2016 AFC Champions League final

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2016 AFC Champions League Final
Event 2016 AFC Champions League
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Al-Ain
Flag of South Korea.svg Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
32
on aggregate
First leg
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Al-Ain
21
Date19 November 2016
Venue Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
AFC Man of the Match Leonardo (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)
Referee Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Attendance36,158
WeatherOvercast with fog
14 °C (57 °F)
Second leg
Al-Ain Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
11
Date26 November 2016
Venue Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
AFC Man of the Match Choi Chul-soon (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)
Referee Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Attendance23,239
WeatherMild
24 °C (75 °F)
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The 2016 AFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2016 AFC Champions League, the 35th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 14th under the current AFC Champions League title.

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The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between South Korean team Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and United Arab Emirates team Al-Ain. The first leg was hosted by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors at the Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Jeonju on 19 November 2016, while the second leg was hosted by Al-Ain at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain on 26 November 2016. [1] Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won the final 3–2 on aggregate and clinched their second title.

Qualified teams

TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2006 , 2011
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ain 2003 , 2005

Background

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Round Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ain
OpponentResult Group stage OpponentResult
Flag of Japan.svg FC Tokyo 2–1 (H)Matchday 1 Flag of Qatar.svg El Jaish 1–2 (H)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiangsu Suning 2–3 (A)Matchday 2 Flag of Qatar.svg El Jaish 1–2 (A)
Flag of Vietnam.svg Becamex Bình Dương 2–0 (H)Matchday 3 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli 1–0 (H)
Flag of Vietnam.svg Becamex Bình Dương 2–3 (A)Matchday 4 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli 2–1 (A)
Flag of Japan.svg FC Tokyo 3–0 (A)Matchday 5 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Nasaf Qarshi 1–1 (A)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiangsu Suning 2–2 (H)Matchday 6 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Nasaf Qarshi 2–0 (H)
Group E winners

PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 610
2 Flag of Japan.svg FC Tokyo 610
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiangsu Suning 69
4 Flag of Vietnam.svg Becamex Binh Duong 64
Source: AFC
Final standings Group D runners-up

PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of Qatar.svg El Jaish 610
2 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ain 610
3 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli 69
4 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Nasaf Qarshi 65
Source: AFC
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Knockout stage OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Victory 3–2 1–1 (A) 2–1 (H)Round of 16 Flag of Iran.svg Zob Ahan 3–1 1–1 (H) 2–0 (A)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai SIPG 5–0 0–0 (A) 5–0 (H)Quarter-finals Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Lokomotiv Tashkent 1–0 0–0 (H) 1–0 (A)
Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul 5–3 4–1 (H) 1–2 (A)Semi-finals Flag of Qatar.svg El Jaish 5–3 3–1 (H) 2–2 (A)

Rules

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the order of legs decided by draw. The away goals rule, extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary. [2]

Match details

First leg

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Flag of South Korea.svg 2–1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ain
Leonardo Soccerball shade.svg70', 77' (pen.) Report Asprilla Soccerball shade.svg63'
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
Attendance: 36,158
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
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Al-Ain
GK1 Flag of South Korea.svg Kwon Sun-tae (c)
RB27 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Chang-soo
CB15 Flag of South Korea.svg Lim Jong-eun
CB3 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hyung-il Yellow card.svg 42'
LB19 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Won-jae
DM25 Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Chul-soon
RM11 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Lopes
CM13 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Bo-kyung Sub off.svg 64'
CM17 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jae-sung
LM10 Flag of Brazil.svg Leonardo
CF99 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Shin-wook Sub off.svg 81'
Substitutes:
GK21 Flag of South Korea.svg Hong Jeong-nam
DF30 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Young-chan
MF7 Flag of South Korea.svg Han Kyo-won
MF34 Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Yun-ho
FW9 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jong-ho
FW20 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Dong-gook Sub on.svg 64'
FW81 Flag of Brazil.svg Edu Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Kang-hee
GK17 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Khalid Eisa
RB5 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ismail Ahmed
CB19 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohanad Salem Yellow card.svg 76'
CB21 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Fawzi Fayez
LB50 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohammed Fayez
CM7 Flag of Brazil.svg Caio
CM10 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Omar Abdulrahman (c)
RW13 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ahmed Barman
AM16 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohamed Abdulrahman Sub off.svg 77'
LW29 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Myung-joo
CF70 Flag of Colombia.svg Danilo Asprilla Yellow card.svg 69'Sub off.svg 90+3'
Substitutes:
GK22 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mahmoud Almas
DF4 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Saeed Mosabah
DF37 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Rashed Muhayer
DF44 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Salem Juma
MF18 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ibrahim Diaky Sub on.svg 90+3'
FW9 Flag of Brazil.svg Dyanfres Douglas Sub on.svg 77'
FW11 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Saeed Al-Kathiri
Manager:
Flag of Croatia.svg Zlatko Dalić

