2024 AFC Champions League final

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2024 AFC Champions League final
Event2023–24 AFC Champions League
Yokohama F. Marinos Al Ain
First leg
Yokohama F. Marinos Al Ain
2 1
Date11 May 2024 (2024-05-11)
VenueNissan Stadium, Yokohama
RefereeSalman Falahi (Qatar)
Attendance53,704
Second leg
Al Ain Yokohama F. Marinos
Date25 May 2024 (2024-05-25)
VenueHazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
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The 2024 AFC Champions League final will be the final of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League, the 42nd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 21st edition under the AFC Champions League title.

The final will be contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Yokohama F. Marinos from Japan and Al Ain from the United Arab Emirates. The winners will earn the final Asian berth at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States.

This final is the second for Yokohama F. Marinos after 1990,[1] and the fourth for Al Ain, with their most recent in 2016.[2]

Teams[edit]

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)
Japan Yokohama F. Marinos East (EAFF) 1 (1990)
United Arab Emirates Al Ain West (WAFF) 3 (2003, 2005, 2016)

Road to the final[edit]

Further information: 2023–24 AFC Champions League

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

Japan Yokohama F. Marinos Round United Arab Emirates Al Ain
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
South Korea Incheon United 2–4 (H) Matchday 1 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 3–0 (A)
China Shandong Taishan 1–0 (A) Matchday 2 Turkmenistan Ahal 4–2 (H)
Philippines Kaya–Iloilo 3–0 (H) Matchday 3 Saudi Arabia Al-Fayha 4–1 (H)
Philippines Kaya–Iloilo 2–1 (A) Matchday 4 Saudi Arabia Al-Fayha 3–2 (A)
South Korea Incheon United 1–2 (A) Matchday 5 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 1–3 (H)
China Shandong Taishan 3–0 (H) Matchday 6 Turkmenistan Ahal 3–1 (A)
Group G winner
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 6 12
2 China Shandong Taishan 6 12
3 South Korea Incheon United 6 12
4 Philippines Kaya–Iloilo 6 0
Source: AFC
 Final standings Group A winner
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 6 15
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Fayha 6 9
3 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 6 7
4 Turkmenistan Ahal 6 4
Source: AFC
Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg 1st leg 2nd leg
Thailand Bangkok United 3–2 (a.e.t.) 2–2 (A) 1–0 (H) Round of 16 Uzbekistan Nasaf 2–1 0–0 (A) 2–1 (H)
China Shandong Taishan 3–1 2–1 (A) 1–0 (H) Quarter-finals Saudi Arabia Al Nassr 4–4 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) 1–0 (H) 4–3 (A)
South Korea Ulsan HD 3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) 0–1 (A) 3–2 (H) Semi-finals Saudi Arabia Al Hilal 5–4 4–2 (H) 1–2 (A)

Format[edit]

The final will be played over two legs. If the aggregate score is tied after two legs, extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winning team.[3]

Matches[edit]

First leg[edit]

Details[edit]

Yokohama F. Marinos Japan2–1United Arab Emirates Al Ain
 Report
Attendance: 53,704
Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)


Yokohama F. Marinos
Al Ain
GK 42 Japan William Popp
RB 27 Japan Ken Matsubara
CB 4 Japan Shinnosuke Hatanaka
CB 5 Brazil Eduardo downward-facing red arrow 37'
LB 2 Japan Katsuya Nagato Yellow card 90+3'
CM 14 Japan Asahi Uenaka Yellow card 75' downward-facing red arrow 77'
CM 8 Japan Takuya Kida (c) downward-facing red arrow 61'
CM 29 South Korea Nam Tae-hee downward-facing red arrow 77'
RW 20 Brazil Yan Matheus
LW 7 Brazil Élber downward-facing red arrow 61'
CF 11 Brazil Anderson Lopes
Substitutes:
GK 21 Japan Hiroki Iikura
GK 31 Japan Fuma Shirasaka
MF 6 Japan Kota Watanabe upward-facing green arrow 61'
DF 16 Japan Ren Kato
MF 17 Japan Kenta Inoue
MF 18 Japan Kota Mizunuma
FW 23 Japan Ryo Miyaichi upward-facing green arrow 61'
DF 24 Japan Hijiri Kato
MF 28 Japan Riku Yamane upward-facing green arrow 77'
MF 35 Japan Keigo Sakakibara upward-facing green arrow 77'
DF 39 Japan Taiki Watanabe upward-facing green arrow 37'
DF 47 Japan Kazuya Yamamura
Manager:
Australia Harry Kewell
GK 17 United Arab Emirates Khalid Eisa
RB 70 Mali Abdoul Karim Traoré
CB 16 United Arab Emirates Khalid Al-Hashemi
CB 3 United Arab Emirates Kouame Autonne
LB 11 United Arab Emirates Bandar Al-Ahbabi (c)
CM 8 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Abbas downward-facing red arrow 90+4'
CM 5 South Korea Park Yong-woo Yellow card 90+5'
CM 6 United Arab Emirates Yahia Nader
RW 10 Paraguay Kaku
LW 20 Argentina Matías Palacios
CF 21 Morocco Soufiane Rahimi
Substitutes:
GK 1 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Abo Sandah
GK 12 United Arab Emirates Sultan Al-Mantheri
DF 4 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Ali Shaker
MF 13 United Arab Emirates Ahmed Barman
MF 18 United Arab Emirates Khalid Al-Balochi
MF 22 United Arab Emirates Falah Waleed
MF 27 United Arab Emirates Sultan Al-Shamsi upward-facing green arrow 90+4'
MF 30 United Arab Emirates Hazem Mohammad
MF 40 United Arab Emirates Khalid Ali Al-Blooshi
DF 44 United Arab Emirates Saeed Juma
DF 66 United Arab Emirates Mansour Al-Shamsi
Manager:
Argentina Hernán Crespo

Second leg[edit]

Details[edit]

Al Ain United Arab EmiratesvJapan Yokohama F. Marinos
Report


References[edit]

  1. ^ "Yokohama F. Marinos do it the hard way but they are finally in an AFC Champions League final". espn.com.sg. 24 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Al Ain seal Asian Champions League final berth despite Al Hilal loss". Reuters. 23 April 2024.
  3. ^ "AFC Champions League 2023–24 Competition Regulations" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 4 May 2024.

External links[edit]

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