2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage

The 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage was played from September to December 2023.

A total of 40 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout stage of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League.

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 24 August 2023 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[1] The 40 teams were drawn into ten groups of four: five groups each in the West Region (Groups A–E) and the East Region (Groups F–J). For each region, 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 the technical balance between groups. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.

Region	Groups	Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
West Region	A–E	Al-Hilal	Nassaji	Al-Faisaly SC	Al-Ain
		Persepolis	Al-Duhail	Istiklol	Navbahor
		Al-Sadd	Nasaf Qarshi	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Sharjah
		Pakhtakor	Al-Fayha	Ahal Änew	Al-Nassr
		Al-Ittihad	Sepahan	Mumbai City	AGMK
East Region	F–J	Ulsan Hyundai	Ventforet Kofu	Hanoi FC	Kitchee
		Yokohama F. Marinos	Shandong Taishan	Kaya F.C.–Iloilo	Incheon United
		Wuhan Three Towns	Bangkok United	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Urawa Red Diamonds
		Buriram United	Pohang Steelers	Melbourne City	Zhejiang
		Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Kawasaki Frontale	Lion City Sailors	BG Pathum United

Format

In the group stage, each group was played in a double round-robin format on home and away basis. The winners of each group and three best runners-up from each region advanced to the round of 16 of the knockout stage.

Tiebreakers

The teams were 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 were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were 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.

Schedule

The schedule of the group stage was as follows.^[3]

Round	Dates
Matchday 1	18–20 September 2023
Matchday 2	2–4 October 2023
Matchday 3	23–25 October 2023
Matchday 4	6–8 November 2023
Matchday 5	27–29 November 2023
Matchday 6	4–6, 12–13 December 2023

Groups

The detailed schedule was announced on 24 August 2023 after the draw ceremony.^[4] It was updated on 6 September.^[5]

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		AIN	FEI	PAK	AHA
1	Al-Ain	6	5	0	1	17	9	+8	15	Advance to round of 16		—	4–1	1–3	4–2
2	Al-Fayha	6	3	0	3	12	10	+2	9			2–3	—	2–0	3–1
3	Pakhtakor	6	2	1	3	8	11	−3	7			0–3	1–4	—	3–0
4	Ahal	6	1	1	4	6	13	−7	4			1–2	1–0	1–1	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Pakhtakor	0–3	Al-Ain
	Report	Laba 11', 66' Al-Balochi 25'

19 September 2023 (2023-09-19)

19:00 UTC+5

Bunyodkor Stadium^{[note 1]}, Tashkent

Attendance: 8,117

Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Ahal	1–0	Al-Fayha
Tagaýew 51'	Report

19 September 2023 (2023-09-19)

21:00 UTC+5

Ashgabat Stadium, Ashgabat

Attendance: 19,966

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

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Al-Ain	4–2	Ahal
Erik 4' Rahimi 32' Laba 41' Autonne 70'	Report	Tagaýew 58' Meredov 85'

3 October 2023 (2023-10-03)

20:00 UTC+4

Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

Attendance: 8,126

Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

Al-Fayha	2–0	Pakhtakor
Sabiri 10', 71'	Report

3 October 2023 (2023-10-03)

19:00 UTC+3

Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium^{[note 1]}, Riyadh

Attendance: 1,088

Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)

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Al-Ain	4–1	Al-Fayha
Autonne 36' Kaku 45+3', 67' Rahimi 90'	Report	Al-Harthi 84'

24 October 2023 (2023-10-24)

20:00 UTC+4

Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

Attendance: 7,126

Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

Pakhtakor	3–0	Ahal
Erkinov 23' Turgunboev 27', 59'	Report

24 October 2023 (2023-10-24)

19:00 UTC+5

Bunyodkor Stadium^{[note 1]}, Tashkent

Attendance: 2,110

Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

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Al-Fayha	2–3	Al-Ain
Nwakaeme 53' Al-Qaydhi 90+6'	Report	Laba 29', 40' Rahimi 64'

7 November 2023 (2023-11-07)

19:00 UTC+3

King Fahd International Stadium^{[note 1]}, Riyadh

Attendance: 1,002

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Ahal	1–1	Pakhtakor
Abdyrahmanow 81'	Report	Erkinov 90+5'

7 November 2023 (2023-11-07)

19:00 UTC+5

Ashgabat Stadium, Ashgabat

Attendance: 17,270

Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

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Al-Ain	1–3	Pakhtakor
Khalfan 18'	Report	Erkinov 55', 62' Ćeran 78'

28 November 2023 (2023-11-28)

20:00 UTC+4

Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

Attendance: 2,926

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Al-Fayha	3–1	Ahal
Nwakaeme 19' (pen.) Sakala 45+6' Mandash 75'	Report	Tagaýew 36' (pen.)

