2012 AFC Champions League knockout stage

The 2012 AFC Champions League knockout stage was contested by a total of 16 teams (8 from West Zone and 8 from East Zone). They included the 8 group winners and the 8 group runners-up from the group stage.

Free kick for Al-Ittihad (2004 & 2005 AFC winner) against Persepolis. That match ended 3-0.

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 based on the results from the group stage.[2] After the completion of the round of 16, the draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final was held at the AFC house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 14 June 2012, 16:00 UTC+08:00.[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 Al-Jazira Esteghlal
B Al-Ittihad Baniyas
C Sepahan Al-Ahli
D Al-Hilal Persepolis
E Adelaide United Bunyodkor
F Ulsan Hyundai FC Tokyo
G Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Nagoya Grampus
H Guangzhou Evergrande Kashiwa Reysol

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 West Zone and East Zone 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
                                     
Adelaide United 1  
Nagoya Grampus 0  
  Adelaide United 2 2 4  
  Bunyodkor (a.e.t.) 2 3 5  
Seongnam Ilhwa 0
Bunyodkor 1  
  Bunyodkor 1 0 1  
  Ulsan Hyundai 3 2 5  
Ulsan Hyundai 3  
Kashiwa Reysol 2  
  Ulsan Hyundai 1 4 5
  Al-Hilal 0 0 0  
Al-Hilal 7
Baniyas 1  
  Ulsan Hyundai 3
  Al-Ahli 0
Al-Ittihad 3  
Persepolis 0  
  Al-Ittihad 4 1 5
  Guangzhou Evergrande 2 2 4  
Guangzhou Evergrande 1
FC Tokyo 0  
  Al-Ittihad 1 0 1
  Al-Ahli 0 2 2  
Sepahan 2  
Esteghlal 0  
  Sepahan 0 1 1
  Al-Ahli 0 4 4  
Al-Jazira 3 (2)
Al-Ahli (p) 3 (4)  

Round of 16

The matches were played 22 and 23 May (West Zone) and 29 and 30 May 2012 (East Zone).[4][5]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Zone
Al-Jazira 3–3 (aet)
(2–4 p)		 Al-Ahli
Sepahan 2–0 Esteghlal
Al-Ittihad 3–0 Persepolis
Al-Hilal 7–1 Baniyas
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Zone
Adelaide United 1–0 Nagoya Grampus
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0–1 Bunyodkor
Ulsan Hyundai 3–2 Kashiwa Reysol
Guangzhou Evergrande 1–0 FC Tokyo

Matches
Sepahan 2–0 Esteghlal
Correa  8'
Bengar  34'		 Report
Attendance: 12,351
Al-Ittihad 3–0 Persepolis
Hazazi  36' (pen.)
Abdelghani  45+1'
Otaif  87'		 Report
Attendance: 15,300
Al-Hilal 7–1 Baniyas
Yoo Byung-Soo  23', 38', 53', 61'
Wilhelmsson  26', 59'
Al-Dawsari  86'		 Report Yeste  57' (pen.)
Attendance: 22,518
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0–1 Bunyodkor
Report Karimov  53' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,808
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Guangzhou Evergrande 1–0 FC Tokyo
Cléo  31' Report
Attendance: 39,560

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played 19 September 2012, and the second legs were played 2 and 3 October 2012.[4]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ittihad 5–4 Guangzhou Evergrande 4–2 1–2
Sepahan 1–4 Al-Ahli 0–0 1–4
Adelaide United 4–5 Bunyodkor 2–2 2–3 (a.e.t.)
Ulsan Hyundai 5–0 Al-Hilal 1–0 4–0

First legs
Adelaide United 2–2 Bunyodkor
Ramsay  7'
Kostopoulos  16'		 Report Hasanov  44'
Salomov  75'
Attendance: 10,366
Ulsan Hyundai 1–0 Al-Hilal
Rafinha  10' Report
Attendance: 5,955
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Sepahan 0–0 Al-Ahli
Report
Attendance: 9,280
Al-Ittihad 4–2 Guangzhou Evergrande
Diego Souza  28'
Noor  49' (pen.)
Hazazi  61', 88'		 Report Gao Lin  27'
Huang Bowen  39'
Attendance: 15,971

Second legs
Guangzhou Evergrande 2–1 Al-Ittihad
Barrios  19'
Conca  35' (pen.)		 Report F. Al-Muwallad  79'
Attendance: 39,997

Al-Ittihad won 5–4 on aggregate.

Al-Ahli 4–1 Sepahan
Simões  30' (pen.)
Al Hosni  35', 45+1'
Jaizawi  70'		 Report Talebi  37'
Attendance: 16,838

Al-Ahli won 4–1 on aggregate.

Bunyodkor 3–2 (a.e.t.) Adelaide United
Turaev  20'
Shorakhmedov  72'
Rakhmatullaev  114'		 Report Ramsay  4'
Neumann  63'
Attendance: 7,212

Bunyodkor won 5–4 on aggregate.

Al-Hilal 0–4 Ulsan Hyundai
Report Rafinha  24', 27'
Kim Shin-Wook  54'
Lee Keun-Ho  65'
Attendance: 19,573
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Ulsan Hyundai won 5–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The first legs were played 22 and 24 October 2012, and the second legs were played 31 October 2012.[4]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ittihad 1–2 Al-Ahli 1–0 0–2
Bunyodkor 1–5 Ulsan Hyundai 1–3 0–2

First legs
Al-Ittihad 1–0 Al-Ahli
Hazazi  67' Report
Attendance: 17,050
Bunyodkor 1–3 Ulsan Hyundai
Ibrokhimov  5' Report Rafinha  31'
Kim Shin-Wook  53'
Lee Keun-Ho  72'
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)

Second legs

Ulsan Hyundai won 5–1 on aggregate.

Al-Ahli 2–0 Al-Ittihad
Al-Musa  44'
Simões  84'		 Report
Attendance: 17,200

Al-Ahli won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 2012 AFC Champions League Final

The final of the 2012 AFC Champions League was hosted by one of the finalists, decided by a draw.[1] According to the draw on 14 June 2012, the winner of semi-final 2 would host the final.[6] Therefore, Ulsan Hyundai was the home team.

Ulsan Hyundai 3–0 Al-Ahli
Kwak Tae-Hwi  13'
Rafinha  68'
Kim Seung-Yong  75'		 Report
Attendance: 42,153

References
  1. "AFC Champions League 2012 Competitions Regulations". AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-23.
  2. "Mouth-watering ties await in R16". AFC. 2012-05-17. Archived from the original on 2012-12-09.
  3. "First-timers face experienced campaigners". AFC. 2012-06-14.
  4. "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2012" (PDF). AFC.
  5. "ACL Round of 16 matches rescheduled". AFC. 2012-04-08.
  6. "SF2 winners to host ACL Final". AFC. 2012-06-14. Archived from the original on 2012-12-17.
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