| Event | 2017 AFC Champions League | ||||||
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| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 18 November 2017 | ||||||
| Venue | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Shusaku Nishikawa (Urawa Red Diamonds) | ||||||
| Referee | Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) | ||||||
| Attendance | 59,136 | ||||||
| Weather | Fine and dry 22 °C (72 °F) | ||||||
| Second leg | |||||||
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| Date | 25 November 2017 | ||||||
| Venue | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Rafael Silva (Urawa Red Diamonds) | ||||||
| Referee | Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) | ||||||
| Attendance | 57,727 | ||||||
| Weather | Cold 10 °C (50 °F) | ||||||
The 2017 AFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2017 AFC Champions League, the 36th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 15th under the current AFC Champions League title.
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Saudi Arabian team Al-Hilal and Japanese team Urawa Red Diamonds. This was the first AFC Champions League final involving a Japanese club since Gamba Osaka in 2008. The first leg was hosted by Al-Hilal at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh on 18 November 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Urawa Red Diamonds at the Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama on 25 November 2017.
After the first leg ended in a 1–1 draw,[1] Urawa Red Diamonds defeated Al-Hilal 1–0 in the second leg to win 2–1 on aggregate, and were crowned AFC Champions League champions for the second time.[2]
As Asian champions, Urawa Red Diamonds earned the right to represent the AFC at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, entering at the second round.[3]
- ^ "Khribin strike keeps Al Hilal in the chase as Urawa Reds take early advantage". AFC. 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Rafael strike steers Urawa Reds to 2017 AFC Champions League crown". AFC. 25 November 2017.
- ^ "2017 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2017-12-13.