2011 AFC Champions League knockout stage

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.

Main article: 2011 AFC Champions League

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
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

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

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
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

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

Team 1 Agg. 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
  1. ^
    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
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
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

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

Team 1 Agg. 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
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
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
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
  1. "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. "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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