2019 AFC Champions League final

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2019 AFC Champions League Final
Event 2019 AFC Champions League
Al-Hilal Urawa Red Diamonds
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Flag of Japan.svg
30
on aggregate
First leg
Al-Hilal Urawa Red Diamonds
10
Date9 November 2019 (2019-11-09)
Venue King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh
Man of the Match André Carrillo (Al-Hilal) [1]
Referee Ali Sabah (Iraq) [1]
Attendance22,549 [1]
WeatherCool and fine
26 °C (79 °F) [1]
Second leg
Urawa Red Diamonds Al-Hilal
02
Date24 November 2019 (2019-11-24)
Venue Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
Man of the Match Sebastian Giovinco (Al-Hilal) [2]
Referee Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) [2]
Attendance58,109 [2]
WeatherFine and chilly
14 °C (57 °F) [2]
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The 2019 AFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2019 AFC Champions League, the 38th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 17th 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. The first leg was hosted by Al-Hilal at the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh on 9 November 2019, while the second leg was hosted by Urawa Red Diamonds at the Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama on 24 November 2019. The final was a rematch of the 2017 final, which Urawa Red Diamonds won 2–1 on aggregate. [3]

Al-Hilal won their third Asian club championship, tying the record set by the Pohang Steelers for most in the competition's history. They won 3–0 on aggregate, having defeated the Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 in the first leg and 2–0 in the second. [4] This marked the first time in eight years that a team from West Zone won the competition since Al Sadd won it in 2011. [5] As Asian champions, Al-Hilal earned the right to represent the AFC at the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar, entering at the second round. [6]

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)6 (1986 [A] , 1987 [B] , 1991 , 2000 , 2014, 2017)
Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds East Region (Zone: EAFF)2 ( 2007 , 2017 )
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

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Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama, Japan

This was the first time that an Asian club final took place at the King Saud University Stadium. Saitama Stadium 2002 hosted an Asian club final for the third time, having previously hosted the second legs of 2007 and 2017.[ citation needed ]

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 the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ain 1–0 (A)Matchday 1 Flag of Thailand.svg Buriram United 3–0 (H)
Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Duhail 3–1 (H)Matchday 2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing FC 0–0 (A)
Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal 1–2 (A)Matchday 3 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0–1 (H)
Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal 1–0 (H)Matchday 4 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–2 (A)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ain 2–0 (H)Matchday 5 Flag of Thailand.svg Buriram United 2–1 (A)
Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Duhail 2–2 (A)Matchday 6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing FC 3–0 (H)
Group C winners
PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal 613
2 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Duhail 69
3 Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal 68
4 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Ain 62
Source: AFC
Final standings Group G runners-up
PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 613
2 Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds 610
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing FC 67
4 Flag of Thailand.svg Buriram United 64
Source: AFC
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Knockout stage OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli 4–3 4–2 (A) 0–1 (H)Round of 16 Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai 4–2 1–2 (H) 3–0 (A)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad 3–1 0–0 (A) 3–1 (H)Quarter-finals Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai SIPG 3–3 (a) 2–2 (A) 1–1 (H)
Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd 6–5 4–1 (A) 2–4 (H)Semi-finals Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou Evergrande 3–0 2–0 (H) 1–0 (A)

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. [7] The away goals rule, extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out would have been used to decide the winning side if necessary (Regulations, Section 3. 11.2 & 11.3). [6]

Matches

First leg

Summary

Peruvian André Carrillo scored the only goal of the match for Al-Hilal.

Details

Al-Hilal Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1–0 Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds
  • Carrillo Soccerball shade.svg60'
 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 22,549
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
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Al-Hilal
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Urawa Red Diamonds
GK1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Al-Mayouf
RB2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Al-Breik
CB20 Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Hyun-soo
CB5 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ali Al-Bulaihi Yellow card.svg 38'
LB12 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yasser Al-Shahrani
RM19 Flag of Peru.svg André Carrillo
CM7 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Salman Al-Faraj (c)
CM8 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Otayf Sub off.svg 89'
LM29 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Salem Al-Dawsari
CF9 Flag of Italy.svg Sebastian Giovinco Sub off.svg 87'
CF18 Flag of France.svg Bafétimbi Gomis
Substitutes:
GK30 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Al-Waked
DF70 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Jahfali
MF24 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Nawaf Al-Abed Sub on.svg 87'
MF27 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hattan Bahebri
MF28 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohamed Kanno Sub on.svg 89'
FW10 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammad Al-Shalhoub
FW11 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saleh Al-Shehri
Manager:
Flag of Romania.svg Răzvan Lucescu
GK25 Flag of Japan.svg Haruki Fukushima
CB31 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Iwanami
CB4 Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Suzuki
CB5 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoaki Makino
RM27 Flag of Japan.svg Daiki Hashioka
CM8 Flag of Brazil.svg Ewerton
CM16 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Aoki
LM41 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Sekine Sub off.svg 85'
AM7 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Nagasawa Sub off.svg 75'
AM12 Flag of Brazil.svg Fabrício
CF30 Flag of Japan.svg Shinzo Koroki (c)
Substitutes:
GK23 Flag of Japan.svg Nao Iwadate
DF2 Flag of Brazil.svg Maurício Antônio
DF3 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoya Ugajin Sub on.svg 85'
MF10 Flag of Japan.svg Yōsuke Kashiwagi
MF22 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Abe
MF29 Flag of Japan.svg Kai Shibato
FW14 Flag of Japan.svg Kenyu Sugimoto Sub on.svg 75'
Manager:
Flag of Japan.svg Tsuyoshi Otsuki

