2013 AFC Champions League knockout stage

The knock-out stage of the 2013 AFC Champions League was played from 14 May to 9 November 2013. 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 Zone and East Zone had eight teams qualified.

Group Winners Runners-up
West Zone (Groups A–D)
A Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab Qatar El Jaish
B Qatar Lekhwiya United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Al-Arabi
C Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Qatar Al-Gharafa
D Iran Esteghlal Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
East Zone (Groups E–H)
E South Korea FC Seoul Thailand Buriram United
F China Guangzhou Evergrande South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
G Uzbekistan Bunyodkor China Beijing Guoan
H Japan Kashiwa Reysol Australia Central Coast Mariners

Format

In the knock-out stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, 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 14–15 May 2013 21–22 May 2013
Quarter-finals 21 August 2013 18 September 2013
Semi-finals 25 September 2013 2 October 2013
Final 25 or 26 October 2013 8 or 9 November 2013

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 second leg.[1] The matchups were determined as follows:

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

The draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final (to decide the order of two legs) was held on 20 June 2013, 16:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3] In this draw, teams from different zones could play each other, and the "country protection" rule was applied: if there are exactly two teams from the same association, they may not play each other in the quarter-finals; however, if there are more than two teams from the same association, they may play each other in the quarter-finals.

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                
Qatar El Jaish 1 0 1
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 1 2 3
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 1 0 1
South Korea FC Seoul 1 1 2
China Beijing Guoan 0 1 1
South Korea FC Seoul 0 3 3
South Korea FC Seoul 2 2 4
Iran Esteghlal 0 2 2
United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Al-Arabi 2 0 2
Iran Esteghlal 4 0 4
Iran Esteghlal 1 2 3
Thailand Buriram United 0 1 1
Thailand Buriram United 2 0 2
Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 1 0 1
South Korea FC Seoul 2 1 3
China Guangzhou Evergrande (a) 2 1 3
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0 2 2
Japan Kashiwa Reysol 2 3 5
Japan Kashiwa Reysol (a) 1 2 3
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 1 2 3
Qatar Al-Gharafa 1 0 1
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 2 3 5
Japan Kashiwa Reysol 1 0 1
China Guangzhou Evergrande 4 4 8
Australia Central Coast Mariners 1 0 1
China Guangzhou Evergrande 2 3 5
China Guangzhou Evergrande 2 4 6
Qatar Lekhwiya 0 1 1
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 0 2 2
Qatar Lekhwiya 1 2 3

Round of 16

The first legs were played on 14 and 15 May 2013, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 May 2013.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Zone
Al-Gharafa Qatar 1–5 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 1–2 0–3
El Jaish Qatar 1–3 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 1–1 0–2
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 2–3 Qatar Lekhwiya 0–1 2–2
Al-Shabab Al-Arabi United Arab Emirates 2–4 Iran Esteghlal 2–4 0–0
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
East Zone
Beijing Guoan China 1–3 South Korea FC Seoul 0–0 1–3
Buriram United Thailand 2−1 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 2–1 0−0
Central Coast Mariners Australia 1–5 China Guangzhou Evergrande 1–2 0–3
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea 2–5 Japan Kashiwa Reysol 0–2 2–3

First leg

Buriram United Thailand2–1Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Anawin 17'
Ekkachai 76'		 Report Taran 45+1'
Attendance: 18,603
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
Beijing Guoan China0–0South Korea FC Seoul
Report
Attendance: 36,458
Al-Gharafa Qatar1–2Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Bresciano 42' Report Tagliabué 56'
Al-Shamrani 83'
El Jaish Qatar1–1Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Anderson 76' Report Al-Musa 45+1'
Central Coast Mariners Australia1–2China Guangzhou Evergrande
Duke 7' Report Barrios 28'
Muriqui 76'
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea0–2Japan Kashiwa Reysol
Report Kudo 3'
Masushima 74'
Al-Shabab Al-Arabi United Arab Emirates2–4Iran Esteghlal
Luiz Henrique 45+2'
Edgar 85'		 Report Samuel 55'
Nekounam 72'
Majidi 80'
Heydari 89'
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia0–1Qatar Lekhwiya
Report Msakni 81'
Attendance: 14,810
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)

Second leg

FC Seoul South Korea3–1China Beijing Guoan
Adi 60'
Yun Il-Lok 70'
Koh Myong-Jin 90+4'		 Report Kanouté 9'
Attendance: 14,437
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

FC Seoul won 3–1 on aggregate.

Bunyodkor Uzbekistan0–0Thailand Buriram United
Report
Attendance: 11,672

Buriram United won 2–1 on aggregate.

Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia2–0Qatar El Jaish
Bruno César 24'
Al-Bassas 37'		 Report

Al-Ahli won 3–1 on aggregate.

Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia3–0Qatar Al-Gharafa
Tagliabué 35', 48'
Radeah 90+2'		 Report

Al-Shabab won 5–1 on aggregate.

