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2019 AFC Champions League Final
Event2019 AFC Champions League
on aggregate
First leg
Date9 November 2019 (2019-11-09)
VenueKing Saud University Stadium, Riyadh
Man of the MatchAndré Carrillo (Al-Hilal)[1]
RefereeAli Sabah (Iraq)[1]
Attendance22,549[1]
WeatherCool and fine
26 °C (79 °F)[1]
Second leg
Date24 November 2019 (2019-11-24)
VenueSaitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
Man of the MatchSebastian Giovinco (Al-Hilal)[2]
RefereeValentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)[2]
Attendance58,109[2]
WeatherFine and chilly
14 °C (57 °F)[2]
2018
2020

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.

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

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

Team Region Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal West Region (Zone: WAFF) 6 (1986[A], 1987[B], 1991, 2000, 2014, 2017)
Japan 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

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

Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Round Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 1–0 (A) Matchday 1 Thailand Buriram United 3–0 (H)
Qatar Al-Duhail 3–1 (H) Matchday 2 China Beijing FC 0–0 (A)
Iran Esteghlal 1–2 (A) Matchday 3 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0–1 (H)
Iran Esteghlal 1–0 (H) Matchday 4 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–2 (A)
United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 2–0 (H) Matchday 5 Thailand Buriram United 2–1 (A)
Qatar Al-Duhail 2–2 (A) Matchday 6 China Beijing FC 3–0 (H)
Group C winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 6 13
2 Qatar Al-Duhail 6 9
3 Iran Esteghlal 6 8
4 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 6 2
Source: AFC
Final standings Group G runners-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 13
2 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 6 10
3 China Beijing FC 6 7
4 Thailand Buriram United 6 4
Source: AFC
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 4–3 4–2 (A) 0–1 (H) Round of 16 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 4–2 1–2 (H) 3–0 (A)
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 3–1 0–0 (A) 3–1 (H) Quarter-finals China Shanghai SIPG 3–3 (a) 2–2 (A) 1–1 (H)
Qatar Al-Sadd 6–5 4–1 (A) 2–4 (H) Semi-finals China Guangzhou Evergrande 3–0 2–0 (H) 1–0 (A)

Format

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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

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First leg

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Summary

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

Details

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Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia1–0Japan Urawa Red Diamonds
  • Carrillo 60'
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 22,549
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
Al-Hilal
Urawa Red Diamonds
GK 1 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Mayouf
RB 2 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Breik
CB 20 South Korea Jang Hyun-soo
CB 5 Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Bulaihi Yellow card 38'
LB 12 Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Shahrani
RM 19 Peru André Carrillo
CM 7 Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Faraj (c)
CM 8 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Otayf downward-facing red arrow 89'
LM 29 Saudi Arabia Salem Al-Dawsari
CF 9 Italy Sebastian Giovinco downward-facing red arrow 87'
CF 18 France Bafétimbi Gomis
Substitutes:
GK 30 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Waked
DF 70 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Jahfali
MF 24 Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al-Abed upward-facing green arrow 87'
MF 27 Saudi Arabia Hattan Bahebri
MF 28 Saudi Arabia Mohamed Kanno upward-facing green arrow 89'
FW 10 Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Shalhoub
FW 11 Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Shehri
Manager:
Romania Răzvan Lucescu
GK 25 Japan Haruki Fukushima
CB 31 Japan Takuya Iwanami
CB 4 Japan Daisuke Suzuki
CB 5 Japan Tomoaki Makino
RM 27 Japan Daiki Hashioka
CM 8 Brazil Ewerton
CM 16 Japan Takuya Aoki
LM 41 Japan Takahiro Sekine downward-facing red arrow 85'
AM 7 Japan Kazuki Nagasawa downward-facing red arrow 75'
AM 12 Brazil Fabrício
CF 30 Japan Shinzo Koroki (c)
Substitutes:
GK 23 Japan Nao Iwadate
DF 2 Brazil Maurício Antônio
DF 3 Japan Tomoya Ugajin upward-facing green arrow 85'
MF 10 Japan Yōsuke Kashiwagi
MF 22 Japan Yuki Abe
MF 29 Japan Kai Shibato
FW 14 Japan Kenyu Sugimoto upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Japan 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

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Overall
Statistic Al-Hilal Urawa Red Diamonds
Goals scored 1 0
Total shots 22 2
Shots on target 6 1
Blocked shots 8 1
Ball possession 70% 30%
Corner kicks 9 2
Passes 680 293
Fouls conceded 10 12
Offsides 3 1
Yellow cards 1 0
Red cards 0 0

Second leg

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Summary

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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

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Urawa Red Diamonds Japan0–2Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Live Report
Stats Report
Urawa Red Diamonds
Al-Hilal
GK 1 Japan Shusaku Nishikawa
CB 31 Japan Takuya Iwanami Yellow card 57'
CB 4 Japan Daisuke Suzuki
CB 5 Japan Tomoaki Makino Yellow card 76'
RM 27 Japan Daiki Hashioka
CM 8 Brazil Ewerton
CM 16 Japan Takuya Aoki Yellow card 53' downward-facing red arrow 88'
LM 41 Japan Takahiro Sekine Yellow card 43'
AM 7 Japan Kazuki Nagasawa downward-facing red arrow 63'
AM 12 Brazil Fabrício downward-facing red arrow 71'
CF 30 Japan Shinzo Koroki (c)
Substitutes:
GK 25 Japan Haruki Fukushima
DF 2 Brazil Maurício Antônio
DF 3 Japan Tomoya Ugajin
MF 10 Japan Yōsuke Kashiwagi upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 22 Japan Yuki Abe upward-facing green arrow 88'
MF 29 Japan Kai Shibato
FW 14 Japan Kenyu Sugimoto upward-facing green arrow 71'
Manager:
Japan Tsuyoshi Otsuki
GK 1 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Mayouf
RB 2 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Breik downward-facing red arrow 80'
CB 20 South Korea Jang Hyun-soo
CB 5 Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Bulaihi
LB 12 Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Shahrani
RM 19 Peru André Carrillo
CM 7 Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Faraj (c)
CM 8 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Otayf downward-facing red arrow 90+4'
LM 29 Saudi Arabia Salem Al-Dawsari
CF 9 Italy Sebastian Giovinco downward-facing red arrow 88'
CF 18 France Bafétimbi Gomis
Substitutes:
GK 30 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Waked
DF 17 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Hafith upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF 24 Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al-Abed
MF 27 Saudi Arabia Hattan Bahebri
MF 28 Saudi Arabia Mohamed Kanno upward-facing green arrow 88'
FW 10 Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Shalhoub upward-facing green arrow 90+4'
FW 11 Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Shehri
Manager:
Romania 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

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Overall
Statistic Urawa Red Diamonds Al-Hilal
Goals scored 0 2
Total shots 6 19
Shots on target 2 8
Blocked shots 2 7
Ball possession 54% 46%
Corner kicks 5 7
Passes 370 307
Fouls conceded 13 20
Offsides 2 4
Yellow cards 4 0
Red cards 0 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Al Hilal SFC v Urawa Red Diamonds". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Urawa Red Diamonds v Al Hilal SFC". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Rafael strike steers Urawa Reds to 2017 AFC Champions League crown". AFC. 25 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Al Hilal clinch record-equalling Asian club title". Gulf News. Agence France-Presse. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  5. ^ Price, Steve (24 November 2019). "2019 Asian Champions League Heads West As Al-Hilal Beat Urawa Reds". Forbes. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d "2019 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  7. ^ "Quarter-final ties confirmed". AFC. 6 June 2017.
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