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2023–24 AFC Cup group stage

The 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage will be 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 edit

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.

Zone Groups Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
West Asia Zone A–C   Al-Wehdat   Al-Kuwait   Jabal Al-Mukaber   Al-Arabi
  Al-Zawraa   Al-Riffa   Al-Kahrabaa   Al-Ittihad
(Winners of West Asia Play-off)
  Al-Ahed   Al-Fotuwa   Nejmeh   Al-Nahda
(Winners of West Asia Play-off)
South Asia Zone D   Odisha   Bashundhara Kings   Maziya   Mohun Bagan
(Winners of South Asia Play-off)
Central Asia Zone E   Ravshan Kulob   Altyn Asyr   Abdysh-Ata Kant   Merw Mary
(Winners of Central Asia Play-off)
ASEAN Zone F–H   Hai Phong   Macarthur FC   Shan United   Central Coast Mariners
  DH Cebu   Hougang United   Stallion Laguna   PSM Makassar
(Winners of ASEAN Play-off)
  Terengganu   Bali United   Sabah   Phnom Penh Crown
(Winners of ASEAN Play-off)
East Asia Zone I   Chao Pak Kei   Taiwan Steel   FC Ulaanbaatar   Taichung Futuro
(Winners of East Asia Play-off)

Format edit

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 edit

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.

Schedule edit

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

Matchday Dates
West South Central ASEAN East
Matchday 1 18–19 September 2023 20–21 September 2023
Matchday 2 2–3 October 2023 4–5 October 2023
Matchday 3 23–24 October 2023 25–26 October 2023
Matchday 4 6–7 November 2023 8–9 November 2023
Matchday 5 27–28 November 2023 29–30 November 2023
Matchday 6 11–12 December 2023 13–14 December 2023

Group A edit

Pos Team
 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[a] 12 Dec 6 Nov 1–0 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ On 26 November 2023, Jabal Al-Mukaber announced their withdrawal from the competition due to the Israel war against Hamas.[3]
Al Ahed  2–1  Al-Nahda
 Report
Attendance: 1,123
Referee: Halim Aqa Shirzad (Afghanistan)
Jabal Al-Mukaber  Voided
(1–0)		  Al-Fotuwa
 Report
Attendance: 600
Referee: Mohammad Mofeed Naser Ghabayen (Jordan)
Al-Nahda  Voided
(4–0)		  Jabal Al-Mukaber
 Report
Attendance: 325
Referee: Ismaeel Habib Ali (Bahrain)
Al-Fotuwa  1–0  Al Ahed
Juned   67' Report
Attendance: 450
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)
Al-Nahda  2–1  Al-Fotuwa
 Report
Attendance: 580
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)
Al Ahed  Cancelled  Jabal Al-Mukaber
Source
Al-Fotuwa  0–1  Al-Nahda
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Jabal Al-Mukaber  Cancelled  Al Ahed
Report
Al-Nahda  2–1  Al Ahed
 Report
Attendance: 486
Referee: Bijan Heydari (Iran)
Al-Fotuwa  Cancelled  Jabal Al-Mukaber
Report
Al Ahed  2–1  Al-Fotuwa
 Report
Attendance: 257

Group B edit

Pos Team
 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 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Al-Wehdat  2–0  Al-Ittihad
 Report
Attendance: 10,231
Referee: Bijan Heydari (Iran)
Al-Kahrabaa  0–0  Al-Kuwait
Report
Attendance: 3,121
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
Al-Ittihad  0–2  Al-Kahrabaa
Report
Attendance: 130
Al-Kuwait  2–1  Al-Wehdat
 Report
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)
Al-Ittihad  1–1  Al-Kuwait
 Report
Attendance: 114
Referee: Gamini Nivon Robesh (Sri Lanka)
Al-Wehdat  3–1  Al-Kahrabaa
 Report
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Baraa Aisha (Palestine)
Al-Kuwait  1–1  Al-Ittihad
 Report
Attendance: 120
Referee: Seyed Vahid Kazemi (Iran)
Al-Kahrabaa  3–1  Al-Wehdat
 Report
Attendance: 1,100
Al-Ittihad  0–2  Al-Wehdat
Report
King Fahd Sports City, Taif (Saudi Arabia)
Attendance: 400
Referee: Ismaeel Habib Ali (Bahrain)
Al-Kuwait  0–1  Al-Kahrabaa
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
Al-Wehdat  1–1  Al-Kuwait
 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Faisal Alblwi (Saudi Arabia)
Al-Kahrabaa  3–1  Al-Ittihad
 Report
Attendance: 650
Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar (Iran)

