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2011 AFC Champions League knockout stage

Main article: 2011 AFC Champions League

A total of 16 teams, 8 from West Asia and 8 from East Asia, competed in the 2011 AFC Champions League knockout stage. They included the 8 group winners and the 8 group runners-up from the group stage.

Each round of this single-elimination tournament was played over one or two matches. In the round of 16, each tie was played in one match, hosted by the winners of each group against the runners-up of another group. In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie was played over two legs on a home-and-away basis. The final was hosted by one of the finalists, decided by draw. The away goals rule (for two-legged ties), extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shootout would be used to decide the winner if necessary.[1]

The matchups for the round of 16 were decided prior to the group stage draw.[2] After the completion of the round of 16, the draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 7 June 2011.[3] In this draw, the "country protection" rule was applied: if there are exactly two clubs from the same country, they may not face each other in the quarter-finals; however, if there are more than two clubs from the same country, they may face each other in the quarter-finals.

Qualified teams

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Group Winners Runners-up
A   Sepahan   Al-Hilal
B   Al-Sadd   Al-Nassr
C   Al-Ittihad   Bunyodkor
D   Zob Ahan   Al-Shabab
E   Gamba Osaka   Tianjin Teda
F   FC Seoul   Nagoya Grampus
G   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors   Cerezo Osaka
H   Suwon Samsung Bluewings   Kashima Antlers

Bracket

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While the bracket below shows the entire knockout stage, the draw for the round of 16 matches was determined at the time of the group draw, and kept teams from East and West Asia completely separate for that round.

The draw for the quarter-finals and beyond was held separately, after the conclusion of the round of 16.

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
  Al-Ittihad 3
  Al-Hilal 1
  Al-Ittihad 3 0 3
  FC Seoul 1 1 2
  FC Seoul 3
  Kashima Antlers 0
  Al-Ittihad 2 1 3
  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3 2 5
  Gamba Osaka 0
  Cerezo Osaka 1
  Cerezo Osaka 4 1 5
  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3 6 9
  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3
  Tianjin Teda 0
  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 (2)
  Al-Sadd (p) 2 (4)
  Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2
  Nagoya Grampus 0
  Suwon Samsung Bluewings (a.e.t.) 1 2 3
  Zob Ahan 1 1 2
  Zob Ahan 4
  Al-Nassr 1
  Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0 1 1
  Al-Sadd 2 0 2
  Sepahan 3
  Bunyodkor 1
  Sepahan 0 2 2
  Al-Sadd [A] 3 1 4
  Al-Sadd 1
  Al-Shabab 0

Round of 16

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The matches were played 24–25 May 2011.[4][5]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Asia
Sepahan   3–1   Bunyodkor
Al-Ittihad   3–1   Al-Hilal
Al-Sadd   1–0   Al-Shabab
Zob Ahan   4–1   Al-Nassr
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Asia
Gamba Osaka   0–1   Cerezo Osaka
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors   3–0   Tianjin Teda
FC Seoul   3–0   Kashima Antlers
Suwon Samsung Bluewings   2–0   Nagoya Grampus

Matches

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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  3 – 0  Tianjin Teda
Eninho   32', 84'
Lee Seung-Hyun   43'		 Report
Attendance: 5,254
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)
Gamba Osaka  0 – 1  Cerezo Osaka
Report Takahashi   88'
Attendance: 16,463
Sepahan  3 – 1  Bunyodkor
Januário   28'
Touré   33'
Aghili   69' (pen.)		 Report Slavoljub Đorđević   57'
Attendance: 6,318
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Al-Ittihad  3 – 1  Al-Hilal
Nuno Assis   15', 59'
Ziaya   17'		 Report Al-Dosari   82'
Attendance: 17,150
Zob Ahan  4 – 1  Al-Nassr
Ghazi   1'
Castro   5', 63'
Kheiri   74'		 Report Al-Mutwa   66'
Attendance: 5,711
Al-Sadd  1 – 0  Al-Shabab
Koni   12' Report
Attendance: 7,140

Quarter-finals

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The first legs were played 14 September 2011, and the second legs were played 27–28 September 2011.[4]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cerezo Osaka   5–9   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 4–3 1–6
Al-Ittihad   3–2   FC Seoul 3–1 0–1
Sepahan   2–4   Al-Sadd 0–3[A] 2–1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings   3–2   Zob Ahan 1–1 2–1 (aet)
Notes
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    The AFC Disciplinary Committee decided to award the quarter-final first leg to Al-Sadd against Sepahan as a 3–0 forfeit win after Sepahan were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player. The match originally ended 1–0 to Sepahan.[6]

First legs

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Cerezo Osaka  4 – 3  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Bando   29'
Kiyotake   56', 81'
Kim Bo-Kyung   64' (pen.)		 Report Lee Dong-Gook   6', 45+1'
Cho Sung-Hwan   58'
Attendance: 15,450
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings  1 – 1  Zob Ahan
Park Hyun-Beom   66' Report Ghazi   57'
Attendance: 7,659
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Sepahan  0 – 3
Awarded[A]		  Al-Sadd
Ebrahimi   12' Report
Attendance: 5,621
Al-Ittihad  3 – 1  FC Seoul
Noor   45'
Al-Muwallad   76'
Wendel   90+2'		 Report Choi Tae-Uk   83'
Attendance: 16,790

Second legs

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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  6 – 1  Cerezo Osaka
Eninho   31'
Lee Dong-Gook   49', 55', 64', 90+1'
Kim Dong-Chan   76'		 Report Komatsu   72'
Attendance: 16,423

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 9–5 on aggregate.

FC Seoul  1 – 0  Al-Ittihad
Molina   85' Report
Attendance: 15,000

Al-Ittihad won 3–2 on aggregate.

Zob Ahan  1 – 2 (a.e.t.)  Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Ghazi   50' Report Yang Sang-Min   77'
Neretljak   99' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,250

Suwon Samsung Bluewings won 3–2 on aggregate.

Al-Sadd  1 – 2  Sepahan
Niang   86' Report Emad   7'
Ashjari   27'
Attendance: 6,026

Al-Sadd won 4–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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The first legs were played 19 October 2011, and the second legs were played 26 October 2011.[4]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Suwon Samsung Bluewings   1–2   Al-Sadd 0–2 1–0
Al-Ittihad   3–5   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–3 1–2

First legs

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Suwon Samsung Bluewings  0 – 2  Al-Sadd
Report Niang   70', 81'
Attendance: 9,864
Al-Ittihad  2 – 3  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Hazazi   6', 18' Report Eninho   2'
Son Seung-Joon   57'
Cho Sung-Hwan   77'
Attendance: 16,942

Second legs

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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  2 – 1  Al-Ittihad
Eninho   22', 36' Report Wendel   73'
Attendance: 17,069

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 5–3 on aggregate.

Al-Sadd  0 – 1  Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Report Oh Jang-Eun   7'
Attendance: 10,800
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)

Al-Sadd won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

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Main article: 2011 AFC Champions League Final

The final was played 5 November 2011 at home of one of the finalists, decided by draw.[1][4] This format is different from the 2009 and 2010 editions, where the final was played at a neutral venue.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "AFC Champions League 2011 Competitions Regulations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  2. ^ "AFC Champions League 2011 Draw Mechanism for Play-off Stage & Preliminary Stage (Group & Round of 16)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  3. ^ Korea challenge for former champions
  4. ^ a b c d "2011 AFC Champions League Official Match Schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  5. ^ ACL: Juicy encounters in offing
  6. ^ AFC Disciplinary Committee sanctions Sepahan
  7. ^ AFC Competitions Committee decisions
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