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.

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2019 AFC Champions League Final

Event	2019 AFC Champions League
Al-Hilal Urawa Red Diamonds 3 0
on aggregate
First leg
Al-Hilal Urawa Red Diamonds 1 0
Date	9 November 2019 (2019-11-09)
Venue	King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh
Man of the Match	André Carrillo (Al-Hilal)[1]
Referee	Ali Sabah (Iraq)[1]
Attendance	22,549[1]
Weather	Cool and fine 26 °C (79 °F)[1]
Second leg
Urawa Red Diamonds Al-Hilal 0 2
Date	24 November 2019 (2019-11-24)
Venue	Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
Man of the Match	Sebastian Giovinco (Al-Hilal)[2]
Referee	Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)[2]
Attendance	58,109[2]
Weather	Fine and chilly 14 °C (57 °F)[2]
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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. 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 Asian champions, Al-Hilal earned the right to represent the AFC at the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar, entering at the second round.^[6]

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)	6 (1986[A], 1987[B], 1991, 2000, 2014, 2017)
Urawa Red Diamonds	East Region (Zone: EAFF)	2 (2007, 2017)

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Notes

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.^{[citation needed]}

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

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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 v t e 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 v t e 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)

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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.^[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]

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