2022 AFC Cup knockout stage

The 2022 AFC Cup knockout stage was played from 9 August to 22 October 2022.^[1] A total of 12 teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2022 AFC Cup.^[2]

Qualified teams

The following teams advanced from the group stage:

• The winners of each of the three groups and the best runners-up in the West Asia Zone (Groups A–C) and the ASEAN Zone (Groups G–I), advanced to the Zonal semi-finals.
• The winners of each group in the South Asia Zone (Group D), and the East Asia Zone (Group J) advanced to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals.
• The winners of each group in the Central Asia Zone (Groups E–F) advanced to the Zonal finals.

Key to colours
Teams which entered the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals
Teams which entered the Zonal finals
Teams which entered the Zonal semi-finals

Zone	Group	Winners	Best runners-up
West Asia Zone	A	Al-Seeb	—
	B	Al-Arabi	Al-Riffa
	C	East Riffa	—
South Asia Zone	D	ATK Mohun Bagan	—
Central Asia Zone	E	Sogdiana Jizzakh	—
	F	Khujand	—
ASEAN Zone	G	Kedah Darul Aman	—
	H	PSM Makassar	Kuala Lumpur City
	I	Viettel	—
East Asia Zone	J	Eastern	—

Format

In the knockout stage, the 12 teams played a single-elimination tournament. The 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.^[1]

Round	West Asia	South Asia	Central Asia	ASEAN	East Asia
Zonal semi-finals	5–6 September 2022	Not played		9–10 August 2022	Not played
Zonal finals	4 October 2022	Not played	17 August 2022	24 August 2022	Not played
Inter-zone play-off semi-finals	Not played	6–7 September 2022
Inter-zone play-off final		5 October 2022
Final	22 October 2022

Bracket

The draw for the Zonal finals and the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals was held on 14 July 2022.

The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:

	Zonal semi-finals					Zonal finals					Inter-zone play-off semi-finals					Inter-zone play-off final					Final
						Khujand		0
						Sogdiana Jizzakh		4			Sogdiana Jizzakh		1
											Eastern		0
																Sogdiana Jizzakh		0 (3)
	Viettel		0 (5)
											ATK Mohun Bagan		1			Kuala Lumpur City (p)		0 (5)
	Kuala Lumpur City (p)		0 (6)
						Kuala Lumpur City		5			Kuala Lumpur City		3
	PSM Makassar		2			PSM Makassar		2
																					Kuala Lumpur City		0
	Kedah Darul Aman		1
																					Al-Seeb		3
	Al-Arabi		1
	Al-Seeb (a.e.t.)		2
						Al-Seeb		4
	East Riffa		1 (4)			Al-Riffa		0
	Al-Riffa (p)		1 (5)

Zonal semi-finals

Summary

The Zonal semi-finals were played over one leg, with the home team determined by the following tables based on which group runners-up qualified. The group winner hosts the match against a group runner-up. If two group winners played each other, one of the group winners hosted the match.

West Asia Zone

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Al-Arabi	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Al-Seeb
East Riffa	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Al-Riffa

ASEAN Zone

Team 1	Score	Team 2
PSM Makassar	2–1	Kedah Darul Aman
Viettel	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Kuala Lumpur City

West Asia Zone

Al-Arabi	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Al-Seeb
Eduwo 112'	Report	Al-Ghassani 95' Al-Yahyaei 99'

5 September 2022 (2022-09-05)

20:00 UTC+3

Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 5,200

Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

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East Riffa	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Al-Riffa
Shallal 117'	Report	Haram 114'
Penalties
Bodahoom Al-Shaikh Shallal Khelaif Al-Husaini Abdulnabi	4–5	Haram Al-Romaihi Marhoon Al-Malki Al-Aswad Derrardja

6 September 2022 (2022-09-06)

20:00 UTC+3

Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad

Attendance: 2,554

Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

ASEAN Zone

PSM Makassar	2–1	Kedah Darul Aman
Yakob 31' Fernandes 54'	Report	Fayadh 86'

