2019 AFC Cup knockout stage

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The 2019 AFC Cup knockout stage was played from 17 June to 4 November 2019. [1] A total of 11 teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2019 AFC Cup. [2]

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Qualified teams

The following teams advanced from the group stage:

Key to colours
Teams which enter the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals
Teams which enter the Zonal semi-finals
ZoneGroupWinners Best runners-up
West Asia Zone A Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat Flag of Syria.svg Al-Jaish
(Group A)
B Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Jazeera
C Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ahed
Central Asia Zone D Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Altyn Asyr —
South Asia Zone E Flag of Bangladesh.svg Abahani Limited Dhaka —
ASEAN Zone F Flag of Vietnam.svg Hà Nội Flag of Vietnam.svg Becamex Bình Dương
(Group G)
G Flag of the Philippines.svg Ceres–Negros
H Flag of Indonesia.svg PSM Makassar
East Asia Zone I Flag of North Korea.svg April 25 —

Format

In the knockout stage, the 11 teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, except the final which was played as a single match. The away goals rule (for two-legged ties), extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winners if necessary (Regulations Article 11.3).

Schedule

The schedule of each round is as follows (W: West Asia Zone; A: ASEAN Zone). [1] Matches in the West Asia Zone were played on Mondays and Tuesdays, while matches in the ASEAN Zone and the Inter-zone play-offs were played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

RoundFirst legSecond leg
Zonal semi-finals17–19 June 2019 (W, A)24–26 June 2019 (W, A)
Zonal finals31 July 2019 (A),
24 September 2019 (W)		7 August 2019 (A),
1 October 2019 (W)
Inter-zone play-off semi-finals20–21 August 201927–28 August 2019
Inter-zone play-off final25 September 20192 October 2019
Final4 November 2019

Bracket

The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:

RoundMatchups
Zonal semi-finals(Matchups and order of legs determined by identity of best runners-up: first team listed host first leg, second team listed host second leg)
Zonal finals(Order of legs decided by draw)
Inter-zone play-off semi-finals(Matchups and order of legs decided by draw, involving winners of Group D, Group E, Group I, and AF)
Inter-zone play-off final(Winners of IZSF1 host first leg, Winners of IZSF2 host second leg)
  • IZF: Winners of IZSF1 vs. Winners of IZSF2
Final(Winners of IZF host match, as alternated from previous season's final)
  • Winners of IZF vs. Winners of WF

The bracket was decided after the draw for the Zonal finals and the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals, which was held on 2 July 2019, 15:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [3] [4]

Zonal semi-finals Zonal finals Interzone play-off semi-finalsInterzone play-off finalFinal
Flag of Vietnam.svg Becamex Bình Dương (a)112
Flag of Indonesia.svg PSM Makassar 022
Flag of Vietnam.svg Becamex Bình Dương 000
Flag of Vietnam.svg Hà Nội 112 Flag of Vietnam.svg Hà Nội 325
Flag of the Philippines.svg Ceres–Negros 112
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Altyn Asyr 224
Flag of Vietnam.svg Hà Nội 123 Flag of Vietnam.svg Hà Nội 202
Flag of North Korea.svg April 25 (a)202
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Abahani Limited Dhaka 404
Flag of North Korea.svg April 25 325
Flag of North Korea.svg April 25 0
Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ahed 1
Flag of Syria.svg Al-Jaish 303
Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Jazeera 044
Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Jazeera 000
Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ahed 011
Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat 000
Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ahed 101

Zonal semi-finals

Summary

In the Zonal semi-finals, the four qualified teams from the West Asia Zone (Groups A–C) played in two ties, and the four qualified teams from the ASEAN Zone (Groups F–H) played in two ties, with the matchups and order of legs determined by the group stage draw and the identity of the best runners-up.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Asia Zone
Al-Wehdat Flag of Jordan.svg 0–1 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ahed 0–1 0–0
Al-Jaish Flag of Syria.svg 3–4 Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Jazeera 3–0 0–4
Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
ASEAN Zone
Ceres–Negros Flag of the Philippines.svg 2–3 Flag of Vietnam.svg Hà Nội 1–1 1–2
Becamex Bình Dương Flag of Vietnam.svg 2–2 (a) Flag of Indonesia.svg PSM Makassar 1–0 1–2

West Asia Zone

Al-Wehdat Flag of Jordan.svg 0–1 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ahed
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King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 10,912
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)
Al-Ahed Flag of Lebanon.svg 0–0 Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat
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Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 7,573
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

Al-Ahed won 1–0 on aggregate.

Al-Jaish Flag of Syria.svg 3–0 Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Jazeera
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Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad (Bahrain) [note 1]
Attendance: 50
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
Al-Jazeera Flag of Jordan.svg 4–0 Flag of Syria.svg Al-Jaish
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Amman International Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 505
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

Al-Jazeera won 4–3 on aggregate.

