2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite knockout stage
Asia premier club football tournament
The 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite knockout stage will begin on March 3 with the round of 16 and end on May 4, 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
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
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
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
Round of 16
Summary
The first legs will be played on 3–5 March, and the second legs will be played on 10–12 March 2025.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Region 8th | R16 West 1 | West Region 1st | 3–4 Mar | 10–11 Mar |
| West Region 7th | R16 West 2 | West Region 2nd | 3–4 Mar | 10–11 Mar |
| West Region 6th | R16 West 3 | West Region 3rd | 3–4 Mar | 10–11 Mar |
| West Region 5th | R16 West 4 | West Region 4th | 3–4 Mar | 10–11 Mar |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Region 8th | R16 East 1 | East Region 1st | 4–5 Mar | 11–12 Mar |
| East Region 7th | R16 East 2 | East Region 2nd | 4–5 Mar | 11–12 Mar |
| East Region 6th | R16 East 3 | East Region 3rd | 4–5 Mar | 11–12 Mar |
| East Region 5th | R16 East 4 | East Region 4th | 4–5 Mar | 11–12 Mar |
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Notes
References
- ^ a b "AFC Competitions Calendar (Jul 2024 - Jun 2025)" (PDF). The AFC. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "AFC Champions League Elite 2024/25 Competition Regulations" (PDF). the AFC. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
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