| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Qualifying: 8–15 March 2022 Competition proper: 7 April 2022 – 6 May 2023 |
| Teams | Group stage: 39 Total (maximum): 49 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Urawa Red Diamonds (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Al-Hilal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 130 |
| Goals scored | 384 (2.95 per match) |
| Attendance | 511,749 (3,937 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Edmilson Junior(8 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Hiroki Sakai[1] |
| Fair play award | Urawa Red Diamonds |
←2021 2023–24 → (Note: All statistics do not include qualifying results) | |
The2022 AFC Champions League was the 41st edition of Asia's premier clubfootball tournament organized by theAsian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 20th under the currentAFC Champions League title.
This edition was the last in an all-year-round (spring-to-autumn) schedule despite actually being held from 2022 to 2023; from the next season onwards, the competition switched to an autumn-to-spring schedule.[2]
This edition saw increase in numbers of preliminary players registration with 35 players, up from 30 in previous editions. This paved the way for more foreign players to be included in squad, although the AFC "3+1" foreign players rule was in effect during the match.[3][4]
Due to the emerging complications caused by theOmicron variant ofCOVID-19 and the associated risks, as well as the unique circumstances surrounding the football schedule before and after the2022 FIFA World Cup, it was confirmed that the final, originally scheduled for October 2022, would not be completed until May 2023. As the2022 FIFA Club World Cup would already be held by that time, the AFC confirmed on 23 December 2022 thatAl-Hilal would be their representative at the2022 FIFA Club World Cup as the reigning champions from the2021 AFC Champions League.
Al-Hilal ofSaudi Arabia were the defending champions.Urawa Red Diamonds defeated Al-Hilal 2–1 on aggregate in thefinal to win their third title.[5] As Asian champions, they automatically qualified for the2023–24 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs since they did not qualify through their domestic performance. In addition, they earned the right to play in both the2023 FIFA Club World Cup inSaudi Arabia and the2025 FIFA Club World Cup in theUnited States.
2021 AFC Cup winnersAl-Muharraq, having not obtained an AFC license, were not eligible to participate in this edition.[6]
The 47AFC member associations are ranked based on their clubs' performance over the last four years in AFC competitions (their national team'sFIFA World Rankings no longer considered).[7] The slots are allocated by the following criteria according to the Entry Manual:[8]
For the 2022-23 AFC Champions League, the associations are allocated slots according to theirAFC Club Competitions Ranking which was published on 29 November 2019,[11][12] which takes into account their performance in the AFC Champions League and theAFC Cup during the period between 2016 and 2019.
| Participation for 2022 AFC Champions League | |
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| Number of teams/associations originally entered, before withdrawal of teams from the competition after the draw | |
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In the following table, the number of appearances and last appearance count only those since the 2002–03 season (including qualifying rounds), when the competition was rebranded as the AFC Champions League.
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Al-Zawraa
Al-Sadd
Al-Duhail
Al-Rayyan
Al-GharafaAl-HilalAl-Shabab
Ulsan Hyundai
Daegu FCKawasaki FrontaleUrawa Red Diamonds
Yokohama F. Marinos
BG Pathum UnitedPortMelbourne CityMelbourne Victory Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D; Pink: Group E; Green: Group F; Blue: Group G; Cyan: Group H; Turquoise: Group I;
Purple: Group J; Qualifying play-offsThe schedule of the competition was as follows. The final version was originally announced on 13 January 2022,[28] with the following modifications made on 9 December 2022: the West Region knockout stage matches were pushed back by two weeks in February, while the final was moved from 19 and 26 February to 29 April and 6 May 2023.[29]
| Stage | Round | Draw date | West Region | East Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary stage | Preliminary round | No draw | — | 8 March 2022 |