9 August 2022 (2022-08-09)

19:00 UTC+8

Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Gianyar

Attendance: 368

Referee: Akhrol Risquallev (Uzbekistan)

Viettel	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Kuala Lumpur City
	Report
Penalties
Nguyễn Hoàng Đức Hồ Khắc Ngọc Nhâm Mạnh Dũng Trần Danh Trung Phan Tuấn Tài Dương Văn Hào Bùi Duy Thường	5–6	Josué Irfan Hadin Morales Gallifuoco Zhafri Akram

10 August 2022 (2022-08-10)

18:00 UTC+7

Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City

Attendance: 3,016

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Zonal finals

Summary

The Zonal finals were played over one leg, with the home team decided by draw. The winners of the West Asia Zonal final advanced to the final, while the winners of the Central Asia Zonal final and ASEAN Zonal final advanced to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals.

West Asia Zone

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Al-Seeb	4–0	Al-Riffa

Central Asia Zone

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Khujand	0–4	Sogdiana Jizzakh

ASEAN Zone

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Kuala Lumpur City	5–2	PSM Makassar

West Asia Zone

Al-Seeb	4–0	Al-Riffa
Al-Muqbali 47' Al-Siyabi 62' Al-Yahyaei 79' Dauda 90+2'	Report

4 October 2022 (2022-10-04)

19:00 UTC+4

Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb

Attendance: 11,680

Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Central Asia Zone

Khujand	0–4	Sogdiana Jizzakh
	Report	Hasanov 13', 21' Norkhonov 29' Kahramonov 78'

17 August 2022 (2022-08-17)

15:30 UTC+5

20 Years of Independence Stadium, Khujand

Attendance: 5,600

Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

ASEAN Zone

Kuala Lumpur City	5–2	PSM Makassar
Morales 33' Mintah 45+2' Josué 52' (pen.), 84' Hadin 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Sayuri 58' Tanjung 63'

24 August 2022 (2022-08-24)

21:00 UTC+8

Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 2,905

Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

Inter-zone play-off semi-finals

Summary

In the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals, the four zonal winners other than the West Asia Zone played in two ties, i.e., the winners of the South Asia Zone (Group D), the winners of the East Asia Zone (Group J), the winners of the Central Zonal final, and the winners of the ASEAN Zonal final, with the matchups and home team decided by draw, without any seeding.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Sogdiana Jizzakh	1–0	Eastern
ATK Mohun Bagan	1–3	Kuala Lumpur City

Matches

Sogdiana Jizzakh	1–0	Eastern
Norkhonov 85'	Report

6 September 2022 (2022-09-06)

18:00 UTC+5

Sogdiyona Sport Majmuasi, Jizzakh

Attendance: 7,150

Referee: Ahmed Al Alili (United Arab Emirates)

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ATK Mohun Bagan	1–3	Kuala Lumpur City
Fardin Ali Molla 90'	Report	Josué 60' Fakrul 90+2' Morales 90+5'

7 September 2022 (2022-09-07)

19:00 UTC+5:30

Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata

Attendance: 18,594

Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

Inter-zone play-off final

Summary

In the Inter-zone play-off final, the two winners of the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals played each other, with the home team determined by the Inter-zone play-off semi-final draw. The winners of the Inter-zone play-off final advanced to the final.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Sogdiana Jizzakh	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	Kuala Lumpur City

Match

Sogdiana Jizzakh	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Kuala Lumpur City
	Report
Penalties
Kakhramonov Jurabekov Čermelj Gafurov	3–5	Josué Morales Hadin Akram Gallifuoco

5 October 2022 (2022-10-05)

18:00 UTC+5

Sogdiyona Sport Majmuasi, Jizzakh

Attendance: 6,157

Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

Final

Main article: 2022 AFC Cup Final

The final was played over one leg at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, between the winners of the Inter-zone play-off final, Kuala Lumpur City, and the winners of the West Asia Zonal final, Al-Seeb.

Kuala Lumpur City	0–3	Al-Seeb
	Report	Al-Busaidi 22' Al-Muqbali 37' Al-Ghassani 69'

22 October 2022 (2022-10-22)

19:00 UTC+8

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 27,722

Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)