2023–24 AFC Cup group stage

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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

The draw for the group stage was held on 24 August 2023 at AFC House in

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 Jordan Al-Wehdat Kuwait Al-Kuwait State of Palestine Jabal Al-Mukaber Kuwait Al-Arabi
Iraq Al-Zawraa
Al-Riffa
 Iraq Al-Kahrabaa
West Asia Play-off
)
Lebanon Al-Ahed Syria Al-Fotuwa Lebanon Nejmeh
West Asia Play-off
)
South Asia Zone D India Odisha Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings Maldives Maziya
South Asia Play-off
)
Central Asia Zone E Tajikistan Ravshan Kulob Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr Kyrgyzstan Abdysh-Ata Kant
Central Asia Play-off
)
ASEAN Zone F–H
Hai Phong
 Australia Macarthur FC Myanmar Shan United Australia Central Coast Mariners
Philippines DH Cebu Singapore Hougang United Philippines Stallion Laguna
ASEAN Play-off
)
Malaysia Terengganu Indonesia Bali United Malaysia Sabah
ASEAN Play-off
)
East Asia Zone I Macau Chao Pak Kei Chinese Taipei Taiwan Steel Mongolia FC Ulaanbaatar
East Asia Play-off
)

Format

In the group stage, each group is played on a home-and-away

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.

Schedule

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

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ALN AHD FUT JAB
1 Oman Al-Nahda 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 9 Zonal semi-finals — 2–1 2–1 4–0
2 Lebanon Al Ahed 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 6 2–1 — 2–1 23 Oct
3 Syria Al-Fotuwa 4 1 0 3 3 5 −2 3 0–1 1–0 — 27 Nov
4 State of Palestine 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. Israel war against Hamas.[3]
20:00 UTC+4
Al Ahed Lebanon2–1Oman Al-Nahda
 Report
Attendance: 1,123
Referee: Halim Aqa Shirzad (Afghanistan)
Jabal Al-Mukaber State of PalestineVoided
(1–0)		Syria Al-Fotuwa
 Report
Prince Mohammad Stadium[note 1], Zarqa (Jordan)
Attendance: 600
Referee: Mohammad Mofeed Naser Ghabayen (Jordan
)
Al-Fotuwa Syria1–0Lebanon Al Ahed
Juned 67' Report
Attendance: 450
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)
Al-Nahda Oman2–1Syria Al-Fotuwa
 Report
Attendance: 580
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)
Al Ahed LebanonCancelledState of Palestine Jabal Al-Mukaber
Source
Al-Fotuwa Syria0–1Oman Al-Nahda
Report
King Abdul Aziz Stadium[note 1], Mecca (Saudi Arabia)
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain
)
Jabal Al-Mukaber State of PalestineCancelledLebanon Al Ahed
Report
Al-Fotuwa SyriaCancelledState of Palestine Jabal Al-Mukaber
Report
King Abdul Aziz Stadium, Mecca
(Saudi Arabia)
Jabal Al-Mukaber State of PalestineCancelledOman Al-Nahda
Report

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KAH WHD KSC ITT
1 Iraq Al-Kahrabaa 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13 Zonal semi-finals — 3–1 0–0 3–1
2 Jordan Al-Wehdat 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10 3–1 — 1–1 2–0
3 Kuwait Al-Kuwait 6 1 4 1 5 5 0 7 0–1 2–1 — 1–1
4 Syria 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 Jordan2–0Syria Al-Ittihad
 Report
Attendance: 10,231
Referee: Bijan Heydari (Iran)
Al-Kahrabaa Iraq0–0Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Report
Attendance: 3,121
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
Al-Ittihad Syria0–2Iraq Al-Kahrabaa
Report
King Abdul Aziz Stadium, Mecca (Saudi Arabia)
Attendance: 130
)
Al-Ittihad Syria1–1Kuwait Al-Kuwait
 Report
Sri Lanka
)
Al-Wehdat Jordan3–1Iraq Al-Kahrabaa
 Report
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Baraa Aisha (Palestine)
Al-Kuwait Kuwait1–1Syria Al-Ittihad
 Report
Attendance: 120
Referee: Seyed Vahid Kazemi (Iran)
Al-Kahrabaa Iraq3–1Jordan Al-Wehdat
 Report
Sri Lanka
)
Al-Ittihad Syria0–2Jordan Al-Wehdat
Report
King Fahd Sports City, Taif (Saudi Arabia)
Attendance: 400
Referee: Ismaeel Habib Ali (Bahrain)
Al-Kuwait Kuwait0–1Iraq Al-Kahrabaa
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
Al-Wehdat Jordan1–1Kuwait Al-Kuwait
 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Faisal Alblwi (Saudi Arabia)
Al-Kahrabaa Iraq3–1Syria Al-Ittihad
 Report
Attendance: 650
Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar (Iran)

Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RIF ZWR ARA NEJ
1 Bahrain Al-Riffa 6 4 1 1 15 5 +10 13 Zonal semi-finals — 1–1 2–1 6–1
2 Iraq Al-Zawraa 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 11 2–1 — 1–2 4–1
3 Kuwait Al-Arabi 6 2 2 2 6 8 −2 8 0–3 1–1 — 0–0
4 Lebanon 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 Iraq1–2Kuwait Al-Arabi
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Seyed Vahid Kazemi (Iran)
Nejmeh Lebanon0–2Bahrain Al-Riffa
Report Jasim Al-Shaikh 35'
Ali Hasan Saeed Isa 41'
Attendance: 862
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)
Al-Arabi Kuwait0–0Lebanon Nejmeh
Report
Attendance: 3,500
Al-Riffa Bahrain1–1Iraq Al-Zawraa
Vargas 77' Report Jabbar 5'
Attendance: 792
Al-Arabi Kuwait0–3Bahrain Al-Riffa
Report
Attendance: 1,980
Al-Zawraa Iraq4–1Lebanon Nejmeh
 Report
Attendance: 6,372
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
Al-Riffa Bahrain2–1Kuwait Al-Arabi
 Report
Attendance: 1,310
Referee: Payam Heydari (Iran)
Nejmeh Lebanon1–2Iraq Al-Zawraa
 Report
King Fahd Sports City, Taif (Saudi Arabia)
Attendance: 140
Al-Arabi Kuwait1–1Iraq Al-Zawraa
 Report
Sri Lanka
)
Al-Riffa Bahrain6–1Lebanon Nejmeh
 Report
Attendance: 664
Referee: Kim Woo-Sung (South Korea)
Al-Zawraa Iraq2–1Bahrain Al-Riffa
 Report
Attendance: 2,127
Referee: Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shammari (Qatar)
Nejmeh Lebanon1–2Kuwait Al-Arabi
 Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ODI BDK MBSG MAZ
1 India Odisha 6 4 0 2 17 12 +5 12 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals — 1–0 0–4 6–1
2 Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 10 3–2 — 2–1 2–1
3 India Mohun Bagan SG 6 2 1 3 11 11 0 7 2–5 2–2 — 2–1
4 Maldives Maziya 6 2 0 4 9 14 −5 6 2–3 3–1 1–0 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Odisha India0–4India Mohun Bagan
Report
Attendance: 5,218
Maziya Maldives3–1Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
 Report
Attendance: 874
Mohun Bagan India2–1Maldives Maziya
 Report
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
Attendance: 26,795
Referee: Payam Heydari (Iran
)
18:00 UTC+6
Bashundhara Kings Bangladesh3–2India Odisha
 Report
Attendance: 7,137
Referee: Mohammad Hasan Mahmoud Arafah (Jordan)
Odisha India6–1Maldives Maziya
 Report
Attendance: 2,218
Mohun Bagan India2–2Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
 Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Clifford Postanes Daypuyat (Philippines)
Bashundhara Kings Bangladesh2–1India Mohun Bagan
 Report Liston 17'
Attendance: 7,137
Maziya Maldives2–3India Odisha
 Report
Attendance: 240
Referee: Mohammad Hasan Mahmoud Arafah (Jordan)
Mohun Bagan India2–5India Odisha
 Report
Sri Lanka
)
Bashundhara Kings Bangladesh2–1Maldives Maziya
 Report
Attendance: 6,552
Referee: Mohammad Hasan Mahmoud Arafah (Jordan)
Odisha India1–0Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings
 Report
Attendance: 5,132
Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)
Maziya Maldives1–0India Mohun Bagan
 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Daiyrbek Abdyldaev (Kyrgyzstan)

