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2023/24 AFC Competition calendar for Indian football

The AFC Competition calendar for the 2023/24 season was released with a lot of competitions, club and international, for India to get involved at the continental stage. Check out the 2023/24 AFC Competition calendar for Indian football.

he AFC Competition calendar for the 2023/24 season was released with a lot of competitions, club and international, for India to get involved at the continental stage. ISL Shield winners Mumbai City and Hero Super Cup champions Odisha FC will compete in the group stages of the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup respectively in the new season. With a new brand name, effective from 1st June 2023, Mohun Bagan Super Giants will start their campaign in Asia in the preliminary round stages of the AFC Cup. The Green and Maroons defeated Hyderabad FC in the club playoff to earn the spot last month.

The biggest competition in the calendar for India’s senior national men’s team is the AFC Asian Cup 2023 to be hosted by Qatar in January next year. Igor Stimac’s side will face Australia, Uzbekistan and Syria in the competition. Before the event, the joint preliminary qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup 2027 will get underway. The Blue Colts will get involved in the AFC U17 Asian Cup set to take place next month paired with Japan, Vietnam and Uzbekistan as well. The U23 will also know their opponents for the AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers for the main tournament in April next year.  

The senior women’s team have qualified for the second round of the AFC Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024 with the games scheduled in October 2023. The Blue Tigresses overcome Kyrgyz Republic in the first round and is paired with the exact same group as the U17 boys’ side in Japan, Vietnam and Uzbekistan this round. If they qualify, the women’s team will play the final round in February 2024. The U17 girls also have plenty of action with the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup 2024 Qualifiers Round 2 occurring in September this year with the final round in December. The event take place in Indonesia in April 2024.

June 2023

15 Jun-2 Jul: AFC U17 Asian Cup Thailand 2023 (Bangkok & Chonburi)

July 2023

27 Jul: FIFA World Cup 2026 & AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 1 & 2 Draw (TBC)

August 2023

15-16 Aug: AFC Cup 2023/24 Preliminary Stage 2

22-23 Aug: AFC Cup 2023/24 Playoff Stage

24 Aug: AFC Champions League 2023/24 & AFC Cup 2023/24 Group Stage Draw (TBC)

September 2023

4-12 Sep: AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 Qualifiers

16-24 Sep: AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup Indonesia 2024 Qualifiers Round 2

18-20 Sep: AFC Champions League 2023/24 Group Stage MD1

18-21 Sep: AFC Cup 2023/24 Group Stage MD1

October 2023

2-4 Oct: AFC Champions League 2023/24 Group Stage MD2

2-5 Oct: AFC Cup 2023/24 Group Stage MD2

23-25 Oct: AFC Champions League 2023/24 Group Stage MD3

23-26 Oct: AFC Cup 2023/24 Group Stage MD3

26 Oct-1 Nov: Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024 Asian Qualifiers Round 2

November 2023

6-8 Nov: AFC Champions League 2023/24 Group Stage MD4

6-9 Nov: AFC Cup 2023/24 Group Stage MD4

16 Nov: FIFA World Cup 2026 & AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 MD1

21 Nov: FIFA World Cup 2026 & AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 MD2

27-29 Nov: AFC Champions League 2023/24 Group Stage MD5

27-30 Nov: AFC Cup 2023/24 Group Stage MD5

December 2023

4-6 Dec: AFC Champions League 2023/24 Group Stage MD6

7 Dec: AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup Indonesia 2024 Final Draw (TBC)

11-14 Dec: AFC Cup 2023/24 Group Stage MD6

12-13 Dec: AFC Champions League 2023/24 Group Stage MD6

21 Dec: AFC Champions League 2023/24 & AFC Cup 2023/24 KO Stage Draw (TBC)

January 2024

12 Jan-10 Feb: AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023

February 2024

12-14 Feb: AFC Champions League 2023/24 Round of 16 (1st leg)

13-14 Feb: AFC Cup 2023/24 Zonal Finals (1st leg)

19-21 Feb: AFC Champions League 2023/24 Round of 16 (2nd leg)

20-21 Feb: AFC Cup 2023/24 Zonal Finals (2nd leg)  

24 Feb: Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024 Asian Qualifiers Round 3 (1st leg)

28 Feb: Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024 Asian Qualifiers Round 3 (2nd leg)

March 2024

4-6 Mar: AFC Champions League 2023/24 Quarter Finals (1st leg)

6-7 Mar: AFC Cup 2023/24 Inter-Zone Semi-Finals (1st leg)

11-13 Mar: AFC Champions League 2023/24 Quarter Finals (2nd leg)

13-14 Mar: AFC Cup 2023/24 Inter-Zone Semi-Finals (2nd leg)

21 Mar: FIFA World Cup 2026 & AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 MD3

26 Mar: FIFA World Cup 2026 & AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 MD4

April 2024

7-20 Apr: AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup Indonesia 2024

15 Apr-3 May: AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024

16-17 Apr: AFC Champions League 2023/24 Semi-Finals (1st leg)

17 Apr: AFC Cup 2023/24 Inter-Zone Finals (1st leg)

23-24 Apr: AFC Champions League 2023/24 Semi-Finals (2nd leg)

24 Apr: AFC Cup 2023/24 Inter-Zone Finals (2nd leg)

May 2024

5 May: AFC Cup 2023/24 Final

11 May: AFC Champions League 2023/24 Finals (1st leg)

18 May: AFC Champions League 2023/24 Finals (2nd leg)