2020 AFC Champions League knockout stage

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The 2020 AFC Champions League knockout stage was played from 26 September to 19 December 2020 in Qatar. [1] A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2020 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 advanced to the round of 16, with both West Region (Groups A–D) and East Region (Groups E–H) having eight qualified teams.

RegionGroupWinnersRunners-up
West Region A Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal
B Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Shabab Al-Ahli
C Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Taawoun
D Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd
East Region E Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing FC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Victory
F Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai Flag of Japan.svg FC Tokyo
G Flag of Japan.svg Vissel Kobe Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings
H Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama F. Marinos Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 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 was played as a single-leg match at centralised venues, instead of the usual home-and-away two-legged basis as planned before the COVID-19 pandemic. Extra time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winners if necessary.

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.

RoundWest RegionEast Region
Round of 1626–27 September 20206–7 December 2020
Quarter-finals30 September10 December 2020
Semi-finals3 October 202013 December 2020
Final19 December 2020

The original schedule, as planned before the COVID-19 pandemic, was as follows.

After meetings with representatives of the member associations from the East Region held on 2 March 2020 and from the West Region held on 7–8 March 2020, it was agreed that the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals would be moved to 10–12 and 24–26 August, 14–16 and 28–30 September, and 20–21 and 27–28 October. [3] [4]

On 9 July 2020, the AFC announced the new schedule for the remaining matches, with all matches before the final played at centralised venues. The West Region round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals would be played on 26–27 September, 30 September and 3 October, and the East Region round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals would be played on 3–4 November, 25 November and 28 November. The final would be played on 5 December, at a venue in the West Region. [5] [6] On 10 September 2020, the AFC announced that East Region round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals were rescheduled to be played on 6–7 December, 10 December and 13 December, and the final were rescheduled to 19 December. [7]

Venues

On 16 July 2020, the AFC announced that Qatar would host all West Region matches after restart. [8] On 27 July 2020, the AFC announced that Malaysia would host two round of 16 matches involving teams from Group G and H, and both quarter-finals and the semi-final of the East Region. [9] However, on 9 October 2020, the AFC announced that following an agreement with Qatar Football Association, all East Region matches after restart would also be played in Qatar. [10] On 16 October 2020, the AFC announced that the final would be played in Qatar. [11]

The following centralised venues in Qatar were used:

Bracket

The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:

RoundWest RegionEast Region
Round of 16
  • Winners of Group A vs. Runners-up of Group B
  • Winners of Group B vs. Runners-up of Group A
  • Winners of Group C vs. Runners-up of Group D
  • Winners of Group D vs. Runners-up of Group C
  • Winners of Group E vs. Runners-up of Group F
  • Winners of Group F vs. Runners-up of Group E
  • Winners of Group G vs. Runners-up of Group H
  • Winners of Group H vs. Runners-up of Group G
Quarter-finals(Matchups decided by draw, involving four round of 16 winners)
  • QF West 1
  • QF West 2
(Matchups decided by draw, involving four round of 16 winners)
  • QF East 1
  • QF East 2
Semi-finals
  • SF West: Winners of QF West 1 vs. Winners of QF West 2
  • SF East: Winners of QF East 1 vs. Winners of QF East 2
Final
  • Winners of SF West vs. Winners of SF East

The bracket was decided after the draw for the quarter-finals. The draw for the West Region quarter-finals was held on 28 September 2020, 11:00 AST (UTC+3), and the draw for the East Region quarter-finals was held on 8 December 2020, 11:30 AST (UTC+3), both in Doha, Qatar. [12] [13] [14] [15]

 
 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
              
 
27 September – Al Rayyan (ECS)
 
 
 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr 1
 
30 September – Al Rayyan (JBHS)
 
 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Taawoun 0
 
 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr 2
 
26 September – Al Wakrah
 
 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli 0
 
 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli (p)1 (4)
 
3 October – Al Rayyan (JBHS)
 
 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Shabab Al-Ahli 1 (3)
 
 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr 1 (3)
 
27 September – Al Rayyan (ECS)
 
 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis (p)1 (5)
 
