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2023–24 AFC Cup
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
8–23 August 2023
Competition proper:
18 September 2023 – 5 May 2024
TeamsCompetition proper: 36 Total (maximum): 65 (from 37 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsAustralia Central Coast Mariners (1st title)
Runners-upLebanon Al Ahed
Tournament statistics
Matches played118
Goals scored386 (3.27 per match)
Attendance373,244 (3,163 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Marco Túlio (8 goals)
Best player(s)Brazil Mikael Doka[1]
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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 name AFC Champions League Two starting in 2024–25.[2] This was the first AFC Cup season to have a two-year (autumn-to-spring) schedule, unlike the previous all-year-round (spring-to-autumn) schedule.[3]

As the title holders, Al-Seeb qualified for the 2023–24 AFC Champions League playoff stage. So they were unable to defend their title.

Central Coast Mariners won the competition for the first time, defeating Al Ahed 1–0 in the final.[4][5] Central Coast Mariners' victory meant that Australia became the first nation to have had clubs winning both the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup, following Western Sydney Wanderers' victory in the 2014 AFC Champions League.

Association team allocation

The 47 AFC member associations are ranked based on their club's performance over the last four years in AFC competitions (their national team's FIFA World Rankings are no longer considered).[6] The slots are allocated by the following criteria according to the Entry Manual:[7]

Reallocation of Regions

  • Excluding the top five associations in each region for AFC Champions League slot allocation, all other associations are eligible to enter the AFC Cup.
  • The teams from associations ranked 6th, 11th and 12th which are eliminated in the AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs enter the AFC Cup group stage (Article 3.2). The following rules are applied:
    • The associations ranked 6th in both the West Region and the East Region, while allocated one direct slot in the AFC Cup group stage without taking away any direct slot from other associations, are not ranked in each zone for AFC Cup slot allocation (Article 5.3).[8]
    • If they advance to the AFC Champions League group stage, the AFC Cup group stage slot is filled by the standby team from their association if such team are available (Article 5.12).
    • The rules above do not apply to the AFC Champions League title holders and AFC Cup title holders which are allocated AFC Champions League play-off slots should they not qualify for the tournament through domestic performance.
  • In the West Asia Zone and the ASEAN Zone, there are three groups in the group stage, including 9 direct slots, with the 3 remaining slots filled through qualifying play-offs (Article 5.2). The slots in each zone are distributed as follows:
    • The associations ranked 1st to 3rd are each allocated two direct slots.
    • The associations ranked 4th to 6th are each allocated one direct slot and one play-off slot.
    • The associations ranked 7th or below are each allocated one play-off slot.
    • If any zone has an association ranked 6th for AFC Champions League slot allocation, which is allocated one direct slot in the AFC Cup group stage, there are 10 direct slots, with the 2 remaining slots filled through qualifying play-offs.
  • In the South Asia Zone, the Central Asia Zone, and the East Asia Zone, there is one group in the group stage, including 3 direct slots, with the 1 remaining slot filled through qualifying play-offs (Article 5.2). The slots in each zone are distributed as follows:[9]
    • The associations ranked 1st to 3rd are each allocated one direct slot and one play-off slot.
    • The associations ranked 4th or below are each allocated one play-off slot.
    • If any zone has an association ranked 6th for AFC Champions League slot allocation, which is allocated one direct slot in the AFC Cup group stage, there are 4 direct slots, and to ensure equal opportunity in each zone, another group is added to this zone in the group stage, with the 4 remaining slots filled through qualifying play-offs (Article 5.4.1).
    • If any zone has at least 7 play-off slots, to ensure equal opportunity in each zone, another group is added to this zone in the group stage, with the 5 remaining slots filled through qualifying play-offs (Article 5.4.2).
  • If any association with direct slots do not fulfill any one of the AFC Cup criteria, they have all their direct slots converted into play-off slots. The direct slots given up are redistributed to the highest eligible association by the following criteria (Articles 5.7 and 5.8):
    • For each association, the maximum number of total slots is two (Articles 3.4 and 3.5).
    • If any association is allocated one additional direct slot, one play-off slot is annulled and not redistributed.
  • If any association with only play-off slot(s), including those mentioned above, do not fulfill the minimum AFC Cup criteria, the play-off slot(s) are annulled and not redistributed (Articles 5.10 and 5.11).
  • For each association, the maximum number of total slots is one-third of the total number of eligible teams (excluding foreign teams) in the top division (Article 5.6). If this rule is applied, any direct slots given up are redistributed by the same criteria as mentioned above, and play-off slots are annulled and not redistributed (Article 9.10).
  • All participating teams must be granted an AFC Champions League or AFC Cup license, and, apart from cup winners, finish in the top half of their top division (Articles 7.1 and 9.5). If any association does not have enough teams which satisfy these criteria, any direct slots given up are redistributed by the same criteria as mentioned above, and play-off slots are annulled and not redistributed (Article 9.9).
  • If any team granted a license refuses to participate, their slot, either direct or play-off, is annulled and not redistributed (Article 9.11).