| Play-off stage | Play-off round | 15 March 2022 | ||
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 17 January 2022 | 7–8 April 2022 | 15–16 April 2022 |
| Matchday 2 | 10–11 April 2022 | 18–19 April 2022 | ||
| Matchday 3 | 14–15 April 2022 | 21–22 April 2022 | ||
| Matchday 4 | 18–19 April 2022 | 24–25 April 2022 | ||
| Matchday 5 | 22–23 April 2022 | 27–28 April 2022 | ||
| Matchday 6 | 26–27 April 2022 | 30 April – 1 May 2022 | ||
| Knockout stage | Round of 16 | 19–20 February 2023 | 18–19 August 2022 | |
| Quarter-finals | E: 20 August 2022 W: 21 February 2023 | 23 February 2023 | 22 August 2022 | |
| Semi-finals | 26 February 2023 | 25 August 2022 | ||
| Final | 29 April and 6 May 2023 | |||
The original schedule of the competition, as planned in 2019 before the pandemic, included a two-legged knockout stage.[30]
| Stage | Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary stage | Preliminary round 1 | 11 January 2022 | |
| Preliminary round 2 | 18 January 2022 | ||
| Play-off stage | Play-off round | 25 January 2022 | |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 7–9 February 2022 | |
| Matchday 2 | 14–16 February 2022 | ||
| Matchday 3 | 28 February – 2 March 2022 | ||
| Matchday 4 | 14–16 March 2022 | ||
| Matchday 5 | 4–6 April 2022 | ||
| Matchday 6 | 18–20 April 2022 | ||
| Knockout stage | Round of 16 | 9–11 May 2022 | 23–25 May 2022 |
| Quarter-finals | 15–17 August 2022 | 29–31 August 2022 | |
| Semi-finals | 13–14 September 2022 | 4–5 October 2022 | |
| Final | 22 October 2022 | 29 October 2022 | |
In June 2021, a minor revision was made to the schedule of the preliminary and play-off stages: matches were moved one week earlier in January.[31]
| Stage | Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary stage | Preliminary round 1 | 4 January 2022 | |
| Preliminary round 2 | 11 January 2022 | ||
| Play-off stage | Play-off round | 18 January 2022 | |
On 5 July 2021, the AFC announced the first revised schedule of the competition, featuring a centralized group stage and single-leg knockout stage matches.[32]
| Stage | Round | West Region | East Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary stage | Preliminary round 1 | 15 March 2022 | 1 March 2022 |
| Preliminary round 2 | 5 April 2022 | 8 March 2022 | |
| Play-off stage | Play-off round | 20 April 2022 | 15 March 2022 |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 10–11 May 2022 | 15–16 April 2022 |
| Matchday 2 | 13–14 May 2022 | 18–19 April 2022 | |
| Matchday 3 | 16–17 May 2022 | 21–22 April 2022 | |
| Matchday 4 | 19–20 May 2022 | 24–25 April 2022 | |
| Matchday 5 | 22–23 May 2022 | 27–28 April 2022 | |
| Matchday 6 | 25–26 May 2022 | 30 April – 1 May 2022 | |
| Knockout stage | Round of 16 | 29–31 August 2022 | |
| Quarter-finals | 12–14 September 2022 | ||
| Semi-finals | 11–12 October 2022 | ||
| Final | 29 October 2022 | ||
On 13 January 2022, the AFC announced the second revised schedule of the competition, with the knockout stage of the West Region pushed back to February 2023, and a two-legged format restored for the final.[28]
| Stage | Round | West Region | East Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary stage | Preliminary round | — | 8 March 2022 |
| Play-off stage | Play-off round | 15 March 2022 | |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 7–8 April 2022 | 15–16 April 2022 |
| Matchday 2 | 10–11 April 2022 | 18–19 April 2022 | |
| Matchday 3 | 14–15 April 2022 | 21–22 April 2022 | |
| Matchday 4 | 18–19 April 2022 | 24–25 April 2022 | |
| Matchday 5 | 22–23 April 2022 | 27–28 April 2022 | |
| Matchday 6 | 26–27 April 2022 | 30 April – 1 May 2022 | |
| Knockout stage | Round of 16 | 3–4 February 2023 | 18–19 August 2022 |
| Quarter-finals | 7 February 2023 | 22 August 2022 | |
| Semi-finals | 10 February 2023 | 25 August 2022 | |
| Final | 19 and 26 February 2023 | ||
In the qualifying play-offs, each tie was played as a single match.Extra time andpenalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.[33]The bracket of the qualifying play-offs for each region was determined based on each team'sassociation ranking and their seeding within their association, with the team from the higher-ranked association hosting the match. Teams from the same association could not be placed into the same tie. The seven winners of the play-off round (three from West Region and four from East Region) advanced to thegroup stage to join the 33 direct entrants.
