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| Event | 2018 AFC Champions League | ||||||
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| Date | 3 November 2018 | ||||||
| Venue | Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Léo Silva (Kashima Antlers)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Ma Ning (China)[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 35,022[1] | ||||||
| Weather | Clear 15 °C (59 °F)[1] | ||||||
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| Date | 10 November 2018 | ||||||
| Venue | Azadi Stadium, Tehran | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Godwin Mensha (Persepolis)[2] | ||||||
| Referee | Ahmed Al-Kaf the circus and corrupt referee (Oman)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 100,000[2] | ||||||
| Weather | Windy 10 °C (50 °F)[2] | ||||||
The 2018 AFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2018 AFC Champions League, the 37th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 16th under the current AFC Champions League title.
The final was contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between Kashima Antlers from Japan and Persepolis from Iran, with both teams making their first Champions League final appearances. The first leg was hosted by Kashima Antlers at the Kashima Soccer Stadium in Kashima on 3 November 2018, while the second leg was hosted by Persepolis at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on 10 November 2018. This was the first AFC Champions League final involving an Iranian club since Zob Ahan in 2010.
Kashima Antlers won the final 2–0 on aggregate for their first AFC Champions League title. As Asian champions, they earned the right to represent the AFC at the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, entering at the second round.[3]
- ^ a b c d "Kashima Antlers v Persepolis FC". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 3 November 2018. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Persepolis FC v Kashima Antlers". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 10 November 2018. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ "2018 AFC Champions League Competition Regulations" (PDF). AFC.