2024 AFC Champions League final

The 2024 AFC Champions League final was 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.

2024 AFC Champions League final
Event2023–24 AFC Champions League
Yokohama F. Marinos Al Ain
3 6
on aggregate
First leg
Yokohama F. Marinos Al Ain
2 1
Date11 May 2024 (2024-05-11)
VenueNissan Stadium, Yokohama
RefereeSalman Falahi (Qatar)
Attendance53,704
Second leg
Al Ain Yokohama F. Marinos
5 1
Date25 May 2024 (2024-05-25)
VenueHazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
RefereeIlgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Attendance24,826

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Yokohama F. Marinos from Japan and Al Ain from the United Arab Emirates. The winners earned the final Asian berth at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States.

This final was the second for Yokohama F. Marinos after 1990,[1] and the fourth for Al Ain, with their most recent in 2016.[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)
Yokohama F. Marinos East (EAFF) 1 (1990)
Al Ain West (WAFF) 3 (2003, 2005, 2016)

Road to the final
Further information: 2023–24 AFC Champions League

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first. (H: home; A: away).

Yokohama F. Marinos Round Al Ain
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Incheon United 2–4 (H) Matchday 1 Pakhtakor 3–0 (A)
Shandong Taishan 1–0 (A) Matchday 2 Ahal 4–2 (H)
Kaya–Iloilo 3–0 (H) Matchday 3 Al-Fayha 4–1 (H)
Kaya–Iloilo 2–1 (A) Matchday 4 Al-Fayha 3–2 (A)
Incheon United 1–2 (A) Matchday 5 Pakhtakor 1–3 (H)
Shandong Taishan 3–0 (H) Matchday 6 Ahal 3–1 (A)
Group G winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Yokohama F. Marinos 6 12
2 Shandong Taishan 6 12
3 Incheon United 6 12
4 Kaya–Iloilo 6 0
Source: AFC
 Final standings Group A winner
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Al-Ain 6 15
2 Al-Fayha 6 9
3 Pakhtakor 6 7
4 Ahal 6 4
Source: AFC
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Bangkok United 3–2 (a.e.t.) 2–2 (A) 1–0 (H) Round of 16 Nasaf 2–1 0–0 (A) 2–1 (H)
Shandong Taishan 3–1 2–1 (A) 1–0 (H) Quarter-finals Al Nassr 4–4 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) 1–0 (H) 3–4 (A)
Ulsan HD 3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) 0–1 (A) 3–2 (H) Semi-finals Al Hilal 5–4 4–2 (H) 1–2 (A)

Format

The final was played over two legs. If the aggregate score would be level after two legs, extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winning team.[3]

Matches

Details
Yokohama F. Marinos 2–1 Al Ain
 Report
Attendance: 53,704
Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)
Yokohama F. Marinos
Al Ain
GK42 William Popp
RB27 Ken Matsubara
CB4 Shinnosuke Hatanaka
CB5 Eduardo 37'
LB2 Katsuya Nagato 90+3'
CM14 Asahi Uenaka 75' 77'
CM8 Takuya Kida (c) 61'
CM29 Nam Tae-hee 77'
RW20 Yan Matheus
LW7 Élber 61'
CF11 Anderson Lopes
Substitutes:
GK21 Hiroki Iikura
GK31 Fuma Shirasaka
MF6 Kota Watanabe 61'
DF16 Ren Kato
MF17 Kenta Inoue
MF18 Kota Mizunuma
FW23 Ryo Miyaichi 61'
DF24 Hijiri Kato
MF28 Riku Yamane 77'
MF35 Keigo Sakakibara 77'
DF39 Taiki Watanabe 37'
DF47 Kazuya Yamamura
Manager:
Harry Kewell
GK17 Khalid Eisa
RB70 Abdoul Karim Traoré
CB16 Khalid Al-Hashemi
CB3 Kouame Autonne
LB11 Bandar Al-Ahbabi (c)
CM8 Mohammed Abbas 90+4'
CM5 Park Yong-woo 90+5'
CM6 Yahia Nader
RW10 Kaku
LW20 Matías Palacios
CF21 Soufiane Rahimi
Substitutes:
GK1 Mohammed Abo Sandah
GK12 Sultan Al-Mantheri
DF4 Mohammed Ali Shaker
MF13 Ahmed Barman
MF18 Khalid Al-Balochi
MF22 Falah Waleed
MF27 Sultan Al-Shamsi 90+4'
MF30 Hazem Mohammad
MF40 Khalid Ali Al-Blooshi
DF44 Saeed Juma
DF66 Mansour Al-Shamsi
Manager:
Hernán Crespo

Details
Al Ain 5–1 Yokohama F. Marinos
 Report
Attendance: 24,826
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
Al Ain
Yokohama F. Marinos
GK17 Khalid Eisa
RB44 Saeed Juma 58'
CB16 Khalid Al-Hashemi
CB3 Kouame Autonne
LB11 Bandar Al-Ahbabi (c)
CM8 Mohammed Abbas 84'
CM5 Park Yong-woo
CM6 Yahia Nader 89'
RW10 Kaku 90+9'
LW20 Matías Palacios
CF21 Soufiane Rahimi 68'
Substitutes:
GK1 Mohammed Abo Sandah
GK12 Sultan Al-Mantheri
DF4 Mohammed Ali Shaker
FW9 Kodjo Laba 58'
MF13 Ahmed Barman 84'
MF18 Khalid Al-Balochi
MF22 Falah Waleed 89'
MF27 Sultan Al-Shamsi
MF30 Hazem Mohammad
MF40 Khalid Ali Al-Blooshi
DF66 Mansour Al-Shamsi
Manager:
Hernán Crespo
GK42 William Popp  45+10'
RB27 Ken Matsubara
CB4 Shinnosuke Hatanaka 62'
CB15 Takumi Kamijima
LB2 Katsuya Nagato
CM6 Kota Watanabe
CM14 Asahi Uenaka 46'
CM8 Takuya Kida (c) 63'
RW20 Yan Matheus 78'
LW7 Élber 45+14'
CF11 Anderson Lopes
Substitutes:
GK21 Hiroki Iikura
GK31 Fuma Shirasaka 45+14'
DF5 Eduardo 62'
DF16 Ren Kato
MF17 Kenta Inoue
MF18 Kota Mizunuma
FW23 Ryo Miyaichi 78'
DF24 Hijiri Kato
MF28 Riku Yamane 63'
MF35 Keigo Sakakibara 46'
MF40 Jun Amano
DF47 Kazuya Yamamura
Manager:
Harry Kewell 90+3'

References
  1. "Yokohama F. Marinos do it the hard way but they are finally in an AFC Champions League final". espn.com.sg. 24 April 2024.
  2. "Al Ain seal Asian Champions League final berth despite Al Hilal loss". Reuters. 23 April 2024.
  3. "AFC Champions League 2023–24 Competition Regulations" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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