# 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.

## 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 | Safa | That Ras |
| West Asia Zone (Groups A–D) | B | Al-Kuwait | Al-Nejmeh |
| West Asia Zone (Groups A–D) | C | Al-Qadsia | Al-Hidd |
| West Asia Zone (Groups A–D) | D | Erbil | Riffa |
| East Asia Zone (Groups E–H) | E | Persipura Jayapura | Churchill Brothers |
| East Asia Zone (Groups E–H) | F | Hà Nội T&T | Arema Cronus |
| East Asia Zone (Groups E–H) | G | Vissai Ninh Bình | Yangon United |
| East Asia Zone (Groups E–H) | H | Kitchee | 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.

## Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
| Round of 16 | 13–14 May 2014 | 13–14 May 2014 |
| Quarter-finals | 19 August 2014 | 26 August 2014 |
| Semi-finals | 16 September 2014 | 30 September 2014 |
| Final | 18 October 2014 | 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. 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. 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.
| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | |
| Hà Nội T&T | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nay Pyi Taw | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nay Pyi Taw | 0 | Hà Nội T&T | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Erbil | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Erbil (p) | 0 (3) | Erbil | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Nejmeh | 0 (0) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Nejmeh | 0 (0) | | | | | Erbil | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kitchee | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| Vissai Ninh Bình | 4 | | | | | | | | | Kitchee | 1 | 1 | 2 | | |
| Churchill Brothers | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Churchill Brothers | 2 | Vissai Ninh Bình | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Kitchee | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Kitchee | 2 | Kitchee | 4 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Arema Cronus | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arema Cronus | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Erbil | 0 (2) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Al-Qadsia (p) | 0 (4) | |
| Al-Qadsia | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Al-Qadsia (p) | 0 (4) |
| That Ras | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| That Ras | 0 | Al-Qadsia (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Al-Hidd | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Safa | 0 | Al-Hidd | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Hidd | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Hidd | 1 | | | | | Al-Qadsia | 4 | 6 | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Persipura Jayapura | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| Al-Kuwait | 3 | | | | | | | | | Persipura Jayapura | 2 | 0 | 2 | | |
| Riffa | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Riffa | 0 | Al-Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Persipura Jayapura | 2 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| Persipura Jayapura | 9 | Persipura Jayapura | 2 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| Yangon United | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 16

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| West Asia Zone |||
| Safa | 0–1 | Al-Hidd |
| Al-Qadsia | 4–0 | That Ras |
| Al-Kuwait | 3–0 | Riffa |
| Erbil | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p) | Al-Nejmeh |
| East Asia Zone |||
| Persipura Jayapura | 9–2 | Yangon United |
| Vissai Ninh Bình | 4–2 | Churchill Brothers |
| Hà Nội T&T | 5–0 | Nay Pyi Taw |
| Kitchee | 2–0 | Arema Cronus |

### Notes

* ^ 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 | 0–3 | Erbil | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Vissai Ninh Bình | 3–4 | Kitchee | 2–4 | 1–0 |
| Al-Qadsia | 3–3 (a) | Al-Hidd | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Al-Kuwait | 4–8 | Persipura Jayapura | 3–2 | 1–6 |

### Second leg

Persipura Jayapura won 8–4 on aggregate.
Kitchee won 4–3 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Al-Qadsia won on away goals.
Erbil won 3–0 on aggregate.

#### Notes

* ^ 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 | 3–2 | Kitchee | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Al-Qadsia | 10–2 | Persipura Jayapura | 4–2 | 6–0 |

### First leg
#### Notes

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

### Second leg

Al-Qadsia won 10–2 on aggregate.
Erbil won 3–2 on aggregate.

## Final

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Erbil | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Al-Qadsia |

### Notes

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