2019 AFC Champions League Final

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.

2019 AFC Champions League Final
Event2019 AFC Champions League
Al-Hilal Urawa Red Diamonds
3 0
on aggregate
First leg
Al-Hilal Urawa Red Diamonds
1 0
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
Urawa Red Diamonds Al-Hilal
0 2
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]

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 winners, Al-Hilal earned the right to represent the AFC at the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, 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.

Team Region Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Hilal West Region (Zone: WAFF) 6 (1986[A], 1987[B], 1991, 2000, 2014, 2017)
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
King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (L) and Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama, Japan (R)

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.

Road to the final
Further information: 2019 AFC Champions League

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

Al-Hilal Round Urawa Red Diamonds
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Al-Ain 1–0 (A) Matchday 1 Buriram United 3–0 (H)
Al-Duhail 3–1 (H) Matchday 2 Beijing FC 0–0 (A)
Esteghlal 1–2 (A) Matchday 3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0–1 (H)
Esteghlal 1–0 (H) Matchday 4 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–2 (A)
Al-Ain 2–0 (H) Matchday 5 Buriram United 2–1 (A)
Al-Duhail 2–2 (A) Matchday 6 Beijing FC 3–0 (H)
Group C winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Al-Hilal 6 13
2 Al-Duhail 6 9
3 Esteghlal 6 8
4 Al-Ain 6 2
Source: AFC
 Final standings Group G runners-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 13
2 Urawa Red Diamonds 6 10
3 Beijing FC 6 7
4 Buriram United 6 4
Source: AFC
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ahli 4–3 4–2 (A) 0–1 (H) Round of 16 Ulsan Hyundai 4–2 1–2 (H) 3–0 (A)
Al-Ittihad 3–1 0–0 (A) 3–1 (H) Quarter-finals Shanghai SIPG 3–3 (a) 2–2 (A) 1–1 (H)
Al-Sadd 6–5 4–1 (A) 2–4 (H) Semi-finals 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 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds
 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 22,549
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
Al-Hilal
Urawa Red Diamonds
GK1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf
RB2 Mohammed Al-Breik
CB20 Jang Hyun-soo
CB5 Ali Al Bulaihi 38'
LB12 Yasser Al-Shahrani
RM19 André Carrillo
CM7 Salman Al-Faraj (c)
CM8 Abdullah Otayf 89'
LM29 Salem Al-Dawsari
CF9 Sebastian Giovinco 87'
CF18 Bafétimbi Gomis
Substitutes:
GK30 Mohammed Al-Waked
DF70 Mohammed Jahfali
MF24 Nawaf Al Abed 87'
MF27 Hattan Bahebri
MF28 Mohamed Kanno 89'
FW10 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub
FW11 Saleh Al-Shehri
Manager:
Răzvan Lucescu
GK25 Haruki Fukushima
CB31 Takuya Iwanami
CB4 Daisuke Suzuki
CB5 Tomoaki Makino
CM8 Ewerton
CM16 Takuya Aoki
RM27 Daiki Hashioka
LM41 Takahiro Sekine 85'
AM7 Kazuki Nagasawa 75'
AM12 Fabrício
CF30 Shinzo Koroki (c)
Substitutes:
GK23 Nao Iwadate
DF2 Maurício Antônio
DF3 Tomoya Ugajin 85'
MF10 Yōsuke Kashiwagi
MF22 Yuki Abe
MF29 Kai Shibato
FW14 Kenyu Sugimoto 75'
Manager:
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
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

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

References
  1. "Al Hilal SFC v Urawa Red Diamonds". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  2. "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. "2019 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  7. "Quarter-final ties confirmed". AFC. 6 June 2017.
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