2024 AFC Champions League final

2024 AFC Champions League final
Event2023–24 AFC Champions League
Yokohama F. Marinos Al Ain
3 6
on aggregate
First leg
Yokohama F. Marinos Al Ain
2 1
Date11 May 2024 (2024-05-11)
VenueNissan Stadium, Yokohama
RefereeSalman Falahi (Qatar)
Attendance53,704
Second leg
Al Ain Yokohama F. Marinos
5 1
Date25 May 2024 (2024-05-25)
VenueHazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
RefereeIlgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Attendance24,826

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

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)
Yokohama F. Marinos East (EAFF) 1 (1990)
Al Ain West (WAFF) 3 (2003, 2005, 2016)

Road to the final

Further information: 2023–24 AFC Champions League

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

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

Format

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

First leg

Details

Yokohama F. Marinos 2–1 Al Ain
  • Uenaka 72'
  • K. Watanabe 84'
 Report
Attendance: 53,704
Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)


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

Second leg

Details

Al Ain 5–1 Yokohama F. Marinos
 Report
Attendance: 24,826
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)


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

References

  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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