The 2019 AFC Champions League final was the final of the 2019 AFC Champions League, the 38th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 17th under the current AFC Champions League title.

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Saudi Arabian team Al-Hilal and Japanese team Urawa Red Diamonds. The first leg was hosted by Al-Hilal at the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh on 9 November 2019, while the second leg was hosted by Urawa Red Diamonds at the Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama on 24 November 2019. The final was a rematch of the 2017 final, which Urawa Red Diamonds won 2–1 on aggregate.

Al-Hilal won their third Asian club championship, tying the record set by the Pohang Steelers for most in the competition's history. They won 3–0 on aggregate, having defeated the Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 in the first leg and 2–0 in the second. This marked the first time in eight years that a team from West Zone won the competition since Al Sadd won it in 2011. As Asian champions, Al-Hilal earned the right to represent the AFC at the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar, entering at the second round.

Teams In the following table, finals until 2002 were in the Asian Club Championship era, since 2003 were in the AFC Champions League era.

TeamRegionPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Al-HilalWest Region (Zone: WAFF)6 (1986, 1987, 1991, 2000, 2014, 2017) Urawa Red DiamondsEast Region (Zone: EAFF)2 (2007, 2017)

Notes

Venues

This was the first time that an Asian club final took place at the King Saud University Stadium. Saitama Stadium 2002 hosted an Asian club final for the third time, having previously hosted the second legs of 2007 and 2017.

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Al-HilalRound Urawa Red DiamondsOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult Al-Ain1–0 (A)Matchday 1 Buriram United3–0 (H) Al-Duhail3–1 (H)Matchday 2 Beijing FC0–0 (A) Esteghlal1–2 (A)Matchday 3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors0–1 (H) Esteghlal1–0 (H)Matchday 4 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1–2 (A) Al-Ain2–0 (H)Matchday 5 Buriram United2–1 (A) Al-Duhail2–2 (A)Matchday 6 Beijing FC3–0 (H)Group C winnersFinal standingsGroup G runners-upOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout stageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Al-Ahli4–34–2 (A)0–1 (H)Round of 16 Ulsan Hyundai4–21–2 (H)3–0 (A) Al-Ittihad3–10–0 (A)3–1 (H)Quarter-finals Shanghai SIPG3–3 (a)2–2 (A)1–1 (H) Al-Sadd6–54–1 (A)2–4 (H)Semi-finals Guangzhou Evergrande3–02–0 (H)1–0 (A)

Format The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the order of legs (first leg hosted by team from the West Region, second leg hosted by team from the East Region) reversed from the previous season's final. The away goals rule, extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out would have been used to decide the winning side if necessary (Regulations, Section 3. 11.2 & 11.3).

Matches First leg Summary Peruvian André Carrillo scored the only goal of the match for Al-Hilal. Details

GK 1 Abdullah Al-MayoufRB 2 Mohammed Al-BreikCB 20 Jang Hyun-sooCB 5 Ali Al-Bulaihi LB 12 Yasser Al-ShahraniRM 19 André CarrilloCM 7 Salman Al-Faraj (c)CM 8 Abdullah Otayf LM 29 Salem Al-DawsariCF 9 Sebastian Giovinco CF 18 Bafétimbi GomisSubstitutes:GK 30 Mohammed Al-WakedDF 70 Mohammed JahfaliMF 24 Nawaf Al-Abed MF 27 Hattan BahebriMF 28 Mohamed Kanno FW 10 Mohammad Al-ShalhoubFW 11 Saleh Al-ShehriManager: Răzvan Lucescu GK 25 Haruki FukushimaCB 31 Takuya IwanamiCB 4 Daisuke SuzukiCB 5 Tomoaki MakinoRM 27 Daiki HashiokaCM 8 EwertonCM 16 Takuya AokiLM 41 Takahiro Sekine AM 7 Kazuki Nagasawa AM 12 FabrícioCF 30 Shinzo Koroki (c)Substitutes:GK 23 Nao IwadateDF 2 Maurício AntônioDF 3 Tomoya Ugajin MF 10 Yōsuke KashiwagiMF 22 Yuki AbeMF 29 Kai ShibatoFW 14 Kenyu Sugimoto Manager: Tsuyoshi Otsuki

Man of the Match: André Carrillo (Al-Hilal)

Assistant referees: Ali Ubaydee (Iraq) Ameer Hussein (Iraq) Fourth official: Watheq Al-Swaiedi (Iraq) Additional assistant referees: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq) Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)Match rules 90 minutes. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Statistics +OverallStatisticAl-HilalUrawa Red DiamondsGoals scored10Total shots222Shots on target61Blocked shots81Ball possession70%30%Corner kicks92Passes680293Fouls conceded1012Offsides31Yellow cards10Red cards00

Second leg Summary Salem Al-Dawsari scored for Al-Hilal after 74 minutes before Bafétimbi Gomis made his eleventh goal of the tournament, earning him the top goalscorer and best player titles aside of the AFC Champions League trophy. Details

GK 1 Shusaku NishikawaCB 31 Takuya Iwanami CB 4 Daisuke SuzukiCB 5 Tomoaki Makino RM 27 Daiki HashiokaCM 8 EwertonCM 16 Takuya Aoki LM 41 Takahiro Sekine AM 7 Kazuki Nagasawa AM 12 Fabrício CF 30 Shinzo Koroki (c)Substitutes:GK 25 Haruki FukushimaDF 2 Maurício AntônioDF 3 Tomoya UgajinMF 10 Yōsuke Kashiwagi MF 22 Yuki Abe MF 29 Kai ShibatoFW 14 Kenyu Sugimoto Manager: Tsuyoshi Otsuki GK 1 Abdullah Al-MayoufRB 2 Mohammed Al-Breik CB 20 Jang Hyun-sooCB 5 Ali Al-BulaihiLB 12 Yasser Al-ShahraniRM 19 André CarrilloCM 7 Salman Al-Faraj (c)CM 8 Abdullah Otayf LM 29 Salem Al-DawsariCF 9 Sebastian Giovinco CF 18 Bafétimbi GomisSubstitutes:GK 30 Mohammed Al-WakedDF 17 Abdullah Al-Hafith MF 24 Nawaf Al-AbedMF 27 Hattan BahebriMF 28 Mohamed Kanno FW 10 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub FW 11 Saleh Al-ShehriManager: Răzvan Lucescu

Man of the Match: Sebastian Giovinco (Al-Hilal)

Assistant referees: Andrey Tsapenko (Uzbekistan) Timur Gaynullin (Uzbekistan) Fourth official: Ruslan Seratzidinov (Uzbekistan) Additional assistant referees: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan) Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if tied on aggregate and away goals. Penalty shoot-out if still tied after extra time (no away goals rule applied). Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Statistics +OverallStatisticUrawa Red DiamondsAl-HilalGoals scored02Total shots619Shots on target28Blocked shots27Ball possession54%46%Corner kicks57Passes370307Fouls conceded1320Offsides24Yellow cards40Red cards00

See also 2019 AFC Cup Final

References

External links , the-AFC.com AFC Champions League 2019, stats.the-AFC.com