Association ranking

For the 2023–24 AFC Cup, the associations are allocated slots according to the November 2021 AFC club competitions ranking,[10][11][12] which takes into account their performance in the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup during the period between 2018 and 2021.[2020]

Participation for 2023–24 AFC Cup
Participating
Not participating
Notes
  1. ^
    Competition in 2020: The 2020 season is not included in the overall ranking due to the cancellation of the remaining matches in the 2020 AFC Cup caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. ^
    AFC Licensing (AFC): Association did not have a licensed club.[13]
  3. ^
    Jordan (JOR): Jordan are ranked 6th in the West Region for AFC Champions League allocation, and thus are allocated one direct slot in the AFC Cup group stage without taking away any direct slot from other associations.
  4. ^
    Vietnam (VIE): Vietnam are ranked 6th in the East Region for AFC Champions League allocation, and thus are allocated one direct slot in the AFC Cup group stage without taking away any direct slot from other associations.

Teams

Notes
  1. ^
    Iraq (IRQ): The 2022–23 Iraqi Premier League champions Al-Shorta were not granted an AFC license, therefore league runners-up and 2022–23 Iraq FA Cup winners Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya will participate in the AFC Champions League group stage.[13] The only other licensed Iraqi clubs, Al-Zawraa and Al-Kahrabaa, will therefore participate in the AFC Cup.[14]
  2. ^
    Syria (SYR): Al-Fotuwa, the 2022–23 Syrian Premier League champion, won 1–0 against Tishreen, the 2021–22 Syrian Premier League champion, in an additional playoff match.[15]
  3. ^
    Myanmar (MYA): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar, the 2022 General Aung San Shield was not held. Instead, the runners-up of the 2022 Myanmar National League will participate in the AFC Cup play-off round.
  4. ^
    Nepal (NEP): Church Boys United, the 2023 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League champions, failed to obtain an AFC license. Instead, the runners-up, Machhindra will participate in the AFC Cup preliminary stage.
  5. ^
    Palestine (PLE): Hilal Al-Quds, the 2022–23 West Bank Premier League runner-up, failed to obtain an AFC license. Instead, the third place, Shabab Al-Khalil will participate in the AFC Cup play-off stage.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[16]

Stage Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Preliminary stage Preliminary round 1 No draw 8 August 2023
Preliminary round 2 15–16 August 2023
Play-off stage Play-off round 22–23 August 2023
Group stage Matchday 1 24 August 2023 18–21 September 2023
Matchday 2 2–5 October 2023
Matchday 3 23–26 October 2023
Matchday 4 6–9 November 2023
Matchday 5 27–30 November 2023
Matchday 6 11–14 December 2023
Knockout stage Zonal semi-finals 28 December 2023 12–13 February 2024 (A)
12–13 February 2024 (W) 19–20 February 2024 (W)
Zonal finals 22 February 2024 (A)
16 April 2024 (W) 23 April 2024 (W)
Inter-zone play-off semi-finals 6–7 March 2024 13–14 March 2024
Inter-zone play-off final 17 April 2024 24 April 2024
Final 5 May 2024 at Sultan Qaboos Stadium, Muscat
Notes
  • A = ASEAN
  • C = Central Asia
  • E = East Asia
  • S = South Asia
  • W = West Asia

Qualifying play-offs

Main article: 2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs

Preliminary round 1

{{#lst:2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs|Preliminary round 1}}