A total of two teams played in the preliminary round.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
Sydney FC | 5–0 |  Kaya–Iloilo |
| Melbourne Victory | Cancelled[note 1] |  Shan United |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Taawoun | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4p) |  Al-Jaish |
Baniyas | 0–2 |  Nasaf Qarshi |
| Sharjah | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5p) |  Al-Zawraa |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
Changchun Yatai | Cancelled[note 2] | Sydney FC |
| Vissel Kobe | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Melbourne Victory |
Ulsan Hyundai | 3–0 |  Port |
| Daegu FC | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2p) | Buriram United |
The draw for the group stage was held on 17 January 2022 at the AFC House inKuala Lumpur,Malaysia. The 40 teams were drawn into ten groups of four: five groups each in the West Region (Groups A–E) and the East Region (Groups F–J). For each region, teams were seeded into four pots and drawn into the relevant positions within each group, based on theirassociation ranking and their seeding within their association, in consideration of the technical balance between groups. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.
In the group stage, each group was played in a doubleround-robin format in centralised venues. The winners of each group and three best runners-up from each region advanced to theround of 16 of theknockout stage.
| Tiebreakers |
|---|
The teams were ranked according topoints (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations Article 8.3):[33]
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HIL | RYN | SHJ | IST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Hilal(H) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13[a] | Advance toRound of 16 | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 |  Al-Rayyan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 13[a] | 0–3 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Sharjah | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 5 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 |  Istiklol | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SHB | MUM | QWJ | AJZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Shabab(H) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 16 | Advance toRound of 16 | — | 6–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 |  Mumbai City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 7[a] | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||
| 3 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7[a] | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–2 | ||
| 4 | Al-Jazira | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FOO | SAH | GHA | AHA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Foolad | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 12 | Advance toRound of 16 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Shabab Al-Ahli | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 10 | 1–1 | — | 8–2 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Al-Gharafa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 |  Ahal | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DUH | TWN | SEP | PAK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Duhail | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 15 | Advance toRound of 16 | — | 1–2 | 5–2 | 3–2 | |
| 2 | Al-Taawoun(H) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 7[a] | 3–4 | — | 3–0 | 0–1 | ||
| 3 | Sepahan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 7[a] | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Pakhtakor | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 6 | 0–3 | 5–4 | 1–3 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FAI | NAS | SAD | WEH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Faisaly(H) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 9[a] | Advance toRound of 16 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| 2 | Nasaf Qarshi | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9[a] | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Al-Sadd | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 7 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 5–2 | ||
| 4 |  Al-Wehdat | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 6 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DAE | URA | LCS | SDT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daegu FC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 13[a] | Advance toRound of 16 | — | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 13[a] | 0–0 | — | 6–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 3 |  Lion City Sailors | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 7 | 1–2 | 1–4 | — | 3–2 | ||
| 4 | Shandong Taishan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 1 | 0–7 | 0–5 | 0–0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BGP | MCY | JND | UCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BG Pathum United(H) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 12 | Advance toRound of 16 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 12 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Jeonnam Dragons | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | United City | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | YFM | JBH | HOA | SYD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 13 | Advance toRound of 16 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 12 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||
| 3 |  Hoang Anh Gia Lai(H) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Sydney FC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JDT | KSF | ULS | GZH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Johor Darul Ta'zim(H) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 13 | Advance toRound of 16 | — | 0–5 | 2–1 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 11 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Ulsan Hyundai | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 10 | 1–2 | 3–2 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Guangzhou | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | −24 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–8 | 0–5 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VKO | KIT | CRU | SHP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 8 | Advance toRound of 16 | — | 2–1 | 6–0 | Canc. | |
| 2 |  Kitchee | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | Canc. | ||
| 3 | Chiangrai United(H) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | — | Canc. | ||
