2013 AFC Cup knockout stage
# 2013 AFC Cup knockout stage

The knock-out stage of the 2013 AFC Cup was played from 14 May to 2 November 2013. 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.

| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
| - | - | - |
| West Asia Zone (Groups A–D) |||
| A | Al-Kuwait | Al-Riffa |
| B | Erbil | Fanja |
| C | Al-Faisaly | Dohuk |
| D | Al-Qadsia | Al-Shorta |
| East Asia Zone (Groups E–H) |||
| E | Semen Padang | Kitchee |
| F | New Radiant | Yangon United |
| G | Kelantan | SHB Đà Nẵng |
| H | East Bengal | Selangor |

## 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 | 14–15 May 2013 | 14–15 May 2013 |
| Quarter-finals | 17 September 2013 | 24 September 2013 |
| Semi-finals | 1 October 2013 | 22 October 2013 |
| Final | 2 November 2013 | 2 November 2013 |

## 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, semi-finals, and final (to decide the host team) was held on 20 June 2013, 15:00 UTC+8, at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In this draw, teams from different zones could play each other, and the "country protection" rule was applied: if there are two teams from the same association, they may not play each other in the quarter-finals.

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Al-Qadsia | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fanja | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fanja | 0 | Al-Qadsia (a) | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Al-Shorta | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Erbil | 3 | Al-Shorta | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Shorta (a.e.t.) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Shorta (a.e.t.) | 4 | | | | | Al-Qadsia | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Al-Faisaly | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| Kelantan | 0 | | | | | | | | | Al-Faisaly | 1 | 0 | 1 | | |
| Kitchee | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kitchee | 2 | Kitchee | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Al-Faisaly | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Faisaly | 3 | Al-Faisaly | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Riffa | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Riffa | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Al-Qadsia | 0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Al-Kuwait | 2 | |
| New Radiant (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Al-Kuwait | 2 |
| Selangor | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Selangor | 0 | New Radiant | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Al-Kuwait | 7 | 5 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| Al-Kuwait (p) | 1 (4) | Al-Kuwait | 7 | 5 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| Dohuk | 1 (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dohuk | 1 (1) | | | | | Al-Kuwait | 4 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | East Bengal | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| East Bengal | 5 | | | | | | | | | East Bengal | 2 | 0 | 2 | | |
| Yangon United | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yangon United | 1 | East Bengal | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Semen Padang | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Semen Padang | 2 | Semen Padang | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| SHB Đà Nẵng | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 16

The matches were played on 14 and 15 May 2013.

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| West Asia Zone |||
| Al-Kuwait | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) | Dohuk |
| Al-Faisaly | 3–1 | Al-Riffa |
| Erbil | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Al-Shorta |
| Al-Qadsia | 4–0 | Fanja |
| East Asia Zone |||
| Semen Padang | 2–1 | SHB Đà Nẵng |
| Kelantan | 0–2 | Kitchee |
| New Radiant | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Selangor |
| East Bengal | 5–1 | Yangon United |

## Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 17 September 2013, and the second legs were played on 24 September 2013.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Al-Qadsia | 2–2 (a) | Al-Shorta | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Kitchee | 2–4 | Al-Faisaly | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| New Radiant | 2–12 | Al-Kuwait | 2–7 | 0–5 |
| East Bengal | 2–1 | Semen Padang | 1–0 | 1–1 |

### Second leg

East Bengal won 2–1 on aggregate.

2–2 on aggregate. Al-Qadsia won on away goals.

Al-Faisaly won 4–2 on aggregate.

Al-Kuwait won 12–2 on aggregate.

**Notes**

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

## Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 1 and 2 October 2013, and the second legs were played on 22 October 2013.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Al-Qadsia | 3–1 | Al-Faisaly | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Al-Kuwait | 7–2 | East Bengal | 4–2 | 3–0 |

### First leg

**Notes**

* ^ The Al-Qadsia v Al-Faisaly match was rescheduled from the original date of 1 October 2013 to "promote and maximise the broadcasting coverage of both the AFC Cup semi-final matches being played by Kuwaiti clubs".

### Second leg

Al-Kuwait won 7–2 on aggregate.

Al-Qadsia won 3–1 on aggregate.

## Final

The final was played on 2 November 2013.

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Al-Qadsia | 0–2 | Al-Kuwait |
