2023–24 AFC Cup

2023–24 AFC Cup
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)

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. The AFC Champions League 2 and the AFC Challenge League will be introduced as Asia's second- and third-tier club tournaments, respectively.

This is the first and only AFC Cup season to have a two-year (autumn-to-spring) schedule, unlike the previous 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, having failed 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.

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