2023–24 AFC Champions League knockout stage

The 2023–24 AFC Champions League knockout stage began on 13 February with the round of 16 and ended on 25 May 2024 with the final to decide the champions of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout stage.

Qualified teams

The group winners and three best runners-up in the group stage from each region advanced to the round of 16, with both West Region (Groups A–E) and East Region (Groups F–J) having eight qualified teams.

Region Group Winners Runners-up
(best three from each region)
West Region A United Arab Emirates Football Association Al Ain Saudi Arabian Football Federation Al-Fayha
B Uzbekistan Football Association Nasaf —
C Saudi Arabian Football Federation Al-Ittihad Iran Football Association Sepahan
D Saudi Arabian Football Federation Al Hilal Uzbekistan Football Association Navbahor
E Saudi Arabian Football Federation Al Nassr —
East Region F Football Association of Thailand Bangkok United Korea Football Association Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
G Japan Football Association Yokohama F. Marinos Chinese Football Association Shandong Taishan
H Japan Football Association Ventforet Kofu —
I Japan Football Association Kawasaki Frontale Korea Football Association Ulsan Hyundai
J Korea Football Association Pohang Steelers —

Format

In the knockout stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the teams split into the two regions until the final. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. Extra time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary (note that the away goals rule had been abolished per the Regulations Article 10.1).[2] The order of matches (home vs away) was determined at the draw, except for the final. The final was pre-determined on a rotation basis, with the first leg hosted by the team from the East Region. The match-ups were determined at a single draw event, made on 28 December 2023.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.[1]

Stage Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Knockout stage Round of 16 28 December 2023 13–15 February 2024 20–22 February 2024
Quarter-finals 4–6 March 2024 11–13 March 2024
Semi-finals 17 April 2024 23–24 April 2024
Final 11 May 2024 25 May 2024

Bracket

The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage, which was held on 28 December 2023, 16:00 MYT (UTC+8), at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                
Korea Football Association Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 1 3
Korea Football Association Pohang Steelers 0 1 1
Korea Football Association Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 0 1
Korea Football Association Ulsan Hyundai 1 1 2
Korea Football Association Ulsan Hyundai 3 2 5
Japan Football Association Ventforet Kofu 0 1 1
Korea Football Association Ulsan Hyundai 1 2 3 (4)
Japan Football Association Yokohama F. Marinos (p) 0 3 3 (5)
Chinese Football Association Shandong Taishan 2 4 6
Japan Football Association Kawasaki Frontale 3 2 5
Chinese Football Association Shandong Taishan 1 0 1
Japan Football Association Yokohama F. Marinos 2 1 3
Football Association of Thailand Bangkok United 2 0 2
Japan Football Association Yokohama F. Marinos (a.e.t.) 2 1 3
Japan Football Association Yokohama F. Marinos 2 1 3
United Arab Emirates Football Association Al Ain 1 5 6
Uzbekistan Football Association Nasaf 0 1 1
United Arab Emirates Football Association Al Ain 0 2 2
United Arab Emirates Football Association Al Ain (p) 1 3 4 (3)
Saudi Arabian Football Federation Al Nassr 0 4 4 (1)
Saudi Arabian Football Federation Al-Fayha 0 0 0
Saudi Arabian Football Federation Al Nassr 1 2 3
United Arab Emirates Football Association Al Ain 4 1 5
Saudi Arabian Football Federation Al Hilal 2 2 4
Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran Sepahan 1 1 2
Saudi Arabian Football Federation Al Hilal 3 3 6
Saudi Arabian Football Federation Al Hilal 2 2 4
Saudi Arabian Football Federation Al-Ittihad 0 0 0
Uzbekistan Football Association Navbahor 0 1 1
Saudi Arabian Football Federation Al-Ittihad 0 2 2

Round of 16

Summary

The first legs were played on 13–15 February, and the second legs were played on 20–22 February 2024.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Region
Nasaf Uzbekistan1–2United Arab Emirates Al Ain0–01–2
Al-Fayha Saudi Arabia0–3Saudi Arabia Al Nassr0–10–2
Sepahan Iran2–6Saudi Arabia Al Hilal1–31–3
Navbahor Uzbekistan1–2Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad0–01–2
East Region
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea3–1South Korea Pohang Steelers2–01–1
Ulsan Hyundai South Korea5–1Japan Ventforet Kofu3–02–1
Shandong Taishan China6–5Japan Kawasaki Frontale2–34–2
Bangkok United Thailand2–3Japan Yokohama F. Marinos2–20–1 (a.e.t.)

West Region

Nasaf Uzbekistan Football Association0–0United Arab Emirates Football Association Al Ain
Report
Attendance: 15,186
Al Ain United Arab Emirates Football Association2–1Uzbekistan Football Association Nasaf
  • Laba 55'
  • Rahimi 90+2'
 Report
Attendance: 10,036

Al Ain won 2–1 on aggregate.

Al-Fayha Saudi Arabian Football Federation0–1Saudi Arabian Football Federation Al Nassr
Report Ronaldo 81'
Attendance: 3,111
Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)
Al Nassr Saudi Arabian Football Federation2–0Saudi Arabian Football Federation Al-Fayha
 Report
Attendance: 22,783
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Al Nassr won 3–0 on aggregate.

Sepahan Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran1–3Saudi Arabian Football Federation Al Hilal
Rezaeian 37' Report
Attendance: 61,265
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)
Al Hilal Saudi Arabian Football Federation3–1Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran Sepahan
 Report
Attendance: 18,055
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Al Hilal won 6–2 on aggregate.

Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabian Football Federation2–1Uzbekistan Football Association Navbahor
 Report
Attendance: 34,832

Al-Ittihad won 2–1 on aggregate.

East Region

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Korea Football Association2–0Korea Football Association Pohang Steelers
 Report
Attendance: 10,966
Pohang Steelers Korea Football Association1–1Korea Football Association Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
 Report
Attendance: 5,680
Referee: Khaled Saleh Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won 3–1 on aggregate.

Ulsan Hyundai Korea Football Association3–0Japan Football Association Ventforet Kofu
 Report
Attendance: 7,621
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Ventforet Kofu Japan Football Association1–2Korea Football Association Ulsan Hyundai
 Report
Attendance: 15,932
Referee: Moood Bonyadifard (Iran)

Ulsan Hyundai won 5–1 on aggregate.

Shandong Taishan Chinese Football Association2–3Japan Football Association Kawasaki Frontale
 Report
Attendance: 46,273
Kawasaki Frontale Japan Football Association2–4Chinese Football Association Shandong Taishan
 Report
Attendance: 11,732
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

Shandong Taishan won 6–5 on aggregate.

Bangkok United Football Association of Thailand2–2Japan Football Association Yokohama F. Marinos
 Report
Attendance: 8,387
Referee: Mohammed Khled Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
Yokohama F. Marinos Japan Football Association1–0 (a.e.t.)Football Association of Thailand Bangkok United
 Report
Attendance: 8,343
Referee: Ilgiz Tanyashev (Uzbekistan)

Yokohama F. Marinos won 3–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Summary

The first legs were played on 4–6 March 2024, and the second legs were played on 11–13 March 2024.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Region
Al Ain United Arab Emirates4–4 (3–1 p)Saudi Arabia Al Nassr1–03–4 (a.e.t.)
Al Hilal Saudi Arabia4–0Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad2–02–0
East Region
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea1–2South Korea Ulsan Hyundai1–10–1
Shandong Taishan China1–3Japan Yokohama F. Marinos1–20–1

West Region

Al Ain United Arab Emirates Football Association1–0Saudi Arabian Football Federation Al Nassr
 Report
Attendance: 22,326
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
Al Nassr Saudi Arabian Football Federation4–3 (a.e.t.)United Arab Emirates Football Association Al Ain
 Report
Penalties
 1–3
Attendance: 23,878
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

4–4 on aggregate; Al Ain won 3–1 on penalties.

Al Hilal Saudi Arabian Football Federation2–0Saudi Arabian Football Federation Al-Ittihad
 Report
Attendance: 18,387
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabian Football Federation0–2Saudi Arabian Football Federation Al Hilal
Report
Attendance: 42,375
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Al Hilal won 4–0 on aggregate.

East Region

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Korea Football Association1–1Korea Football Association Ulsan Hyundai
 Report
Attendance: 9,338
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
Ulsan Hyundai Korea Football Association1–0Korea Football Association Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
 Report
Attendance: 10,934

Ulsan Hyundai won 2–1 on aggregate.

Shandong Taishan Chinese Football Association1–2Japan Football Association Yokohama F. Marinos
Chen Pu 90+1' Report
Attendance: 47,667
Yokohama F. Marinos Japan Football Association1–0Chinese Football Association Shandong Taishan
 Report
Attendance: 12,887

Yokohama F. Marinos won 3–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Summary

The first legs were played on 17 April, and the second legs were played on 23 and 24 April 2024.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Region
Al Ain United Arab Emirates5–4Saudi Arabia Al Hilal4–21–2
East Region
Ulsan Hyundai South Korea3–3 (4–5 p)Japan Yokohama F. Marinos1–02–3 (a.e.t.)

West Region

Al Ain United Arab Emirates Football Association4–2Saudi Arabian Football Federation Al Hilal
 Report
Attendance: 21,226
Al Hilal Saudi Arabian Football Federation2–1United Arab Emirates Football Association Al Ain
 Report
Attendance: 18,445
Referee: Ahmed Al-Alili (United Arab Emirates)

Al Ain won 5–4 on aggregate.

East Region

Ulsan Hyundai Korea Football Association1–0Japan Football Association Yokohama F. Marinos
 Report
Attendance: 9,558
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

3–3 on aggregate; Yokohama F. Marinos won 5–4 on penalties.

Final

Main article: 2024 AFC Champions League final

The East Region team hosted the first leg as pre-determined on a rotation basis.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Yokohama F. Marinos Japan3–6United Arab Emirates Al Ain2–11–5
Yokohama F. Marinos Japan Football Association2–1United Arab Emirates Football Association Al Ain
 Report
Attendance: 53,704
Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)
Al Ain United Arab Emirates Football Association5–1Japan Football Association Yokohama F. Marinos
 Report
Attendance: 24,826
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Al Ain won 6–3 on aggregate.

Notes

  1. ^ To comply with AFC requirements, Al-Fayha used Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium instead of their home ground.
  2. ^ To comply with AFC requirements, Ventforet Kofu used Japan National Stadium instead of their home ground.
  3. ^ The match was postponed from 16 April due to adverse weather conditions.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Asian Football Calendar (Aug 2023 – Jul 2024)". The AFC. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Competition Regulations - AFC Champions League 2023/24" (PDF). the AFC. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Al-Ain v Al-Hilal Asian Champions League semi-final postponed due to bad weather". Reuters. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
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