The 2022 AFC Champions League knockout stage was played from 18 August 2022 to 6 May 2023. A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2022 AFC Champions League.
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.
RegionGroupWinnersRunners-up(best three from each region)West RegionA Al-Hilal Al-RayyanB Al Shabab—C Foolad Shabab Al-AhliD Al-Duhail—E Al-Faisaly Nasaf QarshiEast RegionF Daegu FC Urawa Red DiamondsG BG Pathum United—H Yokohama F. Marinos Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsI Johor Darul Ta'zim—J Vissel Kobe Kitchee
Format
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).
Schedule The schedule of each round was as follows.
RoundWest RegionEast RegionRound of 1619–20 February 202318–19 August 2022Quarter-finals23 February 202322 August 2022Semi-finals26 February 202325 August 2022RoundFirst legSecond legFinal29 April 20236 May 2023
Bracket
Round of 16 Combination tables
West Region
Qualified1A vs1B vs1C vs1D vs1E vs2A/2B/2C1B*1A2A2B2C2A/2B/2D1D2D2A1A*2B2A/2B/2E1E2E2A2B1A*2A/2C/2D1C*2D1A2A2C2A/2C/2E2C2E1E*2A1C2A/2D/2E2D2E2A1E*1D2B/2C/2D2D1C*1B2B2C2B/2C/2E2C1E2E2B1B*2B/2D/2E2D1D*2E1B2B2C/2D/2E2D2E1D*1C2C
East Region
Qualified1F vs1G vs1H vs1I vs1J vs2F/2G/2H1G*1F2F2G2H2F/2G/2I1I2I2F1F*2G2F/2G/2J1J2J2F2G1F*2F/2H/2I1H*2I1F2F2H2F/2H/2J2H2J1J*2F1H2F/2I/2J2I2J2F1J*1I2G/2H/2I2I1H*1G2G2H2G/2H/2J2H1J2J2G1G*2G/2I/2J2I1I*2J1G2G2H/2I/2J2I2J1I*1H2H
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.
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West Region
East Region
Quarter-finals Summary
The quarter-finals were played over one leg.
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West Region
East Region
Semi-finals Summary
The semi-finals were played over one leg.
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West Region
East Region
Final
The final was played over two legs.
Urawa Red Diamonds won 2–1 on aggregate.
References
External links , the-AFC.com