28 November 2023 (2023-11-28)

19:00 UTC+3

Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium^{[note 1]}, Riyadh

Attendance: 133

Referee: Ahmad Al Ali (Kuwait)

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Pakhtakor	1–4	Al-Fayha
Erkinov 16'	Report	Sakala 40', 90+4' Mandash 46' Onyekuru 85'

5 December 2023 (2023-12-05)

19:00 UTC+5

Bunyodkor Stadium^{[note 1]}, Tashkent

Attendance: 2,150

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Ahal	1–2	Al-Ain
Tagaýew 35'	Report	Rahimi 13' (pen.) Atzili 32' (pen.)

5 December 2023 (2023-12-05)

19:00 UTC+5

Ashgabat Stadium, Ashgabat

Attendance: 9,544

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		NAS	SAD	SHJ	FAI
1	Nasaf	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4	11	Advance to round of 16		—	3–1	1–1	3–1
2	Al Sadd	6	2	2	2	11	7	+4	8[a]			2–2	—	0–0	6–0
3	Sharjah	6	2	2	2	4	5	−1	8[a]			1–0	0–2	—	1–0
4	Al-Faisaly	6	2	0	4	5	12	−7	6			0–1	2–0	2–1	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Ranked on head-to-head points: Al Sadd 4, Sharjah 1.

Al-Faisaly	0–1	Nasaf
	Report	Abdurakhmatov 90+7'

18 September 2023 (2023-09-18)

19:00 UTC+3

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 13,750

Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)

Al Sadd	0–0	Sharjah
	Report

18 September 2023 (2023-09-18)

21:00 UTC+3

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 9,831

Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

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Sharjah	1–0	Al-Faisaly
Marega 20'	Report

2 October 2023 (2023-10-02)

18:00 UTC+4

Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah

Attendance: 3,532

Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

Nasaf	3–1	Al Sadd
Nurulloyev 29' Amonov 46', 58'	Report	Khoukhi 83'

2 October 2023 (2023-10-02)

21:00 UTC+5

Markaziy Stadium, Qarshi

Attendance: 8,428

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)

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Sharjah	1–0	Nasaf
Caio Lucas 45+5'	Report

23 October 2023 (2023-10-23)

20:00 UTC+4

Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah

Attendance: 1,163

Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Al Sadd	6–0	Al-Faisaly
Bounedjah 8', 50', 63' Plata 51' Meshaal 52' Abdurisag 83'	Report

23 October 2023 (2023-10-23)

21:00 UTC+3

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 10,380

Referee: Khaled Al Turais (Saudi Arabia)

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Nasaf	1–1	Sharjah
Lima 81'	Report	Marega 16'

6 November 2023 (2023-11-06)

19:00 UTC+5

Markaziy Stadium, Qarshi

Attendance: 11,451

Referee: Mohammed Khled Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

Al-Faisaly	2–0	Al Sadd
Al-Rushadi 56' Al-Haj 85'	Report

6 November 2023 (2023-11-06)

21:00 UTC+3

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 2,430

Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

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Nasaf	3–1	Al-Faisaly
Mateus 47' Abdurakhmatov 50' Stanojević 68'	Report	Bani Hani 45+6'

27 November 2023 (2023-11-27)

19:00 UTC+5

Markaziy Stadium, Qarshi

Attendance: 8,457

Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

Sharjah	0–2	Al Sadd
	Report	Plata 9' Bounedjah 60'

27 November 2023 (2023-11-27)

18:00 UTC+4

Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah

Attendance: 1,512

Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

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Al-Faisaly	2–1	Sharjah
Bani Hani 90' Kamergi 90+8'	Report	Firas 34'

4 December 2023 (2023-12-04)

19:00 UTC+3

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 1,343

Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

Al Sadd	2–2	Nasaf
Uribe 5' Bounedjah 90+4'	Report	Jighauri 83', 90'

4 December 2023 (2023-12-04)

19:00 UTC+3

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 4,323

Referee: Ahmad Al Ali (Kuwait)

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ITH	SEP	QWJ	AGK
1	Al-Ittihad	6	5	0	1	11	4	+7	15	Advance to round of 16		—	2–1	1–0	3–0
2	Sepahan	6	3	1	2	16	8	+8	10[a]			0–3[b]	—	1–0	9–0
3	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	6	3	1	2	9	7	+2	10[a]			2–0	2–2	—	3–2
4	AGMK	6	0	0	6	5	22	−17	0			1–2	1–3	1–2	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Ranked on head-to-head points: Sepahan 4, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1.
2. The match was abandoned after Al-Ittihad walked off in protest due to the presence of a sculpture of Qasem Soleimani on the pitch.^[6] The match was awarded a 3–0 win to Al-Ittihad, with Sepahan also being fined $200,000 and banned from hosting its next three Asian Champions League matches at home.^[7][8]

Al-Ittihad	3–0	AGMK
Camara 11' Romarinho 15', 42' (pen.)	Report

18 September 2023 (2023-09-18)

19:00 UTC+3

Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

Attendance: 13,897

Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	2–2	Sepahan
Jasim 26', 88'	Report	Daneshgar 30' Ghorbani 67'

18 September 2023 (2023-09-18)

19:00 UTC+3

Franso Hariri Stadium^{[note 1]}, Erbil

Attendance: 10,327

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

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AGMK	1–2	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Hagh Nazari 81'	Report	Jasim 2' Tursunov 48' (o.g.)

