2009 AFC Champions League Final

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2009 AFC Champions League Final
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Event2009 AFC Champions League
Al-Ittihad Pohang Steelers
Saudi Arabia South Korea
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
WeatherClear
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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.

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)
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad ,
South Korea Pohang Steelers ,

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
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 6 3 3 0 14 4 +10 12
Qatar Umm-Salal 6 2 2 2 6 13 −7 8
United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 6 0 5 1 6 7 −1 5
Iran Esteghlal 6 0 4 2 6 8 −2 4
Group stage
Main article: 2009 AFC Champions League group stage: Group H
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
South Korea Pohang Steelers 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 12
Japan Kawasaki Frontale 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10
China Tianjin Teda 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8
Australia C.C. Mariners 6 0 2 4 5 13 −8 2
Opponent Result Legs Knockout stage Opponent Result Legs
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 2–1 Round of 16 Australia Newcastle United Jets 6–0
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor Tashkent 5–1 4–0 home; 1–1 away Quarter-finals Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 5–4 4–1 home; 1–3 away
Japan Nagoya Grampus 8–3 6–2 home; 2–1 away Semi-finals Qatar Umm-Salal 4–1 2–0 home; 2–1 away

Match details[]

Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia1 – 2South Korea Pohang Steelers
Mohammed Noor Goal 74' Report No Byung-jun Goal 57'
Kim Hyung-il Goal 66'
Attendance: 25,743
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
Al-Ittihad
Pohang Steelers


Al-Ittihad: 4–1–2–1–2
GK 1 Saudi Arabia Mabrouk Zayed
DF 4 Saudi Arabia Redha Tukar
DF 6 Saudi Arabia Substituted off 64'
DF 19 Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Saqri
DF 21 Saudi Arabia Hamad Al-Montashari
MF 8 Saudi Arabia Manaf Abushgeer
MF 12 Oman Ahmed Hadid
MF 14 Saudi Arabia Saud Khariri　
MF 18 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Noor (c) Yellow card 50'
FW 11 Morocco Hicham Aboucherouane
FW 27 Tunisia Amine Chermiti
Substitutes:
GK 22 Saudi Arabia Tisir Al-Antaif
DF 5 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Salem
DF 33 Saudi Arabia Osama Al-Muwallad
MF 16 Saudi Arabia
MF 30 Saudi Arabia Sultan Alnumare
FW 15 Argentina Luciano Leguizamón Substituted in 64'
FW 29 Saudi Arabia Talal Al-Meshal
Manager:
Argentina Gabriel Calderón
Pohang Steelers: 4–3–3
GK 1 South Korea Shin Hwa-yong
RB 2 South Korea Choi Hyo-jin
CB 32 South Korea Kim Hyung-il
CB 24 South Korea Hwang Jae-won (c)
LB 16 South Korea Kim Jung-kyum Substituted off 75'
DM 20 South Korea Shin Hyung-min　 Yellow card 39'
CM 7 South Korea Kim Jae-sung Yellow card 29'
CM 5 South Korea Kim Tae-su
RW 10 Brazil Denilson Substituted off 90+3'
CF 9 North Macedonia Stevica Ristić Substituted off 71'
LW 22 South Korea No Byung-jun Yellow card 90+1'
Substitutes:
GK 41 South Korea Kim Jee-hyuk
DF 4 Japan Kazunari Okayama
DF 8 South Korea Hwang Jin-sung
MF 12 South Korea Park Hee-chul Substituted in 75'
MF 14 South Korea Song Chang-ho Yellow card 90+1' Substituted in 71'
FW 18 South Korea Namkung Do Substituted in 90+3'
FW 23 South Korea Yoo Chang-hyun
Manager:
Brazil Sérgio Farias

AFC Man of the Match:
South Korea No Byung-jun[1]

Assistant referees:
Australia Matthew Cream
Australia Benjamin Wilson
Fourth official:
Australia Peter Green

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "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.

External links[]

  • [1] Video highlights
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