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 The 2023–24 AFC Cup was the 20th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the final edition under the AFC Cup title, as the competition was revamped under the nam ...

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.

Format

In the qualifying play-offs, each tie was played as a single match.

Extra time Overtime (OT) or extra time (ET) is an additional period of play to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played only if the game is required t ...

and

penalty shoot-out The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...

were used to decide the winner if necessary.

Schedule

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

West Asia play-off

Central Asia play-off

ASEAN play-off

East Asia play-off

Preliminary round 1

Summary

A total of two teams played in the preliminary round 1. , +South Asia Zone

South Asia Zone

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. , +South Zone , +Central Zone , +ASEAN Zone

South Zone

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Central Zone

ASEAN Zone

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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. , +West Zone , +South Zone , +Central Zone , +ASEAN Zone , +East Zone

West Zone

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South Zone

Central Zone

ASEAN Zone

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East Zone

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Afc Cup Qualifying play-offs 2023-24 August 2023 sports events in Asia