2012 AFC Champions League knockout stage

Free kick for Al-Ittihad (2004 & 2005 AFC winner) against Persepolis. That match ended 3-0.

The 2012 AFC Champions League knockout stage was contested by a total of 16 teams (8 from West Asia Zone and 8 from East Asia Zone). They included the 8 group winners and the 8 group runners-up from the group stage.

Each round of this single-elimination tournament was played over one or two matches. In the round of 16, each tie was played in one match, hosted by the winners of each group against the runners-up of another group. In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie was played over two legs on a home-and-away basis. The final was hosted by one of the finalists, decided by draw. The away goals rule (for two-legged ties), extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shootout would be used to decide the winner if necessary.[1]

The matchups for the round of 16 were decided based on the results from the group stage.[2] After the completion of the round of 16, the draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final was held at the AFC house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 14 June 2012, 16:00 UTC+08:00.[3] In this draw, the "country protection" rule was applied: if there are exactly two clubs from the same country, they may not face each other in the quarter-finals; however, if there are more than two clubs from the same country, they may face each other in the quarter-finals.

Qualified teams

Group Winners Runners-up
A United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira Iran Esteghlal
B Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad United Arab Emirates Baniyas
C Iran Sepahan Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
D Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Iran Persepolis
E Australia Adelaide United Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
F South Korea Ulsan Hyundai Japan FC Tokyo
G South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Japan Nagoya Grampus
H China Guangzhou Evergrande Japan Kashiwa Reysol

Bracket

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 West Asia Zone and East Asia Zone completely separate for that round.

The draw for the quarter-finals and beyond was held separately, after the conclusion of the round of 16.

  Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                     
Australia Adelaide United 1  
Japan Nagoya Grampus 0  
  Australia Adelaide United 2 2 4  
  Uzbekistan Bunyodkor (aet) 2 3 5  
South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa 0
Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 1  
  Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 1 0 1  
  South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 3 2 5  
South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 3  
Japan Kashiwa Reysol 2  
  South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 1 4 5
  Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 0 0 0  
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 7
United Arab Emirates Baniyas 1  
  South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 3
  Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 0
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 3  
Iran Persepolis 0  
  Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 4 1 5
  China Guangzhou Evergrande 2 2 4  
China Guangzhou Evergrande 1
Japan FC Tokyo 0  
  Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 1 0 1
  Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 0 2 2  
Iran Sepahan 2  
Iran Esteghlal 0  
  Iran Sepahan 0 1 1
  Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 0 4 4  
United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 3 (2)
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli (aet; p) 3 (4)  

Round of 16

The matches were played 22 and 23 May (West Asia Zone) and 29 and 30 May 2012 (East Asia Zone).[4][5]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Asia
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates 3–3 (aet)
(2–4 p)		 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Sepahan Iran 2–0 Iran Esteghlal
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 3–0 Iran Persepolis
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 7–1 United Arab Emirates Baniyas
East Asia
Adelaide United Australia 1–0 Japan Nagoya Grampus
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma South Korea 0–1 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Ulsan Hyundai South Korea 3–2 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
Guangzhou Evergrande China 1–0 Japan FC Tokyo

Matches

Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates 3–3 (a.e.t.) Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Oliveira  33', 114'
Delgado  62'		 Report Camacho  22'
Al Hosni  75'
Simões  118'
Penalties
Oliveira
Berghush
Ismaeel
Neill 		2–4 Camacho
Mayof
Al-Fahmi
Palomino
Simões
Attendance: 13,355
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Sepahan Iran 2–0 Iran Esteghlal
Correa  8'
Bengar  34'		 Report
Attendance: 12,351
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 3–0 Iran Persepolis
Hazazi  36' (pen.)
Abdelghani  45+1'
Otaif  87'		 Report
Attendance: 15,300
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 7–1 United Arab Emirates Baniyas
Yoo Byung-Soo  23', 38', 53', 61'
Wilhelmsson  26', 59'
Al-Dawsari  86'		 Report Yeste  57' (pen.)
Attendance: 22,518
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma South Korea 0–1 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Report Karimov  53' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,808
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
Guangzhou Evergrande China 1–0 Japan FC Tokyo
Cléo  31' Report
Attendance: 39,560