2 October 2023 (2023-10-02)

17:00 UTC+5

OKMK Sport Majmuasi, Olmaliq

Attendance: 6,498

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Sepahan	0–3[note 2]	Al Ittihad
	Report

2 October 2023 (2023-10-02)

Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium, Isfahan

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AGMK	1–3	Sepahan
Mirakhmadov 36'	Report	Rezaeian 32', 49' Asadi 59'

23 October 2023 (2023-10-23)

19:00 UTC+5

OKMK Sport Majmuasi, Olmaliq

Attendance: 3,200

Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)

Al-Ittihad	1–0	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Hamdallah 90+4'	Report

23 October 2023 (2023-10-23)

19:00 UTC+3

King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah

Attendance: 19,098

Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

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Sepahan	9–0	AGMK
Ahmadzadeh 8' Asadi 59' Hosseinnejad 60', 90+3' Ghorbani 62' Rezaeian 71' Alekasir 79', 87' Moghanlou 82'	Report

6 November 2023 (2023-11-06)

19:30 UTC+3:30

Azadi Stadium^{[note 3]}, Tehran

Attendance: 4,721

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	2–0	Al-Ittihad
Jasim 44' Abdul-Raheem 52'	Report

6 November 2023 (2023-11-06)

15:00 UTC+3

Franso Hariri Stadium^{[note 1]}, Erbil

Attendance: 18,850

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

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AGMK	1–2	Al-Ittihad
Boakye 78'	Report	Hamdallah 30', 34'

27 November 2023 (2023-11-27)

21:00 UTC+5

OKMK Sport Majmuasi, Olmaliq

Attendance: 10,171

Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Sepahan	1–0	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Ahmadzadeh 4'	Report

27 November 2023 (2023-11-27)

21:30 UTC+3:30

Azadi Stadium^{[note 3]}, Tehran

Attendance: 10,450

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

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Al-Ittihad	2–1	Sepahan
Al-Amri 14' Jota 69'	Report	Rezaeian 48'

4 December 2023 (2023-12-04)

21:00 UTC+3

King Abdul Aziz Stadium^{[note 1]}, Mecca

Attendance: 11,159

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	3–2	AGMK
Abdul-Amir 14' Atchou 15' Qasim 42'	Report	Mirakhmadov 62' Boakye 90+4'

4 December 2023 (2023-12-04)

15:00 UTC+3

Franso Hariri Stadium^{[note 1]}, Erbil

Attendance: 563

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		HIL	NAV	NAS	MUM
1	Al-Hilal	6	5	1	0	16	2	+14	16	Advance to round of 16		—	1–1	2–1	6–0
2	Navbahor	6	4	1	1	11	6	+5	13			0–2	—	2–1	3–0
3	Nassaji Mazandaran	6	2	0	4	7	10	−3	6			0–3	1–3	—	2–0
4	Mumbai City	6	0	0	6	1	17	−16	0			0–2	1–2	0–2	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Al-Hilal	1–1	Navbahor
Al-Bulaihi 90+10'	Report	Tabatadze 52'

18 September 2023 (2023-09-18)

21:00 UTC+3

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 26,713

Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

Mumbai City	0–2	Nassaji Mazandaran
	Report	Hosseini 34' Azadi 62'

18 September 2023 (2023-09-18)

19:30 UTC+5:30

Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex^{[note 1]}, Pune^[10]

Attendance: 1,529

Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

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Navbahor	3–0	Mumbai City
Iskanderov 52' Yakhshiboev 58' Abdumannopov 88'	Report

2 October 2023 (2023-10-02)

19:00 UTC+5

Markaziy Stadium, Namangan

Attendance: 8,230

Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

Nassaji Mazandaran	0–3	Al-Hilal
	Report	Mitrović 18' Neymar 58' Al-Shehri 90+3'

3 October 2023 (2023-10-03)

19:30 UTC+3:30

Azadi Stadium^{[note 1]}, Tehran

Attendance: 34,850

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

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Navbahor	2–1	Nassaji Mazandaran
Urunov 74' Abdi 90+7' (o.g.)	Report	Azadi 44'

23 October 2023 (2023-10-23)

21:00 UTC+5

Markaziy Stadium, Namangan

Attendance: 8,263

Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)

Al-Hilal	6–0	Mumbai City
Mitrović 5', 67', 80' Milinković-Savić 75' Al-Breik 82' Al-Malki 90+5'	Report

23 October 2023 (2023-10-23)

21:00 UTC+3

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 10,046

Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

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Nassaji Mazandaran	1–3	Navbahor
Azadi 68'	Report	Golban 7' Urunov 21', 48'

6 November 2023 (2023-11-06)

17:30 UTC+3:30

Azadi Stadium^{[note 1]}, Tehran

Attendance: 2,700

Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

Mumbai City	0–2	Al-Hilal
	Report	Michael 62' Mitrović 85'