Preliminary round 2

Team 1  Score  Team 2
South Asia Zone
Mohun Bagan India 3–1 Nepal Machhindra
Dhaka Abahani Bangladesh 2–1 Maldives Club Eagles
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Central Asia 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

Play-off round

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Asia 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 Asia Zone
Mohun Bagan India 3–1 Bangladesh Dhaka Abahani
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Central Asia 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 Asia Zone
Monte Carlo Macau 1–2 Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro

Group stage

Main article: 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage

{{#lst:2023-24 AFC Cup group stage|Draw}}

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Location of the 2023-24 AFC Cup Group Stage teams
Brown: Group A; Cyan: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D; Pink: Group E;
Green: Group F; Blue: Group G; Red: Group H; Turquoise: Group I; Purple: Group J

Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ALN AHD FUT JAB
1 Oman Al-Nahda 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 9 Zonal semi-finals — 2–1 2–1 4–0
2 Lebanon Al-Ahed 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 6 2–1 — 2–1 23 Oct
3 Syria Al-Fotuwa 4 1 0 3 3 5 −2 3 0–1 1–0 — 27 Nov
4 State of Palestine Jabal Al-Mukaber 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[a] 12 Dec 6 Nov 1–0 —
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. ^ On 26 November 2023, Jabal Al-Mukaber announced their withdrawal from the competition due to the Israel–Hamas war.[17]

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KAH WHD KSC ITT
1 Iraq Al-Kahrabaa 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13 Zonal semi-finals — 3–1 0–0 3–1
2 Jordan Al-Wehdat 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10 3–1 — 1–1 2–0
3 Kuwait Al-Kuwait 6 1 4 1 5 5 0 7 0–1 2–1 — 1–1
4 Syria Al-Ittihad 6 0 2 4 3 11 −8 2 0–2 0–2 1–1 —
Source: AFC

Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RIF ZWR ARA NEJ
1 Bahrain Al-Riffa 6 4 1 1 15 5 +10 13 Zonal semi-finals — 1–1 2–1 6–1
2 Iraq Al-Zawraa 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 11 2–1 — 1–2 4–1
3 Kuwait Al-Arabi 6 2 2 2 6 8 −2 8 0–3 1–1 — 0–0
4 Lebanon Nejmeh 6 0 1 5 4 16 −12 1 0–2 1–2 1–2 —
Source: AFC

Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ODI BDK MBSG MAZ
1 India Odisha 6 4 0 2 17 12 +5 12 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals — 1–0 0–4 6–1
2 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 10 3–2 — 2–1 2–1
3 India Mohun Bagan 6 2 1 3 11 11 0 7 2–5 2–2 — 2–1
4 Maldives Maziya 6 2 0 4 9 14 −5 6 2–3 3–1 1–0 —
Source: AFC

Group E

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ABD ALT MRW RAV
1 Kyrgyzstan Abdysh-Ata Kant 6 5 1 0 18 6 +12 16 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals — 3–0 8–3 1–0
2 Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr 6 3 1 2 7 9 −2 10 2–4 — 1–0 1–1
3 Turkmenistan Merw Mary 6 0 3 3 6 13 −7 3 1–1 1–2 — 1–1
4 Tajikistan Ravshan Kulob 6 0 3 3 2 5 −3 3 0–1 0–1 0–0 —
Source: AFC

Group F

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MAC CRO DHC SHN
1 Australia Macarthur FC 6 5 0 1 23 5 +18 15 Zonal semi-finals — 5–0 8–2 4–0
2 Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown 6 4 0 2 15 7 +8 12 3–0 — 4–0 4–0
3 Philippines DH Cebu 6 1 1 4 4 19 −15 4[a] 0–3 0–3 — 1–0
4 Myanmar Shan United 6 1 1 4 3 14 −11 4[a] 0–3 2–1 1–1 —
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 Ranked on head-to-head points: DH Cebu 4, Shan United 1.

