2014 AFC Cup knockout stage

The knock-out stage of the 2014 AFC Cup was played from 13 May to 18 October 2014. A total of 16 teams competed in the knock-out stage.[1]

Qualified teams

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

Zone Group Winners Runners-up
West Asia Zone
(Groups A–D)		 A Safa That Ras
B Al-Kuwait Al-Nejmeh
C Al-Qadsia Al-Hidd
D Erbil Riffa
East Asia Zone
(Groups E–H)		 E Persipura Jayapura Churchill Brothers
F Hà Nội T&T Arema Cronus
G Vissai Ninh Bình Yangon United
H Kitchee Nay Pyi Taw

Format

In the knock-out stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament. 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 do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.[1]

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.[2]

Round First leg Second leg
Round of 16 13–14 May 2014
Quarter-finals 19 August 2014 26 August 2014
Semi-finals 16 September 2014 30 September 2014
Final 18 October 2014

Bracket

In the round of 16, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group in the same zone, with the group winners hosting the match.[1] The matchups were determined as follows:

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 28 May 2014, 15:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3] Teams from different zones could be drawn into the same tie, and the "country protection" rule was applied, so teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie.

There was no draw for the semi-finals, with the matchups determined by the quarter-final draw: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2 and Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4, with winners QF2 and QF4 hosting the second leg.

The draw to decide the host team of the final was held after the quarter-final draw.[3]

  Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                     
Hà Nội T&T 5  
Nay Pyi Taw 0  
  Hà Nội T&T 0 0 0  
  Erbil 1 2 3  
Erbil (p) 0 (3)
Al-Nejmeh 0 (0)  
  Erbil 1 2 3  
  Kitchee 1 1 2  
Vissai Ninh Bình 4  
Churchill Brothers 2  
  Vissai Ninh Bình 2 1 3
  Kitchee 4 0 4  
Kitchee 2
Arema Cronus 0  
  Erbil 0 (2)
  Al-Qadsia (p) 0 (4)
Al-Qadsia 4  
That Ras 0  
  Al-Qadsia (a) 1 2 3
  Al-Hidd 1 2 3  
Safa 0
Al-Hidd 1  
  Al-Qadsia 4 6 10
  Persipura Jayapura 2 0 2  
Al-Kuwait 3  
Riffa 0  
  Al-Kuwait 3 1 4
  Persipura Jayapura 2 6 8  
Persipura Jayapura 9
Yangon United 2  

Round of 16
Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Asia Zone
Safa 0–1 Al-Hidd
Al-Qadsia 4–0 That Ras
Al-Kuwait 3–0 Riffa
Erbil 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)		 Al-Nejmeh
East Asia Zone
Persipura Jayapura 9–2 Yangon United
Vissai Ninh Bình 4–2 Churchill Brothers
Hà Nội T&T 5–0 Nay Pyi Taw
Kitchee 2–0 Arema Cronus
Persipura Jayapura 9–2 Yangon United
Foday  2', 23', 41', 43', 86'
Pae  10'
Kabes  28' (pen.), 53'
Bonai  57'		 Report César  16'
Kyaw Ko Ko  21'
Attendance: 12,385
Safa 0–1 Al-Hidd
Report Al-Malood  53'
Attendance: 250
Kitchee 2–0 Arema Cronus
Jang Kyung-jin  5'
Lam Ka Wai  9'		 Report
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 4,072
Al-Kuwait 3–0 Riffa
Jemâa  44'
Hakem  82'
Al Ateeqi  90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 350
Referee: Ma Ning (China PR)
Notes
  1. ^
    Teams from Iraq were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hà Nội T&T 0–3 Erbil 0–1 0–2
Vissai Ninh Bình 3–4 Kitchee 2–4 1–0
Al-Qadsia 3–3 (a) Al-Hidd 1–1 2–2
Al-Kuwait 4–8 Persipura Jayapura 3–2 1–6

First leg
Vissai Ninh Bình 2–4 Kitchee
Oladoja  56'
Lê Văn Thắng  75'		 Report Belencoso  29', 90+3'
Ngan Lok Fung  49'
Xu Deshuai  73'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Hà Nội T&T 0–1 Erbil
Report Radhi  44'
Attendance: 1,980
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
Al-Qadsia 1–1 Al-Hidd
Al-Mutawa  5' Report Al Khaldi  47'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ma Ning (China PR)

Second leg
Persipura Jayapura 6–1 Al-Kuwait
Pugliara  2', 45+3', 66'
Solossa  44'
Bonai  52'
Pahabol  90+3'		 Report Ghoochannejhad  65'
Attendance: 5,992
Referee: Wang Di (China PR)

Persipura Jayapura won 8–4 on aggregate.

Kitchee 0–1 Vissai Ninh Bình
Report Oladoja  28'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 4,975

Kitchee won 4–3 on aggregate.

Al-Hidd 2–2 Al-Qadsia
Orok  25'
Al Khattal  57'		 Report Subotić  68' (pen.)
Al Daoud  89' (o.g.)
Attendance: 600

3–3 on aggregate. Al-Qadsia won on away goals.

Erbil 2–0 Hà Nội T&T
Radhi  57' (pen.)
Halgurd  88'		 Report
Attendance: 0

Erbil won 3–0 on aggregate.

Notes
  1. ^
    Teams from Iraq were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Erbil 3–2 Kitchee 1–1 2–1
Al-Qadsia 10–2 Persipura Jayapura 4–2 6–0

First leg
Erbil 1–1 Kitchee
Salah  59' Report Belencoso  68' (pen.)
Attendance: 300
Al-Qadsia 4–2 Persipura Jayapura
Subotić  11', 77'
Al Hashan  64'
Al-Mutawa  65'		 Report Bonai  21'
Solossa  31'
Attendance: 3,000
Notes
  1. ^
    Teams from Iraq were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

Second leg
Persipura Jayapura 0–6 Al-Qadsia
Report Al Hashan  5'
Al-Mutawa  33', 73'
Al Sheikh  56', 90+2'
Al Ansari  75'
Attendance: 18,127
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Al-Qadsia won 10–2 on aggregate.

Kitchee 1–2 Erbil
Gao Wen  69' Report Faez  3'
Radhi  9'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 6,500

Erbil won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 2014 AFC Cup Final
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Erbil 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Al-Qadsia

Notes
  1. ^
    Teams from Iraq were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

References
  1. "AFC Cup 2014 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  2. "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2014" (PDF). AFC.
  3. "Defending champions Kuwait SC to meet Persipura". AFC. 28 May 2014.
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