# 2023–24 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs

The 2023–24 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs were played from 15 to 22 August 2023. 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.
| Region | Teams entering in play-off round | Teams entering in preliminary round |
| West Region | Tractor Al-Nassr Al-Arabi Al-Wakrah Navbahor | Bashundhara Kings Al-Wehdat Al-Seeb Shabab Al-Ahli Sharjah AGMK |
| East Region | Shanghai Port Zhejiang Urawa Red Diamonds Incheon United BG Pathum United Port | Rangers Lee Man Bali United Haiphong |

## 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

The schedule of each round was as follows.
| 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

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | Al-Nassr | 4 |
| | | Shabab Al-Ahli | 2 |
| Shabab Al-Ahli | 3 | Shabab Al-Ahli | 2 |
| Al-Wehdat | 0 | | |

### Play-off West 2

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | Tractor | 1 |
| | | Sharjah | 3 |
| Sharjah | 2 | Sharjah | 3 |
| Bashundhara Kings | 0 | | |

### Play-off West 3

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | Al-Arabi | 0 |
| | | AGMK | 1 |
| AGMK | 1 | AGMK | 1 |
| Al-Seeb | 0 | | |

### Play-off West 4

| Play-off round | Play-off round |
| Al-Wakrah | 0 |
| Navbahor | 1 |

### Play-off East 1

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | Incheon United (a.e.t.) | 3 |
| | | Haiphong | 1 |
| Rangers | 1 | Haiphong | 1 |
| Haiphong (a.e.t.) | 4 | | |

### Play-off East 2

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Play-off round | Play-off round |
| | | Urawa Red Diamonds | 3 |
| | | Lee Man | 0 |
| Lee Man | 5 | Lee Man | 0 |
| Bali United | 1 | | |

### Play-off East 3

| Play-off round | Play-off round |
| Zhejiang | 1 |
| Port | 0 |

### Play-off East 4

| Play-off round | Play-off round |
| Shanghai Port | 2 |
| BG Pathum United | 3 |

## Preliminary round
### Summary

A total of 10 teams played in the preliminary round.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| West Region |||
| Shabab Al-Ahli | 3–0 | Al-Wehdat |
| Sharjah | 2–0 | Bashundhara Kings |
| AGMK | 1–0 | Al-Seeb |
| East Region |||
| Rangers | 1–4 (a.e.t.) | Haiphong |
| Lee Man | 5–1 | Bali United |

### East Region
## 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.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| West Region |||
| Al-Nassr | 4–2 | Shabab Al-Ahli |
| Tractor | 1–3 | Sharjah |
| Al-Arabi | 0–1 | AGMK |
| Al-Wakrah | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Navbahor |
| East Region |||
| Incheon United | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Haiphong |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 3–0 | Lee Man |
| Zhejiang | 1–0 | Port |
| Shanghai Port | 2–3 | BG Pathum United |