6 November 2023 (2023-11-06)

19:30 UTC+5:30

DY Patil Stadium^{[note 1]}, Navi Mumbai^[11]

Attendance: 30,023

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

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Navbahor	0–2	Al-Hilal
	Report	Malcom 68' S. Al-Dawsari 85'

28 November 2023 (2023-11-28)

21:00 UTC+5

Markaziy Stadium, Namangan

Attendance: 10,923

Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)

Nassaji Mazandaran	2–0	Mumbai City
Azadi 14' Nongtdu 32' (o.g.)	Report

28 November 2023 (2023-11-28)

19:30 UTC+3:30

Azadi Stadium^{[note 1]}, Tehran

Attendance: 375

Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

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Al-Hilal	2–1	Nassaji Mazandaran
Michael 4' S. Al-Dawsari 54'	Report	Rahmati 77'

4 December 2023 (2023-12-04)

19:00 UTC+3

Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 7,141

Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)

Mumbai City	1–2	Navbahor
El Khayati 15'	Report	Iskanderov 29' Đokić 45+3'

4 December 2023 (2023-12-04)

21:30 UTC+5:30

Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex^{[note 1]}, Pune^[10]

Attendance: 476

Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		NSR	PRS	DUH	IST
1	Al Nassr	6	4	2	0	13	7	+6	14	Advance to round of 16		—	0–0	4–3	3–1
2	Persepolis	6	2	2	2	5	5	0	8			0–2	—	1–2	2–0
3	Al-Duhail	6	2	1	3	9	9	0	7			2–3	0–1	—	2–0
4	Istiklol	6	0	3	3	3	9	−6	3			1–1	1–1	0–0	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Istiklol	0–0	Al-Duhail
	Report

19 September 2023 (2023-09-19)

21:00 UTC+5

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 17,500

Referee: Ahmad Al Ali (Kuwait)

Persepolis	0–2	Al Nassr
	Report	Esmaeilifar 62' (o.g.) Qassem 72'

19 September 2023 (2023-09-19)

21:30 UTC+3:30

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 0

Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

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Al Nassr	3–1	Istiklol
Ronaldo 66' Talisca 72', 77'	Report	Sebai 44'

2 October 2023 (2023-10-02)

21:00 UTC+3

Al-Awwal Park, Riyadh

Attendance: 20,770

Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Al-Duhail	0–1	Persepolis
	Report	Alishah 63'

2 October 2023 (2023-10-02)

21:00 UTC+3

Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 5,447

Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

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Al Nassr	4–3	Al-Duhail
Talisca 25' Mané 56' Ronaldo 61', 81'	Report	Ismaeel 63' Ali 67' Olunga 85'

24 October 2023 (2023-10-24)

21:00 UTC+3

Al-Awwal Park, Riyadh

Attendance: 20,752

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Persepolis	2–0	Istiklol
Sadeghi 44', 71'	Report

24 October 2023 (2023-10-24)

19:30 UTC+3:30

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 36,450

Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)

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Al-Duhail	2–3	Al Nassr
Coutinho 8', 80' (pen.)	Report	Talisca 27', 37', 65'

7 November 2023 (2023-11-07)

21:00 UTC+3

Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 36,528

Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Istiklol	1–1	Persepolis
Sebai 74'	Report	Torabi 29'

7 November 2023 (2023-11-07)

19:00 UTC+5

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 12,500

Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

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Al Nassr	0–0	Persepolis
	Report

27 November 2023 (2023-11-27)

21:00 UTC+3

Al-Awwal Park, Riyadh

Attendance: 16,094

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Al-Duhail	2–0	Istiklol
Olunga 47', 89'	Report

27 November 2023 (2023-11-27)

19:00 UTC+3

Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 2,032

Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

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Persepolis	1–2	Al-Duhail
Zahedi 7'	Report	Muntari 9' Olunga 83'

5 December 2023 (2023-12-05)

19:30 UTC+3:30

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 53,185

Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Istiklol	1–1	Al Nassr
Dzhalilov 32'	Report	Ghareeb 50'

5 December 2023 (2023-12-05)

21:00 UTC+5

Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe

Attendance: 17,715

Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

Group F

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		UTD	JBH	LCS	KIT
1	Bangkok United	6	4	1	1	11	8	+3	13	Advance to round of 16		—	3–2	1–0	1–1
2	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	6	4	0	2	12	9	+3	12			3–2	—	3–0	2–1
3	Lion City Sailors	6	2	0	4	5	9	−4	6			1–2	2–0	—	0–2
4	Kitchee	6	1	1	4	7	9	−2	4			1–2	1–2	1–2	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	2–1	Kitchee
Hong Jeong-ho 6' Han Kyo-won 61'	Report	Mikael 56'

20 September 2023 (2023-09-20)

19:00 UTC+9

Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju

Attendance: 2,931

Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

Lion City Sailors	1–2	Bangkok United
Lopes 25'	Report	Everton 51' Thitiphan 62'

