2009 AFC Champions League knockout stage

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The 2009 AFC Champions League knockout stage was played from 26 May to 7 November 2009. A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2009 AFC Champions League.

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Qualified teams

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 teams qualified.

ZoneGroupWinnersRunners-up
West Zone
(Groups A–D)
A Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor
B Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Shabab
C Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad Flag of Qatar.svg Umm-Salal
D Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ettifaq Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Bunyodkor
East Zone
(Groups E–H)
E Flag of Japan.svg Nagoya Grampus Flag of Australia (converted).svg Newcastle Jets
F Flag of Japan.svg Gamba Osaka Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul
G Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings
H Flag of South Korea.svg Pohang Steelers Flag of Japan.svg Kawasaki Frontale

Bracket

Note: while the bracket below shows the entire knockout stage, the draw for the round of 16 matches was determined at the time of the group draw, and kept teams from East and West Asia completely separate for that round.

The draw for the quarter-finals and beyond was held separately, and placed no restrictions on which teams could meet.

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ettifaq 1
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor 2
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor 1 0 1
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad 1 4 5
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad 2
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Shabab 1
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad 6 2 8
Flag of Japan.svg Nagoya Grampus 2 1 3
Flag of Japan.svg Gamba Osaka 2
Flag of Japan.svg Kawasaki Frontale 3
Flag of Japan.svg Kawasaki Frontale 2 1 3
Flag of Japan.svg Nagoya Grampus 1 3 4
Flag of Japan.svg Nagoya Grampus 2
Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad 1
Flag of South Korea.svg Pohang Steelers 2
Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis 0
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Bunyodkor 1
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Bunyodkor 3 1 4
Flag of South Korea.svg Pohang Steelers (aet)1 4 5
Flag of South Korea.svg Pohang Steelers 6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Newcastle Jets 0
Flag of South Korea.svg Pohang Steelers 2 2 4
Flag of Qatar.svg Umm-Salal 0 1 1
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal 0 (3)
Flag of Qatar.svg Umm-Salal (p) 0 (4)
Flag of Qatar.svg Umm-Salal 3 1 4
Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul 2 1 3
Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers 2 (4)
Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul (p) 2 (5)

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 of the 2009 AFC Champions League was held on 7 January 2009, along with the draw for the group stage.

Team 1 Score Team 2
West Zone
Al-Hilal Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Flag of Qatar.svg Umm-Salal
Persepolis Flag of Iran.svg 0–1 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Bunyodkor
Al-Ittihad Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2–1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Shabab
Al-Ettifaq Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1–2 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor
East Zone
Nagoya Grampus Flag of Japan.svg 2–1 Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Gamba Osaka Flag of Japan.svg 2–3 Flag of Japan.svg Kawasaki Frontale
Kashima Antlers Flag of Japan.svg 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul
Pohang Steelers Flag of South Korea.svg 6–0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Newcastle Jets

West Asia


Persepolis Flag of Iran.svg 0–1 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Bunyodkor
Report Rivaldo Soccerball shade.svg41' (pen.)
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 95,225
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)


Al-Ettifaq Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1–2 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor
Tagoe Soccerball shade.svg32' Report Z. Tadjiyev Soccerball shade.svg79'
Geynrikh Soccerball shade.svg90+1'

East Asia


Gamba Osaka Flag of Japan.svg 2–3 Flag of Japan.svg Kawasaki Frontale
Leandro Soccerball shade.svg27', 39' Report K. Nakamura Soccerball shade.svg33'
Renatinho Soccerball shade.svg76'
Kurotsu Soccerball shade.svg85'
Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
Attendance: 14,128
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (UAE)


Pohang Steelers Flag of South Korea.svg 6–0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Newcastle United Jets
Denilson Soccerball shade.svg9' (pen.)
Choi Hyo-jin Soccerball shade.svg15', 63', 72'
Kim Jae-sung Soccerball shade.svg56'
Ristić Soccerball shade.svg85'
Report

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals and the remaining knockout rounds took place at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 29, 2009.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Umm-Salal Flag of Qatar.svg 4–3 Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul 3–2 1–1
Kawasaki Frontale Flag of Japan.svg 3–4 Flag of Japan.svg Nagoya Grampus 2–1 1–3
Pakhtakor Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 1–5 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad 1–1 0–4
Bunyodkor Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 4–5 Flag of South Korea.svg Pohang Steelers 3–1 1–4 (a.e.t.)

