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2018 AFC Champions League knockout stage

The 2018 AFC Champions League knockout stage was played from 7 May to 10 November 2018.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2018 AFC Champions League.[2]

Qualified teams

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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 RegionA Al-Ahli Al-Jazira
B Al-Duhail Zob Ahan
C Persepolis Al-Sadd
D Esteghlal Al-Ain
East RegionE Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Tianjin Quanjian
F Shanghai SIPG Ulsan Hyundai
G Guangzhou Evergrande Buriram United
H Suwon Samsung Bluewings Kashima Antlers

Format

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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 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

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The schedule of each round was as follows.[1] Matches in the West Region were played on Mondays and Tuesdays, while matches in the East Region were played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

RoundFirst legSecond leg
Round of 167–9 May 201814–16 May 2018
Quarter-finals27–29 August 201817–19 September 2018
Semi-finals2–3 October 201823–24 October 2018
Final3 November 201810 November 2018

Bracket

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The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:

RoundMatchups
Round of 16(Group winners host second leg)
Quarter-finals(Matchups and order of legs decided by draw, involving four round of 16 winners each in West Region and East Region)
Semi-finals(Winners QF1 and QF3 host first leg, Winners QF2 and QF4 host second leg)
Final(Winner SF2 host first leg, Winner SF1 host second leg, as reversed from previous season's final)
  • Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2

The bracket was decided after the draw for the quarter-finals, which was held on 23 May 2018, 16:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3][4][5]

Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                
Kashima Antlers314
Shanghai SIPG123
Kashima Antlers235
Tianjin Quanjian000
Tianjin Quanjian (a)022
Guangzhou Evergrande022
Kashima Antlers336
East Region
Suwon Samsung Bluewings235
Buriram United303
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors224
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors033 (2)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings (p)303 (4)
Ulsan Hyundai101
Suwon Samsung Bluewings033
Kashima Antlers202
Persepolis000
Zob Ahan112
Esteghlal033
Esteghlal123
Al-Sadd325
Al-Sadd224
Al-Ahli123
Al-Sadd011
West Region
Persepolis112
Al-Ain213
Al-Duhail448
Al-Duhail112
Persepolis033
Al-Jazira314
Persepolis (a)224

Round of 16

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Summary

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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.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Region
Al-Jazira 4–4 (a) Persepolis3–21–2
Al-Sadd 4–3 Al-Ahli2–12–2
Zob Ahan 2–3 Esteghlal1–01–3
Al-Ain 3–8 Al-Duhail2–41–4
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
East Region
Tianjin Quanjian 2–2 (a) Guangzhou Evergrande0–02–2
Buriram United 3–4 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors3–20–2
Ulsan Hyundai 1–3 Suwon Samsung Bluewings1–00–3
Kashima Antlers 4–3 Shanghai SIPG3–11–2

West Region

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Al-Jazira 3–2 Persepolis
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 5,821
Persepolis 2–1 Al-Jazira
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

4–4 on aggregate. Persepolis won on away goals.

Al-Sadd 2–1 Al-Ahli
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 3,613
Al-Ahli 2–2 Al-Sadd
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 24,150
Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Al-Sadd won 4–3 on aggregate.

Zob Ahan 1–0 Esteghlal
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 10,160
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Esteghlal 3–1 Zob Ahan
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 75,680
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Esteghlal won 3–2 on aggregate.

Al-Duhail 4–1 Al-Ain
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 6,853

Al-Duhail won 8–3 on aggregate.

East Region

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2–2 on aggregate. Tianjin Quanjian won on away goals.

Buriram United 3–2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 10,382

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 4–3 on aggregate.

Suwon Samsung Bluewings won 3–1 on aggregate.

Kashima Antlers 3–1 Shanghai SIPG
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 8,860
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Kashima Antlers won 4–3 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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Summary

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The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 23 May 2018.[5] 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 and order of legs decided by draw, without any seeding or country protection.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Region
Esteghlal 3–5 Al-Sadd1–32–2
Al-Duhail 2–3 Persepolis1–01–3
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
East Region
Kashima Antlers 5–0 Tianjin Quanjian2–03–0
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–3 (2–4 p) Suwon Samsung Bluewings0–33–0 (a.e.t.)

West Region

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Esteghlal 1–3 Al-Sadd
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 78,116
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Al-Sadd 2–2 Esteghlal
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 6,462

Al-Sadd won 5–3 on aggregate.

Al-Duhail 1–0 Persepolis
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 6,650
Referee: Mohanad Qassim (Iraq)
Persepolis 3–1 Al-Duhail
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 71,312

Persepolis won 3–2 on aggregate.

East Region

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Kashima Antlers won 5–0 on aggregate.

3–3 on aggregate. Suwon Samsung Bluewings won 4–2 on penalties.

Semi-finals

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Summary

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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.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Region
Al-Sadd 1–2 Persepolis0–11–1
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
East Region
Kashima Antlers 6–5 Suwon Samsung Bluewings3–23–3

West Region

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Al-Sadd 0–1 Persepolis
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 9,087
Persepolis 1–1 Al-Sadd
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 81,350

Persepolis won 2–1 on aggregate.

East Region

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Kashima Antlers won 6–5 on aggregate.

Final

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Main article: 2018 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 East Region, second leg hosted by team from the West Region) reversed from the previous season's final.

Kashima Antlers 2–0 Persepolis
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 35,022
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Persepolis 0–0 Kashima Antlers
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Kashima Antlers won 2–0 on aggregate.

Notes

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  1. ^ The Tianjin Quanjian v Kashima Antlers match was played in Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau instead of Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "AFC Competitions Calendar 2018". AFC. 11 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "2018 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  3. ^ "Impressive quarter-finalists promise thrills". AFC. 22 May 2018.
  4. ^ "AFC Champions League 2018 Knockout Stage Official Draw". YouTube. 23 May 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Quarter-final ties confirmed". AFC. 23 May 2018.
  6. ^ "亚足联官宣权健亚冠主场移师澳门 不在天津举行". Sina Sports. 3 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Geiger to lead ref crew at AFC Champions League semifinal". Major League Soccer. 19 October 2018.
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