2009 AFC Champions League knockout stage

The 2009 AFC Champions League knockout stage was played from 26 May to 7 November 2009. A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2009 AFC Champions League.

Qualified teams edit

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   Al-Hilal   Pakhtakor
B   Persepolis   Al-Shabab
C   Al-Ittihad   Umm-Salal
D   Al-Ettifaq   Bunyodkor
East Zone
(Groups E–H)
E   Nagoya Grampus   Newcastle Jets
F   Gamba Osaka   FC Seoul
G   Kashima Antlers   Suwon Samsung Bluewings
H   Pohang Steelers   Kawasaki Frontale

Bracket edit

Note: 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, and placed no restrictions on which teams could meet.

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
  Al-Ettifaq 1
  Pakhtakor 2
  Pakhtakor 1 0 1
  Al-Ittihad 1 4 5
  Al-Ittihad 2
  Al-Shabab 1
  Al-Ittihad 6 2 8
  Nagoya Grampus 2 1 3
  Gamba Osaka 2
 Kawasaki Frontale 3
  Kawasaki Frontale 2 1 3
  Nagoya Grampus 1 3 4
  Nagoya Grampus 2
  Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1
  Al-Ittihad 1
  Pohang Steelers 2
  Persepolis 0
  Bunyodkor 1
  Bunyodkor 3 1 4
  Pohang Steelers (aet) 1 4 5
  Pohang Steelers 6
  Newcastle Jets 0
  Pohang Steelers 2 2 4
  Umm-Salal 0 1 1
  Al-Hilal 0 (3)
  Umm-Salal (p) 0 (4)
  Umm-Salal 3 1 4
  FC Seoul 2 1 3
  Kashima Antlers 2 (4)
  FC Seoul (p) 2 (5)

Round of 16 edit

The draw for the round of 16 of the 2009 AFC Champions League was held on 7 January 2009, along with the draw for the group stage.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Asia
Al-Hilal   0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
  Umm-Salal
Persepolis   0–1   Bunyodkor
Al-Ittihad   2–1   Al-Shabab
Al-Ettifaq   1–2   Pakhtakor
Team 1  Score  Team 2
East Asia
Nagoya Grampus   2–1   Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Gamba Osaka   2–3   Kawasaki Frontale
Kashima Antlers   2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
  FC Seoul
Pohang Steelers   6–0   Newcastle Jets

West Asia edit


Persepolis  0–1  Bunyodkor
Report Rivaldo   41' (pen.)
Attendance: 95,225


Al-Ettifaq  1–2  Pakhtakor
Tagoe   32' Report Z. Tadjiyev   79'
Geynrikh   90+1'

East Asia edit

Nagoya Grampus  2–1  Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Ogawa   22'
Tamada   66'
Report Edu   69'

Gamba Osaka  2–3  Kawasaki Frontale
Leandro   27', 39' Report K. Nakamura   33'
Renatinho   76'
Kurotsu   85'
Attendance: 14,128
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (UAE)


Pohang Steelers  6–0  Newcastle United Jets
Denilson   9' (pen.)
Choi Hyo-jin   15', 63', 72'
Kim Jae-sung   56'
Ristić   85'
Report

Quarter-finals edit

The draw for the quarter-finals and the remaining knockout rounds took place at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 29, 2009.


Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Umm-Salal   4–3   FC Seoul 3–2 1–1
Kawasaki Frontale   3–4   Nagoya Grampus 2–1 1–3
Pakhtakor   1–5   Al-Ittihad 1–1 0–4
Bunyodkor   4–5   Pohang Steelers 3–1 1–4 (a.e.t.)

First leg edit

Kawasaki Frontale  2–1  Nagoya Grampus
K. Nakamura   60'
Juninho   63'
Report Kennedy   28'
Attendance: 17,939
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

Bunyodkor  3–1  Pohang Steelers
Karpenko   29'
Djeparov   79', 85'
Report No Byung-jun   7'

Umm-Salal  3–2  FC Seoul
Alves   55', 85'
Fabio Cesar   84'
Report Jung Jo-gook   3', 45'
Attendance: 7,139
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Pakhtakor  1–1  Al-Ittihad
Nikolić   6' Report Al-Saqri   71'

Second leg edit

Pohang Steelers  4–1 (a.e.t.)  Bunyodkor
Kim Jae-sung   46'
Denilson   57', 77'
Ristić   102'
Report Victor Karpenko   89'
Attendance: 16,252
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

Pohang Steelers won 5–4 on aggregate.


Nagoya Grampus  3–1  Kawasaki Frontale
Ogawa   26'
Yoshida   35'
Kennedy   88'
Report Chong Tese   38'

Nagoya Grampus won 4–3 on aggregate.


FC Seoul  1–1  Umm-Salal
Damjanović   16' Report Askar   14'
Attendance: 15,348
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Umm-Salal won 4–3 on aggregate.


Al-Ittihad  4–0  Pakhtakor
Al-Nemri   43'
Chermiti   55'
Aboucherouane   71'
Noor   76'
Report

Al-Ittihad won 5–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ittihad   8–3   Nagoya Grampus 6–2 2–1
Pohang Steelers   4–1   Umm-Salal 2–0 2–1

First leg edit

Pohang Steelers  2–0  Umm-Salal
Hwang Jae-won   45+2'
Kim Jae-sung   79'
Report
Attendance: 15,635

Al-Ittihad  6–2  Nagoya Grampus
Hadid   24'
Noor   65', 76', 90+1'
Leguizamón   83'
Chermiti   90+3'
Report Kennedy   14'
N. Nakamura   33'

Second leg edit

Nagoya Grampus  1–2  Al-Ittihad
Sugimoto   67' Report Al-Saqri   43'
Chermiti   59'
Attendance: 11,046
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Al-Ittihad won 8–3 on aggregate.


Umm-Salal  1–2  Pohang Steelers
Ibrahima Nadiya   90+3' Report Ristić   55'
No Byung-jun   60'

Pohang won 4–1 on aggregate.

Final edit

Al-Ittihad  1–2  Pohang Steelers
Noor   74' Report No Byung-jun   57'
Kim Hyung-il   66'

References edit

  1. ^ Game schedule & monthly Schedule - Monthly '0909 Archived 2009-08-31 at the Wayback Machine Kawasaki Frontale official website (Japanese)