Английская Википедия:2015 AFC Champions League knockout stage
The 2015 AFC Champions League knockout stage was played from 19 May to 21 November 2015. A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2015 AFC Champions League.[1]
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 teams qualified.
| Zone | Group | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Zone (Groups A–D) |
A | Шаблон:Flagicon Lekhwiya | Шаблон:Flagicon Persepolis |
| B | Шаблон:Flagicon Al-Ain | Шаблон:Flagicon Naft Tehran | |
| C | Шаблон:Flagicon Al-Hilal | Шаблон:Flagicon Al-Sadd | |
| D | Шаблон:Flagicon Al-Ahli | Шаблон:Flagicon Al-Ahli | |
| East Zone (Groups E–H) |
E | Шаблон:Flagicon Kashiwa Reysol | Шаблон:Flagicon Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| F | Шаблон:Flagicon Gamba Osaka | Шаблон:Flagicon Seongnam FC | |
| G | Шаблон:Flagicon Beijing Guoan | Шаблон:Flagicon Suwon Samsung Bluewings | |
| H | Шаблон:Nowrap | Шаблон:Flagicon FC Seoul |
Format
In the knockout stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the teams split between the two zones until the final. 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 | 19–20 May 2015 | 26–27 May 2015 |
| Quarter-finals | 25–26 August 2015 | 15–16 September 2015 |
| Semi-finals | 29–30 September 2015 | 20–21 October 2015 |
| Final | 7 November 2015 | 21 November 2015 |
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 are 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 was held on 18 June 2015, 16:00 UTC+8, at the Grand Millennium Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3] Teams from different zones could not be drawn into the same tie, and there was no seeding or country protection, so teams from the same association could be drawn into the same tie.[4]
In the semi-finals, the matchups were determined by the quarter-final draw: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2 (West Zone) and Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4 (East Zone), with winners QF2 and QF4 hosting the second leg.[4]
In the final, the finalist from the West Zone hosted the first leg, while the finalist from the East Zone hosted the second leg (no draw was held to determine the order of legs, as it was reversed from the previous season's final).[4] <section begin=Bracket /> Шаблон:16TeamBracket<section end=Bracket />
Round of 16
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First leg
Second leg
Шаблон:Football box 4–4 on aggregate. Kashiwa Reysol won on away goals.
Шаблон:Football box Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 2–1 on aggregate.
Шаблон:Football box Lekhwiya won 4–3 on aggregate.
Шаблон:Football box Al-Hilal won 3–1 on aggregate.
Шаблон:Football box Gamba Osaka won 6–3 on aggregate.
Шаблон:Football box Guangzhou Evergrande won 3–2 on aggregate.
Шаблон:Football box 3–3 on aggregate. Al-Ahli won on away goals.
Шаблон:Football box 2–2 on aggregate. Naft Tehran won on away goals.
Quarter-finals
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First leg
- Notes
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Second leg
Шаблон:Football box Guangzhou Evergrande won 4–2 on aggregate.
Шаблон:Football box Al-Hilal won 6–3 on aggregate.
Шаблон:Football box Gamba Osaka won 3–2 on aggregate.
Шаблон:Football box Al-Ahli won 3–1 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
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First leg
Second leg
Шаблон:Football box Al-Ahli won 4–3 on aggregate.
Шаблон:Football box Guangzhou Evergrande won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
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References
External links
- AFC Champions League, the-AFC.com
Шаблон:2015 in Asian football (AFC)
