2017 AFC Champions League Final

The 2017 AFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2017 AFC Champions League, the 36th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 15th under the current AFC Champions League title.

2017 AFC Champions League Final
Event2017 AFC Champions League
Al-Hilal Urawa Red Diamonds
1 2
on aggregate
First leg
Al-Hilal Urawa Red Diamonds
1 1
Date18 November 2017 (2017-11-18)
VenueKing Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Man of the MatchShusaku Nishikawa (Urawa Red Diamonds)
RefereeAdham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
Attendance59,136
WeatherFine and dry
22 °C (72 °F)
Second leg
Urawa Red Diamonds Al-Hilal
1 0
Date25 November 2017 (2017-11-25)
VenueSaitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
Man of the MatchRafael Silva (Urawa Red Diamonds)
RefereeRavshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Attendance57,727
WeatherCold
10 °C (50 °F)

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Saudi Arabian team Al-Hilal and Japanese team Urawa Red Diamonds. This was the first AFC Champions League final involving a Japanese club since Gamba Osaka in 2008. The first leg was hosted by Al-Hilal at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh on 18 November 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Urawa Red Diamonds at the Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama on 25 November 2017. The winner earned the right to represent the AFC at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the second round.[1]

After the first leg ended in a 1–1 draw,[2] Urawa Red Diamonds defeated Al-Hilal 1–0 in the second leg to win 2–1 on aggregate, and were crowned AFC Champions League champions for the second time.[3]

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)
Al-Hilal West Region (Zone: WAFF) 5 (1986[A], 1987[B], 1991, 2000, 2014)
Urawa Red Diamonds East Region (Zone: EAFF) 1 (2007)
Notes
  1. ^
    The 1986 final was played in four-team round-robin format, with Al-Hilal finishing as runners-up.
  2. ^
    Al-Hilal was unable to participate in the 1987 final and therefore was declared as runners-up.

Venues
King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, hosted the first leg.
Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama, Japan, hosted the second leg.

This was the fourth time that an Asian club final was played in the King Fahd International Stadium, with the previous finals being 1995, 2000, and 2014 (second leg).

This was the second time that an Asian club final was played in the Saitama Stadium 2002, with the previous final being 2007 (second leg).

Road to the final
Further information: 2017 AFC Champions League

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

Al-Hilal Round Urawa Red Diamonds
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Persepolis 1–1 (A) Matchday 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 4–0 (A)
Al-Rayyan 2–1 (H) Matchday 2 FC Seoul 5–2 (H)
Al-Wahda 2–2 (A) Matchday 3 Shanghai SIPG 2–3 (A)
Al-Wahda 1–0 (H) Matchday 4 Shanghai SIPG 1–0 (H)
Persepolis 0–0 (H) Matchday 5 Western Sydney Wanderers 6–1 (H)
Al-Rayyan 4–3 (A) Matchday 6 FC Seoul 0–1 (A)
Group D winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Al-Hilal 6 12
2 Persepolis 6 9
3 Al-Rayyan 6 7
4 Al-Wahda 6 4
Source: AFC
 Final standings Group F winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Urawa Red Diamonds 6 12
2 Shanghai SIPG 6 12
3 FC Seoul 6 6
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 6 6
Source: AFC
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Esteghlal Khuzestan 4–2 2–1 (A) 2–1 (H) Round of 16 Jeju United 3–2 0–2 (A) 3–0 (a.e.t.) (H)
Al-Ain 3–0 0–0 (A) 3–0 (H) Quarter-finals Kawasaki Frontale 5–4 1–3 (A) 4–1 (H)
Persepolis 6–2 4–0 (H) 2–2 (A) Semi-finals Shanghai SIPG 2–1 1–1 (A) 1–0 (H)

Format

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the order of legs (first leg hosted by team from the West Region, second leg hosted by team from the East Region) reversed from the previous season's final.[4] The away goals rule, extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations, Section 3. 11.2 & 11.3).[1]

Matches

First leg

Urawa Red Diamonds took the lead in the seventh minute after Rafael Silva intercepted a clearance of Salman Al-Faraj and converted from close range.[5] Omar Kharbin scored for Al-Hilal in the 37th minute striking a close-range effort through the legs of Urawa Red Diamonds goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa.[6]

