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
Saudi Arabia Japan
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)
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
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.

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).

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

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

Summary

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

Details
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
GK1Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Mayouf
RB2Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Breik
CB20South Korea Jang Hyun-soo
CB5Saudi Arabia Ali Al-BulaihiYellow card 38'
LB12Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Shahrani
RM19Peru André Carrillo
CM7Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Faraj (c)
CM8Saudi Arabia Abdullah Otayfdownward-facing red arrow 89'
LM29Saudi Arabia Salem Al-Dawsari
CF9Italy Sebastian Giovincodownward-facing red arrow 87'
CF18France Bafétimbi Gomis
Substitutes:
GK30Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Waked
DF70Saudi Arabia Mohammed Jahfali
MF24Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al-Abedupward-facing green arrow 87'
MF27Saudi Arabia Hattan Bahebri
MF28Saudi Arabia Mohamed Kannoupward-facing green arrow 89'
FW10Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Shalhoub
FW11Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Shehri
Manager:
Romania Răzvan Lucescu
GK25Japan Haruki Fukushima
CB31Japan Takuya Iwanami
CB4Japan Daisuke Suzuki
CB5Japan Tomoaki Makino
RM27Japan Daiki Hashioka
CM8Brazil Ewerton
CM16Japan Takuya Aoki
LM41Japan Takahiro Sekinedownward-facing red arrow 85'
AM7Japan Kazuki Nagasawadownward-facing red arrow 75'
AM12Brazil Fabrício
CF30Japan Shinzo Koroki (c)
Substitutes:
GK23Japan Nao Iwadate
DF2Brazil Maurício Antônio
DF3Japan Tomoya Ugajinupward-facing green arrow 85'
MF10Japan Yōsuke Kashiwagi
MF22Japan Yuki Abe
MF29Japan Kai Shibato
FW14Japan Kenyu Sugimotoupward-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
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

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 Japan0–2Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 58,109
Urawa Red Diamonds
Al-Hilal
GK1Japan Shusaku Nishikawa
CB31Japan Takuya IwanamiYellow card 57'
CB4Japan Daisuke Suzuki
CB5Japan Tomoaki MakinoYellow card 76'
RM27Japan Daiki Hashioka
CM8Brazil Ewerton
CM16Japan Takuya AokiYellow card 53'downward-facing red arrow 88'
LM41Japan Takahiro SekineYellow card 43'
AM7Japan Kazuki Nagasawadownward-facing red arrow 63'
AM12Brazil Fabríciodownward-facing red arrow 71'
CF30Japan Shinzo Koroki (c)
Substitutes:
GK25Japan Haruki Fukushima
DF2Brazil Maurício Antônio
DF3Japan Tomoya Ugajin
MF10Japan Yōsuke Kashiwagiupward-facing green arrow 63'
MF22Japan Yuki Abeupward-facing green arrow 88'
MF29Japan Kai Shibato
FW14Japan Kenyu Sugimotoupward-facing green arrow 71'
Manager:
Japan Tsuyoshi Otsuki
GK1Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Mayouf
RB2Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Breikdownward-facing red arrow 80'
CB20South Korea Jang Hyun-soo
CB5Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Bulaihi
LB12Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Shahrani
RM19Peru André Carrillo
CM7Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Faraj (c)
CM8Saudi Arabia Abdullah Otayfdownward-facing red arrow 90+4'
LM29Saudi Arabia Salem Al-Dawsari
CF9Italy Sebastian Giovincodownward-facing red arrow 88'
CF18France Bafétimbi Gomis
Substitutes:
GK30Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Waked
DF17Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Hafithupward-facing green arrow 80'
MF24Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al-Abed
MF27Saudi Arabia Hattan Bahebri
MF28Saudi Arabia Mohamed Kannoupward-facing green arrow 88'
FW10Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Shalhoubupward-facing green arrow 90+4'
FW11Saudi 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
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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