2016 AFC Champions League final
Event | 2016 AFC Champions League | ||||||
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First leg | |||||||
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Date | 19 November 2016 | ||||||
Venue | Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju | ||||||
AFC Man of the Match | Leonardo (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors) | ||||||
Referee | Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) | ||||||
Attendance | 36,158 | ||||||
Weather | Overcast with fog 14 °C (57 °F) | ||||||
Second leg | |||||||
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Date | 26 November 2016 | ||||||
Venue | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain | ||||||
AFC Man of the Match | Choi Chul-soon (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors) | ||||||
Referee | Ryuji Sato (Japan) | ||||||
Attendance | 23,239 | ||||||
Weather | Mild 24 °C (75 °F) | ||||||
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.
Qualified teams
[edit]Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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![]() | 2006, 2011 |
![]() | 2003, 2005 |
Background
[edit]![]() | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (October 2016) |
Road to the final
[edit]Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
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Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2–1 (H) | Matchday 1 | ![]() | 1–2 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2–3 (A) | Matchday 2 | ![]() | 1–2 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2–0 (H) | Matchday 3 | ![]() | 1–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2–3 (A) | Matchday 4 | ![]() | 2–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3–0 (A) | Matchday 5 | ![]() | 1–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2–2 (H) | Matchday 6 | ![]() | 2–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group E winners
Source: AFC | Final standings | Group D runners-up
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Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3–2 | 1–1 (A) | 2–1 (H) | Round of 16 | ![]() | 3–1 | 1–1 (H) | 2–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5–0 | 0–0 (A) | 5–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | ![]() | 1–0 | 0–0 (H) | 1–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5–3 | 4–1 (H) | 1–2 (A) | Semi-finals | ![]() | 5–3 | 3–1 (H) | 2–2 (A) |
Rules
[edit]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
[edit]First leg
[edit]![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Al-Ain |
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AFC Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
Second leg
[edit]Al-Ain ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Lee Myung-joo ![]() | Report | Han Kyo-won ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Al-Ain | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Jeonbuk book date with Al Ain in AFC Champions League Final". AFC. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "2016 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. 28 November 2015.
External links
[edit]- AFC Champions League, the-AFC.com