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.
Event | 2023–24 AFC Champions League | ||||||
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First leg | |||||||
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Date | 11 May 2024 | ||||||
Venue | Nissan Stadium, Yokohama | ||||||
Referee | Salman Falahi (Qatar) | ||||||
Attendance | 53,704 | ||||||
Second leg | |||||||
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Date | 25 May 2024 | ||||||
Venue | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain | ||||||
Referee | Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan) | ||||||
Attendance | 24,826 | ||||||
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]
Teams
editIn the following table, the finals until 2002 were in the Asian Club Championship era, and since 2003 in the AFC Champions League era.
Team | Region (Federation) | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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Yokohama F. Marinos | East (EAFF) | 1 (1990) |
Al Ain | West (WAFF) | 3 (2003, 2005, 2016) |
Road to the final
editNote: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first. (H: home; A: away).
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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
Source: AFC
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Final standings | Group A winner
Source: AFC
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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) |
Format
editThe 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]
Matches
editFirst leg
editDetails
editYokohama F. Marinos | 2–1 | Al Ain |
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Report [4] |
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Yokohama F. Marinos
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Al Ain
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Second leg
editDetails
editAl Ain | 5–1 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
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Report [5] |
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Al Ain
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Yokohama F. Marinos
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References
edit- ^ "Yokohama F. Marinos do it the hard way but they are finally in an AFC Champions League final". espn.com.sg. 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Al Ain seal Asian Champions League final berth despite Al Hilal loss". Reuters. 23 April 2024.
- ^ "AFC Champions League 2023–24 Competition Regulations" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-champions-league/20232024/2420047
- ^ https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/afc-champions-league/20232024/2420048
External links
edit- AFC Champions League, the-AFC.com