2015 AFC Champions League knockout stage

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The 2015 AFC Champions League knockout stage was played from 19 May to 21 November 2015. A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2015 AFC Champions League. [1]

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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 Qatar.svg Lekhwiya Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
B Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ain Flag of Iran.svg Naft Tehran
C Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd
D Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ahli
East Zone
(Groups E–H)		 E Flag of Japan.svg Kashiwa Reysol Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
F Flag of Japan.svg Gamba Osaka Flag of South Korea.svg Seongnam FC
G Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Guoan Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings
H Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou Evergrande Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul

Format

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. [1]

Schedule

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

RoundFirst legSecond leg
Round of 1619–20 May 201526–27 May 2015
Quarter-finals25–26 August 201515–16 September 2015
Semi-finals29–30 September 201520–21 October 2015
Final7 November 201521 November 2015

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 are determined as follows:

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 June 2015, 16:00 UTC+8, at the Grand Millennium Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [3] Teams from different zones could not be drawn into the same tie, and there was no seeding or country protection, so teams from the same association could be drawn into the same tie. [4]

In the semi-finals, the matchups were 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. [4]

In the final, the finalist from the West Zone hosted the first leg, while the finalist from the East Zone hosted the second leg (no draw was held to determine the order of legs, as it was reversed from the previous season's final). [4]

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                
Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis 1 0 1
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal 0 3 3
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal 4 2 6
Flag of Qatar.svg Lekhwiya 1 2 3
Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd 1 2 3
Flag of Qatar.svg Lekhwiya 2 2 4
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal 1 2 3
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ahli 1 3 4
Flag of Iran.svg Naft Tehran (a) 1 1 2
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli 0 2 2
Flag of Iran.svg Naft Tehran 0 1 1
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ahli 1 2 3
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ahli (a) 0 3 3
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ain 0 3 3
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ahli 0 0 0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou Evergrande 0 1 1
Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Bluewings 2 2 4
Flag of Japan.svg Kashiwa Reysol (a) 3 1 4
Flag of Japan.svg Kashiwa Reysol 1 1 2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou Evergrande 3 1 4
Flag of South Korea.svg Seongnam FC 2 0 2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou Evergrande 1 2 3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou Evergrande 2 0 2
Flag of Japan.svg Gamba Osaka 1 0 1
Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Motors 1 1 2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Guoan 1 0 1
Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Motors 0 2 2
Flag of Japan.svg Gamba Osaka 0 3 3
Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul 1 2 3
Flag of Japan.svg Gamba Osaka 3 3 6

Round of 16

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
West Zone
Al-Sadd Flag of Qatar.svg 3–4 Flag of Qatar.svg Lekhwiya 1–2 2–2
Persepolis Flag of Iran.svg 1–3 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal 1–0 0–3
Al-Ahli Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 3–3 (a) Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ain 0–0 3–3
Naft Tehran Flag of Iran.svg 2–2 (a) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli 1–0 1–2
Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
East Zone
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Flag of South Korea.svg 4–4 (a) Flag of Japan.svg Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 2–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Flag of South Korea.svg 2–1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Guoan 1–1 1–0
FC Seoul Flag of South Korea.svg 3–6 Flag of Japan.svg Gamba Osaka 1–3 2–3
Seongnam FC Flag of South Korea.svg 2–3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou Evergrande 2–1 0–2

First leg

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Flag of South Korea.svg 1–1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing Guoan
Kim Kee-hee Soccerball shade.svg13' Report Batalla Soccerball shade.svg85' (pen.)
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Attendance: 12,409
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Persepolis Flag of Iran.svg 1–0 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
Digão Soccerball shade.svg90+2' (o.g.) Report
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Malaysia)
Al-Sadd Flag of Qatar.svg 1–2 Flag of Qatar.svg Lekhwiya
Al-Haydos Soccerball shade.svg37' Report Soria Soccerball shade.svg13'
Msakni Soccerball shade.svg36'
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 4,682
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
FC Seoul Flag of South Korea.svg 1–3 Flag of Japan.svg Gamba Osaka
Yun Ju-tae Soccerball shade.svg90+2' Report Usami Soccerball shade.svg63', 86'
Yonekura Soccerball shade.svg74'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 10,607
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)
Naft Tehran Flag of Iran.svg 1–0 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli
Rezaei Soccerball shade.svg34' Report
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 13,370
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)
Al-Ahli Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 0–0 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ain
Report
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 8,900
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Second leg

4–4 on aggregate. Kashiwa Reysol won on away goals.

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 2–1 on aggregate.

Lekhwiya Flag of Qatar.svg 2–2 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd
Msakni Soccerball shade.svg13'
Mohammad Soccerball shade.svg83'		 Report Muriqui Soccerball shade.svg36'
Assadalla Soccerball shade.svg63'
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 4,241
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Lekhwiya won 4–3 on aggregate.

Al-Hilal won 3–1 on aggregate.

