2016 AFC Cup knockout stage

The 2016 AFC Cup knockout stage was played from 24 May to 5 November 2016.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout 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 qualified for the knockout stage. Both West Zone and East Zone had eight qualified teams.

Zone Group Winners Runners-up
West Zone
(Groups A–D)		 A Al-Ahed Al-Wehdat
B Naft Al-Wasat Al-Faisaly
C Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Wahda
D Al-Muharraq Al-Jaish
East Zone
(Groups E–H)		 E Ceres Tampines Rovers
F Kitchee Kaya
G Mohun Bagan South China
H Johor Darul Ta'zim Bengaluru FC

Format

In the knockout stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the teams split between the two zones until the final. 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 (Regulations Article 12.4).[2]

Starting from this season, the knockout stage was split between the two zones until the final, similar to the AFC Champions League (Regulations Article 12.3).[2]

Schedule

The schedule of each round was 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

The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:

  • Round of 16: (group winners host match)
  • 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 (host team decided by draw)

  Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                     
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2  
Al-Wehdat 1  
  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1 4 5  
  Al-Jaish 1 0 1  
Naft Al-Wasat 0
Al-Jaish 1  
  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1 3 4  
West Zone
  Al-Ahed 1 2 3  
Al-Ahed 4  
Al-Wahda 0  
  Al-Ahed 1 2 3
  Al-Muharraq 0 0 0  
Al-Muharraq 1
Al-Faisaly 0  
  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1
  Bengaluru FC 0
Ceres 0  
South China (a.e.t.) 1  
  South China 1 1 2
  Johor Darul Ta'zim 1 2 3  
Johor Darul Ta'zim 7
Kaya 2  
  Johor Darul Ta'zim 1 1 2
East Zone
  Bengaluru FC 1 3 4  
Kitchee 2  
Bengaluru FC 3  
  Bengaluru FC 1 0 1
  Tampines Rovers 0 0 0  
Mohun Bagan 1
Tampines Rovers (a.e.t.) 2  

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 match.[3]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Zone
Al-Ahed 4–0 Al-Wahda
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–1 Al-Wehdat
Naft Al-Wasat 0–1 Al-Jaish
Al-Muharraq 1–0 Al-Faisaly
East Zone
Ceres 0–1 (a.e.t.) South China
Mohun Bagan 1–2 (a.e.t.) Tampines Rovers
Kitchee 2–3 Bengaluru FC
Johor Darul Ta'zim 7–2 Kaya

West Zone
Al-Ahed 4–0 Al-Wahda
Atwi  12'
Al-Hussain  75' (pen.)
Dramé  88', 90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–1 Al-Wehdat
Abdul-Wahid  15'
Ahmad  37'		 Report Deeb  43'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Naft Al-Wasat 0–1 Al-Jaish
Report Hamdoko  78'
Attendance: 50
Al-Muharraq 1–0 Al-Faisaly
Kanú  81' Report
Attendance: 5,000

East Zone
Ceres 0–1 (a.e.t.) South China
Report Carlos  107'
Panaad Park and Stadium, Bacolod
Attendance: 8,000
Mohun Bagan 1–2 (a.e.t.) Tampines Rovers
Singh  72' Report Webb  63'
Yunos  116'
Attendance: 282
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
Kitchee 2–3 Bengaluru FC
Rufino  7'
Tarrés  42'		 Report Chhetri  31' (pen.), 33'
Lalhlimpuia  51'
Attendance: 2,806
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Johor Darul Ta'zim 7–2 Kaya
Lucero  14', 54', 70'
Díaz  23' (pen.)
Azamuddin  33', 40'
Mahali  69'		 Report Porteria  53'
Ugarte  88'
Attendance: 17,322

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, 15:00 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. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Zone
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 5–1 Al-Jaish 1–1 4–0
Al-Ahed 3–0 Al-Muharraq 1–0 2–0
East Zone
South China 2–3 Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–1 1–2
Bengaluru FC 1–0 Tampines Rovers 1–0 0–0

West Zone
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–1 Al-Jaish
Ahmad  90+8' Report Al-Ali  60'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)
Al-Jaish 0–4 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Report Rasan  50'
Radhi  67'
Ahmad  80'
Mohsin  90+2'
Attendance: 312

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won 5–1 on aggregate.

Al-Ahed 1–0 Al-Muharraq
Zreik  5' Report
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Al-Muharraq 0–2 Al-Ahed
Report Musa  23'
Zreik  90+3'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

Al-Ahed won 3–0 on aggregate.

East Zone
South China 1–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Komazec  90+3' Report Díaz  22'
Attendance: 3,938
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2–1 South China
Lucero  58'
Díaz  88'		 Report Komazec  90+5'
Attendance: 17,350
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Johor Darul Ta'zim won 3–2 on aggregate.

Bengaluru FC 1–0 Tampines Rovers
Vineeth  7' Report
Attendance: 120[note 3]
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Tampines Rovers 0–0 Bengaluru FC
Report
Attendance: 1,985

Bengaluru FC won 1–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

In the semi-finals, the two quarter-final winners from the West Zone played each other, and the two quarter-final winners from the East Zone played each other, with the order of legs determined by the quarter-final draw.[4]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Zone
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 4–3 Al-Ahed 1–1 3–2
East Zone
Johor Darul Ta'zim 2–4 Bengaluru FC 1–1 1–3

West Zone
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–1 Al-Ahed
Midani  24' Report Dakik  62'
Attendance: 189
Al-Ahed 2–3 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Mansour  14' (pen.)
Chaito  36'		 Report Ahmad  28'
Mansour  70' (o.g.)
Rasan  76'
Attendance: 3,700

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won 4–3 on aggregate.

East Zone
Johor Darul Ta'zim 1–1 Bengaluru FC
Díaz  52' Report Lyngdoh  56'
Attendance: 18,000
Bengaluru FC 3–1 Johor Darul Ta'zim
Chhetri  41', 67'
Juanan  76'		 Report Safiq  11'
Attendance: 21,379

Bengaluru FC won 4–2 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 2016 AFC Cup Final

In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the host team decided by a draw, held after the quarter-final draw.[4]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 Bengaluru FC
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 Bengaluru FC
Ahmad  70' Report
Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (Qatar)[note 1]
Attendance: 5,806

Notes
  1. Teams from Iraq were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
  2. Teams from Syria were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
  3. The Bengaluru FC v Tampines Rovers match was played behind closed doors due to local unrest.[6]
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References
  1. "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2016" (PDF). AFC.
  2. "2016 AFC Cup Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. 28 November 2015.
  3. "AFC Cup 2016 Draw Results" (PDF). AFC.
  4. "Holders JDT set to face South China in AFC Cup quarter-finals". AFC. 9 June 2016.
  5. "Stage set for AFC Cup 2016 Knockout Stage draw". AFC. 8 June 2016.
  6. "JSW Bengaluru FC v Tampines Rovers match rescheduled". AFC. 13 September 2016.
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