2023–24 AFC Cup

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]

• The associations are split into five zones (Article 5.1):
  • West Asia Zone consists of the 12 associations from the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF).
  • South Asia Zone consists of the 7 associations from the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF).
  • Central Asia Zone consists of the 6 associations from Central Asian Football Association (CAFA).
  • ASEAN Zone consists of the 12 associations from the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).
  • East Asia Zone consists of the 10 associations from the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF).
  • The AFC may reallocate one or more associations to another zone if necessary for sporting reasons

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]

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West Asia Zone (3 groups) Rank Member association Points[11] Slots Group stage Play-off Zone AFC – 10  Jordan[JOR] 46.131 1 0 1 13  Iraq 35.223 2 0 2 18  Lebanon 23.618 2 0 3 22  Kuwait 18.307 2 0 4 25  Bahrain 16.812 1 1 5 27  Syria 12.061 1 1 6 31  Palestine 6.894 1 1 7 34  Oman 5.264 0 1 8 41  Yemen[AFC] 0.000 0 0 Total Participating associations: 8 10 4 14 Central Asia Zone (1 group) Rank Member association Points[11] Slots Group stage Play-off Zone AFC 1 12  Tajikistan 37.323 1 1 2 16  Turkmenistan 27.871 1 1 3 32  Kyrgyzstan 5.962 1 1 4 41  Afghanistan[AFC] 0.000 0 0 Total Participating associations: 3 3 3 6 South Asia Zone (1 group) Rank Member association Points[11] Slots Group stage Play-off Zone AFC 1 17  India 25.290 1 1 2 21  Bangladesh 19.452 1 1 3 29  Maldives 7.853 1 1 4 36    Nepal 1.513 0 1 5 38  Sri Lanka[AFC] 0.785 0 0 6 39  Bhutan 0.611 0 1 7 41  Pakistan[AFC] 0.000 0 0 Total Participating associations: 5 3 5 8

ASEAN Zone (3 groups) Rank Member association Points[11] Slots Group stage Play-off Zone AFC – 14  Vietnam[VIE] 34.937 1 0 1 19  Philippines 23.080 2 0 2 20  Malaysia 21.087 2 0 3 23  Australia 17.277 2 0 4 24  Singapore 17.016 1 1 5 26  Indonesia 15.960 1 1 6 28  Myanmar 9.881 1 1 7 33  Cambodia 5.672 0 1 8 37  Laos 0.843 0 1 9 41  Brunei 0.000 0 1 10 41  Timor-Leste[AFC] 0.000 0 0 Total Participating associations: 10 10 6 16 East Asia Zone (1 group) Rank Member association Points[11] Slots Group stage Play-off Zone AFC 1 15  North Korea[AFC] 32.286 0 0 2 30  Macau 6.981 1 1 3 35  Chinese Taipei 4.072 1 1 4 40  Mongolia 0.349 1 0 5 41  Guam[AFC] 0.000 0 0 6 41  Northern Mariana Islands[AFC] 0.000 0 0 Total Participating associations: 3 3 2 5

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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.

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West Asia Zone Group stage direct entrants Team Qualifying method App. (last) Al-Wehdat 2022 Jordan FA Cup winners 2022 Jordanian Pro League runners-up 12th (2019) Al-Zawraa 2022–23 Iraqi Premier League third place[Note IRQ] 5th (2018) Al-Kahrabaa 2022–23 Iraqi Premier League fifth place[Note IRQ] 1st Al-Ahed 2022–23 Lebanese Premier League champions 12th (2021) Nejmeh 2022–23 Lebanese Premier League runners-up 11th (2022) Al-Kuwait 2021–22 Kuwaiti Premier League champions and 2022–23 Kuwaiti Premier League champions 12th (2022) Al-Arabi 2022–23 Kuwaiti Premier League runners-up 3rd (2022) Al-Riffa 2021–22 Bahraini Premier League champions 7th (2022) Al-Fotuwa 2022–23 Syrian Premier League champions[Note SYR] 1st Jabal Al-Mukaber 2022–23 West Bank Premier League champions 1st Qualifying play-off participants Team Qualifying method App. (last) Al-Khaldiya 2021–22 Bahraini King's Cup champions 1st Al-Ittihad 2021–22 Syrian Cup champions 5th (2019) Shabab Al-Khalil 2022–23 West Bank Premier League third place[Note PLE] 3rd (2022) Al-Nahda 2022–23 Oman Professional League champions 4th (2015) South Asia Zone Group stage direct entrants Team Qualifying method App. (last) Odisha Winners of additional playoff between 2021–22 I-League champions and 2023 Super Cup champions 1st Bashundhara Kings 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League champions 4th (2022) Maziya 2022 Dhivehi Premier League champions 2022 Maldives FA Cup winners 9th (2022) Qualifying play-off participants Team Qualifying method App. (last) Mohun Bagan SG Winners of additional playoff between 2021–22 and 2022–23 Indian Super League playoffs winners 7th (2022) Dhaka Abahani 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League runners-up 6th (2022) Club Eagles 2022 Dhivehi Premier League runners-up 2nd (2021) Machhindra 2023 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League runners-up[Note NEP] 2nd (2022) Paro 2022 Bhutan Premier League champions 3rd (2022) Central Asia Zone Group stage direct entrants Team Qualifying method App. (last) Ravshan Kulob 2022 Tajikistan Higher League runners-up 4th (2021) Altyn Asyr 2022 Ýokary Liga runners-up 9th (2022) Abdysh-Ata Kant 2022 Kyrgyz Premier League champions and 2022 Kyrgyzstan Cup winners 1st Qualifying play-off participants Team Qualifying method App. (last) Khujand 2022 Tajikistan Higher League third place 7th (2022) Merw Mary 2022 Ýokary Liga third place 2nd (2006) Alay Osh 2022 Kyrgyz Premier League runners-up 7th (2021)

