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. 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.
TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Al-HilalWest (WAFF)8 (1986, 1987, 1991, 2000, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2021) Urawa Red DiamondsEast (EAFF)3 (2007, 2017, 2019) Notes
Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.
Al-HilalRound Urawa Red DiamondsOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult Sharjah2–1Matchday 1 Lion City Sailors4–1 Al-Rayyan3–0Matchday 2 Shandong Taishan5–0 Istiklol1–0Matchday 3 Daegu FC0–1 Istiklol3–0Matchday 4 Daegu FC0–0 Sharjah2–2Matchday 5 Lion City Sailors6–0 Al-Rayyan0–2Matchday 6 Shandong Taishan5–0Group A winnerFinal standingsGroup F runners-upOpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResult Shabab Al-Ahli3–1Round of 16 Johor Darul Ta'zim5–0 Foolad1–0Quarter-finals BG Pathum United F.C. 4–0 Al-Duhail7–0Semi-finals Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2–2
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.
Matches First leg Details
GK 1 Abdullah Al-MayoufRB 66 Saud AbdulhamidCB 20 Jang Hyun-sooCB 5 Ali Al-BulaihiLB 2 Mohammed Al-Breik CM 28 Mohamed Kanno CM 7 Salman Al-Faraj (c)CM 29 Salem Al-Dawsari RW 17 Moussa MaregaLW 96 MichaelCF 9 Odion IghaloSubstitutes:GK 31 Habib Al-WotayanGK 60 Ahmed Al-JubayaDF 4 Khalifah Al-DawsariDF 70 Mohammed JahfaliMF 8 Abdullah Otayf MF 16 Nasser Al-DawsariMF 43 Musab Al-JuwayrMF 88 Hamad Al-Yami FW 11 Saleh Al-ShehriFW 14 Abdullah Al-HamdanManager: Ramón Díaz GK 1 Shusaku NishikawaRB 2 Hiroki Sakai (c) CB 28 Alexander ScholzCB 5 Marius HøibråtenLB 15 Takahiro AkimotoCM 3 Atsuki Ito CM 19 Ken Iwao RW 21 Tomoaki Okubo AM 8 Yoshio Koizumi LW 14 Takahiro SekineCF 30 Shinzo Koroki Substitutes:GK 12 Zion SuzukiDF 4 Takuya IwanamiDF 6 Kazuaki MawatariDF 13 Tomoya InukaiDF 77 Takuya Ogiwara MF 22 Kai Shibato MF 25 Kaito Yasui MF 40 Yuichi HiranoMF 46 Jumpei Hayakawa FW 99 José Kanté Manager: Maciej Skorża
Assistant referees: Abu Bakar Al-Amri (Oman) Rashid Al-Ghaithi (Oman) Fourth official: 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 +OverallStatisticAl-HilalUrawa Red DiamondsGoals scored11Total shots92Shots on target22Blocked shots31Ball possession72%28%Corner kicks51Passes695281Fouls conceded109Offsides02Yellow cards02Red cards10
Second leg
Details
GK 1 Shusaku NishikawaRB 2 Hiroki Sakai (c)CB 28 Alexander ScholzCB 5 Marius HøibråtenLB 15 Takahiro AkimotoCM 3 Atsuki Ito CM 19 Ken IwaoRW 21 Tomoaki Okubo AM 8 Yoshio Koizumi LW 14 Takahiro Sekine CF 30 Shinzo Koroki Substitutes:GK 12 Zion SuzukiDF 4 Takuya IwanamiDF 13 Tomoya InukaiDF 77 Takuya Ogiwara MF 22 Kai Shibato MF 25 Kaito Yasui MF 40 Yuichi HiranoMF 46 Jumpei HayakawaFW 18 Toshiki TakahashiFW 99 José Kanté Manager: Maciej Skorża GK 1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf (c)RB 66 Saud AbdulhamidCB 20 Jang Hyun-sooCB 5 Ali Al-Bulaihi LB 2 Mohammed Al-Breik CM 19 André CarrilloCM 8 Abdullah Otayf CM 28 Mohamed Kanno RW 96 MichaelLW 14 Abdullah Al-Hamdan CF 9 Odion IghaloSubstitutes:GK 21 Mohammed Al-OwaisGK 31 Habib Al-WotayanDF 4 Khalifah Al-DawsariDF 70 Mohammed JahfaliMF 16 Nasser Al-Dawsari MF 43 Musab Al-Juwayr MF 88 Hamad Al-Yami FW 11 Saleh Al-Shehri Manager: Ramón Díaz
Assistant referees: Zhou Fei (China) Zhang Cheng (China) Fourth official: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea) Fifth official: 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 +OverallStatisticUrawa Red DiamondsAl-HilalGoals scored10Total shots610Shots on target04Blocked shots24Ball possession29%71%Corner kicks48Passes254593Fouls conceded109Offsides10Yellow cards11Red cards00
References
External links , the-AFC.com