2020 AFC Champions League final

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2020 AFC Champions League Final
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The Ulsan Hyundai team holds the AFC Champions League trophy
Event 2020 AFC Champions League
Persepolis Ulsan Hyundai
Flag of Iran.svgFlag of South Korea.svg
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Date19 December 2020 (2020-12-19)
Venue Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Man of the Match Sin Jin-ho (Ulsan Hyundai) [1]
Referee Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) [2]
Attendance8,517
WeatherMostly cloudy
24 °C (75 °F)
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The 2020 AFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2020 AFC Champions League, the 39th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 18th under the AFC Champions League title.

Contents

The final was contested as a single match between Persepolis from Iran and Ulsan Hyundai from South Korea. Under the original format and schedule, the final would have been contested in two-legged home-and-away format, with the first leg played on 22 November and the second leg on 28 November 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was suspended between March and September 2020, and upon its resumption, all matches were relocated to centralised venues in Qatar, and the final was played at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah on 19 December 2020. [3]

Ulsan Hyundai won their second AFC Champions League title. As Asian champions, they qualified for the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar.

Teams

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

TeamRegionPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis West Region (Zone: CAFA)1 (2018)
Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai East Region (Zone: EAFF)1 ( 2012 )

Venue

Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar, hosted the final. Visita ao estadio de futebol Al Janoub.jpg
Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar, hosted the final.

On 16 October 2020, the AFC announced that the final would be played in Doha, Qatar. [3] This was the first Asian club competition final held at Al Janoub Stadium.

On 18 December 2020, the AFC announced that they had agreed with the Qatar Football Association to allow a limited number of fans to attend the match, which was the first match since restart of the tournament to have spectators. [4]

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; *: played in Qatar after restart).

Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis Round Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai
OpponentResult Group stage OpponentResult
Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Duhail 0–2 (A)Matchday 1 Flag of Japan.svg FC Tokyo 1–1 (H)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah 2–2 (A)Matchday 2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai Shenhua 3–1 (*)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Taawoun 1–0 (*)Matchday 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth Glory 2–1 (*)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Taawoun 1–0 (*)Matchday 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth Glory 2–0 (*)
Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Duhail 0–1 (*)Matchday 5 Flag of Japan.svg FC Tokyo 2–1 (*)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah 4–0 (*)Matchday 6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai Shenhua 4–1 (*)
Group C winners
PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis 610
2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Taawoun 69
3 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Duhail 69
4 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah 67
Source: AFC
Final standings Group F winners
PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai 616
2 Flag of Japan.svg FC Tokyo 610
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai Shenhua 67
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth Glory 61
Source: AFC
OpponentResult Knockout stage OpponentResult
Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd 1–0 (*)Round of 16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Victory 3–0 (*)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor 2–0 (*)Quarter-finals Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing FC 2–0 (*)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr 1–1 ( a.e.t. )(5–3 p ) (*)Semi-finals Flag of Japan.svg Vissel Kobe 2–1 ( a.e.t. ) (*)

Format

The final was played as a single match. If tied after regulation time, extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out would have been used to decide the winning team. [5]

Match

Persepolis Flag of Iran.svg 1–2 Flag of South Korea.svg Ulsan Hyundai
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Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Attendance: 8,517
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
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Ulsan Hyundai
GK81 Flag of Iran.svg Hamed Lak
RB17 Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Shiri Sub off.svg 74'
CB6 Flag of Iran.svg Hossein Kanaanizadegan
CB4 Flag of Iran.svg Jalal Hosseini (c)
LB77 Flag of Iran.svg Saeid Aghaei
CM66 Flag of Iran.svg Milad Sarlak
CM8 Flag of Iran.svg Ahmad Nourollahi
RM88 Flag of Iran.svg Siamak Nemati
AM5 Flag of Iraq.svg Bashar Resan
LM2 Flag of Iran.svg Omid Alishah Sub off.svg 90'
CF16 Flag of Iran.svg Mehdi Abdi
Substitutes:
GK34 Flag of Iran.svg Amir Mohammad Yousefi
GK44 Flag of Croatia.svg Božidar Radošević
DF15 Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Ansari
DF38 Flag of Iran.svg Ehsan Hosseini
MF11 Flag of Iran.svg Kamal Kamyabinia
MF23 Flag of Iran.svg Ali Shojaei Sub on.svg 90'
MF26 Flag of Iran.svg Saeid Hosseinpour
FW25 Flag of Iran.svg Aria Barzegar
FW36 Flag of Iran.svg Arman Ramezani Sub on.svg 74'
Manager:
Flag of Iran.svg Yahya Golmohammadi
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GK1 Flag of South Korea.svg Jo Su-huk
RB23 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Tae-hwan
CB44 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Kee-hee
CB4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dave Bulthuis Yellow card.svg 79'
LB6 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Joo-ho Sub off.svg 72'
DM16 Flag of South Korea.svg Won Du-jae
RM72 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Chung-yong Sub off.svg 72'
CM10 Flag of South Korea.svg Yoon Bit-garam
CM8 Flag of South Korea.svg Sin Jin-ho (c)Sub off.svg 83'
LM7 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim In-sung Sub off.svg 90+1'
CF9 Flag of Brazil.svg Júnior Negrão Yellow card.svg 82'Sub off.svg 83'
Substitutes:
GK25 Flag of South Korea.svg Seo Ju-hwan
DF2 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeong Dong-ho
DF15 Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Seung-hyun Sub on.svg 83'
DF66 Flag of South Korea.svg Seol Young-woo Sub on.svg 90+1'
DF77 Flag of South Korea.svg Hong Chul Sub on.svg 72'
MF22 Flag of South Korea.svg Koh Myong-jin
MF17 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Sung-joon
MF98 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sang-heon
FW11 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Keun-ho Sub on.svg 72'
FW19 Flag of Norway.svg Bjørn Maars Johnsen Sub on.svg 83'
Manager:
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Do-hoon

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees: [2]
Ramzan Al-Naemi (Qatar)
Saud Al-Maqaleh (Qatar)
Fourth official: [2]
Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
Fifth official: [2]
Mohd Yusri Muhamad (Malaysia)
Video assistant referee: [2]
Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
Assistant video assistant referees: [2]
Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

Match rules [5]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if tied.
  • Penalty shoot-out if still tied after extra time.
  • Ten named substitutes, of which up to five may be used, with a sixth allowed in extra time. [note 1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

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References

  1. ↑ "Persepolis FC v Ulsan Hyundai FC". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Qatar's Al-Jassim to officiate AFC Champions League Final". Asian Football Confederation. 17 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 "AFC Champions League Final to be played in Doha, Qatar". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 16 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "AFC Champions League Final to mark the long-awaited return of fans". Asian Football Confederation. 18 December 2020.
  5. 1 2 "2020 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation.
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