2020 AFC Champions League final

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 current AFC Champions League title.

2020 AFC Champions League Final
The Ulsan Hyundai team holds the AFC Champions League trophy
Event2020 AFC Champions League
Persepolis Ulsan Hyundai
1 2
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)

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 2020 and the second leg played on 28 November 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was suspended between March and September 2020, and upon its restart, all matches were relocated to centralised venues in Qatar, and the final was played at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah on 19 December 2020.[3]

Ulsan Hyundai won their second AFC Champions League title and 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)
Iran Persepolis West Region (Zone: CAFA) 1 (2018)
South Korea Ulsan Hyundai East Region (Zone: EAFF) 1 (2012)

Venue


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
Further information: 2020 AFC Champions League

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 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 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

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
Persepolis Iran1–2South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
  • Abdi 45'
 Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 8,517
Persepolis
Ulsan Hyundai
GK81Iran Hamed Lak
RB17Iran Mehdi Shiridownward-facing red arrow 74'
CB6Iran Hossein Kanaanizadegan
CB4Iran Jalal Hosseini (c)
LB77Iran Saeid Aghaei
CM66Iran Milad Sarlak
CM8Iran Ahmad Nourollahi
RM88Iran Siamak Nemati
AM5Iraq Bashar Resan
LM2Iran Omid Alishahdownward-facing red arrow 90'
CF16Iran Mehdi Abdi
Substitutes:
GK34Iran Amir Mohammad Yousefi
GK44Croatia Božidar Radošević
DF15Iran Mohammad Ansari
DF38Iran Ehsan Hosseini
MF11Iran Kamal Kamyabinia
MF23Iran Ali Shojaeiupward-facing green arrow 90'
MF26Iran Saeid Hosseinpour
FW25Iran Aria Barzegar
FW36Iran Arman Ramezaniupward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Iran Yahya Golmohammadi
GK1South Korea Jo Su-huk
RB23South Korea Kim Tae-hwan
CB44South Korea Kim Kee-hee
CB4Netherlands Dave BulthuisYellow card 79'
LB6South Korea Park Joo-hodownward-facing red arrow 72'
DM16South Korea Won Du-jae
RM72South Korea Lee Chung-yongdownward-facing red arrow 72'
CM10South Korea Yoon Bit-garam
CM8South Korea Sin Jin-ho (c)downward-facing red arrow 83'
LM7South Korea Kim In-sungdownward-facing red arrow 90+1'
CF9Brazil Júnior NegrãoYellow card 82'downward-facing red arrow 83'
Substitutes:
GK25South Korea Seo Ju-hwan
DF2South Korea Jeong Dong-ho
DF15South Korea Jung Seung-hyunupward-facing green arrow 83'
DF66South Korea Seol Young-wooupward-facing green arrow 90+1'
DF77South Korea Hong Chulupward-facing green arrow 72'
MF22South Korea Koh Myong-jin
MF17South Korea Kim Sung-joon
MF98South Korea Lee Sang-heon
FW11South Korea Lee Keun-houpward-facing green arrow 72'
FW19Norway Bjørn Maars Johnsenupward-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
  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
  1. "Persepolis FC v Ulsan Hyundai FC". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  2. "Qatar's Al-Jassim to officiate AFC Champions League Final". Asian Football Confederation. 17 December 2020.
  3. "AFC Champions League Final to be played in Doha, Qatar". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 16 October 2020.
  4. "AFC Champions League Final to mark the long-awaited return of fans". Asian Football Confederation. 18 December 2020.
  5. "2020 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation.
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