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2023–24 AFC Cup group stage

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The 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage was played from 18 September to 11 December 2023.[1] A total of 36 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 11 places in the knockout stage of the 2023–24 AFC Cup.

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 24 August 2023 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 36 teams were drawn into nine groups of four teams: three groups each in the West Asia Zone (Groups A–C) and the ASEAN Zone (Groups F–H), one group in the Central Asia Zone (Groups E), and one group each in the South Asia Zone (Group D) and the East Asia Zone (Group I). For each zone, teams were seeded into four pots and drawn into the relevant positions within each group, based on their association ranking and their seeding within their association, in consideration of technical balance between groups. Teams from the same association in zones with more than one group (West Asia Zone and ASEAN Zone) could not be drawn into the same group.

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Format

In the group stage, each group is played on a home-and-away round-robin format. The following teams will advance to the knockout stage:

  • The winners of each group and the best runners-up in the West Asia Zone and the ASEAN Zone advance to the Zonal semi-finals.
  • The winners of each group in the South Asia Zone, Central Asia Zone and the East Asia Zone advance to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals.

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations Article 8.3):[2]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams playing each other in the last round of the group are tied;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Association ranking;
  10. Drawing of lots.
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Schedule

The schedule of each matchday was as follows.[1]

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Group A

More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. On 26 November 2023, Jabal Al-Mukaber announced their withdrawal from the competition.[3]
More information Al Ahed, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 1,123
Referee: Halim Aqa Shirzad (Afghanistan)
More information Jabal Al-Mukaber, Voided (1–0) ...
Attendance: 600
Referee: Mohammad Mofeed Naser Ghabayen (Jordan)

More information Al-Nahda, Voided (4–0) ...
Attendance: 325
Referee: Ismaeel Habib Ali (Bahrain)
More information Al-Fotuwa, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 450
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)

More information Al-Nahda, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 580
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)
More information Al Ahed, Cancelled ...

More information Al-Fotuwa, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
More information Jabal Al-Mukaber, Cancelled ...

More information Al-Nahda, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 486
Referee: Bijan Heydari (Iran)
More information Al-Fotuwa, Cancelled ...

More information Al Ahed, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 257
More information Jabal Al-Mukaber, Cancelled ...
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Group B

More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
More information Al-Wehdat, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 10,231
Referee: Bijan Heydari (Iran)
More information Al-Kahrabaa, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 3,121
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

More information Al-Ittihad, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 130
More information Al-Kuwait, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

More information Al-Ittihad, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 114
Referee: Gamini Nivon Robesh (Sri Lanka)
More information Al-Wehdat, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Baraa Aisha (Palestine)

More information Al-Kuwait, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 120
Referee: Seyed Vahid Kazemi (Iran)
More information Al-Kahrabaa, 3–1 ...

More information Al-Ittihad, 0–2 ...
King Fahd Sports City, Taif (Saudi Arabia)
Attendance: 400
Referee: Ismaeel Habib Ali (Bahrain)
More information Al-Kuwait, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 300
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

More information Al-Wehdat, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Faisal Alblwi (Saudi Arabia)
More information Al-Kahrabaa, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 650
Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar (Iran)
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Group C

More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
More information Al-Zawraa, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Seyed Vahid Kazemi (Iran)
More information Nejmeh, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 862
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

More information Al-Arabi, 0–0 ...
More information Al-Riffa, 1–1 ...

More information Al-Arabi, 0–3 ...
More information Al-Zawraa, 4–1 ...
Attendance: 6,372
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)

More information Al-Riffa, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 1,310
Referee: Payam Heydari (Iran)
More information Nejmeh, 1–2 ...
King Fahd Sports City, Taif (Saudi Arabia)
Attendance: 140

More information Al-Arabi, 1–1 ...
More information Al-Riffa, 6–1 ...
Attendance: 664
Referee: Kim Woo-Sung (South Korea)

More information Al-Zawraa, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 2,127
Referee: Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shammari (Qatar)
More information Nejmeh, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 400
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)
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Group D

More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
More information Odisha, 0–4 ...
Attendance: 5,218
More information Maziya, 3–1 ...

More information Mohun Bagan SG, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 26,795
Referee: Payam Heydari (Iran)
More information Bashundhara Kings, 3–2 ...
Attendance: 7,137
Referee: Mohammad Hasan Mahmoud Arafah (Jordan)

More information Odisha, 6–1 ...
More information Mohun Bagan SG, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 150
Referee: Clifford Postanes Daypuyat (Philippines)

More information Bashundhara Kings, 2–1 ...
More information Maziya, 2–3 ...
Attendance: 240
Referee: Mohammad Hasan Mahmoud Arafah (Jordan)

More information Mohun Bagan SG, 2–5 ...
Attendance: 15,988
Referee: Gamini Nivon Robesh (Sri Lanka)
More information Bashundhara Kings, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 6,552
Referee: Mohammad Hasan Mahmoud Arafah (Jordan)

More information Odisha, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 5,132
Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)
More information Maziya, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 100
Referee: Daiyrbek Abdyldaev (Kyrgyzstan)
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Group E

