The 2019 AFC Champions League knockout stage is scheduled to be played from 17 June to 24 November 2019.[1] A total of 16 teams compete in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2019 AFC Champions League.[2]

Qualified teams

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The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage advance to the round of 16, with both West Region (Groups A–D) and East Region (Groups E–H) having eight qualified teams.

Region Group Winners Runners-up Other qualified teams
(Position TBD)
West Region A    
B    
C    
D    
East Region E    
F    
G    
H    

Format

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In the knockout stage, the 16 teams play a single-elimination tournament, with the teams split into the two regions until the final. Each tie is 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 are used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 11.3).[2]

Schedule

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The schedule of each round is as follows.[1] Matches in the West Region are played on Mondays and Tuesdays, while matches in the East Region are played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Round First leg Second leg
Round of 16 17–19 June 2019 24–26 June 2019
Quarter-finals 26–28 August 2019 16–18 September 2019
Semi-finals 1–2 October 2019 22–23 October 2019
Final 9 November 2019 24 November 2019

Bracket

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The bracket of the knockout stage is determined as follows:

Round Matchups
Round of 16 (Group winners host second leg)
Quarter-finals (Matchups and order of legs decided by draw, involving four round of 16 winners each in West Region and East Region)
Semi-finals (Winners QF1 and QF3 host first leg, Winners QF2 and QF4 host second leg)
Final (Winner SF1 host first leg, Winner SF2 host second leg, as reversed from previous season's final)
  • Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2

The bracket will be decided after the draw for the quarter-finals, which will be held after the round of 16 is completed.

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                
 
 
  TBD (West Region)
  TBD (West Region)
 
 
  Winner QF1 (West Region)
  Winner QF2 (West Region)
 
 
  TBD (West Region)
  TBD (West Region)
 
 
  Winner SF1 (West Region)
  Winner SF2 (East Region)
 
 
  TBD (East Region)
  TBD (East Region)
 
 
  Winner QF3 (East Region)
  Winner QF4 (East Region)
 
 
  TBD (East Region)
  TBD (East Region)
 
 

Round of 16

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Summary

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In the round of 16, the winners of one group play the runners-up of another group from the same region, with the group winners hosting the second leg, and the matchups determined by the group stage draw.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Region
Runner-up Group A West 1 Winner Group B 17 Jun 24 Jun
Runner-up Group B West 2 Winner Group A 17 Jun 24 Jun
Runner-up Group C West 3 Winner Group D 18 Jun 25 Jun
Runner-up Group D West 4 Winner Group C 18 Jun 25 Jun
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
East Region
Runner-up Group E East 1 Winner Group F 18 Jun 25 Jun
Runner-up Group F East 2 Winner Group E 18 Jun 25 Jun
Runner-up Group G East 3 Winner Group H 19 Jun 26 Jun
Runner-up Group H East 4 Winner Group G 19 Jun 26 Jun
Other qualified teams (Position TBD)

West Region

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Runner-up Group A  v  Winner Group B
Winner Group B  v  Runner-up Group A

Runner-up Group B  v  Winner Group A
Winner Group A  v  Runner-up Group B

Runner-up Group C  v  Winner Group D
Winner Group D  v  Runner-up Group C

Runner-up Group D  v  Winner Group C
Winner Group C  v  Runner-up Group D

East Region

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Runner-up Group E  v  Winner Group F
Winner Group F  v  Runner-up Group E

Runner-up Group F  v  Winner Group E
Winner Group E  v  Runner-up Group F

Runner-up Group G  v  Winner Group H
Winner Group H  v  Runner-up Group G

Runner-up Group H  v  Winner Group G
Winner Group G  v  Runner-up Group H

Quarter-finals

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Summary

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In the quarter-finals, the four teams from the West Region play in two ties, and the four teams from the East Region play in two ties, with the matchups and order of legs decided by draw, without any seeding or country protection.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Region
TBD QF1 TBD 26 Aug 16 Sep
TBD QF2 TBD 27 Aug 17 Sep
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
East Region
TBD QF3 TBD 27 Aug 17 Sep
TBD QF4 TBD 28 Aug 18 Sep

West Region

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TBD  v  TBD
TBD  v  TBD

TBD  v  TBD
TBD  v  TBD

East Region

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TBD  v  TBD
TBD  v  TBD

TBD  v  TBD
TBD  v  TBD

Semi-finals

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Summary

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In the semi-finals, the two quarter-final winners from the West Region play each other, and the two quarter-final winners from the East Region play each other, with the order of legs determined by the quarter-final draw.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Region
Winner QF1 SF1 Winner QF2 1 Oct 22 Oct
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
East Region
Winner QF3 SF2 Winner QF4 2 Oct 23 Oct

West Region

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Winner QF1  v  Winner QF2
Winner QF2  v  Winner QF1

East Region

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Winner QF3  v  Winner QF4
Winner QF4  v  Winner QF3

Final

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In the final, the two semi-final winners play each other, with the order of legs (first leg hosted by team from the West Region, second leg hosted by team from the East Region) reversed from the previous season's final.

Winner SF1 (West Region)  v  Winner SF2 (East Region)
Winner SF2 (East Region)  v  Winner SF1 (West Region)

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b "AFC Competitions Calendar 2019". AFC. 6 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b "2019 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
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