2009 AFC Champions League final
Football match
2009 AFC Champions League final
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 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 2004, 2005
South Korea Pohang Steelers 1997, 1998

Road to Tokyo

Pohang Steelers won the 2009 AFC Champions League.
Al-Ittihad Round Pohang Steelers
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
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 74' Report No Byung-jun 57'
Kim Hyung-il 66'
Attendance: 25,743
Al-Ittihad
Pohang Steelers
GK 1 Saudi Arabia Mabrouk Zaid
RB 6 Saudi Arabia Obaid Al-Shamrani downward-facing red arrow 64'
CB 4 Saudi Arabia Redha Tukar
CB 21 Saudi Arabia Hamad Al-Montashari
LB 19 Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Saqri
DM 14 Saudi Arabia Saud Khariri
RM 11 Morocco Hicham Aboucherouane
CM 18 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Noor (c) Yellow card 50'
CM 12 Oman Ahmed Hadid
LM 8 Saudi Arabia Manaf Abushgeer
CF 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 Meshal Al-Said
MF 30 Saudi Arabia Sultan Al-Nemri
FW 15 Argentina Luciano Leguizamón upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 29 Saudi Arabia Talal Al-Meshal
Manager:
Argentina Gabriel Calderón
GK 1 South Korea Shin Hwa-yong
RB 2 South Korea Choi Hyo-jin
CB 24 South Korea Hwang Jae-won (c)
CB 32 South Korea Kim Hyung-il
LB 16 South Korea Kim Jung-kyum downward-facing red arrow 75'
CM 20 South Korea Shin Hyung-min　 Yellow card 39'
CM 5 South Korea Kim Tae-su
RW 10 Brazil Denílson downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
AM 7 South Korea Kim Jae-sung Yellow card 29'
LW 22 South Korea No Byung-jun Yellow card 90+1'
CF 9 North Macedonia Stevica Ristić downward-facing red arrow 71'
Substitutes:
GK 41 South Korea Kim Jee-hyuk
DF 4 Japan Kazunari Okayama
MF 8 South Korea Hwang Jin-sung
MF 12 South Korea Park Hee-chul upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 14 South Korea Song Chang-ho Yellow card 90+1' upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 18 South Korea Namkung Do upward-facing green arrow 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.
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