Group C edit

Pos Team
 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 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Al-Zawraa  1–2  Al-Arabi
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Seyed Vahid Kazemi (Iran)
Nejmeh  0–2  Al-Riffa
Report Jasim Al-Shaikh   35'
Ali Hasan Saeed Isa   41'
Attendance: 862
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)
Al-Arabi  0–0  Nejmeh
Report
Attendance: 3,500
Al-Riffa  1–1  Al-Zawraa
Vargas   77' Report Jabbar   5'
Attendance: 792
Al-Arabi  0–3  Al-Riffa
Report
Attendance: 1,980
Al-Zawraa  4–1  Nejmeh
 Report
Attendance: 6,372
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
Al-Riffa  2–1  Al-Arabi
 Report
Attendance: 1,310
Referee: Payam Heydari (Iran)
Nejmeh  1–2  Al-Zawraa
 Report
King Fahd Sports City, Taif (Saudi Arabia)
Attendance: 140
Al-Arabi  1–1  Al-Zawraa
 Report
Attendance: 1,070
Al-Riffa  6–1  Nejmeh
 Report
Attendance: 664
Referee: Kim Woo-Sung (South Korea)
Al-Zawraa  2–1  Al-Riffa
 Report
Attendance: 2,127
Referee: Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shammari (Qatar)
Nejmeh  1–2  Al-Arabi
 Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

Group D edit

Pos Team
 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 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Odisha  0–4  Mohun Bagan
Report
Attendance: 5,218
Maziya  3–1  Bashundhara Kings
 Report
Attendance: 874
Mohun Bagan  2–1  Maziya
 Report
Attendance: 26,795
Referee: Payam Heydari (Iran)
Bashundhara Kings  3–2  Odisha
 Report
Attendance: 7,137
Referee: Mohammad Hasan Mahmoud Arafah (Jordan)
Odisha  6–1  Maziya
 Report
Attendance: 2,218
Mohun Bagan  2–2  Bashundhara Kings
 Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Clifford Postanes Daypuyat (Philippines)
Bashundhara Kings  2–1  Mohun Bagan
 Report Liston   17'
Attendance: 7,137
Maziya  2–3  Odisha
 Report
Attendance: 240
Referee: Mohammad Hasan Mahmoud Arafah (Jordan)
Mohun Bagan  2–5  Odisha
 Report
Attendance: 15,988
Referee: Gamini Nivon Robesh (Sri Lanka)
Bashundhara Kings  2–1  Maziya
 Report
Attendance: 6,552
Referee: Mohammad Hasan Mahmoud Arafah (Jordan)
Odisha  1–0  Bashundhara Kings
 Report
Attendance: 5,132
Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)
Maziya  1–0  Mohun Bagan
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Daiyrbek Abdyldaev (Kyrgyzstan)

