2022 AFC Champions League final

The 2022 AFC Champions League final was the final of the 2022 AFC Champions League, the 41st edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 20th edition under the AFC Champions League title.

2022 AFC Champions League final
Event2022 AFC Champions League
Al-Hilal Urawa Red Diamonds
1 2
First leg
Al-Hilal Urawa Red Diamonds
1 1
Date29 April 2023 (2023-04-29)
VenueKing Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
RefereeAhmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Attendance50,881[1][2]
WeatherClear
31 °C (88 °F)
15% humidity
Second leg
Urawa Red Diamonds Al-Hilal
1 0
Date6 May 2023 (2023-05-06)
VenueSaitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
RefereeMa Ning (China)
Attendance53,574[3]

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Al-Hilal from Saudi Arabia and Urawa Red Diamonds from Japan. Urawa Red Diamonds won the tie 2–1 on aggregate and clinched their third title.[4] As Asian champions, they qualified for the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia.

The 2022 final was the third time in six years that these two teams met in the AFC Champions League final, after the 2017 final which Urawa Red Diamonds won 2–1 on aggregate and the 2019 final which Al-Hilal won 3–0 on aggregate.

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)
Al-Hilal West (WAFF) 8 (1986,[A] 1987,[B] 1991, 2000, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Urawa Red Diamonds East (EAFF) 3 (2007, 2017, 2019)
Notes
  1. ^
    The 1986 final was played in a four-team round-robin format, with Al-Hilal finishing as runners-up.
  2. ^
    Al-Hilal were unable to participate in the 1987 final and were declared runners-up.

Road to the final
Further information: 2022 AFC Champions League

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Al-Hilal Round Urawa Red Diamonds
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Sharjah 2–1 Matchday 1 Lion City Sailors 4–1
Al-Rayyan 3–0 Matchday 2 Shandong Taishan 5–0
Istiklol 1–0 Matchday 3 Daegu FC 0–1
Istiklol 3–0 Matchday 4 Daegu FC 0–0
Sharjah 2–2 Matchday 5 Lion City Sailors 6–0
Al-Rayyan 0–2 Matchday 6 Shandong Taishan 5–0
Group A winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Al-Hilal (H) 6 13
2 Al-Rayyan 6 13
3 Sharjah 6 5
4 Istiklol 6 3
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
 Final standings Group F runners-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Daegu FC 6 13
2 Urawa Red Diamonds 6 13
3 Lion City Sailors 6 7
4 Shandong Taishan 6 1
Source: AFC
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
Shabab Al-Ahli 3–1 Round of 16 Johor Darul Ta'zim 5–0
Foolad 1–0 Quarter-finals BG Pathum United F.C. 4–0
Al-Duhail 7–0 Semi-finals Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)

Format

The final was played over two legs. If the aggregate score would have been tied after two legs, the away goals rule would apply. If still tied, extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out would have been used to decide the winning team.[5]

Matches

Details
Al-Hilal 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds
 Report
Attendance: 50,881[1][2]
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Al-Hilal
Urawa Red Diamonds
GK1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf
RB66 Saud Abdulhamid
CB20 Jang Hyun-soo
CB5 Ali Al-Bulaihi
LB2 Mohammed Al-Breik 83'
CM28 Mohamed Kanno 75'
CM7 Salman Al-Faraj (c)
CM29 Salem Al-Dawsari 86'
RW17 Moussa Marega
LW96 Michael
CF9 Odion Ighalo
Substitutes:
GK31 Habib Al-Wotayan
GK60 Ahmed Al-Jubaya
DF4 Khalifah Al-Dawsari
DF70 Mohammed Jahfali
MF8 Abdullah Otayf 75'
MF16 Nasser Al-Dawsari
MF43 Musab Al-Juwayr
MF88 Hamad Al-Yami 83'
FW11 Saleh Al-Shehri
FW14 Abdullah Al-Hamdan
Manager:
Ramón Díaz
GK1 Shusaku Nishikawa
RB2 Hiroki Sakai (c) 81'
CB28 Alexander Scholz
CB5 Marius Høibråten
LB15 Takahiro Akimoto
CM3 Atsuki Ito 85' 85'
CM19 Ken Iwao 86'
RW21 Tomoaki Okubo 81'
AM8 Yoshio Koizumi 67'
LW14 Takahiro Sekine
CF30 Shinzo Koroki 67'
Substitutes:
GK12 Zion Suzuki
DF4 Takuya Iwanami
DF6 Kazuaki Mawatari
DF13 Tomoya Inukai
DF77 Takuya Ogiwara 81'
MF22 Kai Shibato 85'
MF25 Kaito Yasui 67'
MF40 Yuichi Hirano
MF46 Jumpei Hayakawa 81'
FW99 José Kanté 67'
Manager:
Maciej Skorża

