2015 AFC Cup knock-out stage

The 2015 AFC Cup knock-out stage was played from 26 May to 31 October 2015. A total of 16 teams competed in the knock-out stage to decide the champions of the 2015 AFC Cup.[1]

Qualified teams

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 Jordan Al-Wehdat Syria Al-Wahda
B Iraq Al-Shorta Jordan Al-Jazeera
C Tajikistan Istiklol Kuwait Al-Qadsia
D Syria Al-Jaish Kuwait Al-Kuwait
East Zone
(Groups E–H)		 E Indonesia Persipura Jayapura India Bengaluru FC
F Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim Hong Kong Kitchee
G Hong Kong South China Malaysia Pahang
H Indonesia Persib Bandung Myanmar Ayeyawady United

Format

In the knock-out stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament. In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, while in the round of 16 and final, each tie was played as a single match. The away goals rule (for two-legged ties), extra time (away goals would not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.[1]

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.[2]

Round First leg Second leg
Round of 16 26–27 May 2015
Quarter-finals 25–26 August 2015 15–16 September 2015
Semi-finals 29–30 September 2015 20–21 October 2015
Final 31 October 2015

Bracket

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 match.[1] The matchups were determined as follows:

West Zone
  • Winner Group A vs. Runner-up Group C
  • Winner Group C vs. Runner-up Group A
  • Winner Group B vs. Runner-up Group D
  • Winner Group D vs. Runner-up Group B
East Zone
  • Winner Group E vs. Runner-up Group G
  • Winner Group G vs. Runner-up Group E
  • Winner Group F vs. Runner-up Group H
  • Winner Group H vs. Runner-up Group F

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 June 2015, 15:00 UTC+8, at the Grand Millennium Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3] Teams from different zones could be drawn into the same tie, and there was no seeding or country protection, so teams from the same association could be drawn into the same tie.[4]

In the semi-finals, the matchups were determined by the quarter-final draw: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2 and Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4, with winners QF2 and QF4 hosting the second leg.[4]

In the final, the host team was determined by a draw, held after the quarter-final draw.[4]

  Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                     
 Iraq Al-Shorta 0  
 Kuwait Al-Kuwait 2  
   Kuwait Al-Kuwait 6 1 7  
   Hong Kong Kitchee 0 1 1  
 Indonesia Persib Bandung 0
 Hong Kong Kitchee 2  
   Kuwait Al-Kuwait 4 — —  
   Tajikistan Istiklol (w/o) 0 — —  
 Tajikistan Istiklol (pen.) 1(4)  
 Syria Al-Wahda 1(2)  
   Tajikistan Istiklol 4 1 5
   Malaysia Pahang 0 3 3  
 Indonesia Persipura Jayapura 0
 Malaysia Pahang (awd.) 3  
   Tajikistan Istiklol 0
   Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 1
 Jordan Al-Wehdat 0  
 Kuwait Al-Qadsia 1  
   Kuwait Al-Qadsia 3 0 3
   Syria Al-Jaish 0 2 2  
 Syria Al-Jaish 1
 Jordan Al-Jazeera 0  
   Kuwait Al-Qadsia 3 — —
   Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim (w/o) 1 — —  
 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 5  
 Myanmar Ayeyawady United 0  
   Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 1 3 4
   Hong Kong South China 1 1 2  
 Hong Kong South China 2
 India Bengaluru FC 0  

Round of 16

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Zone
Al-Wehdat Jordan 0–1 Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Istiklol Tajikistan 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Syria Al-Wahda
Al-Shorta Iraq 0–2 Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Al-Jaish Syria 1–0 Jordan Al-Jazeera
East Zone
Persipura Jayapura Indonesia 0–3 (awd.) Malaysia Pahang
South China Hong Kong 2–0 India Bengaluru FC
Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia 5–0 Myanmar Ayeyawady United
Persib Bandung Indonesia 0–2 Hong Kong Kitchee

26 May 2015
15:30 UTC+9
Persipura Jayapura Indonesia Cancelled
0–3 (Awarded) 		Malaysia Pahang
Report
Mandala Stadium, Jayapura
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

The Persipura Jayapura v Pahang match was not played as scheduled as Pahang players were denied entry into Indonesia due to visa issues.[5] The AFC announced on 10 June 2015 that as a result, Persipura Jayapura forfeited the match and was considered to have lost the match by 3–0, based on the AFC Cup 2015 Competition Regulations and the AFC Disciplinary Code.[6]

26 May 2015
20:00 UTC+8
South China Hong Kong 2–0 India Bengaluru FC
McBreen  28' (pen.), 58' Report
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 3,381
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

