2009 AFC Champions League final
Introduction 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.
Qualified teams TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Al-Ittihad'''2004''', '''2005''' Pohang Steelers'''1997''', '''1998'''
Road to Tokyo Pohang Steelers won the 2009 AFC Champions League.Al-Ittihad'''Round'''Pohang SteelersTeam '''Al-Ittihad'''6330144+10'''12''' Umm-Salal6222613−7'''8''' Al-Jazira605167−1'''5''' Esteghlal604268−2'''4'''Group stageTeam '''Pohang Steelers'''633073+4'''12''' Kawasaki Frontale6312107+3'''10''' Tianjin Teda622265+1'''8''' C.C. Mariners6024513−8'''2'''OpponentResultLegsKnockout stageOpponentResultLegs Al-Shabab2–1Round of 16 Newcastle United Jets6–0 Pakhtakor Tashkent5–14–0 home; 1–1 awayQuarter-finals Bunyodkor5–44–1 home; 1–3 away Nagoya Grampus8–36–2 home; 2–1 awaySemi-finals Umm-Salal4–12–0 home; 2–1 away
Match details  GK '''1'''  Mabrouk ZaidRB '''19''' Saleh Al-SaqriCB '''4'''  Redha TukarCB '''21''' Hamad Al-MontashariLB '''6'''  Obaid Al-Shamrani   DM '''14''' Saud KhaririRM '''11''' Hicham AboucherouaneCM '''18''' Mohammed Noor (c)  CM '''12''' Ahmed HadidLM '''8'''  Manaf AbushgeerCF '''27''' Amine Chermiti'''Substitutes:'''GK '''22''' Tisir Al-AntaifDF '''5'''  Mohammed SalemDF '''33''' Osama Al-MuwalladMF '''16''' Meshal Al-SaidMF '''30''' Sultan Al-NemriFW '''15''' Luciano Leguizamón   FW '''29''' Talal Al-Meshal'''Manager:''' Gabriel Calderón GK '''1'''  Shin Hwa-yongRB '''2'''  Choi Hyo-jinCB '''24'''  Hwang Jae-won (c)CB '''32'''  Kim Hyung-ilLB '''16'''  Kim Jung-kyum   DM '''20'''  Shin Hyung-min　 CM '''7'''  Kim Jae-sung  CM '''5'''  Kim Tae-suRF '''10'''  Denilson   CF '''9'''  Stevica Ristić   LF '''22'''  No Byung-jun  '''Substitutes:'''GK '''41''' Kim Jee-hyukDF '''4''' Kazunari OkayamaMF '''8''' Hwang Jin-sungMF '''12''' Park Hee-chul   MF '''14''' Song Chang-ho    FW '''18''' Namkung Do   FW '''23''' Yoo Chang-hyun'''Manager:''' Sérgio Farias'''AFC Man of the Match:''' No Byung-jun'''Assistant referees:''' Matthew Cream Benjamin Wilson'''Fourth official:''' Peter Green
See also *2009 AFC Champions League*2009 FIFA Club World Cup
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