Group E edit

Pos Team
 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 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Ravshan Kulob  0–0  Merw Mary
Report
Attendance: 6,750
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
Abdysh-Ata Kant  3–0  Altyn Asyr
 Report
Attendance: 1,505
Referee: Khalid Marhoun Sulaiman Al Shaqsi (Oman)
Merw Mary  1–1  Abdysh-Ata Kant
 Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)
Altyn Asyr  1–1  Ravshan Kulob
 Report
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)
Merw Mary  1–2  Altyn Asyr
 Report
Attendance: 8,950
Ravshan Kulob  0–1  Abdysh-Ata Kant
Report
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Chae Sang-Hyeop (South Korea)
Altyn Asyr  1–0  Merw Mary
 Report
Attendance: 10,070
Referee: Ismaeel Habib Ali (Bahrain)
Abdysh-Ata Kant  1–0  Ravshan Kulob
 Report
Attendance: 1,565
Referee: Khalid Marhoun Sulaiman Al Shaqsi (Oman)
Merw Mary  1–1  Ravshan Kulob
 Report
Attendance: 9,515
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
Altyn Asyr  2–4  Abdysh-Ata Kant
 Report
Attendance: 11,212
Ravshan Kulob  0–1  Altyn Asyr
Report
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
Abdysh-Ata Kant  8–3  Merw Mary
 Report
Attendance: 155
Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)

Group F edit

Pos Team
 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 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points: DH Cebu 4, Shan United 1.
DH Cebu  0–3  Phnom Penh Crown
Report
Attendance: 393
Referee: Ismaeel Habib Ali (Bahrain)
Shan United  0–3  Macarthur FC
Report
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)
Phnom Penh Crown  4–0  Shan United
 Report
Attendance: 2,719
Referee: Chae Sang-Hyeop (South Korea)
Macarthur FC  8–2  DH Cebu
 Report
Attendance: 2,012
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)
Phnom Penh Crown  3–0  Macarthur FC
 Report
Attendance: 4,789
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)
DH Cebu  1–0  Shan United
 Report
Attendance: 136
Referee: Adam Fazeel (Maldives)
Macarthur FC  5–0  Phnom Penh Crown
 Report
Attendance: 1,582
Referee: Kim Woo-Sung (South Korea)
Shan United  1–1  DH Cebu
 Report
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Mohamed Javiz (Maldives)
Phnom Penh Crown  4–0  DH Cebu
 Report
Attendance: 3,267
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
Macarthur FC  4–0  Shan United
 Report
Attendance: 67
DH Cebu  0–3  Macarthur FC
Report
Attendance: 130
Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)
Shan United  2–1  Phnom Penh Crown
 Report
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar (India)

Group G edit

Pos Team
 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 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Terengganu  1–0  Central Coast Mariners
 Report
Attendance: 5,996
Referee: Al Majarafi Mahmood Salim Said (Oman)
Stallion Laguna  2–5  Bali United
 Report
Attendance: 350
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)
Central Coast Mariners  9–1  Stallion Laguna
 Report
Attendance: 4,037
Referee: Gamini Nivon Robesh (Sri Lanka)
Bali United  1–1  Terengganu
Mbarga   54' Report Syahmi   84'
Attendance: 2,180
Referee: Bijan Heydari (Iran)
Central Coast Mariners  6–3  Bali United
 Report
Attendance: 1,820
Referee: Kim Woo-Sung (South Korea)
Terengganu  2–2  Stallion Laguna
 Report
Attendance: 1,220
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
Bali United  1–2  Central Coast Mariners
 Report
Attendance: 2,585
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)
Stallion Laguna  2–3  Terengganu
 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
Central Coast Mariners  1–1  Terengganu
 Report
Attendance: 1,386
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Bali United  5–2  Stallion Laguna
 Report
Attendance: 1,023
Terengganu  2–0  Bali United
 Report
Attendance: 1,450
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
Stallion Laguna  0–3  Central Coast Mariners
Report
Attendance: 215
Referee: Jansen Foo Chuan Hui (Singapore)

