2024 AFC Champions League final
| Event | 2023–24 AFC Champions League | ||||||
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| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 11 May 2024 | ||||||
| Venue | Nissan Stadium, Yokohama | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| Date | 25 May 2024 | ||||||
| Venue | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain | ||||||
The 2024 AFC Champions League final will be the final of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League, the 42nd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 21st edition under the AFC Champions League title.
The final will be contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Yokohama F. Marinos from Japan and Al Ain from the United Arab Emirates. The winners will earn the final Asian berth at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States.
This final is Yokohama F. Marinos first since the club's inception and the third for Al Ain, with their recent in 2016.[1][2]
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 (Federation) | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 Yokohama F. Marinos
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East (EAFF) | 0 (debut) |
 Al Ain
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West (WAFF) | 3 (2003, 2005, 2016) |
Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first. (H: home; A: away).
| Yokohama F. Marinos
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Round | Al Ain
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Incheon United
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2–4 (H) | Matchday 1 |  Pakhtakor
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3–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Shandong Taishan
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1–0 (A) | Matchday 2 |  Ahal
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4–2 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kaya–Iloilo
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3–0 (H) | Matchday 3 |  Al-Fayha
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4–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kaya–Iloilo
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2–1 (A) | Matchday 4 | Al-Fayha
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3–2 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incheon United
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1–2 (A) | Matchday 5 | Pakhtakor
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1–3 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shandong Taishan
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3–0 (H) | Matchday 6 | Ahal
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3–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group G winner
Source: AFC
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Final standings | Group A winner
Source: AFC
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| Opponent | Agg | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout stage | Opponent | Agg | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Bangkok United
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3–2 (a.e.t.) | 2–2 (A) | 1–0 (H) | Round of 16 | Nasaf
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2–1 | 0–0 (A) | 2–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shandong Taishan
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3–1 | 2–1 (A) | 1–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Al Nassr
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4–4 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | 1–0 (H) | 4–3 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ulsan HD
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3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | 0–1 (A) | 3–2 (H) | Semi-finals | Al Hilal
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5–4 | 4–2 (H) | 1–2 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format
The final will be played over two legs. If the aggregate score is tied after two legs, extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winning team.[3]
References
- ^ "Marinos reach Champions League final". japantimes.co.jp. 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Al Ain seal Asian Champions League final berth despite Al Hilal loss". Reuters. 23 April 2024.
- ^ "AFC Champions League 2023–24 Competition Regulations" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
External links
- AFC Champions League, the-AFC.com