Man of the Match:
André Carrillo (Al-Hilal) [1]

Assistant referees: [1]
Ali Ubaydee (Iraq)
Ameer Hussein (Iraq)
Fourth official:
Watheq Al-Swaiedi (Iraq)
Additional assistant referees:
Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)
Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

Match rules [6]

  • 90 minutes.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Statistics

Overall
StatisticAl-HilalUrawa Red Diamonds
Goals scored10
Total shots222
Shots on target61
Blocked shots81
Ball possession70%30%
Corner kicks92
Passes680293
Fouls conceded1012
Offsides31
Yellow cards10
Red cards00

Second leg

Summary

Salem Al-Dawsari scored for Al-Hilal after 74 minutes before Bafétimbi Gomis made his eleventh goal of the tournament, earning him the top goalscorer and best player titles aside of the AFC Champions League trophy.

Details

Urawa Red Diamonds Flag of Japan.svg 0–2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 58,109
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Urawa Red Diamonds
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Al-Hilal
GK1 Flag of Japan.svg Shusaku Nishikawa
CB31 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Iwanami Yellow card.svg 57'
CB4 Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Suzuki
CB5 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoaki Makino Yellow card.svg 76'
RM27 Flag of Japan.svg Daiki Hashioka
CM8 Flag of Brazil.svg Ewerton
CM16 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Aoki Yellow card.svg 53'Sub off.svg 88'
LM41 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Sekine Yellow card.svg 43'
AM7 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuki Nagasawa Sub off.svg 63'
AM12 Flag of Brazil.svg Fabrício Sub off.svg 71'
CF30 Flag of Japan.svg Shinzo Koroki (c)
Substitutes:
GK25 Flag of Japan.svg Haruki Fukushima
DF2 Flag of Brazil.svg Maurício Antônio
DF3 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoya Ugajin
MF10 Flag of Japan.svg Yōsuke Kashiwagi Sub on.svg 63'
MF22 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Abe Sub on.svg 88'
MF29 Flag of Japan.svg Kai Shibato
FW14 Flag of Japan.svg Kenyu Sugimoto Sub on.svg 71'
Manager:
Flag of Japan.svg Tsuyoshi Otsuki
GK1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Al-Mayouf
RB2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Al-Breik Sub off.svg 80'
CB20 Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Hyun-soo
CB5 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ali Al-Bulaihi
LB12 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yasser Al-Shahrani
RM19 Flag of Peru.svg André Carrillo
CM7 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Salman Al-Faraj (c)
CM8 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Otayf Sub off.svg 90+4'
LM29 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Salem Al-Dawsari
CF9 Flag of Italy.svg Sebastian Giovinco Sub off.svg 88'
CF18 Flag of France.svg Bafétimbi Gomis
Substitutes:
GK30 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Al-Waked
DF17 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Al-Hafith Sub on.svg 80'
MF24 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Nawaf Al-Abed
MF27 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hattan Bahebri
MF28 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohamed Kanno Sub on.svg 88'
FW10 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammad Al-Shalhoub Sub on.svg 90+4'
FW11 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saleh Al-Shehri
Manager:
Flag of Romania.svg Răzvan Lucescu

Man of the Match:
Sebastian Giovinco (Al-Hilal) [2]

Assistant referees: [2]
Andrey Tsapenko (Uzbekistan)
Timur Gaynullin (Uzbekistan)
Fourth official:
Ruslan Seratzidinov (Uzbekistan)
Additional assistant referees:
Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Match rules [6]

Statistics

Overall
StatisticUrawa Red DiamondsAl-Hilal
Goals scored02
Total shots619
Shots on target28
Blocked shots27
Ball possession54%46%
Corner kicks57
Passes370307
Fouls conceded1320
Offsides24
Yellow cards40
Red cards00

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