2009 AFC Champions League knockout stage

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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[]

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

Bracket[]

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
            
Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 1
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 2
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 1 0 1
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 1 4 5
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 2
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 1
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 6 2 8
Japan Nagoya Grampus 2 1 3
Japan Gamba Osaka 2
JapanKawasaki Frontale 3
Japan Kawasaki Frontale 2 1 3
Japan Nagoya Grampus 1 3 4
Japan Nagoya Grampus 2
South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 1
South Korea Pohang Steelers 2
Iran Persepolis 0
Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 1
Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 3 1 4
South Korea Pohang Steelers (aet) 1 4 5
South Korea Pohang Steelers 6
Australia Newcastle Jets 0
South Korea Pohang Steelers 2 2 4
Qatar Umm-Salal 0 1 1
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 0 (3)
Qatar Umm-Salal (p) 0 (4)
Qatar Umm-Salal 3 1 4
South Korea FC Seoul 2 1 3
Japan Kashima Antlers 2 (4)
South Korea FC Seoul (p) 2 (5)

Round of 16[]

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

West Asia[]

Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia0–0 (a.e.t.)Qatar Umm-Salal
Report
Penalties
Rădoi Penalty scored
Seol Penalty scored
El Taib Penalty missed
Al-Swaileh Penalty scored
Al-Shalhoub Penalty missed		 3–4 Penalty missed Ben Askar
Penalty scored Al Naemi
Penalty scored Magno Alves
Penalty scored Husain
Penalty scored Nadiya
Attendance: 17,000
Persepolis Iran0–1Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Report Rivaldo Goal 41' (pen.)
Attendance: 95,225
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia2–1Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Al-Muwallad Goal 46'
Aboucherouane Goal 90+3'		 Report Goal 18'
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia1–2Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Tagoe Goal 32' Report Z. Tadjiyev Goal 79'
Geynrikh Goal 90+1'
Attendance: 6,527
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

East Asia[]

Nagoya Grampus Japan2–1South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Ogawa Goal 22'
Tamada Goal 66'		 Report Edu Goal 69'
Mizuho Athletic Stadium, Nagoya
Attendance: 6,859
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Gamba Osaka Japan2–3Japan Kawasaki Frontale
Leandro Goal 27', 39' Report K. Nakamura Goal 33'
Renatinho Goal 76'
Kurotsu Goal 85'
Attendance: 14,128
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (UAE)
Kashima Antlers Japan2–2 (a.e.t.)South Korea FC Seoul
Koroki Goal 5'
Aoki Goal 50'		 Report Lee Seung-ryul Goal 22'
Ki Sung-yong Goal 78'
Penalties
Nakata Penalty missed
Masuda Penalty missed
Danilo Penalty scored
Iawamasa Penalty scored
Marquinhos Penalty scored
Aoki Penalty scored
Uchida Penalty missed		 4–5 Penalty missed Damjanović
Penalty scored Lee Sang-hyup
Penalty scored Jung Jo-gook
Penalty missed Adilson
Penalty scored Ki Sung-yong
Penalty scored Kim Jin-kyu
Penalty scored Park Yong-ho
Attendance: 8,069
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
Pohang Steelers South Korea6–0Australia Newcastle United Jets
Denilson Goal 9' (pen.)
Choi Hyo-jin Goal 15', 63', 72'
Kim Jae-sung Goal 56'
Ristić Goal 85'		 Report
Steelyard Stadium, Pohang
Attendance: 15,253

Quarter-finals[]

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


Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Umm-Salal Qatar 4–3 South Korea FC Seoul 3–2 1–1
Kawasaki Frontale Japan 3–4 Japan Nagoya Grampus 2–1 1–3
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan 1–5 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 1–1 0–4
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 4–5 South Korea Pohang Steelers 3–1 1–4 (a.e.t.)

First leg[]

Kawasaki Frontale Japan2–1Japan Nagoya Grampus
K. Nakamura Goal 60'
Juninho Goal 63'		 Report Kennedy Goal 28'
Attendance: 17,939
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
Bunyodkor Uzbekistan3–1South Korea Pohang Steelers
Karpenko Goal 29'
Djeparov Goal 79', 85'		 Report No Byung-jun Goal 7'
Attendance: 8,350
Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Umm-Salal Qatar3–2South Korea FC Seoul
Alves Goal 55', 85'
Fabio Cesar Goal 84'		 Report Jung Jo-gook Goal 3', 45'
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 7,139
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Pakhtakor Uzbekistan1–1Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Nikolić Goal 6' Report Al-Saqri Goal 71'
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

Second leg[]

Pohang Steelers South Korea4–1 (a.e.t.)Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
Kim Jae-sung Goal 46'
Denilson Goal 57', 77'
Ristić Goal 102'		 Report Victor Karpenko Goal 89'
Steelyard Stadium, Pohang
Attendance: 16,252
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

Pohang Steelers won 5–4 on aggregate.

Nagoya Grampus Japan3–1Japan Kawasaki Frontale
Ogawa Goal 26'
Yoshida Goal 35'
Kennedy Goal 88'		 Report Chong Tese Goal 38'
Mizuho Athletic Stadium, Nagoya
Attendance: 8,796

Nagoya Grampus won 4–3 on aggregate.

FC Seoul South Korea1–1Qatar Umm-Salal
Damjanović Goal 16' Report Askar Goal 14'
Attendance: 15,348
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Umm-Salal won 4–3 on aggregate.

Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia4–0Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
Al-Nemri Goal 43'
Chermiti Goal 55'
Aboucherouane Goal 71'
Noor Goal 76'		 Report
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 18,753
Referee: Kim Dong-jin (Korea)

Al-Ittihad won 5–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 8–3 Japan Nagoya Grampus 6–2 2–1
Pohang Steelers South Korea 4–1 Qatar Umm-Salal 2–0 2–1

First leg[]

Pohang Steelers South Korea2–0Qatar Umm-Salal
Hwang Jae-won Goal 45+2'
Kim Jae-sung Goal 79'		 Report
Steelyard Stadium, Pohang
Attendance: 15,635
Referee: Abdullah Al-Hilali (Oman)
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia6–2Japan Nagoya Grampus
Hadid Goal 24'
Noor Goal 65', 76', 90+1'
Leguizamón Goal 83'
Chermiti Goal 90+3'		 Report Kennedy Goal 14'
N. Nakamura Goal 33'
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Attendance: 18,265
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (UAE)

Second leg[]

Nagoya Grampus Japan1–2Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Sugimoto Goal 67' Report Al-Saqri Goal 43'
Chermiti Goal 59'
Mizuho Athletic Stadium, Nagoya
Attendance: 11,046
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Al-Ittihad won 8–3 on aggregate.

Umm-Salal Qatar1–2South Korea Pohang Steelers
Ibrahima Nadiya Goal 90+3' Report Ristić Goal 55'
No Byung-jun Goal 60'
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 9,200
Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore)

Pohang won 4–1 on aggregate.

Final[]

Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia1–2South Korea Pohang Steelers
Noor Goal 74' Report No Byung-jun Goal 57'
Kim Hyung-il Goal 66'
Attendance: 25,743
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)

References[]

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