2016 AFC Champions League Final

Football match

2016 AFC Champions League FinalEvent| 2016 AFC Champions League

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| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Al-Ain

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3 | 2
on aggregate
First leg
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Al-Ain

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2 | 1
Date| 19 November 2016
Venue| Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
AFC Man of the Match| Leonardo (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)
Referee| Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Attendance| 36,158
Weather| Overcast with fog
14 °C (57 °F)
Second leg
| Al-Ain | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

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1 | 1
Date| 26 November 2016
Venue| Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
AFC Man of the Match| Choi Chul-soon (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)
Referee| Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Attendance| 23,239
Weather| Mild
24 °C (75 °F)

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The 2016 AFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2016 AFC Champions League, the 35th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 14th under the current AFC Champions League title.

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between South Korean team Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and United Arab Emirates team Al-Ain. The first leg was hosted by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors at the Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Jeonju on 19 November 2016, while the second leg was hosted by Al-Ain at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain on 26 November 2016.[1] Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won the final 3–2 at overall and clinched their second title.

## Contents

* 1 Qualified teams
* 2 Background
* 3 Road to the final
* 4 Rules
* 5 Match details
* 5.1 First leg
* 5.2 Second leg
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## Qualified teams[edit]

Team  | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)

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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2006, 2011
Al-Ain | 2003, 2005

## Background[edit]

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## Road to the final[edit]

Further information: 2016 AFC Champions League

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

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Round  |  Al-Ain

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Opponent  | Result  | Group stage | Opponent  | Result
FC Tokyo | 2–1 (H)  | Matchday 1  |  El Jaish | 1–2 (H)
Jiangsu Suning | 2–3 (A)  | Matchday 2  |  El Jaish | 1–2 (A)
Becamex Bình Dương | 2–0 (H)  | Matchday 3  |  Al-Ahli | 1–0 (H)
Becamex Bình Dương | 2–3 (A)  | Matchday 4  |  Al-Ahli | 2–1 (A)
FC Tokyo | 3–0 (A)  | Matchday 5  |  Nasaf Qarshi | 1–1 (A)
Jiangsu Suning | 2–2 (H)  | Matchday 6  |  Nasaf Qarshi | 2–0 (H)
Group E winners | Pos | Team

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| Pld | Pts

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1  |  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 6  | 10
2  |  FC Tokyo | 6  | 10
3  |  Jiangsu Suning | 6  | 9
4  |  Becamex Binh Duong | 6  | 4

Source: AFC

Final standings  | Group D runners-up | Pos | Team

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| Pld | Pts

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1  |  El Jaish | 6  | 10
2  |  Al-Ain | 6  | 10
3  |  Al-Ahli | 6  | 9
4  |  Nasaf Qarshi | 6  | 5

Source: AFC

Opponent  | Agg.  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg  | Knockout stage | Opponent  | Agg.  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg
Melbourne Victory | 3–2  | 1–1 (A)  | 2–1 (H)  | Round of 16  |  Zob Ahan | 3–1  | 1–1 (H)  | 2–0 (A)
Shanghai SIPG | 5–0  | 0–0 (A)  | 5–0 (H)  | Quarter-finals  |  Lokomotiv Tashkent | 1–0  | 0–0 (H)  | 1–0 (A)
FC Seoul | 5–3  | 4–1 (H)  | 1–2 (A)  | Semi-finals  |  El Jaish | 5–3  | 3–1 (H)  | 2–2 (A)

## Rules[edit]

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.[2]

## Match details[edit]

### First leg[edit]

19 November 2016 (2016-11-19)

19:00 UTC+9

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2–1|  Al-Ain

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Leonardo 70', 77' (pen.) | Report | Asprilla 63'

Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju

Attendance: 36,158

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Al-Ain

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GK | 1 |  Kwon Sun-tae (c)
RB | 27 |  Kim Chang-soo
CB | 15 |  Lim Jong-eun
CB | 3 |  Kim Hyung-il |  42'
LB | 19 |  Park Won-jae
DM | 25 |  Choi Chul-soon
RM | 11 |  Ricardo Lopes
CM | 13 |  Kim Bo-kyung |  |  64'
CM | 17 |  Lee Jae-sung
LM | 10 |  Leonardo
CF | 99 |  Kim Shin-wook |  |  81'
Substitutes:
GK | 21 |  Hong Jeong-nam
DF | 30 |  Kim Young-chan
MF | 7 |  Han Kyo-won
MF | 34 |  Jang Yun-ho
FW | 9 |  Lee Jong-ho
FW | 20 |  Lee Dong-gook |  |  64'
FW | 81 |  Edu |  |  81'
Manager:
Choi Kang-hee
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GK | 17 |  Khalid Eisa
RB | 5 |  Ismail Ahmed
CB | 19 |  Mohanad Salem |  76'
CB | 21 |  Fawzi Fayez
LB | 50 |  Mohammed Fayez
CM | 7 |  Caio
CM | 10 |  Omar Abdulrahman (c)
RW | 13 |  Ahmed Barman
AM | 16 |  Mohamed Abdulrahman |  |  77'
LW | 29 |  Lee Myung-joo
CF | 70 |  Danilo Asprilla |  69' |  90+3'
Substitutes:
GK | 22 |  Mahmoud Almas
DF | 4 |  Saeed Mosabah
DF | 37 |  Rashed Muhayer
DF | 44 |  Salem Juma
MF | 18 |  Ibrahim Diaky |  |  90+3'
FW | 9 |  Dyanfres Douglas |  |  77'
FW | 11 |  Saeed Al-Kathiri
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić

AFC Man of the Match:
Leonardo (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)

Assistant referees:
Rashid Hamed Ali Al Ghaithi (Oman)
Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al Jardani (Oman)
Fourth official:
Jameel Juma Abdulhusain Mohamed (Bahrain)

### Second leg[edit]

26 November 2016 (2016-11-26)

18:25 UTC+4

Al-Ain | 1–1|  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

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Lee Myung-joo 34' | Report | Han Kyo-won 30'

Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

Attendance: 23,239

Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Al-Ain

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

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GK | 17 |  Khalid Eisa
RB | 5 |  Ismail Ahmed
CB | 19 |  Mohanad Salem |  60' |  86'
CB | 21 |  Fawzi Fayez
LB | 50 |  Mohammed Fayez |  |  71'
CM | 7 |  Caio
CM | 10 |  Omar Abdulrahman (c) |  90'
RW | 13 |  Ahmed Barman
LW | 29 |  Lee Myung-joo
CF | 70 |  Danilo Asprilla
CF | 9 |  Dyanfres Douglas |  |  78'
Substitutes:
GK | 22 |  Mahmoud Almas
DF | 4 |  Saeed Mosabah |  |  86'
DF | 44 |  Salem Juma
MF | 16 |  Mohamed Abdulrahman |  |  71'
MF | 18 |  Ibrahim Diaky |  |  78'
MF | 25 |  Amer Abdulrahman
FW | 11 |  Saeed Al-Kathiri
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić
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GK | 1 |  Kwon Sun-tae (c) |  90+5'
RB | 27 |  Kim Chang-soo
CB | 3 |  Kim Hyung-il
CB | 16 |  Cho Sung-hwan |  90+3'
LB | 19 |  Park Won-jae |  65'
DM | 25 |  Choi Chul-soon
RM | 11 |  Ricardo Lopes |  |  5'
CM | 13 |  Kim Bo-kyung |  |  90'
CM | 17 |  Lee Jae-sung
LM | 10 |  Leonardo
CF | 20 |  Lee Dong-gook |  |  58'
Substitutes:
GK | 21 |  Hong Jeong-nam
DF | 15 |  Lim Jong-eun
MF | 7 |  Han Kyo-won |  59' |  5'
MF | 34 |  Jang Yun-ho
FW | 9 |  Lee Jong-ho
FW | 81 |  Edu |  |  90'
FW | 99 |  Kim Shin-wook |  67' |  58'
Manager:
Choi Kang-hee

AFC Man of the Match:
Choi Chul-soon (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)

Assistant referees:
Toru Sagara (Japan)
Hiroshi Yamauchi (Japan)
Fourth official:
Jumpei Iida (Japan)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Jeonbuk book date with Al Ain in AFC Champions League Final". AFC. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
2. ^ "2016 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. 28 November 2015.

## External links[edit]

* AFC Champions League, the-AFC.com

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