2017 AFC Champions League final

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2017 AFC Champions League Final
Event 2017 AFC Champions League
Al-Hilal Urawa Red Diamonds
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Flag of Japan.svg
12
on aggregate
First leg
Al-Hilal Urawa Red Diamonds
11
Date18 November 2017 (2017-11-18)
Venue King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Man of the Match Shusaku Nishikawa (Urawa Red Diamonds)
Referee Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
Attendance59,136
WeatherFine and dry
22 °C (72 °F)
Second leg
Urawa Red Diamonds Al-Hilal
10
Date25 November 2017 (2017-11-25)
Venue Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
Man of the Match Rafael Silva (Urawa Red Diamonds)
Referee Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Attendance57,727
WeatherCold
10 °C (50 °F)
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The 2017 AFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2017 AFC Champions League, the 36th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 15th under the current AFC Champions League title.

Contents

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Saudi Arabian team Al-Hilal and Japanese team Urawa Red Diamonds. This was the first AFC Champions League final involving a Japanese club since Gamba Osaka in 2008. The first leg was hosted by Al-Hilal at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh on 18 November 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Urawa Red Diamonds at the Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama on 25 November 2017.

After the first leg ended in a 1–1 draw, [1] Urawa Red Diamonds defeated Al-Hilal 1–0 in the second leg to win 2–1 on aggregate, and were crowned AFC Champions League champions for the second time. [2]

As Asian champions, Urawa Red Diamonds earned the right to represent the AFC at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, entering at the second round. [3]

Teams

In the following table, finals until 2002 were in the Asian Club Championship era, since 2003 were in the AFC Champions League era.

TeamRegionPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal West Region (Zone: WAFF)5 (1986 [A] , 1987 [B] , 1991 , 2000 , 2014)
Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds East Region (Zone: EAFF)1 ( 2007 )
Notes
  1. ^
    The 1986 final was played in four-team round-robin format, with Al-Hilal finishing as runners-up.
  2. ^
    Al-Hilal was unable to participate in the 1987 final and therefore was declared as runners-up.

Venues

King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, hosted the first leg. King Fahd Int. Stadium- Opening Arabian Gulf Cup 2014.jpg
King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, hosted the first leg.
Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama, Japan, hosted the second leg. Saitama Stadium Panorama.jpg
Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama, Japan, hosted the second leg.

This was the fourth time that an Asian club final was played in the King Fahd International Stadium, with the previous finals being 1995, 2000, and 2014 (second leg).

This was the second time that an Asian club final was played in the Saitama Stadium 2002, with the previous final being 2007 (second leg).

Road to the final

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

Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal Round Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds
OpponentResult Group stage OpponentResult
Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis 1–1 (A)Matchday 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Western Sydney Wanderers 4–0 (A)
Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Rayyan 2–1 (H)Matchday 2 Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul 5–2 (H)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Wahda 2–2 (A)Matchday 3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai SIPG 2–3 (A)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Wahda 1–0 (H)Matchday 4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai SIPG 1–0 (H)
Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis 0–0 (H)Matchday 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Western Sydney Wanderers 6–1 (H)
Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Rayyan 4–3 (A)Matchday 6 Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul 0–1 (A)
Group D winners

PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal 612
2 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis 69
3 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Rayyan 67
4 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Wahda 64
Source: AFC
Final standings Group F winners

PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds 612
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai SIPG 612
3 Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul 66
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Western Sydney Wanderers 66
Source: AFC
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Knockout stage OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal Khuzestan 4–2 2–1 (A) 2–1 (H)Round of 16 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeju United 3–2 0–2 (A) 3–0 ( a.e.t. ) (H)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ain 3–0 0–0 (A) 3–0 (H)Quarter-finals Flag of Japan.svg Kawasaki Frontale 5–4 1–3 (A) 4–1 (H)
Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis 6–2 4–0 (H) 2–2 (A)Semi-finals Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai SIPG 2–1 1–1 (A) 1–0 (H)

Format

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the order of legs (first leg hosted by team from the West Region, second leg hosted by team from the East Region) reversed from the previous season's final. [4] The away goals rule, extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations, Section 3. 11.2 & 11.3). [3]

Matches

First leg

Urawa Red Diamonds took the lead in the seventh minute after Rafael Silva intercepted a clearance of Salman Al-Faraj and converted from close range. [5] Omar Kharbin scored for Al-Hilal in the 37th minute striking a close-range effort through the legs of Urawa Red Diamonds goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa. [6]