20 September 2023 (2023-09-20)

20:00 UTC+8

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 2,927

Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

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Bangkok United	3–2	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Rungrath 26' Ahn Hyeon-beom 58' (o.g.) Willen 82'	Report	Thossawat 19' (o.g.) Moon Seon-min 88'

4 October 2023 (2023-10-04)

19:00 UTC+7

Thammasat Stadium, Rangsit

Attendance: 2,190

Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Kitchee	1–2	Lion City Sailors
Jantscher 87'	Report	Živković 14' Lestienne 37'

4 October 2023 (2023-10-04)

20:00 UTC+8

Hong Kong Stadium^{[note 1]}, Hong Kong

Attendance: 3,077

Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	3–0	Lion City Sailors
Amano 5' Lionel 33' (o.g.) Moon Seon-min 57'	Report

25 October 2023 (2023-10-25)

19:00 UTC+9

Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju

Attendance: 4,872

Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Kitchee	1–2	Bangkok United
Jantscher 7'	Report	Rungrath 45+4' Willen 52'

25 October 2023 (2023-10-25)

20:00 UTC+8

Hong Kong Stadium^{[note 1]}, Hong Kong

Attendance: 2,259

Referee: Majed Mohammed Alshamrani (Saudi Arabia)

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Lion City Sailors	2–0	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Živković 23', 55'	Report

8 November 2023 (2023-11-08)

18:00 UTC+8

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 3,562

Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar (Iran)

Bangkok United	1–1	Kitchee
Willen 27'	Report	Jantscher 70'

8 November 2023 (2023-11-08)

19:00 UTC+7

Thammasat Stadium, Rangsit

Attendance: 2,543

Referee: Ahmed Issa (United Arab Emirates)

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Kitchee	1–2	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Jantscher 69'	Report	Moon Seon-min 2' Song Min-kyu 38'

29 November 2023 (2023-11-29)

18:00 UTC+8

Hong Kong Stadium^{[note 1]}, Hong Kong

Attendance: 2,023

Referee: Akhrol Risqullaev (Uzbekistan)

Bangkok United	1–0	Lion City Sailors
Rungrath 86'	Report

29 November 2023 (2023-11-29)

21:00 UTC+7

Thammasat Stadium, Rangsit

Attendance: 2,093

Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

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Lion City Sailors	0–2	Kitchee
	Report	Van Huizen 11' (o.g.) Fernando 74'

13 December 2023 (2023-12-13)

18:00 UTC+8

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore

Attendance: 2,654

Referee: Ahmed Issa (United Arab Emirates)

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	3–2	Bangkok United
Moon Seon-min 42' Lee Dong-jun 76', 78'	Report	Wanchai 4' Rungrath 85'

13 December 2023 (2023-12-13)

19:00 UTC+9

Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju

Attendance: 6,007

Referee: Khaled Al Turais (Saudi Arabia)

Group G

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		FMA	SHT	ICN	KAY
1	Yokohama F. Marinos	6	4	0	2	12	7	+5	12[a]	Advance to round of 16		—	3–0	2–4	3–0
2	Shandong Taishan	6	4	0	2	14	7	+7	12[a]			0–1	—	3–1	6–1
3	Incheon United	6	4	0	2	14	9	+5	12[a]			2–1	0–2	—	4–0
4	Kaya–Iloilo	6	0	0	6	4	21	−17	0			1–2	1–3	1–3	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Head-to-head goal difference: Yokohama F. Marinos +1, Shandong Taishan 0, Incheon United −1.

Yokohama F. Marinos	2–4	Incheon United
Nishimura 17' Miyaichi 43'	Report	Ichimori 8' (o.g.) Gerso Fernandes 37' Hernandes 75', 79'

19 September 2023 (2023-09-19)

19:00 UTC+9

Nissan Stadium, Yokohama

Attendance: 7,010

Referee: Khalid Saleh (Saudi Arabia)

Kaya–Iloilo	1–3	Shandong Taishan
Gayoso 79'	Report	Moisés 63' Pato 71' Cryzan 90+5'

19 September 2023 (2023-09-19)

20:00 UTC+8

Rizal Memorial Stadium^{[note 1]}, Manila

Attendance: 1,728

Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)

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Incheon United	4–0	Kaya–Iloilo
Mugoša 6', 19' (pen.) Hernandes 36' M'Poku 74'	Report

3 October 2023 (2023-10-03)

19:00 UTC+9

Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon

Attendance: 8,582

Referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)

Shandong Taishan	0–1	Yokohama F. Marinos
	Report	Mizunuma 37'

3 October 2023 (2023-10-03)

20:00 UTC+8

Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Jinan

Attendance: 43,783

Referee: Ahmed Issa (United Arab Emirates)

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Incheon United	0–2	Shandong Taishan
	Report	Cryzan 58' Fellaini 87'

25 October 2023 (2023-10-25)

19:00 UTC+9

Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon

Attendance: 7,277

Referee: Akhrol Risqullaev (Uzbekistan)

Yokohama F. Marinos	3–0	Kaya–Iloilo
Mizunuma 35' Sugimoto 72' Anderson Lopes 90+5'	Report

