2012 AFC Champions League knockout stage

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Free kick for Al-Ittihad (2004 & 2005 AFC winner) against Persepolis. That match ended 3-0.

The 2012 AFC Champions League knockout stage was contested by a total of 16 teams (8 from West Zone and 8 from East Zone). They included the 8 group winners and the 8 group runners-up from the group stage.

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Each round of this single-elimination tournament was played over one or two matches. In the round of 16, each tie was played in one match, hosted by the winners of each group against the runners-up of another group. In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie was played over two legs on a home-and-away basis. The final was hosted by one of the finalists, decided by draw. The away goals rule (for two-legged ties), extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shootout would be used to decide the winner if necessary. [1]

The matchups for the round of 16 were decided based on the results from the group stage. [2] After the completion of the round of 16, the draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final was held at the AFC house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 14 June 2012, 16:00 UTC+08:00. [3] In this draw, the "country protection" rule was applied: if there are exactly two clubs from the same country, they may not face each other in the quarter-finals; however, if there are more than two clubs from the same country, they may face each other in the quarter-finals.

Qualified teams

GroupWinnersRunners-up
A Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Jazira Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal
B Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Baniyas
C Flag of Iran.svg Sepahan Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli
D Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
E Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide United Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Bunyodkor
F Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai Flag of Japan.svg FC Tokyo
G Flag of South Korea.svg Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Flag of Japan.svg Nagoya Grampus
H Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou Evergrande Flag of Japan.svg Kashiwa Reysol

Bracket

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 West Zone and East Zone completely separate for that round.

The draw for the quarter-finals and beyond was held separately, after the conclusion of the round of 16.

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide United 1
Flag of Japan.svg Nagoya Grampus 0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide United 2 2 4
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Bunyodkor (a.e.t.) 2 3 5
Flag of South Korea.svg Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Bunyodkor 1
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Bunyodkor 1 0 1
Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai 3 2 5
Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai 3
Flag of Japan.svg Kashiwa Reysol 2
Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai 1 4 5
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal 0 0 0
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal 7
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Baniyas 1
Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai 3
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli 0
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad 3
Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis 0
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad 4 1 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou Evergrande 2 2 4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou Evergrande 1
Flag of Japan.svg FC Tokyo 0
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad 1 0 1
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli 0 2 2
Flag of Iran.svg Sepahan 2
Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal 0
Flag of Iran.svg Sepahan 0 1 1
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli 0 4 4
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Jazira 3 (2)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli (p) 3 (4)

Round of 16

The matches were played 22 and 23 May (West Zone) and 29 and 30 May 2012 (East Zone). [4] [5]

Team 1 Score Team 2
West Zone
Al-Jazira Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 3–3 (aet)
(2–4 p)		 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli
Sepahan Flag of Iran.svg 2–0 Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal
Al-Ittihad Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 3–0 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
Al-Hilal Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 7–1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Baniyas
Team 1 Score Team 2
East Zone
Adelaide United Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1–0 Flag of Japan.svg Nagoya Grampus
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Flag of South Korea.svg 0–1 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Bunyodkor
Ulsan Hyundai Flag of South Korea.svg 3–2 Flag of Japan.svg Kashiwa Reysol
Guangzhou Evergrande Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1–0 Flag of Japan.svg FC Tokyo

Matches

Al-Jazira Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 3–3 (a.e.t.) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli
Oliveira Soccerball shade.svg33', 114'
Delgado Soccerball shade.svg62'		 Report Camacho Soccerball shade.svg22'
Al Hosni Soccerball shade.svg75'
Simões Soccerball shade.svg118'
Penalties
Oliveira Soccerball shade cross.svg
Al Menhali Soccerball shad check.svg
Esmaeell Soccerball shad check.svg
Neill Soccerball shade cross.svg		2–4Soccerball shad check.svg Camacho
Soccerball shad check.svg Al-Mayouf
Soccerball shad check.svg Al-Fahmi
Soccerball shade cross.svg Palomino
Soccerball shad check.svg Simões
Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 13,355
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Sepahan Flag of Iran.svg 2–0 Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal
Correa Soccerball shade.svg8'
Bengar Soccerball shade.svg34'		 Report [ permanent dead link ‍]
Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan
Attendance: 12,351
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)
Al-Hilal Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 7–1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Baniyas
Yoo Byung-Soo Soccerball shade.svg23', 38', 53', 61'
Wilhelmsson Soccerball shade.svg26', 59'
Al-Dawsari Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report [ permanent dead link ‍] Yeste Soccerball shade.svg57' (pen.)
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 22,518
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played 19 September 2012, and the second legs were played 2 and 3 October 2012. [4]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Al-Ittihad Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 5–4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou Evergrande 4–2 1–2
Sepahan Flag of Iran.svg 1–4 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli 0–0 1–4
Adelaide United Flag of Australia (converted).svg 4–5 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Bunyodkor 2–2 2–3 (a.e.t.)
Ulsan Hyundai Flag of South Korea.svg 5–0 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal 1–0 4–0

