2019 AFC Champions League knockout stage

The 2019 AFC Champions League knockout stage was played from 18 June to 24 November 2019. ^[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2019 AFC Champions League. ^[2]

Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage advanced to the round of 16, with both West Region (Groups A–D) and East Region (Groups E–H) having eight qualified teams.

Region	Group	Winners	Runners-up
West Region	A	Zob Ahan	Al-Nassr
	B	Al-Wahda	Al-Ittihad
	C	Al-Hilal	Al-Duhail
	D	Al-Sadd	Al-Ahli
East Region	E	Shandong Luneng	Kashima Antlers
	F	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Guangzhou Evergrande
	G	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	Urawa Red Diamonds
	H	Ulsan Hyundai	Shanghai SIPG

Format

In the knockout stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the teams split into the two regions until the final. Each tie is 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 11.3). ^[2]

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows. ^[1] Up to the semi-finals, matches in the West Region were played on Mondays and Tuesdays, while matches in the East Region were played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Round	First leg	Second leg
Round of 16	18–19 June 2019 (E), 5–6 August 2019 (W)	25–26 June 2019 (E), 12–13 August 2019 (W)
Quarter-finals	26–28 August 2019	16–18 September 2019
Semi-finals	1–2 October 2019	22–23 October 2019
Final	9 November 2019	24 November 2019

Bracket

The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:

Round	Matchups
Round of 16	(Group winners host second leg) West Region Group A runners-up vs. Group B winners Group B runners-up vs. Group A winners Group C runners-up vs. Group D winners Group D runners-up vs. Group C winners East Region Group E runners-up vs. Group F winners Group F runners-up vs. Group E winners Group G runners-up vs. Group H winners Group H runners-up vs. Group G winners
Quarter-finals	(Matchups and order of legs decided by draw, involving four round of 16 winners each in West Region and East Region) West Region QF1 QF2 East Region QF3 QF4
Semi-finals	(Winners of QF1 and QF3 host first leg, winners of QF2 and QF4 host second leg) West Region SF1: Winners of QF1 vs. Winners of QF2 East Region SF2: Winners of QF3 vs. Winners of QF4
Final	(Winners of SF1 host first leg, winners of SF2 host second leg, as reversed from previous season's final) Winners of SF1 vs. Winners of SF2

The bracket was decided after the draw for the quarter-finals, which was held on 2 July 2019, 16:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ^{[3] [4]}

	Round of 16						Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
	Al-Nassr	1	3	4
	Al-Wahda	1	2	3
							Al-Nassr	2	1	3
							Al-Sadd	1	3	4
	Al-Duhail	1	1	2
	Al-Sadd	1	3	4
													Al-Sadd	1	4	5
	West Region
													Al-Hilal	4	2	6
	Al-Ittihad	2	4	6
	Zob Ahan	1	3	4
							Al-Ittihad	0	1	1
							Al-Hilal	0	3	3
	Al-Ahli	2	1	3
	Al-Hilal	4	0	4
																			Al-Hilal	1	2	3
																			Urawa Red Diamonds	0	0	0
	Shanghai SIPG (p)	1	1	2 (5)
	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1	1	2 (3)
							Shanghai SIPG	2	1	3
							Urawa Red Diamonds (a)	2	1	3
	Urawa Red Diamonds	1	3	4
	Ulsan Hyundai	2	0	2
													Urawa Red Diamonds	2	1	3
	East Region
													Guangzhou Evergrande	0	0	0
	Guangzhou Evergrande (p)	2	2	4 (6)
	Shandong Luneng	1	3	4 (5)
							Guangzhou Evergrande (a)	0	1	1
							Kashima Antlers	0	1	1
	Kashima Antlers (a)	1	2	3
	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0	3	3

Round of 16

Summary

In the round of 16, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group from the same region, with the group winners hosting the second leg, and the matchups determined by the group stage draw.

West Region

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Al-Nassr	4–3	Al-Wahda	1–1	3–2
Al-Ittihad	6–4	Zob Ahan	2–1	4–3
Al-Duhail	2–4	Al-Sadd	1–1	1–3
Al-Ahli	3–4	Al-Hilal	2–4	1–0

East Region

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Kashima Antlers	3–3 (a)	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1–0	2–3
Guangzhou Evergrande	4–4 (6–5 p)	Shandong Luneng	2–1	2–3 (a.e.t.)
Urawa Red Diamonds	4–2	Ulsan Hyundai	1–2	3–0
Shanghai SIPG	2–2 (5–3 p)	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1–1	1–1 (a.e.t.)

West Region

5 August 2019 (2019-08-05)

21:00  UTC+3

Al-Nassr	1–1	Al-Wahda
Hamdallah 17'	Live Report Stats Report	Leonardo 53'

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 8,617

Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

12 August 2019 (2019-08-12)

19:40  UTC+4

Al-Wahda	2–3	Al-Nassr
Al-Menhali 27' Tagliabúe 79'	Live Report Stats Report	Hamdallah 41' Giuliano 45+1', 62'

Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 5,742

Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Al-Nassr won 4–3 on aggregate.

