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2023–24 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs#Preliminary round

{{Short description|Asian Football Confederation play-offs}}

The 2023–24 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs were played from 15 to 22 August 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/afc_competitions/news/pathways_to_afc_champions_league™_and_afc_cup™_202324_group_stages_confirmed_1.html|title=Pathways to AFC Champions League and AFC Cup 2023/24 Group Stages confirmed|website=the-AFC.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|access-date=2023-08-09}} 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.

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Region

!Teams entering in play-off round

!Teams entering in preliminary round

West Region

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East Region

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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.{{cite web|url=https://assets.the-afc.com/downloads/tournament-regulations/AFC-Champions-League-2022-Competition-Regulations.pdf|title=AFC Champions League 2022 Competition Regulations|website=the-AFC.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|format=PDF}}

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.

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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=

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||{{fbicon|UAE}} Shabab Al-Ahli|3|{{fbicon|JOR}} Al-Wehdat|0

||{{fbicon|KSA}} Al-Nassr|4|{{fbicon|UAE}} Shabab Al-Ahli|2|}}

=Play-off West 2=

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||{{fbicon|UAE}} Sharjah|2|{{fbicon|BAN}} Bashundhara Kings|0

||{{fbicon|IRN}} Tractor|1|{{fbicon|UAE}} Sharjah|3

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=Play-off West 3=

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||{{fbicon|UZB}} AGMK|1|{{fbicon|OMA}} Al-Seeb|0

||{{fbicon|QAT}} Al-Arabi|0|{{fbicon|UZB}} AGMK|1

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=Play-off West 4=

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||{{fbicon|QAT}} Al-Wakrah|0|{{fbicon|UZB}} Navbahor|1}}

=Play-off East 1=

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||{{fbicon|HKG}} Rangers|1|{{fbicon|VIE}} Haiphong {{aet}}|4

||{{fbicon|KOR}} Incheon United {{aet}}|3|{{fbicon|VIE}} Haiphong|1

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||{{fbicon|HKG}} Lee Man|5|{{fbicon|IDN}} Bali United|1

||{{fbicon|JPN}} Urawa Red Diamonds|3|{{fbicon|HKG}} Lee Man|0

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||{{fbicon|CHN}} Zhejiang|1|{{fbicon|THA}} Port|0}}

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||{{fbicon|CHN}} Shanghai Port|2|{{fbicon|THA}} BG Pathum United|3}}

Preliminary round

=Summary=

A total of 10 teams played in the preliminary round.

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|Shabab Al-Ahli|UAE|3–0|Al-Wehdat|JOR

|Sharjah|UAE|2–0|Bashundhara Kings|BAN

|AGMK|UZB|1–0|Al-Seeb|OMA

|Rangers|HKG|1–4 (aet)|Haiphong|VIE

|Lee Man|HKG|5–1|Bali United|IDN

}}

=West Region=

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|date = {{Start date|2023|8|15|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|19:35|4}}

|team1 = Shabab Al-Ahli {{fbaicon|UAE}}

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|JOR}} Al-Wehdat

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Rashid Stadium, Dubai

|attendance = 3,014

|referee = Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-champions-league/20232024/2369140

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2023|8|15|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|19:35|4}}

|team1 = Sharjah {{fbaicon|UAE}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|BAN}} Bashundhara Kings

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah

|attendance = 1,426

|referee = Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-champions-league/20232024/2369141

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2023|8|15|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|20:00|5}}

|team1 = AGMK {{fbaicon|UZB}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fbaicon|OMA}} Al-Seeb

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = OKMK Sport Majmuasi, Olmaliq

|attendance = 7,077

|referee = Hanna Hattab (Syria)

|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-champions-league/20232024/2369142

}}

=East Region=

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|date = {{Start date|2023|8|15|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|19:30|8}}

|team1 = Rangers {{fbaicon|HKG}}

|score = 1–4

|aet = yes

|team2 = {{fbaicon|VIE}} Haiphong

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong

|attendance = 4,158

|referee = Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)

|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-champions-league/20232024/2369143

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2023|8|16|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|20:00|8}}

|team1 = Lee Man {{fbaicon|HKG}}

|score = 5–1

|team2 = {{fbaicon|IDN}} Bali United

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

|attendance = 4,238

|referee = Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-champions-league/20232024/2369144

}}

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.

