2022 AFC Champions League final

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2022 AFC Champions League final
Event 2022 AFC Champions League
Al-Hilal Urawa Red Diamonds
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svgFlag of Japan.svg
12
First leg
Al-Hilal Urawa Red Diamonds
11
Date29 April 2023 (2023-04-29)
Venue King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Referee Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Attendance50,881 [1] [2]
WeatherClear
31 °C (88 °F)
15% humidity
Second leg
Urawa Red Diamonds Al-Hilal
10
Date6 May 2023 (2023-05-06)
Venue Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
Referee Ma Ning (China)
Attendance53,574 [3]
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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 AFC Champions League title.

Contents

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Al-Hilal from Saudi Arabia and Urawa Red Diamonds from Japan. 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.

The 2022 final 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 2–1 on aggregate and the 2019 final which Al-Hilal won 3–0 on aggregate.

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.

TeamRegion (Federation)Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal West (WAFF)8 (1986, [A] 1987, [B] 1991, 2000, 2014, 2017, 2019 , 2021 )
Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds East (EAFF)3 ( 2007 , 2017 , 2019)
Notes
  1. ^
    The 1986 final was played in a four-team round-robin format, with Al-Hilal finishing as runners-up.
  2. ^
    Al-Hilal were unable to participate in the 1987 final and were declared runners-up.

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

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 Sharjah 2–1 Matchday 1 Flag of Singapore.svg Lion City Sailors 4–1
Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Rayyan 3–0 Matchday 2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shandong Taishan 5–0
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Istiklol 1–0 Matchday 3 Flag of South Korea.svg Daegu FC 0–1
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Istiklol 3–0 Matchday 4 Flag of South Korea.svg Daegu FC 0–0
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah 2–2 Matchday 5 Flag of Singapore.svg Lion City Sailors 6–0
Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Rayyan 0–2 Matchday 6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shandong Taishan 5–0
Group A winner
PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal (H)613
2 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Rayyan 613
3 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah 65
4 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Istiklol 63
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Final standings Group F runners-up
PosTeam
PldPts
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Daegu FC 613
2 Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds 613
3 Flag of Singapore.svg Lion City Sailors 67
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shandong Taishan 61
Source: AFC
OpponentResult Knockout stage OpponentResult
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Shabab Al-Ahli 3–1 Round of 16 Flag of Malaysia.svg Johor Darul Ta'zim 5–0
Flag of Iran.svg Foolad 1–0 Quarter-finals Flag of Thailand.svg BG Pathum United F.C. 4–0
Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Duhail 7–0 Semi-finals Flag of South Korea.svg Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–2 ( a.e.t. )(3–1 p)

Format

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]

Matches

First leg

Details

Al-Hilal Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1–1 Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Red Diamonds
Report
Attendance: 50,881 [1] [2]
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
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Al-Hilal
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GK1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Al-Mayouf
RB66 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saud Abdulhamid
CB20 Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Hyun-soo
CB5 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ali Al-Bulaihi
LB2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Al-Breik Sub off.svg 83'
CM28 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohamed Kanno Sub off.svg 75'
CM7 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Salman Al-Faraj (c)
CM29 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Salem Al-Dawsari Red card.svg 86'
RW17 Flag of Mali.svg Moussa Marega
LW96 Flag of Brazil.svg Michael
CF9 Flag of Nigeria.svg Odion Ighalo
Substitutes:
GK31 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Habib Al-Wotayan
GK60 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ahmed Al-Jubaya
DF4 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Khalifah Al-Dawsari
DF70 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Jahfali
MF8 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Otayf Sub on.svg 75'
MF16 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Nasser Al-Dawsari
MF43 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Musab Al-Juwayr
MF88 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hamad Al-Yami Sub on.svg 83'
FW11 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saleh Al-Shehri
FW14 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Al-Hamdan
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Ramón Díaz
GK1 Flag of Japan.svg Shusaku Nishikawa
RB2 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Sakai (c)Sub off.svg 81'
CB28 Flag of Denmark.svg Alexander Scholz
CB5 Flag of Norway.svg Marius Høibråten
LB15 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Akimoto
CM3 Flag of Japan.svg Atsuki Ito Yellow card.svg 85'Sub off.svg 85'
CM19 Flag of Japan.svg Ken Iwao Yellow card.svg 86'
RW21 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoaki Okubo Sub off.svg 81'
AM8 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshio Koizumi Sub off.svg 67'
LW14 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Sekine
CF30 Flag of Japan.svg Shinzo Koroki Sub off.svg 67'
Substitutes:
GK12 Flag of Japan.svg Zion Suzuki
DF4 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Iwanami
DF6 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuaki Mawatari
DF13 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoya Inukai
DF77 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Ogiwara Sub on.svg 81'
MF22 Flag of Japan.svg Kai Shibato Sub on.svg 85'
MF25 Flag of Japan.svg Kaito Yasui Sub on.svg 67'
MF40 Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Hirano
MF46 Flag of Japan.svg Jumpei Hayakawa Sub on.svg 81'
FW99 Flag of Guinea.svg José Kanté Sub on.svg 67'
Manager:
Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Skorża

