2016 AFC Champions League Final
Event2016 AFC Champions League
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Al-Ain
South Korea United Arab Emirates
3 2
on aggregate
First leg
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Al-Ain
2 1
Date19 November 2016
VenueJeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
AFC Man of the MatchLeonardo (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)
RefereeAhmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Attendance36,158
WeatherOvercast with fog
14 °C (57 °F)
Second leg
Al-Ain Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
1 1
Date26 November 2016
VenueHazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
AFC Man of the MatchChoi Chul-soon (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)
RefereeRyuji Sato (Japan)
Attendance23,239
WeatherMild
24 °C (75 °F)

The 2016 AFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2016 AFC Champions League, the 35th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 14th under the current AFC Champions League title.

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between South Korean team Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and United Arab Emirates team Al-Ain. The first leg was hosted by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors at the Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Jeonju on 19 November 2016, while the second leg was hosted by Al-Ain at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain on 26 November 2016.[1] Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won the final 3–2 at overall and clinched their second title.

Qualified teams

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2006, 2011
United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 2003, 2005

Background

Road to the final

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

South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Round United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Japan FC Tokyo 2–1 (H) Matchday 1 Qatar El Jaish 1–2 (H)
China Jiangsu Suning 2–3 (A) Matchday 2 Qatar El Jaish 1–2 (A)
Vietnam Becamex Bình Dương 2–0 (H) Matchday 3 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 1–0 (H)
Vietnam Becamex Bình Dương 2–3 (A) Matchday 4 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 2–1 (A)
Japan FC Tokyo 3–0 (A) Matchday 5 Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 1–1 (A)
China Jiangsu Suning 2–2 (H) Matchday 6 Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 2–0 (H)
Group E winners

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 10
2 Japan FC Tokyo 6 10
3 China Jiangsu Suning 6 9
4 Vietnam Becamex Binh Duong 6 4
Source: AFC
 Final standings Group D runners-up

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Qatar El Jaish 6 10
2 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 6 10
3 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 6 9
4 Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 6 5
Source: AFC
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Australia Melbourne Victory 3–2 1–1 (A) 2–1 (H) Round of 16 Iran Zob Ahan 3–1 1–1 (H) 2–0 (A)
China Shanghai SIPG 5–0 0–0 (A) 5–0 (H) Quarter-finals Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent 1–0 0–0 (H) 1–0 (A)
South Korea FC Seoul 5–3 4–1 (H) 1–2 (A) Semi-finals Qatar El Jaish 5–3 3–1 (H) 2–2 (A)

Rules

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the order of legs decided by draw. The away goals rule, extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.[2]

Match details

First leg

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea2–1United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Leonardo 70', 77' (pen.) Report Asprilla 63'
Attendance: 36,158
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Al-Ain
GK1South Korea Kwon Sun-tae (c)
RB27South Korea Kim Chang-soo
CB15South Korea Lim Jong-eun
CB3South Korea Kim Hyung-ilYellow card 42'
LB19South Korea Park Won-jae
DM25South Korea Choi Chul-soon
RM11Brazil Ricardo Lopes
CM13South Korea Kim Bo-kyungdownward-facing red arrow 64'
CM17South Korea Lee Jae-sung
LM10Brazil Leonardo
CF99South Korea Kim Shin-wookdownward-facing red arrow 81'
Substitutes:
GK21South Korea Hong Jeong-nam
DF30South Korea Kim Young-chan
MF7South Korea Han Kyo-won
MF34South Korea Jang Yun-ho
FW9South Korea Lee Jong-ho
FW20South Korea Lee Dong-gookupward-facing green arrow 64'
FW81Brazil Eduupward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
South Korea Choi Kang-hee
GK17United Arab Emirates Khalid Eisa
RB5United Arab Emirates Ismail Ahmed
CB19United Arab Emirates Mohanad SalemYellow card 76'
CB21United Arab Emirates Fawzi Fayez
LB50United Arab Emirates Mohammed Fayez
CM7Brazil Caio
CM10United Arab Emirates Omar Abdulrahman (c)
RW13United Arab Emirates Ahmed Barman
AM16United Arab Emirates Mohamed Abdulrahmandownward-facing red arrow 77'
LW29South Korea Lee Myung-joo
CF70Colombia Danilo AsprillaYellow card 69'downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
Substitutes:
GK22United Arab Emirates Mahmoud Almas
DF4United Arab Emirates Saeed Mosabah
DF37United Arab Emirates Rashed Muhayer
DF44United Arab Emirates Salem Juma
MF18United Arab Emirates Ibrahim Diakyupward-facing green arrow 90+3'
FW9Brazil Dyanfres Douglasupward-facing green arrow 77'
FW11United Arab Emirates Saeed Al-Kathiri
Manager:
Croatia Zlatko Dalić

