2016 AFC Champions League knockout stage

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The 2016 AFC Champions League knockout stage was played from 17 May to 26 November 2016.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2016 AFC Champions League.[2]

Qualified teams

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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. <section begin=Qualified teams />

Zone Group Winners Runners-up
West Zone
(Groups A–D) 		A Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr
B Iran Zob Ahan Qatar Lekhwiya
C Iran Tractor Sazi Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
D Qatar El Jaish United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
East Zone
(Groups E–H) 		E South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Japan FC Tokyo
F South Korea FC Seoul China Shandong Luneng
G China Shanghai SIPG Australia Melbourne Victory
H Australia Sydney FC Japan Urawa Red Diamonds

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Format

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<section begin=Format /> In the knockout stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the teams split between the two zones until the final. 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 (Regulations Article 12.3).[2]<section end=Format />

Schedule

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

Round First leg Second leg
Round of 16 17–18 May 2016 24–25 May 2016
Quarter-finals 23–24 August 2016 13–14 September 2016
Semi-finals 27–28 September 2016 18–19 October 2016
Final 19 November 2016 26 November 2016

Bracket

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The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:

  • Round of 16: (group winners host second legs)
  • Quarterfinals: (matchups and order of legs decided by draw)
  • Semifinals: (Winners QF1 and QF3 host first leg, Winners QF2 and QF4 host second leg)
  • Final: Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2 (Winner SF2 host first leg, Winner SF1 host second leg)

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Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                
Japan FC Tokyo 2 0 2
China Shanghai SIPG (a) 1 1 2
China Shanghai SIPG 0 0 0
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0 5 5
Australia Melbourne Victory 1 1 2
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 2 3
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 4 1 5
South Korea FC Seoul 1 2 3
Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 1 2 3 (6)
South Korea FC Seoul (p) 0 3 3 (7)
South Korea FC Seoul 3 1 4
China Shandong Luneng 1 1 2
China Shandong Luneng (a) 1 2 3
Australia Sydney FC 1 2 3
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 1 3
United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 1 1 2
United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 1 2 3
Iran Zob Ahan 1 0 1
United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 0 1 1
Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent 0 0 0
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 0 1 1
Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent 0 2 2
United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 3 2 5
Qatar El Jaish 1 2 3
Qatar Lekhwiya 0 4 4
Qatar El Jaish 4 2 6
Qatar El Jaish (1st leg awd.) 3 1 4
United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr 4 1 5
Iran Tractor Sazi 1 3 4

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Round of 16

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<section begin=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 second leg.[3]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Zone
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 1–2 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent 0–0 1–2
Al-Nasr United Arab Emirates 5–4 Iran Tractor Sazi 4–1 1–3
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 3–1 Iran Zob Ahan 1–1 2–0
Lekhwiya Qatar 4–6 Qatar El Jaish 0–4 4–2
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
East Zone
Melbourne Victory Australia 2–3 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–1 1–2
FC Tokyo Japan 2–2 (a) China Shanghai SIPG 2–1 0–1
Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 3–3 (6–7 p) South Korea FC Seoul 1–0 2–3 (a.e.t.)
Shandong Luneng China 3–3 (a) Australia Sydney FC 1–1 2–2

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West Zone

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Lokomotiv Tashkent won 2–1 on aggregate.

Al-Nasr won 5–4 on aggregate.

Al-Ain won 3–1 on aggregate.

El Jaish won 6–4 on aggregate.

East Zone

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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 3–2 on aggregate.

Shanghai SIPG China1–0Japan FC Tokyo
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Attendance: 26,768

2–2 on aggregate. Shanghai SIPG won on away goals.

3–3 on aggregate. FC Seoul won 7–6 on penalties.

3–3 on aggregate. Shandong Luneng won on away goals.

Quarter-finals

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<section begin=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, 16:00 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 Region
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 1–0 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent 0–0 1–0
El Jaish Qatar 4–0 United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr 3–0 (awd.) 1–0
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
East Region
Shanghai SIPG China 0–5 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0–0 0–5
FC Seoul South Korea 4–2 China Shandong Luneng 3–1 1–1

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West Zone

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Al-Ain United Arab Emirates0–0Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent
Report
Attendance: 15,733

Al-Ain won 1–0 on aggregate.

The El Jaish v Al-Nasr first leg, originally won 3–0 by Al-Nasr, was forfeited and awarded 3–0 to El Jaish by the AFC Disciplinary Committee on 12 September 2016, as Al-Nasr fielded the player Wanderley, who was found to be registered using a fake Indonesian passport.[6]

El Jaish won 4–0 on aggregate.

East Zone

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Shanghai SIPG China0–0South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Report
Attendance: 33,378

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 5–0 on aggregate.

FC Seoul won 4–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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<section begin=Semi-finals /> In the semi-finals, the two quarter-final winners from the West Zone play each other, and the two quarter-final winners from the East Zone play 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 Region
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 5–3 Qatar El Jaish 3–1 2–2
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
East Region
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea 5–3 South Korea FC Seoul 4–1 1–2

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West Zone

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Al-Ain won 5–3 on aggregate.

East Zone

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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 5–3 on aggregate.

Final

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Main article: 2016 AFC Champions League Final

<section begin=Final /> In the final, the two semi-final winners play each other, with the order of legs reversed from the previous season's final, with the team from the East Zone hosting the first leg, and the team from the West Zone hosting the second leg.[4]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea 3–2 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 2–1 1–1

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 3–2 on aggregate.<section end=Final />

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