2009_AFC_Champions_League_Final

2009 AFC Champions League final

2009 AFC Champions League final

Football match

The 2009 AFC Champions League Final was a football match which was played on Saturday, 7 November 2009. It was the 28th final of the AFC Champions League, Asia's premier club football tournament, and the first single match final since 2002 when the competition was known as the Asian Club Championship. The match was played at the National Stadium in Tokyo between Al-Ittihad of Saudi Arabia and Pohang Steelers of South Korea. The winners Pohang Steelers were also entered the quarter-finals of the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.

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Pohang Steelers defeated Al-Ittihad 2–1, winning its third title to become the most successful club in Asian football.[2]

Qualified teams

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Road to Tokyo

Pohang Steelers won the 2009 AFC Champions League.
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Match details

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Attendance: 25,743
Al-Ittihad
Pohang Steelers
GK1Saudi Arabia Mabrouk Zaid
RB6Saudi Arabia Obaid Al-Shamranidownward-facing red arrow 64'
CB4Saudi Arabia Redha Tukar
CB21Saudi Arabia Hamad Al-Montashari
LB19Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Saqri
DM14Saudi Arabia Saud Khariri
RM11Morocco Hicham Aboucherouane
CM18Saudi Arabia Mohammed Noor (c)Yellow card 50'
CM12Oman Ahmed Hadid
LM8Saudi Arabia Manaf Abushgeer
CF27Tunisia Amine Chermiti
Substitutes:
GK22Saudi Arabia Tisir Al-Antaif
DF5Saudi Arabia Mohammed Salem
DF33Saudi Arabia Osama Al-Muwallad
MF16Saudi Arabia Meshal Al-Said
MF30Saudi Arabia Sultan Al-Nemri
FW15Argentina Luciano Leguizamónupward-facing green arrow 64'
FW29Saudi Arabia Talal Al-Meshal
Manager:
Argentina Gabriel Calderón
GK1South Korea Shin Hwa-yong
RB2South Korea Choi Hyo-jin
CB24South Korea Hwang Jae-won (c)
CB32South Korea Kim Hyung-il
LB16South Korea Kim Jung-kyumdownward-facing red arrow 75'
CM20South Korea Shin Hyung-min　Yellow card 39'
CM5South Korea Kim Tae-su
RW10Brazil Denílsondownward-facing red arrow 90+3'
AM7South Korea Kim Jae-sungYellow card 29'
LW22South Korea No Byung-junYellow card 90+1'
CF9North Macedonia Stevica Ristićdownward-facing red arrow 71'
Substitutes:
GK41South Korea Kim Jee-hyuk
DF4Japan Kazunari Okayama
MF8South Korea Hwang Jin-sung
MF12South Korea Park Hee-chulupward-facing green arrow 75'
MF14South Korea Song Chang-hoYellow card 90+1'upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW18South Korea Namkung Doupward-facing green arrow 90+3'
FW23South Korea Yoo Chang-hyun
Manager:
Brazil Sérgio Farias

AFC Man of the Match:
South Korea No Byung-jun[1]

Assistant referees:
Australia Matthew Cream
Australia Benjamin Wilson
Fourth official:
Australia Peter Green

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Triple treat for Steelers". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 7 November 2009. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  2. [2]
    "Pohang book UAE berth". FIFA.com. 2009-11-07. Archived from the original on 11 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
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