Group E

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ABD ALT MRW RAV
1 Kyrgyzstan Abdysh-Ata Kant 6 5 1 0 18 6 +12 16 Inter-zone play-off semi-finals — 3–0 8–3 1–0
2 Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr 6 3 1 2 7 9 −2 10 2–4 — 1–0 1–1
3 Turkmenistan Merw Mary 6 0 3 3 6 13 −7 3 1–1 1–2 — 1–1
4 Tajikistan Ravshan Kulob 6 0 3 3 2 5 −3 3 0–1 0–1 0–0 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Merw Mary
Report
Hisor
Attendance: 6,750
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait
)
Merw Mary Turkmenistan
1–1Kyrgyzstan Abdysh-Ata Kant
 Report
Hong Kong
)
Altyn Asyr Turkmenistan1–1Tajikistan Ravshan Kulob
 Report
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)
Merw Mary Turkmenistan
1–2Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr
 Report
Sri Lanka
)
Ravshan Kulob Tajikistan0–1Kyrgyzstan Abdysh-Ata Kant
Report
Hisor
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Chae Sang-Hyeop (South Korea
)
19:00 UTC+5
Merw Mary
 Report
Attendance: 10,070
Referee: Ismaeel Habib Ali (Bahrain)
Abdysh-Ata Kant Kyrgyzstan1–0Tajikistan Ravshan Kulob
 Report
Attendance: 1,565
Referee: Khalid Marhoun Sulaiman Al Shaqsi (Oman)
Merw Mary Turkmenistan
1–1Tajikistan Ravshan Kulob
 Report
Lebanon
)
Altyn Asyr Turkmenistan2–4Kyrgyzstan Abdysh-Ata Kant
 Report
Attendance: 11,212
Ravshan Kulob Tajikistan0–1Turkmenistan Altyn Asyr
Report
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
Merw Mary
 Report
Attendance: 155
Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)

Group F

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MAC CRO DHC SHN
1 Australia Macarthur FC 6 5 0 1 23 5 +18 15 Zonal semi-finals — 5–0 8–2 4–0
2 Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown 6 4 0 2 15 7 +8 12 3–0 — 4–0 4–0
3 Philippines DH Cebu 6 1 1 4 4 19 −15 4[a] 0–3 0–3 — 1–0
4 Myanmar 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 Philippines0–3Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown
Report
Attendance: 393
Referee: Ismaeel Habib Ali (Bahrain)
Shan United Myanmar0–3Australia Macarthur FC
Report
Hong Kong
)
Phnom Penh Crown Cambodia4–0Myanmar Shan United
 Report
South Korea
)
Macarthur FC Australia8–2Philippines DH Cebu
 Report
Attendance: 2,012
Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)
Phnom Penh Crown Cambodia3–0Australia Macarthur FC
 Report
Attendance: 4,789
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)
DH Cebu Philippines1–0Myanmar Shan United
 Report
Attendance: 136
Referee: Adam Fazeel (Maldives)
Macarthur FC Australia5–0Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown
 Report
Attendance: 1,582
Referee: Kim Woo-Sung (South Korea)
Shan United Myanmar1–1Philippines DH Cebu
 Report
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Mohamed Javiz (Maldives)
Phnom Penh Crown Cambodia4–0Philippines DH Cebu
 Report
Attendance: 3,267
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
Macarthur FC Australia4–0Myanmar Shan United
 Report
Pathum Thani (Thailand)[note 2]
Attendance: 67
)
Shan United Myanmar2–1Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown
 Report
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar (India)

Group G

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CCM TFC BUF STA
1 Australia Central Coast Mariners 6 4 1 1 21 7 +14 13 Zonal semi-finals — 1–1 6–3 9–1
2 Malaysia Terengganu 6 3 3 0 10 6 +4 12 1–0 — 2–0 2–2
3 Indonesia Bali United 6 2 1 3 15 15 0 7 1–2 1–1 — 5–2
4 Philippines 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 Malaysia1–0Australia Central Coast Mariners
 Report
Attendance: 5,996
Referee: Al Majarafi Mahmood Salim Said (Oman)
Stallion Laguna Philippines2–5Indonesia Bali United
 Report
Attendance: 350
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)
Central Coast Mariners Australia9–1Philippines Stallion Laguna
 Report
Sri Lanka
)
Bali United Indonesia1–1Malaysia Terengganu
Mbarga 54' Report Syahmi 84'
Gianyar
Attendance: 2,180
Referee: Bijan Heydari (Iran
)
Terengganu Malaysia2–2Philippines Stallion Laguna
 Report
Attendance: 1,220
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
Bali United Indonesia1–2Australia Central Coast Mariners
 Report
Gianyar
Attendance: 2,585
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan
)
Central Coast Mariners Australia1–1Malaysia Terengganu
 Report
Attendance: 1,386
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Bali United Indonesia5–2Philippines Stallion Laguna
 Report
Gianyar
Attendance: 1,023
)
Stallion Laguna Philippines0–3Australia Central Coast Mariners
Report
Attendance: 215
Referee: Jansen Foo Chuan Hui (Singapore)

