2024 AFC Champions League final

2024 AFC Champions League final
Event2023–24 AFC Champions League
on aggregate
First leg
Date11 May 2024 (2024-05-11)
VenueNissan Stadium, Yokohama
RefereeSalman Falahi (Qatar)
Attendance53,704
Second leg
Date25 May 2024 (2024-05-25)
VenueHazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
RefereeIlgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Attendance24,826
2023
2025

The 2024 AFC Champions League final was the final of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League, the 42nd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 21st edition under the AFC Champions League title.

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Yokohama F. Marinos from Japan and Al Ain from the United Arab Emirates. The winners earned the final Asian berth at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States.

This final was the second for Yokohama F. Marinos after 1990,[1] and the fourth for Al Ain, with their most recent in 2016.[2]

Teams

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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 (Federation) Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Japan Yokohama F. Marinos East (EAFF) 1 (1990)
United Arab Emirates Al Ain West (WAFF) 3 (2003, 2005, 2016)

Road to the final

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

Japan Yokohama F. Marinos Round United Arab Emirates Al Ain
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
South Korea Incheon United 2–4 (H) Matchday 1 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 3–0 (A)
China Shandong Taishan 1–0 (A) Matchday 2 Turkmenistan Ahal 4–2 (H)
Philippines Kaya–Iloilo 3–0 (H) Matchday 3 Saudi Arabia Al-Fayha 4–1 (H)
Philippines Kaya–Iloilo 2–1 (A) Matchday 4 Saudi Arabia Al-Fayha 3–2 (A)
South Korea Incheon United 1–2 (A) Matchday 5 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 1–3 (H)
China Shandong Taishan 3–0 (H) Matchday 6 Turkmenistan Ahal 3–1 (A)
Group G winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 6 12
2 China Shandong Taishan 6 12
3 South Korea Incheon United 6 12
4 Philippines Kaya–Iloilo 6 0
Source: AFC
Final standings Group A winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 6 15
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Fayha 6 9
3 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 6 7
4 Turkmenistan Ahal 6 4
Source: AFC
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Thailand Bangkok United 3–2 (a.e.t.) 2–2 (A) 1–0 (H) Round of 16 Uzbekistan Nasaf 2–1 0–0 (A) 2–1 (H)
China Shandong Taishan 3–1 2–1 (A) 1–0 (H) Quarter-finals Saudi Arabia Al Nassr 4–4 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) 1–0 (H) 3–4 (A)
South Korea Ulsan HD 3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) 0–1 (A) 3–2 (H) Semi-finals Saudi Arabia Al Hilal 5–4 4–2 (H) 1–2 (A)

Format

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The final was played over two legs. If the aggregate score would be level after two legs, extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winning team.[3]

Matches

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First leg

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Details

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Yokohama F. Marinos Japan2–1United Arab Emirates Al Ain
Report
Attendance: 53,704
Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)


Yokohama F. Marinos
Al Ain
GK 42 Japan William Popp
RB 27 Japan Ken Matsubara
CB 4 Japan Shinnosuke Hatanaka
CB 5 Brazil Eduardo downward-facing red arrow 37'
LB 2 Japan Katsuya Nagato Yellow card 90+3'
CM 14 Japan Asahi Uenaka Yellow card 75' downward-facing red arrow 77'
CM 8 Japan Takuya Kida (c) downward-facing red arrow 61'
CM 29 South Korea Nam Tae-hee downward-facing red arrow 77'
RF 20 Brazil Yan Matheus
CF 11 Brazil Anderson Lopes
LF 7 Brazil Élber downward-facing red arrow 61'
Substitutes:
GK 21 Japan Hiroki Iikura
GK 31 Japan Fuma Shirasaka
DF 16 Japan Ren Kato
DF 24 Japan Hijiri Kato
DF 39 Japan Taiki Watanabe upward-facing green arrow 37'
MF 6 Japan Kota Watanabe upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 17 Japan Kenta Inoue
MF 18 Japan Kota Mizunuma
MF 28 Japan Riku Yamane upward-facing green arrow 77'
MF 35 Japan Keigo Sakakibara upward-facing green arrow 77'
MF 47 Japan Kazuya Yamamura
FW 23 Japan Ryo Miyaichi upward-facing green arrow 61'
Manager:
Australia Harry Kewell
GK 17 United Arab Emirates Khalid Eisa
RB 70 Mali Abdoul Karim Traoré
CB 16 United Arab Emirates Khalid Al-Hashemi
CB 3 United Arab Emirates Kouame Autonne
LB 11 United Arab Emirates Bandar Al-Ahbabi (c)
CM 8 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Abbas downward-facing red arrow 90+4'
CM 5 South Korea Park Yong-woo Yellow card 90+5'
CM 6 United Arab Emirates Yahia Nader
RF 10 Paraguay Kaku
CF 21 Morocco Soufiane Rahimi
LF 20 Argentina Matías Palacios
Substitutes:
GK 1 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Abo Sandah
GK 12 United Arab Emirates Sultan Al-Mantheri
DF 4 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Ali Shaker
DF 40 United Arab Emirates Khalid Ali Al-Baloushi
DF 44 United Arab Emirates Saeed Juma
DF 66 United Arab Emirates Mansour Al-Shamsi
MF 13 United Arab Emirates Ahmed Barman
MF 18 United Arab Emirates Khalid Al-Balochi
MF 22 United Arab Emirates Falah Waleed
MF 27 United Arab Emirates Sultan Al-Shamsi upward-facing green arrow 90+4'
MF 30 United Arab Emirates Hazem Mohammad
Manager:
Argentina Hernán Crespo

