The 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage was 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.
The draw for the group stage was held on 24 August 2023 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
For each zone, 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 technical balance between groups.
If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations Article 8.3):[2] The schedule of each matchday was as follows.