AFC Man of the Match:
Flag of Brazil.svg Leonardo (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)

Assistant referees:
Rashid Hamed Ali Al Ghaithi (Oman)
Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al Jardani (Oman)
Fourth official:
Jameel Juma Abdulhusain Mohamed (Bahrain)

Second leg

Al-Ain Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1–1 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Lee Myung-joo Soccerball shade.svg34' Report Han Kyo-won Soccerball shade.svg30'
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 23,239
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
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Al-Ain
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
GK17 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Khalid Eisa
RB5 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ismail Ahmed
CB19 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohanad Salem Yellow card.svg 60'Sub off.svg 86'
CB21 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Fawzi Fayez
LB50 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohammed Fayez Sub off.svg 71'
CM7 Flag of Brazil.svg Caio
CM10 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Omar Abdulrahman (c)Yellow card.svg 90'
RW13 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ahmed Barman
LW29 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Myung-joo
CF70 Flag of Colombia.svg Danilo Asprilla
CF9 Flag of Brazil.svg Dyanfres Douglas Sub off.svg 78'
Substitutes:
GK22 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mahmoud Almas
DF4 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Saeed Mosabah Sub on.svg 86'
DF44 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Salem Juma
MF16 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohamed Abdulrahman Sub on.svg 71'
MF18 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ibrahim Diaky Sub on.svg 78'
MF25 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Amer Abdulrahman
FW11 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Saeed Al-Kathiri
Manager:
Flag of Croatia.svg Zlatko Dalić
GK1 Flag of South Korea.svg Kwon Sun-tae (c)Yellow card.svg 90+5'
RB27 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Chang-soo
CB3 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Hyung-il
CB16 Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Sung-hwan Yellow card.svg 90+3'
LB19 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Won-jae Yellow card.svg 65'
DM25 Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Chul-soon
RM11 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Lopes Sub off.svg 5'
CM13 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Bo-kyung Sub off.svg 90'
CM17 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jae-sung
LM10 Flag of Brazil.svg Leonardo
CF20 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Dong-gook Sub off.svg 58'
Substitutes:
GK21 Flag of South Korea.svg Hong Jeong-nam
DF15 Flag of South Korea.svg Lim Jong-eun
MF7 Flag of South Korea.svg Han Kyo-won Yellow card.svg 59'Sub on.svg 5'
MF34 Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Yun-ho
FW9 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jong-ho
FW81 Flag of Brazil.svg Edu Sub on.svg 90'
FW99 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Shin-wook Yellow card.svg 67'Sub on.svg 58'
Manager:
Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Kang-hee

AFC Man of the Match:
Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Chul-soon (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)

Assistant referees:
Toru Sagara (Japan)
Hiroshi Yamauchi (Japan)
Fourth official:
Jumpei Iida (Japan)

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References

  1. ↑ "Jeonbuk book date with Al Ain in AFC Champions League Final". AFC. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. 28 November 2015.
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