20 17 AFC champions league knockout rules

Among them, the first round was held at the home of the second place in the group, and the knockout stage used two rounds of home and away games. In addition, the AFC Champions League only has two awards, the champion and the runner-up, and there is no competition for the third place.

2. Quarter finals

After the teams that have advanced to the quarter-finals are produced, the opposing teams will be drawn by lot, and the promotion table from the quarter-finals to the semi-finals will be determined at the same time. There are no group rankings, association differences or home and away restrictions in this lucky draw.

3. Semifinals

The semi-final is played by the winner of two quarter-finals in each district, and the order of home and away games is determined by the promotion table decided by the draw of the quarter-finals.

4. Finals

The final adopts the home and away two-turn system, and the semi-final winners in each district play against each other. The order of home and away games is determined by the promotion table decided by the draw of the quarter-finals.

The winner of the final is the champion of this season's AFC Champions League, who can participate in the club World Cup that year.

Extended data:

The AFC Champions League is a merger of the Asian Club Champions Cup, the Asian Winners Cup and the Asian Super Cup. The first tournament was held in the 2002/03 season. Due to the reform of the competition system at that time, it was the only inter-annual event, and all competitions were completed in the same year.

In the 2007 season, AFC Champions began to join Australian clubs. In the 2009 AFC Champions League, the number of participating teams will be increased to 32, and the number of participating countries will be reduced. Only 1 1 with the highest ranking in the Asian league can participate.

In addition, the champion and runner-up of the AFC Champions Cup can also participate in the new qualifying stage. The form of the group stage will be the same as before, except that the first and second place of the eight groups can get the right to qualify for the final stage of the quarter-finals. Starting from this tournament, the logo of AFC Champions League will also be changed to a new logo.

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