2015 AFC Champions League knock-out stage

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The 2015 AFC Champions League knock-out stage was played from 19 May to 21 November 2015. A total of 16 teams competed in the knock-out 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 knock-out stage. Both West Zone and East Zone had eight teams qualified.

Zone Group Winners Runners-up
West Zone
(Groups A–D)		 A Qatar Lekhwiya Iran Persepolis
B United Arab Emirates Al-Ain Iran Naft Tehran
C Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Qatar Al-Sadd
D Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli
East Zone
(Groups E–H)		 E Japan Kashiwa Reysol South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
F Japan Gamba Osaka South Korea Seongnam FC
G China Beijing Guoan South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
H China Guangzhou Evergrande South Korea FC Seoul

Format

In the knock-out 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:

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]

  Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                             
 Iran Persepolis 1 0 1  
 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 0 3 3  
   Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 4 2 6  
   Qatar Lekhwiya 1 2 3  
 Qatar Al-Sadd 1 2 3
 Qatar Lekhwiya 2 2 4  
   Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 1 2 3  
   United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli 1 3 4  
 Iran Naft Tehran (a) 1 1 2  
 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 0 2 2  
   Iran Naft Tehran 0 1 1
   United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli 1 2 3  
 United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli (a) 0 3 3
 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 0 3 3  
   United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli 0 0 0
   China Guangzhou Evergrande 0 1 1
 South Korea Suwon Bluewings 2 2 4  
 Japan Kashiwa Reysol (a) 3 1 4  
   Japan Kashiwa Reysol 1 1 2
   China Guangzhou Evergrande 3 1 4  
 South Korea Seongnam FC 2 0 2
 China Guangzhou Evergrande 1 2 3  
   China Guangzhou Evergrande 2 0 2
   Japan Gamba Osaka 1 0 1  
 South Korea Jeonbuk Motors 1 1 2  
 China Beijing Guoan 1 0 1  
   South Korea Jeonbuk Motors 0 2 2
   Japan Gamba Osaka 0 3 3  
 South Korea FC Seoul 1 2 3
 Japan Gamba Osaka 3 3 6  

Round of 16

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Zone
Al-Sadd Qatar 3–4 Qatar Lekhwiya 1–2 2–2
Persepolis Iran 1–3 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 1–0 0–3
Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates 3–3 (a) United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 0–0 3–3
Naft Tehran Iran 2–2 (a) Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 1–0 1–2
East Zone
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea 4–4 (a) Japan Kashiwa Reysol 2–3 2–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea 2–1 China Beijing Guoan 1–1 1–0
FC Seoul South Korea 3–6 Japan Gamba Osaka 1–3 2–3
Seongnam FC South Korea 2–3 China Guangzhou Evergrande 2–1 0–2

First leg

19 May 2015
19:00 UTC+9
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea 1–1 China Beijing Guoan
Kim Kee-hee Goal 13' Report Batalla Goal 85' (pen.)

19 May 2015
19:30 UTC+9
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea 2–3 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
Yeom Ki-hun Goal 1'
Jong Tae-se Goal 59'		 Report Barada Goal 12'
Leandro Goal 29' (pen.), 56'

19 May 2015
19:30 UTC+4:30
Persepolis Iran 1–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Digão Goal 90+2' (o.g.) Report
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Malaysia)

19 May 2015
19:15 UTC+3
Al-Sadd Qatar 1–2 Qatar Lekhwiya
Al Haidos Goal 37' Report Soria Goal 13'
Msakni Goal 36'

20 May 2015
19:30 UTC+9
Seongnam FC South Korea 2–1 China Guangzhou Evergrande
Jorginho Goal 23'
Kim Do-heon Goal 90+5' (pen.)		 Report Huang Bowen Goal 42'
Tancheon Sports Complex, Seongnam
Attendance: 13,792
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

20 May 2015
19:30 UTC+9
FC Seoul South Korea 1–3 Japan Gamba Osaka
Yun Ju-tae Goal 90+2' Report Usami Goal 63', 86'
Yonekura Goal 74'

20 May 2015
20:00 UTC+4:30
Naft Tehran Iran 1–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Rezaei Goal 34' Report
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 13,370
Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

20 May 2015
19:45 UTC+4
Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates 0–0 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Report
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 8,900
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Second leg

26 May 2015
19:00 UTC+9
Kashiwa Reysol Japan 1–2 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Kobayashi Goal 65' Report Jong Tae-se Goal 26'
Koo Ja-ryong Goal 54'

4–4 on aggregate. Kashiwa Reysol won on away goals.

26 May 2015
19:30 UTC+8
Beijing Guoan China 0–1 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Report Edu Goal 73'

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 2–1 on aggregate.

26 May 2015
19:00 UTC+3
Lekhwiya Qatar 2–2 Qatar Al-Sadd
Msakni Goal 13'
Mohammad Goal 83'		 Report Muriqui Goal 36'
Assadalla Goal 63'
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 4,241
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Lekhwiya won 4–3 on aggregate.

