Английская Википедия:2013 AFC Champions League knockout stage
The knock-out stage of the 2013 AFC Champions League was played from 14 May to 9 November 2013. A total of 16 teams competed in the knock-out stage.[1]
Qualified teams
The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage qualified for the knock-out stage. Both West Zone and East Zone had eight teams qualified.
Format
In the knock-out stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.[1]
Schedule
The schedule of each round was as follows.[2]
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| Round of 16 | 14–15 May 2013 | 21–22 May 2013 |
| Quarter-finals | 21 August 2013 | 18 September 2013 |
| Semi-finals | 25 September 2013 | 2 October 2013 |
| Final | 25 or 26 October 2013 | 8 or 9 November 2013 |
Bracket
In the round of 16, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group in the same zone, with the group winners hosting the second leg.[1] The matchups were determined as follows: Шаблон:Col-begin Шаблон:Col-2
- 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, semi-finals, and final (to decide the order of two legs) was held on 20 June 2013, 16:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3] In this draw, teams from different zones could play each other, and the "country protection" rule was applied: if there are exactly two teams from the same association, they may not play each other in the quarter-finals; however, if there are more than two teams from the same association, they may play each other in the quarter-finals. <section begin=Bracket /> Шаблон:16TeamBracket<section end=Bracket />
Round of 16
The first legs were played on 14 and 15 May 2013, and the second legs were played on 21 and 22 May 2013. <section begin=Round of 16 /> Шаблон:TwoLegStart |- |+West Zone Шаблон:TwoLegResult Шаблон:TwoLegResult Шаблон:TwoLegResult Шаблон:TwoLegResult |} Шаблон:TwoLegStart |+East Zone Шаблон:TwoLegResult Шаблон:TwoLegResult Шаблон:TwoLegResult Шаблон:TwoLegResult |}<section end=Round of 16 />
First leg
Second leg
Шаблон:Football box FC Seoul won 3–1 on aggregate.
Шаблон:Football box Buriram United won 2–1 on aggregate.
Шаблон:Football box Al-Ahli won 3–1 on aggregate.
Шаблон:Football box Al-Shabab won 5–1 on aggregate.
Шаблон:Football box Kashiwa Reysol won 5–2 on aggregate.
Шаблон:Football box Guangzhou Evergrande won 5–1 on aggregate.
Шаблон:Football box Lekhwiya won 3–2 on aggregate.
Шаблон:Football box Esteghlal won 4–2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
The first legs were played on 21 August 2013, and the second legs were played on 18 September 2013. <section begin=Quarter-finals /> Шаблон:TwoLegStart Шаблон:TwoLegResult Шаблон:TwoLegResult Шаблон:TwoLegResult Шаблон:TwoLegResult |}<section end=Quarter-finals />
First leg
Second leg
Шаблон:Football box FC Seoul won 2–1 on aggregate.
Шаблон:Football box Esteghlal won 3–1 on aggregate.
Шаблон:Football box Guangzhou Evergrande won 6–1 on aggregate.
Шаблон:Football box 3–3 on aggregate. Kashiwa Reysol won on away goals.
Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 25 September 2013, and the second legs were played on 2 October 2013. <section begin=Semi-finals /> Шаблон:TwoLegStart Шаблон:TwoLegResult Шаблон:TwoLegResult |}<section end=Semi-finals />
First leg
Second leg
Шаблон:Football box Guangzhou Evergrande won 8–1 on aggregate.
Шаблон:Football box FC Seoul won 4–2 on aggregate.
Final
The first leg was played on 26 October 2013, and the second leg was played on 9 November 2013.
Шаблон:TwoLegStart Шаблон:TwoLegResult |} <section begin=Final /> Шаблон:Football box Шаблон:Football box 3–3 on aggregate. Guangzhou Evergrande won on away goals.<section end=Final />
References
External links
Шаблон:2013 in Asian football (AFC)
