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2012 AFC Champions League knockout stage
Football tournament knockout stage
Football tournament knockout stage

The 2012 AFC Champions League knockout stage was contested by a total of 16 teams (8 from West Zone and 8 from East 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.
The matchups for the round of 16 were decided based on the results from the group stage. 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. 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](2012-afc-champions-league-group-stage-group-a) | [B](2012-afc-champions-league-group-stage-group-b) | [C](2012-afc-champions-league-group-stage-group-c) | [D](2012-afc-champions-league-group-stage-group-d) | [E](2012-afc-champions-league-group-stage-group-e) | [F](2012-afc-champions-league-group-stage-group-f) | [G](2012-afc-champions-league-group-stage-group-g) | [H](2012-afc-champions-league-group-stage-group-h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAE Al-Jazira | IRN Esteghlal | |||||||||
| KSA Al-Ittihad | UAE Baniyas | |||||||||
| IRN Sepahan | KSA Al-Ahli | |||||||||
| KSA Al-Hilal | IRN Persepolis | |||||||||
| AUS Adelaide United | UZB Bunyodkor | |||||||||
| KOR Ulsan Hyundai | JPN FC Tokyo | |||||||||
| KOR Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | JPN Nagoya Grampus | |||||||||
| CHN Guangzhou Evergrande | JPN 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 Zone and East 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.
| RD1-team01=AUS Adelaide United | RD1-score01=1 | RD1-team02=JPN Nagoya Grampus | RD1-score02=0
| RD1-team03=KOR Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | RD1-score03=0 | RD1-team04=UZB Bunyodkor | RD1-score04=1
| RD1-team05=KOR Ulsan Hyundai | RD1-score05=3 | RD1-team06=JPN Kashiwa Reysol | RD1-score06=2
| RD1-team07=KSA Al-Hilal | RD1-score07=7 | RD1-team08=UAE Baniyas | RD1-score08=1
| RD1-team09=KSA Al-Ittihad | RD1-score09=3 | RD1-team10=IRN Persepolis | RD1-score10=0
| RD1-team11=CHN Guangzhou Evergrande | RD1-score11=1 | RD1-team12=JPN FC Tokyo | RD1-score12=0
| RD1-team13=IRN Sepahan | RD1-score13=2 | RD1-team14=IRN Esteghlal | RD1-score14=0
| RD1-team15=UAE Al-Jazira | RD1-score15=3 (2) | RD1-team16=KSA Al-Ahli | RD1-score16=3 (4)
| RD2-team01=AUS Adelaide United | RD2-score01-1=2 | RD2-score01-2=2 | RD2-score01-agg=4 | RD2-team02=UZB Bunyodkor | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-score02-agg=5
| RD2-team03=KOR Ulsan Hyundai | RD2-score03-1=1 | RD2-score03-2=4 | RD2-score03-agg=5 | RD2-team04=KSA Al-Hilal | RD2-score04-1=0 | RD2-score04-2=0 | RD2-score04-agg=0
| RD2-team05=KSA Al-Ittihad | RD2-score05-1=4 | RD2-score05-2=1 | RD2-score05-agg=5 | RD2-team06=CHN Guangzhou Evergrande | RD2-score06-1=2 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-score06-agg=4
| RD2-team07=IRN Sepahan | RD2-score07-1=0 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score07-agg=1 | RD2-team08=KSA Al-Ahli | RD2-score08-1=0 | RD2-score08-2=4 | RD2-score08-agg=4
| RD3-team01=UZB Bunyodkor | RD3-score01-1=1 | RD3-score01-2=0 | RD3-score01-agg=1 | RD3-team02=KOR Ulsan Hyundai | RD3-score02-1=3 | RD3-score02-2=2 | RD3-score02-agg=5
| RD3-team03=KSA Al-Ittihad | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score03-2=0 | RD3-score03-agg=1 | RD3-team04=KSA Al-Ahli | RD3-score04-1=0 | RD3-score04-2=2 | RD3-score04-agg=2
| RD4-team01=KOR Ulsan Hyundai | RD4-score01=3 | RD4-team02=KSA Al-Ahli | RD4-score02=0
Round of 16
The matches were played 22 and 23 May (West Zone) and 29 and 30 May 2012 (East Zone). |- |+West Zone |} |+East Zone |}
Matches
Delgado Al Hosni Simões Al Menhali Esmaeell Neill Al-Mayouf Al-Fahmi Palomino Simões
Bengar
Abdelghani Otaif
Wilhelmsson Al-Dawsari
Kondo Lee Keun-Ho Tanaka
Quarter-finals
The first legs were played 19 September 2012, and the second legs were played 2 and 3 October 2012. |}
First legs
Kostopoulos Salomov
Noor Hazazi Huang Bowen
Second legs
Conca Al-Ittihad won 5–4 on aggregate.
Al Hosni
Jaizawi
Al-Ahli won 4–1 on aggregate.
Shorakhmedov
Rakhmatullaev
Neumann
Bunyodkor won 5–4 on aggregate.
Kim Shin-Wook Lee Keun-Ho 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. |}
First legs
Kim Shin-Wook Lee Keun-Ho
Second legs
Lee Keun-Ho Ulsan Hyundai won 5–1 on aggregate.
Simões Al-Ahli won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
Main article: 2012 AFC Champions League Final
The final of the 2012 AFC Champions League was hosted by one of the finalists, decided by a draw. According to the draw on 14 June 2012, the winner of semi-final 2 would host the final. Therefore, Ulsan Hyundai was the home team. Rafinha Kim Seung-Yong
References
References
- "AFC Champions League 2012 Competitions Regulations". AFC.
- (2012-05-17). "Mouth-watering ties await in R16". AFC.
- (2012-06-14). "First-timers face experienced campaigners". AFC.
- "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2012". AFC.
- (2012-04-08). "ACL Round of 16 matches rescheduled". AFC.
- (2012-06-14). "SF2 winners to host ACL Final". AFC.
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