2020 AFC Champions League knockout stage


The 2020 AFC Champions League knockout stage is scheduled to be played from 26 September to 5 December 2020. A total of 16 teams compete in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2020 AFC Champions League.
On 9 July 2020, AFC announced new schedule for 2020 AFC Champions League. On 16 July 2020, AFC announced that Qatar would host 2020 AFC Champions League in the West region from the group stage to the semi-finals. On 27 July 2020, AFC confirmed that Malaysia would host two Round of 16 matches involving teams from Group G and H and Quarter-finals as well as Semi-finals of the East Region.

Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage advance to the round of 16, with both West Region and East Region having eight qualified teams.
RegionGroupWinnersRunners-upOther qualified teams
West RegionA
West RegionB
West RegionC
West RegionD
East RegionE
East RegionF
East RegionG
East RegionH

Format


In the knockout stage, the 16 teams play a single-elimination tournament, with the teams split into the two regions until the final. Each tie is played on a single-leg format.

Schedule

The schedule of each round is as follows.
RoundDate
Round of 1626–27 September 2020, 3–4 November 2020
Quarter-finals30 September, 25 November 2020
Semi-finals3 October 2020, 28 November 2020
Final5 December 2020

Bracket

The bracket of the knockout stage is determined as follows:
RoundMatchups
Round of 16
;West Region
  • Winner Group A vs. Runner-up Group B
  • Winner Group B vs. Runner-up Group A
  • Winner Group C vs. Runner-up Group D
  • Winner Group D vs. Runner-up Group C
;East Region
  • Winner Group E vs. Runner-up Group F
  • Winner Group F vs. Runner-up Group E
  • Winner Group G vs. Runner-up Group H
  • Winner Group H vs. Runner-up Group G
Quarter-finals
;West Region
  • QF1
  • QF2
;East Region
  • QF3
  • QF4
Semi-finals
;West Region
  • SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2
;East Region
  • SF2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4
Final
  • Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2

The bracket will be decided after the draw for the quarter-finals, which will be held after the round of 16 is completed.

Round of 16

Summary


In the round of 16, the winners of one group play against the runners-up of another group from the same region and the matchups were determined by the group stage draw.

West Region

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East Region

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Quarter-finals

Summary


In the quarter-finals, the four teams from the West Region play in two ties, and the four teams from the East Region play in two ties, with the matchups decided by draw, without any seeding or country protection.

West Region

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East Region

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Semi-finals

Summary


In the semi-finals, the two quarter-final winners from the West Region play against each other, and the two quarter-final winners from the East Region play against each other.

West Region

East Region

Final


In the final, the two semi-final winners play against each other.