# 2009 AFC Champions League final > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2009_AFC_Champions_League_final > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2009_AFC_Champions_League_final.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_AFC_Champions_League_final > Source revision: 1341402814 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Football match 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 Clear ← 2008 2010 → The **2009 AFC Champions League final** was a [football](/source/Association_football) match which was played on Saturday, 7 November 2009. It was the 28th final of the [AFC Champions League](/source/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](/source/National_Stadium_(Tokyo%2C_1958)) in [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo) between [Al-Ittihad](/source/Al-Ittihad_(Jeddah)) of [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia_Football_Federation) and [Pohang Steelers](/source/Pohang_Steelers) of [South Korea](/source/Korea_Football_Association). The winners [Pohang Steelers](/source/Pohang_Steelers) were also entered the quarter-finals of the [2009 FIFA Club World Cup](/source/2009_FIFA_Club_World_Cup). [Pohang Steelers](/source/Pohang_Steelers) defeated [Al-Ittihad](/source/Al-Ittihad_(Jeddah)) 2–1, winning its third title to become the most successful club in [Asian football](/source/Asian_Football_Confederation).[2] ## Qualified teams Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Al-Ittihad 2004, 2005 Pohang Steelers 1997, 1998 ## Road to Tokyo Pohang Steelers won the 2009 AFC Champions League. Further information: [2009 AFC Champions League](/source/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 7 November 2009 19:00 ([JST](/source/Japan_Standard_Time)) Al-Ittihad 1 – 2 Pohang Steelers Mohammed Noor 74' Report No Byung-jun 57' Kim Hyung-il 66' [National Olympic Stadium](/source/National_Stadium_(Tokyo%2C_1958)), [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo) Attendance: 25,743 Referee: [Matthew Breeze](/source/Matthew_Breeze) ([Australia](/source/Football_Federation_Australia)) Al-Ittihad Pohang Steelers GK 1 Mabrouk Zaid RB 6 Obaid Al-Shamrani 64' CB 4 Redha Tukar CB 21 Hamad Al-Montashari LB 19 Saleh Al-Saqri DM 14 Saud Khariri RM 11 Hicham Aboucherouane CM 18 Mohammed Noor (c) 50' CM 12 Ahmed Hadid LM 8 Manaf Abushgeer CF 27 Amine Chermiti Substitutes: GK 22 Tisir Al-Antaif DF 5 Mohammed Salem DF 33 Osama Al-Muwallad MF 16 Meshal Al-Said MF 30 Sultan Al-Nemri FW 15 Luciano Leguizamón 64' FW 29 Talal Al-Meshal Manager: Gabriel Calderón GK 1 Shin Hwa-yong RB 2 Choi Hyo-jin CB 24 Hwang Jae-won (c) CB 32 Kim Hyung-il LB 16 Kim Jung-kyum 75' CM 20 Shin Hyung-min 39' CM 5 Kim Tae-su RW 10 Denílson 90+3' AM 7 Kim Jae-sung 29' LW 22 No Byung-jun 90+1' CF 9 Stevica Ristić 71' Substitutes: GK 41 Kim Jee-hyuk DF 4 Kazunari Okayama MF 8 Hwang Jin-sung MF 12 Park Hee-chul 75' MF 14 Song Chang-ho 90+1' 71' FW 18 Namkung Do 90+3' FW 23 Yoo Chang-hyun Manager: Sérgio Farias AFC Man of the Match: No Byung-jun[1] Assistant referees: Matthew Cream Benjamin Wilson Fourth official: Peter Green ## See also - [2009 AFC Champions League](/source/2009_AFC_Champions_League) - [2009 FIFA Club World Cup](/source/2009_FIFA_Club_World_Cup) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Noh_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Noh_1-1) ["Triple treat for Steelers"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180915133546/http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-champions-league-2009/25921-acl-awards). *the-afc.com*. [Asian Football Confederation](/source/Asian_Football_Confederation). 7 November 2009. Archived from [the original](http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-champions-league-2009/25921-acl-awards) on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2009. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Pohang book UAE berth"](https://web.archive.org/web/20091111055041/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid%3D1129833.html). *FIFA.com*. 2009-11-07. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=1129833.html#pohang+book+uae+berth) on 11 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-21. ## External links - [\[1\]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6v1D-7ZhKU) Video highlights v t e Pohang Steelers matches National Korean FA Cup 1996 2001 2002 2007 2008 2012 2013 Korean League Cup 1993 1996 1997s 2009 National Football Championship 1977 1985 President's Cup 1974 1989 International AFC Champions League 1997 1998 2009 2021 Asian Super Cup 1997 1998 Afro-Asian Club Championship 1997 1998 v t e AFC Champions League Elite Asian Champion Club Tournament era, 1967–1972 Seasons 1967 1969 1970 1971 1972 Asian Club Championship era, 1985–2002 Seasons 1985–86 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 AFC Champions League era, 2002–2024 Seasons 2002–03 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023–24 Finals 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2024 AFC Champions League Elite era, since 2024 Seasons 2024–25 2025–26 2026–27 Finals 2025 2026 History Finals Club competitions ranking Winning managers Records and statistics Performance comparison v t e 2009 in Asian Football (AFC) « 2008 2010 » Domestic leagues Australia '08–'09 '09–'10 Bahrain '08–'09 '09–'10 Bangladesh '08–'09 '09–'10 Bhutan Brunei '09–'10 Cambodia China Chinese Taipei Guam '08–'09 '09–'10 Hong Kong '08–'09 '09–'10 India '08–'09 '09–'10 Indonesia '08–'09 '09 '10 Iran '08–'09 '09–'10 Iraq '08–'09 '09–'10 Japan Jordan '08–'09 '09–'10 Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait '08–'09 '09–'10 Kyrgyzstan Lebanon '08–'09 '09–'10 Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar '09 '09–'10 Oman '08–'09 '09–'10 Pakistan Palestine '08–'09 '09–'10 Qatar '08–'09 '09–'10 Saudi Arabia '08–'09 '09–'10 Singapore Sri Lanka Syria '08–'09 '09–'10 Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan UAE '08–'09 '09 '10 Uzbekistan Higher First Vietnam Yemen '08–'09 '09–'10 Domestic cups Bahrain Hong Kong League Cup '08–'09 FA Cup Shield '09–'10 India Shield Durand Cup Fed Cup '09–'10 Indonesia Iran '08–'09 '09–'10 Japan Emperor's Cup '08 (final) League Cup Emperor's Cup '09 Jordan FA Cup '08–'09 Shield FA Cup '09–'10 Korea Republic FA Cup League Cup Kuwait Fed Cup '08–'09 Crown Prince Cup Emir Cup Fed Cup '09–'10 Lebanon FA Cup '08–'09 Elite Cup FA Cup '09–'10 Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Cup Maldives FA Cup President's Cup Oman Pakistan Qatar Crown Prince Cup Emir Cup Sheikh Jassem Cup Stars Cup '09–'10 Singapore Singapore Cup League Cup Saudi Arabia King Cup of Champions CP Cup '08–'09 '09–'10 Syria '08–'09 '09–'10 Thailand FA Cup Queen's Cup Turkmenistan UAE Emirates Cup '08–'09 President's Cup '08–'09 Emirates Cup '09–'10 President's Cup '09–'10 Uzbekistan Cup Regional club competitions Gulf Club Champions Cup AFC club competitions AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off Group stage Knockout stage Final AFC Cup Group stage Knockout stage Final AFC President's Cup --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [2009 AFC Champions League final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_AFC_Champions_League_final) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_AFC_Champions_League_final?action=history)). 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