2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs#ASEAN 2.1

{{Short description|AFC Cup qualifying play-offs}}

The 2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs were played from 8 to 23 August 2023.{{cite web|url=https://assets.the-afc.com/Corporate_Page/FC_Club_Competitions_ACL2324_PS__PO_Stages__Match_Schedules/ACC23-24_Match-Schedule-%28PS-&-PO%29.pdf|title=AFC Cup play-offs Calendar 2023|website=the-afc.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|access-date=2023-06-21}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/afc_competitions/news/pathways_to_afc_champions_league%E2%84%A2_and_afc_cup%E2%84%A2_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|date=21 June 2023|access-date=22 June 2023}}

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.

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Zone

!Teams entering in play-off round

!Teams entering in preliminary round 2

!Teams entering in preliminary round 1

West Asia Zone

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South Asia Zone

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Central Zone

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ASEAN Zone

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East Asia Zone

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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-Cup-2023-24-Competition-Regulations.pdf|title=AFC Cup 2023–24 Competition Regulations|website=the-afc.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation|format=PDF}}

Schedule

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Round

!colspan=2|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=

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|columns=3

|team-width=200

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|bold_winner=high

|omit_blanks=yes

|skipmatch1=yes

|skipmatch3=yes

|skipmatch4=yes

|RD1=Preliminary round 1

|RD2=Preliminary round 2

|RD3=Play-off round

||{{fbaicon|NEP}} Machhindra|3|{{fbaicon|BHU}} Paro|2

||{{fbaicon|IND}} Mohun Bagan SG|3|{{fbaicon|NEP}} Machhindra|1

||{{fbaicon|BAN}} Dhaka Abahani|2|{{fbaicon|MDV}} Club Eagles|1

||{{fbaicon|IND}} Mohun Bagan SG|3|{{fbaicon|BAN}} Dhaka Abahani|1}}

=West Asia play-off=

{{#invoke:RoundN|main

|columns=1

|team-width=200

|widescore=yes

|bold_winner=high

|omit_blanks=yes

|RD1=Play-off round

|| {{fbicon|BHR}} Al-Khaldiya|2| {{fbicon|OMA}} Al-Nahda|3

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{{#invoke:RoundN|main

|columns=1

|team-width=200

|widescore=yes

|bold_winner=high

|omit_blanks=yes

|RD1=Play-off round

|| {{fbicon|SYR|1980}} Al-Ittihad|2| {{fbicon|PLE}} Shabab Al-Khalil|1

}}

=Central Asia play-off=

{{#invoke:RoundN|main

|columns=2

|team-width=200

|widescore=yes

|bold_winner=high

|omit_blanks=yes

|skipmatch1=yes

|RD1=Preliminary round 2

|RD2=Play-off round

|| {{fbaicon|TKM}} Merw Mary|1|{{fbaicon|KGZ}} Alay Osh|0

|| {{fbaicon|TJK}} Khujand|1|{{fbaicon|TKM}} Merw Mary|2

}}

=ASEAN play-off=

{{#invoke:RoundN|main

|columns=2

|team-width=200

|widescore=yes

|bold_winner=high

|omit_blanks=yes

|skipmatch1=yes

|RD1=Preliminary round 2

|RD2=Play-off round

|| {{fbicon|CAM}} Phnom Penh Crown|3| {{fbicon|LAO}} Young Elephants|0

|| {{fbicon|SIN}} Tampines Rovers|2| {{fbicon|CAM}} Phnom Penh Crown|3

}}

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|columns=2

|team-width=200

|widescore=yes

|bold_winner=high

|omit_blanks=yes

|skipmatch1=yes

|RD1=Preliminary round 2

|RD2=Play-off round

|| {{fbicon|MYA}} Yangon United|2|{{fbicon|BRU}} DPMM|1

|| {{fbicon|IDN}} PSM Makassar|4|{{fbicon|MYA}} Yangon United|0

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=East Asia play-off=

{{#invoke:RoundN|main

|columns=1

|team-width=200

|widescore=yes

|bold_winner=high

|omit_blanks=yes

|RD1=Play-off round

|| {{fbaicon|MAC}} Monte Carlo|1| {{fbaicon|TPE}} Taichung Futuro|2

}}

Preliminary round 1

=Summary=

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

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|+South Asia Zone

{{OneLegResult|Machhindra|NEP|3–2|Paro|BHU}}

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=South Asia Zone=

{{Football box

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

|time = {{UTZ|17:30|5:45}}

|team1 = Machhindra {{fbaicon|NEP}}

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{fbaicon|BHU}} Paro

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

  • B. Shrestha {{goal|7|o.g.}}
  • Asante {{goal|71}}

|stadium = Dasharath Rangasala

|location = Kathmandu

|attendance = 4,150

|referee = Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)

|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-cup/20232024/2369153

}}

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.

{{OneLegStart}}

|+South Zone

{{OneLegResult|Mohun Bagan SG|IND|3–1|Machhindra|NEP}}

{{OneLegResult|Dhaka Abahani|BAN|2–1|Club Eagles|MDV}}

|}

{{OneLegStart}}

|+Central Zone

{{OneLegResult|Merw Mary|TKM|1–0|Alay Osh|KGZ}}

|}

{{OneLegStart}}

|+ASEAN Zone

{{OneLegResult|Phnom Penh Crown|CAM|{{nowrap|3–0}}|Young Elephants|LAO}}

{{OneLegResult|Yangon United|MYA|{{nowrap|2–1}}|DPMM|BRU}}

|}

=South Zone=

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

|time = {{UTZ|19:00|5:30}}

|team1 = Mohun Bagan SG {{fbaicon|IND}}

|score1 =3

|team2 = {{fbaicon|NEP}} Machhindra

|score2 =1

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Salt Lake Stadium

|location = Kolkata

|attendance = 20,892

|referee = Ahmed Eisa Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-cup/20232024/2369155

