2009 AFC Champions League final explained

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Event:2009 AFC Champions League
Team1:Al-Ittihad
Team1score:1
Team2:Pohang Steelers
Team2association:
Team2score:2
Date:7 November 2009
Stadium:National Stadium
City:Tokyo
Man Of The Match1a:No Byung-jun (Pohang Steelers)[1]
Man Of The Match1atitle:AFC
Man Of The Match1b:Denilson (Pohang Steelers)
Man Of The Match1btitle:Fans'
Referee:Matthew Breeze (Australia)
Attendance:25,743
Weather:Clear
Previous:2008
Next:2010

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

TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Ittihad2004, 2005
Pohang Steelers1997, 1998

Road to Tokyo

Al-IttihadRoundPohang Steelers
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Al-Ittihad6330144+1012
Umm-Salal6222613-78
Al-Jazira605167-15
Esteghlal604268-24
Group stage
width=175 Teamwidth=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20
Pohang Steelers633073+412
Kawasaki Frontale6312107+310
Tianjin Teda622265+18
C.C. Mariners6024513-82
OpponentResultLegsKnockout 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

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GK 1 Mabrouk Zaid
RB 6
CB 4 Redha Tukar
CB 21 Hamad Al-Montashari
LB 19 Saleh Al-Saqri
DM 14 Saud Khariri
RM 11 Hicham Aboucherouane
CM 18 Mohammed Noor (c)
CM 12 Ahmed Hadid
LM 8 Manaf Abushgeer
CF 27 Amine Chermiti
Substitutes:
GK 22 Tisir Al-Antaif
DF 5 Mohammed Salem
DF 33 Osama Al-Muwallad
MF 16 Meshal Al-Said
MF 30 Sultan Al-Nemri
FW 15
FW 29 Talal Al-Meshal
Manager:
Gabriel Calderón
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GK 1 Shin Hwa-yong
RB 2 Choi Hyo-jin
CB 24 Hwang Jae-won (c)
CB 32 Kim Hyung-il
LB 16
CM 20
CM 5 Kim Tae-su
RW 10
AM 7
LW 22
CF 9
Substitutes:
GK 41 Kim Jee-hyuk
DF 4 Kazunari Okayama
MF 8 Hwang Jin-sung
MF 12
MF 14
FW 18
FW 23 Yoo Chang-hyun
Manager:
Sérgio Farias
AFC Man of the Match:
No Byung-jun

Assistant referees:
Matthew Cream
Benjamin Wilson
Fourth official:
Peter Green

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Triple treat for Steelers . the-afc.com . . 7 November 2009 . 7 November 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180915133546/http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-champions-league-2009/25921-acl-awards . 15 September 2018 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Pohang book UAE berth . 2009-11-07 . FIFA.com . 2009-12-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091111055041/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid%3D1129833.html . 11 November 2009 . dead .