Assistant referees:[6]
Abu Bakar Al-Amri (Oman)
Rashid Al-Ghaithi (Oman)
Fourth official:[6]
Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
Video assistant referee:
Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • Ten named substitutes, of which up to five may be used

Statistics
Overall
Statistic Al-Hilal Urawa Red Diamonds
Goals scored 1 1
Total shots 9 2
Shots on target 2 2
Blocked shots 3 1
Ball possession 72% 28%
Corner kicks 5 1
Passes 695 281
Fouls conceded 10 9
Offsides 0 2
Yellow cards 0 2
Red cards 1 0

Details
Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Al-Hilal
 Report
Attendance: 53,574[3]
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
Urawa Red Diamonds
Al-Hilal
GK1 Shusaku Nishikawa
RB2 Hiroki Sakai (c)
CB28 Alexander Scholz
CB5 Marius Høibråten
LB15 Takahiro Akimoto
CM3 Atsuki Ito 86'
CM19 Ken Iwao
RW21 Tomoaki Okubo 36'
AM8 Yoshio Koizumi 72'
LW14 Takahiro Sekine 86'
CF30 Shinzo Koroki 72'
Substitutes:
GK12 Zion Suzuki
DF4 Takuya Iwanami
DF13 Tomoya Inukai
DF77 Takuya Ogiwara 86'
MF22 Kai Shibato 86'
MF25 Kaito Yasui 72'
MF40 Yuichi Hirano
MF46 Jumpei Hayakawa
FW18 Toshiki Takahashi
FW99 José Kanté 72'
Manager:
Maciej Skorża
GK1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf (c)
RB66 Saud Abdulhamid
CB20 Jang Hyun-soo
CB5 Ali Al-Bulaihi 88'
LB2 Mohammed Al-Breik 80'
CM19 André Carrillo
CM8 Abdullah Otayf 68'
CM28 Mohamed Kanno 87'
RW96 Michael
LW14 Abdullah Al-Hamdan 68'
CF9 Odion Ighalo
Substitutes:
GK21 Mohammed Al-Owais
GK31 Habib Al-Wotayan
DF4 Khalifah Al-Dawsari
DF70 Mohammed Jahfali
MF16 Nasser Al-Dawsari 68'
MF43 Musab Al-Juwayr 87'
MF88 Hamad Al-Yami 80'
FW11 Saleh Al-Shehri 68'
Manager:
Ramón Díaz

Assistant referees:[7]
Zhou Fei (China)
Zhang Cheng (China)
Fourth official:[7]
Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
Fifth official:[8]
Shi Xiang (China)
Video assistant referee:
Fu Ming (China)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if tied on aggregate and away goals
  • Penalty shoot-out if still tied after extra time (no away goals rule applied)
  • Ten named substitutes, of which up to five may be used, with a sixth allowed in extra time.

Statistics
Overall
Statistic Urawa Red Diamonds Al-Hilal
Goals scored 1 0
Total shots 6 10
Shots on target 0 4
Blocked shots 2 4
Ball possession 29% 71%
Corner kicks 4 8
Passes 254 593
Fouls conceded 10 9
Offsides 1 0
Yellow cards 1 1
Red cards 0 0

References
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  2. "AFC Champions League 2022 Final, 1st Leg: Urawa Reds fight back to hold Al Hilal". The Away End. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  3. "Urawa Reds edge Al Hilal for historic third title". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  4. Orlowitz, Dan (6 May 2023). "Urawa beats Al Hilal to capture third Asian Champions League title". The Japan Times. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  5. "AFC Champions League 2022 Competition Regulations" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  6. "Al Hilal vs. Urawa Reds – 29 April 2023 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  7. "Urawa Reds vs. Al Hilal – 6 May 2023 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  8. "#ACL2022 FINAL 2nd LEG – URAWA RED DIAMONDS (JPN) vs AL HILAL SFC (KSA)". AFC. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023 – via YouTube.
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