More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
More information Ravshan Kulob, 0–0 ...
Hisor Markazii Stadium[note 1], Hisor
Attendance: 6,750
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
More information Abdysh-Ata Kant, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 1,505
Referee: Khalid Marhoun Sulaiman Al Shaqsi (Oman)

More information Merw Mary, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)
More information Altyn Asyr, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

More information Merw Mary, 1–2 ...
More information Ravshan Kulob, 0–1 ...
Hisor Markazii Stadium[note 1], Hisor
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Chae Sang-Hyeop (South Korea)

More information Altyn Asyr, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 10,070
Referee: Ismaeel Habib Ali (Bahrain)
More information Abdysh-Ata Kant, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 1,565
Referee: Khalid Marhoun Sulaiman Al Shaqsi (Oman)

More information Merw Mary, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 9,515
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
More information Altyn Asyr, 2–4 ...

More information Ravshan Kulob, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
More information Abdysh-Ata Kant, 8–3 ...
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Group F

More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Ranked on head-to-head points: DH Cebu 4, Shan United 1.
More information DH Cebu, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 393
Referee: Ismaeel Habib Ali (Bahrain)
More information Shan United, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)

More information Phnom Penh Crown, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 2,719
Referee: Chae Sang-Hyeop (South Korea)
More information Macarthur FC, 8–2 ...
Attendance: 2,012
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)

More information Phnom Penh Crown, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 4,789
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)
More information DH Cebu, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 136
Referee: Adam Fazeel (Maldives)

More information Macarthur FC, 5–0 ...
Attendance: 1,582
Referee: Kim Woo-Sung (South Korea)
More information Shan United, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Mohamed Javiz (Maldives)

More information Phnom Penh Crown, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 3,267
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
More information Macarthur FC, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 67

More information DH Cebu, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 130
Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)
More information Shan United, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar (India)
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Group G

More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
More information Terengganu, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 5,996
Referee: Al Majarafi Mahmood Salim Said (Oman)
More information Stallion Laguna, 2–5 ...
Attendance: 350
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)

More information Central Coast Mariners, 9–1 ...
Attendance: 4,037
Referee: Gamini Nivon Robesh (Sri Lanka)
More information Bali United, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 2,180
Referee: Bijan Heydari (Iran)

More information Central Coast Mariners, 6–3 ...
Attendance: 1,820
Referee: Kim Woo-Sung (South Korea)
More information Terengganu, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 1,220
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

More information Bali United, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 2,585
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)
More information Stallion Laguna, 2–3 ...
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)

More information Central Coast Mariners, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 1,386
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
More information Bali United, 5–2 ...

More information Terengganu, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 1,450
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
More information Stallion Laguna, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 215
Referee: Jansen Foo Chuan Hui (Singapore)
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Group H

More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Ranked on head-to-head points: Haiphong 4, PSM Makassar 1.
More information Hai Phong, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 16,860
Referee: Zhang Lei (China)
More information Sabah, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 7,607
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro (Australia)

More information PSM Makassar, 0–5 ...
Attendance: 334
Referee: Kim Dae-Yong (South Korea)
More information Hougang United, 2–1 ...

More information PSM Makassar, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 58
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
More information Hai Phong, 3–2 ...
Attendance: 7,235
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

More information Hougang United, 1–3 ...
More information Sabah, 4–1 ...
Attendance: 7,441
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

More information PSM Makassar, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 215
Referee: Hassan Akrami (Iran)
More information Hougang United, 1–4 ...

More information Hai Phong, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 5,116
Referee: Alex King (Australia)
More information Sabah, 1–3 ...
Attendance: 7,254
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
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Group I

More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: Taichung Futuro +1, Ulaanbaatar –1
More information Chao Pak Kei, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 1,002
Referee: Sultan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
More information Ulaanbaatar, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 1,023
Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)

More information Ulaanbaatar, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 919
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)

More information Taichung Futuro, 2–1 ...
More information Chao Pak Kei, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 689
Referee: Ramachandran Venkatesh (India)

More information Taiwan Steel, 5–1 ...
Attendance: 352
Referee: Clifford Postanes Daypuyat (Philippines)
More information Ulaanbaatar, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 156
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

More information Taichung Futuro, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 41
Referee: Seyed Vahid Kazemi (Iran)
More information Taiwan Steel, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 136
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)

More information Taiwan Steel, 4–2 ...
Attendance: 125
Referee: Hussain Sinan (Maldives)

More information Chao Pak Kei, 4–1 ...
Attendance: 540
Referee: Oh Hyeon-Jeong (South Korea)
More information Taichung Futuro, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 96
Referee: Mahmood Al Majarafi (Oman)

Ranking of runner-up teams

West Asia Zone

Since Group A only had three teams, the results against fourth-placed teams in Groups B and C were omitted for this ranking.

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Source: AFC

ASEAN Zone

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Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2023. Source: AFC

Notes

  1. Team is not using their own home stadium.
  2. The match was originally hosting at their Campbelltown Sports Stadium in Sydney, but the match was forced to use BG Stadium in Pathum Thani (Thailand) to host after the Australian Government's refusal to grant visas to the players and staff of Shan United.[4]
  3. The match was originally to be played on 5 October, but was postponed due to Typhoon Koinu.[5]

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