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

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 Lebanon Safa Jordan That Ras
B Kuwait Al-Kuwait Lebanon Al-Nejmeh
C Kuwait Al-Qadsia Bahrain Al-Hidd
D Iraq Erbil Bahrain Riffa
East Asia Zone
(Groups E–H) 		E Indonesia Persipura Jayapura India Churchill Brothers
F Vietnam Hà Nội T&T Indonesia Arema Cronus
G Vietnam Vissai Ninh Bình Myanmar Yangon United
H Hong Kong Kitchee Myanmar Nay Pyi Taw

Format

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

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

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
            
Vietnam Hà Nội T&T 5
Myanmar Nay Pyi Taw 0
Vietnam Hà Nội T&T 0 0 0
Iraq Erbil 1 2 3
Iraq Erbil (p) 0 (3)
Lebanon Al-Nejmeh 0 (0)
Iraq Erbil 1 2 3
Hong Kong Kitchee 1 1 2
Vietnam Vissai Ninh Bình 4
India Churchill Brothers 2
Vietnam Vissai Ninh Bình 2 1 3
Hong Kong Kitchee 4 0 4
Hong Kong Kitchee 2
Indonesia Arema Cronus 0
Iraq Erbil 0 (2)
Kuwait Al-Qadsia (p) 0 (4)
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 4
Jordan That Ras 0
Kuwait Al-Qadsia (a) 1 2 3
Bahrain Al-Hidd 1 2 3
Lebanon Safa 0
Bahrain Al-Hidd 1
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 4 6 10
Indonesia Persipura Jayapura 2 0 2
Kuwait Al-Kuwait 3
Bahrain Riffa 0
Kuwait Al-Kuwait 3 1 4
Indonesia Persipura Jayapura 2 6 8
Indonesia Persipura Jayapura 9
Myanmar Yangon United 2

Round of 16

Team 1  Score  Team 2
West Asia Zone
Safa Lebanon 0–1 Bahrain Al-Hidd
Al-Qadsia Kuwait 4–0 Jordan That Ras
Al-Kuwait Kuwait 3–0 Bahrain Riffa
Erbil Iraq 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p) 		Lebanon Al-Nejmeh
East Asia Zone
Persipura Jayapura Indonesia 9–2 Myanmar Yangon United
Vissai Ninh Bình Vietnam 4–2 India Churchill Brothers
Hà Nội T&T Vietnam 5–0 Myanmar Nay Pyi Taw
Kitchee Hong Kong 2–0 Indonesia Arema Cronus
Persipura Jayapura Indonesia9–2Myanmar Yangon United
Foday 2', 23', 41', 43', 86'
Pae 10'
Kabes 28' (pen.), 53'
Bonai 57'		 Report César 16'
Kyaw Ko Ko 21'
Attendance: 12,385
Kitchee Hong Kong2–0Indonesia Arema Cronus
Jang Kyung-jin 5'
Lam Ka Wai 9'		 Report
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 4,072
Al-Kuwait Kuwait3–0Bahrain Riffa
Jemâa 44'
Hakem 82'
Al Ateeqi 90+4'		 Report
Attendance: 350
Referee: Ma Ning (China PR)
Notes
  1. ^
    Teams from Iraq were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

Quarter-finals

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

First leg

Vissai Ninh Bình Vietnam2–4Hong Kong 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 Kuwait1–1Bahrain Al-Hidd
Al-Mutawa 5' Report Al Khaldi 47'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ma Ning (China PR)

Second leg

Persipura Jayapura Indonesia6–1Kuwait 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 Hong Kong0–1Vietnam Vissai Ninh Bình
Report Oladoja 28'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 4,975

Kitchee won 4–3 on aggregate.

Al-Hidd Bahrain2–2Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Orok 25'
Al Khattal 57'		 Report Subotić 68' (pen.)
Al Daoud 89' (o.g.)
Attendance: 600

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

Erbil Iraq2–0Vietnam Hà Nội T&T
Radhi 57' (pen.)
Halgurd 88'		 Report
Attendance: 0

Erbil won 3–0 on aggregate.

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

Semi-finals

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

First leg

Erbil Iraq1–1Hong Kong Kitchee
Salah 59' Report Belencoso 68' (pen.)
Attendance: 300
Notes
  1. ^
    Teams from Iraq were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

Second leg

Persipura Jayapura Indonesia0–6Kuwait 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 Hong Kong1–2Iraq Erbil
Gao Wen 69' Report Faez 3'
Radhi 9'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 6,500

Erbil won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2014 AFC Cup Final
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Erbil Iraq 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p) 		Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Notes
  1. ^
    Teams from Iraq were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

References

  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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