2011 AFC Champions League knockout stage

Main article: 2011 AFC Champions League

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.

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)
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.Tooltip Aggregate score 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.

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.Tooltip Aggregate score 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

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 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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d "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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