2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs
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]
Teams
[edit]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 |
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West Asia Zone | |||
South Asia Zone | |||
Central Zone | |||
ASEAN Zone | |||
East Asia Zone |
Format
[edit]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]
Schedule
[edit]Round | Match date | |
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Preliminary round 1 | 8 August 2023 | |
Preliminary round 2 | 15–16 August 2023 | |
Play-off round | 22–23 August 2023 |
Bracket
[edit]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
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West Asia play-off
[edit]Play-off round | ||
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Play-off round | ||
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Central Asia play-off
[edit]Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | |||||
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ASEAN play-off
[edit]Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | |||||
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Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | |||||
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East Asia play-off
[edit]Play-off round | ||
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Preliminary round 1
[edit]Summary
[edit]A total of two teams played in the preliminary round 1.
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Machhindra ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
South Asia Zone
[edit]Machhindra ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
Preliminary round 2
[edit]Summary
[edit]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 |
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Mohun Bagan SG ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Dhaka Abahani ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Merw Mary ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Phnom Penh Crown ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Yangon United ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
South Zone
[edit]Mohun Bagan SG ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Dhaka Abahani ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Central Zone
[edit]Merw Mary ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Nurnazarov ![]() |
Report |
ASEAN Zone
[edit]Yangon United ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Play-off round
[edit]Summary
[edit]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 |
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Al-Khaldiya ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
Al-Ittihad ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Mohun Bagan SG ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Khujand ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Tampines Rovers ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
PSM Makassar ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Monte Carlo ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
West Zone
[edit]Al-Khaldiya ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Al-Ittihad ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
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South Zone
[edit]Mohun Bagan SG ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Central Zone
[edit]Khujand ![]() | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Report |
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ASEAN Zone
[edit]Tampines Rovers ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Report |
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PSM Makassar ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
East Zone
[edit]Monte Carlo ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
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References
[edit]- ^ "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.