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5 August 2019 (2019-08-05)

20:00  UTC+4

Al-Ittihad	2–1	Zob Ahan
Jiménez 9' Al-Sahafi 72'	Live Report Stats Report	Haddadifar 7'

Zabeel Stadium, Dubai (United Arab Emirates) ^{[note 1]}

Attendance: 2,380

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

12 August 2019 (2019-08-12)

22:00  UTC+3

Zob Ahan	3–4	Al-Ittihad
Jiménez 53' (o.g.) Mohammadi 72' Chrisantus 83'	Live Report Stats Report	Vecchio 45+1' Sadeghi 54' (o.g.) Romarinho 64', 70'

Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar) ^{[note 1]}

Attendance: 700

Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Al-Ittihad won 6–4 on aggregate.

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6 August 2019 (2019-08-06)

19:00  UTC+3

Al-Duhail	1–1	Al-Sadd
Msakni 44'	Live Report Stats Report	Afif 30'

Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah

Attendance: 9,548

Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

13 August 2019 (2019-08-13)

19:15  UTC+3

Al-Sadd	3–1	Al-Duhail
Afif 20' Hassan 34' Yasser 90+1' (o.g.)	Live Report Stats Report	Edmilson 56'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 9,930

Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

Al-Sadd won 4–2 on aggregate.

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6 August 2019 (2019-08-06)

19:40  UTC+3

Al-Ahli	2–4	Al-Hilal
Al Somah 6' Djaniny 39'	Live Report Stats Report	Gomis 15', 48', 65' Al-Hafith 81'

King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah

Attendance: 48,094

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

13 August 2019 (2019-08-13)

20:30  UTC+3

Al-Hilal	0–1	Al-Ahli
	Live Report Stats Report	Asiri 42'

King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 22,706

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Al-Hilal won 4–3 on aggregate.

East Region

18 June 2019 (2019-06-18)

19:00  UTC+9

Kashima Antlers	1–0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Serginho 24'	Live Report Stats Report

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima

Attendance: 13,179

Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

25 June 2019 (2019-06-25)

19:00  UTC+9

Sanfrecce Hiroshima	3–2	Kashima Antlers
Patric 66', 90+6' (pen.) Sasaki 72'	Live Report Stats Report	Doi 33', 89'

Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima

Attendance: 4,279

Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

3–3 on aggregate. Kashima Antlers won on away goals.

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18 June 2019 (2019-06-18)

20:00  UTC+8

Guangzhou Evergrande	2–1	Shandong Luneng
Wei Shihao 35' Zheng Zheng 80' (o.g.)	Live Report Stats Report	Zhang Chi 66'

Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou

Attendance: 38,900

Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

25 June 2019 (2019-06-25)

19:30  UTC+8

Shandong Luneng	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Guangzhou Evergrande
Zhou Haibin 62' Fellaini 70' Liu Junshuai 93'	Live Report Stats Report	Paulinho 13', 103'
Penalties
Jin Jingdao Gil Fellaini Hao Junmin Zhou Haibin Cui Peng	5–6	Wei Shihao Gao Lin Yang Liyu Paulinho Zhang Linpeng Zhong Yihao

Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Jinan

Attendance: 35,148

Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

4–4 on aggregate. Guangzhou Evergrande won 6–5 on penalties.

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19 June 2019 (2019-06-19)

19:30  UTC+9

Urawa Red Diamonds	1–2	Ulsan Hyundai
Sugimoto 37'	Live Report Stats Report	Joo Min-kyu 42' Hwang Il-su 80'

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 20,741

Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

26 June 2019 (2019-06-26)

20:00  UTC+9

Ulsan Hyundai	0–3	Urawa Red Diamonds
	Live Report Stats Report	Koroki 41', 80' Ewerton 87'

Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan

Attendance: 3,140

Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

Urawa Red Diamonds won 4–2 on aggregate.

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19 June 2019 (2019-06-19)

20:00  UTC+8

Shanghai SIPG	1–1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Wang Shenchao 39'	Live Report Stats Report	Moon Seon-min 1'

Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai

Attendance: 20,007

Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

26 June 2019 (2019-06-26)

19:00  UTC+9

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Shanghai SIPG
Kim Shin-wook 27'	Live Report Stats Report	Hulk 80'
Penalties
Lee Dong-gook Kim Shin-wook Lee Yong Shin Hyung-min	3–5	Hulk Elkeson Ahmedov Wang Shenchao Oscar

Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju

Attendance: 11,095

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

2–2 on aggregate. Shanghai SIPG won 5–3 on penalties.

Quarter-finals

Summary

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 2 July 2019. ^[4] In the quarter-finals, the four round of 16 winners from the West Region (whose identity was not known at the time of the draw) played in two ties, and the four round of 16 winners from the East Region played in two ties, with the matchups and order of legs decided by draw, without any seeding or country protection.