26 May 2015
20:00 UTC+5
Istiklol Tajikistan 1–1 (a.e.t.) Syria Al-Wahda
Al Kurdi  34' (o.g.) Report Al Kurdi  21'
  Penalties  
Davronov
Nazarov
Fatkhuloev
Umarbaev 		4–2 Omari
Kataya
Hamdoko
Khadouj
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 17,100
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

26 May 2015
19:00 UTC+3
Al-Wehdat Jordan 0–1 Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Report Al Ansari  76'
Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea)

27 May 2015
20:45 UTC+8
Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia 5–0 Myanmar Ayeyawady United
Safiq  1'
Figueroa  46', 90+1'
Díaz  61', 74' 		Report
Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
Attendance: 16,850
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)

27 May 2015
18:00 UTC+3
Al-Jaish Syria 1–0 Jordan Al-Jazeera
Sharifa  90' (pen.) Report

27 May 2015
19:00 UTC+3
Al-Shorta Iraq 0–2 Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Report Al Buraiki  80' (pen.)
Rogerinho  90+4'
Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[B]
Attendance: 165
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
Notes
  1. ^ Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
  2. ^ Teams from Iraq were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Qadsia Kuwait 3–2 Syria Al-Jaish 3–0 0–2
Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia 4–2 Hong Kong South China 1–1 3–1
Al-Kuwait Kuwait 7–1 Hong Kong Kitchee 6–0 1–1
Istiklol Tajikistan 5–3 Malaysia Pahang 4–0 1–3

First leg

25 August 2015
20:45 UTC+8
Johor Darul Ta'zim Malaysia 1–1 Hong Kong South China
Figueroa  49' (pen.) Report Awal  63'
Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru
Attendance: 14,700
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

25 August 2015
19:00 UTC+3
Al-Qadsia Kuwait 3–0 Syria Al-Jaish
Al Ansari  12'
Fuakumputu  64'
Al-Mutawa  69' 		Report
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

26 August 2015
20:00 UTC+5
Istiklol Tajikistan 4–0 Malaysia Pahang
Chahjouyi  35'
Vasiev  36', 77'
Makhmudov  51' 		Report
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

26 August 2015
20:15 UTC+3
Al-Kuwait Kuwait 6–0 Hong Kong Kitchee
Rogerinho  12', 52'
Al Enezi  21'
Hammami  45+4'
Vinícius  82' (pen.)
Al Kandari  90+2' 		Report

Second leg

15 September 2015
20:00 UTC+8
South China Hong Kong 1–3 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim
Awal  28' Report Mahali  26'
Safee  30', 45+2'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 6,412
Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)

Johor Darul Ta'zim won 4–2 on aggregate.

15 September 2015
18:30 UTC+3
Al-Jaish Syria 2–0 Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Ebrahim  35' (o.g.)
Al-Baher  51' 		Report
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City (Kuwait)[C]
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Al-Qadsia won 3–2 on aggregate.

16 September 2015
20:00 UTC+8
Kitchee Hong Kong 1–1 Kuwait Al-Kuwait
Paulinho  9' Report Al Hajri  49'

Al-Kuwait won 7–1 on aggregate.

16 September 2015
20:45 UTC+8
Pahang Malaysia 3–1 Tajikistan Istiklol
Hafiz  31', 58'
Saarvindran  90+2' 		Report Makhmudov  61'

Istiklol won 5–3 on aggregate.

Notes
  1. ^ Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Qadsia Kuwait w/o Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 3–1 Cancelled
Al-Kuwait Kuwait w/o Tajikistan Istiklol 4–0 Cancelled

First leg

30 September 2015
19:20 UTC+3
Al-Kuwait Kuwait 4–0 Tajikistan Istiklol
Vinícius  40', 80' (pen.), 86' (pen.)
Al Harbi  90+2' 		Report

Second leg

On 16 October 2015, the Kuwait Football Association was suspended by FIFA.[7] As a result, both Al-Qadsia and Al-Kuwait were no longer eligible to compete in the AFC Cup. The second legs of both semi-finals were cancelled, and Johor Darul Ta'zim and Istiklol advanced to the final by walkover.[8]

Final

Main article: 2015 AFC Cup Final

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Istiklol Tajikistan 0–1 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim

31 October 2015
17:00 UTC+5
Istiklol Tajikistan 0–1 Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim
Report Velázquez  23'
Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "AFC Cup 2015 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  2. ↑ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2015" (PDF). AFC.
  3. ↑ "AFC Cup 2015 Quarter-finals draw concluded". AFC. 18 June 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Stage set for AFC Cup quarter-finals draw". AFC. 16 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Statement on Persipura Jayapura v Pahang FA AFC Cup Round of 16 fixture". AFC. 25 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Persipura Jayapura forfeit AFC Cup match v Pahang FA". AFC. 10 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Suspension of the Kuwait Football Association". FIFA.com. 16 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "FIFA Suspension of Kuwait FA: AFC Cup implications". AFC. 17 October 2015.

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