Assistant referees: [6]
Abu Bakar Al-Amri (Oman)
Rashid Al-Ghaithi (Oman)
Fourth official: [6]
Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
Video assistant referee:
Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • Ten named substitutes, of which up to five may be used

Statistics

Overall
StatisticAl-HilalUrawa Red Diamonds
Goals scored11
Total shots92
Shots on target22
Blocked shots31
Ball possession72%28%
Corner kicks51
Passes695281
Fouls conceded109
Offsides02
Yellow cards02
Red cards10

Second leg

Details

Urawa Red Diamonds Flag of Japan.svg 1–0 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal
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Attendance: 53,574 [3]
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
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Al-Hilal
GK1 Flag of Japan.svg Shusaku Nishikawa
RB2 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Sakai (c)
CB28 Flag of Denmark.svg Alexander Scholz
CB5 Flag of Norway.svg Marius Høibråten
LB15 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Akimoto
CM3 Flag of Japan.svg Atsuki Ito Sub off.svg 86'
CM19 Flag of Japan.svg Ken Iwao
RW21 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoaki Okubo Yellow card.svg 36'
AM8 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshio Koizumi Sub off.svg 72'
LW14 Flag of Japan.svg Takahiro Sekine Sub off.svg 86'
CF30 Flag of Japan.svg Shinzo Koroki Sub off.svg 72'
Substitutes:
GK12 Flag of Japan.svg Zion Suzuki
DF4 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Iwanami
DF13 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoya Inukai
DF77 Flag of Japan.svg Takuya Ogiwara Sub on.svg 86'
MF22 Flag of Japan.svg Kai Shibato Sub on.svg 86'
MF25 Flag of Japan.svg Kaito Yasui Sub on.svg 72'
MF40 Flag of Japan.svg Yuichi Hirano
MF46 Flag of Japan.svg Jumpei Hayakawa
FW18 Flag of Japan.svg Toshiki Takahashi
FW99 Flag of Guinea.svg José Kanté Sub on.svg 72'
Manager:
Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Skorża
GK1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Al-Mayouf (c)
RB66 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saud Abdulhamid
CB20 Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Hyun-soo
CB5 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ali Al-Bulaihi Yellow card.svg 88'
LB2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Al-Breik Sub off.svg 80'
CM19 Flag of Peru.svg André Carrillo
CM8 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Otayf Sub off.svg 68'
CM28 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohamed Kanno Sub off.svg 87'
RW96 Flag of Brazil.svg Michael
LW14 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Al-Hamdan Sub off.svg 68'
CF9 Flag of Nigeria.svg Odion Ighalo
Substitutes:
GK21 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Al-Owais
GK31 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Habib Al-Wotayan
DF4 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Khalifah Al-Dawsari
DF70 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Jahfali
MF16 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Nasser Al-Dawsari Sub on.svg 68'
MF43 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Musab Al-Juwayr Sub on.svg 87'
MF88 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hamad Al-Yami Sub on.svg 80'
FW11 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saleh Al-Shehri Sub on.svg 68'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Ramón Díaz

Assistant referees: [7]
Zhou Fei (China)
Zhang Cheng (China)
Fourth official: [7]
Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
Fifth official: [8]
Shi Xiang (China)
Video assistant referee:
Fu Ming (China)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if tied on aggregate and away goals
  • Penalty shoot-out if still tied after extra time (no away goals rule applied)
  • Ten named substitutes, of which up to five may be used, with a sixth allowed in extra time.

Statistics

Overall
StatisticUrawa Red DiamondsAl-Hilal
Goals scored10
Total shots610
Shots on target04
Blocked shots24
Ball possession29%71%
Corner kicks48
Passes254593
Fouls conceded109
Offsides10
Yellow cards11
Red cards00

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