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AFC Cup qualifying play-offs

The 2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs were played from 8 to 23 August 2023. 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.

Teams

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

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

Round Match date
Preliminary round 1 8 August 2023
Preliminary round 2 15–16 August 2023
Play-off round 22–23 August 2023

Bracket

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.

South Asia play-off

 Preliminary round 1Preliminary round 2Play-off round
           
 
 
 
  
 
 India Mohun Bagan SG3
  
 Nepal Machhindra1
 Nepal Machhindra3
  
 Bhutan Paro2
 India Mohun Bagan SG3
 
 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani1
 
  
 
 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani2
 
 Maldives Club Eagles1
 
 
 
 

West Asia play-off

 Play-off round
   
  
 
  Bahrain Al-Khaldiya2
 
  Oman Al-Nahda3
 
 Play-off round
   
  
 
  Syria Al-Ittihad2
 
  State of Palestine Shabab Al-Khalil1
 

Central Asia play-off

 Preliminary round 2Play-off round
       
 
 
 
  
 
  Tajikistan Khujand1
  
 Turkmenistan Merw Mary2
  Turkmenistan Merw Mary1
 
 Kyrgyzstan Alay Osh0
 

ASEAN play-off

 Preliminary round 2Play-off round
       
 
 
 
  
 
  Singapore Tampines Rovers2
  
  Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown3
  Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown3
 
  Laos Young Elephants0
 
 Preliminary round 2Play-off round
       
 
 
 
  
 
  Indonesia PSM Makassar4
  
 Myanmar Yangon United0
  Myanmar Yangon United2
 
 Brunei DPMM1
 

East Asia play-off

 Play-off round
   
  
 
  Macau Monte Carlo1
 
  Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro2
 

Preliminary round 1

Summary

A total of two teams played in the preliminary round 1.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
South Asia Zone
Machhindra Nepal 3–2 Bhutan Paro

South Asia Zone

Machhindra Nepal3–2Bhutan Paro
Report
Dasharath Rangasala, KathmanduAttendance: 4,150Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)

Preliminary round 2

Summary

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
South Zone
Mohun Bagan SG India 3–1 Nepal Machhindra
Dhaka Abahani Bangladesh 2–1 Maldives Club Eagles
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Central Zone
Merw Mary Turkmenistan 1–0 Kyrgyzstan Alay Osh
Team 1  Score  Team 2
ASEAN Zone
Phnom Penh Crown Cambodia 3–0 Laos Young Elephants
Yangon United Myanmar 2–1 Brunei DPMM

South Zone

Mohun Bagan SG India3–1Nepal Machhindra
Report
Salt Lake Stadium, KolkataAttendance: 20,892Referee: Ahmed Eisa Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Dhaka Abahani Bangladesh2–1Maldives Club Eagles
Report
Sylhet District Stadium, SylhetAttendance: 1,823Referee: Zainiddinov Sayyodjon (Tajikistan)

Central Zone

Merw Mary Turkmenistan1–0Kyrgyzstan Alay Osh
Nurnazarov 13' Report
Sport Toplumy Stadium, MaryAttendance: 10,000Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)

ASEAN Zone

Phnom Penh Crown Cambodia3–0Laos Young Elephants
Report
RSN Stadium, Phnom PenhAttendance: 1,350Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)
Yangon United Myanmar2–1Brunei DPMM
Report
Thuwunna Stadium, YangonAttendance: 4,785Referee: Seyed Vahid Kazemi (Iran)

Play-off round

Summary

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
West Zone
Al-Khaldiya Bahrain 2–3 Oman Al-Nahda
Al-Ittihad Syria 2–1 State of Palestine Shabab Al-Khalil
Team 1  Score  Team 2
South Zone
Mohun Bagan SG India 3–1 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Central Zone
Khujand Tajikistan 1–2 Turkmenistan Merw Mary
Team 1  Score  Team 2
ASEAN Zone
Tampines Rovers Singapore 2–3 Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown
PSM Makassar Indonesia 4–0 Myanmar Yangon United
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Zone
Monte Carlo Macau 1–2 Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro

West Zone

Al-Khaldiya Bahrain2–3Oman Al-Nahda
Report
Al Muharraq Stadium, AradAttendance: 725Referee: Ahmed Al Ali (Jordan)
Al-Ittihad Syria2–1State of Palestine Shabab Al-Khalil
Report
King Fahd Sports City, Taif (Saudi Arabia)Attendance: 200Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

South Zone

Mohun Bagan SG India3–1Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani
Report
Salt Lake Stadium, KolkataAttendance: 10,625Referee: Bijan Heydari (Iran)

Central Zone

Khujand Tajikistan1–2 (a.e.t.)Turkmenistan Merw Mary
Report
20 Years of Independence Stadium, KhujandAttendance: 4,500Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

ASEAN Zone

Tampines Rovers Singapore2–3Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown
Report
Jalan Besar Stadium, SingaporeAttendance: 763Referee: Mamood Al-Majarafi (Oman)
PSM Makassar Indonesia4–0Myanmar Yangon United
Report
Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, GianyarAttendance: 156Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

East Zone

Monte Carlo Macau1–2Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro
Report
Estádio Campo Desportivo, TaipaAttendance: 1,238Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar (India)

References

  1. "AFC Cup play-offs Calendar 2023" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  2. "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.
  3. "AFC Cup 2023–24 Competition Regulations" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation.

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