2016 AFC Cup knockout stage

The 2016 AFC Cup knockout stage was played from 24 May to 5 November 2016.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2016 AFC Cup.[2]

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 qualified teams.

Zone Group Winners Runners-up
West Zone
(Groups A–D) 		A Al-Ahed Al-Wehdat
B Naft Al-Wasat Al-Faisaly
C Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Wahda
D Al-Muharraq Al-Jaish
East Zone
(Groups E–H) 		E Ceres Tampines Rovers
F Kitchee Kaya
G Mohun Bagan South China
H Johor Darul Ta'zim Bengaluru

Format

In the knockout stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the teams split between the two zones until the final. 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 would not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 12.4).[2]

Starting from this season, the knockout stage was split between the two zones until the final, similar to the AFC Champions League (Regulations Article 12.3).[2]

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.[1]

Round First leg Second leg
Round of 16 24–25 May 2016
Quarter-finals 13–14 September 2016 20–21 September 2016
Semi-finals 27–28 September 2016 18–19 October 2016
Final 5 November 2016

Bracket

The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:

  • Round of 16: (group winners host match)
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
  • Quarterfinals: (matchups and order of legs decided by draw)
West Zone
  • QF1
  • QF2
East Zone
  • QF3
  • QF4
  • Semifinals: (Winners QF1 and QF3 host first leg, Winners QF2 and QF4 host second leg)
West Zone
  • SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2
East Zone
  • SF2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4
  • Final: Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2 (host team decided by draw)
Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2
Al-Wehdat 1
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1 4 5
Al-Jaish 1 0 1
Naft Al-Wasat 0
Al-Jaish 1
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1 3 4
West Zone
Al-Ahed 1 2 3
Al-Ahed 4
Al-Wahda 0
Al-Ahed 1 2 3
Al-Muharraq 0 0 0
Al-Muharraq 1
Al-Faisaly 0
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1
Bengaluru 0
Ceres 0
South China (a.e.t.) 1
South China 1 1 2
Johor Darul Ta'zim 1 2 3
Johor Darul Ta'zim 7
Kaya 2
Johor Darul Ta'zim 1 1 2
East Zone
Bengaluru 1 3 4
Kitchee 2
Bengaluru 3
Bengaluru 1 0 1
Tampines Rovers 0 0 0
Mohun Bagan 1
Tampines Rovers (a.e.t.) 2

Round of 16

In the round of 16, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group from the same zone, with the group winners hosting the match.[3]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Zone
Al-Ahed 4–0 Al-Wahda
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–1 Al-Wehdat
Naft Al-Wasat 0–1 Al-Jaish
Al-Muharraq 1–0 Al-Faisaly
East Zone
Ceres 0–1 (a.e.t.) South China
Mohun Bagan 1–2 (a.e.t.) Tampines Rovers
Kitchee 2–3 Bengaluru
Johor Darul Ta'zim 7–2 Kaya

West Zone

Al-Ahed 4–0 Al-Wahda
Atwi 12'
Al-Hussain 75' (pen.)
Dramé 88', 90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–1 Al-Wehdat
Abdul-Wahid 15'
Ahmad 37'		 Report Deeb 43'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Naft Al-Wasat 0–1 Al-Jaish
Report Hamdoko 78'
Attendance: 50
Al-Muharraq 1–0 Al-Faisaly
Kanú 81' Report
Attendance: 5,000

East Zone

Ceres 0–1 (a.e.t.) South China
Report Carlos 107'
Attendance: 8,000
Mohun Bagan 1–2 (a.e.t.) Tampines Rovers
Singh 72' Report Webb 63'
Yunos 116'
Attendance: 282
Kitchee 2–3 Bengaluru
Rufino 7'
Tarrés 42'		 Report Chhetri 31' (pen.), 33'
Lalhlimpuia 51'
Attendance: 2,806
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Johor Darul Ta'zim 7–2 Kaya
Lucero 14', 54', 70'
Díaz 23' (pen.)
Azamuddin 33', 40'
Mahali 69'		 Report Porteria 53'
Ugarte 88'
Attendance: 17,322

Quarter-finals

In the quarter-finals, the four teams from the West Zone were drawn into two ties, and the four teams from the East Zone were drawn into the other two ties, with the order of legs also decided by the draw.[4]

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 9 June 2016, 15:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the Petaling Jaya Hilton Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[5] There was no seeding or country protection, so teams from the same association could be drawn into the same tie.[4]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Zone
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 5–1 Al-Jaish 1–1 4–0
Al-Ahed 3–0 Al-Muharraq 1–0 2–0
East Zone
South China 2–3 Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–1 1–2
Bengaluru 1–0 Tampines Rovers 1–0 0–0

West Zone

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–1 Al-Jaish
Ahmad 90+8' Report Al-Ali 60'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
Al-Jaish 0–4 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Report Rasan 50'
Radhi 67'
Ahmad 80'
Mohsin 90+2'
Attendance: 312

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won 5–1 on aggregate.

Al-Ahed 1–0 Al-Muharraq
Zreik 5' Report
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Al-Muharraq 0–2 Al-Ahed
Report Musa 23'
Zreik 90+3'
Attendance: 2,500

Al-Ahed won 3–0 on aggregate.

East Zone

South China 1–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Komazec 90+3' Report Díaz 22'
Attendance: 3,938
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2–1 South China
Lucero 58'
Díaz 88'		 Report Komazec 90+5'
Attendance: 17,350
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Johor Darul Ta'zim won 3–2 on aggregate.

Bengaluru 1–0 Tampines Rovers
Vineeth 7' Report
Attendance: 120[note 3]
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Tampines Rovers 0–0 Bengaluru
Report
Attendance: 1,985

Bengaluru won 1–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

In the semi-finals, the two quarter-final winners from the West Zone played each other, and the two quarter-final winners from the East Zone played each other, with the order of legs determined by the quarter-final draw.[4]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Zone
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 4–3 Al-Ahed 1–1 3–2
East Zone
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2–4 Bengaluru 1–1 1–3

West Zone

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–1 Al-Ahed
Midani 24' Report Dakik 62'
Attendance: 189
Al-Ahed 2–3 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Mansour 14' (pen.)
Chaito 36'		 Report Ahmad 28'
Mansour 70' (o.g.)
Rasan 76'
Attendance: 3,700

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won 4–3 on aggregate.

East Zone

Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–1 Bengaluru
Díaz 52' Report Lyngdoh 56'
Attendance: 18,000
Bengaluru 3–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Chhetri 41', 67'
Juanan 76'		 Report Safiq 11'
Attendance: 21,379

Bengaluru won 4–2 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2016 AFC Cup final

In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the host team decided by a draw, held after the quarter-final draw.[4]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 Bengaluru
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 Bengaluru
Ahmad 70' Report
Attendance: 5,806


Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Teams from Iraq were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
  2. ^ Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
  3. ^ The Bengaluru v Tampines Rovers match was played behind closed doors due to local unrest.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016" (PDF). AFC.
  2. ^ a b c "2016 AFC Cup Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. 28 November 2015.
  3. ^ "AFC Cup 2016 Draw Results" (PDF). AFC.
  4. ^ a b c d "Holders JDT set to face South China in AFC Cup quarter-finals". AFC. 9 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Stage set for AFC Cup 2016 Knockout Stage draw". AFC. 8 June 2016.
  6. ^ "JSW Bengaluru FC v Tampines Rovers match rescheduled". AFC. 13 September 2016.
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