Group H

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAB HFC PSM HOU
1 Malaysia Sabah 6 4 0 2 19 9 +10 12 Zonal semi-finals — 4–1 1–3 3–1
2 Vietnam Haiphong 6 3 1 2 13 9 +4 10[a] 3–2 — 3–0 4–0
3 Indonesia PSM Makassar 6 3 1 2 10 12 −2 10[a] 0–5 1–1 — 3–1
4 Singapore 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 Vietnam
3–0Indonesia PSM Makassar
 Report
Attendance: 16,860
Referee: Zhang Lei (China)
Sabah Malaysia3–1Singapore Hougang United
 Report
Attendance: 7,607
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro (Australia)
PSM Makassar Indonesia0–5Malaysia Sabah
Report
South Korea
)
Hai Phong
 Report
Sri Lanka
)
PSM Makassar Indonesia3–1Singapore Hougang United
 Report
Gianyar
Attendance: 58
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain
)
17:00 UTC+7
Hai Phong Vietnam
3–2Malaysia Sabah
 Report
Attendance: 7,235
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
Hougang United Singapore1–3Indonesia PSM Makassar
 Report
Attendance: 389
Hai Phong
 Report
Attendance: 7,441
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
Hai Phong
 Report
Gianyar
Attendance: 215
Referee: Hassan Akrami (Iran
)
Hai Phong Vietnam
4–0Singapore Hougang United
 Report
Attendance: 5,116
Referee: Alex King (Australia)
Sabah Malaysia1–3Indonesia PSM Makassar
 Report
Attendance: 7,254
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Group I

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FUT ULA TAI CPK
1 Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro 6 4 0 2 8 8 0 12[a] Inter-zone play-off semi-finals — 1–2 2–1 1–0
2 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar 6 4 0 2 7 7 0 12[a] 0–2 — 3–1 1–0
3 Chinese Taipei Taiwan Steel 6 3 0 3 15 12 +3 9 5–1 3–0 — 4–2
4 Macau 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 Macau0–1Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro
Report Duarte 2' (o.g.)
Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau
Attendance: 1,002
Referee: Sultan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates
)
Ulaanbaatar Mongolia0–2Chinese Taipei Taichung Futuro
Report Yokoyama 9'
Hsu Heng-pin 79'
Attendance: 919
Referee: Ahmad A'Qashah (Singapore)
Taichung Futuro Chinese Taipei2–1Chinese Taipei Taiwan Steel
Hsu Heng-pin 74'
Suganuma 90+5'		 Report Moser 67' (pen.)
Attendance: 126
Chao Pak Kei Macau0–1Mongolia Ulaanbaatar
Report
Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau
Attendance: 689
Referee: Ramachandran Venkatesh (India
)
Ulaanbaatar Mongolia1–0Macau Chao Pak Kei
Krusevac 44' Report
Attendance: 156
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
Taichung Futuro Chinese Taipei1–0Macau Chao Pak Kei
Takayama 90+1' Report
Attendance: 41
Referee: Seyed Vahid Kazemi (Iran)
Taiwan Steel Chinese Taipei3–0Mongolia Ulaanbaatar
Kouamé 79'
Lin Ming-wei 90+2'
Lin Wei-chieh 90+6'		 Report
Attendance: 136
Referee: Ahmad Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
Taiwan Steel Chinese Taipei4–2Macau Chao Pak Kei
 Report
Attendance: 125
Referee: Hussain Sinan (Maldives)
Chao Pak Kei Macau4–1Chinese Taipei Taiwan Steel
 Report
Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau
Attendance: 540
Referee: Oh Hyeon-Jeong (South Korea
)

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.

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A Lebanon Al Ahed 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 6 Zonal semi-finals
2 C Iraq Al-Zawraa 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5
3 B Jordan Al-Wehdat 4 1 1 2 6 7 −1 4
Source: AFC

ASEAN Zone

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 F Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown 6 4 0 2 15 7 +8 12 Zonal semi-finals
2 G Malaysia Terengganu 6 3 3 0 10 6 +4 12
3 H Vietnam Haiphong 6 3 1 2 13 9 +4 10
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2023. Source: AFC

Notes

  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

  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.
  4. ^ "Macarthur FC forced to play AFC Cup home game in Thailand after Australian Government intervention". The Sporting News. 2023-11-28. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  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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