The 2023–24 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs were played from 8 to 23 August 2023.
[1] A total of twenty teams competed in the qualifying play-offs to decide seven of the 36 places in the group stage of the 2023–24 AFC Cup.
Extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.
[3] The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each zone was determined based on each team's association ranking, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match.
The seven winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join the 29 direct entrants.