2014 AFC Champions League final

June 2020 2014 AFC Champions League final 2014 AFC Champions League Western Sydney Wanderers AUS 30px 1 Al-Hilal KSA 30px 0 on aggregate First leg 1 0 25 October 2014 Parramatta Stadium Sydney Salem Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal)AFC Champions League 2014 Match Summary: Western Sydney Wanderers v Al-Hilal http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8403&stageid=319&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary 26 October 2014 AFC Tomi Juric (Western Sydney Wanderers)https://twitter.com/TheAFCCL/status/525956627598303232 AFC Champions League @TheAFCCL Twitter 25 October 2014 Fans' Alireza Faghani (Iran) 20,053 Partly cloudy22 °C °F42% humidity Second leg 0 0 1 November 2014 King Fahd International Stadium Riyadh Ante Covic (Western Sydney Wanderers)AFC Champions League 2014 Match Summary: Al-Hilal v Western Sydney Wanderers http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8404&stageid=319&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary 1 November 2014 AFC Nawaf Al Abed (Al-Hilal) Fans' Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) 63,763 Clear27 °C °F51% humidity 2013 2015 The 2014 AFC Champions League final was the final of the 2014 AFC Champions League, the 33rd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 12th under the current AFC Champions League title. The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Australian team Western Sydney Wanderers and Saudi Arabian team Al-Hilal. The first leg was hosted by Western Sydney Wanderers at Parramatta Stadium in Sydney on 25 October 2014, while the second leg was hosted by Al-Hilal at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh on 1 November 2014. This was the first AFC Champions League final involving an Australian club since Adelaide United in 2008, as well as the first to not involve a South Korean representative since the said final. Western Sydney Wanderers won the match 1–0 on aggregate to become the first Australian team to win the trophy. As champions, Wanderers also earned the right to represent the AFC at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco, entering at the quarter-finals.http://www.the-afc.com/sites/default/files/afc_champions_league_2014_competitions_regulations.pdf AFC Champions League 2014 Competition Regulations AFC PDF Qualified teams TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)AUS Western Sydney WanderersNoneKSA Al-Hilal1987, 1991, 2000 Venues thumbnail|left|The Parramatta Stadium hosted first leg of the final. thumbnail|right|The King Fahd International Stadium hosted second leg of the final. The 2014 AFC Champions League Final is contested in two-legged home-and-away format, held at the home of both finalists. It is the second consecutive year that the AFC adopted such an arrangement, following the success of the 2013 AFC Champions League Final. Western Sydney Wanderers' home venue, Parramatta Stadium, is a 21,500 seated stadium located in the city of Sydney. The stadium was chosen in preference to the 45,500 seated Sydney Football Stadium and 84,000 seated Stadium Australia.Parramatta Stadium to host Champions League Final http://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/article/parramatta-stadium-to-host-champions-league-final/1nsnfs8hwv7j01hdag917mesh5 wswanderersfc.com.au 8 October 2014 9 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141009075231/http://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/article/parramatta-stadium-to-host-champions-league-final/1nsnfs8hwv7j01hdag917mesh5 dead Although the experience during the final was widely praised, the stadium was built in 1985, and the lack of modern facilities saw the Wanderers lobby the NSW Government to replace the stadium with a new one, as an example, because VIP patrons were kept waiting for elevators to their corporate boxes. The stadium was demolished in February 2017 and replaced on the same site by the Western Sydney Stadium. Only one previous final has been held in Australia. In the second leg of the 2008 final, Adelaide United was defeated by Gamba Osaka 0–2 in Hindmarsh Stadium in the city of Adelaide. Gamba Osaka eventually claimed the title 5–0 on aggregate. Al-Hilal's home venue, King Fahd International Stadium, is a 61,781 seated stadium located in the capital city of Riyadh. It is also the home ground of several other Saudi Premier League clubs. In the history of the competition, seven finals have been held in Saudi Arabia and this final was the fifth that Riyadh hosted. The first final hosted by a Saudi Arabian city was the first ever Asian final, the 1985–86 Asian Club