| 4 | Shanghai Port | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew[36] | Canc. | Canc. | Canc. | — |
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Al-Rayyan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 13 | Advance toRound of 16 |
| 2 | C | Shabab Al-Ahli | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 10 | |
| 3 | E | Nasaf Qarshi | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | |
| 4 | D | Al-Taawoun | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 7 | |
| 5 | B | Mumbai City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 7 |
As Group J only had three teams remaining, the results against fourth-placed teams in Groups F–I were omitted in this ranking.[36]
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 8 | Advance toRound of 16 |
| 2 | F | Urawa Red Diamonds | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | |
| 3 | J | Kitchee | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | G | Melbourne City | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 5 | I | Kawasaki Frontale | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 5 |
In the knockout stage, the 16 teams played asingle-elimination tournament, with the teams split into the two regions until the final. All ties were played as a single-leg match (Regulations Article 9.1), except for the final, which was played over two legs.Extra time andpenalty shoot-out were used to decide the winners if necessary (Regulations Article 9.3 and 10.1).[33]
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||
| 19 February 2023 –Doha | ||||||||||||||||
| Al-Duhail(p) | 1 (7) | |||||||||||||||
| 23 February 2023 –Doha | ||||||||||||||||
| Al-Rayyan | 1 (6) | |||||||||||||||
| Al-Duhail | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 19 February 2023 –Al Wakrah | ||||||||||||||||
| Al-Shabab | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Al-Shabab | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 26 February 2023 –Doha | ||||||||||||||||
| Nasaf Qarshi | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Al-Duhail | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 20 February 2023 –Doha | West Region | |||||||||||||||
| Al-Hilal | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Al-Faisaly | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 23 February 2023 –Al Wakrah | ||||||||||||||||
| Foolad | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Foolad | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 20 February 2023 –Al Wakrah | ||||||||||||||||
| Al-Hilal | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Al-Hilal | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Shabab Al-Ahli | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Al-Hilal | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 18 August 2022 –Saitama (2002) | ||||||||||||||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Vissel Kobe | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 August 2022 –Saitama (2002) | ||||||||||||||||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Vissel Kobe | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 18 August 2022 –Saitama (Urawa) | ||||||||||||||||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors(a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Daegu FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 25 August 2022 –Saitama (2002) | ||||||||||||||||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors(a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2 (1) | |||||||||||||||
| 19 August 2022 –Saitama (2002) | East Region | |||||||||||||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds(p) | 2 (3) | |||||||||||||||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 August 2022 –Saitama (2002) | ||||||||||||||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 19 August 2022 –Saitama (Urawa) | ||||||||||||||||
| BG Pathum United | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| BG Pathum United | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Kitchee SC | 0 | |||||||||||||||
The round of 16 was played over one leg, with the matchups determined by the combination tables based on which group runners-up qualified.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Hilal | 3–1 | Shabab Al-Ahli |
| Al-Shabab | 2–0 | Nasaf Qarshi |
| Al-Duhail | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–6p) | Al-Rayyan |
| Al-Faisaly | 0–1 | Foolad |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Daegu FC | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| BG Pathum United | 4–0 | Kitchee |
| Johor Darul Ta'zim | 0–5 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Vissel Kobe | 3–2 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
The quarter-finals were played over one leg.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Duhail | 2–1 | Al-Shabab |
| Foolad | 0–1 | Al-Hilal |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Vissel Kobe | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 4–0 | BG Pathum United |
The semi-finals were played over one leg.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Duhail | 0–7 | Al-Hilal |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (1–3p) | Urawa Red Diamonds |
The final was played over two legs.
Urawa Red Diamonds won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Rank | Player | Team | MD1 | MD2 | MD3 | MD4 | MD5 | MD6 | R16 | QF | SF | F1 | F2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmilson Junior | Al-Duhail | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||||||
| 2 |  Odion Ighalo | Al-Hilal | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||
 Zeca | Daegu FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 4 | Bergson | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| Yusuke Matsuo | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
 Michael Olunga | Al-Duhail | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 7 |  Federico Cartabia | Shabab Al-Ahli | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
| Carlos | Al-Shabab | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
 David Moberg Karlsson | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| 10 |  Yohan Boli | Al-Rayyan | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| Salem Al-Dawsari | Al-Hilal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Yu Kobayashi | Kawasaki Frontale | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
 Kasper Junker | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Arslanmyrat Amanow | Ahal | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
Note: Goals scored in the qualifying play-offs and matches voided by AFC are not counted when determining top scorer (Regulations Article 64.4).[33]
