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.
Qualified teams TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Al-Ittihad2004, 2005 Pohang Steelers1997, 1998
Road to Tokyo
Al-IttihadRoundPohang SteelersTeam Al-Ittihad6330144+1012 Umm-Salal6222613−78 Al-Jazira605167−15 Esteghlal604268−24Group stageTeam Pohang Steelers633073+412 Kawasaki Frontale6312107+310 Tianjin Teda622265+18 C.C. Mariners6024513−82OpponentResultLegsKnockout stageOpponentResultLegs Al-Shabab2–1Round of 16 Newcastle United Jets6–0 Pakhtakor Tashkent5–14–0 home; 1–1 awayQuarter-finals Bunyodkor5–44–1 home; 1–3 away Nagoya Grampus8–36–2 home; 2–1 awaySemi-finals Umm-Salal4–12–0 home; 2–1 away
Match details
GK 1 Mabrouk ZaidRB 6 Obaid Al-Shamrani CB 4 Redha TukarCB 21 Hamad Al-MontashariLB 19 Saleh Al-SaqriDM 14 Saud KhaririRM 11 Hicham AboucherouaneCM 18 Mohammed Noor (c) CM 12 Ahmed HadidLM 8 Manaf AbushgeerCF 27 Amine ChermitiSubstitutes:GK 22 Tisir Al-AntaifDF 5 Mohammed SalemDF 33 Osama Al-MuwalladMF 16 Meshal Al-SaidMF 30 Sultan Al-NemriFW 15 Luciano Leguizamón FW 29 Talal Al-MeshalManager: Gabriel Calderón GK 1 Shin Hwa-yongRB 2 Choi Hyo-jinCB 24 Hwang Jae-won (c)CB 32 Kim Hyung-ilLB 16 Kim Jung-kyum CM 20 Shin Hyung-min CM 5 Kim Tae-suRW 10 Denílson AM 7 Kim Jae-sung LW 22 No Byung-jun CF 9 Stevica Ristić Substitutes:GK 41 Kim Jee-hyukDF 4 Kazunari OkayamaMF 8 Hwang Jin-sungMF 12 Park Hee-chul MF 14 Song Chang-ho FW 18 Namkung Do FW 23 Yoo Chang-hyunManager: Sérgio Farias AFC Man of the Match: No Byung-jun
Assistant referees: Matthew Cream Benjamin Wilson Fourth official: Peter Green
See also 2009 AFC Champions League 2009 FIFA Club World Cup
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