25 October 2023 (2023-10-25)

19:00 UTC+9

Nissan Stadium, Yokohama

Attendance: 7,524

Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

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Shandong Taishan	3–1	Incheon United
Li Yuanyi 54' Kweon Han-jin 65' (o.g.) Cryzan 75' (pen.)	Report	Kim Do-hyuk 90+2'

7 November 2023 (2023-11-07)

18:00 UTC+8

Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Jinan

Attendance: 20,723

Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Kaya–Iloilo	1–2	Yokohama F. Marinos
Horikoshi 39'	Report	Murakami 26' Yan Matheus 87'

7 November 2023 (2023-11-07)

20:00 UTC+8

Rizal Memorial Stadium^{[note 1]}, Manila

Attendance: 956

Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)

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Incheon United	2–1	Yokohama F. Marinos
Hong Si-hoo 11' Hernandes 69'	Report	Élber 83'

28 November 2023 (2023-11-28)

19:00 UTC+9

Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon

Attendance: 5,712

Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)

Shandong Taishan	6–1	Kaya–Iloilo
Moisés 26', 56' Cryzan 49', 68', 89' Song Long 61'	Report	Gayoso 21'

28 November 2023 (2023-11-28)

20:00 UTC+8

Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Jinan

Attendance: 13,756

Referee: Mohammed Khled Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

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Yokohama F. Marinos	3–0	Shandong Taishan
Élber 45+4' Anderson Lopes 57' Yan Matheus 64'	Report

13 December 2023 (2023-12-13)

17:00 UTC+9

Nissan Stadium, Yokohama

Attendance: 10,953

Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

Kaya–Iloilo	1–3	Incheon United
Rota 53'	Report	Park Seung-ho 12' Choi Woo-jin 25' Kim Do-hyuk 90+4' (pen.)

13 December 2023 (2023-12-13)

16:00 UTC+8

Rizal Memorial Stadium^{[note 1]}, Manila

Attendance: 456

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Group H

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		VEN	MCY	ZHP	BUR
1	Ventforet Kofu	6	3	2	1	11	8	+3	11	Advance to round of 16		—	3–3	4–1	1–0
2	Melbourne City	6	2	3	1	8	6	+2	9			0–0	—	1–1	0–1
3	Zhejiang	6	2	1	3	9	13	−4	7			2–0	1–2	—	3–2
4	Buriram United	6	2	0	4	9	10	−1	6			2–3	0–2	4–1	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Buriram United	4–1	Zhejiang
Doumbouya 17' Čaušić 22' (pen.), 45' Pansa 57'	Report	Leonardo 45+8' (pen.)

20 September 2023 (2023-09-20)

17:00 UTC+7

Buriram Stadium, Buriram

Attendance: 20,635

Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

Melbourne City	0–0	Ventforet Kofu
	Report

20 September 2023 (2023-09-20)

20:00 UTC+10

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne

Attendance: 3,245

Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)

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Zhejiang	1–2	Melbourne City
Leonardo 19' (pen.)	Report	Behich 4' Caputo 17'

4 October 2023 (2023-10-04)

20:00 UTC+8

Huzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Huzhou

Attendance: 18,798

Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

Ventforet Kofu	1–0	Buriram United
Hasegawa 90'	Report

4 October 2023 (2023-10-04)

19:00 UTC+9

Japan National Stadium^{[note 1]}, Tokyo

Attendance: 11,802

Referee: Akhrol Risqullaev (Uzbekistan)

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Zhejiang	2–0	Ventforet Kofu
Possignolo 9' Mushekwi 58'	Report

25 October 2023 (2023-10-25)

18:00 UTC+8

Huzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Huzhou

Attendance: 9,721

Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

Buriram United	0–2	Melbourne City
	Report	Lopane 22' Maclaren 41'

25 October 2023 (2023-10-25)

17:00 UTC+7

Buriram Stadium, Buriram

Attendance: 17,265

Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)

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Ventforet Kofu	4–1	Zhejiang
Utaka 17' Getúlio 45+2' Masahiro 58' Torikai 89'	Report	Leonardo 50'

8 November 2023 (2023-11-08)

19:00 UTC+9

Japan National Stadium^{[note 1]}, Tokyo

Attendance: 12,256

Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Melbourne City	0–1	Buriram United
	Report	Čaušić 86' (pen.)

