2009 AFC Champions League final
| Event | 2009 AFC Champions League | ||||||
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| Date | 7 November 2009 | ||||||
| Venue | National Stadium, Tokyo | ||||||
| AFC Man of the Match | No Byung-jun (Pohang Steelers)[1] | ||||||
| Fans' Man of the Match | Denilson (Pohang Steelers) | ||||||
| Referee | Matthew Breeze (Australia) | ||||||
| Attendance | 25,743 | ||||||
| Weather | Clear | ||||||
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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.
Pohang Steelers defeated Al-Ittihad 2–1, winning its third title to become the most successful club in Asian football.[2]
Qualified teams
[edit ]| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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| Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad | 2004 , 2005 |
| South Korea Pohang Steelers | 1997 , 1998 |
Road to Tokyo
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Main article: 2009 AFC Champions League group stage: Group C
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Group stage |
Main article: 2009 AFC Champions League group stage: Group H
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| Opponent | Result | Legs | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | Legs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab | 2–1 | Round of 16 | Australia Newcastle United Jets | 6–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan Pakhtakor Tashkent | 5–1 | 4–0 home; 1–1 away | Quarter-finals | Uzbekistan Bunyodkor | 5–4 | 4–1 home; 1–3 away | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan Nagoya Grampus | 8–3 | 6–2 home; 2–1 away | Semi-finals | Qatar Umm-Salal | 4–1 | 2–0 home; 2–1 away | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Match details
[edit ]| Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia | 1 – 2 | South Korea Pohang Steelers |
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| Mohammed Noor 74' | Report | No Byung-jun 57' Kim Hyung-il 66' |
AFC Man of the Match:
South Korea No Byung-jun [1]
Assistant referees:
Australia Matthew Cream
Australia Benjamin Wilson
Fourth official:
Australia Peter Green
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Pohang book UAE berth". FIFA.com. 2009年11月07日. Archived from the original on 11 November 2009. Retrieved 2009年12月21日.
External links
[edit ]- [1] Video highlights