Asian Football Champions knockout round
The 2022 AFC Champions League knockout stage was played from 18 August 2022 to 6 May 2023.[ 1] A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2022 AFC Champions League.[ 2]
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.
In the knockout stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament , with the teams split into the two regions until the final. All ties were played as a single-leg match (Regulations Article 9.1), except for the final, which was played over two legs. Extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winners if necessary (Regulations Article 9.3 and 10.1).[ 2]
Schedule The schedule of each round was as follows.[ 1]
Round West Region East Region Round of 16 19–20 February 2023 18–19 August 2022 Quarter-finals 23 February 2023 22 August 2022 Semi-finals 26 February 2023 25 August 2022 Round First leg Second leg Final 29 April 2023 6 May 2023
Bracket
Round of 16
Combination tables West Region Combination according to the three qualified teams
Qualified 1A vs 1B vs 1C vs 1D vs 1E vs 2A/2B/2C 1B* 1A 2A 2B 2C 2A/2B/2D 1D 2D 2A 1A* 2B 2A/2B/2E 1E 2E 2A 2B 1A* 2A/2C/2D 1C* 2D 1A 2A 2C 2A/2C/2E 2C 2E 1E* 2A 1C 2A/2D/2E 2D 2E 2A 1E* 1D 2B/2C/2D 2D 1C* 1B 2B 2C 2B/2C/2E 2C 1E 2E 2B 1B* 2B/2D/2E 2D 1D* 2E 1B 2B 2C/2D/2E 2D 2E 1D* 1C 2C
East Region Combination according to the three qualified teams
Qualified 1F vs 1G vs 1H vs 1I vs 1J vs 2F/2G/2H 1G* 1F 2F 2G 2H 2F/2G/2I 1I 2I 2F 1F* 2G 2F/2G/2J 1J 2J 2F 2G 1F* 2F/2H/2I 1H* 2I 1F 2F 2H 2F/2H/2J 2H 2J 1J* 2F 1H 2F/2I/2J 2I 2J 2F 1J* 1I 2G/2H/2I 2I 1H* 1G 2G 2H 2G/2H/2J 2H 1J 2J 2G 1G* 2G/2I/2J 2I 1I* 2J 1G 2G 2H/2I/2J 2I 2J 1I* 1H 2H
Summary The round of 16 was played over one leg, with the matchups determined by the combination tables based on which group runners-up qualified.
West Region 20 February 2023 (2023-02-20 )
21:00 UTC+3
19 February 2023 (2023-02-19 )
21:00 UTC+3
19 February 2023 (2023-02-19 )
18:00 UTC+3
Attendance: 700
Referee: Yusuke Araki (
Japan )
20 February 2023 (2023-02-20 )
18:00 UTC+3
East Region 18 August 2022 (2022-08-18 )
17:00 UTC+9
19 August 2022 (2022-08-19 )
17:00 UTC+9
19 August 2022 (2022-08-19 )
20:00 UTC+9
18 August 2022 (2022-08-18 )
20:00 UTC+9
Quarter-finals
Summary The quarter-finals were played over one leg.
West Region 23 February 2023 (2023-02-23 )
18:00 UTC+3
23 February 2023 (2023-02-23 )
21:00 UTC+3
Attendance: 14,173
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (
Japan )
East Region 22 August 2022 (2022-08-22 )
16:00 UTC+9
22 August 2022 (2022-08-22 )
20:00 UTC+9
Semi-finals
Summary The semi-finals were played over one leg.
West Region 26 February 2023 (2023-02-26 )
18:00 UTC+3
East Region 25 August 2022 (2022-08-25 )
19:30 UTC+9
Final The final was played over two legs.
29 April 2023 (2023-04-29 )
20:30 UTC+3
6 May 2023 (2023-05-06 )
18:00 UTC+9
Urawa Red Diamonds won 2–1 on aggregate.
References ^ a b "Latest update on the AFC Champions League 2022". the-AFC . Retrieved 2022-01-13 . ^ a b "AFC Champions League 2022 Competition Regulations" (PDF) . the-AFC.com . Asian Football Confederation.
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