ASEAN Zone (including Australia) Group stage direct entrants Team Qualifying method App. (last) Haiphong 2022 V.League 1 runners-up 1st DH Cebu 2022–23 Philippines Football League runners-up 1st Stallion Laguna 2022–23 Philippines Football League third place 1st Terengganu 2022 Malaysia Super League runners-up 3rd (2021) Sabah 2022 Malaysia Super League third place 1st Macarthur FC 2022 Australia Cup winners 1st Central Coast Mariners 2022–23 A-League Men runners-up 1st Hougang United 2022 Singapore Cup winners 3rd (2022) Bali United Winner of additional playoff between 2021–22 and 2022–23 Liga 1 champion 5th (2022) Shan United 2022 Myanmar National League champions 4th (2020) Qualifying play-off participants Team Qualifying method App. (last) Tampines Rovers 2022 Singapore Premier League third place 14th (2022) PSM Makassar Loser of additional playoff between 2021–22 and 2022–23 Liga 1 champion 4th (2022) Yangon United 2022 Myanmar National League runners-up[Note MYA] 8th (2020) Phnom Penh Crown 2022 Cambodian Premier League champions 3rd (2022) Young Elephants 2022 Lao League 1 champions 2nd (2022) DPMM 2022 Brunei FA Cup winners 1st East Asia Zone Group stage direct entrants Team Qualifying method App. (last) Chao Pak Kei 2022 Liga de Elite champions and 2022 Taça de Macau winners 2nd (2020) Taiwan Steel 2022 Taiwan Premier League champions 3rd (2022) FC Ulaanbaatar 2022–23 Mongolian National Premier League champions 1st Qualifying play-off participants Team Qualifying method App. (last) Monte Carlo 2022 Liga de Elite runners-up 1st Taichung Futuro 2022 Taiwan Premier League runners-up 1st

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Notes

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

Notes

• A = ASEAN
• C = Central Asia
• E = East Asia
• S = South Asia
• W = West Asia

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.

Beirut

Al-Fotuwa

Al-Ittihad

Jabal Al-Mukaber

Al-Nahda

Al-Wehdat

Kuwait City

Baghdad

Al-Riffa

Odisha

Mohun Bagan SG

Bashundhara Kings

Maziya

Ravshan Kulob

Merw

Altyn Asyr

Abdysh-Ata

Cebu

Stallion Laguna

Macarthur

Central Coast Mariners

Shan United

Phnom Penh Crown

Terengganu

Sabah

Bali United

PSM Makassar

Haiphong

Hougang United

Chao Pak Kei

Tainan City

Taichung Futuro

Ulaanbaatar

Beirut teams
Al Ahed
Nejmeh

Kuwait City teams
Kuwait SC
Al-Arabi

Baghdad teams
Al-Kahrabaa
Al-Zawraa

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

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ALN	AHD	FUT	JAB
1	Al-Nahda	4	3	0	1	6	4	+2	9	Zonal semi-finals		—	2–1	2–1	4–0
2	Al-Ahed	4	2	0	2	5	5	0	6			2–1	—	2–1	23 Oct
3	Al-Fotuwa	4	1	0	3	3	5	−2	3			0–1	1–0	—	27 Nov
4	Jabal Al-Mukaber	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew, record expunged[a]		12 Dec	6 Nov	1–0	—

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Source: AFC
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   On 26 November 2023, Jabal Al-Mukaber withdrew due to the situation in Palestine arising from the war in Gaza. Their two matches were expunged.^[17]

Group B

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

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Group C

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

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Group D

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

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Group E

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

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Group F

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MAC	CRO	DHC	SHN
1	Macarthur FC	6	5	0	1	23	5	+18	15	Zonal semi-finals		—	5–0	8–2	4–0
2	Phnom Penh Crown	6	4	0	2	15	7	+8	12			3–0	—	4–0	4–0
3	DH Cebu	6	1	1	4	4	19	−15	4[a]			0–3	0–3	—	1–0
4	Shan United	6	1	1	4	3	14	−11	4[a]			0–3	2–1	1–1	—

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   Ranked on head-to-head points: DH Cebu 4, Shan United 1.

