2020 AFC Champions League final
Ulsan Hyundai team holds the AFC Champions League trophy | |||||||
Event | 2020 AFC Champions League | ||||||
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Date | 19 December 2020 | ||||||
Venue | Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah | ||||||
Man of the Match | Sin Jin-ho (Ulsan Hyundai)[1] | ||||||
Referee | Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)[2] | ||||||
Attendance | 8,517 | ||||||
Weather | Mostly cloudy 24 °C (75 °F) | ||||||
The 2020 AFC Champions League Final was the final of the
The final was contested as a single match between
Ulsan Hyundai won their second AFC Champions League title. As Asian champions, they qualified for the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar.
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 | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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West Region (Zone: CAFA) | 1 ( 2018 )
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Ulsan Hyundai
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East Region (Zone: EAFF) | 1 ( 2012 )
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Venue
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/da/Visita_ao_est%C3%A1dio_de_futebol_Al_Janoub.jpg/220px-Visita_ao_est%C3%A1dio_de_futebol_Al_Janoub.jpg)
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
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; *: played in Qatar after restart).
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Round | Ulsan Hyundai
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0–2 (A) | Matchday 1 | ![]() |
1–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2–2 (A) | Matchday 2 | Shanghai Shenhua
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3–1 (*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Al-Taawoun
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1–0 (*) | Matchday 3 | ![]() |
2–1 (*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Al-Taawoun
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1–0 (*) | Matchday 4 | ![]() |
2–0 (*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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0–1 (*) | Matchday 5 | ![]() |
2–1 (*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4–0 (*) | Matchday 6 | Shanghai Shenhua
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4–1 (*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group C winners
Source: AFC
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Final standings | Group F winners
Source: AFC
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Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1–0 (*) | Round of 16 | ![]() |
3–0 (*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pakhtakor
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2–0 (*) | Quarter-finals | Beijing FC
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2–0 (*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) (*) | Semi-finals | ![]() |
2–1 (a.e.t.) (*) |
Format
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
Ulsan Hyundai | ||
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Live Report Stats Report |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ulsan Hyundai
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Man of the Match:
Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia )
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Match rules[5]
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Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ "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.
External links
- AFC Champions League, the-AFC.com
- AFC Champions League 2020, stats.the-AFC.com