First leg

Kawasaki Frontale Flag of Japan.svg 2–1 Flag of Japan.svg Nagoya Grampus
K. Nakamura Soccerball shade.svg60'
Juninho Soccerball shade.svg63'
Report Kennedy Soccerball shade.svg28'
National Stadium, Tokyo [1]
Attendance: 17,939
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

Bunyodkor Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 3–1 Flag of South Korea.svg Pohang Steelers
Karpenko Soccerball shade.svg29'
Djeparov Soccerball shade.svg79', 85'
Report No Byung-jun Soccerball shade.svg7'
JAR Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 8,350
Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

Umm-Salal Flag of Qatar.svg 3–2 Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul
Alves Soccerball shade.svg55', 85'
Fabio Cesar Soccerball shade.svg84'
Report Jung Jo-gook Soccerball shade.svg3', 45'
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 7,139
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Pakhtakor Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 1–1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad
Nikolić Soccerball shade.svg6' Report Al-Saqri Soccerball shade.svg71'

Second leg

Pohang Steelers Flag of South Korea.svg 4–1 (a.e.t.) Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Bunyodkor
Kim Jae-sung Soccerball shade.svg46'
Denilson Soccerball shade.svg57', 77'
Ristić Soccerball shade.svg102'
Report Victor Karpenko Soccerball shade.svg89'
Steelyard Stadium, Pohang
Attendance: 16,252
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

Pohang Steelers won 54 on aggregate.


Nagoya Grampus Flag of Japan.svg 3–1 Flag of Japan.svg Kawasaki Frontale
Ogawa Soccerball shade.svg26'
Yoshida Soccerball shade.svg35'
Kennedy Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report Chong Tese Soccerball shade.svg38'

Nagoya Grampus won 43 on aggregate.


FC Seoul Flag of South Korea.svg 1–1 Flag of Qatar.svg Umm-Salal
Damjanović Soccerball shade.svg16' Report Askar Soccerball shade.svg14'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 15,348
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Umm-Salal won 43 on aggregate.


Al-Ittihad Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 4–0 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor
Al-Nemri Soccerball shade.svg43'
Chermiti Soccerball shade.svg55'
Aboucherouane Soccerball shade.svg71'
Noor Soccerball shade.svg76'
Report

Al-Ittihad won 51 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Al-Ittihad Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 8–3 Flag of Japan.svg Nagoya Grampus 6–2 2–1
Pohang Steelers Flag of South Korea.svg 4–1 Flag of Qatar.svg Umm-Salal 2–0 2–1

First leg

Pohang Steelers Flag of South Korea.svg 2–0 Flag of Qatar.svg Umm-Salal
Hwang Jae-won Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
Kim Jae-sung Soccerball shade.svg79'
Report
Steelyard Stadium, Pohang
Attendance: 15,635
Referee: Abdullah Al-Hilali (Oman)

Al-Ittihad Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 6–2 Flag of Japan.svg Nagoya Grampus
Hadid Soccerball shade.svg24'
Noor Soccerball shade.svg65', 76', 90+1'
Leguizamón Soccerball shade.svg83'
Chermiti Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Report Kennedy Soccerball shade.svg14'
N. Nakamura Soccerball shade.svg33'

Second leg

Nagoya Grampus Flag of Japan.svg 1–2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad
Sugimoto Soccerball shade.svg67' Report Al-Saqri Soccerball shade.svg43'
Chermiti Soccerball shade.svg59'
Mizuho Athletic Stadium, Nagoya
Attendance: 11,046
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Al-Ittihad won 83 on aggregate.


Umm-Salal Flag of Qatar.svg 1–2 Flag of South Korea.svg Pohang Steelers
Ibrahima Nadiya Soccerball shade.svg90+3' Report Ristić Soccerball shade.svg55'
No Byung-jun Soccerball shade.svg60'
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 9,200
Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore)

Pohang won 41 on aggregate.

Final

Al-Ittihad Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1–2 Flag of South Korea.svg Pohang Steelers
Noor Soccerball shade.svg74' Report No Byung-jun Soccerball shade.svg57'
Kim Hyung-il Soccerball shade.svg66'

References

  1. Game schedule & monthly Schedule - Monthly '0909 Archived 2009-08-31 at the Wayback Machine Kawasaki Frontale official website (Japanese)