The 2017 AFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2017 AFC Champions League, the 36th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 15th under the current AFC Champions League title.

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2017 AFC Champions League Final

Event	2017 AFC Champions League
Al-Hilal Urawa Red Diamonds 1 2
on aggregate
First leg
Al-Hilal Urawa Red Diamonds 1 1
Date	18 November 2017 (2017-11-18)
Venue	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Man of the Match	Shusaku Nishikawa (Urawa Red Diamonds)
Referee	Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
Attendance	59,136
Weather	Fine and dry 22 °C (72 °F)
Second leg
Urawa Red Diamonds Al-Hilal 1 0
Date	25 November 2017 (2017-11-25)
Venue	Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
Man of the Match	Rafael Silva (Urawa Red Diamonds)
Referee	Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Attendance	57,727
Weather	Cold 10 °C (50 °F)
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The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Saudi Arabian team Al-Hilal and Japanese team Urawa Red Diamonds. This was the first AFC Champions League final involving a Japanese club since Gamba Osaka in 2008. The first leg was hosted by Al-Hilal at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh on 18 November 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Urawa Red Diamonds at the Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama on 25 November 2017.

After the first leg ended in a 1–1 draw,^[1] Urawa Red Diamonds defeated Al-Hilal 1–0 in the second leg to win 2–1 on aggregate, and were crowned AFC Champions League champions for the second time.^[2]

As Asian champions, Urawa Red Diamonds earned the right to represent the AFC at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, entering at the second round.^[3]

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

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Team	Region	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Hilal	West Region (Zone: WAFF)	5 (1986[A], 1987[B], 1991, 2000, 2014)
Urawa Red Diamonds	East Region (Zone: EAFF)	1 (2007)

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Notes

This was the fourth time that an Asian club final was played in the King Fahd International Stadium, with the previous finals being 1995, 2000, and 2014 (second leg).

This was the second time that an Asian club final was played in the Saitama Stadium 2002, with the previous final being 2007 (second leg).

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

More information Al-Hilal, Round ...

Al-Hilal				Round	Urawa Red Diamonds
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Persepolis	1–1 (A)			Matchday 1	Western Sydney Wanderers	4–0 (A)
Al-Rayyan	2–1 (H)			Matchday 2	FC Seoul	5–2 (H)
Al-Wahda	2–2 (A)			Matchday 3	Shanghai SIPG	2–3 (A)
Al-Wahda	1–0 (H)			Matchday 4	Shanghai SIPG	1–0 (H)
Persepolis	0–0 (H)			Matchday 5	Western Sydney Wanderers	6–1 (H)
Al-Rayyan	4–3 (A)			Matchday 6	FC Seoul	0–1 (A)
Group D winners Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Al-Hilal 6 12 2 Persepolis 6 9 3 Al-Rayyan 6 7 4 Al-Wahda 6 4 Source: AFC				Final standings	Group F winners Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Urawa Red Diamonds 6 12 2 Shanghai SIPG 6 12 3 FC Seoul 6 6 4 Western Sydney Wanderers 6 6 Source: AFC
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Knockout stage	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Esteghlal Khuzestan	4–2	2–1 (A)	2–1 (H)	Round of 16	Jeju United	3–2	0–2 (A)	3–0 (a.e.t.) (H)
Al-Ain	3–0	0–0 (A)	3–0 (H)	Quarter-finals	Kawasaki Frontale	5–4	1–3 (A)	4–1 (H)
Persepolis	6–2	4–0 (H)	2–2 (A)	Semi-finals	Shanghai SIPG	2–1	1–1 (A)	1–0 (H)

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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.^[4] The away goals rule, extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations, Section 3. 11.2 & 11.3).^[3]

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