Al-Hilal 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds
 Report
Attendance: 59,136
Al-Hilal
Urawa Red Diamonds
GK1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf
RB2 Mohammed Al-Breik 90+1'
CB33 Osama Hawsawi (c)
CB70 Mohammed Jahfali 45+2'
LB12 Yasser Al-Shahrani
CM7 Salman Al-Faraj
CM8 Abdullah Otayf 70'
CM16 Nicolás Milesi 5' 78'
AM29 Salem Al-Dawsari
AM3 Carlos Eduardo 19'
CF77 Omar Kharbin 37'
Substitutes:
GK30 Mohammed Al-Waked
DF4 Abdullah Al-Zori
MF6 Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri
MF24 Nawaf Al Abed 66' 19'
MF27 Mohamed Kanno 80' 78'
FW20 Yasser Al-Qahtani
FW44 Mukhtar Fallatah 70'
Manager:
Ramón Díaz
GK1 Shusaku Nishikawa
RB6 Wataru Endo
CB22 Yuki Abe (c)
CB5 Tomoaki Makino
LB3 Tomoya Ugajin 12'
DM16 Takuya Aoki
RM9 Yuki Muto
CM10 Yōsuke Kashiwagi
CM15 Kazuki Nagasawa 76'
LM8 Rafael Silva 64'
CF30 Shinzo Koroki 86'
Substitutes:
GK25 Tetsuya Enomoto
DF4 Daisuke Nasu
DF46 Ryota Moriwaki
MF7 Tsukasa Umesaki 76'
MF39 Shinya Yajima
FW13 Toshiyuki Takagi 86'
FW21 Zlatan Ljubijankić 64'
Manager:
Takafumi Hori

Man of the Match:
Shusaku Nishikawa (Urawa Red Diamonds)

Assistant referees:
Ahmad Al-Roalle (Jordan)
Issa Al-Amawi (Jordan)
Fourth official:
Yousef Al-Jararwah (Jordan)
Additional assistant referees:
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Second leg

Carlos Eduardo (Al-Hilal) tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during first leg and was ruled out from second leg.[7] Urawa Red Diamonds scored the only goal in the 88th minute when Rafael Silva scored from the right of the penalty area, shooting high to the net with his right foot.[8][9]

Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Al-Hilal
 Report
Attendance: 57,727
Urawa Red Diamonds
Al-Hilal
GK1 Shusaku Nishikawa
RB6 Wataru Endo
CB22 Yuki Abe (c)
CB5 Tomoaki Makino 27'
LB3 Tomoya Ugajin 13' 74'
CM10 Yōsuke Kashiwagi 90+3'
CM16 Takuya Aoki
RW9 Yuki Muto
AM15 Kazuki Nagasawa 70'
LW8 Rafael Silva
CF30 Shinzo Koroki 84'
Substitutes:
GK25 Tetsuya Enomoto
DF2 Maurício Antônio 74'
DF46 Ryota Moriwaki
MF7 Tsukasa Umesaki 90+3'
MF39 Shinya Yajima
FW13 Toshiyuki Takagi
FW21 Zlatan Ljubijankić 84'
Manager:
Takafumi Hori
GK1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf
RB2 Mohammed Al-Breik
CB33 Osama Hawsawi (c)
CB70 Mohammed Jahfali
LB12 Yasser Al-Shahrani
DM8 Abdullah Otayf 20' 87'
RM29 Salem Al-Dawsari 72'  79'
CM16 Nicolás Milesi
CM7 Salman Al-Faraj 68'
LM24 Nawaf Al Abed 77'
CF77 Omar Kharbin 62'
Substitutes:
GK30 Mohammed Al-Waked
DF4 Abdullah Al-Zori
MF6 Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri
MF10 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 87'
MF27 Mohamed Kanno
FW20 Yasser Al-Qahtani 80' 68'
FW44 Mukhtar Fallatah 62'
Manager:
Ramón Díaz

Man of the Match:
Rafael Silva (Urawa Red Diamonds)

Assistant referees:
Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan)
Fourth official:
Mamur Saidkasimov (Uzbekistan)
Additional assistant referees:
Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

See also

References
  1. "2017 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.
  2. "Khribin strike keeps Al Hilal in the chase as Urawa Reds take early advantage". AFC. 18 November 2017.
  3. "Rafael strike steers Urawa Reds to 2017 AFC Champions League crown". AFC. 25 November 2017.
  4. "AFC Champions League quarter-final ties confirmed". AFC. 6 June 2017.
  5. "Rafael Da Silva goal helps Urawa Red Diamonds to draw with Al Hilal". ESPN. 18 November 2017.
  6. "Urawa earn valuable away draw". FIFA. 18 November 2017.
  7. "Al Hilal blow as Carlos Eduardo out of final second leg". Fox Sports Asia. 20 November 2017.
  8. "Urawa clinch ticket to UAE". FIFA. 25 November 2017.
  9. "Rafael Silva strike seals Asian Champions League crown for Urawa". ESPN. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
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