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|Al-Nassr|KSA|4–2|Shabab Al-Ahli|UAE

|Tractor|IRN|1–3|Sharjah|UAE

|Al-Arabi|QAT|0–1|AGMK|UZB

|Al-Wakrah|QAT|0–1 (aet)|Navbahor|UZB

|Incheon United|KOR|3–1 (aet)|Haiphong|VIE

|Urawa Red Diamonds|JPN|3–0| Lee Man|HKG

|Zhejiang|CHN|1–0|Port|THA

|Shanghai Port|CHN|2–3|BG Pathum United|THA

}}

=West Region=

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| date = {{Start date|2023|8|22|df=y}}

| time = {{UTZ|20:20|3}}

| team1 = Al-Nassr {{fbaicon|KSA}}

| score = 4–2

| team2 = {{fbaicon|UAE}} Shabab Al-Ahli

| goals1 = *Talisca {{goal|11||90+5}}

| goals2 = *Al-Ghassani {{goal|18||46}}

| stadium = Al-Awwal Park, Riyadh

| attendance = 20,600

| referee = Fu Ming (China)

| report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-champions-league/20232024/2369145

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| date = {{Start date|2023|8|22|df=y}}

| time = {{UTZ|19:30|3:30}}

| team1 = Tractor {{fbaicon|IRN}}

| score = 1–3

| team2 = {{fbaicon|UAE}} Sharjah

| goals1 = *Hashemnejad {{goal|86}}

| goals2 = *Abdulrahman {{goal|25}}

| stadium = Yadegar-e Emam Stadium, Tabriz

| attendance = 69,594

| referee = Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

| report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-champions-league/20232024/2369146

| event =

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| date = {{Start date|2023|8|22|df=y}}

| time = {{UTZ|20:30|3}}

| team1 = Al-Arabi {{fbaicon|QAT}}

| score = 0–1

| team2 = {{fbaicon|UZB}} AGMK

| goals1 =

| goals2 = *Sánchez {{goal|69}}

| stadium = Al Thumama Stadium, Doha

| attendance = 6,617

| referee = Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

| report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-champions-league/20232024/2369147

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{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2023|8|22|df=y}}

| time = {{UTZ|18:30|3}}

| team1 = Al-Wakrah {{fbaicon|QAT}}

| score = 0–1 {{aet}}

| team2 = {{fbaicon|UZB}} Navbahor

| goals1 =

| goals2 = *Abdumannopov {{goal|98}}

| stadium = Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah

| attendance = 6,415

| referee = Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

| report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-champions-league/20232024/2369148

| event =

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=East Region=

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2023|8|22|df=y}}

| time = {{UTZ|19:30|9}}

| team1 = Incheon United {{fbaicon|KOR}}

| score = 3–1

| aet = yes.

| team2 = {{fbaicon|VIE}} Haiphong

| goals1 = *Cheon Seong-hoon {{goal|17}}

| goals2 = *Mamute {{goal|4}}

| stadium = Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon

| attendance = 5,206

| referee = Mouood Bonyadifar (Iran)

| report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-champions-league/20232024/2369149

| event =

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{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2023|8|22|df=y}}

| time = {{UTZ|19:30|9}}

| team1 = Urawa Red Diamonds {{fbaicon|JPN}}

| score = 3–0

| team2 = {{fbaicon|HKG}} Lee Man

| goals1 = *Koizumi {{goal|3}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

| attendance = 15,568

| referee = Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

| report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-champions-league/20232024/2369150

| event =

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{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2023|8|22|df=y}}

| time = {{UTZ|19:30|8}}

| team1 = Zhejiang {{fbaicon|CHN}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fbaicon|THA}} Port

| goals1 = *Andrijašević {{goal|51}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Huzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Huzhou

| attendance = 15,608

| referee = Akhrol Risqullaev (Uzbekistan)

| report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-champions-league/20232024/2369151

| event =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

}}

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{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2023|8|22|df=y}}

| time = {{UTZ|19:30|8}}

| team1 = Shanghai Port {{fbaicon|CHN}}

| score = 2–3

| team2 = {{fbaicon|THA}} BG Pathum United

| goals1 = *Muzepper {{goal|31}}

| goals2 = *Sergeev {{goal|11||26||60}}

| stadium = Pudong Football Stadium, Shanghai

| attendance = 15,013

| referee = Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

| report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-champions-league/20232024/2369152

| event =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

}}

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/}}

{{AFC Champions League seasons}}

{{2023–24 in Asian football (AFC)}}

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