2009 AFC Champions League knockout stage

The 2009 AFC Champions League knockout stage was played from 26 May to 7 November 2009. A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2009 AFC Champions League.

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 teams qualified.

Zone Group Winners Runners-up
West Zone
(Groups A–D)		 A Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
B Iran Persepolis Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
C Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Qatar Umm-Salal
D Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
East Zone
(Groups E–H)		 E Japan Nagoya Grampus Australia Newcastle Jets
F Japan Gamba Osaka South Korea FC Seoul
G Japan Kashima Antlers South Korea Suwon Bluewings
H South Korea Pohang Steelers Japan Kawasaki Frontale

Bracket

Note: 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, and placed no restrictions on which teams could meet.

  Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                     
 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 1  
 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 2  
   Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 1 0 1  
   Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 1 4 5  
 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 2
 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 1  
   Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 6 2 8  
   Japan Nagoya Grampus 2 1 3  
 Japan Gamba Osaka 2  
 JapanKawasaki Frontale 3  
   Japan Kawasaki Frontale 2 1 3
   Japan Nagoya Grampus 1 3 4  
 Japan Nagoya Grampus 2
 South Korea Suwon Bluewings 1  
   Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 1
   South Korea Pohang Steelers 2
 Iran Persepolis 0  
 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 1  
   Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 3 1 4
   South Korea Pohang Steelers (aet) 1 4 5  
 South Korea Pohang Steelers 6
 Australia Newcastle Jets 0  
   South Korea Pohang Steelers 2 2 4
   Qatar Umm-Salal 0 1 1  
 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 0 (3)  
 Qatar Umm-Salal (p) 0 (4)  
   Qatar Umm-Salal 3 1 4
   South Korea FC Seoul 2 1 3  
 Japan Kashima Antlers 2 (4)
 South Korea FC Seoul (p) 2 (5)  

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 of the 2009 AFC Champions League was held on 7 January 2009, along with the draw for the group stage.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Asia
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 0–0 (aet)
(3–4p)		 Qatar Umm-Salal
Persepolis Iran 0–1 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 2–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia 1–2 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
East Asia
Nagoya Grampus Japan 2–1 South Korea Suwon Bluewings
Gamba Osaka Japan 2–3 Japan Kawasaki Frontale
Kashima Antlers Japan 2–2 (aet)
(4–5p)		 South Korea FC Seoul
Pohang Steelers South Korea 6–0 Australia Newcastle Jets

West Asia

27 May 2009
17:00 (UTC+4:30)
Persepolis Iran 0 – 1 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Report Rivaldo  41' (pen.)
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 95,225
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)

27 May 2009
20:55 (UTC+3)
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 2 – 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Al-Muwallad  46'
Aboucherouane  90+3' 		Report Bin Saran  18'

27 May 2009
20:30 (UTC+3)
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia 1 – 2 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Tagoe  32' Report Z. Tadjiyev  79'
Geynrikh  90+1'

East Asia

24 June 2009
19:00 (UTC+9)
Gamba Osaka Japan 2 – 3 Japan Kawasaki Frontale
Leandro  27', 39' Report K. Nakamura  33'
Renatinho  76'
Kurotsu  85'
Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
Attendance: 14,128
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (UAE)

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals and the remaining knockout rounds took place at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 29, 2009.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Umm-Salal Qatar 4–3 South Korea FC Seoul 3–2 1–1
Kawasaki Frontale Japan 3–4 Japan Nagoya Grampus 2–1 1–3
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan 1–5 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 1–1 0–4
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 4–5 South Korea Pohang Steelers 3–1 1–4 (aet)

First leg

23 September 2009
15:00 (UTC+9)
Kawasaki Frontale Japan 2 – 1 Japan Nagoya Grampus
K. Nakamura  60'
Juninho  63' 		Report Kennedy  28'
National Stadium, Tokyo[1]
Attendance: 17,939
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

23 September 2009
17:00 (UTC+5)
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 3 – 1 South Korea Pohang Steelers
Karpenko  29'
Djeparov  79', 85' 		Report Noh Byung-Joon  7'

23 September 2009
18:45 (UTC+3)
Umm-Salal Qatar 3 – 2 South Korea FC Seoul
Alves  55', 85'
Fabio Cesar  84' 		Report Jung Jo-Gook  3', 45'
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 7,139
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

24 September 2009
18:30 (UTC+5)
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan 1 – 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Nikolić  6' Report Al-Saqri  71'

Second leg

30 September 2009
18:30 (UTC+9)
Pohang Steelers South Korea 4 – 1 (a.e.t.) Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Kim Jae-Sung  46'
Denilson  57', 77'
Stevo  102' 		Report Victor Karpenko  89'
Steelyard Stadium, Pohang
Attendance: 16,252
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

Pohang Steelers won 5–4 on aggregate.

30 September 2009
19:00 (UTC+9)
Nagoya Grampus Japan 3 – 1 Japan Kawasaki Frontale
Ogawa  26'
Yoshida  35'
Kennedy  88' 		Report Chong Tese  38'

Nagoya Grampus won 4–3 on aggregate.

30 September 2009
20:30 (UTC+9)
FC Seoul South Korea 1 – 1 Qatar Umm-Salal
Damjanovic  16' Report Askar  14'
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 15,348
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Umm-Salal won 4–3 on aggregate.

30 September 2009
20:10 (UTC+3)
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 4 – 0 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Al-Nemri  43'
Chermiti  55'
Aboucherouane  71'
Noor  76' 		Report

Al-Ittihad won 5–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 8–3 Japan Nagoya Grampus 6–2 2–1
Pohang Steelers South Korea 4–1 Qatar Umm-Salal 2–0 2–1

First leg

21 October 2009
19:30 (UTC+9)
Pohang Steelers South Korea 2 – 0 Qatar Umm-Salal
Hwang Jae-Won  45+2'
Kim Jae-Sung  79' 		Report
Steelyard Stadium, Pohang
Attendance: 15,635
Referee: Abdullah Al-Hilali (Oman)

21 October 2009
19:50 (UTC+3)
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 6 – 2 Japan Nagoya Grampus
Hadid  24'
Noor  65', 76', 90+1'
Leguizamón  83'
Chermiti  90+3' 		Report Kennedy  14'
N. Nakamura  33'

Second leg

28 October 2009
19:00 (UTC+9)
Nagoya Grampus Japan 1 – 2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Sugimoto  67' Report Al-Saqri  43'
Chermiti  59'
Mizuho Athletic Stadium, Nagoya
Attendance: 11,046
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Al-Ittihad won 8–3 on aggregate.

28 October 2009
18:00 (UTC+3)
Umm-Salal Qatar 1 – 2 South Korea Pohang Steelers
Ibrahima Nadiya  90+3' Report Stevo  55'
Noh Byung-Joon  60'

Pohang won 4–1 on aggregate.

Final

References

  1. ↑ Game schedule & monthly Schedule - Monthly '0909 Kawasaki Frontale official website (Japanese)
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