Second leg

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Details

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Al Ain United Arab Emirates5–1Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
Report
Attendance: 24,826
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)


Al Ain
Yokohama F. Marinos
GK 17 United Arab Emirates Khalid Eisa
RB 11 United Arab Emirates Bandar Al-Ahbabi (c)
CB 16 United Arab Emirates Khalid Al-Hashemi
CB 3 United Arab Emirates Kouame Autonne
LB 44 United Arab Emirates Saeed Juma downward-facing red arrow 58'
CM 6 United Arab Emirates Yahia Nader downward-facing red arrow 89'
CM 5 South Korea Park Yong-woo
CM 8 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Abbas downward-facing red arrow 84'
AM 10 Paraguay Kaku Yellow card 90+9'
CF 20 Argentina Matías Palacios
CF 21 Morocco Soufiane Rahimi Yellow card 68'
Substitutes:
GK 1 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Abo Sandah
GK 12 United Arab Emirates Sultan Al-Mantheri
DF 4 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Ali Shaker
DF 40 United Arab Emirates Khalid Ali Al-Baloushi
DF 66 United Arab Emirates Mansour Al-Shamsi
MF 13 United Arab Emirates Ahmed Barman upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 18 United Arab Emirates Khalid Al-Balochi
MF 22 United Arab Emirates Falah Waleed upward-facing green arrow 89'
MF 27 United Arab Emirates Sultan Al-Shamsi
MF 30 United Arab Emirates Hazem Mohammad
FW 9 Togo Kodjo Laba upward-facing green arrow 58'
Manager:
Argentina Hernán Crespo
GK 42 Japan William Popp Red card 45+10'
RB 27 Japan Ken Matsubara
CB 15 Japan Takumi Kamijima
CB 4 Japan Shinnosuke Hatanaka downward-facing red arrow 62'
LB 2 Japan Katsuya Nagato
CM 8 Japan Takuya Kida (c) downward-facing red arrow 63'
CM 6 Japan Kota Watanabe
RW 20 Brazil Yan Matheus downward-facing red arrow 78'
AM 14 Japan Asahi Uenaka downward-facing red arrow 46'
LW 7 Brazil Élber downward-facing red arrow 45+14'
CF 11 Brazil Anderson Lopes
Substitutes:
GK 21 Japan Hiroki Iikura
GK 31 Japan Fuma Shirasaka upward-facing green arrow 45+14'
DF 5 Brazil Eduardo upward-facing green arrow 62'
DF 16 Japan Ren Kato
DF 24 Japan Hijiri Kato
MF 17 Japan Kenta Inoue
MF 18 Japan Kota Mizunuma
MF 28 Japan Riku Yamane upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 35 Japan Keigo Sakakibara upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 40 Japan Jun Amano
MF 47 Japan Kazuya Yamamura
FW 23 Japan Ryo Miyaichi upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Australia Harry Kewell Yellow card 90+3'

References

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  1. ^ "Yokohama F. Marinos do it the hard way but they are finally in an AFC Champions League final". ESPN. 24 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Al Ain seal Asian Champions League final berth despite Al Hilal loss". Reuters. 23 April 2024.
  3. ^ "AFC Champions League 2023–24 Competition Regulations" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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