2022 AFC Champions League final

Football match

2022 AFC Champions League finalEvent| 2022 AFC Champions League

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| Al-Hilal | Urawa Red Diamonds

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First leg
| Al-Hilal | Urawa Red Diamonds

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1 | 1
Date| 29 April 2023 (2023-04-29)
Venue| King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Referee| Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Attendance| 50,881[1][2]
Weather| Clear
31 °C (88 °F)
15% humidity
Second leg
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Al-Hilal

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1 | 0
Date| 6 May 2023 (2023-05-06)
Venue| Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
Referee| Ma Ning (China)
Attendance| 53,574[3]

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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.

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

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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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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

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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

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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

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* t
* e

| Pld | Pts

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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

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| Pld | Pts

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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

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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

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### First leg

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#### Details

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29 April 2023 (2023-04-29)

20:30 UTC+3

Al-Hilal | 1–1|  Urawa Red Diamonds

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* S. Al-Dawsari 13'

| Report |

* Koroki 53'

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 50,881[1][2]

Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Al-Hilal

Urawa Red Diamonds

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GK | 1 |  Abdullah Al-Mayouf
RB | 66 |  Saud Abdulhamid
CB | 20 |  Jang Hyun-soo
CB | 5 |  Ali Al-Bulaihi
LB | 2 |  Mohammed Al-Breik |  |  83'
CM | 28 |  Mohamed Kanno |  |  75'
CM | 7 |  Salman Al-Faraj (c)
CM | 29 |  Salem Al-Dawsari |  86'
RW | 17 |  Moussa Marega
LW | 96 |  Michael
CF | 9 |  Odion Ighalo
Substitutes:
GK | 31 |  Habib Al-Wotayan
GK | 60 |  Ahmed Al-Jubaya
DF | 4 |  Khalifah Al-Dawsari
DF | 70 |  Mohammed Jahfali
MF | 8 |  Abdullah Otayf |  |  75'
MF | 16 |  Nasser Al-Dawsari
MF | 43 |  Musab Al-Juwayr
MF | 88 |  Hamad Al-Yami |  |  83'
FW | 11 |  Saleh Al-Shehri
FW | 14 |  Abdullah Al-Hamdan
Manager:
Ramón Díaz
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GK | 1 |  Shusaku Nishikawa
RB | 2 |  Hiroki Sakai (c) |  |  81'
CB | 28 |  Alexander Scholz
CB | 5 |  Marius Høibråten
LB | 15 |  Takahiro Akimoto
CM | 3 |  Atsuki Ito |  85' |  85'
CM | 19 |  Ken Iwao |  86'
RW | 21 |  Tomoaki Okubo |  |  81'
AM | 8 |  Yoshio Koizumi |  |  67'
LW | 14 |  Takahiro Sekine
CF | 30 |  Shinzo Koroki |  |  67'
Substitutes:
GK | 12 |  Zion Suzuki
DF | 4 |  Takuya Iwanami
DF | 6 |  Kazuaki Mawatari
DF | 13 |  Tomoya Inukai
DF | 77 |  Takuya Ogiwara |  |  81'
MF | 22 |  Kai Shibato |  |  85'
MF | 25 |  Kaito Yasui |  |  67'
MF | 40 |  Yuichi Hirano
MF | 46 |  Jumpei Hayakawa |  |  81'
FW | 99 |  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

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#### Statistics

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Overall  Statistic  | Al-Hilal  | Urawa Red Diamonds

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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

### Second leg

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#### Details

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6 May 2023 (2023-05-06)

18:00 UTC+9

Urawa Red Diamonds | 1–0|  Al-Hilal

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* Carrillo 48' (o.g.)

| Report |

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Attendance: 53,574[3]

Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Urawa Red Diamonds

Al-Hilal

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GK | 1 |  Shusaku Nishikawa
RB | 2 |  Hiroki Sakai (c)
CB | 28 |  Alexander Scholz
CB | 5 |  Marius Høibråten
LB | 15 |  Takahiro Akimoto
CM | 3 |  Atsuki Ito |  |  86'
CM | 19 |  Ken Iwao
RW | 21 |  Tomoaki Okubo |  36'
AM | 8 |  Yoshio Koizumi |  |  72'
LW | 14 |  Takahiro Sekine |  |  86'
CF | 30 |  Shinzo Koroki |  |  72'
Substitutes:
GK | 12 |  Zion Suzuki
DF | 4 |  Takuya Iwanami
DF | 13 |  Tomoya Inukai
DF | 77 |  Takuya Ogiwara |  |  86'
MF | 22 |  Kai Shibato |  |  86'
MF | 25 |  Kaito Yasui |  |  72'
MF | 40 |  Yuichi Hirano
MF | 46 |  Jumpei Hayakawa
FW | 18 |  Toshiki Takahashi
FW | 99 |  José Kanté |  |  72'
Manager:
Maciej Skorża
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GK | 1 |  Abdullah Al-Mayouf (c)
RB | 66 |  Saud Abdulhamid
CB | 20 |  Jang Hyun-soo
CB | 5 |  Ali Al-Bulaihi |  88'
LB | 2 |  Mohammed Al-Breik |  |  80'
CM | 19 |  André Carrillo
CM | 8 |  Abdullah Otayf |  |  68'
CM | 28 |  Mohamed Kanno |  |  87'
RW | 96 |  Michael
LW | 14 |  Abdullah Al-Hamdan |  |  68'
CF | 9 |  Odion Ighalo
Substitutes:
GK | 21 |  Mohammed Al-Owais
GK | 31 |  Habib Al-Wotayan
DF | 4 |  Khalifah Al-Dawsari
DF | 70 |  Mohammed Jahfali
MF | 16 |  Nasser Al-Dawsari |  |  68'
MF | 43 |  Musab Al-Juwayr |  |  87'
MF | 88 |  Hamad Al-Yami |  |  80'
FW | 11 |  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.

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#### Statistics

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Overall  Statistic  | Urawa Red Diamonds  | Al-Hilal

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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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1. ^ a b "Al Hilal's missed chances give edge to Urawa for AFC Champions League final leg in Japan". Inside World Football. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Al Hilal vs. Urawa Reds – 29 April 2023 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
7. ^ a b "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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