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 Zone
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
East Zone
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

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)

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.Tooltip Aggregate score 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.Tooltip Aggregate score 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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