2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite knockout stage

The 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite knockout stage will begin on 3 March with the round of 16 and end on 4 May 2025, with the final to decide the champions of the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite.[1] A total of 16 teams compete in the knockout stage.

Qualified teams

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The top eight teams in the league stage from each region advance to the round of 16, with both West Region and East Region having eight qualified teams.

Region Team
West Region
East Region

Format

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In the knockout stage, the 16 teams will play a single-elimination tournament. The round of 16 will see each team play against team from its region, with cross-regional pairings made from the quarter-finals. Each tie will be played as a single match, except the round of 16 which will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. Extra time and a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 10).[2] The match-ups for the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final will be determined at a single draw event.

Schedule

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The schedule of the knockout component is as follows.[1]

Stage Round Draw date West region East region
Round of 16[a] No draw[b] 3–4 and 10–11 March 2025 4–5 and 11–12 March 2025
Final stage[c] Quarter-finals TBD 25–26 April 2025
Semi-finals 29–30 April 2025
Final 4 May 2025

Bracket

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Round of 16

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Summary

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The first legs will be played on 3–5 March, and the second legs will be played on 10–12 March 2025.

West Region
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
West Region 8thR16 West 1West Region 1st3–4 Mar10–11 Mar
West Region 7thR16 West 2West Region 2nd3–4 Mar10–11 Mar
West Region 6thR16 West 3West Region 3rd3–4 Mar10–11 Mar
West Region 5thR16 West 4West Region 4th3–4 Mar10–11 Mar
East Region
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
East Region 8thR16 East 1East Region 1st4–5 Mar11–12 Mar
East Region 7thR16 East 2East Region 2nd4–5 Mar11–12 Mar
East Region 6thR16 East 3East Region 3rd4–5 Mar11–12 Mar
East Region 5thR16 East 4East Region 4th4–5 Mar11–12 Mar

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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Notes

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  1. ^ two-legged ties
  2. ^ Pre-determined format
  3. ^ centralized venue in Saudi Arabia

References

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  1. ^ a b "AFC Competitions Calendar (Jul 2024 - Jun 2025)" (PDF). The AFC. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  2. ^ "AFC Champions League Elite 2024/25 Competition Regulations" (PDF). the AFC. Retrieved 17 August 2024.