Indian club qualifiers for 2023–24 AFC competitions

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Indian Club qualifiers for 2023-24 AFC competitions officially known as the Hero Club Playoffs (for sponsorship reasons with Hero motocorp) was a series of extra playoff matches conducted to determine the slots of Indian clubs in 2023-24 AFC club competitions. [1]

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Since the 2023–24 AFC Champions League and the 2023–24 AFC Cup adopted transitional calendar with the switch from Spring-to-Autumn to an Autumn-to-Spring schedule, [2] the All India Football Federation decided that its continental slots would be determined by extra playoff matches.

Playoff for the AFC Champions League group stage

TeamQualificationScore
Jamshedpur 2021–22 Indian Super League League Shield winners1
Mumbai City 2022–23 Indian Super League League Shield winners3

The winner qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage.

Jamshedpur 1–3 Mumbai City
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Payyanad Stadium , Manjeri, Kerala
Attendance: 4,423
Referee: Venkatesh Ramachadran

Playoff for the AFC Cup group stage

TeamQualificationScore
Gokulam Kerala 2021–22 I-League champions1
Odisha 2023 Super Cup champions3

The winner qualified for the AFC Cup group stage.

Gokulam Kerala 1–3 Odisha
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EMS Stadium , Kozhikode, Kerala
Attendance: 500
Referee: Tejas Visvasrao Nagvenkar

Playoff for the AFC Cup qualifying play-off

TeamQualificationScore
Hyderabad 2022 Indian Super League playoffs winners1 (1)
ATK Mohun Bagan 2023 Indian Super League playoffs winners1 (3)( p )

The winner qualified for the AFC Cup qualifying play-off.

Hyderabad 1–1
(a.e.t.)
ATK Mohun Bagan
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Penalties
1–3
EMS Stadium , Kozhikode, Kerala
Attendance: 750
Referee: Venkatesh R

References

  1. "Qualification for the AFC Competitions 2023-24". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  2. "AFC Executive Committee unveils dynamic enhancements to the AFC Club Competitions". AFC. Archived from the original on 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2022-03-05.