2013 AFC Cup knockout stage

The knock-out stage of the 2013 AFC Cup was played from 14 May to 2 November 2013. A total of 16 teams competed in the knock-out stage.[1]

Qualified teams

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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.

GroupWinnersRunners-up
West Asia Zone (Groups A–D)
A Al-Kuwait Al-Riffa
B Erbil Fanja
C Al-Faisaly Dohuk
D Al-Qadsia Al-Shorta
East Asia Zone (Groups E–H)
E Semen Padang Kitchee
F New Radiant Yangon United
G Kelantan SHB Đà Nẵng
H East Bengal Selangor

Format

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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

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The schedule of each round was as follows.[2]

RoundFirst legSecond leg
Round of 1614–15 May 2013
Quarter-finals17 September 201324 September 2013
Semi-finals1 October 201322 October 2013
Final2 November 2013

Bracket

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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, semi-finals, and final (to decide the host team) was held on 20 June 2013, 15:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3] In this draw, teams from different zones could play each other, and the "country protection" rule was applied: if there are two teams from the same association, they may not play each other in the quarter-finals.

Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
            
Al-Qadsia4
Fanja0
Al-Qadsia (a)022
Al-Shorta022
Erbil3
Al-Shorta (a.e.t.)4
Al-Qadsia213
Al-Faisaly101
Kelantan0
Kitchee2
Kitchee112
Al-Faisaly224
Al-Faisaly3
Al-Riffa1
Al-Qadsia0
Al-Kuwait2
New Radiant (a.e.t.)2
Selangor0
New Radiant202
Al-Kuwait7512
Al-Kuwait (p)1 (4)
Dohuk1 (1)
Al-Kuwait437
East Bengal202
East Bengal5
Yangon United1
East Bengal112
Semen Padang011
Semen Padang2
SHB Đà Nẵng1

Round of 16

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The matches were played on 14 and 15 May 2013.

Team 1 Score Team 2
West Asia Zone
Al-Kuwait 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p)
Dohuk
Al-Faisaly 3–1 Al-Riffa
Erbil 3–4 (a.e.t.) Al-Shorta
Al-Qadsia 4–0 Fanja
East Asia Zone
Semen Padang 2–1 SHB Đà Nẵng
Kelantan 0–2 Kitchee
New Radiant 2–0 (a.e.t.) Selangor
East Bengal 5–1 Yangon United
Semen Padang 2–1 SHB Đà Nẵng
Wilson 45+3' (pen.)
Mofu 90+2'
ReportMerlo 31'
Attendance: 11,932
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Kelantan 0–2 Kitchee
ReportKcira 15' (o.g.)
Jordi 45+1'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lee Min-Hu (South Korea)

Al-Faisaly 3–1 Al-Riffa
Bani Attiah 44'
Nu'man 82', 85'
ReportIsa 88'



East Bengal 5–1 Yangon United
Orji 2'
Edeh 25', 72', 77'
Hossain 48'
ReportCésar 79'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)


Erbil 3–4 (a.e.t.) Al-Shorta
Sabagh 5'
Radhi 36'
Al Salih 112' (o.g.)
ReportDakka 23' (pen.)
Jafal 67'
Abadi 103'
Al-Sayed 106'

Quarter-finals

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The first legs were played on 17 September 2013, and the second legs were played on 24 September 2013.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Al-Qadsia 2–2 (a) Al-Shorta0–02–2
Kitchee 2–4 Al-Faisaly1–21–2
New Radiant 2–12 Al-Kuwait2–70–5
East Bengal 2–1 Semen Padang1–01–1

First leg

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New Radiant 2–7 Al-Kuwait
Fasir 55'
Ashfaq 68'
ReportRogerinho 2'
Hammami 15', 83' (pen.)
Jemâa 21', 29', 35', 45'
Attendance: 8,600
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

East Bengal 1–0 Semen Padang
Sueoka 70'Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Kitchee 1–2 Al-Faisaly
Akande 46'ReportTúlio Souza 20'
Al-Nawateer 59'
Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Attendance: 3,049

Second leg

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Semen Padang 1–1 East Bengal
Wilson 23'ReportMoga 78'

East Bengal won 2–1 on aggregate.


2–2 on aggregate. Al-Qadsia won on away goals.


Al-Faisaly won 4–2 on aggregate.


Al-Kuwait won 12–2 on aggregate.

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

Semi-finals

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The first legs were played on 1 and 2 October 2013, and the second legs were played on 22 October 2013.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Al-Qadsia 3–1 Al-Faisaly2–11–0
Al-Kuwait 7–2 East Bengal4–23–0

First leg

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Al-Kuwait 4–2 East Bengal
Jemâa 17', 33'
Ali 32'
Hammami 48'
ReportOkpara 65'
Ralte 87'

Notes
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    The Al-Qadsia v Al-Faisaly match was rescheduled from the original date of 1 October 2013 to "promote and maximise the broadcasting coverage of both the AFC Cup semi-final matches being played by Kuwaiti clubs".[4]

Second leg

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East Bengal 0–3 Al-Kuwait
ReportRogerinho 43'
Khamis 44'
Das 87' (o.g.)

Al-Kuwait won 7–2 on aggregate.


Al-Faisaly 0–1 Al-Qadsia
ReportAl Sheikh 77'

Al-Qadsia won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

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The final was played on 2 November 2013.

Team 1 Score Team 2
Al-Qadsia 0–2 Al-Kuwait

References

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  1. ^ a b c "AFC Cup 2013 Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  2. ^ "AFC Calendar of Competitions 2013" (PDF). AFC.
  3. ^ "Kuwait SC resume title defence against New Radiant". AFC. 20 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Qadsia's semi tie rescheduled". AFC. 27 September 2013.
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