2009 AFC Champions League Final

Event

2009 AFC Champions League

Al-Ittihad	Pohang Steelers

1	2

Date

7 November 2009

Venue

National Stadium, Tokyo

AFC Man of the Match

No Byung-Jun (Pohang Steelers)^[1]

Fans' Man of the Match

Denilson (Pohang Steelers)

Referee

Matthew Breeze (Australia)

Attendance

25,743

Weather

Good

The 2009 AFC Champions League Final was a football match which was played on Saturday, 7 November 2009. It was the 28th final of the AFC Champions League, Asia's premier club football tournament, and the first single match final since 2002 when the competition was known as the Asian Club Championship. The match was played at the National Stadium in Tokyo and it was contested between Al-Ittihad of Saudi Arabia and Pohang Steelers of South Korea. The winners Pohang Steelers were also entered the quarter-finals of the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.

Pohang Steelers defeated Al-Ittihad 2–1, winning its third title to become the most successful club in Asian football.^[2]

Qualified teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Ittihad	2004, 2005
Pohang Steelers	1997, 1998

Road to Tokyo

2009 AFC Champions League winner Pohang Steelers.

For more details on this topic, see 2009 AFC Champions League.

Al-Ittihad

Round

Pohang Steelers

Main article: 2009 AFC Champions League group stage: Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Ittihad	6	3	3	0	14	4	+10	12
Umm-Salal	6	2	2	2	6	13	−7	8
Al-Jazira	6	0	5	1	6	7	−1	5
Esteghlal	6	0	4	2	6	8	−2	4

Group stage

Main article: 2009 AFC Champions League group stage: Group H

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Pohang Steelers	6	3	3	0	7	3	+4	12
Kawasaki Frontale	6	3	1	2	10	7	+3	10
Tianjin Teda	6	2	2	2	6	5	+1	8
C.C. Mariners	6	0	2	4	5	13	−8	2

Opponent

Result

Legs

Knockout stage

Opponent

Result

Legs

Al-Shabab

2–1

Round of 16

Newcastle United Jets

6–0

Pakhtakor Tashkent

5–1

4–0 home; 1–1 away

Quarter-finals

Bunyodkor

5–4

4–1 home; 1–3 away

Nagoya Grampus

8–3

6–2 home; 2–1 away

Semi-finals

Umm-Salal

4–1

2–0 home; 2–1 away

Match details

Al-Ittihad v Pohang Steelers

7 November 2009
19:00 (JST)

Al-Ittihad	1 – 2	Pohang Steelers
Mohammed Noor 74'	Report	No Byung-Jun 57' Kim Hyung-Il 66'

National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 25,743
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)

Al-Ittihad

Pohang Steelers


AL-ITTIHAD: 4–1–2–1–2
GK	1	Mabrouk Zayed
DF	4	Redha Tukar
DF	6	Obaid Alshamrani		64'
DF	19	Saleh Al-Saqri
DF	21	Hamad Al-Montashari
MF	8	Manaf Abushgeer
MF	12	Ahmed Hadid
MF	14	Saud Khariri
MF	18	Mohammed Noor (c)	50'
FW	11	Hicham Aboucherouane
FW	27	Amine Chermiti
Substitutes:
GK	22	Tisir Al-Antaif
DF	5	Mohammed Salem
DF	33	Osama Al-Muwallad
MF	16	Mishal Al-Said
MF	30	Sultan Alnumare
FW	15	Luciano Leguizamón		64'
FW	29	Talal Al-Meshal
Manager:
Gabriel Calderón


POHANG STEELERS: 4–3–3
GK	1	Shin Hwa-Yong
RB	2	Choi Hyo-Jin
CB	32	Kim Hyung-Il
CB	24	Hwang Jae-Won (c)
LB	16	Kim Jung-Kyum		75'
DM	20	Shin Hyung-Min	39'
CM	7	Kim Jae-Sung	29'
CM	5	Kim Tae-Su
RW	10	Denilson		90+3'
CF	9	Stevica Ristić		71'
LW	22	No Byung-Jun	90+1'
Substitutes:
GK	41	Kim Jee-Hyuk
DF	4	Kazunari Okayama
DF	8	Hwang Jin-Sung
MF	12	Park Hee-Chul		75'
MF	14	Song Chang-Ho	90+1'	71'
FW	18	Namgung Do		90+3'
FW	23	Yoo Chang-Hyun
Manager:
Sérgio Farias

AFC Man of the Match:
No Byung-Jun^[1]

Assistant referees:
Matthew Cream
Wilson David
Fourth official:
Green Daniel

References

1 2 "Triple treat for Steelers". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 7 November 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
↑ "Pohang book UAE berth". FIFA.com. 2009-11-07. Archived from the original on 11 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-21.

External links

Official site

Pohang Steelers

Founded in 1973 Based in Pohang, Gyeongbuk

The Club	History Players Managers Asia Current season

Home stadium	Daegu Civic Stadium (1987) Pohang Stadium (1987–1990, 2013) Gwangyang Football Stadium (1993–1994) Pohang Steel Yard (1990–present)

Rivalries	Ulsan Hyundai (Donghaean derby)

Supporters	Ultras Levante

Honours (16)

K League Classic (5)	1986 1988 1992 2007 2013

FA Cup (4)	1996 2008 2012 2013

League Cup (2)	1993 2009

President's Cup (1)	1974

AFC Champions League (3)	1996–97 1997–98 2009

Lunar New Year Cup (1)	2010

Seasons (34)

K League Classic (34)	1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Website: www.steelers.co.kr

Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League

Asian Champion Club Tournament era, 1967–1971

Seasons	1967 1969 1970 1971

Finals	1967 1969 1970 1971

Asian Club Championship era, 1985–2002

Seasons	1985 1986 1987 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02

Finals	1985 1986 1987 1989 1990 1991 1991 1993 1994 1995 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

Champions League era, 2002–present

Seasons	2002–03 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Finals	2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

2009 AFC Champions League

Champions	Pohang Steelers

Runners-up	Al-Ittihad

Eliminated in Semi-finals	Nagoya Grampus Umm-Salal

Eliminated in Quarter finals	Bunyodkor Pakhtakor Tashkent FC Seoul Kawasaki Frontale

Eliminated in Round of 16	Al-Ettifaq Al-Hilal Al-Shabab Gamba Osaka Kashima Antlers Newcastle United Jets Persepolis Suwon Bluewings

Eliminated in group stage	Al-Ahli Dubai Al-Gharafa Al-Jazira Al-Shabab Beijing Guoan Central Coast Mariners Esteghlal Saba Qom Sepahan Shandong Luneng Shanghai Shenhua Sharjah† Singapore Armed Forces Sriwijaya Tianjin TEDA Ulsan Hyundai † Withdrew from the competition after four matches.

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