2016 AFC Champions League knockout stage
The 2016 AFC Champions League knockout stage was played from 17 May to 26 November 2016.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2016 AFC Champions League.[2]
Qualified teams
[edit]The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage qualified for the knockout stage. Both West Zone and East Zone had eight qualified teams.
Zone | Group | Winners | Runners-up |
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West Zone (Groups A–D) |
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B | ![]() |
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C | ![]() |
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D | ![]() |
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East Zone (Groups E–H) |
E | ![]() |
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G | ![]() |
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H | ![]() |
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Format
[edit]In the knockout stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the teams split between the two zones until the final. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 12.3).[2]
Zeitplan
[edit]The schedule of each round was as follows.[1]
Round | First leg | Second leg |
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Round of 16 | 17–18 May 2016 | 24–25 May 2016 |
Quarter-finals | 23–24 August 2016 | 13–14 September 2016 |
Semi-finals | 27–28 September 2016 | 18–19 October 2016 |
Final | 19 November 2016 | 26 November 2016 |
Bracket
[edit]The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:
- Round of 16: (group winners host second legs)
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- Quarterfinals: (matchups and order of legs decided by draw)
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- Semifinals: (Winners QF1 and QF3 host first leg, Winners QF2 and QF4 host second leg)
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- Final: Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2 (Winner SF2 host first leg, Winner SF1 host second leg)
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Round of 16
[edit]In the round of 16, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group from the same zone, with the group winners hosting the second leg.[3]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Al-Hilal ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
0–0 | 1–2 |
Al-Nasr ![]() |
5–4 | ![]() |
4–1 | 1–3 |
Al-Ain ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–0 |
Lekhwiya ![]() |
4–6 | ![]() |
0–4 | 4–2 |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Melbourne Victory ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 |
FC Tokyo ![]() |
2–2 (a) | ![]() |
2–1 | 0–1 |
Urawa Red Diamonds ![]() |
3–3 (6–7 p) | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–3 (a.e.t.) |
Shandong Luneng ![]() |
3–3 (a) | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–2 |
West Zone
[edit]Lokomotiv Tashkent ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Tukhtakhodjaev ![]() Fayziev ![]() |
Bericht | Al-Shalhoub ![]() |
Lokomotiv Tashkent won 2–1 on aggregate.
Tractor Sazi ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Hatami ![]() Iranpourian ![]() |
Bericht | Saleh ![]() |
Al-Nasr won 5–4 on aggregate.
Zob Ahan ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Bericht | Lee Myung-joo ![]() Asprilla ![]() |
Al-Ain won 3–1 on aggregate.
El Jaish ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() |
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Rashidov ![]() Romarinho ![]() |
Bericht | Kaluyituka ![]() Mohammad ![]() Nam Tae-hee ![]() |
El Jaish won 6–4 on aggregate.
East Zone
[edit]Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Leonardo ![]() |
Bericht | Berisha ![]() |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 3–2 on aggregate.
FC Tokyo ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Mizunuma ![]() |
Bericht | Wu Lei ![]() |
Shanghai SIPG ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Wu Lei ![]() |
Bericht |
2–2 on aggregate. Shanghai SIPG won on away goals.
Urawa Red Diamonds ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Ugajin ![]() |
Bericht |
FC Seoul ![]() | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Damjanović ![]() Adriano ![]() Go Yo-han ![]() |
Bericht | Tadanari Lee ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Adriano ![]() Park Chu-young ![]() Osmar ![]() Kim Won-sik ![]() Go Yo-han ![]() Park Yong-woo ![]() Ko Kwang-min ![]() Kim Dong-woo ![]() |
7–6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3–3 on aggregate. FC Seoul won 7–6 on penalties.
Shandong Luneng ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Tardelli ![]() |
Bericht | Carney ![]() |
Sydney FC ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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O'Neill ![]() Grant ![]() |
Bericht | Montillo ![]() Hao Junmin ![]() |
3–3 on aggregate. Shandong Luneng won on away goals.
Quarter-finals
[edit]In the quarter-finals, the four teams from the West Zone were drawn into two ties, and the four teams from the East Zone were drawn into the other two ties, with the order of legs also decided by the draw.[4]
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 9 June 2016, 16:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the Petaling Jaya Hilton Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[5] There was no seeding or country protection, so teams from the same association could be drawn into the same tie.[4]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Al-Ain ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
0–0 | 1–0 |
El Jaish ![]() |
4–0 | ![]() |
3–0 (awd.) | 1–0 |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Shanghai SIPG ![]() |
0–5 | ![]() |
0–0 | 0–5 |
FC Seoul ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
3–1 | 1–1 |
West Zone
[edit]Lokomotiv Tashkent ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Bericht | Caio ![]() |
Al-Ain won 1–0 on aggregate.
The El Jaish v Al-Nasr first leg, originally won 3–0 by Al-Nasr, was forfeited and awarded 3–0 to El Jaish by the AFC Disciplinary Committee on 12 September 2016, as Al-Nasr fielded the player Wanderley, who was found to be registered using a fake Indonesian passport.[6]
El Jaish won 4–0 on aggregate.
East Zone
[edit]Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Leonardo ![]() Shi Ke ![]() Lee Dong-gook ![]() |
Bericht |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 5–0 on aggregate.
FC Seoul ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Damjanović ![]() Park Chu-young ![]() Adriano ![]() |
Bericht | Montillo ![]() |
Shandong Luneng ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Montillo ![]() |
Bericht | Yun Ju-tae ![]() |
FC Seoul won 4–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
[edit]In the semi-finals, the two quarter-final winners from the West Zone play each other, and the two quarter-final winners from the East Zone play each other, with the order of legs determined by the quarter-final draw.[4]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Al-Ain ![]() |
5–3 | ![]() |
3–1 | 2–2 |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ![]() |
5–3 | ![]() |
4–1 | 1–2 |
West Zone
[edit]El Jaish ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Romarinho ![]() |
Bericht | O. Abdulrahman ![]() M. Abdulrahman ![]() |
Al-Ain won 5–3 on aggregate.
East Zone
[edit]Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Leonardo ![]() Lopes ![]() Kim Shin-wook ![]() |
Bericht | Ju Se-jong ![]() |
FC Seoul ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Adriano ![]() Ko Kwang-min ![]() |
Bericht | Lopes ![]() |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 5–3 on aggregate.
Final
[edit]In the final, the two semi-final winners play each other, with the order of legs reversed from the previous season's final, with the team from the East Zone hosting the first leg, and the team from the West Zone hosting the second leg.[4]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
2–1 | 1–1 |
Al-Ain ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Lee Myung-joo ![]() |
Bericht | Han Kyo-won ![]() |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 3–2 on aggregate.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016" (PDF). AFC.
- ^ a b "2016 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. 28 November 2015.
- ^ "ACL 2016 Draw Results" (PDF). AFC.
- ^ a b c d "AFC Champions League draw produces intriguing quarter-final ties". 9 June 2016.
- ^ "ACL 2016 quarter-finalists to learn opponents on Thursday". AFC. 8 June 2016.
- ^ "El Jaish (QAT) vs Nasr (UAE) match forfeited". AFC. 12 September 2016.
External links
[edit]- AFC Champions League, the-AFC.com