2011 AFC Champions League knockout stage

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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

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Group Winners Runners-up
A Iran Sepahan Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
B Qatar Al-Sadd Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
C Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
D Iran Zob Ahan Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
E Japan Gamba Osaka China Tianjin Teda
F South Korea FC Seoul Japan Nagoya Grampus
G South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Japan Cerezo Osaka
H South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings Japan Kashima Antlers

Bracket

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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.

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Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 3
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 1
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 3 0 3
South Korea FC Seoul 1 1 2
South Korea FC Seoul 3
Japan Kashima Antlers 0
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 2 1 3
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3 2 5
Japan Gamba Osaka 0
Japan Cerezo Osaka 1
Japan Cerezo Osaka 4 1 5
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3 6 9
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3
China Tianjin Teda 0
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 (2)
Qatar Al-Sadd (p) 2 (4)
South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2
Japan Nagoya Grampus 0
South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings (a.e.t.) 1 2 3
Iran Zob Ahan 1 1 2
Iran Zob Ahan 4
Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 1
South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0 1 1
Qatar Al-Sadd 2 0 2
Iran Sepahan 3
Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 1
Iran Sepahan 0 2 2
Qatar Al-Sadd [A] 3 1 4
Qatar Al-Sadd 1
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 0

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Round of 16

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The matches were played 24–25 May 2011.[4][5] <section begin=Round of 16 />

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Asia
Sepahan Iran 3–1 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 3–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Al-Sadd Qatar 1–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Zob Ahan Iran 4–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Asia
Gamba Osaka Japan 0–1 Japan Cerezo Osaka
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea 3–0 China Tianjin Teda
FC Seoul South Korea 3–0 Japan Kashima Antlers
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea 2–0 Japan Nagoya Grampus

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Matches

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Quarter-finals

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The first legs were played 14 September 2011, and the second legs were played 27–28 September 2011.[4] <section begin=Quarter-finals />

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cerezo Osaka Japan 5–9 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 4–3 1–6
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 3–2 South Korea FC Seoul 3–1 0–1
Sepahan Iran 2–4 Qatar Al-Sadd 0–3[A] 2–1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea 3–2 Iran Zob Ahan 1–1 2–1 (aet)
Notes
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    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]

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First legs

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Second legs

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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 9–5 on aggregate.

Al-Ittihad won 3–2 on aggregate.

Suwon Samsung Bluewings won 3–2 on aggregate.

Al-Sadd won 4–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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The first legs were played 19 October 2011, and the second legs were played 26 October 2011.[4] <section begin=Semi-finals />

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea 1–2 Qatar Al-Sadd 0–2 1–0
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 3–5 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–3 1–2

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First legs

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Second legs

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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 5–3 on aggregate.

Al-Sadd won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

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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] <section begin=Final />

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References

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  1. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ Korea challenge for former champions
  4. ^ a b c d Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ ACL: Juicy encounters in offing
  6. ^ AFC Disciplinary Committee sanctions Sepahan
  7. ^ AFC Competitions Committee decisions
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