2009 AFC Champions League final

2009 AFC Champions League Final Logo 2.png 2009 AFC Champions League Al-Ittihad KSA 30px 1 Pohang Steelers KOR 1997 30px 2 7 November 2009 National Stadium Tokyo No Byung-jun (Pohang Steelers)Triple treat for Steelers http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-champions-league-2009/25921-acl-awards the-afc.com Asian Football Confederation 7 November 2009 7 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20180915133546/http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-champions-league-2009/25921-acl-awards 15 September 2018 dead dmy-all AFC Denilson (Pohang Steelers) Fans' Matthew Breeze (Australia) 25,743 Clear 2008 2010 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 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.https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=1129833.html#pohang+book+uae+berth Pohang book UAE berth 2009-11-07 FIFA.com 2009-12-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20091111055041/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid%3D1129833.html 11 November 2009 dead Qualified teams TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)KSA Al-Ittihad2004, 2005KOR 1997 Pohang Steelers1997, 1998 Road to Tokyo thumb|right|Pohang Steelers won the 2009 AFC Champions League. 2009 AFC Champions League Al-IttihadRoundPohang Steelers2009 AFC Champions League group stage#Group C 2009 AFC Champions League group stage: Group C Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsKSA Al-Ittihad6330144+1012QAT Umm-Salal6222613−78UAE Al-Jazira605167−15IRN Esteghlal604268−24Group stage2009 AFC Champions League group stage#Group H 2009 AFC Champions League group stage: Group H Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsKOR 1997 Pohang Steelers633073+412JPN Kawasaki Frontale6312107+310CHN Tianjin Teda622265+18AUS C.C. Mariners6024513−82OpponentResultLegsKnockout stageOpponentResultLegsKSA Al-Shabab2–1Round of 16AUS Newcastle United Jets6–0UZB Pakhtakor Tashkent5–14–0 home; 1–1 awayQuarter-finalsUZB Bunyodkor5–44–1 home; 1–3 awayJPN Nagoya Grampus8–36–2 home; 2–1 awaySemi-finalsQAT Umm-Salal4–12–0 home; 2–1 away Match details 7 November 2009 19:00 (JST) Al-Ittihad KSA 1 – 2 https://archive.today/20120912140813/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=367&matchId=2484 Report KOR 1997 Pohang Steelers Mohammed Noor 74 No Byung-jun 57Kim Hyung-il 66 National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo 25,743 Matthew Breeze (Australia) _Ittihad 0910 H _Ittihad 0910 H _Ittihad 0910 H FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFFFF FFFFFF Al-Ittihad _black_hoops _blackhoops _black_hoops FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 000000 FF0000 Pohang Steelers GK 1 KSA Mabrouk ZaidRB 6 KSA Obaid Al-Shamrani 64CB 4 KSA Redha TukarCB 21KSA Hamad Al-MontashariLB 19KSA Saleh Al-SaqriDM 14KSA Saud KhaririRM 11MAR Hicham AboucherouaneCM 18KSA Mohammed Noor (c) 50CM 12OMA Ahmed HadidLM 8 KSA Manaf AbushgeerCF 27TUN Amine ChermitiSubstitutes:GK 22KSA Tisir Al-AntaifDF 5 KSA Mohammed SalemDF 33KSA Osama Al-MuwalladMF 16KSA Meshal Al-SaidMF 30KSA Sultan Al-NemriFW 15ARG Luciano Leguizamón 64FW 29KSA Talal Al-MeshalManager:ARG Gabriel Calderón GK 1 KOR 1997 Shin Hwa-yongRB 2 KOR 1997 Choi Hyo-jinCB 24 KOR 1997 Hwang Jae-won (c)CB 32 KOR 1997 Kim Hyung-ilLB 16 KOR 1997 Kim Jung-kyum 75CM 20 KOR 1997 Shin Hyung-min　 39CM 5 KOR 1997 Kim Tae-suRW 10 BRA Denílson 90+3AM 7 KOR 1997 Kim Jae-sung 29LW 22 KOR 1997 No Byung-jun 90+1CF 9 MKD Stevica Ristić 71Substitutes:GK 41KOR 1997 Kim Jee-hyukDF 4JPN Kazunari OkayamaMF 8KOR 1997 Hwang Jin-sungMF 12KOR 1997 Park Hee-chul 75MF 14KOR 1997 Song Chang-ho 90+1 71FW 18KOR 1997 Namkung Do 90+3FW 23KOR 1997 Yoo Chang-hyunManager:BRA Sérgio Farias AFC Man of the Match: KOR 1997 No Byung-jun Assistant referees: AUS Matthew Cream AUS Benjamin Wilson Fourth official: AUS Peter Green See also 2009 AFC Champions League 2009 FIFA Club World Cup References External links Video highlights championsleague Final 2009 Category:Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) matches AFC Champions League Final Category:2009 in Japanese football Category:Football matches in Tokyo Category:Football finals in Japan Category:2009 in Tokyo Category:2009 in South Korean football Category:November 2009 sports events in Japan Category:2009–10 in Saudi Arabian men's football