2016 AFC Cup knockout stage

The 2016 AFC Cup knockout stage was played from 24 May to 5 November 2016.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2016 AFC Cup.[2]

Qualified teams

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The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage qualified for the knockout stage. Both West Zone and East Zone had eight qualified teams.

Zone Group Winners Runners-up
West Zone
(Groups A–D)
A   Al-Ahed   Al-Wehdat
B   Naft Al-Wasat   Al-Faisaly
C   Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya   Al-Wahda
D   Al-Muharraq   Al-Jaish
East Zone
(Groups E–H)
E   Ceres   Tampines Rovers
F   Kitchee   Kaya
G   Mohun Bagan   South China
H   Johor Darul Ta'zim   Bengaluru FC

Format

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In the knockout stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the teams split between the two zones until the final. In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, while in the round of 16 and final, each tie was played as a single match. The away goals rule (for two-legged ties), extra time (away goals would not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 12.4).[2]

Starting from this season, the knockout stage was split between the two zones until the final, similar to the AFC Champions League (Regulations Article 12.3).[2]

Schedule

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The schedule of each round was as follows.[1]

Round First leg Second leg
Round of 16 24–25 May 2016
Quarter-finals 13–14 September 2016 20–21 September 2016
Semi-finals 27–28 September 2016 18–19 October 2016
Final 5 November 2016

Bracket

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The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:

  • Round of 16: (group winners host match)
West Zone
  • Winner Group A vs. Runner-up Group C
  • Winner Group C vs. Runner-up Group A
  • Winner Group B vs. Runner-up Group D
  • Winner Group D vs. Runner-up Group B
East Zone
  • Winner Group E vs. Runner-up Group G
  • Winner Group G vs. Runner-up Group E
  • Winner Group F vs. Runner-up Group H
  • Winner Group H vs. Runner-up Group F
  • Quarterfinals: (matchups and order of legs decided by draw)
West Zone
  • QF1
  • QF2
East Zone
  • QF3
  • QF4
  • Semifinals: (Winners QF1 and QF3 host first leg, Winners QF2 and QF4 host second leg)
West Zone
  • SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2
East Zone
  • SF2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4
  • Final: Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2 (host team decided by draw)
Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2
  Al-Wehdat 1
  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1 4 5
  Al-Jaish 1 0 1
  Naft Al-Wasat 0
  Al-Jaish 1
  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1 3 4
West Zone
  Al-Ahed 1 2 3
  Al-Ahed 4
  Al-Wahda 0
  Al-Ahed 1 2 3
  Al-Muharraq 0 0 0
  Al-Muharraq 1
  Al-Faisaly 0
  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1
  Bengaluru FC 0
  Ceres 0
  South China (a.e.t.) 1
  South China 1 1 2
  Johor Darul Ta'zim 1 2 3
  Johor Darul Ta'zim 7
  Kaya 2
  Johor Darul Ta'zim 1 1 2
East Zone
  Bengaluru FC 1 3 4
  Kitchee 2
  Bengaluru FC 3
  Bengaluru FC 1 0 1
  Tampines Rovers 0 0 0
  Mohun Bagan 1
  Tampines Rovers (a.e.t.) 2

Round of 16

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In the round of 16, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group from the same zone, with the group winners hosting the match.[3]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Zone
Al-Ahed   4–0   Al-Wahda
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya   2–1   Al-Wehdat
Naft Al-Wasat   0–1   Al-Jaish
Al-Muharraq   1–0   Al-Faisaly
East Zone
Ceres   0–1 (a.e.t.)   South China
Mohun Bagan   1–2 (a.e.t.)   Tampines Rovers
Kitchee   2–3   Bengaluru FC
Johor Darul Ta'zim   7–2   Kaya

West Zone

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Al-Ahed  4–0  Al-Wahda
Atwi   12'
Al-Hussain   75' (pen.)
Dramé   88', 90+3'
Report
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya  2–1  Al-Wehdat
Abdul-Wahid   15'
Ahmad   37'
Report Deeb   43'

Naft Al-Wasat  0–1  Al-Jaish
Report Hamdoko   78'