Championship, which was won by South Korean side Daewoo Royals 3–1 against Al-Ahli in the city of Jeddah. The next two consecutive finals, the 1986 and second leg of the 1987, were hosted in the Riyadh. The 1986 final was won by Japanese side Furukawa Electric, with Al-Hilal finishing runners-up. The 1987 final was awarded to Yomiuri FC after a walkover by Al-Hilal. Eight years later, Al-Nassr hosted the 1995 final, when Ilhwa Chunma won the match 1–0 in the King Fahd International Stadium. Al-Hilal brought the final back to Riyadh for the 1999–2000 final, in which the club won 3–2 against Japanese side Júbilo Iwata. The first leg of the 2004 final saw Al-Ittihad lose to South Korean side Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1–3 in the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium (6–3 on aggregate). The second leg of the 2005 final returned to Al-Ittihad's home, when the club was crowned Asian Champions after a 4–2 thrashing of United Arab Emirates side Al-Ain (5–3 on aggregate). Background Al-Hilal have made 21 appearances in continental football and been crowned champions of Asia on two occasions, in the 1991 and the 1999–2000 edition of the tournament. The 2014 Champions League was Western Sydney Wanderers first appearance in continental football, with the club only established in 2012. Both clubs qualified directly to the Champions League group stage through their respective leagues; Al-Hilal finished second in the 2012–13 Saudi Professional League and Western Sydney Wanderers ended their first ever season of competition (the 2012–13 A-League) as league winners. In the lead-up to the 2014 Champions League both finalists had strong seasons, with both clubs finishing second in their respective leagues (Al-Hilal in the 2013–14 Saudi Professional League and Western Sydney Wanderers in the 2013–14 A-League). Al-Hilal also managed to reach the quarter-finals of the 2014 King Cup of Champions where they were eliminated, and Western Sydney Wanderers reached the 2014 A-League Grand Final which they eventually lost in extra time. The clubs began competing in the Champions League group stage in February 2014 during mid-season in their domestic competitions, and they continued in the tournament after the end of the 2013–14 football seasons in Australia and Saudi Arabia due to the calendar format of the Asian tournament. For Al-Hilal, the 2014–15 Saudi Professional League started in early August before the resumption of the Champions League quarter-finals, while for the Western Sydney Wanderers, the 2014–15 A-League started in early October, after the Champions League semi-finals and before the final. Prior to the final, Al-Hilal coach Laurențiu Reghecampf dismissed the Wanderers as "a small team", and frequently promised that Al-Hilal would win the title.Dominic Bossi http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/alhilal-coach-laurentiu-reghecampf-dismisses-western-sydney-wanderers-as-a-small-team-20141031-11faov.html Al-Hilal coach Laurentiu Reghecampf dismisses Western Sydney Wanderers as 'a small team' 1 November 2014 smh.com.au 7 October 2016 Road to the final 2014 AFC Champions League Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). AUS Western Sydney WanderersRoundKSA Al-HilalOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultKOR Ulsan Hyundai1–3 (H)Matchday 1UAE Al-Ahli2–2 (H)CHN Guizhou Renhe1–0 (A)Matchday 2IRN Sepahan2–3 (A)JPN Kawasaki Frontale1–0 (H)Matchday 3QAT Al-Sadd2–2 (A)JPN Kawasaki Frontale1–2 (A)Matchday 4QAT Al-Sadd5–0 (H)KOR Ulsan Hyundai2–0 (A)Matchday 5UAE Al-Ahli0–0 (A)CHN Guizhou Renhe5–0 (H)Matchday 6IRN Sepahan1–0 (H)Group H winner Group H nFinal standingsGroup D winner Group D nOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnock-out stageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legJPN Sanfrecce Hiroshima3–3 (a)1–3 (A)2–0 (H)Round of 16UZB Bunyodkor4–01–0 (A)3–0 (H)CHN Guangzhou Evergrande2–2 (a)1–0 (H)1–2 (A)Quarter-finalsQAT Al-Sadd1–01–0 (H)0–0 (A)KOR FC Seoul2–00–0 (A)2–0 (H)Semi-finalsUAE Al-Ain4–23–0 (H)1–2 (A) Rules The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the order of legs decided by draw. The away goals rule, extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary. Match details First leg Summary The first leg was played at Parramatta Stadium in Sydney on 25 October 2014. The game started in a manner that did not reflect the eventual result. Moments after kick-off Salman Al-Faraj broke into the area on the left flank but couldn't find a team-mate and the Wanderers cleared the ball behind for a corner. Al-Hilal dominated possession and the chances but couldn't find any cracks in the