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 Al-Shabab El Jaish
B Lekhwiya Al-Shabab Al-Arabi
C Al-Ahli Al-Gharafa
D Esteghlal Al-Hilal
East Zone (Groups E–H)
E FC Seoul Buriram United
F Guangzhou Evergrande Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
G Bunyodkor Beijing Guoan
H Kashiwa Reysol 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:

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
                
El Jaish 1 0 1
Al-Ahli 1 2 3
Al-Ahli 1 0 1
FC Seoul 1 1 2
Beijing Guoan 0 1 1
FC Seoul 0 3 3
FC Seoul 2 2 4
Esteghlal 0 2 2
Al-Shabab Al-Arabi 2 0 2
Esteghlal 4 0 4
Esteghlal 1 2 3
Buriram United 0 1 1
Buriram United 2 0 2
Bunyodkor 1 0 1
FC Seoul 2 1 3
Guangzhou Evergrande (a) 2 1 3
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0 2 2
Kashiwa Reysol 2 3 5
Kashiwa Reysol (a) 1 2 3
Al-Shabab 1 2 3
Al-Gharafa 1 0 1
Al-Shabab 2 3 5
Kashiwa Reysol 1 0 1
Guangzhou Evergrande 4 4 8
Central Coast Mariners 1 0 1
Guangzhou Evergrande 2 3 5
Guangzhou Evergrande 2 4 6
Lekhwiya 0 1 1
Al-Hilal 0 2 2
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 1–5 Al-Shabab 1–2 0–3
El Jaish 1–3 Al-Ahli 1–1 0–2
Al-Hilal 2–3 Lekhwiya 0–1 2–2
Al-Shabab Al-Arabi 2–4 Esteghlal 2–4 0–0
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
East Zone
Beijing Guoan 1–3 FC Seoul 0–0 1–3
Buriram United 2−1 Bunyodkor 2–1 0−0
Central Coast Mariners 1–5 Guangzhou Evergrande 1–2 0–3
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–5 Kashiwa Reysol 0–2 2–3

First leg

Buriram United 2–1 Bunyodkor
Anawin 17'
Ekkachai 76'		 Report Taran 45+1'
Attendance: 18,603
Beijing Guoan 0–0 FC Seoul
Report
Attendance: 36,458
El Jaish 1–1 Al-Ahli
Anderson 76' Report Al-Musa 45+1'
Attendance: 8,291
Al-Hilal 0–1 Lekhwiya
Report Msakni 81'
Attendance: 14,810

Second leg

FC Seoul 3–1 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 0–0 Buriram United
Report
Attendance: 11,672

Buriram United won 2–1 on aggregate.

Al-Ahli won 3–1 on aggregate.

Al-Shabab 3–0 Al-Gharafa
Tagliabué 35', 48'
Radeah 90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 4,716
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Al-Shabab won 5–1 on aggregate.

Kashiwa Reysol won 5–2 on aggregate.

Guangzhou Evergrande won 5–1 on aggregate.

Lekhwiya 2–2 Al-Hilal
Dia 14'
Musa 52'		 Report Al-Faraj 64'
Al-Shalhoub 78' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,221

Lekhwiya won 3–2 on aggregate.

Esteghlal 0–0 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 1–2 FC Seoul 1–1 0–1
Esteghlal 3–1 Buriram United 1–0 2–1
Kashiwa Reysol 3–3 (a) Al-Shabab 1–1 2–2
Guangzhou Evergrande 6–1 Lekhwiya 2–0 4–1

First leg

Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Al-Shabab
Kudo 21' Report Fernando 44'
Attendance: 11,299
Guangzhou Evergrande 2–0 Lekhwiya
Conca 73' (pen.)
Elkeson 76'		 Report
Attendance: 52,384
Esteghlal 1–0 Buriram United
Heydari 2' Report
Attendance: 95,300
Al-Ahli 1–1 FC Seoul
Al-Sawadi 81' Report Damjanović 10'
Attendance: 25,012

Second leg

FC Seoul 1–0 Al-Ahli
Damjanović 90' Report
Attendance: 18,094
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

FC Seoul won 2–1 on aggregate.

Buriram United 1–2 Esteghlal
Osmar 38' Report Omranzadeh 53'
Teymourian 90+2'
Attendance: 19,006
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Esteghlal won 3–1 on aggregate.

Guangzhou Evergrande won 6–1 on aggregate.

Al-Shabab 2–2 Kashiwa Reysol
Hazazi 10'
Fallatah 85'		 Report Kwak Tae-Hwi 13' (o.g.)
Kondo 73'
Attendance: 6,830

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 4–2 Esteghlal 2–0 2–2
Kashiwa Reysol 1–8 Guangzhou Evergrande 1–4 0–4

First leg

Kashiwa Reysol 1–4 Guangzhou Evergrande
Wagner 10' Report Muriqui 58', 90+1'
Conca 67', 82'
Attendance: 11,932
FC Seoul 2–0 Esteghlal
Damjanović 39'
Go Yo-Han 47'		 Report
Attendance: 12,774

Second leg

Guangzhou Evergrande 4–0 Kashiwa Reysol
Elkeson 16'
Conca 57'
Muriqui 79', 87'		 Report
Attendance: 41,000

Guangzhou Evergrande won 8–1 on aggregate.

Esteghlal 2–2 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

Main article: 2013 AFC Champions League 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 3–3 (a) Guangzhou Evergrande 2–2 1–1
Guangzhou Evergrande 1–1 FC Seoul
Elkeson 58' Report Damjanović 63'
Attendance: 55,847

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

References

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  2. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2013" (PDF). AFC.
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