Al-Muharraq  1–0  Al-Faisaly
Kanú   81' Report

East Zone

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Ceres  0–1 (a.e.t.)  South China
Report Carlos   107'

Mohun Bagan  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Tampines Rovers
Singh   72' Report Webb   63'
Yunos   116'

Kitchee  2–3  Bengaluru FC
Rufino   7'
Tarrés   42'
Report Chhetri   31' (pen.), 33'
Lalhlimpuia   51'
Attendance: 2,806
Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Johor Darul Ta'zim  7–2  Kaya
Lucero   14', 54', 70'
Díaz   23' (pen.)
Azamuddin   33', 40'
Mahali   69'
Report Porteria   53'
Ugarte   88'
Attendance: 17,322

Quarter-finals

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In the quarter-finals, the four teams from the West Zone were drawn into two ties, and the four teams from the East Zone were drawn into the other two ties, with the order of legs also decided by the draw.[4]

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 9 June 2016, 15:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the Petaling Jaya Hilton Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[5] There was no seeding or country protection, so teams from the same association could be drawn into the same tie.[4]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Zone
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya   5–1   Al-Jaish 1–1 4–0
Al-Ahed   3–0   Al-Muharraq 1–0 2–0
East Zone
South China   2–3   Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–1 1–2
Bengaluru FC   1–0   Tampines Rovers 1–0 0–0

West Zone

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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya  1–1  Al-Jaish
Ahmad   90+8' Report Al-Ali   60'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
Al-Jaish  0–4  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Report Rasan   50'
Radhi   67'
Ahmad   80'
Mohsin   90+2'

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won 5–1 on aggregate.


Al-Ahed  1–0  Al-Muharraq
Zreik   5' Report
Al-Muharraq  0–2  Al-Ahed
Report Musa   23'
Zreik   90+3'

Al-Ahed won 3–0 on aggregate.

East Zone

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South China  1–1  Johor Darul Ta'zim
Komazec   90+3' Report Díaz   22'
Attendance: 3,938
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
Johor Darul Ta'zim  2–1  South China
Lucero   58'
Díaz   88'
Report Komazec   90+5'
Attendance: 17,350
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Johor Darul Ta'zim won 3–2 on aggregate.


Bengaluru FC  1–0  Tampines Rovers
Vineeth   7' Report
Tampines Rovers  0–0  Bengaluru FC
Report

Bengaluru FC won 1–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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In the semi-finals, the two quarter-final winners from the West Zone played each other, and the two quarter-final winners from the East Zone played each other, with the order of legs determined by the quarter-final draw.[4]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Zone
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya   4–3   Al-Ahed 1–1 3–2
East Zone
Johor Darul Ta'zim   2–4   Bengaluru FC 1–1 1–3

West Zone

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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya  1–1  Al-Ahed
Midani   24' Report Dakik   62'
Al-Ahed  2–3  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Mansour   14' (pen.)
Chaito   36'
Report Ahmad   28'
Mansour   70' (o.g.)
Rasan   76'

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won 4–3 on aggregate.

East Zone

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Johor Darul Ta'zim  1–1  Bengaluru FC
Díaz   52' Report Lyngdoh   56'
Attendance: 18,000
Bengaluru FC  3–1  Johor Darul Ta'zim
Chhetri   41', 67'
Juanan   76'
Report Safiq   11'

Bengaluru FC won 4–2 on aggregate.

Final

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In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the host team decided by a draw, held after the quarter-final draw.[4]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya   1–0   Bengaluru FC
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya  1–0  Bengaluru FC
Ahmad   70' Report

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e Teams from Iraq were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
  2. ^ Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
  3. ^ The Bengaluru FC v Tampines Rovers match was played behind closed doors due to local unrest.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016" (PDF). AFC.
  2. ^ a b c "2016 AFC Cup Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. 28 November 2015.
  3. ^ "AFC Cup 2016 Draw Results" (PDF). AFC.
  4. ^ a b c d "Holders JDT set to face South China in AFC Cup quarter-finals". AFC. 9 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Stage set for AFC Cup 2016 Knockout Stage draw". AFC. 8 June 2016.
  6. ^ "JSW Bengaluru FC v Tampines Rovers match rescheduled". AFC. 13 September 2016.
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