 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis 1
 
30 September – Al Rayyan (JBHS)
 
 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd 0
 
 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis 2
 
26 September – Al Wakrah
 
 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor 0
 
 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor 2
 
19 December – Al Wakrah
 
 Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal 1
 
 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis 1
 
6 December – Al Rayyan (ECS)
 
 Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai 2
 
 Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai 3
 
10 December – Al Wakrah
 
 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Victory 0
 
 Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai 2
 
6 December – Al Rayyan (ECS)
 
 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing FC 0
 
 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing FC 1
 
13 December – Al Rayyan (JBHS)
 
 Flag of Japan.svg FC Tokyo 0
 
 Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai (a.e.t.)2
 
7 December – Al Rayyan (KIS)
 
 Flag of Japan.svg Vissel Kobe 1
 
 Flag of Japan.svg Vissel Kobe 2
 
10 December – Al Wakrah
 
 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai SIPG 0
 
 Flag of Japan.svg Vissel Kobe (p)1 (7)
 
7 December – Al Rayyan (KIS)
 
 Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1 (6)
 
 Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama F. Marinos 2
 
 
 Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3
 

Round of 16

Summary

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

Team 1 Score Team 2
West Region
Al-Ahli Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Shabab Al-Ahli
Pakhtakor Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2–1 Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal
Persepolis Flag of Iran.svg 1–0 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd
Al-Nassr Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1–0 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Taawoun
Team 1 Score Team 2
East Region
Beijing FC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1–0 Flag of Japan.svg FC Tokyo
Ulsan Hyundai Flag of South Korea.svg 3–0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Victory
Vissel Kobe Flag of Japan.svg 2–0 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai SIPG
Yokohama F. Marinos Flag of Japan.svg 2–3 Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings

West Region

Al-Ahli Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1–1 (a.e.t.) Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Shabab Al-Ahli
Live Report
Stats Report
Penalties
4–3
Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Attendance: 10
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Pakhtakor Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2–1 Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal
Live Report
Stats Report
Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Persepolis Flag of Iran.svg 1–0 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd
Live Report
Stats Report
Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
Al-Nassr Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1–0 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Taawoun
Live Report
Stats Report
Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

East Region

Beijing FC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1–0 Flag of Japan.svg FC Tokyo
Live Report
Stats Report
Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Ulsan Hyundai Flag of South Korea.svg 3–0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Victory
Live Report
Stats Report
Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 0
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
Vissel Kobe Flag of Japan.svg 2–0 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai SIPG
Live Report
Stats Report
Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

Quarter-finals

Summary

In the quarter-finals, the four teams from the West Region played in two ties, and the four teams from the East Region played in two ties, with the matchups decided by draw, without any seeding or country protection. The draw for the West Region quarter-finals was held on 28 September 2020, [12] [13] and the draw for the East Region quarter-finals was held on 8 December 2020. [14] [15]

Team 1 Score Team 2
West Region
Al-Nassr Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2–0 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli
Persepolis Flag of Iran.svg 2–0 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor
Team 1 Score Team 2
East Region
Ulsan Hyundai Flag of South Korea.svg 2–0 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing FC
Vissel Kobe Flag of Japan.svg 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)		 Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon Samsung Bluewings

West Region

Al-Nassr Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2–0 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli
Live Report
Stats Report
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
Persepolis Flag of Iran.svg 2–0 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor
Live Report
Stats Report
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan
Attendance: 0
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

East Region

Semi-finals

Summary

In the semi-finals, the two quarter-final winners from the West Region played against each other, and the two quarter-final winners from the East Region played against each other.

Team 1 Score Team 2
West Region
Al-Nassr Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
Team 1 Score Team 2
East Region
Ulsan Hyundai Flag of South Korea.svg 2–1 (a.e.t.) Flag of Japan.svg Vissel Kobe

West Region

East Region

Ulsan Hyundai Flag of South Korea.svg 2–1 (a.e.t.) Flag of Japan.svg Vissel Kobe
Live Report
Stats Report
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan [note 1]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Final

In the final, the two semi-final winners played against each other, at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar. [11]

Persepolis Flag of Iran.svg 1–2 Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai
Live Report
Stats Report
Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Attendance: 8,517
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Notes

  1. ↑ The semi-final of the East Region was originally scheduled to be played at Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, but was moved to Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan, to ensure optimum pitch conditions for the semi-final and the final. [16]

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