AFC Man of the Match:
Brazil Leonardo (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)

Assistant referees:
Rashid Hamed Ali Al Ghaithi (Oman)
Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al Jardani (Oman)
Fourth official:
Jameel Juma Abdulhusain Mohamed (Bahrain)

Second leg

Al-Ain United Arab Emirates1–1South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Lee Myung-joo 34' Report Han Kyo-won 30'
Attendance: 23,239
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Al-Ain
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
GK17United Arab Emirates Khalid Eisa
RB5United Arab Emirates Ismail Ahmed
CB19United Arab Emirates Mohanad SalemYellow card 60'downward-facing red arrow 86'
CB21United Arab Emirates Fawzi Fayez
LB50United Arab Emirates Mohammed Fayezdownward-facing red arrow 71'
CM7Brazil Caio
CM10United Arab Emirates Omar Abdulrahman (c)Yellow card 90'
RW13United Arab Emirates Ahmed Barman
LW29South Korea Lee Myung-joo
CF70Colombia Danilo Asprilla
CF9Brazil Dyanfres Douglasdownward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutes:
GK22United Arab Emirates Mahmoud Almas
DF4United Arab Emirates Saeed Mosabahupward-facing green arrow 86'
DF44United Arab Emirates Salem Juma
MF16United Arab Emirates Mohamed Abdulrahmanupward-facing green arrow 71'
MF18United Arab Emirates Ibrahim Diakyupward-facing green arrow 78'
MF25United Arab Emirates Amer Abdulrahman
FW11United Arab Emirates Saeed Al-Kathiri
Manager:
Croatia Zlatko Dalić
GK1South Korea Kwon Sun-tae (c)Yellow card 90+5'
RB27South Korea Kim Chang-soo
CB3South Korea Kim Hyung-il
CB16South Korea Cho Sung-hwanYellow card 90+3'
LB19South Korea Park Won-jaeYellow card 65'
DM25South Korea Choi Chul-soon
RM11Brazil Ricardo Lopesdownward-facing red arrow 5'
CM13South Korea Kim Bo-kyungdownward-facing red arrow 90'
CM17South Korea Lee Jae-sung
LM10Brazil Leonardo
CF20South Korea Lee Dong-gookdownward-facing red arrow 58'
Substitutes:
GK21South Korea Hong Jeong-nam
DF15South Korea Lim Jong-eun
MF7South Korea Han Kyo-wonYellow card 59'upward-facing green arrow 5'
MF34South Korea Jang Yun-ho
FW9South Korea Lee Jong-ho
FW81Brazil Eduupward-facing green arrow 90'
FW99South Korea Kim Shin-wookYellow card 67'upward-facing green arrow 58'
Manager:
South Korea Choi Kang-hee

AFC Man of the Match:
South Korea Choi Chul-soon (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)

Assistant referees:
Toru Sagara (Japan)
Hiroshi Yamauchi (Japan)
Fourth official:
Jumpei Iida (Japan)

References

  1. ↑ "Jeonbuk book date with Al Ain in AFC Champions League Final". AFC. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. 28 November 2015.
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