Group G

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

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Group H

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SAB	HFC	PSM	HOU
1	Sabah	6	4	0	2	19	9	+10	12	Zonal semi-finals		—	4–1	1–3	3–1
2	Haiphong	6	3	1	2	13	9	+4	10[a]			3–2	—	3–0	4–0
3	PSM Makassar	6	3	1	2	10	12	−2	10[a]			0–5	1–1	—	3–1
4	Hougang United	6	1	0	5	6	18	−12	3			1–4	2–1	1–3	—

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   Ranked on head-to-head points: Haiphong 4, PSM Makassar 1.

Group I

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		FUT	ULA	TAI	CPK
1	Taichung Futuro	6	4	0	2	8	8	0	12[a]	Inter-zone play-off semi-finals		—	1–2	2–1	1–0
2	Ulaanbaatar	6	4	0	2	7	7	0	12[a]			0–2	—	3–1	1–0
3	Taiwan Steel	6	3	0	3	15	12	+3	9			5–1	3–0	—	4–2
4	Chao Pak Kei	6	1	0	5	6	9	−3	3			0–1	0–1	4–1	—

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   Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: Taichung Futuro +1, Ulaanbaatar –1

Ranking of runner-up teams

West Asia Zone

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Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	A	Al-Ahed	4	2	0	2	5	5	0	6	Zonal semi-finals
2	C	Al-Zawraa	4	1	2	1	5	5	0	5
3	B	Al-Wehdat	4	1	1	2	6	7	−1	4

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ASEAN Zone

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Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	F	Phnom Penh Crown	6	4	0	2	15	7	+8	12	Zonal semi-finals
2	G	Terengganu	6	3	3	0	10	6	+4	12
3	H	Haiphong	6	3	1	2	13	9	+4	10

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

In the knockout stage, the 11 teams will play a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, except the ASEAN Zone's semi-finals, ASEAN Zone's final and the final which will be played as a single match. Extra time and penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winners if necessary (note that the away goals rule is abolished). (Regulations Article 11.3).

The draw for the Zonal finals and the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals was held on 28 December 2023, 14:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Bracket

	Zonal semi-finals							Zonal finals							Inter-zone play-off semi-finals							Inter-zone play-off finals							Final
	Macarthur FC				3
	Sabah				0
								Macarthur FC				2
	ASEAN Zone
								Central Coast Mariners (a.e.t.)				3			Central Coast Mariners		4	0	4
	Central Coast Mariners				4
															Odisha		0	0	0
	Phnom Penh Crown				0																	Central Coast Mariners		1	3	4
																						Abdysh-Ata Kant		1	0	1
															Abdysh-Ata Kant		5	3	8
																													5 May – Muscat
															Taichung Futuro		0	1	1
																													Central Coast Mariners		1
																													Al Ahed		0
	Al-Riffa		1	1	2
	Al-Nahda		1	3	4
								Al-Nahda		0	2	2
	West Asia Zone
								Al Ahed		1	2	3
	Al Ahed (p)		0	1	1 (4)
	Al-Kahrabaa		1	0	1 (2)

Zonal semi-finals

In the Zonal semi-finals, the four qualified teams from the West Asia Zone (Groups A–C) play in two ties, and the four qualified teams from the ASEAN Zone (Groups F–H) play in two ties, with the matchups and order of legs determined by the group stage draw and the identity of the best runners-up.

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West Asia Zone

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Al-Riffa	2–4	Al-Nahda	1–1	1–3 (a.e.t.)
Al Ahed	1–1 (4–2 p)	Al-Kahrabaa	0–1	1–0 (a.e.t.)

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ASEAN Zone

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Macarthur FC	3–0	Sabah
Central Coast Mariners	4–0	Phnom Penh Crown

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Zonal finals

Draw for the Zonal finals was held on 28 December. In the Zonal finals, the two winners of West Asia Zonal semi-finals play each other, with the order of legs decided by draw. The two winners of ASEAN Zonal semi-finals play each other, with the host decided by draw. The winners of the West Asia Zonal final advances to the final, while the winners of the ASEAN Zonal final advance to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals.

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West Asia Zone

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Al Ahed	3–2	Al-Nahda	1–0	2–2

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ASEAN Zone

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Macarthur FC	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Central Coast Mariners

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Inter-zone play-off semi-finals

Draw for the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals was held on 28 December. In the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals, the four zonal winners other than the West Asia Zone play in two ties (the winners of the South Asia Zone (Group D), the winners of the Central Asia Zone (Group E), the winners of the East Asia Zone (Group I), and the winners of the ASEAN Zonal final. The matchups and order of legs will be decided by draw.

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Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Abdysh-Ata Kant	8–1	Taichung Futuro	5–0	3–1
Central Coast Mariners	4–0	Odisha	4–0	0–0

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Inter-zone play-off final

In the Inter-zone play-off final, the two winners of the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals will play each other, with the order of legs determined by the Inter-zone play-off semi-final draw. The winners of the Inter-zone play-off final advance to the final.

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Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Abdysh-Ata Kant	1–4	Central Coast Mariners	1–1	0–3

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Final

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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.

5 May 2024 (2024-05-05)

20:00 UTC+4

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Al-Ahed	0–1	Central Coast Mariners
	Report	Kuol 84'

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Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat (Oman) ^{[note 1]}

Attendance: 1,930

Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

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