Zonal final and the winners of the Inter-zone play-off final will play each other, with the host team (winners of the West Zone) alternated from the previous season's final.


Al-Ahed Lebanon0–1Australia Central Coast Mariners
Report
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, MuscatAttendance: 1,930Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)


Notes

References

  1. ^ "Asian Football Calendar (Aug 2023 - Jul 2024)". The AFC. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  2. "AFC Cup 2023/24 Competition Regulations" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  3. https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-cup/20232024/2420055

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