2016 AFC Champions League knockout stage

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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]

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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 qualified teams.

ZoneGroupWinnersRunners-up
West Zone
(Groups A–D)		 A Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Lokomotiv Tashkent Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Nasr
B Flag of Iran.svg Zob Ahan Flag of Qatar.svg Lekhwiya
C Flag of Iran.svg Tractor Sazi Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
D Flag of Qatar.svg El Jaish Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ain
East Zone
(Groups E–H)		 E Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Flag of Japan.svg FC Tokyo
F Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shandong Luneng
G Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai SIPG Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Victory
H Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney FC Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds

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 (Regulations Article 12.3). [2]

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows. [1]

RoundFirst legSecond leg
Round of 1617–18 May 201624–25 May 2016
Quarter-finals23–24 August 201613–14 September 2016
Semi-finals27–28 September 201618–19 October 2016
Final19 November 201626 November 2016

Bracket

The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                
Flag of Japan.svg FC Tokyo 2 0 2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai SIPG (a) 1 1 2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai SIPG 0 0 0
Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0 5 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Victory 1 1 2
Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 2 3
Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 4 1 5
Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul 1 2 3
Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds 1 2 3 (6)
Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul (p) 0 3 3 (7)
Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul 3 1 4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shandong Luneng 1 1 2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shandong Luneng (a) 1 2 3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney FC 1 2 3
Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 1 3
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ain 1 1 2
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ain 1 2 3
Flag of Iran.svg Zob Ahan 1 0 1
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ain 0 1 1
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Lokomotiv Tashkent 0 0 0
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal 0 1 1
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Lokomotiv Tashkent 0 2 2
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ain 3 2 5
Flag of Qatar.svg El Jaish 1 2 3
Flag of Qatar.svg Lekhwiya 0 4 4
Flag of Qatar.svg El Jaish 4 2 6
Flag of Qatar.svg El Jaish (1st leg awd.) 3 1 4
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Nasr 0 0 0
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Nasr 4 1 5
Flag of Iran.svg Tractor Sazi 1 3 4

Round of 16

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. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Zone
Al-Hilal Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1–2 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Lokomotiv Tashkent 0–0 1–2
Al-Nasr Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 5–4 Flag of Iran.svg Tractor Sazi 4–1 1–3
Al-Ain Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 3–1 Flag of Iran.svg Zob Ahan 1–1 2–0
Lekhwiya Flag of Qatar.svg 4–6 Flag of Qatar.svg El Jaish 0–4 4–2
Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
East Zone
Melbourne Victory Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2–3 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–1 1–2
FC Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg 2–2 (a) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai SIPG 2–1 0–1
Urawa Red Diamonds Flag of Japan.svg 3–3 (6–7 p) Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul 1–0 2–3 (a.e.t.)
Shandong Luneng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 3–3 (a) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney FC 1–1 2–2

West Zone

Al-Hilal Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 0–0 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Lokomotiv Tashkent
Report
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 14,132
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
Lokomotiv Tashkent Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2–1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
Tukhtakhodjaev Soccerball shade.svg26'
Fayziev Soccerball shade.svg56'		 Report Al-Shalhoub Soccerball shade.svg89' (pen.)
Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 5,271
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

Lokomotiv Tashkent won 2–1 on aggregate.

Al-Nasr Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 4–1 Flag of Iran.svg Tractor Sazi
Al-Yassi Soccerball shade.svg15'
Saleh Soccerball shade.svg41', 77'
Khamees Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Report Augusto Soccerball shade.svg59'
Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 6,700
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Tractor Sazi Flag of Iran.svg 3–1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Nasr
Hatami Soccerball shade.svg47', 73'
Iranpourian Soccerball shade.svg61'		 Report Saleh Soccerball shade.svg16'
Yadegar-e Emam Stadium, Tabriz
Attendance: 65,100
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Al-Nasr won 5–4 on aggregate.

Al-Ain Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1–1 Flag of Iran.svg Zob Ahan
Douglas Soccerball shade.svg9' Report Abbasi Soccerball shade.svg75'
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 10,708
Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea)
Zob Ahan Flag of Iran.svg 0–2 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ain
Report Lee Myung-joo Soccerball shade.svg12'
Asprilla Soccerball shade.svg62'
Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan
Attendance: 9,960
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

Al-Ain won 3–1 on aggregate.

Lekhwiya Flag of Qatar.svg 0–4 Flag of Qatar.svg El Jaish
Report Romarinho Soccerball shade.svg17', 86'
Hamdallah Soccerball shade.svg44'
Mothnani Soccerball shade.svg54'
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 3,020
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)
El Jaish Flag of Qatar.svg 2–4 Flag of Qatar.svg Lekhwiya
Rashidov Soccerball shade.svg37'
Romarinho Soccerball shade.svg70'		 Report Kaluyituka Soccerball shade.svg8'
Mohammad Soccerball shade.svg48', 52'
Nam Tae-hee Soccerball shade.svg65' (pen.)
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

El Jaish won 6–4 on aggregate.

East Zone

Melbourne Victory Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1–1 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Berisha Soccerball shade.svg5' Report Leonardo Soccerball shade.svg14'
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 11,542
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Flag of South Korea.svg 2–1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Victory
Leonardo Soccerball shade.svg28', 71' Report Berisha Soccerball shade.svg84'
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Attendance: 12,811
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 3–2 on aggregate.