Group G

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CCM TFC BUF STA
1 Australia Central Coast Mariners 6 4 1 1 21 7 +14 13 Zonal semi-finals — 1–1 6–3 9–1
2 Malaysia Terengganu 6 3 3 0 10 6 +4 12 1–0 — 2–0 2–2
3 Indonesia Bali United 6 2 1 3 15 15 0 7 1–2 1–1 — 5–2
4 Philippines Stallion Laguna 6 0 1 5 9 27 −18 1 0–3 2–3 2–5 —
Source: AFC

Group H

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAB HFC PSM HOU
1 Malaysia Sabah 6 4 0 2 19 9 +10 12 Zonal semi-finals — 4–1 1–3 3–1
2 Vietnam Haiphong 6 3 1 2 13 9 +4 10[a] 3–2 — 3–0 4–0
3 Indonesia PSM Makassar 6 3 1 2 10 12 −2 10[a] 0–5 1–1 — 3–1
4 Singapore Hougang United 6 1 0 5 6 18 −12 3 1–4 2–1 1–3 —
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 Ranked on head-to-head points: Haiphong 4, PSM Makassar 1.

Group I

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FUT ULA TAI CPK
1 Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro 6 4 0 2 8 8 0 12[a] Inter-zone play-off semi-finals — 1–2 2–1 1–0
2 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar 6 4 0 2 7 7 0 12[a] 0–2 — 3–1 1–0
3 Chinese Taipei Taiwan Steel 6 3 0 3 15 12 +3 9 5–1 3–0 — 4–2
4 Macau Chao Pak Kei 6 1 0 5 6 9 −3 3 0–1 0–1 4–1 —
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: Taichung Futuro +1, Ulaanbaatar –1

Ranking of runner-up teams

West Asia Zone

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A Lebanon Al-Ahed 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 6 Zonal semi-finals
2 C Iraq Al-Zawraa 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5
3 B Jordan Al-Wehdat 4 1 1 2 6 7 −1 4
Source: AFC

ASEAN Zone

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 F Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown 6 4 0 2 15 7 +8 12 Zonal semi-finals
2 G Malaysia Terengganu 6 3 3 0 10 6 +4 12
3 H Vietnam Haiphong 6 3 1 2 13 9 +4 10
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2023. Source: AFC

Knockout stage

Main article: 2023–24 AFC Cup knockout stage

{{#lst:2023-24 AFC Cup knockout stage|Format}}

Bracket

{{#lst:2023-24 AFC Cup knockout stage|Bracket}}

Zonal semi-finals

{{#lst:2023-24 AFC Cup knockout stage|Zonal semi-finals}}

Zonal finals

{{#lst:2023-24 AFC Cup knockout stage|Zonal finals}}

Inter-zone play-off semi-finals

{{#lst:2023-24 AFC Cup knockout stage|Inter-zone play-off semi-finals}}

Inter-zone play-off final

{{#lst:2023-24 AFC Cup knockout stage|Inter-zone play-off final}}

Final

Main article: 2024 AFC Cup final

In the final, the winners of the West Asia Zonal final and the winners of the Inter-zone play-off final will play each other, with the host team (winners of the West Zone) alternated from the previous season's final. {{#lst:2024 AFC Cup final|Final}}

Top scorers

  Team eliminated / inactive for this round.
  Player is not in the team but team still active for this round.
Rank Player Team MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 ZSF1 ZSF2 ZF1 ZF2 ISF1 ISF2 IF1 IF2 F Total
1 Brazil Marco Túlio Australia Central Coast Mariners 3 2 1 2 8
2 Japan Shintaro Shimizu Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown 1 3 2 1 7
3 Malaysia Darren Lok Malaysia Sabah 2 2 1 1 6
Macau Niki Torrão Macau Chao Pak Kei 2 4
5 Chinese Taipei Ange Kouamé Chinese Taipei Taiwan Steel 1 3 1 5
Kyrgyzstan Kayrat Zhyrgalbek uulu Kyrgyzstan Abdysh-Ata Kant 1 1 2 1
7 Mexico Ulises Dávila Australia Macarthur FC 1 1 1 1 4
Brazil Mikael Doka Australia Central Coast Mariners 1 2 1
Australia Jed Drew Australia Macarthur FC 1 1 2
Senegal Mourtada Fall India Odisha 2 1 1
France Valère Germain Australia Macarthur FC 1 2 1
Bahrain Hashim Sayed Isa Bahrain Al-Riffa 1 1 2
Serbia Đorđe Maksimović Singapore Hougang United 2 1 1
Kyrgyzstan Magamed Uzdenov Kyrgyzstan Abdysh-Ata Kant 1 1 1 1


See also

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