The 2024 AFC Champions League final was 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.

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2024 AFC Champions League final

Event	2023–24 AFC Champions League
Yokohama F. Marinos Al Ain 3 6
on aggregate
First leg
Yokohama F. Marinos Al Ain 2 1
Date	11 May 2024 (2024-05-11)
Venue	Nissan Stadium, Yokohama
Referee	Salman Falahi (Qatar)
Attendance	53,704
Second leg
Al Ain Yokohama F. Marinos 5 1
Date	25 May 2024 (2024-05-25)
Venue	Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
Referee	Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Attendance	24,826
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The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Yokohama F. Marinos from Japan and Al Ain from the United Arab Emirates. The winners earned the final Asian berth at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States.

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

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

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Team	Region (Federation)	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Yokohama F. Marinos	East (EAFF)	1 (1990)
Al Ain	West (WAFF)	3 (2003, 2005, 2016)

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

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

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