2021 AFC Champions League Final
Event | 2021 AFC Champions League | ||||||
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Date | 23 November 2021 | ||||||
Venue | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh | ||||||
Man of the Match | Moussa Marega (Al-Hilal) | ||||||
Referee | Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)[1] | ||||||
Attendance | 50,171 | ||||||
Weather | Clear 25 °C (77 °F) 47% humidity | ||||||
The 2021 AFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2021 AFC Champions League, the 40th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 19th under the current AFC Champions League title.
The final was contested as a single match between Al-Hilal from Saudi Arabia and Pohang Steelers from South Korea. Prior to the match, both teams were joint most successful teams in the AFC Champions League, with three titles each. Al-Hilal won the match 2–0 and clinched their fourth title, becoming the outright most successful team in the history of the competition. They also qualified for the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
Teams[]
In the following table, finals until 2002 were in the Asian Club Championship era, since 2003 were in the AFC Champions League era.
Team | Region | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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West Region (Zone: WAFF) | 7 (1986[A], 1987[B], 1991, 2000, 2014, 2017, 2019) |
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East Region (Zone: EAFF) | 3 (1997, 1998, 2009) |
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Venue[]
On 20 October 2021, the AFC announced that Mrsool Park would host the final. It was later changed to King Fahd International Stadium, also in Riyadh.
Road to the final[]
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; *: played in centralized group locations).
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2–2* | Matchday 1 | ![]() |
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2–0* | Matchday 2 | ![]() |
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3–1* | Matchday 3 | ![]() |
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1–4* | Matchday 4 | ![]() |
2–0* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3–0* | Matchday 5 | ![]() |
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0–2* | Matchday 6 | ![]() |
1–1* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group A runners-up
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Final standings | Group G runners-up
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Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2–0 (A) | Round of 16 | ![]() |
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3–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | ![]() |
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2–1 (A) | Semi-finals | ![]() |
1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) (A) |
Format[]
The final was played as a single match. If tied after regulation time, extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out would have been used to decide the winning team.[2]
Match[]
Al-Hilal ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[1]
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Match rules[2]
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Notes[]
- ^ Each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "طاقم دولي إماراتي يُدير نهائي دوري أبطال آسيا 2021". UAE Football Confederation. 29 October 2021.
- ^ a b "AFC Champions League 2021 Competition Regulations" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation.
External links[]
- AFC Champions League, the-AFC.com
- AFC Champions League 2021, stats.the-AFC.com
- AFC Champions League finals
- 2021 AFC Champions League
- November 2021 sports events in Asia
- International club association football competitions hosted by Saudi Arabia
- Al Hilal SFC matches
- Pohang Steelers matches