AFC Champions League Live Streaming: The new season of the AFC Champions League is back and playoffs start this week. It will be the 42nd edition of Asia’s biggest club football competition which is organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). This is the last edition with the current name as it will be changed to AFC Champions League Elite next season. Urawa Red Diamonds of Japan are the defending champions.
It will be the first edition where the season will have an inter-year schedule from September instead of an intra-year schedule. All teams will be able to play six foreign players in games. The winner of this season will earn direct qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite 2024-25 and 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the US.
AFC Champions League 2023/24: LIVE Streaming
The broadcasting rights for the AFC Champions League 2023-24 will be available with the Star Sports Network. You can the watch AFC Champions League 2023-24 Live Telecast In India on Star Select and Star Select HD. The channel is available for telecasting on all the service providers in India. You can connect with the DTH providers and get the channel started.
You can also enjoy the streaming of the channel on the digital platform at any time and from anywhere. The digital platform that will be streaming the channel live is the Disney+ Hotstar App. You subscribe to the Disney+ Hotstar VIP and enjoy the streaming of the fixtures. Tata Sky subscribers can also enjoy the streaming of the matches on Jio TV.
Broadcasters will only show group stage games of the particular group where an ISL side is placed. Mumbai City qualified for the AFC Champions League so you can only watch Mumbai City FC matches on these platforms. Later, the final will be broadcasted and streamed live on Star Sports and Hotstar.
AFC Champions League 2023/24 Schedule
| Stage | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary stage | Preliminary round | No draw | 15–16 August 2023 | |
| Play-off stage | Play-off round | 22 August 2023 | ||
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 24 August 2023 | 18–20 September 2023 | |
| Matchday 2 | 2–4 October 2023 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 23–25 October 2023 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 6–8 November 2023 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 27–29 November 2023 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 4–6 & 12–13 December 2023 | |||
| Knockout stage | Round of 16 | 21 December 2023 | 12–14 February 2024 | 19–21 February 2024 |
| Quarter-finals | 4–6 March 2024 | 11–13 March 2024 | ||
| Semi-finals | 16–17 April 2024 | 23–24 April 2024 | ||
| Final | 11 May 2024 | 18 May 2024 | ||
AFC Champions League 2023/23: Group Stage Draw
Group stage draw for AFC Champions League will be revealed in Kuala Lumpur on August 24. The final eight places will be confirmed on Tuesday after the conclusion of eight playoff matches across the continent. A total of 16 teams will play in the play-off round. 11 teams entered this round, and 5 teams joined through the preliminary round.
