2014_AFC_Champions_League_knockout_stage
The knock-out stage of the 2014 AFC Champions League was played from 6 May to 1 November 2014. A total of 16 teams competed in the knock-out stage.[1]
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.
| Zone | Group | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Zone (Groups A–D) |
A |  Al-Shabab |
 Al-Jazira |
| B |  Foolad |
 Bunyodkor | |
| C | Al-Ain |
Al-Ittihad | |
| D | Al-Hilal |
 Al-Sadd | |
| East Zone (Groups E–H) |
E |  Pohang Steelers |
 Cerezo Osaka |
| F | FC Seoul |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |
| G |  Guangzhou Evergrande |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | |
| H |  Western Sydney Wanderers |
Kawasaki Frontale |
In the knock-out 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.[1]
The schedule of each round was as follows.[2]
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| Round of 16 | 6–7 May 2014 | 13–14 May 2014 |
| Quarter-finals | 19–20 August 2014 | 26–27 August 2014 |
| Semi-finals | 16–17 September 2014 | 30 September–1 October 2014 |
| Final | 25 October 2014 | 1 November 2014 |
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:
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The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 28 May 2014, 16:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3] The "country protection" rule was not applied, so teams from the same association could be drawn into the same tie.[4]
There was no draw for the semi-finals, with the matchups determined by the quarter-final draw: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2 (West Zone) and Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4 (East Zone), with winners QF2 and QF4 hosting the second leg.
The draw to decide the order of two legs of the final was held after the quarter-final draw.[3]
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pohang Steelers
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pohang Steelers
| 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FC Seoul (p)
| 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kawasaki Frontale
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FC Seoul (a)
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FC Seoul
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Sydney Wanderers
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima
| 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Sydney Wanderers (a)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Sydney Wanderers (a)
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Guangzhou Evergrande
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cerezo Osaka
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Guangzhou Evergrande
| 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Sydney Wanderers
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Hilal
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bunyodkor
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Hilal
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Hilal
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Sadd
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Sadd (a)
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Foolad
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Hilal
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Ain
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Jazira
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Ain
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Ain
| 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Ittihad
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Ittihad
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Shabab
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ittihad |
4–1 | Al-Shabab |
1–0 | 3–1 |
| Al-Jazira |
2–4 | Al-Ain |
1–2 | 1–2 |
| Al-Sadd |
2–2 (a) | Foolad |
0–0 | 2–2 |
| Bunyodkor |
0–4 | Al-Hilal |
0–1 | 0–3 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
1–3 | Pohang Steelers |
1–2 | 0–1 |
| Cerezo Osaka |
2–5 | Guangzhou Evergrande |
1–5 | 1–0 |
| Kawasaki Frontale |
4–4 (a) | FC Seoul |
2–3 | 2–1 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
3–3 (a) | Western Sydney Wanderers |
3–1 | 0–2 |
First leg
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1–2 | Pohang Steelers |
|---|---|---|
Lee Jae-sung  54' |
Report | Son Joon-ho 58' Go Moo-yul 74' |
| Cerezo Osaka | 1–5 | Guangzhou Evergrande |
|---|---|---|
| Hasegawa 30' |
Report | Muriqui 22', 84' Elkeson 34' (pen.), 37'Gao Lin 78' |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Ishihara 51', 65' Shibasaki 90+1' |
Report | Juric 78' (pen.) |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2–3 | FC Seoul |
|---|---|---|
| Kobayashi 49' Renato 61' (pen.) |
Report | Escudero 51' Kim Chi-woo 83'Yun Il-lok 90+3' |
Second leg
Pohang Steelers won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 0–1 | Cerezo Osaka |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Liao Lisheng 49' (o.g.) |
Guangzhou Evergrande won 5–2 on aggregate.
Al-Ain won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Al-Shabab | 1–3 | Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Ruwaili 80' |
Report | Fallatah 8' F. Al-Muwallad 72', 90+1' |
Al-Ittihad won 4–1 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Western Sydney Wanderers won on away goals.
4–4 on aggregate. FC Seoul won on away goals.
2–2 on aggregate. Al-Sadd won on away goals.
| Al-Hilal | 3–0 | Bunyodkor |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Qahtani 20' Al-Shamrani 47'S. Al-Dawsari 58' |
Report |
Al-Hilal won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Hilal |
1–0 | Al-Sadd |
1–0 | 0–0 |
| Al-Ain |
5–1 | Al-Ittihad |
2–0 | 3–1 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pohang Steelers |
0–0 (a.e.t.) (0–3p) |
FC Seoul |
0–0 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
| Western Sydney Wanderers |
2–2 (a) | Guangzhou Evergrande |
1–0 | 1–2 |
First leg
Second leg
Al-Hilal won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Al-Ittihad | 1–3 | Al-Ain |
|---|---|---|
| Ismail 35' (o.g.) |
Report | Gyan 40' O. Abdulrahman 66'Diaky 84' |
Al-Ain won 5–1 on aggregate.
| FC Seoul | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Pohang Steelers |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Éverton Santos  Osmar Kim Jin-kyu  Molina |
3–0 | Hwang Ji-soo Kim Jae-sung Park Hee-chul |
0–0 on aggregate. FC Seoul won 3–0 on penalties.
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 2–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Diamanti 61' Elkeson 90+1' |
Report | Juric 58' (pen.) |
2–2 on aggregate. Western Sydney Wanderers won on away goals.
- Notes
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Seoul |
0–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers |
0–0 | 0–2 |
First leg
Second leg
| Al-Ain | 2–1 | Al-Hilal |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Myung-joo 10' Kembo 78' |
Report | Al-Shamrani 66' |
Al-Hilal won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–0 | FC Seoul |
|---|---|---|
| Poljak 3' Cole 64' |
Report |
Western Sydney Wanderers won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Sydney Wanderers |
1–0 | Al-Hilal |
1–0 | 0–0 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–0 | Al-Hilal |
|---|---|---|
| Juric 64' |
Report |
Western Sydney Wanderers won 1–0 on aggregate.
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