2014 AFC Champions League knockout stage

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The knock-out stage of the 2014 AFC Champions League was played from 6 May to 1 November 2014. A total of 16 teams competed in the knock-out stage.[1]

Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage qualified for the knock-out stage. Both West Zone and East Zone had eight teams qualified.

Zone Group Winners Runners-up
West Zone
(Groups A–D) 		A Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
B Iran Foolad Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
C United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Al-Ittihad
D
Al-Hilal
 Qatar Al-Sadd
East Zone
(Groups E–H) 		E South Korea Pohang Steelers Japan Cerezo Osaka
F South Korea FC Seoul Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima
G
Guangzhou Evergrande
 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
H Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Japan Kawasaki Frontale

Format

In the knock-out stage, the 16 teams played a

extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.[1]

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.[2]

Round First leg Second leg
Round of 16 6–7 May 2014 13–14 May 2014
Quarter-finals 19–20 August 2014 26–27 August 2014
Semi-finals 16–17 September 2014 30 September–1 October 2014
Final 25 October 2014 1 November 2014

Bracket

In the round of 16, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group in the same zone, with the group winners hosting the second leg.[1] The matchups were determined as follows:

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 28 May 2014, 16:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3] The "country protection" rule was not applied, so teams from the same association could be drawn into the same tie.[4]

There was no draw for the semi-finals, with the matchups determined by the quarter-final draw: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2 (West Zone) and Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4 (East Zone), with winners QF2 and QF4 hosting the second leg.

The draw to decide the order of two legs of the final was held after the quarter-final draw.[3]

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 0 1
South Korea Pohang Steelers 2 1 3
South Korea Pohang Steelers 0 0 0 (0)
South Korea FC Seoul (p) 0 0 0 (3)
Japan Kawasaki Frontale 2 2 4
South Korea FC Seoul (a) 3 1 4
South Korea FC Seoul 0 0 0
Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 0 2 2
Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 0 3
Australia Western Sydney Wanderers (a) 1 2 3
Australia Western Sydney Wanderers (a) 1 1 2
Guangzhou Evergrande
0 2 2
Japan Cerezo Osaka 1 1 2
Guangzhou Evergrande
5 0 5
Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 1 0 1
Al-Hilal
0 0 0
Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 0 0 0
Al-Hilal
1 3 4
Al-Hilal
1 0 1
Qatar Al-Sadd 0 0 0
Qatar Al-Sadd (a) 0 2 2
Iran Foolad 0 2 2
Al-Hilal
3 1 4
United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 0 2 2
United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 1 1 2
United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 2 2 4
United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 2 3 5
Al-Ittihad
0 1 1
Al-Ittihad
1 3 4
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 0 1 1

Round of 16

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score 		Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Zone
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia
 4–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 1–0 3–1
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates 2–4 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 1–2 1–2
Al-Sadd Qatar 2–2 (a) Iran Foolad 0–0 2–2
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 0–4
Al-Hilal
 0–1 0–3
Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score 		Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
East Zone
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea 1–3 South Korea Pohang Steelers 1–2 0–1
Cerezo Osaka Japan 2–5
Guangzhou Evergrande
 1–5 1–0
Kawasaki Frontale Japan 4–4 (a) South Korea FC Seoul 2–3 2–1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan 3–3 (a) Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 3–1 0–2

First leg

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea1–2South Korea Pohang Steelers
Lee Jae-sung
54'		 Report
Go Moo-yul
74'
Attendance: 19,327
Guangzhou Evergrande
Hasegawa
30'		 Report Muriqui 22', 84'
Elkeson 34' (pen.), 37'
Gao Lin 78'
Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore
)
20:00 UTC+4
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates1–2United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Fayez 58' Report Gyan 11'
O. Abdulrahman 15'
Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 18,650
)
20:50 UTC+3
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia
1–0Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Fallatah
77'		 Report
King Abdul Aziz Stadium, Mecca
Attendance: 15,549
)
Kawasaki Frontale Japan2–3South Korea FC Seoul
Renato 61' (pen.
)		 Report Escudero 51'
Kim Chi-woo 83'
Yun Il-lok 90+3'
Mohamed Al Zarouni (United Arab Emirates
)
18:00 UTC+5
Al-Hilal
Report S. Al-Dawsari 38'
Mohd Amirul Izwan Bin Yaacob (Malaysia
)
19:00 UTC+3
Al-Sadd Qatar0–0Iran Foolad
Report
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 6,320
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan
)

Second leg

Pohang Steelers won 3–1 on aggregate.

