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

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 and it was contested 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 6330144+1012
Qatar Umm-Salal 6222613−78
United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 605167−15
Iran Esteghlal 604268−24
 Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
South Korea Pohang Steelers 633073+412
Japan Kawasaki Frontale 6312107+310
China Tianjin Teda 622265+18
Australia C.C. Mariners 6024513−82
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
GK1Saudi Arabia Mabrouk Zaid
RB19Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Saqri
CB4Saudi Arabia Redha Tukar
CB21Saudi Arabia Hamad Al-Montashari
LB6Saudi Arabia Obaid Al-Shamranidownward-facing red arrow 64'
DM14Saudi Arabia Saud Khariri
RM11Morocco Hicham Aboucherouane
CM18Saudi Arabia Mohammed Noor (c)Yellow card 50'
CM12Oman Ahmed Hadid
LM8Saudi Arabia Manaf Abushgeer
CF27Tunisia Amine Chermiti
Substitutes:
GK22Saudi Arabia Tisir Al-Antaif
DF5Saudi Arabia Mohammed Salem
DF33Saudi Arabia Osama Al-Muwallad
MF16Saudi Arabia Meshal Al-Said
MF30Saudi Arabia Sultan Al-Nemri
FW15Argentina Luciano Leguizamónupward-facing green arrow 64'
FW29Saudi Arabia Talal Al-Meshal
Manager:
Argentina Gabriel Calderón
GK1South Korea Shin Hwa-yong
RB2South Korea Choi Hyo-jin
CB24South Korea Hwang Jae-won (c)
CB32South Korea Kim Hyung-il
LB16South Korea Kim Jung-kyumdownward-facing red arrow 75'
DM20South Korea Shin Hyung-min　Yellow card 39'
CM7South Korea Kim Jae-sungYellow card 29'
CM5South Korea Kim Tae-su
RF10Brazil Denilsondownward-facing red arrow 90+3'
CF9North Macedonia Stevica Ristićdownward-facing red arrow 71'
LF22South Korea No Byung-junYellow card 90+1'
Substitutes:
GK41South Korea Kim Jee-hyuk
DF4Japan Kazunari Okayama
MF8South Korea Hwang Jin-sung
MF12South Korea Park Hee-chulupward-facing green arrow 75'
MF14South Korea Song Chang-hoYellow card 90+1'upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW18South Korea Namkung Doupward-facing green arrow 90+3'
FW23South 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. 1 2 "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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