The 2009 AFC Champions League knockout stage was played from 26 May to 7 November 2009. A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2009 AFC Champions League.
The winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage qualified for the knockout stage. Both West Zone and East Zone had eight teams qualified.
| Zone | Group | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Zone (Groups A–D) |
A |  Al-Hilal
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 Pakhtakor
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| B |  Persepolis
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Al-Shabab
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| C | Al-Ittihad
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 Umm-Salal
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| D | Al-Ettifaq
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Bunyodkor
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| East Zone (Groups E–H) |
E |  Nagoya Grampus
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 Newcastle Jets
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| F | Gamba Osaka
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 FC Seoul
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| G | Kashima Antlers
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings
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| H | Pohang Steelers
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Kawasaki Frontale
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Note: while the bracket below shows the entire knockout stage, the draw for the round of 16 matches was determined at the time of the group draw, and kept teams from East and West Asia completely separate for that round.
The draw for the quarter-finals and beyond was held separately, and placed no restrictions on which teams could meet.
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Al-Ettifaq
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pakhtakor
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pakhtakor
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Al-Ittihad
| 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Al-Ittihad
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Shabab
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Ittihad
| 6 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nagoya Grampus
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gamba Osaka
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kawasaki Frontale
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kawasaki Frontale
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nagoya Grampus
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nagoya Grampus
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al-Ittihad
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pohang Steelers
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Persepolis
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bunyodkor
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bunyodkor
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pohang Steelers (aet)
| 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pohang Steelers
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Newcastle Jets
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pohang Steelers
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Umm-Salal
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Al-Hilal
| 0 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Umm-Salal (p)
| 0 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Umm-Salal
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| FC Seoul
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kashima Antlers
| 2 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| FC Seoul (p)
| 2 (5) | ||||||||||||||||||
The draw for the round of 16 of the 2009 AFC Champions League was held on 7 January 2009, along with the draw for the group stage.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Hilal
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0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) |
Umm-Salal
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| Persepolis
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0–1 | Bunyodkor
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| Al-Ittihad
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2–1 | Al-Shabab
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| Al-Ettifaq
|
1–2 | Pakhtakor
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| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Nagoya Grampus
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2–1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings
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| Gamba Osaka
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2–3 | Kawasaki Frontale
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| Kashima Antlers
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2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) |
FC Seoul
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| Pohang Steelers
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6–0 | Newcastle Jets
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| Al-Hilal | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Umm-Salal |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Rădoi  Seol El Taib  Al-Swaileh Al-Shalhoub |
3–4 | Ben Askar Al Naemi Magno Alves Husain Nadiya |
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)
| Persepolis | 0–1 | Bunyodkor |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rivaldo  41' (pen.) |
Attendance: 95,225
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)
| Al-Ittihad | 2–1 | Al-Shabab |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Muwallad 46' Aboucherouane 90+3' |
Report | Bin Saran 18' |
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
| Al-Ettifaq | 1–2 | Pakhtakor |
|---|---|---|
| Tagoe 32' |
Report | Z. Tadjiyev 79' Geynrikh 90+1' |
Attendance: 6,527
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
| Nagoya Grampus | 2–1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
|---|---|---|
| Ogawa 22' Tamada 66' |
Report | Edu 69' |
Attendance: 6,859
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
| Gamba Osaka | 2–3 | Kawasaki Frontale |
|---|---|---|
| Leandro 27', 39' |
Report | K. Nakamura 33' Renatinho 76'Kurotsu 85' |
Attendance: 14,128
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (UAE)
Attendance: 8,069
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
| Pohang Steelers | 6–0 | Newcastle United Jets |
|---|---|---|
| Denilson 9' (pen.) Choi Hyo-jin 15', 63', 72'Kim Jae-sung 56'Ristić 85' |
Report |
Attendance: 15,253
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
The draw for the quarter-finals and the remaining knockout rounds took place at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 29, 2009.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umm-Salal
|
4–3 | FC Seoul
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3–2 | 1–1 |
| Kawasaki Frontale
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3–4 | Nagoya Grampus
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2–1 | 1–3 |
| Pakhtakor
|
1–5 | Al-Ittihad
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1–1 | 0–4 |
| Bunyodkor
|
4–5 | Pohang Steelers
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3–1 | 1–4 (a.e.t.) |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2–1 | Nagoya Grampus |
|---|---|---|
| K. Nakamura 60' Juninho 63' |
Report | Kennedy 28' |
Attendance: 17,939
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
| Bunyodkor | 3–1 | Pohang Steelers |
|---|---|---|
| Karpenko 29' Djeparov 79', 85' |
Report | No Byung-jun 7' |
Attendance: 8,350
Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
| Umm-Salal | 3–2 | FC Seoul |
|---|---|---|
| Alves 55', 85' Fabio Cesar 84' |
Report | Jung Jo-gook 3', 45' |
Attendance: 7,139
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
| Pakhtakor | 1–1 | Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Nikolić 6' |
Report | Al-Saqri 71' |
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
| Pohang Steelers | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Bunyodkor |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Jae-sung 46' Denilson 57', 77' Ristić 102' |
Report | Victor Karpenko 89' |
Attendance: 16,252
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Pohang Steelers won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Nagoya Grampus | 3–1 | Kawasaki Frontale |
|---|---|---|
| Ogawa 26' Yoshida 35' Kennedy 88' |
Report | Chong Tese 38' |
Attendance: 8,796
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
Nagoya Grampus won 4–3 on aggregate.
| FC Seoul | 1–1 | Umm-Salal |
|---|---|---|
| Damjanović 16' |
Report | Askar 14' |
Attendance: 15,348
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Umm-Salal won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Al-Ittihad | 4–0 | Pakhtakor |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Nemri 43' Chermiti 55'Aboucherouane 71'Noor 76' |
Report |
Attendance: 18,753
Referee: Kim Dong-jin (Korea)
Al-Ittihad won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ittihad
|
8–3 | Nagoya Grampus
|
6–2 | 2–1 |
| Pohang Steelers
|
4–1 | Umm-Salal
|
2–0 | 2–1 |
| Pohang Steelers | 2–0 | Umm-Salal |
|---|---|---|
| Hwang Jae-won 45+2' Kim Jae-sung 79' |
Report |
Attendance: 15,635
Referee: Abdullah Al-Hilali (Oman)
| Al-Ittihad | 6–2 | Nagoya Grampus |
|---|---|---|
| Hadid 24' Noor 65', 76', 90+1'Leguizamón 83' Chermiti 90+3' |
Report | Kennedy 14' N. Nakamura 33' |
Attendance: 18,265
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (UAE)
| Nagoya Grampus | 1–2 | Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Sugimoto 67' |
Report | Al-Saqri 43' Chermiti 59' |
Attendance: 11,046
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Al-Ittihad won 8–3 on aggregate.
| Umm-Salal | 1–2 | Pohang Steelers |
|---|---|---|
| Ibrahima Nadiya 90+3' |
Report | Ristić 55' No Byung-jun 60' |
Attendance: 9,200
Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore)
Pohang won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Al-Ittihad | 1–2 | Pohang Steelers |
|---|---|---|
| Noor 74' |
Report | No Byung-jun 57' Kim Hyung-il 66' |
Attendance: 25,743
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
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