Event | 2022 AFC Champions League | ||||||
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First leg | |||||||
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Date | 29 April 2023 | ||||||
Venue | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh | ||||||
Referee | Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) | ||||||
Attendance | 50,881 [1] [2] | ||||||
Weather | Clear 31 °C (88 °F) 15% humidity | ||||||
Second leg | |||||||
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Date | 6 May 2023 | ||||||
Venue | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama | ||||||
Referee | Ma Ning (China) | ||||||
Attendance | 53,574 [3] | ||||||
The 2022 AFC Champions League final was the final of the 2022 AFC Champions League, the 41st edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 20th edition under the current AFC Champions League title.
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Al-Hilal from Saudi Arabia and Urawa Red Diamonds from Japan. This was the third time in six years that these two teams met in the AFC Champions League final, after the 2017 final which Urawa Red Diamonds won and the 2019 final which Al-Hilal won.
Urawa Red Diamonds won the tie 2–1 on aggregate and clinched their third title. [4] As Asian champions, they qualified for the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia.
In the following table, the finals until 2002 were in the Asian Club Championship era, and since 2003 in the AFC Champions League era.
Team | Region (Federation) | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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Al-Hilal | West (WAFF) | 8 (1986, [A] 1987, [B] 1991, 2000, 2014, 2017, 2019 , 2021 ) |
Urawa Red Diamonds | East (EAFF) | 3 ( 2007 , 2017 , 2019) |
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.
Al-Hilal | Round | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sharjah | 2–1 | Matchday 1 | Lion City Sailors | 4–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Al-Rayyan | 3–0 | Matchday 2 | Shandong Taishan | 5–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Istiklol | 1–0 | Matchday 3 | Daegu FC | 0–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Istiklol | 3–0 | Matchday 4 | Daegu FC | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sharjah | 2–2 | Matchday 5 | Lion City Sailors | 6–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Al-Rayyan | 0–2 | Matchday 6 | Shandong Taishan | 5–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group A winner
| Final standings | Group F runners-up
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Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shabab Al-Ahli | 3–1 | Round of 16 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 5–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foolad | 1–0 | Quarter-finals | BG Pathum United F.C. | 4–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Al-Duhail | 7–0 | Semi-finals | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2–2 ( a.e.t. )(3–1 p ) |
The final was played over two legs. If the aggregate score would have been tied after two legs, the away goals rule would apply. If still tied, extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out would have been used to decide the winning team. [5]
Al-Hilal | 1–1 | Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Al-Hilal | Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Assistant referees: [6] | Match rules
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Statistic | Al-Hilal | Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Goals scored | 1 | 1 |
Total shots | 9 | 2 |
Shots on target | 2 | 2 |
Blocked shots | 3 | 1 |
Ball possession | 72% | 28% |
Corner kicks | 5 | 1 |
Passes | 695 | 281 |
Fouls conceded | 10 | 9 |
Offsides | 0 | 2 |
Yellow cards | 0 | 2 |
Red cards | 1 | 0 |
Urawa Red Diamonds | Al-Hilal |
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Assistant referees: [7] | Match rules
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Statistic | Urawa Red Diamonds | Al-Hilal |
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Goals scored | 1 | 0 |
Total shots | 6 | 10 |
Shots on target | 0 | 4 |
Blocked shots | 2 | 4 |
Ball possession | 29% | 71% |
Corner kicks | 4 | 8 |
Passes | 254 | 593 |
Fouls conceded | 10 | 9 |
Offsides | 1 | 0 |
Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
Red cards | 0 | 0 |
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