2014 AFC Cup knockout stage

The knock-out stage of the 2014 AFC Cup was played from 13 May to 18 October 2014. A total of 16 teams competed in the knock-out stage.[1]

Qualified teams

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The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage qualified for the knock-out stage. Both West Asia Zone and East Asia Zone had eight teams qualified.

Zone Group Winners Runners-up
West Asia Zone
(Groups A–D)
A   Safa   That Ras
B   Al-Kuwait   Al-Nejmeh
C   Al-Qadsia   Al-Hidd
D   Erbil   Riffa
East Asia Zone
(Groups E–H)
E   Persipura Jayapura   Churchill Brothers
F   Hà Nội T&T   Arema Cronus
G   Vissai Ninh Bình   Yangon United
H   Kitchee   Nay Pyi Taw

Format

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In the knock-out stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament. In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, while in the round of 16 and final, each tie was played as a single match. The away goals rule (for two-legged ties), extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.[1]

Schedule

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The schedule of each round was as follows.[2]

Round First leg Second leg
Round of 16 13–14 May 2014
Quarter-finals 19 August 2014 26 August 2014
Semi-finals 16 September 2014 30 September 2014
Final 18 October 2014

Bracket

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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 match.[1] The matchups were determined as follows:

West Asia 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 Asia 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 28 May 2014, 15:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3] Teams from different zones could be drawn into the same tie, and the "country protection" rule was applied, so teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same tie.

There was no draw for the semi-finals, with the matchups determined by the quarter-final draw: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2 and Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4, with winners QF2 and QF4 hosting the second leg.

The draw to decide the host team of the final was held after the quarter-final draw.[3]

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
  Hà Nội T&T 5
  Nay Pyi Taw 0
  Hà Nội T&T 0 0 0
  Erbil 1 2 3
  Erbil (p) 0 (3)
  Al-Nejmeh 0 (0)
  Erbil 1 2 3
  Kitchee 1 1 2
  Vissai Ninh Bình 4
  Churchill Brothers 2
  Vissai Ninh Bình 2 1 3
  Kitchee 4 0 4
  Kitchee 2
  Arema Cronus 0
  Erbil 0 (2)
  Al-Qadsia (p) 0 (4)
  Al-Qadsia 4
  That Ras 0
  Al-Qadsia (a) 1 2 3
  Al-Hidd 1 2 3
  Safa 0
  Al-Hidd 1
  Al-Qadsia 4 6 10
  Persipura Jayapura 2 0 2
  Al-Kuwait 3
  Riffa 0
  Al-Kuwait 3 1 4
  Persipura Jayapura 2 6 8
  Persipura Jayapura 9
  Yangon United 2

Round of 16

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Asia Zone
Safa   0–1   Al-Hidd
Al-Qadsia   4–0   That Ras
Al-Kuwait   3–0   Riffa
Erbil   0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)
  Al-Nejmeh
East Asia Zone
Persipura Jayapura   9–2   Yangon United
Vissai Ninh Bình   4–2   Churchill Brothers
Hà Nội T&T   5–0   Nay Pyi Taw
Kitchee   2–0   Arema Cronus
Persipura Jayapura  9–2  Yangon United
Foday   2', 23', 41', 43', 86'
Pae   10'
Kabes   28' (pen.), 53'
Bonai   57'
Report César   16'
Kyaw Ko Ko   21'





Kitchee  2–0  Arema Cronus
Jang Kyung-jin   5'
Lam Ka Wai   9'
Report
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 4,072

Al-Kuwait  3–0  Riffa
Jemâa   44'
Hakem   82'
Al Ateeqi   90+4'
Report

Notes
  1. ^
    Teams from Iraq were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hà Nội T&T   0–3   Erbil 0–1 0–2
Vissai Ninh Bình   3–4   Kitchee 2–4 1–0
Al-Qadsia   3–3 (a)   Al-Hidd 1–1 2–2
Al-Kuwait   4–8   Persipura Jayapura 3–2 1–6

First leg

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Vissai Ninh Bình  2–4  Kitchee
Oladoja   56'
Lê Văn Thắng   75'
Report Belencoso   29', 90+3'
Ngan Lok Fung   49'
Xu Deshuai   73'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)


Al-Qadsia  1–1  Al-Hidd
Al-Mutawa   5' Report Al Khaldi   47'

Second leg

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Persipura Jayapura  6–1  Al-Kuwait
Pugliara   2', 45+3', 66'
Solossa   44'
Bonai   52'
Pahabol   90+3'
Report Ghoochannejhad   65'
Attendance: 5,992
Referee: Wang Di (China PR)

Persipura Jayapura won 8–4 on aggregate.


Kitchee  0–1  Vissai Ninh Bình
Report Oladoja   28'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 4,975

Kitchee won 4–3 on aggregate.


Al-Hidd  2–2  Al-Qadsia
Orok   25'
Al Khattal   57'
Report Subotić   68' (pen.)
Al Daoud   89' (o.g.)

3–3 on aggregate. Al-Qadsia won on away goals.


Erbil  2–0  Hà Nội T&T
Radhi   57' (pen.)
Halgurd   88'
Report

Erbil won 3–0 on aggregate.

Notes
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    Teams from Iraq were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Erbil   3–2   Kitchee 1–1 2–1
Al-Qadsia   10–2   Persipura Jayapura 4–2 6–0

First leg

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Erbil  1–1  Kitchee
Salah   59' Report Belencoso   68' (pen.)

Al-Qadsia  4–2  Persipura Jayapura
Subotić   11', 77'
Al Hashan   64'
Al-Mutawa   65'
Report Bonai   21'
Solossa   31'
Notes
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    Teams from Iraq were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

Second leg

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Persipura Jayapura  0–6  Al-Qadsia
Report Al Hashan   5'
Al-Mutawa   33', 73'
Al Sheikh   56', 90+2'
Al Ansari   75'
Attendance: 18,127
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Al-Qadsia won 10–2 on aggregate.


Kitchee  1–2  Erbil
Gao Wen   69' Report Faez   3'
Radhi   9'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 6,500

Erbil won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Erbil   0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
  Al-Qadsia
Notes
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    Teams from Iraq were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "AFC Cup 2014 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  2. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2014" (PDF). AFC.
  3. ^ a b "Defending champions Kuwait SC to meet Persipura". AFC. 28 May 2014.
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