8 November 2023 (2023-11-08)

20:00 UTC+11

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne

Attendance: 2,472

Referee: Majed Mohammed Alshamrani (Saudi Arabia)

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Zhejiang	3–2	Buriram United
Leonardo 27' Andrijašević 77' Possignolo 83'	Report	Vučkić 9' Doumbouya 87'

29 November 2023 (2023-11-29)

20:00 UTC+8

Huzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Huzhou

Attendance: 8,918

Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Ventforet Kofu	3–3	Melbourne City
Inoue 8' Torikai 43' Miyazaki 85'	Report	Talbot 5' Arslan 59' (pen.) Jakoliš 64'

29 November 2023 (2023-11-29)

19:00 UTC+9

Japan National Stadium^{[note 1]}, Tokyo

Attendance: 15,877

Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar (Iran)

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Buriram United	2–3	Ventforet Kofu
Arthit 48' Čaušić 54' (pen.)	Report	Hasegawa 24' Utaka 38', 43'

12 December 2023 (2023-12-12)

16:30 UTC+7

Buriram Stadium, Buriram

Attendance: 15,563

Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

Melbourne City	1–1	Zhejiang
Arslan 54'	Report	Mushekwi 90+9'

12 December 2023 (2023-12-12)

20:30 UTC+11

Princes Park, Melbourne^[12]

Attendance: 2,487

Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

Group I

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		KWF	UHD	JDT	BGP
1	Kawasaki Frontale	6	5	1	0	17	6	+11	16	Advance to round of 16		—	1–0	5–0	4–2
2	Ulsan Hyundai	6	3	1	2	12	8	+4	10			2–2	—	3–1	3–1
3	Johor Darul Ta'zim	6	3	0	3	11	13	−2	9			0–1	2–1	—	4–1
4	BG Pathum United	6	0	0	6	9	22	−13	0			2–4	1–3	2–4	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Ulsan Hyundai	3–1	BG Pathum United
Ádám 28', 73', 78'	Report	Stewart 41'

19 September 2023 (2023-09-19)

19:00 UTC+9

Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan

Attendance: 3,788

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Johor Darul Ta'zim	0–1	Kawasaki Frontale
	Report	Marcinho 45'

19 September 2023 (2023-09-19)

20:00 UTC+8

Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Johor Bahru

Attendance: 24,597

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

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Kawasaki Frontale	1–0	Ulsan Hyundai
Tachibanada 89'	Report

3 October 2023 (2023-10-03)

19:00 UTC+9

Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium, Kawasaki

Attendance: 9,382

Referee: Mohammed Khled Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

BG Pathum United	2–4	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Cardozo 5' (pen.), 55'	Report	Arif 6', 78' Bergson 14' Muñiz 53'

3 October 2023 (2023-10-03)

19:00 UTC+7

BG Stadium, Pathum Thani

Attendance: 5,964

Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

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Ulsan Hyundai	3–1	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Jung Seung-hyun 5' Ludwigson 12', 18'	Report	Bergson 53'

24 October 2023 (2023-10-24)

19:00 UTC+9

Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan

Attendance: 4,183

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)

BG Pathum United	2–4	Kawasaki Frontale
Sergeev 45+1' Cardozo 82' (pen.)	Report	Tono 14' Tachibanada 52' Marcinho 68' Ominami 77'

24 October 2023 (2023-10-24)

19:00 UTC+7

BG Stadium, Pathum Thani

Attendance: 6,998

Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar (Iran)

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Kawasaki Frontale	4–2	BG Pathum United
Wakizaka 16' (pen.), 40' (pen.) Yamamura 68' Miyashiro 90+8'	Report	Chanathip 33', 41'

7 November 2023 (2023-11-07)

19:00 UTC+9

Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium, Kawasaki

Attendance: 9,441

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Johor Darul Ta'zim	2–1	Ulsan Hyundai
Heberty 44' Akhyar 87'	Report	Esaka 69'

7 November 2023 (2023-11-07)

20:00 UTC+8

Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Johor Bahru

Attendance: 19,684

Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

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BG Pathum United	1–3	Ulsan Hyundai
Sergeev 69'	Report	Jakkapan 20' (o.g.) Ludwigson 27' Lee Myung-jae 62'

28 November 2023 (2023-11-28)

17:00 UTC+7

BG Stadium, Pathum Thani

Attendance: 3,563

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Kawasaki Frontale	5–0	Johor Darul Ta'zim
Ienaga 8' Damião 50' Marcinho 60' Kobayashi 69' Yamane 88'	Report

28 November 2023 (2023-11-28)

19:00 UTC+9

Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium, Kawasaki

Attendance: 9,274

Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

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Ulsan Hyundai	2–2	Kawasaki Frontale
Ádám 44', 53' (pen.)	Report	Tono 17' Seko 31'

12 December 2023 (2023-12-12)

19:00 UTC+9

Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan

Attendance: 5,247

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)

Johor Darul Ta'zim	4–1	BG Pathum United
Bergson 55' (pen.), 66' Endrick 86' Arif 90+2'	Report	Sergeev 28'

12 December 2023 (2023-12-12)

18:00 UTC+8

Sultan Ibrahim Stadium, Johor Bahru

Attendance: 9,886

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Group J

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		POH	RED	HAN	WTT
1	Pohang Steelers	6	5	1	0	14	5	+9	16	Advance to round of 16		—	2–1	2–0	3–1
2	Urawa Red Diamonds	6	2	1	3	12	9	+3	7			0–2	—	6–0	2–1
3	Hanoi FC	6	2	0	4	7	16	−9	6			2–4	2–1	—	2–1
4	Wuhan Three Towns	6	1	2	3	8	11	−3	5			1–1	2–2	2–1	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Wuhan Three Towns	2–2	Urawa Red Diamonds
Zhang Xiaobin 10' Davidson 62' (pen.)	Report	Linssen 55' José Kanté 90+4'