Kashiwa Reysol Japan3–2South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Watanabe 41'
Wagner 51'
Kudo 69'		 Report Masushima 21' (o.g.)
Oris 86'

Kashiwa Reysol won 5–2 on aggregate.

Guangzhou Evergrande China3–0Australia Central Coast Mariners
Muriqui 7'
Conca 45+1' (pen.)
Gao Lin 68'		 Report
Attendance: 39,564

Guangzhou Evergrande won 5–1 on aggregate.

Lekhwiya Qatar2–2Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Dia 14'
Musa 52'		 Report Al-Faraj 64'
Al-Shalhoub 78' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,221
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

Lekhwiya won 3–2 on aggregate.

Esteghlal Iran0–0United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Al-Arabi
Report
Attendance: 25,700
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

Esteghlal won 4–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 21 August 2013, and the second legs were played on 18 September 2013.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 1–2 South Korea FC Seoul 1–1 0–1
Esteghlal Iran 3–1 Thailand Buriram United 1–0 2–1
Kashiwa Reysol Japan 3–3 (a) Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 1–1 2–2
Guangzhou Evergrande China 6–1 Qatar Lekhwiya 2–0 4–1

First leg

Kashiwa Reysol Japan1–1Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Kudo 21' Report Fernando 44'
Guangzhou Evergrande China2–0Qatar Lekhwiya
Conca 73' (pen.)
Elkeson 76'		 Report
Attendance: 52,384
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (South Korea)
Esteghlal Iran1–0Thailand Buriram United
Heydari 2' Report
Attendance: 95,300
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia1–1South Korea FC Seoul
Al-Sawadi 81' Report Damjanović 10'

Second leg

FC Seoul South Korea1–0Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Damjanović 90' Report
Attendance: 18,094
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

FC Seoul won 2–1 on aggregate.

Buriram United Thailand1–2Iran Esteghlal
Osmar 38' Report Omranzadeh 53'
Teymourian 90+2'
Attendance: 19,006
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Esteghlal won 3–1 on aggregate.

Lekhwiya Qatar1–4China Guangzhou Evergrande
Zhang Linpeng 51' (o.g.) Report Conca 14'
Elkeson 16', 77'
Muriqui 31'

Guangzhou Evergrande won 6–1 on aggregate.

Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia2–2Japan Kashiwa Reysol
Hazazi 10'
Fallatah 85'		 Report Kwak Tae-Hwi 13' (o.g.)
Kondo 73'

3–3 on aggregate. Kashiwa Reysol won on away goals.

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 25 September 2013, and the second legs were played on 2 October 2013.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FC Seoul South Korea 4–2 Iran Esteghlal 2–0 2–2
Kashiwa Reysol Japan 1–8 China Guangzhou Evergrande 1–4 0–4

First leg

Kashiwa Reysol Japan1–4China Guangzhou Evergrande
Wagner 10' Report Muriqui 58', 90+1'
Conca 67', 82'
FC Seoul South Korea2–0Iran Esteghlal
Damjanović 39'
Go Yo-Han 47'		 Report
Attendance: 12,774
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

Second leg

Guangzhou Evergrande China4–0Japan Kashiwa Reysol
Elkeson 16'
Conca 57'
Muriqui 79', 87'		 Report
Attendance: 41,000

Guangzhou Evergrande won 8–1 on aggregate.

Esteghlal Iran2–2South Korea FC Seoul
Samuel 50'
Ghazi 75'		 Report Ha Dae-Sung 37'
Kim Jin-Kyu 80' (pen.)
Attendance: 88,330

FC Seoul won 4–2 on aggregate.

Final

The first leg was played on 26 October 2013, and the second leg was played on 9 November 2013.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FC Seoul South Korea 3–3 (a) China Guangzhou Evergrande 2–2 1–1
FC Seoul South Korea2–2China Guangzhou Evergrande
Escudero 11'
Damjanović 83'		 Report Elkeson 30'
Gao Lin 58'
Guangzhou Evergrande China1–1South Korea FC Seoul
Elkeson 58' Report Damjanović 63'
Attendance: 55,847

3–3 on aggregate. Guangzhou Evergrande won on away goals.

References

  1. ^ a b c "AFC Champions League 2013 Competition Regulations". AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-02.
  2. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2013" (PDF). AFC.
  3. ^ "Al Ahli renew Korean acquaintances in quarter-finals". AFC. 20 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Match history between El Jaish and Al Ahli". goalzz.com. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  5. ^ "El Jaish hold Ahli, Al Gharafa lose". Doha Stadium Plus. 15 May 2013. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  6. ^ الجيش يخطف تعادلاً ثميناً أمام الأهلي السعودي في دوري أبطال آسيا (in Arabic). eljaish.com. 15 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ تفاصيل الجيش يختتم اليوم استعداداته لمواجهة الأهلي السعودي في قطر نيوز (in Arabic). newsqa.net. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2013.

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