FC Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg 2–1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai SIPG
Mizunuma Soccerball shade.svg43', 65' Report Wu Lei Soccerball shade.svg55'
Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 9,052
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Shanghai SIPG Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1–0 Flag of Japan.svg FC Tokyo
Wu Lei Soccerball shade.svg90+1' Report
Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 26,768
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)

2–2 on aggregate. Shanghai SIPG won on away goals.

Urawa Red Diamonds Flag of Japan.svg 1–0 Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul
Ugajin Soccerball shade.svg14' Report
Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
Attendance: 21,182
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

3–3 on aggregate. FC Seoul won 7–6 on penalties.

Shandong Luneng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1–1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney FC
Tardelli Soccerball shade.svg56' Report Carney Soccerball shade.svg15'
Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Jinan
Attendance: 16,917
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Sydney FC Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2–2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shandong Luneng
O'Neill Soccerball shade.svg2'
Grant Soccerball shade.svg46'		 Report Montillo Soccerball shade.svg12'
Hao Junmin Soccerball shade.svg90'
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 9,451
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

3–3 on aggregate. Shandong Luneng won on away goals.

Quarter-finals

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. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Region
Al-Ain Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1–0 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Lokomotiv Tashkent 0–0 1–0
El Jaish Flag of Qatar.svg 4–0 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Nasr 3–0 (awd.) 1–0
Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
East Region
Shanghai SIPG Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 0–5 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0–0 0–5
FC Seoul Flag of South Korea.svg 4–2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shandong Luneng 3–1 1–1

West Zone

Al-Ain Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 0–0 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Lokomotiv Tashkent
Report
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 15,733
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
Lokomotiv Tashkent Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 0–1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ain
Report Caio Soccerball shade.svg38'
Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 7,661
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Al-Ain won 1–0 on aggregate.

El Jaish Flag of Qatar.svg 3–0
Awarded		 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Nasr
Report Wanderley Soccerball shade.svg45', 86'
Pitroipa Soccerball shade.svg55'
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 5,120
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

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]

Al-Nasr Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 0–1 Flag of Qatar.svg El Jaish
Report Romarinho Soccerball shade.svg9'
Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

El Jaish won 4–0 on aggregate.

East Zone

Shanghai SIPG Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 0–0 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Report
Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
Attendance: 33,378
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Flag of South Korea.svg 5–0 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai SIPG
Leonardo Soccerball shade.svg52', 83' (pen.)
Shi Ke Soccerball shade.svg58' (o.g.)
Lee Dong-gook Soccerball shade.svg84', 89'		 Report
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Attendance: 27,351
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 5–0 on aggregate.

FC Seoul Flag of South Korea.svg 3–1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shandong Luneng
Damjanović Soccerball shade.svg19'
Park Chu-young Soccerball shade.svg31'
Adriano Soccerball shade.svg69'		 Report Montillo Soccerball shade.svg35'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 16,044
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Shandong Luneng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1–1 Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul
Montillo Soccerball shade.svg59' Report Yun Ju-tae Soccerball shade.svg82'
Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Jinan
Attendance: 20,187
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

FC Seoul won 4–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Region
Al-Ain Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 5–3 Flag of Qatar.svg El Jaish 3–1 2–2
Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
East Region
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Flag of South Korea.svg 5–3 Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul 4–1 1–2

West Zone

Al-Ain Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 3–1 Flag of Qatar.svg El Jaish
Douglas Soccerball shade.svg17'
O. Abdulrahman Soccerball shade.svg22'
Caio Soccerball shade.svg90+1'		 Report Rashidov Soccerball shade.svg52' (pen.)
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 15,067
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
El Jaish Flag of Qatar.svg 2–2 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ain
Romarinho Soccerball shade.svg67', 81' Report O. Abdulrahman Soccerball shade.svg57'
M. Abdulrahman Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 5,105
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

Al-Ain won 5–3 on aggregate.

East Zone

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Flag of South Korea.svg 4–1 Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul
Leonardo Soccerball shade.svg22' (pen.), 40'
Lopes Soccerball shade.svg26'
Kim Shin-wook Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Report Ju Se-jong Soccerball shade.svg46'
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Attendance: 23,481
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
FC Seoul Flag of South Korea.svg 2–1 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Adriano Soccerball shade.svg38'
Ko Kwang-min Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 Report Lopes Soccerball shade.svg59'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 14,677
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 5–3 on aggregate.

Final

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. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Flag of South Korea.svg 3–2 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ain 2–1 1–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Flag of South Korea.svg 2–1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ain
Leonardo Soccerball shade.svg70', 77' (pen.) Report Asprilla Soccerball shade.svg63'
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Attendance: 36,158
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Al-Ain Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1–1 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Lee Myung-joo Soccerball shade.svg34' Report Han Kyo-won Soccerball shade.svg30'
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 23,239
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 3–2 on aggregate.

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  2. 1 2 "2016 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. 28 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "ACL 2016 Draw Results" (PDF). AFC.
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  5. ↑ "ACL 2016 quarter-finalists to learn opponents on Thursday". AFC. 8 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "El Jaish (QAT) vs Nasr (UAE) match forfeited". AFC. 12 September 2016.
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