20 September 2023 (2023-09-20)

20:00 UTC+8

Wuhan Sports Center, Wuhan

Attendance: 27,599

Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)

Hanoi FC	2–4	Pohang Steelers
Joel 53', 87'	Report	Damien Le Tallec 30' (o.g.) Yun Min-ho 34' Kim In-sung 39', 49'

20 September 2023 (2023-09-20)

19:00 UTC+7

Mỹ Đình National Stadium^{[note 1]}, Hanoi

Attendance: 15,025

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)

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Urawa Red Diamonds	6–0	Hanoi FC
Phạm Tuấn Hải 9' (o.g.) Scholz 19' (pen.) Takahashi 37' Sekine 65' José Kanté 70' Ekanit 85'	Report

4 October 2023 (2023-10-04)

19:00 UTC+9

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 10,333

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Pohang Steelers	3–1	Wuhan Three Towns
Shin Kwang-hoon 13' Zeca 54', 90+3'	Report	Yakubu 10'

4 October 2023 (2023-10-04)

19:00 UTC+9

Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang

Attendance: 3,818

Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar (Iran)

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Urawa Red Diamonds	0–2	Pohang Steelers
	Report	Jeong Jae-hee 22' Goh Young-jun 49'

25 October 2023 (2023-10-25)

19:00 UTC+9

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 13,970

Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Wuhan Three Towns	2–1	Hanoi FC
Wei Shihao 45' Marcão 63'	Report	Phạm Tuấn Hải 87'

23 October 2023 (2023-10-23)

20:00 UTC+8

Wuhan Sports Center, Wuhan

Attendance: 19,112

Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

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Pohang Steelers	2–1	Urawa Red Diamonds
Zeca 66' (pen.) Kim In-sung 90+4'	Report	José Kanté 36'

8 November 2023 (2023-11-08)

19:00 UTC+9

Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang

Attendance: 4,953

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)

Hanoi FC	2–1	Wuhan Three Towns
Phạm Tuấn Hải 71', 90'	Report	He Chao 10'

8 November 2023 (2023-11-08)

19:00 UTC+7

Mỹ Đình National Stadium^{[note 1]}, Hanoi

Attendance: 9,888

Referee: Akhrol Risqullaev (Uzbekistan)

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Urawa Red Diamonds	2–1	Wuhan Three Towns
Scholz 37' (pen.) Kanté 90'	Report	Davidson 68'

29 November 2023 (2023-11-29)

19:00 UTC+9

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 13,125

Referee: Majed Mohammed Alshamrani (Saudi Arabia)

Pohang Steelers	2–0	Hanoi FC
Lee Ho-jae 33' (pen.) Ha Chang-rae 53'	Report

29 November 2023 (2023-11-29)

19:00 UTC+9

Pohang Steel Yard, Pohang

Attendance: 3,342

Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

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Wuhan Three Towns	1–1	Pohang Steelers
Lee Gyu-baeg 49' (o.g.)	Report	Lee Ho-jae 77'

6 December 2023 (2023-12-06)

20:00 UTC+8

Wuhan Sports Center, Wuhan

Attendance: 10,052

Referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)

Hanoi FC	2–1	Urawa Red Diamonds
Đào Văn Nam 53' Phạm Tuấn Hải 87' (pen.)	Report	Linssen 65'

6 December 2023 (2023-12-06)

19:00 UTC+7

Mỹ Đình National Stadium^{[note 1]}, Hanoi

Attendance: 9,669

Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

Ranking of second-placed teams

West Region

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	D	Navbahor	6	4	1	1	11	6	+5	13	Advance to round of 16
2	C	Sepahan	6	3	1	2	16	8	+8	10
3	A	Al-Fayha	6	3	0	3	12	10	+2	9
4	B	Al Sadd	6	2	2	2	11	7	+4	8
5	E	Persepolis	6	2	2	2	5	5	0	8

Source: AFC

East Region

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	G	Shandong Taishan	6	4	0	2	14	7	+7	12	Advance to round of 16
2	F	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	6	4	0	2	12	9	+3	12
3	I	Ulsan Hyundai	6	3	1	2	12	8	+4	10
4	H	Melbourne City	6	2	3	1	8	6	+2	9
5	J	Urawa Red Diamonds	6	2	1	3	12	9	+3	7

Source: AFC

See also

• 2023–24 AFC Cup

Notes

1. Team did not use their own home stadium.
2. The match was abandoned due to the visiting team's protest over the presence of a sculpture of Qasem Soleimani on the pitch.^[6] The match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Ittihad due to Sepahan's violation of the rules.^[7][8]
3. After an investigation about displaying a sculpture of Qasem Soleimani during the home match against Ittihad FC, Sepahan were banned from playing three home matches of this competition at Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium. Since Sepahan qualified for the knockout stage, this ban will include the home leg in the round of 16.^[9]

References

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External links

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