26 May 2015
21:05 UTC+3
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 3–0 Iran Persepolis
Al-Salem Goal 29'
Al-Shalhoub Goal 57' (pen.)
A. Al-Dawsari Goal 90+1'		 Report

Al-Hilal won 3–1 on aggregate.

27 May 2015
19:00 UTC+9
Gamba Osaka Japan 3–2 South Korea FC Seoul
Patric Goal 16'
Kurata Goal 45'
Lins Goal 86'		 Report Yun Ju-tae Goal 58', 90+2'
Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
Attendance: 9,597
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Gamba Osaka won 6–3 on aggregate.

27 May 2015
20:00 UTC+8
Guangzhou Evergrande China 2–0 South Korea Seongnam FC
Goulart Goal 27' (pen.), 57' Report
Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
Attendance: 48,761
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Guangzhou Evergrande won 3–2 on aggregate.

27 May 2015
19:50 UTC+4
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 3–3 United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli
Gyan Goal 5', 78'
Eisa Goal 90+2'		 Report Khamis Goal 51'
Khalil Goal 53', 56'

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

27 May 2015
20:45 UTC+3
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 2–1 Iran Naft Tehran
Al Soma Goal 36', 42' Report Padovani Goal 31'

2–2 on aggregate. Naft Tehran won on away goals.

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Zone
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 6–3 Qatar Lekhwiya 4–1 2–2
Naft Tehran Iran 1–3 United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli 0–1 1–2
East Zone
Kashiwa Reysol Japan 2–4 China Guangzhou Evergrande 1–3 1–1
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea 2–3 Japan Gamba Osaka 0–0 2–3

First leg

25 August 2015
19:00 UTC+9
Kashiwa Reysol Japan 1–3 China Guangzhou Evergrande
Kudo Goal 89' Report Suzuki Goal 5' (o.g.)
Paulinho Goal 40'
Gao Lin Goal 58'

25 August 2015
20:50 UTC+3
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 4–1 Qatar Lekhwiya
Aílton Goal 11'
Kaabi Goal 34'
Eduardo Goal 36', 86'		 Report Msakni Goal 17'

26 August 2015
19:00 UTC+9
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea 0–0 Japan Gamba Osaka
Report

26 August 2015
19:00 UTC+4:30
Naft Tehran Iran 0–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli
Report Lima Goal 62'
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 23,300
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Notes
  1. ^ Al-Hilal played their quarter-final home match behind closed doors due to crowd trouble.[5]

Second leg

15 September 2015
20:00 UTC+8
Guangzhou Evergrande China 1–1 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
Huang Bowen Goal 30' Report Cristiano Goal 12'
Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
Attendance: 48,643
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Guangzhou Evergrande won 4–2 on aggregate.

15 September 2015
19:00 UTC+3
Lekhwiya Qatar 2–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Mohammad Goal 45+2'
Flores Goal 72'		 Report Eduardo Goal 26'
Digão Goal 87'
Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 5,439
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Al-Hilal won 6–3 on aggregate.

16 September 2015
19:00 UTC+9
Gamba Osaka Japan 3–2 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Patric Goal 14'
Kurata Goal 76'
Yonekura Goal 90+3'		 Report Leonardo Goal 13' (pen.)
Vera Goal 88'

Gamba Osaka won 3–2 on aggregate.

16 September 2015
20:25 UTC+4
Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates 2–1 Iran Naft Tehran
Lima Goal 26'
Khalil Goal 48' (pen.)		 Report Amiri Goal 50'
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 9,353
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

Al-Ahli won 3–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
West Zone
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 3–4 United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli 1–1 2–3
East Zone
Guangzhou Evergrande China 2–1 Japan Gamba Osaka 2–1 0–0

First leg

29 September 2015
20:15 UTC+3
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 1–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli
Aílton Goal 82' Report Lima Goal 57'

30 September 2015
20:00 UTC+8
Guangzhou Evergrande China 2–1 Japan Gamba Osaka
Huang Bowen Goal 36'
Zheng Zhi Goal 57'		 Report Feng Xiaoting Goal 13' (o.g.)
Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
Attendance: 48,946
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Second leg

20 October 2015
19:45 UTC+4
Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates 3–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Lima Goal 17'
Ribeiro Goal 45'
Kwon Kyung-won Goal 90+5'		 Report Aílton Goal 51'
Eduardo Goal 64'
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 9,800
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Al-Ahli won 4–3 on aggregate.

21 October 2015
19:00 UTC+9
Gamba Osaka Japan 0–0 China Guangzhou Evergrande
Report
Osaka Expo '70 Stadium, Suita
Attendance: 17,310
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

Guangzhou Evergrande won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

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Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates 0–1 China Guangzhou Evergrande 0–0 0–1

7 November 2015
19:45 UTC+4
Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates 0–0 China Guangzhou Evergrande
Report
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 9,480
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

21 November 2015
20:00 UTC+8
Guangzhou Evergrande China 1–0 United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli
Elkeson Goal 54' Report
Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
Attendance: 42,499
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Guangzhou Evergrande won 1–0 on aggregate.

References

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