Aussies' armoured defence. Moments before half-time Al-Hilal had their best chance of the night after a defensive clearance came off Mateo Poljak's face and into Nasser Al-Shamrani's position, but the striker skied his shot. Super-sub Tomi Juric came on in the 58th minute and it took him merely 6 minutes to make his mark: a peach of a cross from Antony Golec on the left wing found him up front, the number 9 connecting with a right boot that saw the ball slide under Abdullah Al-Sudairy to give the Wanderers a priceless goal. Golec later described it as the best cross in his entire career. As the clock ticked past the 70th minute Juric nearly had a brace, picking up the ball after Digão made a mistake and then went on a mazy run at the Al-Hilal defence. Juric opened up enough space for a placed shot from the edge of the penalty area, which beat the keeper but not the woodwork, the ball bouncing away from the path of Mark Bridge who would have been faced with a tap-in. Al-Hilal had the better of the match but lacked a truly cutting edge and it proved to be their downfall. Without an away goal to show for their trip, the Wanderers will win the Champions League trophy with a win or draw at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. If the Wanderers can continue their streak of scoring in away ACL matches their opponents will need at least three goals to win the tie.http://www.the-afc.com/afc-champions-league-2014/acl-final-1st-leg-western-sydney-wanderers-1-0-al-hilal ACL Final 1st Leg: Western Sydney Wanderers 1-0 Al Hilal AFC 25 October 2014https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2014/m=10/news=wanderers-edge-al-hilal-in-first-leg-2461612.html https://web.archive.org/web/20141028010527/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2014/m=10/news=wanderers-edge-al-hilal-in-first-leg-2461612.html dead 28 October 2014 Wanderers edge Al Hilal in first leg FIFA.com 25 October 2014 Details 25 October 2014 19:30 UTC+11 Western Sydney Wanderers AUS 1–0 Report KSA Al-Hilal Juric 64 Parramatta Stadium, Sydney 20,053 Alireza Faghani (Iran) _wsw1415h _wsw1415h _wsw1415h 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 Western Sydney Wanderers _3sccp13 _3sccp13 _3sccp13 _3sccp13 0B3D99 0B3D99 0B3D99 0B3D99 0B3D99 Al-Hilal GK 1 AUS Ante Covic RB 2 AUS Shannon Cole 83 CB 35 AUS Antony Golec CB 4 AUS Nikolai Topor-Stanley (c) LB 8 CRO Mateo Poljak 31 76 CM 33 AUS Daniel Mullen CM 18 ITA Iacopo La Rocca CM 17 AUS Brendan Hamill RF 7 AUS Labinot Haliti CF 11 AUS Brendon Santalab 43 58 LF 19 AUS Mark BridgeSubstitutes: GK 20 AUS Dean Bouzanis DF 13 AUS Matthew Spiranovic 76 DF 23 AUS Jason Trifiro DF 32 AUS Daniel Alessi MF 10 BRA Vítor Saba 83 FW 9 AUS Tomi Juric 58 FW 14 NZL Kwabena AppiahManager:AUS Tony Popovic GK 28 KSA Abdullah Al-Sudairy 53 RB 4 KSA Abdullah Al-Zori CB 26 BRA Digão CB 23 KOR Kwak Tae-hwi LB 12 KSA Yasser Al-Shahrani DM 27 KSA Saud Kariri (c) DM 25 ROU Mihai Pintilii CM 13 KSA Salman Al-Faraj 80 RF 7 BRA Thiago Neves 74 CF 15 KSA Nasser Al-Shamrani LF 29 KSA Salem Al-Dawsari 90+1Substitutes: GK 22 KSA Fahad Al-Thunayan DF 33 KSA Sultan Al-Deayea MF 6 KSA Mohammed Al-Qarni MF 10 KSA Mohammad Al-Shalhoub MF 24 KSA Nawaf Al-Abed 80 FW 9 KSA Hamed Al-Hamed FW 16 KSA Yousef Al-Salem 90+1Manager:ROU Laurențiu Reghecampf AFC Man of the Match: KSA Salem Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal) Fans' Man of the Match: AUS Tomi Juric (Western Sydney Wanderers) Assistant referees: Hassan Kamranifar (Iran) Reza Sokhandan (Iran) Fourth official: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Malaysia)Match rules 90 minutes. The first leg of a two legged tie. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions. Statistics +First half Western Sydney Wanderers Al-HilalGoals scored 0 0Total shotsShots on targetSavesBall possessionCorner kicksFouls committedOffsidesYellow cards 2 0Red cards 0 0 +Second half Western Sydney Wanderers Al-HilalGoals scored 1 0Total shotsShots on targetSavesBall possessionCorner kicksFouls committedOffsidesYellow cards 0 2Red cards 0 0 +Overall Western Sydney Wanderers Al-HilalGoals scored 1 0Total shots 6 14Shots on target 3 4Saves 2 1Ball possession 42% 58%Corner kicks 3 4Fouls committed 13 15Offsides 3 1Yellow cards 2 2Red cards 0 0 Second leg Summary The second leg was hosted by Al-Hilal at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh on 1 November 2014. In the 18th minute Al Hilal had the first chance of the game, swinging a free kick from the left flank that the Wanderers weren't able to get anything on, thankfully for them neither did one of their opponents, a right boot stuck out but agonisingly distant