2009 AFC Champions League final

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.

2009 AFC Champions League final
Event2009 AFC Champions League
Date7 November 2009
VenueNational Stadium, Tokyo
AFC Man of the MatchNo Byung-jun (Pohang Steelers)[1]
Fans' Man of the MatchDenilson (Pohang Steelers)
RefereeMatthew Breeze (Australia)
Attendance25,743
WeatherClear
2008
2010

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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Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
  Al-Ittihad 2004, 2005
  Pohang Steelers 1997, 1998

Road to Tokyo

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Pohang Steelers won the 2009 AFC Champions League.
Al-Ittihad Round Pohang Steelers
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Ittihad 6 3 3 0 14 4 +10 12
  Umm-Salal 6 2 2 2 6 13 −7 8
  Al-Jazira 6 0 5 1 6 7 −1 5
  Esteghlal 6 0 4 2 6 8 −2 4
Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Pohang Steelers 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 12
  Kawasaki Frontale 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10
  Tianjin Teda 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8
  C.C. Mariners 6 0 2 4 5 13 −8 2
Opponent Result Legs Knockout stage Opponent Result Legs
  Al-Shabab 2–1 Round of 16   Newcastle United Jets 6–0
  Pakhtakor Tashkent 5–1 4–0 home; 1–1 away Quarter-finals   Bunyodkor 5–4 4–1 home; 1–3 away
  Nagoya Grampus 8–3 6–2 home; 2–1 away Semi-finals   Umm-Salal 4–1 2–0 home; 2–1 away

Match details

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Al-Ittihad  1 – 2  Pohang Steelers
Mohammed Noor   74' Report No Byung-jun   57'
Kim Hyung-il   66'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Al-Ittihad
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pohang Steelers
GK 1   Mabrouk Zaid
RB 6   Obaid Al-Shamrani   64'
CB 4   Redha Tukar
CB 21   Hamad Al-Montashari
LB 19   Saleh Al-Saqri
DM 14   Saud Khariri
RM 11   Hicham Aboucherouane
CM 18   Mohammed Noor (c)   50'
CM 12   Ahmed Hadid
LM 8   Manaf Abushgeer
CF 27   Amine Chermiti
Substitutes:
GK 22   Tisir Al-Antaif
DF 5   Mohammed Salem
DF 33   Osama Al-Muwallad
MF 16   Meshal Al-Said
MF 30   Sultan Al-Nemri
FW 15   Luciano Leguizamón   64'
FW 29   Talal Al-Meshal
Manager:
  Gabriel Calderón
GK 1   Shin Hwa-yong
RB 2   Choi Hyo-jin
CB 24   Hwang Jae-won (c)
CB 32   Kim Hyung-il
LB 16   Kim Jung-kyum   75'
CM 20   Shin Hyung-min    39'
CM 5   Kim Tae-su
RW 10   Denílson   90+3'
AM 7   Kim Jae-sung   29'
LW 22   No Byung-jun   90+1'
CF 9   Stevica Ristić   71'
Substitutes:
GK 41   Kim Jee-hyuk
DF 4   Kazunari Okayama
MF 8   Hwang Jin-sung
MF 12   Park Hee-chul   75'
MF 14   Song Chang-ho   90+1'   71'
FW 18   Namkung Do   90+3'
FW 23   Yoo Chang-hyun
Manager:
  Sérgio Farias

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

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "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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