2024–25 AFC Champions League Two knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two was played from 11 February to 17 May 2025.[1] A total of 16 teams compete in the knockout stage.[2]

Qualified teams

The following teams advanced from the group stage.

Region Group Winners Runners-up
West Region A Tractor Al-Wakrah
B Al Taawoun Al-Khaldiya
C Sharjah Al-Wehdat
D Shabab Al Ahli Al-Hussein
East Region E Sanfrecce Hiroshima Sydney FC
F Lion City Sailors Port
G Bangkok United Nam Định
H Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Muangthong United

Format

In the knockout stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, except the final which was played as a single match. Extra time and penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winners if necessary (Regulations Article 10). The order of matches (home vs away) would be determined at the draw, except for the final. The final venue was pre-determined on a rotation basis, with the match hosted by the team from the East Region. The draw for the knockout stage was held on 12 December 2024.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[1]

Stage Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Knockout stage Round of 16 12 December 2024 11–13 February 2025 18–20 February 2025
Quarter-finals 4–6 March 2025 11–13 March 2025
Semi-finals 8–9 April 2025 15–16 April 2025
Final 17 May 2025

Bracket

Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Nam Định000
Sanfrecce Hiroshima347
Sanfrecce Hiroshima011
Lion City Sailors314
Muangthong United202
Lion City Sailors347
Lion City Sailors202
East Region
Sydney FC011
Port000
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors415
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors022
Sydney FC235
Sydney FC (a.e.t.)235
18 May – Singapore
Bangkok United224
Lion City Sailors1
Sharjah2
Al-Khaldiya134
Tractor235
Tractor022 (2)
Al Taawoun (p)022 (4)
Al-Wakrah224 (3)
Al Taawoun (p)224 (4)
Al Taawoun101
West Region
Sharjah022
Al-Wehdat033
Shabab Al Ahli246
Shabab Al Ahli112 (4)
Sharjah (p)112 (5)
Al-Hussein011 (0)
Sharjah (p)101 (3)

Round of 16

Summary

The first legs were played on 11, 12 and 13 February, and the second legs on 18, 19 and 20 February 2025.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Region
Al-Khaldiya 4–5 Tractor1–23–3
Al-Wakrah 4–4 (3–4 p) Al Taawoun2–22–2 (a.e.t.)
Al-Wehdat 3–6 Shabab Al Ahli0–23–4
Al-Hussein 1–1 (0–3 p) Sharjah0–11–0 (a.e.t.)
East Region
Nam Định 0–7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima0–30–4
Muangthong United 2–7 Lion City Sailors2–30–4
Port 0–5 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors0–40–1
Sydney FC 5–4 Bangkok United2–23–2 (a.e.t.)

West Region

Al-Hussein 0–1 Sharjah
Report
  • Caio 42'
Attendance: 2,911
Referee: Ryo Tanimoto (Japan)
Sharjah 0–1 (a.e.t.) Al-Hussein
Report
Penalties
 3–0
Attendance: 1,186
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

1–1 on aggregate; Sharjah won 3–0 on penalties.

Al-Khaldiya 1–2 Tractor
 Report
Attendance: 367
Referee: Ahmed Faisal Al-Ali (Jordan)
Tractor 3–3 Al-Khaldiya
 Report
Attendance: 50,103
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Tractor won 5–4 on aggregate.

Al-Wehdat 0–2 Shabab Al Ahli
Report
Attendance: 467
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfosh (Saudi Arabia)
Shabab Al Ahli 4–3 Al-Wehdat
 Report
Attendance: 1,175
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Shabab Al Ahli won 6–3 on aggregate.

Al-Wakrah 2–2 Al Taawoun
Assal 55'
Gelson Dala 70'		 Report El Mahdioui 14' (pen.)
Roger Martínez 61'
Attendance: 1,087
Referee: Fu Ming (China PR)
Al Taawoun 2–2 (a.e.t.) Al-Wakrah
 Report
Penalties
 4–3
Al-Taawoun Club Stadium, Buraidah
Attendance: 3,345
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

4–4 on aggregate; Al Taawoun won 4–3 on penalties.

East Region

Nam Định 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Report
Attendance: 10,800
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–0 Nam Định
 Report
Attendance: 9,471

Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 7–0 on aggregate.

Sydney FC 2–2 Bangkok United
 Report
Attendance: 5,131
Bangkok United 2–3 (a.e.t.) Sydney FC
 Report
Attendance: 1,819
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Sydney FC won 5–4 on aggregate.

