# 2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs

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.

## 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.
| Zone | Teams entering in play-off round | Teams entering in preliminary round 2 | Teams entering in preliminary round 1 |
| West Asia Zone | Al-Khaldiya Al-Nahda Al-Ittihad Shabab Al-Khalil | | |
| South Asia Zone | | Mohun Bagan SG Dhaka Abahani Club Eagles | Machhindra Paro |
| Central Zone | Khujand | Merw Mary Alay Osh | |
| ASEAN Zone | Tampines Rovers PSM Makassar | Yangon United Phnom Penh Crown Young Elephants DPMM | |
| East Asia Zone | Monte Carlo Taichung Futuro | | |

## 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.

## Schedule

| Round | 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

| Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 1 | Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | Mohun Bagan SG | 3 |
| | | Machhindra | 1 |
| Machhindra | 3 | Machhindra | 1 |
| Paro | 2 | | | | |
| Paro | 2 | | | Mohun Bagan SG | 3 |
| | | | | Dhaka Abahani | 1 |
| | | Dhaka Abahani | 2 | | |
| | | Club Eagles | 1 |

### West Asia play-off

| Play-off round | Play-off round |
| Al-Khaldiya | 2 |
| Al-Nahda | 3 |
| Play-off round | Play-off round |
| Al-Ittihad | 2 |
| Shabab Al-Khalil | 1 |

### Central Asia play-off

| Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | Khujand | 1 |
| | | Merw Mary | 2 |
| Merw Mary | 1 | Merw Mary | 2 |
| Alay Osh | 0 | | |

### ASEAN play-off

| Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | Tampines Rovers | 2 |
| | | Phnom Penh Crown | 3 |
| Phnom Penh Crown | 3 | Phnom Penh Crown | 3 |
| Young Elephants | 0 | | |
| Preliminary round 2 | Preliminary round 2 | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | PSM Makassar | 4 |
| | | Yangon United | 0 |
| Yangon United | 2 | Yangon United | 0 |
| DPMM | 1 | | |

### East Asia play-off

| Play-off round | Play-off round |
| Monte Carlo | 1 |
| Taichung Futuro | 2 |

## Preliminary round 1
### Summary

A total of two teams played in the preliminary round 1.
South Asia Zone :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |

### 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 :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
Central Zone :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
ASEAN Zone :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |

### ASEAN Zone
## 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 :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
South Zone :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
Central Zone :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
ASEAN Zone :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
East Zone :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |