2009 AFC Champions League Final

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 and it was contested 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.

2009 AFC Champions League Final
Event2009 AFC Champions League
Al-Ittihad Pohang Steelers
1 2
Date7 November 2009
VenueNational Stadium, Tokyo
AFC Man of the MatchNo Byung-jun (Pohang Steelers)[1]
Fans' Man of the MatchDenilson (Pohang Steelers)
RefereeMatthew Breeze (Australia)
Attendance25,743
WeatherGood

Pohang Steelers defeated Al-Ittihad 2–1, winning its third title to become the most successful club in Asian football.[2]

Qualified teams
Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Ittihad 2004, 2005
Pohang Steelers 1997, 1998

Road to Tokyo
Pohang Steelers won the 2009 AFC Champions League.
Further information: 2009 AFC Champions League
Al-Ittihad Round Pohang Steelers
Main article: 2009 AFC Champions League group stage: Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Ittihad 6330144+1012
Umm-Salal 6222613−78
Al-Jazira 605167−15
Esteghlal 604268−24
 Group stage
Main article: 2009 AFC Champions League group stage: Group H
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Pohang Steelers 633073+412
Kawasaki Frontale 6312107+310
Tianjin Teda 622265+18
C.C. Mariners 6024513−82
Opponent Result Legs Knockout stage Opponent Result Legs
Al-Shabab 2–1 Round of 16 Newcastle United Jets 6–0
Pakhtakor Tashkent 5–1 4–0 home; 1–1 away Quarter-finals Bunyodkor 5–4 4–1 home; 1–3 away
Nagoya Grampus 8–3 6–2 home; 2–1 away Semi-finals Umm-Salal 4–1 2–0 home; 2–1 away

Match details
Al-Ittihad 1 – 2 Pohang Steelers
Mohammed Noor  74' Report No Byung-jun  57'
Kim Hyung-il  66'
Attendance: 25,743
Al-Ittihad
Pohang Steelers


Al-Ittihad: 4–1–2–1–2
GK1 Mabrouk Zayed
DF4 Redha Tukar
DF6 Obaid Alshamrani 64'
DF19 Saleh Al-Saqri
DF21 Hamad Al-Montashari
MF8 Manaf Abushgeer
MF12 Ahmed Hadid
MF14 Saud Khariri　
MF18 Mohammed Noor (c) 50'
FW11 Hicham Aboucherouane
FW27 Amine Chermiti
Substitutes:
GK22 Tisir Al-Antaif
DF5 Mohammed Salem
DF33 Osama Al-Muwallad
MF16 Mishal Al-Said
MF30 Sultan Alnumare
FW15 Luciano Leguizamón 64'
FW29 Talal Al-Meshal
Manager:
Gabriel Calderón
Pohang Steelers: 4–3–3
GK1 Shin Hwa-yong
RB2 Choi Hyo-jin
CB32 Kim Hyung-il
CB24 Hwang Jae-won (c)
LB16 Kim Jung-kyum 75'
DM20 Shin Hyung-min　 39'
CM7 Kim Jae-sung 29'
CM5 Kim Tae-su
RW10 Denilson 90+3'
CF9 Stevica Ristić 71'
LW22 No Byung-jun 90+1'
Substitutes:
GK41 Kim Jee-hyuk
DF4 Kazunari Okayama
DF8 Hwang Jin-sung
MF12 Park Hee-chul 75'
MF14 Song Chang-ho 90+1' 71'
FW18 Namgung Do 90+3'
FW23 Yoo Chang-hyun
Manager:
Sérgio Farias

AFC Man of the Match:
No Byung-Jun[1]

Assistant referees:
Matthew Cream
Wilson David
Fourth official:
Green Daniel

See also

References
  1. "Triple treat for Steelers". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 7 November 2009. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  2. "Pohang book UAE berth". FIFA.com. 2009-11-07. Archived from the original on 11 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
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