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played 19 September 2012, and the second legs were played 2 and 3 October 2012.[4]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 5–4 China Guangzhou Evergrande 4–2 1–2
Sepahan Iran 1–4 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 0–0 1–4
Adelaide United Australia 4–5 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 2–2 2–3 (a.e.t.)
Ulsan Hyundai South Korea 5–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 1–0 4–0

First legs

Adelaide United Australia 2–2 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Ramsay  7'
Kostopoulos  16'		 Report Hasanov  44'
Salomov  75'
Attendance: 10,366
Ulsan Hyundai South Korea 1–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Rafinha  10' Report
Attendance: 5,955
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Sepahan Iran 0–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Report
Attendance: 9,280
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 4–2 China Guangzhou Evergrande
Diego Souza  28'
Noor  49' (pen.)
Hazazi  61', 88'		 Report Gao Lin  27'
Huang Bowen  39'
Attendance: 15,971

Second legs

Guangzhou Evergrande China 2–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Barrios  19'
Conca  35' (pen.)		 Report F. Al-Muwallad  79'
Attendance: 39,997

Al-Ittihad won 5–4 on aggregate.

Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 4–1 Iran Sepahan
Simões  30' (pen.)
Al Hosni  35', 45+1'
Jaizawi  70'		 Report Talebi  37'
Attendance: 16,838

Al-Ahli won 4–1 on aggregate.

Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 3–2 (a.e.t.) Australia Adelaide United
Turaev  20'
Shorakhmedov  72'
Rakhmatullaev  114'		 Report Ramsay  4'
Neumann  63'
Attendance: 7,212

Bunyodkor won 5–4 on aggregate.

Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 0–4 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
Report Rafinha  24', 27'
Kim Shin-Wook  54'
Lee Keun-Ho  65'
Attendance: 19,573
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

Ulsan Hyundai won 5–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The first legs were played 22 and 24 October 2012, and the second legs were played 31 October 2012.[4]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 1–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 1–0 0–2
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 1–5 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 1–3 0–2

First legs

Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 1–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Hazazi  67' Report
Attendance: 17,050
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 1–3 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
Ibrokhimov  5' Report Rafinha  31'
Kim Shin-Wook  53'
Lee Keun-Ho  72'
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)

Second legs

Ulsan Hyundai South Korea 2–0 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Kim Shin-Wook  53'
Lee Keun-Ho  75'		 Report
Attendance: 7,864

Ulsan Hyundai won 5–1 on aggregate.

Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 2–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Al-Musa  44'
Simões  84'		 Report
Attendance: 17,200

Al-Ahli won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

The final of the 2012 AFC Champions League was hosted by one of the finalists, decided by a draw.[1] According to the draw on 14 June 2012, the winner of semi-final 2 would host the final.[6] Therefore, Ulsan Hyundai was the home team.

Ulsan Hyundai South Korea 3–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Kwak Tae-Hwi  13'
Rafinha  68'
Kim Seung-Yong  75'		 Report
Attendance: 42,153

References

  1. 1 2 "AFC Champions League 2012 Competitions Regulations". AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-23.
  2. ↑ "Mouth-watering ties await in R16". AFC. 2012-05-17. Archived from the original on 2012-12-09.
  3. ↑ "First-timers face experienced campaigners". AFC. 2012-06-14.
  4. 1 2 3 "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2012" (PDF). AFC.
  5. ↑ "ACL Round of 16 matches rescheduled". AFC. 2012-04-08.
  6. ↑ "SF2 winners to host ACL Final". AFC. 2012-06-14. Archived from the original on 2012-12-17.
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