Group H edit

Pos Team
 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 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points: Haiphong 4, PSM Makassar 1.
Hai Phong  3–0  PSM Makassar
 Report
Attendance: 16,860
Referee: Zhang Lei (China)
Sabah  3–1  Hougang United
 Report
Attendance: 7,607
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro (Australia)
PSM Makassar  0–5  Sabah
Report
Attendance: 334
Referee: Kim Dae-Yong (South Korea)
Hougang United  2–1  Hai Phong
 Report
Attendance: 467
PSM Makassar  3–1  Hougang United
 Report
Attendance: 58
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Hai Phong  3–2  Sabah
 Report
Attendance: 7,235
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
Hougang United  1–3  PSM Makassar
 Report
Attendance: 389
Sabah  4–1  Hai Phong
 Report
Attendance: 7,441
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
PSM Makassar  1–1  Hai Phong
 Report
Attendance: 215
Referee: Hassan Akrami (Iran)
Hougang United  1–4  Sabah
 Report
Attendance: 624
Hai Phong  4–0  Hougang United
 Report
Attendance: 5,116
Referee: Alex King (Australia)
Sabah  1–3  PSM Makassar
 Report
Attendance: 7,254
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Group I edit

Pos Team
 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 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: Taichung Futuro +1, Ulaanbaatar –1
Chao Pak Kei  0–1  Taichung Futuro
Report Duarte   2' (o.g.)
Attendance: 1,002
Referee: Sultan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Ulaanbaatar  3–1  Taiwan Steel
Gerelt-Od   34'
Cirkovic   63'
Teofanov   88'		 Report Yao Ke-chi   43'
Attendance: 1,023
Referee: Abdul Hakim Mohd Haidi (Brunei)
Ulaanbaatar  0–2  Taichung Futuro
Report Yokoyama   9'
Hsu Heng-pin   79'
Attendance: 919
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
Taichung Futuro  2–1  Taiwan Steel
Hsu Heng-pin   74'
Suganuma   90+5'		 Report Moser   67' (pen.)
Attendance: 126
Chao Pak Kei  0–1  Ulaanbaatar
Report
Attendance: 689
Referee: Ramachandran Venkatesh (India)
Taiwan Steel  5–1  Taichung Futuro
Wu Chun-ching   22'
Kouamé   25' (pen.), 81', 89'
Yu Chia-huang   69'		 Report Takayama   51' (pen.)
Attendance: 352
Referee: Clifford Postanes Daypuyat (Philippines)
Ulaanbaatar  1–0  Chao Pak Kei
Krusevac   44' Report
Attendance: 156
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
Taichung Futuro  1–0  Chao Pak Kei
Takayama   90+1' Report
Attendance: 41
Referee: Seyed Vahid Kazemi (Iran)
Taiwan Steel  3–0  Ulaanbaatar
Kouamé   79'
Lin Ming-wei   90+2'
Lin Wei-chieh   90+6'		 Report
Attendance: 136
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
Taiwan Steel  4–2  Chao Pak Kei
 Report
Attendance: 125
Referee: Hussain Sinan (Maldives)
Chao Pak Kei  4–1  Taiwan Steel
 Report
Attendance: 540
Referee: Oh Hyeon-Jeong (South Korea)
Taichung Futuro  1–2  Ulaanbaatar
 Report
Attendance: 96
Referee: Mahmood Al Majarafi (Oman)

Ranking of runner-up teams edit

West Asia Zone edit

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

Pos Grp Team
 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
Source: AFC

ASEAN Zone edit

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

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay 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]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "AFC Competitions Calendar 2022" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-13. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  2. ^ "AFC Cup 2023/24 Competition Regulations" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Palestinian Jabal Al Mukaber Withdraw from AFC Cup". Qatar News Agency. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023 – via Gulf Times.
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  5. ^ "澳科鄒北記亞協盃分組賽第二場比賽，原定5/10(周四)作客南巿台鋼；受颱風「小犬」抵台影響，亞足協宣布賽事延期。" [AFC postponed the second matchday of AFC Cup for Chao Pak Kei, which was originally to be played away against Tainan City Taiwan Steel on 5 October, due to Typhoon Koinu.]. Facebook (in Chinese). Chao Pak Kei. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.

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