2009 AFC Champions League knockout stage

The 2009 AFC Champions League knockout stage was played from 26 May to 7 November 2009. A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2009 AFC Champions League.

Qualified teams

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 teams qualified.

Zone Group Winners Runners-up
West Zone
(Groups A–D)		 A Al-Hilal Pakhtakor
B Persepolis Al-Shabab
C Al-Ittihad Umm-Salal
D Al-Ettifaq Bunyodkor
East Zone
(Groups E–H)		 E Nagoya Grampus Newcastle Jets
F Gamba Osaka FC Seoul
G Kashima Antlers Suwon Samsung Bluewings
H Pohang Steelers Kawasaki Frontale

Bracket

Note: 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, and placed no restrictions on which teams could meet.

  Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                     
Al-Ettifaq 1  
Pakhtakor 2  
  Pakhtakor 1 0 1  
  Al-Ittihad 1 4 5  
Al-Ittihad 2
Al-Shabab 1  
  Al-Ittihad 6 2 8  
  Nagoya Grampus 2 1 3  
Gamba Osaka 2  
Kawasaki Frontale 3  
  Kawasaki Frontale 2 1 3
  Nagoya Grampus 1 3 4  
Nagoya Grampus 2
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1  
  Al-Ittihad 1
  Pohang Steelers 2
Persepolis 0  
Bunyodkor 1  
  Bunyodkor 3 1 4
  Pohang Steelers (aet) 1 4 5  
Pohang Steelers 6
Newcastle Jets 0  
  Pohang Steelers 2 2 4
  Umm-Salal 0 1 1  
Al-Hilal 0 (3)  
Umm-Salal (p) 0 (4)  
  Umm-Salal 3 1 4
  FC Seoul 2 1 3  
Kashima Antlers 2 (4)
FC Seoul (p) 2 (5)  

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 of the 2009 AFC Champions League was held on 7 January 2009, along with the draw for the group stage.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Asia
Al-Hilal 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Umm-Salal
Persepolis 0–1 Bunyodkor
Al-Ittihad 2–1 Al-Shabab
Al-Ettifaq 1–2 Pakhtakor
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Asia
Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Gamba Osaka 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale
Kashima Antlers 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 FC Seoul
Pohang Steelers 6–0 Newcastle Jets

West Asia
Persepolis 0–1 Bunyodkor
Report Rivaldo  41' (pen.)
Attendance: 95,225
Al-Ittihad 2–1 Al-Shabab
Al-Muwallad  46'
Aboucherouane  90+3'		 Report Bin Saran  18'
Attendance: 18,000
Al-Ettifaq 1–2 Pakhtakor
Tagoe  32' Report Z. Tadjiyev  79'
Geynrikh  90+1'
Attendance: 6,527
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

East Asia
Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Ogawa  22'
Tamada  66'		 Report Edu  69'
Attendance: 6,859
Gamba Osaka 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale
Leandro  27', 39' Report K. Nakamura  33'
Renatinho  76'
Kurotsu  85'
Attendance: 14,128
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (UAE)
Pohang Steelers 6–0 Newcastle United Jets
Denilson  9' (pen.)
Choi Hyo-jin  15', 63', 72'
Kim Jae-sung  56'
Ristić  85'		 Report
Attendance: 15,253

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals and the remaining knockout rounds took place at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 29, 2009.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Umm-Salal 4–3 FC Seoul 3–2 1–1
Kawasaki Frontale 3–4 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 1–3
Pakhtakor 1–5 Al-Ittihad 1–1 0–4
Bunyodkor 4–5 Pohang Steelers 3–1 1–4 (a.e.t.)

First leg
Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Nagoya Grampus
K. Nakamura  60'
Juninho  63'		 Report Kennedy  28'
Attendance: 17,939
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
Bunyodkor 3–1 Pohang Steelers
Karpenko  29'
Djeparov  79', 85'		 Report No Byung-jun  7'
Attendance: 8,350
Umm-Salal 3–2 FC Seoul
Alves  55', 85'
Fabio Cesar  84'		 Report Jung Jo-gook  3', 45'
Attendance: 7,139
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Pakhtakor 1–1 Al-Ittihad
Nikolić  6' Report Al-Saqri  71'
Attendance: 14,000

Second leg
Pohang Steelers 4–1 (a.e.t.) Bunyodkor
Kim Jae-sung  46'
Denilson  57', 77'
Ristić  102'		 Report Victor Karpenko  89'
Attendance: 16,252
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

Pohang Steelers won 5–4 on aggregate.

Nagoya Grampus 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale
Ogawa  26'
Yoshida  35'
Kennedy  88'		 Report Chong Tese  38'
Attendance: 8,796

Nagoya Grampus won 4–3 on aggregate.

FC Seoul 1–1 Umm-Salal
Damjanović  16' Report Askar  14'
Attendance: 15,348
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Umm-Salal won 4–3 on aggregate.

Al-Ittihad 4–0 Pakhtakor
Al-Nemri  43'
Chermiti  55'
Aboucherouane  71'
Noor  76'		 Report
Attendance: 18,753
Referee: Kim Dong-jin (Korea)

Al-Ittihad won 5–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ittihad 8–3 Nagoya Grampus 6–2 2–1
Pohang Steelers 4–1 Umm-Salal 2–0 2–1

First leg
Pohang Steelers 2–0 Umm-Salal
Hwang Jae-won  45+2'
Kim Jae-sung  79'		 Report
Attendance: 15,635
Al-Ittihad 6–2 Nagoya Grampus
Hadid  24'
Noor  65', 76', 90+1'
Leguizamón  83'
Chermiti  90+3'		 Report Kennedy  14'
N. Nakamura  33'
Attendance: 18,265
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (UAE)

Second leg
Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Al-Ittihad
Sugimoto  67' Report Al-Saqri  43'
Chermiti  59'
Attendance: 11,046
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Al-Ittihad won 8–3 on aggregate.

Umm-Salal 1–2 Pohang Steelers
Ibrahima Nadiya  90+3' Report Ristić  55'
No Byung-jun  60'
Attendance: 9,200

Pohang won 4–1 on aggregate.

Final

Al-Ittihad 1–2 Pohang Steelers
Noor  74' Report No Byung-jun  57'
Kim Hyung-il  66'
Attendance: 25,743

References
  1. Game schedule & monthly Schedule - Monthly '0909 Archived 2009-08-31 at the Wayback Machine Kawasaki Frontale official website (Japanese)
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