from making contact. A minute before half-time the first penalty shout of the night was waved away by referee Yuichi Nishimura. Inside the area a ball rolled into the path of the flying Nawaf Al-Abed, Antony Golec clipped the right foot of the attacker but the theatrical leap perhaps weighed the incidence in the favour of the Australians. After the break, it was another stonewall penalty turned down, when Salman Al-Faraj latched onto a through ball deep on the right corner of the penalty area and was clearly brought down by Ante Covic, but the goalkeeper punished for the indiscretion. Another potential penalty came when the ball was kicked at short range into the arms of Brendon Santalab. However, Nishimura judged that it was ball to hand rather than hand to ball. The Saudi representative pushed on and on, pressing for a goal that would take the game into extra time and it looked certain that they had one in the 84th minute: a cutback found Yasser Al-Qahtani, who fired a shot from near the penalty spot that had no right to be saved, but the hands of Covic found a way. The ball bounced once before spinning out for a corner just inches away from the goalpost. Details 1 November 2014 20:30 UTC+3 Al-Hilal KSA 0–0 Report AUS Western Sydney Wanderers King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh 63,763 Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) _3sccp13 _3sccp13 _3sccp13 _3sccp13 0B3D99 0B3D99 0B3D99 0B3D99 0B3D99 Al-Hilal _wsw1415h _wsw1415h _wsw1415h 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 Western Sydney Wanderers GK 28 KSA Abdullah Al-Sudairy RB 27 KSA Saud Kariri (c) 57 CB 26 BRA Digão CB 23 KOR Kwak Tae-hwi LB 25 ROU Mihai Pintilii RM 29 KSA Salem Al-Dawsari CM 13 KSA Salman Al-Faraj LM 12 KSA Yasser Al-Shahrani AM 7 BRA Thiago Neves 77 AM 24 KSA Nawaf Al-Abed 87 CF 15 KSA Nasser Al-ShamraniSubstitutes: GK 22 KSA Fahad Al-Thunayan DF 4 KSA Abdullah Al-Zori MF 6 KSA Mohammed Al-Qarni MF 10 KSA Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 77 MF 11 KSA Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari 87 FW 16 KSA Yousef Al-Salem FW 20 KSA Yasser Al-Qahtani 57Manager:ROU Laurențiu Reghecampf GK 1 AUS Ante Covic 90+1 RB 2 AUS Shannon Cole CB 35 AUS Antony Golec CB 4 AUS Nikolai Topor-Stanley (c) LB 8 CRO Mateo Poljak RM 7 AUS Labinot Haliti CM 18 ITA Iacopo La Rocca 77 CM 17 AUS Brendan Hamill LM 19 AUS Mark Bridge SS 14 NZL Kwabena Appiah 49 CF 11 AUS Brendon Santalab 59Substitutes: GK 20 AUS Dean Bouzanis DF 13 AUS Matthew Spiranovic 77 DF 23 AUS Jason Trifiro DF 33 AUS Daniel Mullen MF 10 BRA Vítor Saba 49 FW 9 AUS Tomi Juric 59 FW 26 AUS Jaushua SotirioManager:AUS Tony Popovic AFC Man of the Match: AUS Ante Covic (Western Sydney Wanderers) Fans' Man of the Match: KSA Nawaf Al-Abed (Al-Hilal) Assistant referees: Toru Sagara (Japan) Yagi Akane (Japan) Fourth official: Ryuji Sato (Japan)Match rules 90 minutes. The second leg of a two legged, aggregate scored tie. The Away goals rule is in force for the 90 minutes of regulation and extra time, if required. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions. Statistics +First half Al-Hilal Western Sydney WanderersGoals scored 0 0Total shotsShots on targetSavesBall possession 69% 31%Corner kicks 7 0Fouls committedOffsidesYellow cards 0 0Red cards 0 0 +Second half Al-Hilal Western Sydney WanderersGoals scored 0 0Total shotsShots on targetSavesBall possession 55% 45%Corner kicks 6 2Fouls committedOffsidesYellow cards 0 1Red cards 0 0 +Overall Al-Hilal Western Sydney WanderersGoals scored 0 0Total shots Shots on target Saves Ball possession 62% 38%Corner kicks 13 2Fouls committed Offsides Yellow cards 0 1Red cards 0 0 Reactions Western Sydney Wanderers coach, Tony Popovic, spoke after the match about the win, saying "we were called a small club yesterday, today we are the biggest in Asia."Western Sydney Wanderers win Asian Champions League title 1-0 on aggregate after 0-0 draw in second-leg final http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-02/western-sydney-wanderers-win-asian-champions-league-title/5860430 abc.net.au 9 November 2014 References External links AFC Champions League, the-AFC.com championsleague Final 2014 Category:2014–15 in Australian men's soccer Category:2014–15 in Saudi Arabian men's football Category:Western Sydney Wanderers FC matches Category:Al Hilal SFC matches Category:October 2014 sports events in Australia Category:November 2014 sports events in Asia Category:Men's soccer matches in Sydney Category:2010s in Sydney Category:2014 in New South Wales Category:Football matches in Saudi Arabia Category:Sports competitions in Riyadh Category:21st century in Riyadh