2011 AFC Champions League knockout stage

Qualified teams

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 East and West Asia completely separate for that round.

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

| RD1-team01=KSA Al-Ittihad | RD1-score01=3 | RD1-team02=KSA Al-Hilal | RD1-score02=1

| RD1-team03=KOR FC Seoul | RD1-score03=3 | RD1-team04=JPN Kashima Antlers | RD1-score04=0

| RD1-team05=JPN Gamba Osaka | RD1-score05=0 | RD1-team06=JPN Cerezo Osaka | RD1-score06=1

| RD1-team07=KOR Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | RD1-score07=3 | RD1-team08=CHN Tianjin Teda | RD1-score08=0

| RD1-team09=KOR Suwon Samsung Bluewings | RD1-score09=2 | RD1-team10=JPN Nagoya Grampus | RD1-score10=0

| RD1-team11=IRN Zob Ahan | RD1-score11=4 | RD1-team12=KSA Al-Nassr | RD1-score12=1

| RD1-team13=IRN Sepahan | RD1-score13=3 | RD1-team14=UZB Bunyodkor | RD1-score14=1

| RD1-team15=QAT Al-Sadd | RD1-score15=1 | RD1-team16=KSA Al-Shabab | RD1-score16=0

| RD2-team01=KSA Al-Ittihad | RD2-score01-1=3 | RD2-score01-2=0 | RD2-score01-agg=3 | RD2-team02=KOR FC Seoul | RD2-score02-1=1 | RD2-score02-2=1 | RD2-score02-agg=2

| RD2-team03=JPN Cerezo Osaka | RD2-score03-1=4 | RD2-score03-2=1 | RD2-score03-agg=5 | RD2-team04=KOR Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | RD2-score04-1=3 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-agg=9

| RD2-team05=KOR Suwon Samsung Bluewings | RD2-score05-1=1 | RD2-score05-2=2 | RD2-score05-agg=3 | RD2-team06=IRN Zob Ahan | RD2-score06-1=1 | RD2-score06-2=1 | RD2-score06-agg=2

| RD2-team07=IRN Sepahan | RD2-score07-1=0 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score07-agg=2 | RD2-team08=QAT Al-Sadd | RD2-score08-1=3 | RD2-score08-2=1 | RD2-score08-agg=4

| RD3-team01=KSA Al-Ittihad | RD3-score01-1=2 | RD3-score01-2=1 | RD3-score01-agg=3 | RD3-team02=KOR Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | RD3-score02-1=3 | RD3-score02-2=2 | RD3-score02-agg=5

| RD3-team03=KOR Suwon Samsung Bluewings | RD3-score03-1=0 | RD3-score03-2=1 | RD3-score03-agg=1 | RD3-team04=QAT Al-Sadd | RD3-score04-1=2 | RD3-score04-2=0 | RD3-score04-agg=2

| RD4-team01=KOR Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | RD4-score01=2 (2) | RD4-team02=QAT Al-Sadd | RD4-score02=2 (4)

Round of 16

The matches were played 24–25 May 2011. |- |+West Asia |} |+East Asia |}

Matches

Lee Seung-Hyun

Touré Aghili

Ziaya

Lee Sang-ho

Damjanović Ko Myong-Jin

Castro
Kheiri

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played 14 September 2011, and the second legs were played 27–28 September 2011. |}

;Notes

First legs

Kiyotake Kim Bo-Kyung Cho Sung-Hwan

Awarded

Al-Muwallad Wendel

Second legs

Lee Dong-Gook Kim Dong-Chan Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 9–5 on aggregate.

Al-Ittihad won 3–2 on aggregate.

Neretljak Suwon Samsung Bluewings won 3–2 on aggregate.

Ashjari Al-Sadd won 4–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The first legs were played 19 October 2011, and the second legs were played 26 October 2011. |}

First legs

Son Seung-Joon
Cho Sung-Hwan

Second legs

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 5–3 on aggregate.

Al-Sadd won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2011 AFC Champions League Final

The final was played 5 November 2011 at home of one of the finalists, decided by draw. This format is different from the 2009 and 2010 editions, where the final was played at a neutral venue. Lee Seung-Hyun Keïta Kim Dong-Chan
Park Won-Jae
Kim Sang-Sik Al-Haydos Lee Jung-Soo Majid Belhadj

References

References

1. "AFC Champions League 2011 Competitions Regulations".
2. "AFC Champions League 2011 Draw Mechanism for Play-off Stage & Preliminary Stage (Group & Round of 16)".
3. [http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/35200-acl-draw-story Korea challenge for former champions]
4. "2011 AFC Champions League Official Match Schedule".
5. [http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/34878-acl-juicy-encounters-in-offing ACL: Juicy encounters in offing]
6. [http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/36536-afc-disciplinary-committee-sanctions-sepahan: AFC Disciplinary Committee sanctions Sepahan]
7. [http://www.the-afc.com/en/news/29922-afc-competitions-committee-decisions AFC Competitions Committee decisions]