The 2016 AFC Cup knockout stage was played from 24 May to 5 November 2016. [1] A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2016 AFC Cup. [2]
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) | A | ![]() | ![]() |
B | ![]() | ![]() | |
C | ![]() | ![]() | |
D | ![]() | ![]() | |
East Zone (Groups E–H) | E | ![]() | ![]() |
F | ![]() | ![]() | |
G | ![]() | ![]() | |
H | ![]() | ![]() |
In the knockout stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the teams split between the two zones until the final. In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, while in the round of 16 and final, each tie was played as a single match. The away goals rule (for two-legged ties), extra time (away goals would not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 12.4). [2]
Starting from this season, the knockout stage was split between the two zones until the final, similar to the AFC Champions League (Regulations Article 12.3). [2]
The schedule of each round was as follows. [1]
Round | First leg | Second leg |
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Round of 16 | 24–25 May 2016 | |
Quarter-finals | 13–14 September 2016 | 20–21 September 2016 |
Semi-finals | 27–28 September 2016 | 18–19 October 2016 |
Final | 5 November 2016 |
The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:
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East Zone | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 match. [3]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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West Zone | ||
Al-Ahed ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
Naft Al-Wasat ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
Al-Muharraq ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
East Zone | ||
Ceres ![]() | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
Mohun Bagan ![]() | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
Kitchee ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
Johor Darul Ta'zim ![]() | 7–2 | ![]() |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Abdul-Wahid ![]() Ahmad ![]() | Report | Deeb ![]() |
Naft Al-Wasat ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Hamdoko ![]() |
Al-Muharraq ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Kanú ![]() | Report |
Ceres ![]() | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Report | Carlos ![]() |
Mohun Bagan ![]() | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Singh ![]() | Report | Webb ![]() Yunos ![]() |
Kitchee ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Rufino ![]() Tarrés ![]() | Report | Chhetri ![]() Lalhlimpuia ![]() |
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, 15:00 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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West Zone | ||||
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | 1–1 | 4–0 |
Al-Ahed ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 |
East Zone | ||||
South China ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–2 |
Bengaluru FC ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | 1–0 | 0–0 |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Ahmad ![]() | Report | Al-Ali ![]() |
Al-Jaish ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Report | Rasan ![]() Radhi ![]() Ahmad ![]() Mohsin ![]() |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won 5–1 on aggregate.
Al-Ahed ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Zreik ![]() | Report |
Al-Muharraq ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Musa ![]() Zreik ![]() |
Al-Ahed won 3–0 on aggregate.
South China ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Komazec ![]() | Report | Díaz ![]() |
Johor Darul Ta'zim ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Lucero ![]() Díaz ![]() | Report | Komazec ![]() |
Johor Darul Ta'zim won 3–2 on aggregate.
Bengaluru FC ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Vineeth ![]() | Report |
Bengaluru FC won 1–0 on aggregate.
In the semi-finals, the two quarter-final winners from the West Zone played each other, and the two quarter-final winners from the East Zone played 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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West Zone | ||||
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | 1–1 | 3–2 |
East Zone | ||||
Johor Darul Ta'zim ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–3 |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Midani ![]() | Report | Dakik ![]() |
Al-Ahed ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Mansour ![]() Chaito ![]() | Report | Ahmad ![]() Mansour ![]() Rasan ![]() |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won 4–3 on aggregate.
Johor Darul Ta'zim ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Díaz ![]() | Report | Lyngdoh ![]() |
Bengaluru FC ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Chhetri ![]() Juanan ![]() | Report | Safiq ![]() |
Bengaluru FC won 4–2 on aggregate.
In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the host team decided by a draw, held after the quarter-final draw. [4]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Ahmad ![]() | Report |
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