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2020 AFC Champions League Final
The Ulsan Hyundai team holds the AFC Champions League trophy
Event2020 AFC Champions League
Date19 December 2020 (2020-12-19)
VenueAl Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Man of the MatchSin Jin-ho (Ulsan Hyundai)[1]
RefereeAbdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)[2]
Attendance8,517
WeatherMostly cloudy
24 °C (75 °F)

2019

2021

The 2020 AFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2020 AFC Champions League, the 39th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 18th under the AFC Champions League title.

The final was contested as a single match between Persepolis from Iran and Ulsan Hyundai from South Korea. Under the original format and schedule, the final would have been contested in two-legged home-and-away format, with the first leg played on 22 November and the second leg on 28 November 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was suspended between March and September 2020, and upon its resumption, all matches were relocated to centralised venues in Qatar, and the final was played at Al Janoub StadiuminAl Wakrah on 19 December 2020.[3]

Ulsan Hyundai won their second AFC Champions League title. As Asian champions, they qualified for the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar.

Teams

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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 Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Iran Persepolis West Region (Zone: CAFA) 1 (2018)
South Korea Ulsan Hyundai East Region (Zone: EAFF) 1 (2012)

Venue

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Al Janoub StadiuminAl Wakrah, Qatar, hosted the final.

On 16 October 2020, the AFC announced that the final would be played in Doha, Qatar.[3] This was the first Asian club competition final held at Al Janoub Stadium.

On 18 December 2020, the AFC announced that they had agreed with the Qatar Football Association to allow a limited number of fans to attend the match, which was the first match since restart of the tournament to have spectators.[4]

Road to the final

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Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; *: played in Qatar after restart).

Iran Persepolis Round South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Qatar Al-Duhail 0–2 (A) Matchday 1 Japan FC Tokyo 1–1 (H)
United Arab Emirates Sharjah 2–2 (A) Matchday 2 China Shanghai Shenhua 3–1 (*)
Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun 1–0 (*) Matchday 3 Australia Perth Glory 2–1 (*)
Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun 1–0 (*) Matchday 4 Australia Perth Glory 2–0 (*)
Qatar Al-Duhail 0–1 (*) Matchday 5 Japan FC Tokyo 2–1 (*)
United Arab Emirates Sharjah 4–0 (*) Matchday 6 China Shanghai Shenhua 4–1 (*)
Group C winners
Pos Team
  • t
  • e
  • Pld Pts
    1 Iran Persepolis 6 10
    2 Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun 6 9
    3 Qatar Al-Duhail 6 9
    4 United Arab Emirates Sharjah 6 7
    Source: AFC
    Final standings Group F winners
    Pos Team
  • t
  • e
  • Pld Pts
    1 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 6 16
    2 Japan FC Tokyo 6 10
    3 China Shanghai Shenhua 6 7
    4 Australia Perth Glory 6 1
    Source: AFC
    Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
    Qatar Al-Sadd 1–0 (*) Round of 16 Australia Melbourne Victory 3–0 (*)
    Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 2–0 (*) Quarter-finals China Beijing FC 2–0 (*)
    Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) (*) Semi-finals Japan Vissel Kobe 2–1 (a.e.t.) (*)

    Format

    [edit]

    The final was played as a single match. If tied after regulation time, extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out would have been used to decide the winning team.[5]

    Match

    [edit]
    15:00 UTC+3
    Persepolis Iran1–2South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
    • Abdi 45'
    Live Report
    Stats Report

    Attendance: 8,517

    Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

    Persepolis

    Ulsan Hyundai

    GK 81 Iran Hamed Lak
    RB 17 Iran Mehdi Shiri downward-facing red arrow 74'
    CB 6 Iran Hossein Kanaanizadegan
    CB 4 Iran Jalal Hosseini (c)
    LB 77 Iran Saeid Aghaei
    CM 66 Iran Milad Sarlak
    CM 8 Iran Ahmad Nourollahi
    RW 88 Iran Siamak Nemati
    AM 5 Iraq Bashar Resan
    LW 2 Iran Omid Alishah downward-facing red arrow 90'
    CF 16 Iran Mehdi Abdi
    Substitutes:
    GK 34 Iran Amir Mohammad Yousefi
    GK 44 Croatia Božidar Radošević
    DF 15 Iran Mohammad Ansari
    DF 38 Iran Ehsan Hosseini
    MF 11 Iran Kamal Kamyabinia
    MF 23 Iran Ali Shojaei upward-facing green arrow 90'
    MF 26 Iran Saeid Hosseinpour
    FW 25 Iran Aria Barzegar
    FW 36 Iran Arman Ramezani upward-facing green arrow 74'
    Manager:
    Iran Yahya Golmohammadi
    GK 1 South Korea Jo Su-huk
    RB 23 South Korea Kim Tae-hwan
    CB 44 South Korea Kim Kee-hee
    CB 4 Netherlands Dave Bulthuis Yellow card 79'
    LB 6 South Korea Park Joo-ho downward-facing red arrow 72'
    DM 16 South Korea Won Du-jae
    RM 72 South Korea Lee Chung-yong downward-facing red arrow 72'
    CM 10 South Korea Yoon Bit-garam
    CM 8 South Korea Sin Jin-ho (c) downward-facing red arrow 83'
    LM 7 South Korea Kim In-sung downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
    CF 9 Brazil Júnior Negrão Yellow card 82' downward-facing red arrow 83'
    Substitutes:
    GK 25 South Korea Seo Ju-hwan
    DF 2 South Korea Jeong Dong-ho
    DF 15 South Korea Jung Seung-hyun upward-facing green arrow 83'
    DF 66 South Korea Seol Young-woo upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
    DF 77 South Korea Hong Chul upward-facing green arrow 72'
    MF 22 South Korea Koh Myong-jin
    MF 17 South Korea Kim Sung-joon
    MF 98 South Korea Lee Sang-heon
    FW 11 South Korea Lee Keun-ho upward-facing green arrow 72'
    FW 19 Norway Bjørn Maars Johnsen upward-facing green arrow 83'
    Manager:
    South Korea Kim Do-hoon

    Man of the Match:


    Assistant referees:[2]
    Ramzan Al-Naemi (Qatar)
    Saud Al-Maqaleh (Qatar)
    Fourth official:[2]
    Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
    Fifth official:[2]
    Mohd Yusri Muhamad (Malaysia)
    Video assistant referee:[2]
    Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
    Assistant video assistant referees:[2]
    Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
    Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

    Match rules[5]

    • 90 minutes.
    • 30 minutes of extra time if tied.
    • Penalty shoot-out if still tied after extra time.
    • Ten named substitutes, of which up to five may be used, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[note 1]

    Notes

    [edit]
    1. ^ Each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "Persepolis FC v Ulsan Hyundai FC". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  • ^ a b c d e f "Qatar's Al-Jassim to officiate AFC Champions League Final". Asian Football Confederation. 17 December 2020.
  • ^ a b "AFC Champions League Final to be played in Doha, Qatar". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 16 October 2020.
  • ^ "AFC Champions League Final to mark the long-awaited return of fans". Asian Football Confederation. 18 December 2020.
  • ^ a b "2020 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation.
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