Al-Hilal Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1–1 Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds
  • Kharbin Soccerball shade.svg37'
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King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 59,136
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
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GK1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Al-Mayouf
RB2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Al-Breik Yellow card.svg 90+1'
CB33 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Osama Hawsawi (c)
CB70 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Jahfali Yellow card.svg 45+2'
LB12 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yasser Al-Shahrani
CM7 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Salman Al-Faraj
CM8 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Otayf Sub off.svg 70'
CM16 Flag of Uruguay.svg Nicolás Milesi Yellow card.svg 5'Sub off.svg 78'
RF3 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Eduardo Sub off.svg 19'
CF77 Flag of Syria.svg Omar Kharbin Yellow card.svg 37'
LF29 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Salem Al-Dawsari
Substitutes:
GK30 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Al-Waked
DF4 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Al-Zori
MF6 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri
MF24 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Nawaf Al Abed Yellow card.svg 66'Sub on.svg 19'
MF27 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohamed Kanno Yellow card.svg 80'Sub on.svg 78'
FW20 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yasser Al-Qahtani
FW44 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mukhtar Fallatah Sub on.svg 70'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Ramón Díaz
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GK1 Flag of Japan.svg Shusaku Nishikawa
RB6 Flag of Japan.svg Wataru Endō
CB5 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoaki Makino
CB22 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Abe (c)
LB16 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Aoki
RM9 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Muto
CM10 Flag of Japan.svg Yōsuke Kashiwagi
CM15 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Nagasawa Sub off.svg 76'
LM3 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoya Ugajin Yellow card.svg 12'
CF30 Flag of Japan.svg Shinzo Koroki Sub off.svg 86'
CF8 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Silva Sub off.svg 64'
Substitutes:
GK25 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Enomoto
DF4 Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Nasu
DF46 Flag of Japan.svg Ryota Moriwaki
MF7 Flag of Japan.svg Tsukasa Umesaki Sub on.svg 76'
MF39 Flag of Japan.svg Shinya Yajima
FW13 Flag of Japan.svg Toshiyuki Takagi Sub on.svg 86'
FW21 Flag of Slovenia.svg Zlatan Ljubijankić Sub on.svg 64'
Manager:
Flag of Japan.svg Takafumi Hori

Man of the Match:
Shusaku Nishikawa (Urawa Red Diamonds)

Assistant referees:
Ahmad Al-Roalle (Jordan)
Issa Al-Amawi (Jordan)
Fourth official:
Yousef Al-Jararwah (Jordan)
Additional assistant referees:
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Second leg

Carlos Eduardo (Al-Hilal) tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during first leg and was ruled out from second leg. [7] Urawa Red Diamonds scored the only goal in the 88th minute when Rafael Silva scored from the right of the penalty area, shooting high to the net with his right foot. [8] [9]

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Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
Attendance: 57,727
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
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Al-Hilal
GK1 Flag of Japan.svg Shusaku Nishikawa
RB6 Flag of Japan.svg Wataru Endō
CB5 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoaki Makino Yellow card.svg 27'
CB22 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Abe (c)
LB16 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Aoki
RM9 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Muto
CM10 Flag of Japan.svg Yōsuke Kashiwagi Sub off.svg 90+3'
CM15 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Nagasawa Yellow card.svg 70'
LM3 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoya Ugajin Yellow card.svg 13'Sub off.svg 74'
CF30 Flag of Japan.svg Shinzo Koroki Sub off.svg 84'
CF8 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Silva
Substitutes:
GK25 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuya Enomoto
DF2 Flag of Brazil.svg Maurício Antônio Sub on.svg 74'
DF46 Flag of Japan.svg Ryota Moriwaki
MF7 Flag of Japan.svg Tsukasa Umesaki Sub on.svg 90+3'
MF39 Flag of Japan.svg Shinya Yajima
FW13 Flag of Japan.svg Toshiyuki Takagi
FW21 Flag of Slovenia.svg Zlatan Ljubijankić Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
Flag of Japan.svg Takafumi Hori
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Al-Hilal 2017-11-25.svg
GK1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Al-Mayouf
RB2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Al-Breik
CB33 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Osama Hawsawi (c)
CB70 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Jahfali
LB12 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yasser Al-Shahrani
CM7 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Salman Al-Faraj Sub off.svg 68'
CM8 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Otayf Yellow card.svg 20'Sub off.svg 87'
CM16 Flag of Uruguay.svg Nicolás Milesi
RF24 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Nawaf Al Abed Yellow card.svg 77'
CF77 Flag of Syria.svg Omar Kharbin Sub off.svg 62'
LF29 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Salem Al-Dawsari Yellow card.svg 72' Yellow-red card.svg 79'
Substitutes:
GK30 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Al-Waked
DF4 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Al-Zori
MF6 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri
MF10 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammad Al-Shalhoub Sub on.svg 87'
MF27 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohamed Kanno
FW20 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yasser Al-Qahtani Yellow card.svg 80'Sub on.svg 68'
FW44 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mukhtar Fallatah Sub on.svg 62'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Ramón Díaz

Man of the Match:
Rafael Silva (Urawa Red Diamonds)

Assistant referees:
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan)
Fourth official:
Mamur Saidkasimov (Uzbekistan)
Additional assistant referees:
Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

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