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.
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, and the fourth for Al Ain, with their most recent in 2016.
Teams In the following table, the finals until 2002 were in the Asian Club Championship era, and since 2003 in the AFC Champions League era.
TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Yokohama F. MarinosEast (EAFF)1 (1990) Al AinWest (WAFF)3 (2003, 2005, 2016)
Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first. (H: home; A: away).
Yokohama F. MarinosRound Al AinOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult Incheon United2–4 (H)Matchday 1 Pakhtakor3–0 (A) Shandong Taishan1–0 (A)Matchday 2 Ahal4–2 (H) Kaya–Iloilo3–0 (H)Matchday 3 Al-Fayha4–1 (H) Kaya–Iloilo2–1 (A)Matchday 4 Al-Fayha3–2 (A) Incheon United1–2 (A)Matchday 5 Pakhtakor1–3 (H) Shandong Taishan3–0 (H)Matchday 6 Ahal3–1 (A)Group G winnerFinal standingsGroup A winnerOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout stageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Bangkok United3–2 2–2 (A)1–0 (H)Round of 16 Nasaf2–10–0 (A)2–1 (H) Shandong Taishan3–12–1 (A)1–0 (H)Quarter-finals Al Nassr4–4 1–0 (H)3–4 (A) Ulsan HD3–3 0–1 (A)3–2 (H)Semi-finals Al Hilal5–44–2 (H)1–2 (A)
Format 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.
Matches First leg Details
GK 42 William PoppRB 27 Ken MatsubaraCB 4 Shinnosuke HatanakaCB 5 Eduardo LB 2 Katsuya Nagato CM 14 Asahi Uenaka CM 8 Takuya Kida (c) CM 29 Nam Tae-hee RF 20 Yan MatheusCF 11 Anderson LopesLF 7 Élber Substitutes:GK 21 Hiroki IikuraGK 31 Fuma ShirasakaDF 16 Ren KatoDF 24 Hijiri KatoDF 39 Taiki Watanabe MF 6 Kota Watanabe MF 17 Kenta InoueMF 18 Kota MizunumaMF 28 Riku Yamane MF 35 Keigo Sakakibara MF 47 Kazuya YamamuraFW 23 Ryo Miyaichi Manager: Harry Kewell GK 17 Khalid EisaRB 70 Abdoul Karim TraoréCB 16 Khalid Al-HashemiCB 3 Kouame AutonneLB 11 Bandar Al-Ahbabi (c)CM 8 Mohammed Abbas CM 5 Park Yong-woo CM 6 Yahia NaderRF 10 KakuCF 21 Soufiane RahimiLF 20 Matías PalaciosSubstitutes:GK 1 Mohammed Abo SandahGK 12 Sultan Al-MantheriDF 4 Mohammed Ali ShakerDF 40 Khalid Ali Al-BaloushiDF 44 Saeed JumaDF 66 Mansour Al-ShamsiMF 13 Ahmed BarmanMF 18 Khalid Al-BalochiMF 22 Falah WaleedMF 27 Sultan Al-Shamsi MF 30 Hazem MohammadManager: Hernán Crespo
Second leg Details
GK 17 Khalid EisaRB 11 Bandar Al-Ahbabi (c)CB 16 Khalid Al-HashemiCB 3 Kouame AutonneLB 44 Saeed Juma CM 6 Yahia Nader CM 5 Park Yong-wooCM 8 Mohammed Abbas AM 10 Kaku CF 20 Matías PalaciosCF 21 Soufiane Rahimi Substitutes:GK 1 Mohammed Abo SandahGK 12 Sultan Al-MantheriDF 4 Mohammed Ali ShakerDF 40 Khalid Ali Al-BaloushiDF 66 Mansour Al-ShamsiMF 13 Ahmed Barman MF 18 Khalid Al-BalochiMF 22 Falah Waleed MF 27 Sultan Al-ShamsiMF 30 Hazem MohammadFW 9 Kodjo Laba Manager: Hernán Crespo GK 42 William Popp RB 27 Ken MatsubaraCB 15 Takumi KamijimaCB 4 Shinnosuke Hatanaka LB 2 Katsuya NagatoCM 8 Takuya Kida (c) CM 6 Kota Watanabe RW 20 Yan Matheus AM 14 Asahi Uenaka LW 7 Élber CF 11 Anderson LopesSubstitutes:GK 21 Hiroki IikuraGK 31 Fuma Shirasaka DF 5 Eduardo DF 16 Ren KatoDF 24 Hijiri KatoMF 17 Kenta InoueMF 18 Kota MizunumaMF 28 Riku Yamane MF 35 Keigo Sakakibara MF 40 Jun AmanoMF 47 Kazuya YamamuraFW 23 Ryo Miyaichi Manager: Harry Kewell
References
External links , the-AFC.com