Guangzhou Evergrande China
0–1Japan Cerezo Osaka
Report Liao Lisheng 49' (o.g.)
Attendance: 38,431

Guangzhou Evergrande won 5–2 on aggregate.

Al-Ain United Arab Emirates2–1United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
Gyan 61', 81' Report Mabkhout 17'
Uzbekistan
)

Al-Ain won 4–2 on aggregate.

Al-Ittihad
Al-Ruwaili
80'		 Report
Fallatah 8'
F. Al-Muwallad
72', 90+1'
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 18,643
)

Al-Ittihad won 4–1 on aggregate.

3–3 on aggregate. Western Sydney Wanderers won on away goals.

FC Seoul South Korea1–2Japan Kawasaki Frontale
Escudero 8' Report Kobayashi 29'
Morishima 90+2'
Attendance: 12,287

4–4 on aggregate. FC Seoul won on away goals.

Foolad Iran2–2Qatar Al-Sadd
Chimba 77' (pen.
), 87'		 Report Belhadj 16'
Ibrahim 29'
Attendance: 48,753

2–2 on aggregate. Al-Sadd won on away goals.

Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia
3–0Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Al-Qahtani 20'
Al-Shamrani 47'
S. Al-Dawsari 58'		 Report
Australia
)

Al-Hilal won 4–0 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score 		Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Zone
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia
 1–0 Qatar Al-Sadd 1–0 0–0
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 5–1
Al-Ittihad
 2–0 3–1
Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score 		Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
East Zone
Pohang Steelers South Korea 0–0 (
a.e.t.)
(0–3p
) 		South Korea FC Seoul 0–0 0–0 (
a.e.t.
)
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 2–2 (a)
Guangzhou Evergrande
 1–0 1–2

First leg

Al-Ittihad
Ismail 48'
Gyan
61'		 Report
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 18,830
)
20:55 UTC+3
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia
1–0Qatar Al-Sadd
Al-Faraj 71' Report
Uzbekistan
)
Guangzhou Evergrande
Golec 60' Report
Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates
)

Second leg

Al-Hilal
Report
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 14,200
)

Al-Hilal won 1–0 on aggregate.

20:50 UTC+3
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia
1–3United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Ismail 35' (o.g.
)		 Report Gyan 40'
O. Abdulrahman 66'
Diaky 84'
Australia
)

Al-Ain won 5–1 on aggregate.

0–0 on aggregate. FC Seoul won 3–0 on penalties.

Guangzhou Evergrande China
2–1Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
Diamanti 61'
Elkeson 90+1'		 Report Juric 58' (pen.)
Attendance: 39,874
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

2–2 on aggregate. Western Sydney Wanderers won on away goals.

Notes
  1. ^
    The Al-Ittihad and Al-Ain match was played behind closed doors due to punishment by AFC.[5]

Semi-finals

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score 		Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Zone
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia
 4–2 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 3–0 1–2
Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score 		Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
East Zone
FC Seoul South Korea 0–2 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 0–0 0–2

First leg

Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia
3–0United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Al-Shamrani 61', 64'
Neves 70'		 Report
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 57,170
)

Second leg

Al-Hilal
Lee Myung-joo 10'
Kembo 78'		 Report Al-Shamrani 66'
Uzbekistan
)

Al-Hilal won 4–2 on aggregate.

Western Sydney Wanderers Australia2–0South Korea FC Seoul
Poljak 3'
Cole 64'		 Report
Attendance: 18,896

Western Sydney Wanderers won 2–0 on aggregate.

Final

Main article:
2014 AFC Champions League Final
Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score 		Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 1–0
Al-Hilal
 1–0 0–0
Al-Hilal
Juric 64' Report
Attendance: 20,053
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia
0–0Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
Report
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 63,763
)

Western Sydney Wanderers won 1–0 on aggregate.

References

  1. ^ a b c "AFC Champions League 2014 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  2. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2014" (PDF). AFC.
  3. ^ a b "Holders Guangzhou face Australian debutants". AFC. 28 May 2014.
  4. ^ "ACL 2014 KO Stage Draw Mechanics" (PDF). AFC.
  5. ^ "AFC Disciplinary Committee decisions". AFC. 12 August 2014.

External links

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