Bracket

Note: while the bracket below shows the entire knockout stage, the draw for the round of 16 matches was determined at the time of the group draw, and kept teams from East and West Asia completely separate for that round. The draw for the quarter-finals and beyond was held separately, after the conclusion of the round of 16. Because of the country protection rule, if there are two clubs from the same country, they will not face each other in the quarter-finals. Therefore, the two clubs from

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...

may not be drawn with each other in the quarter-finals. However, the same rule does not apply if there are more than two clubs from the country. Therefore, the four clubs from the

Korea Republic South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

may be drawn against each other in the quarter-finals.Open ACL draw for Koreans; Saudis separated
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Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 of the 2010 AFC Champions League was held on 7 December 2009, along with the draw for the group stage.

West Asia

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East Asia

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Quarter-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''Zob Ahan won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Al-Hilal won 5–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Al-Shabab won 2–1 on aggregate.''

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''4–4 on aggregate. Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma won on away goals.'' ---- ''Zob Ahan won 2–0 on aggregate.''

Final

References

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