2008 AFC Champions League knockout stage

The 2008 AFC Champions League knockout stage was played from 17 September to 12 November 2008. A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2008 AFC Champions League.

Qualified teams

The winners of each of the seven groups in the group stage qualified for the knockout stage. West Asia Zone had four teams qualified, East Asia Zone had three plus the title holders.

Bracket
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
1 Al-Karamah 1 0 1
8 Gamba Osaka 2 2 4
Gamba Osaka 1 3 4
Urawa Red Diamonds 1 1 2
4 Al Qadisiya 3 0 3
5 Urawa Red Diamonds
(2007 Champion) 		2 2 4
Gamba Osaka 3 2 5
Adelaide United 0 0 0
3 Kashima Antlers 1 0 1
6 Adelaide United 1 1 2
Adelaide United 3 0 3
Bunyodkor 0 1 1
2 Saipa 2 1 3
7 Bunyodkor 2 5 7

Quarter-finals

The first leg matches were played on 17 September, and the second leg matches were played on 24 September 2008.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Karamah 1–4 Gamba Osaka 1–2 0–2
Al Qadisiya 3–4 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 0–2
Saipa 3–7 Bunyodkor 2–2 1–5
Kashima Antlers 1–2 Adelaide United 1–1 0–1

First Leg
Kashima Antlers 1–1 Adelaide United
Cornthwaite  45+2' (o.g.) Report Dodd  37'
Attendance: 7,004
Saipa 2–2 Bunyodkor
Razzaghi-Rad  19'
Rahmati  40'		 Report Villanueva  12'
Rivaldo  20'
Attendance: 40,000
Al-Karamah 1–2 Gamba Osaka
Abduldaim  7' Report Yamaguchi  70'
Yamazaki  77'
Attendance: 17,000
Al Qadisiya 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds
Al Ebrahim  18'
Ben Achour  57'
Al Mutairi  84' (pen.)		 Report Edmilson  33', 90'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Second Leg
Bunyodkor 5–1 Saipa
Villanueva 9', 19' (pen.), 52'
Rivaldo 45' (pen.)
Luizão  68'		 Report Mirghorbani  47'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

Bunyodkor won 7–3 on aggregate.

Gamba Osaka 2–0 Al-Karamah
Yamazaki  83'
Roni  85'		 Report
Attendance: 9,656
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

Gamba Osaka won 4–1 on aggregate.

Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Al Qadisiya
Soma  31'
Tulio  54'		 Report
Attendance: 41,790

Urawa Red Diamonds won 4–3 on aggregate.

Adelaide United 1–0 Kashima Antlers
Cornthwaite  72' Report
Attendance: 16,965

Adelaide United won 2–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The first leg matches were played on 8 October, and the second leg matches were played on 22 October 2008.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Gamba Osaka 4–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 3–1
Adelaide United 3–1 Bunyodkor 3–0 0–1

First Leg
Gamba Osaka 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds
Endō  81' (pen) Report Hosogai  22'
Attendance: 17,166
Adelaide United 3–0 Bunyodkor
Diego  57'
Barbiero  76'
Cristiano  89' (pen)		 Report
Attendance: 16,998
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

Second Leg
Bunyodkor 1–0 Adelaide United
Soliev  78' Report
Attendance: 17,000

Adelaide United won 3–1 on aggregate.

Urawa Red Diamonds 1–3 Gamba Osaka
Takahara  36' Report Yamaguchi  51'
Myojin  72'
Endō  77'
Attendance: 53,287
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

Gamba Osaka won 4–2 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 2008 AFC Champions League Final

The first and second legs of the final were scheduled to be played on 5 November and 12 November 2008, respectively.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Gamba Osaka 5–0 Adelaide United 3–0 2–0

First Leg
Gamba Osaka 3–0 Adelaide United
Lucas  37'
Endo  43'
Yasuda  68'		 Report
Attendance: 20,639

Second Leg
Adelaide United 0–2 Gamba Osaka
Lucas  4', 15'
Attendance: 17,000

Gamba Osaka won 5–0 on aggregate.

Notes
  • Match times were sorted chronologically by local time. The UTC figure given is for the time zone of the place in which the match was held (accounting for Daylight saving time in the areas in which it was in effect).
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