}}

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{{Football box

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

|time = {{UTZ|15:15|6}}

|team1 = Dhaka Abahani {{fbaicon|BAN}}

|score1 = 2

|team2 = {{fbaicon|MDV}} Club Eagles

|score2 = 1

|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-cup/20232024/2369156

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Sylhet District Stadium

|location = Sylhet

|attendance = 1,823

|referee = Zainiddinov Sayyodjon (Tajikistan)

}}

=Central Zone=

{{Football box

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

|time = {{UTZ|16:30|5}}

|team1 = Merw Mary {{fbaicon|TKM}}

|score1 = 1

|team2 = {{fbaicon|KGZ}} Alay Osh

|score2 = 0

|goals1 = Nurnazarov {{goal|13}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Sport Toplumy Stadium

|location = Mary

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)

|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-cup/20232024/2369154

}}

=ASEAN Zone=

{{Football box

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

|time = {{UTZ|18:00|7}}

|team1 = Phnom Penh Crown {{fbaicon|CAM}}

|score1 =3

|team2 = {{fbaicon|LAO}} Young Elephants

|score2 =0

|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-cup/20232024/2369157

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = RSN Stadium

|location = Phnom Penh

|attendance = 1,350

|referee = Pranjal Banerjee (India)

}}

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{{Football box

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

|time = {{UTZ|15:30|6:30}}

|team1 = Yangon United {{fbaicon|MYA}}

|score1 = 2

|team2 = {{fbaicon|BRU}} DPMM

|score2 = 1

|report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-cup/20232024/2369158

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Thuwunna Stadium

|location = Yangon

|attendance = 4,785

|referee = 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.

{{OneLegStart}}

|+West Zone

{{OneLegResult|Al-Khaldiya|BHR|{{nowrap|2–3}}|Al-Nahda|OMA}}

{{OneLegResult|Al-Ittihad|SYR|var1=1980|2–1|Shabab Al-Khalil|PLE}}

|}

{{OneLegStart}}

|+South Zone

{{OneLegResult|Mohun Bagan SG|IND|{{nowrap|3–1}}|Dhaka Abahani|BAN}}

|}

{{OneLegStart}}

|+Central Zone

{{OneLegResult|Khujand|TJK|1–2|{{fbaicon|TKM}} Merw Mary|}}

|}

{{OneLegStart}}

|+ASEAN Zone

{{OneLegResult|Tampines Rovers|SIN|{{nowrap|2–3}}|Phnom Penh Crown|CAM}}

{{OneLegResult|PSM Makassar|IDN|{{nowrap|4–0}}|Yangon United|MYA}}

|}

{{OneLegStart}}

|+East Zone

{{OneLegResult|Monte Carlo|MAC|1–2|Taichung Futuro|TPE}}

|}

= West Zone =

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

|time = {{UTZ|19:00|3}}

|team1 = Al-Khaldiya {{fbaicon|BHR}}

|score1 = 2

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

|score2 = 3

|report =[https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-cup/20232024/2369160 Report]

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Al Muharraq Stadium

|location = Arad

|attendance = 725

|referee = Ahmed Al Ali (Jordan)

}}

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{{Football box

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

|time = {{UTZ|17:00|3}}

|team1 = Al-Ittihad {{fbaicon|SYR|1980}}

|score1 = 2

|team2 = {{fbaicon|PLE}} Shabab Al-Khalil

|score2 = 1

|report =[https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-cup/20232024/2369159 Report]

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = King Fahd Sports City

|location = Taif (Saudi Arabia)

|attendance = 200

|referee = Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

}}

= South Zone =

{{Football box

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

|time = {{UTZ|19:00|5:30}}

|team1 = Mohun Bagan SG {{Fbaicon|IND}}

|score1 =3

|team2 = {{Fbaicon|BAN}} Dhaka Abahani

|score2 =1

|report =https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-cup/20232024/2405183

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium =Salt Lake Stadium

|location =Kolkata

|attendance =10,625

|referee =Bijan Heydari (Iran)

}}

= Central Zone =

{{Football box

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

|time = {{UTZ|16:30|5}}

|team1 = Khujand {{Fbaicon|TJK}}

|score1 = 1

|team2 = {{fbaicon|TKM}} Merw Mary

|score2 = 2

|aet = yes

|report =[https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-cup/20232024/2369161 Report]

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = 20 Years of Independence Stadium

|location = Khujand

|attendance =4,500

|referee =Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

}}

= ASEAN Zone =

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2023|8|23|df=y}}

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

|team1 = Tampines Rovers {{Fbaicon|SGP}}

|score1 =2

|team2 = {{Fbaicon|CAM}} Phnom Penh Crown

|score2 =3

|report =[https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-cup/20232024/2369162 Report]

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Jalan Besar Stadium

|location = Singapore

|attendance = 763

|referee = Mamood Al-Majarafi (Oman)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2023|8|23|df=y}}

|time = {{UTZ|19:00|8}}

|team1 = PSM Makassar {{Fbaicon|IDN}}

|score1 =4

|team2 = {{Fbaicon|MYA}} Yangon United

|score2 =0

|report =[https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-cup/20232024/2369164 Report]

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium

|location = Gianyar

|attendance = 156

|referee = Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

}}

= East Zone =

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2023|8|23|df=y}}

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

|team1 = Monte Carlo {{Fbaicon|MAC}}

|score1 =1

|team2 = {{Fbaicon|TPE}} Taichung Futuro

|score2 =2

|report =[https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-cup/20232024/2369163 Report]

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estádio Campo Desportivo

|location = Taipa

|attendance = 1,238

|referee = Tejas Nagvenkar (India)

}}

References

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