# 2014 AFC Champions League knockout stage

The knock-out stage of the 2014 AFC Champions League was played from 6 May to 1 November 2014. A total of 16 teams competed in the knock-out stage.

## 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 Zone and East Zone had eight teams qualified.
| Zone | Group | Winners | Runners-up |
| West Zone (Groups A–D) | A | Al-Shabab | Al-Jazira |
| West Zone (Groups A–D) | B | Foolad | Bunyodkor |
| West Zone (Groups A–D) | C | Al-Ain | Al-Ittihad |
| West Zone (Groups A–D) | D | Al-Hilal | Al-Sadd |
| East Zone (Groups E–H) | E | Pohang Steelers | Cerezo Osaka |
| East Zone (Groups E–H) | F | FC Seoul | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| East Zone (Groups E–H) | G | Guangzhou Evergrande | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| East Zone (Groups E–H) | H | Western Sydney Wanderers | Kawasaki Frontale |

## Format

In the knock-out stage, the 16 teams played a single-elimination tournament, with the teams split between the two zones until the final. Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule, extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.

## Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
| Round of 16 | 6–7 May 2014 | 13–14 May 2014 |
| Quarter-finals | 19–20 August 2014 | 26–27 August 2014 |
| Semi-finals | 16–17 September 2014 | 30 September–1 October 2014 |
| Final | 25 October 2014 | 1 November 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 second leg. The matchups were determined as follows:
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 28 May 2014, 16:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The "country protection" rule was not applied, so teams from the same association could 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 (West Zone) and Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4 (East Zone), with winners QF2 and QF4 hosting the second leg.
The draw to decide the order of two legs of the final was held after the quarter-final draw.
| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pohang Steelers | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pohang Steelers | 2 | 1 | 3 | Pohang Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | FC Seoul (p) | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | | |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2 | 2 | 4 | FC Seoul (p) | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | | |
| FC Seoul (a) | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FC Seoul (a) | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | FC Seoul | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| Western Sydney Wanderers (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Western Sydney Wanderers (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 | Western Sydney Wanderers (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Guangzhou Evergrande | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cerezo Osaka | 1 | 1 | 2 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 5 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Guangzhou Evergrande | 5 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Al-Hilal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bunyodkor | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Al-Hilal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al-Hilal | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Hilal | 1 | 3 | 4 | Al-Hilal | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Al-Sadd | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Sadd (a) | 0 | 2 | 2 | Al-Sadd | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Foolad | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Foolad | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | Al-Hilal | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Al-Ain | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| Al-Jazira | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Al-Ain | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| Al-Ain | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Ain | 2 | 2 | 4 | Al-Ain | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Al-Ittihad | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Ittihad | 1 | 3 | 4 | Al-Ittihad | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Shabab | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 16

West Zone :
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
East Zone :
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |

### Second leg

Pohang Steelers won 3–1 on aggregate.
Guangzhou Evergrande won 5–2 on aggregate.
Al-Ain won 4–2 on aggregate.
Al-Ittihad won 4–1 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Western Sydney Wanderers won on away goals.
4–4 on aggregate. FC Seoul won on away goals.
2–2 on aggregate. Al-Sadd won on away goals.
Al-Hilal won 4–0 on aggregate.

## Quarter-finals

West Zone :
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
East Zone :
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |

### Second leg

Al-Hilal won 1–0 on aggregate.
Al-Ain won 5–1 on aggregate.
0–0 on aggregate. FC Seoul won 3–0 on penalties.
2–2 on aggregate. Western Sydney Wanderers won on away goals.

#### Notes

* ^ The Al-Ittihad and Al-Ain match was played behind closed doors due to punishment by AFC.

## Semi-finals

West Zone :
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
East Zone :
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |

### Second leg

Al-Hilal won 4–2 on aggregate.
Western Sydney Wanderers won 2–0 on aggregate.

## Final

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–0 | Al-Hilal | 1–0 | 0–0 |
Western Sydney Wanderers won 1–0 on aggregate.