2016 AFC Cup knock-out stage

The 2016 AFC Cup knock-out stage will be played from 24 May to 5 November 2016.^[1] A total of 16 teams compete in the knock-out stage to decide the champions of the 2016 AFC Cup.^[2]

Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage qualify for the knock-out stage. Both West Zone and East Zone have eight qualified teams.

Zone	Group	Winners	Runners-up	Qualified (Position TBD)
West Zone (Groups A–D)	A	Al-Ahed
	B			Naft Al-Wasat Al-Faisaly
	C			Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Wahda
	D	Al-Muharraq
East Zone (Groups E–H)	E			Ceres
	F
	G	Mohun Bagan
	H	Johor Darul Ta'zim	Bengaluru FC

Format

In the knock-out stage, the 16 teams play a single-elimination tournament, with the teams split between the two zones until the final. In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, while in the round of 16 and final, each tie is played as a single match. The away goals rule (for two-legged ties), extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.^[2]

Schedule

The schedule of each round is as follows.^[1]

Round	First leg	Second leg
Round of 16	24–25 May 2016
Quarter-finals	13–14 September 2016	20–21 September 2016
Semi-finals	27–28 September 2016	18–19 October 2016
Final	5 November 2016

Bracket

In the round of 16, the winners of one group play the runners-up of another group from the same zone, with the group winners hosting the match. The matchups are determined as follows:^[3]

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 will be held after the round of 16 is completed. The four teams from the West Zone are drawn into two ties, and the four teams from the East Zone are drawn into the other two ties. There is no seeding or country protection, so teams from the same association can be drawn into the same tie.

In the semi-finals, the two teams from the West Zone play each other, and the two teams from the East Zone play each other. The order of legs is determined by the quarter-final draw, with the winners of quarter-finals 1 and 3 hosting the first leg, and the winners of quarter-finals 2 and 4 hosting the second leg.

In the final, the host team is either decided by a draw or determined by the AFC, to be confirmed prior to the quarter-final draw. The entire knock-out stage bracket will be determined after the quarter-final draw.

Round of 16

Team 1	Score	Team 2
West Zone
Al-Ahed	24 May	Runner-up Group C
Winner Group C	24 May	Runner-up Group A
Winner Group B	25 May	Runner-up Group D
Al-Muharraq	25 May	Runner-up Group B
East Zone
Winner Group E	24 May	Runner-up Group G
Mohun Bagan	24 May	Runner-up Group E
Winner Group F	25 May	Bengaluru FC
Johor Darul Ta'zim	25 May	Runner-up Group F

Winner Group E v Runner-up Group G

24 May 2016

Winner Group E	v	Runner-up Group G
	Report

Mohun Bagan v Runner-up Group E

24 May 2016
--:-- UTC+5:30

Mohun Bagan	v	Runner-up Group E
	Report

Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati

Al-Ahed v Runner-up Group C

24 May 2016
--:-- UTC+3

Al-Ahed	v	Runner-up Group C
	Report

Saida International Stadium, Saida

Winner Group C v Runner-up Group A

24 May 2016

Winner Group C	v	Runner-up Group A
	Report

Winner Group F v Bengaluru FC

25 May 2016

Winner Group F	v	Bengaluru FC
	Report

25 May 2016
--:-- UTC+8

Johor Darul Ta'zim	v	Runner-up Group F
	Report

Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru

Winner Group B v Runner-up Group D

25 May 2016

Winner Group B	v	Runner-up Group D
	Report

Al-Muharraq v Runner-up Group B

25 May 2016
--:-- UTC+3

Al-Muharraq	v	Runner-up Group B
	Report

Bahrain National Stadium, Manama

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
West Zone
West Team 1	QF1	West Team 2	13 Sep	20 Sep
West Team 3	QF2	West Team 4	14 Sep	21 Sep
East Zone
East Team 1	QF3	East Team 2	13 Sep	20 Sep
East Team 3	QF4	East Team 4	14 Sep	21 Sep

East Team 1 v East Team 2

13 September 2016

East Team 1	v	East Team 2

East Team 2 v East Team 1

20 September 2016

East Team 2	v	East Team 1

West Team 1 v West Team 2

13 September 2016

West Team 1	v	West Team 2

West Team 2 v West Team 1

20 September 2016

West Team 2	v	West Team 1

East Team 3 v East Team 4

14 September 2016

East Team 3	v	East Team 4

East Team 4 v East Team 3

21 September 2016

East Team 4	v	East Team 3

West Team 3 v West Team 4

14 September 2016

West Team 3	v	West Team 4

West Team 4 v West Team 3

21 September 2016

West Team 4	v	West Team 3

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
West Zone
Winner QF1	SF1	Winner QF2	27 Sep	18 Oct
East Zone
Winner QF3	SF2	Winner QF4	28 Sep	19 Oct

Winner QF1 v Winner QF2

27 September 2016

Winner QF1	v	Winner QF2

Winner QF2 v Winner QF1

18 October 2016

Winner QF2	v	Winner QF1

Winner QF3 v Winner QF4

28 September 2016

Winner QF3	v	Winner QF4

Winner QF4 v Winner QF3

19 October 2016

Winner QF4	v	Winner QF3

Final

Main article: 2016 AFC Cup Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Winner SF1/SF2	5 Nov	Winner SF1/SF2

Winner SF1/SF2 v Winner SF1/SF2

5 November 2016

Winner SF1/SF2	v	Winner SF1/SF2

References

1 2 "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016" (PDF). AFC.
1 2 "2016 AFC Cup Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. 28 November 2015.
↑ "AFC Cup 2016 Draw Results" (PDF). AFC.

External links

AFC Cup, the-AFC.com

2016 in Asian Football (AFC)

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