First legs

Adelaide United Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2–2 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Bunyodkor
Ramsay Soccerball shade.svg7'
Kostopoulos Soccerball shade.svg16'		 Report Hasanov Soccerball shade.svg44'
Salomov Soccerball shade.svg75'
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 10,366
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
Ulsan Hyundai Flag of South Korea.svg 1–0 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
Rafinha Soccerball shade.svg10' Report
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 5,955
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Sepahan Flag of Iran.svg 0–0 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli
Report
Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan
Attendance: 9,280
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)
Al-Ittihad Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 4–2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou Evergrande
Diego Souza Soccerball shade.svg28'
Noor Soccerball shade.svg49' (pen.)
Hazazi Soccerball shade.svg61', 88'		 Report Gao Lin Soccerball shade.svg27'
Huang Bowen Soccerball shade.svg39'
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 15,971
Referee: Andre El Haddad (Lebanon)

Second legs

Al-Ittihad won 5–4 on aggregate.

Al-Ahli Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 4–1 Flag of Iran.svg Sepahan
Simões Soccerball shade.svg30' (pen.)
Al Hosni Soccerball shade.svg35', 45+1'
Jaizawi Soccerball shade.svg70'		 Report Talebi Soccerball shade.svg37'
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 16,838
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

Al-Ahli won 4–1 on aggregate.

Bunyodkor Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 3–2 (a.e.t.) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide United
Turaev Soccerball shade.svg20'
Shorakhmedov Soccerball shade.svg72'
Rakhmatullaev Soccerball shade.svg114'		 Report Ramsay Soccerball shade.svg4'
Neumann Soccerball shade.svg63'
JAR Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 7,212
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

Bunyodkor won 5–4 on aggregate.

Al-Hilal Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 0–4 Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai
Report Rafinha Soccerball shade.svg24', 27'
Kim Shin-Wook Soccerball shade.svg54'
Lee Keun-Ho Soccerball shade.svg65'
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 19,573
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Ulsan Hyundai won 5–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The first legs were played 22 and 24 October 2012, and the second legs were played 31 October 2012. [4]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Al-Ittihad Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1–2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli 1–0 0–2
Bunyodkor Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 1–5 Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai 1–3 0–2

First legs

Bunyodkor Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 1–3 Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai
Ibrokhimov Soccerball shade.svg5' Report Rafinha Soccerball shade.svg31'
Kim Shin-Wook Soccerball shade.svg53'
Lee Keun-Ho Soccerball shade.svg72'
JAR Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)

Second legs

Ulsan Hyundai won 5–1 on aggregate.

Al-Ahli Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2–0 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad
Al-Musa Soccerball shade.svg44'
Simões Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Report
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 17,200
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Al-Ahli won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

The final of the 2012 AFC Champions League was hosted by one of the finalists, decided by a draw. [1] According to the draw on 14 June 2012, the winner of semi-final 2 would host the final. [6] Therefore, Ulsan Hyundai was the home team.

Ulsan Hyundai Flag of South Korea.svg 3–0 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli
Kwak Tae-Hwi Soccerball shade.svg13'
Rafinha Soccerball shade.svg68'
Kim Seung-Yong Soccerball shade.svg75'		 Report
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 42,153
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

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References

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  2. ↑ "Mouth-watering ties await in R16". AFC. 2012-05-17. Archived from the original on 2012-12-09.
  3. ↑ "First-timers face experienced campaigners". AFC. 2012-06-14.
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