ASEAN Zone

Ceres–Negros Flag of the Philippines.svg 1–1 Flag of Vietnam.svg Hà Nội
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Panaad Stadium, Bacolod
Attendance: 6,007
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
Hà Nội Flag of Vietnam.svg 2–1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ceres–Negros
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Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 4,839
Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

Hà Nội won 3–2 on aggregate.

PSM Makassar Flag of Indonesia.svg 2–1 Flag of Vietnam.svg Becamex Bình Dương
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Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong [note 2]
Attendance: 1,839
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Jordan)

2–2 on aggregate. Becamex Bình Dương won on away goals.

Zonal finals

Summary

The draw for the Zonal finals was held on 2 July 2019. [4] In the Zonal finals, the two winners of West Asia Zonal semi-finals play each other, and the two winners of ASEAN Zonal semi-finals play each other, with the order of legs decided by draw. The winners of the West Asia Zonal final advanced to the final, while the winners of the ASEAN Zonal final advanced to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Asia Zone
Al-Jazeera Flag of Jordan.svg 0–1 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ahed 0–0 0–1
Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
ASEAN Zone
Becamex Bình Dương Flag of Vietnam.svg 0–2 Flag of Vietnam.svg Hà Nội 0–1 0–1

West Asia Zone

Al-Jazeera Flag of Jordan.svg 0–0 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ahed
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Amman International Stadium, Amman
Attendance: 5,032
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Al-Ahed Flag of Lebanon.svg 1–0 Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Jazeera
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Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut
Attendance: 10,422
Referee: Mohanad Qassim (Iraq)

Al-Ahed won 1–0 on aggregate.

ASEAN Zone

Hà Nội Flag of Vietnam.svg 1–0 Flag of Vietnam.svg Becamex Bình Dương
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Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 6,710
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Hà Nội won 2–0 on aggregate.

Inter-zone play-off semi-finals

Summary

The draw for the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals was held on 2 July 2019. [4] In the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals, the four zonal winners other than the West Asia Zone play in two ties, i.e., the winners of the Central Asia Zone (Group D), the winners of the South Asia Zone (Group E), the winners of the East Asia Zone (Group I), and the winners of the ASEAN Zonal final (whose identity was not known at the time of the draw), with the matchups and order of legs decided by draw, without any seeding.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Hà Nội Flag of Vietnam.svg 5–4 Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Altyn Asyr 3–2 2–2
Abahani Limited Dhaka Flag of Bangladesh.svg 4–5 Flag of North Korea.svg April 25 4–3 0–2

Matches

Altyn Asyr Flag of Turkmenistan.svg 2–2 Flag of Vietnam.svg Hà Nội
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Köpetdag Stadium, Ashgabat
Attendance: 10,755
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

Hà Nội won 5–4 on aggregate.

Abahani Limited Dhaka Flag of Bangladesh.svg 4–3 Flag of North Korea.svg April 25
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Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 3,640
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
April 25 Flag of North Korea.svg 2–0 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Abahani Limited Dhaka
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Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

April 25 won 5–4 on aggregate.

Inter-zone play-off final

Summary

In the Inter-zone play-off final, the two winners of the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals play each other, with the order of legs determined by the Inter-zone play-off semi-final draw. The winners of the Inter-zone play-off final advance to the final.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Hà Nội Flag of Vietnam.svg 2–2 (a) Flag of North Korea.svg April 25 2–2 0–0

Matches

Hà Nội Flag of Vietnam.svg 2–2 Flag of North Korea.svg April 25
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Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 6,683
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
April 25 Flag of North Korea.svg 0–0 Flag of Vietnam.svg Hà Nội
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Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

2–2 on aggregate. April 25 won on away goals.

Final

In the final, the winners of the West Asia Zonal final and the winners of the Inter-zone play-off final played each other, with the host team (winners of the Inter-zone play-off final) alternated from the previous season's final. [6]

The match was originally to be hosted by April 25 at the Kim Il-sung Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea on 2 November 2019. However, on 22 October 2019, due to North Korea's decision to ban television transmission of football games, the AFC announced that the final would be held in Shanghai, China in order for the match to be transmitted. [7] [8] On 25 October 2019, the match was rescheduled from 2 November to 4 November and the host city was shifted from Shanghai to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [9]

April 25 Flag of North Korea.svg 0–1 Flag of Lebanon.svg Al-Ahed
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Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 500
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Notes

  1. ↑ Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
  2. ↑ PSM Makassar played their home matches at Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong, instead of their home Andi Mattalata Stadium, Makassar, since the stadium did not meet AFC regulations. [5]

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