| 2016 AFC Champions League Final | |
| Event: | 2016 AFC Champions League |
| Team1: | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| Team1association: |  |
| Team1score: | 3 |
| Team2: | Al-Ain |
| Team2score: | 2 |
| Details: | on aggregate |
| Firstleg: | First leg |
| Team1score1: | 2 |
| Team2score1: | 1 |
| Date1: | 19 November 2016 |
| Stadium1: | Jeonju World Cup Stadium |
| City1: | Jeonju |
| Man Of The Match1a: | Leonardo (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors) |
| Man Of The Match1atitle: | AFC |
| Referee1: | Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) |
| Attendance1: | 36,158 |
| Weather1: | Overcast with fog 14°C |
| Secondleg: | Second leg |
| Team1score2: | 1 |
| Team2score2: | 1 |
| Date2: | 26 November 2016 |
| Stadium2: | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium |
| City2: | Al Ain |
| Man Of The Match2a: | Choi Chul-soon (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors) |
| Man Of The Match2atitle: | AFC |
| Referee2: | Ryuji Sato (Japan) |
| Attendance2: | 23,239 |
| Weather2: | Mild 24°C |
| Previous: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2017 |
The 2016 AFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2016 AFC Champions League, the 35th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 14th under the current AFC Champions League title.
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between South Korean team Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and United Arab Emirates team Al-Ain. The first leg was hosted by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors at the Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Jeonju on 19 November 2016, while the second leg was hosted by Al-Ain at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain on 26 November 2016.[1] Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won the final 3–2 on aggregate and clinched their second title.
| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2006, 2011 | |
| Al-Ain | 2003, 2005 |
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Round | Al-Ain | |||||||
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | |||||
 FC Tokyo | 2–1 (H) | Matchday 1 |  El Jaish | 1–2 (H) | |||||
 Jiangsu Suning | 2–3 (A) | Matchday 2 | El Jaish | 1–2 (A) | |||||
| Becamex Bình Dương | 2–0 (H) | Matchday 3 | Al-Ahli | 1–0 (H) | |||||
| Becamex Bình Dương | 2–3 (A) | Matchday 4 | Al-Ahli | 2–1 (A) | |||||
| FC Tokyo | 3–0 (A) | Matchday 5 |  Nasaf Qarshi | 1–1 (A) | |||||
| Jiangsu Suning | 2–2 (H) | Matchday 6 | Nasaf Qarshi | 2–0 (H) | |||||
| Group E winners | Final standings | Group D runners-up | |||||||
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
 Melbourne Victory | 3–2 | 1–1 (A) | 2–1 (H) | Round of 16 |  Zob Ahan | 3–1 | 1–1 (H) | 2–0 (A) | |
| Shanghai SIPG | 5–0 | 0–0 (A) | 5–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Lokomotiv Tashkent | 1–0 | 0–0 (H) | 1–0 (A) | |
| FC Seoul | 5–3 | 4–1 (H) | 1–2 (A) | Semi-finals | El Jaish | 5–3 | 3–1 (H) | 2–2 (A) | |
The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the order of legs decided by draw. The away goals rule, extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.[2]
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AFC Man of the Match: Leonardo (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)
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| AFC Man of the Match: Choi Chul-soon (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)
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