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The 2019 AFC Cup knockout stage is scheduled to be played from 17 June to 2 November 2019. A total of 11 teams compete in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2019 AFC Cup.

Qualified teams
The following teams advance from the group stage:
 * The winners of each of the three groups and the best runners-up in the West Asia Zone (Groups A–C) and the ASEAN Zone (Groups F–H) advance to the Zonal semi-finals.
 * The winners of each group in the Central Asia Zone (Group D), the South Asia Zone (Group E), and the East Asia Zone (Group I) advance to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals.

Format
 In the knockout stage, the 11 teams play a single-elimination tournament. Each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, except the final which is played as a single match. The away goals rule (for two-legged ties), extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 11.3).

Schedule
The schedule of each round is as follows (W: West Asia Zone; A: ASEAN Zone). Matches in the West Asia Zone are played on Mondays and Tuesdays, while matches in the ASEAN Zone and the Inter-zone play-offs are played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Bracket
The bracket of the knockout stage is determined as follows:

 The bracket will be decided after the draw for the Zonal finals and the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals, which will be held after the group stage and the Zonal semi-finals are completed.



Summary
 In the Zonal semi-finals, the four qualified teams from the West Asia Zone (Groups A–C) play in two ties, and the four qualified teams from the ASEAN Zone (Groups F–H) play in two ties, with the matchups and order of legs determined by the group stage draw and the identity of the best runners-up.


 * West Asia Zone
 * If best runners-up from Group A
 * SF1: Winner Group A vs. Winner Group C
 * SF2: Runner-up Group A vs. Winner Group B
 * If best runners-up from Group B
 * SF1: Winner Group B vs. Winner Group A
 * SF2: Runner-up Group B vs. Winner Group C
 * If best runners-up from Group C
 * SF1: Winner Group C vs. Winner Group B
 * SF2: Runner-up Group C vs. Winner Group A


 * ASEAN Zone
 * If best runners-up from Group F
 * SF1: Winner Group F vs. Winner Group H
 * SF2: Runner-up Group F vs. Winner Group G
 * If best runners-up from Group G
 * SF1: Winner Group G vs. Winner Group F
 * SF2: Runner-up Group G vs. Winner Group H
 * If best runners-up from Group H
 * SF1: Winner Group H vs. Winner Group G
 * SF2: Runner-up Group H vs. Winner Group F


 * +West Asia Zone


 * +ASEAN Zone



Summary
 In the Zonal finals, the two winners of West Asia Zonal semi-finals play each other, and the two winners of ASEAN Zonal semi-finals play each other, with the order of legs decided by draw. The winners of the West Asia Zonal final advance to the final, while the winners of the ASEAN Zonal final advance to the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals.


 * +West Asia Zone


 * +ASEAN Zone



Summary
 In the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals, the four zonal winners other than the West Asia Zone play in two ties, i.e., the winners of the Central Asia Zone (Group D), the winners of the South Asia Zone (Group E), the winners of the East Asia Zone (Group I), and the winners of the ASEAN Zonal final (whose identity is not known at the time of the draw), with the matchups and order of legs decided by draw, without any seeding.
 * Teams to be drawn
 * Winner Group D
 * Winner Group E
 * Winner Group I
 * Winner ASEAN Final



Summary
 In the Inter-zone play-off final, the two winners of the Inter-zone play-off semi-finals play each other, with the order of legs determined by the Inter-zone play-off semi-final draw. The winners of the Inter-zone play-off final advance to the final.



Final


In the final, the winners of the West Asia Zonal final and the winners of the Inter-zone play-off final play each other, with the host team (winners of the West Asia Zonal final) alternated from the previous season's final.

