[1] A total of 24 teams compete in the knockout phase, with 16 entering in the play-offs and 8 receiving a bye to the round of 16.
24.02 To avoid such scheduling conflict, several adjustments have been made: For the knockout rounds play-offs and the round of 16, if the two teams are drawn to play at home for the same leg, the home match of the team that has the lower league phase ranking was moved from Thursday from a regularly scheduled time to an earlier time slot, to a different day, and/or at an alternative venue without clashing any other competition.
For the quarter-finals and semi-finals, the order of legs of the tie involving the team with the lowest priority is reversed from the original draw.
[3][4] The bracket structure for the knockout phase is partially fixed in advance using seeding, with a symmetrical pattern on both sides.
[5][6] The draw was split into four seeded and four unseeded pots, based on the predetermined pairings for the knockout phase.
[17] The draw will be split into four seeded and four unseeded pots, based on the predetermined pairings for the knockout phase.
Teams in positions 1 to 8 will be seeded (playing the second legs at home), while the winners of the knockout phase play-offs will be unseeded.