2023–24 AFC Cup
The 2023–24 AFC Cup is the 19th and last edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). From the 2024–25 season, the AFC Cup will be discontinued, and the AFC Champions League 2 and AFC Challenge League will be introduced as Asia's second and third-tier club tournaments respectively.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Qualifying: 8–23 August 2023 Competition proper: 18 September 2023 – 5 May 2024 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 36 Total (maximum): 65 (from 37 associations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 48 (2.67 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Marco Túlio (8 goals) |
This is the first and only AFC Cup season to have a two-year (autumn-to-spring) schedule, instead of an all-year-round (spring-to-autumn) schedule.
Al-Seeb were the title holders, having won their first AFC Cup title in 2022. However, they will not be able to defend their title on failing to advance through their domestic top division league.
The winners of the tournament will automatically qualify for the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite, entering the qualifying play-offs, if they have not qualified through their domestic performance.