West Region

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Al-Nassr	3–4	Al-Sadd	2–1	1–3
Al-Ittihad	1–3	Al-Hilal	0–0	1–3

East Region

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Shanghai SIPG	3–3 (a)	Urawa Red Diamonds	2–2	1–1
Guangzhou Evergrande	1–1 (a)	Kashima Antlers	0–0	1–1

West Region

26 August 2019 (2019-08-26)

20:45  UTC+3

Al-Nassr	2–1	Al-Sadd
Al-Dossari 44' Giuliano 72'	Live Report Stats Report	Asad 21'

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 16,911

Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

16 September 2019 (2019-09-16)

18:45  UTC+3

Al-Sadd	3–1	Al-Nassr
Afif 26' Al-Haydos 59' Bounedjah 83' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report	Hamdallah 33'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 13,262

Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Al-Sadd won 4–3 on aggregate.

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27 August 2019 (2019-08-27)

20:45  UTC+3

Al-Ittihad	0–0	Al-Hilal
	Live Report Stats Report

King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah

Attendance: 54,390

Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

17 September 2019 (2019-09-17)

20:00  UTC+3

Al-Hilal	3–1	Al-Ittihad
Carrillo 44' S. Al-Dawsari 48' Giovinco 78'	Live Report Stats Report	Al-Sahafi 10'

King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 22,916

Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Al-Hilal won 3–1 on aggregate.

East Region

27 August 2019 (2019-08-27)

19:30  UTC+8

Shanghai SIPG	2–2	Urawa Red Diamonds
Hulk 49' (pen.), 71' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report	Makino 3' Koroki 30'

Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai

Attendance: 24,573

Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

17 September 2019 (2019-09-17)

19:30  UTC+9

Urawa Red Diamonds	1–1	Shanghai SIPG
Koroki 39'	Live Report Stats Report	Wang Shenchao 60'

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 28,533

Referee: Mohanad Qassim (Iraq)

3–3 on aggregate. Urawa Red Diamonds won on away goals.

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28 August 2019 (2019-08-28)

20:00  UTC+8

Guangzhou Evergrande	0–0	Kashima Antlers
	Live Report Stats Report

Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou

Attendance: 39,998

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

18 September 2019 (2019-09-18)

19:00  UTC+9

Kashima Antlers	1–1	Guangzhou Evergrande
Serginho 51'	Live Report Stats Report	Talisca 40'

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima

Attendance: 13,835

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

1–1 on aggregate. Guangzhou Evergrande won on away goals.

Semi-finals

Summary

In the semi-finals, the two quarter-final winners from the West Region played each other, and the two quarter-final winners from the East Region played each other, with the order of legs determined by the quarter-final draw.

West Region

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Al-Sadd	5–6	Al-Hilal	1–4	4–2

East Region

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Urawa Red Diamonds	3–0	Guangzhou Evergrande	2–0	1–0

West Region

1 October 2019 (2019-10-01)

18:30  UTC+3

Al-Sadd	1–4	Al-Hilal
Gomis 14' (o.g.)	Live Report Stats Report	Gomis 33', 60' Al-Bulaihi 45' Al-Shalhoub 67'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 13,753

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

22 October 2019 (2019-10-22)

19:15  UTC+3

Al-Hilal	2–4	Al-Sadd
S. Al-Dawsari 13' Gomis 25'	Live Report Stats Report	Afif 17' (pen.) Nam Tae-hee 19' Al-Haydos 20' Khoukhi 90+3'

King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 20,743

Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Al-Hilal won 6–5 on aggregate.

East Region

2 October 2019 (2019-10-02)

19:30  UTC+9

Urawa Red Diamonds	2–0	Guangzhou Evergrande
Fabrício 19' Sekine 75'	Live Report Stats Report

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 30,068

Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

23 October 2019 (2019-10-23)

20:00  UTC+8

Guangzhou Evergrande	0–1	Urawa Red Diamonds
	Live Report Stats Report	Koroki 50'

Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou

Attendance: 39,999

Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Urawa Red Diamonds won 3–0 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2019 AFC Champions League final

In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs (first leg hosted by team from the West Region, second leg hosted by team from the East Region) reversed from the previous season's final.

9 November 2019 (2019-11-09)

19:30  UTC+3

Al-Hilal	1–0	Urawa Red Diamonds
Carrillo 60'	Live Report Stats Report

King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 22,549

Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

24 November 2019 (2019-11-24)

19:01  UTC+9

Urawa Red Diamonds	0–2	Al-Hilal
	Live Report Stats Report	Al-Dawsari 74' Gomis 90+3'

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 58,109

Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Al-Hilal won 3–0 on aggregate.

Notes

1. Matches between teams from Iran and Saudi Arabia were played on neutral venues due to deterioration of Iran–Saudi Arabia relations.

References

1. "AFC Competitions Calendar 2019". AFC. 6 April 2018.
2. "2019 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
3. "Asian clubs continue pursuit for glory". AFC. 1 July 2019.
4. "Quarter-final ties confirmed". AFC. 2 July 2019.

External links

• AFC Champions League , the-AFC.com
• AFC Champions League 2019, stats.the-AFC.com