| 2021 AFC Champions League final | |
| Event: | 2021 AFC Champions League |
| Team1: | Al-Hilal |
| Team1score: | 2 |
| Team2: | Pohang Steelers |
| Team2score: | 0 |
| Stadium: | King Fahd International Stadium |
| City: | Riyadh |
| Man Of The Match1a: | Moussa Marega (Al-Hilal) |
| Referee: | Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)[1] |
| Attendance: | 50,171 |
| Weather: | Clear 47% humidity |
| Previous: | 2020 |
| Next: | 2022 |
The 2021 AFC Champions League final was the final of the 2021 AFC Champions League, the 40th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 19th under the AFC Champions League title.
The final was contested as a single match between Al-Hilal from Saudi Arabia and Pohang Steelers from South Korea. Prior to the match, both teams were joint most successful teams in the AFC Champions League, with three titles each. Al-Hilal won the match 2–0 and clinched their fourth title, becoming the outright most successful team in the history of the competition. As Asian champions, they also qualified for the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
In the following table, the finals until 2002 were in the Asian Club Championship era, and since 2003 in the AFC Champions League era.
| Team | Region | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Al-Hilal | West Region (Zone: WAFF) | 7 (1986, 1987, 1991, 2000, 2014, 2017, 2019) | |
 Pohang Steelers | East Region (Zone: EAFF) | 3 (1997, 1998, 2009) |
On 20 October 2021, the AFC announced that Mrsool Park would host the final. It was later changed to King Fahd International Stadium, also in Riyadh.
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; *: played in centralized group locations).
| Al-Hilal | Round | Pohang Steelers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | |
 AGMK | 2–2 | Matchday 1 |  Ratchaburi Mitr Phol | 2–0 | |
| Shabab Al-Ahli | 2–0 | Matchday 2 |  Nagoya Grampus | 0–3 | |
 Istiklol | 3–1 | Matchday 3 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 4–1 | |
| Istiklol | 1–4 | Matchday 4 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2–0 | |
| AGMK | 3–0 | Matchday 5 | Ratchaburi Mitr Phol | 0–0 | |
| Shabab Al-Ahli | 0–2 | Matchday 6 | Nagoya Grampus | 1–1 | |
| Group A runners-up | Final standings | Group G runners-up | |||
| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | |
 Esteghlal | 2–0 (A) | Round of 16 | Cerezo Osaka | 1–0 (A) | |
| Persepolis | 3–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Nagoya Grampus | 3–0 (H) | |
| Al-Nassr | 2–1 (A) | Semi-finals | Ulsan Hyundai | 1–1 (A) | |
The final was played as a single match. If tied after regulation time, extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out would have been used to decide the winning team.[2]
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| Man of the Match: Moussa Marega (Al-Hilal)
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