Port 0–4 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Report
Attendance: 1,385
Referee: Abdulla Al Marri (Qatar)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–0 Port
 Report
Attendance: 3,487
Referee: Ma Ning (China PR)

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 5–0 on aggregate.

Muangthong United 2–3 Lion City Sailors
 Report
Attendance: 3,865
Lion City Sailors 4–0 Muangthong United
 Report
Attendance: 2,749
Referee: Payam Heydari (Iran)

Lion City Sailors won 7–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Summary

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Region
Tractor 2–2 (2–4 p) Al Taawoun0–02–2 (a.e.t.)
Shabab Al Ahli 2–2 (4–5 p) Sharjah1–11–1 (a.e.t.)
East Region
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–4 Lion City Sailors0–3[note 5]1–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–5 Sydney FC0–22–3

West Region

Tractor 0–0 Al Taawoun
Report
Attendance: 25,080
Referee: Qasim Al Hatmi (Oman)
Al Taawoun 2–2 (a.e.t.) Tractor
 Report
Penalties
 4–2
Al-Taawoun Club Stadium, Buraidah
Attendance: 5,689

2–2 on aggregate; Al Taawoun won 4–2 on penalties.

Shabab Al Ahli 1–1 Sharjah
 Report
Attendance: 5,135
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Sharjah 1–1 (a.e.t.) Shabab Al Ahli
 Report
Penalties
 5–4
Attendance: 7,681
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

2–2 on aggregate; Sharjah won 5–4 on penalties.

East Region

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–3
Awarded[note 5]		 Lion City Sailors
Report
Attendance: 6,812
Lion City Sailors 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
 Report
  • Nakajima 34'
Attendance: 4,193
Referee: Ahmed Issa (United Arab Emirates)

Lion City Sailors won 4–1 on aggregate.

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0–2 Sydney FC
Report Klimala 36', 66'
Attendance: 2,561
Referee: Asker Nadjafaliev (Uzbekistan)
Sydney FC 3–2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
 Report
Attendance: 7,039
Referee: Abdulla Al Marri (Qatar)

Sydney FC won 5–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Summary

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Region
Al Taawoun 1–2 Sharjah1–00–2
East Region
Lion City Sailors 2–1 Sydney FC2–00–1

West Region

Al Taawoun 1–0 Sharjah
Sabiri 2' Report
Al-Taawoun Club Stadium, Buraidah
Attendance: 5,730
Referee: Fu Ming (China PR)
Sharjah 2–0 Al Taawoun
 Report
Attendance: 9,452
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

Sharjah won 2–1 on aggregate.

East Region

Lion City Sailors 2–0 Sydney FC
 Report
Attendance: 4,213
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)
Sydney FC 1–0 Lion City Sailors
Lolley 85' Report
Attendance: 10,588
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

Lion City Sailors won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2025 AFC Champions League Two final

The final was played on 18 May 2025, with the team from the East region hosting the final.

Lion City Sailors 1–2 Sharjah
Lestienne 90+1' Report
Attendance: 9,737
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Notes

  1. ^ Al-Hussein played their home matches at Amman International Stadium, Amman, instead of their regular home stadium Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid, which did not meet AFC requirements.
  2. ^ Al-Wehdat played their home matches at Amman International Stadium, Amman, instead of their regular home stadium King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman.
  3. ^ Al-Wakrah played their home matches at Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, instead of their regular home stadium Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah.
  4. ^ Port played their home matches at Pathum Thani Stadium, Pathum Thani, instead of their regular home stadium PAT Stadium, Bangkok, which did not meet AFC requirements.
  5. ^ a b Lion City Sailors were awarded a 0–3 victory by forfeit, after Sanfrecce Hiroshima fielded an ineligible player. The score on the field was originally a 6–1 win by Sanfrecce Hiroshima.[3][4]
  6. ^ Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors played their home matches at Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin, instead of their regular home stadium Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju.

References

  1. ^ a b "AFC Competitions Calendar (Jul 2024 - Jun 2025)" (PDF). the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  2. ^ "AFC Champions League Two 2024/25 Competition Regulations" (PDF). the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  3. ^ Tan, Gabriel (8 March 2025). "Lion City Sailors handed AFC Champions League Two lifeline over Sanfrecce Hiroshima fielding suspended player". ESPN Singapore. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  4. ^ "List of the AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Committee decision 8 March 2025" (PDF). the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
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