2016 AFC Champions League Final

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.

2016 AFC Champions League Final
Event2016 AFC Champions League
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Al-Ain
3 2
on aggregate
First leg
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Al-Ain
2 1
Date19 November 2016
VenueJeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
AFC Man of the MatchLeonardo (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)
RefereeAhmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Attendance36,158
WeatherOvercast with fog
14 °C (57 °F)
Second leg
Al-Ain Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
1 1
Date26 November 2016
VenueHazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
AFC Man of the MatchChoi Chul-soon (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)
RefereeRyuji Sato (Japan)
Attendance23,239
WeatherMild
24 °C (75 °F)

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 at overall and clinched their second title.

Qualified teams
Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2006, 2011
Al-Ain 2003, 2005

Background

Road to the final
Further information: 2016 AFC Champions League

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

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Round Al-Ain
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
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 10
2 FC Tokyo 6 10
3 Jiangsu Suning 6 9
4 Becamex Binh Duong 6 4
Source: AFC
 Final standings Group D runners-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 El Jaish 6 10
2 Al-Ain 6 10
3 Al-Ahli 6 9
4 Nasaf Qarshi 6 5
Source: AFC
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)

Rules

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]

Match details

First leg
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–1 Al-Ain
Leonardo  70', 77' (pen.) Report Asprilla  63'
Attendance: 36,158
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Al-Ain
GK1 Kwon Sun-tae (c)
RB27 Kim Chang-soo
CB15 Lim Jong-eun
CB3 Kim Hyung-il 42'
LB19 Park Won-jae
DM25 Choi Chul-soon
RM11 Ricardo Lopes
CM13 Kim Bo-kyung 64'
CM17 Lee Jae-sung
LM10 Leonardo
CF99 Kim Shin-wook 81'
Substitutes:
GK21 Hong Jeong-nam
DF30 Kim Young-chan
MF7 Han Kyo-won
MF34 Jang Yun-ho
FW9 Lee Jong-ho
FW20 Lee Dong-gook 64'
FW81 Edu 81'
Manager:
Choi Kang-hee
GK17 Khalid Eisa
RB5 Ismail Ahmed
CB19 Mohanad Salem 76'
CB21 Fawzi Fayez
LB50 Mohammed Fayez
CM7 Caio
CM10 Omar Abdulrahman (c)
RW13 Ahmed Barman
AM16 Mohamed Abdulrahman 77'
LW29 Lee Myung-joo
CF70 Danilo Asprilla 69' 90+3'
Substitutes:
GK22 Mahmoud Almas
DF4 Saeed Mosabah
DF37 Rashed Muhayer
DF44 Salem Juma
MF18 Ibrahim Diaky 90+3'
FW9 Dyanfres Douglas 77'
FW11 Saeed Al-Kathiri
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić

AFC Man of the Match:
Leonardo (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)

Assistant referees:
Rashid Hamed Ali Al Ghaithi (Oman)
Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al Jardani (Oman)
Fourth official:
Jameel Juma Abdulhusain Mohamed (Bahrain)

Second leg
Al-Ain 1–1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Lee Myung-joo  34' Report Han Kyo-won  30'
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
Attendance: 23,239
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Al-Ain
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
GK17 Khalid Eisa
RB5 Ismail Ahmed
CB19 Mohanad Salem 60' 86'
CB21 Fawzi Fayez
LB50 Mohammed Fayez 71'
CM7 Caio
CM10 Omar Abdulrahman (c) 90'
RW13 Ahmed Barman
LW29 Lee Myung-joo
CF70 Danilo Asprilla
CF9 Dyanfres Douglas 78'
Substitutes:
GK22 Mahmoud Almas
DF4 Saeed Mosabah 86'
DF44 Salem Juma
MF16 Mohamed Abdulrahman 71'
MF18 Ibrahim Diaky 78'
MF25 Amer Abdulrahman
FW11 Saeed Al-Kathiri
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić
GK1 Kwon Sun-tae (c) 90+5'
RB27 Kim Chang-soo
CB3 Kim Hyung-il
CB16 Cho Sung-hwan 90+3'
LB19 Park Won-jae 65'
DM25 Choi Chul-soon
RM11 Ricardo Lopes 5'
CM13 Kim Bo-kyung 90'
CM17 Lee Jae-sung
LM10 Leonardo
CF20 Lee Dong-gook 58'
Substitutes:
GK21 Hong Jeong-nam
DF15 Lim Jong-eun
MF7 Han Kyo-won 59' 5'
MF34 Jang Yun-ho
FW9 Lee Jong-ho
FW81 Edu 90'
FW99 Kim Shin-wook 67' 58'
Manager:
Choi Kang-hee

AFC Man of the Match:
Choi Chul-soon (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)

Assistant referees:
Toru Sagara (Japan)
Hiroshi Yamauchi (Japan)
Fourth official:
Jumpei Iida (Japan)

References
  1. "Jeonbuk book date with Al Ain in AFC Champions League Final". AFC. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  2. "2016 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. 28 November 2015.
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