2007 AFC Champions League final
Event | 2007 AFC Champions League | ||||||
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First leg | |||||||
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Date | 7 November 2007 | ||||||
Venue | Fooladshahr | ||||||
Referee | Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh | ||||||
Attendance | 30,000 | ||||||
Second leg | |||||||
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Date | 14 November 2007 | ||||||
Venue | 2008 → |
The 2007 AFC Champions League Final was a
Saitama
, Japan.
This was the first final to feature clubs from
J. League
champions.
Format
The rules for the final were exactly the same as for the previous knockout rounds. The tie was contested over two legs with
penalty shootout
taking place if the teams were still level after that.
Route to the final
Sepahan
Opponents | Round | H/A | Score1 | Sepahan goalscorers |
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Al Ittihad |
Group Stage | H | 2–1 | Mehdi Seyed-Salehi(2) |
Al Shabab |
Group Stage | A | 1–0 | Mehdi Seyed-Salehi |
Al Ain |
Group Stage | A | 2–3 | Mehdi Seyed-Salehi, Emad Mohammed |
Al Ain | Group Stage | H | 1–1 | Hossein Papi |
Al Ittihad | Group Stage | A | 5–0 | Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail, Mohammad Nouri(2), Emad Mohammed(2) |
Al Shabab | Group Stage | H | 1–0 | Mehdi Seyed-Salehi |
Kawasaki Frontale | Quarter Final, Leg 1 | H | 0–0 | |
Kawasaki Frontale | Quarter Final, Leg 2 | A | 0–0(p5–4) | |
Al Wahda |
Semi Final, Leg 1 | H | 3–1 | Mahmoud Karimi(2), Moharram Navidkia |
Al Wahda | Semi Final, Leg 2 | A | 0–0 |
1Sepahan's goals always recorded first.
Urawa Red Diamonds
Opponents | Round | H/A | Score1 | Urawa Reds goalscorers |
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Persik Kediri | Group Stage | H | 3–0 | Yamada, Nagai, Ono |
Sydney FC | Group Stage | A | 2–2 | Ponte, Nagai |
Shanghai Shenhua | Group Stage | H | 1–0 | Abe |
Shanghai Shenhua | Group Stage | A | 0–0 | |
Persik Kediri | Group Stage | A | 3–3 | Ono, Ponte, Abe |
Sydney FC | Group Stage | H | 0–0 | |
Jeonbuk Motors | Quarter Final, Leg 1 | H | 2–1 | Hasebe, Tatsuya Tanaka |
Jeonbuk Motors | Quarter Final, Leg 2 | A | 2–0 | Tatsuya Tanaka, Own Goal |
Seongnam Ilhwa |
Semi Final, Leg 1 | A | 2–2 | Tatsuya Tanaka, Ponte |
Seongnam Ilhwa | Semi Final, Leg 2 | H | 2–2(p5–3) | Washington , Hasebe
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1Urawa Red Diamonds' goals always recorded first.
Final summary
Team 1 | Agg.
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Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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1–3 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–1 | 0–2 |
First leg
1 – 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | |
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Mahmoud Karimi 47' | Robson Ponte 45' |
Fooladshahr
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh
Sepahan
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Urawa Reds
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Second leg
Sepahan | ||
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Yuichiro Nagai 22' Yuki Abe 71' |
Saitama
Attendance: 59,034
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov
Urawa Reds
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Sepahan
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See also
External links
- (in Persian) Sepahan Official club website
- (in English) Urawa Red Diamonds Official Site