Gamba Osaka Flag of Japan.svg 3–2 Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul
Patric Soccerball shade.svg16'
Kurata Soccerball shade.svg45'
Lins Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report Yun Ju-tae Soccerball shade.svg58', 90+2'
Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
Attendance: 9,597
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Gamba Osaka won 6–3 on aggregate.

Guangzhou Evergrande Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2–0 Flag of South Korea.svg Seongnam FC
Goulart Soccerball shade.svg27' (pen.), 57' Report
Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
Attendance: 48,761
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Guangzhou Evergrande won 3–2 on aggregate.

Al-Ain Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 3–3 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ahli
Gyan Soccerball shade.svg5', 78'
Eisa Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 Report Khamis Soccerball shade.svg51'
Khalil Soccerball shade.svg53', 56'
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 14,270
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)

3–3 on aggregate. Al-Ahli won on away goals.

Al-Ahli Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2–1 Flag of Iran.svg Naft Tehran
Al Soma Soccerball shade.svg36', 42' Report Padovani Soccerball shade.svg31'
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 35,488
Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

2–2 on aggregate. Naft Tehran won on away goals.

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
West Zone
Al-Hilal Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 6–3 Flag of Qatar.svg Lekhwiya 4–1 2–2
Naft Tehran Flag of Iran.svg 1–3 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ahli 0–1 1–2
Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
East Zone
Kashiwa Reysol Flag of Japan.svg 2–4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou Evergrande 1–3 1–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Flag of South Korea.svg 2–3 Flag of Japan.svg Gamba Osaka 0–0 2–3

First leg

Al-Hilal Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 4–1 Flag of Qatar.svg Lekhwiya
Aílton Soccerball shade.svg11'
Kaabi Soccerball shade.svg34'
Eduardo Soccerball shade.svg36', 86'		 Report Msakni Soccerball shade.svg17'
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 1,190 [A]
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
Naft Tehran Flag of Iran.svg 0–1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ahli
Report Lima Soccerball shade.svg62'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 23,300
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Notes
  1. ^
    Al-Hilal played their quarter-final home match behind closed doors due to crowd trouble. [5]

Second leg

Guangzhou Evergrande Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1–1 Flag of Japan.svg Kashiwa Reysol
Huang Bowen Soccerball shade.svg30' Report Cristiano Soccerball shade.svg12'
Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
Attendance: 48,643
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Guangzhou Evergrande won 4–2 on aggregate.

Lekhwiya Flag of Qatar.svg 2–2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
Mohammad Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
Flores Soccerball shade.svg72'		 Report Eduardo Soccerball shade.svg26'
Digão Soccerball shade.svg87'
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 5,439
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Al-Hilal won 6–3 on aggregate.

Gamba Osaka won 3–2 on aggregate.

Al-Ahli Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2–1 Flag of Iran.svg Naft Tehran
Lima Soccerball shade.svg26'
Khalil Soccerball shade.svg48' (pen.)		 Report Amiri Soccerball shade.svg50'
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 9,353
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

Al-Ahli won 3–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
West Zone
Al-Hilal Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 3–4 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ahli 1–1 2–3
Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
East Zone
Guangzhou Evergrande Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2–1 Flag of Japan.svg Gamba Osaka 2–1 0–0

First leg

Al-Hilal Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1–1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ahli
Aílton Soccerball shade.svg82' Report Lima Soccerball shade.svg57'
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 53,268
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Guangzhou Evergrande Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2–1 Flag of Japan.svg Gamba Osaka
Huang Bowen Soccerball shade.svg36'
Zheng Zhi Soccerball shade.svg57'		 Report Feng Xiaoting Soccerball shade.svg13' (o.g.)
Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
Attendance: 48,946
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Second leg

Al-Ahli Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 3–2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
Lima Soccerball shade.svg17'
Ribeiro Soccerball shade.svg45'
Kwon Kyung-won Soccerball shade.svg90+5'		 Report Aílton Soccerball shade.svg51'
Eduardo Soccerball shade.svg64'
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 9,800
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Al-Ahli won 4–3 on aggregate.

Gamba Osaka Flag of Japan.svg 0–0 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou Evergrande
Report
Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
Attendance: 17,310
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

Guangzhou Evergrande won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Al-Ahli Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 0–1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou Evergrande 0–0 0–1

Al-Ahli Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 0–0 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou Evergrande
Report
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 9,480
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
Guangzhou Evergrande Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1–0 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ahli
Elkeson Soccerball shade.svg54' Report
Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
Attendance: 42,499
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Guangzhou Evergrande won 1–0 on aggregate.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "AFC Champions League 2015 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  2. ↑ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015" (PDF). AFC.
  3. ↑ "Al Hilal to face Lekhwiya in ACL quarter-finals". AFC. 18 June 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "ACL quarter-finalists to learn opponents on Thursday". AFC. 16 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "ACL clubs sanctioned for crowd disturbances". AFC. 16 June 2015.
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