{{Infobox football match | title = 2013 AFC Champions League final | image = | event = [[2013 AFC Champions League]] | team1 = [[FC Seoul]] | team1association = {{flagicon|KOR|size=30px}} | team1score = 3 | team2 = [[Guangzhou Evergrande F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande]] | team2association = {{flagicon|CHN|size=30px}} | team2score = 3 | details = on aggregate<br>Guangzhou Evergrande won on [[away goals rule|away goals]] | firstleg = First leg | team1score1 = 2 | team2score1 = 2 | details1 = | date1 = 26 October 2013 | stadium1 = [[Seoul World Cup Stadium]] | city1 = [[Seoul]] | man_of_the_match1a = [[Dejan Damjanović]] | man_of_the_match1atitle = AFC | man_of_the_match1b = [[Sergio Escudero (footballer born 1988)|Sergio Escudero]] | man_of_the_match1btitle = Fans' | fair_player1 = | fair_player1title = | referee1 = [[Ravshan Irmatov]] ([[Uzbekistan Football Federation|Uzbekistan]]) | attendance1 = 55,501 | weather1 = Clear<br />{{convert|9|°C|°F}}<br />66% [[humidity]] | secondleg = Second leg | team1score2 = 1 | team2score2 = 1 | details2 = | date2 = 9 November 2013 | stadium2 = [[Tianhe Stadium]] | city2 = [[Guangzhou]] | man_of_the_match2a = [[Darío Conca]] | man_of_the_match2atitle = AFC | man_of_the_match2b = [[Zheng Zhi]] | man_of_the_match2btitle = Fans' | fair_player2 = | fair_player2title = | referee2 = [[Nawaf Shukralla]] ([[Bahrain Football Association|Bahrain]]) | attendance2 = 55,847 | weather2 = Cloudy<br />{{convert|26|°C|°F}}<br />69% [[humidity]] | previous = [[2012 AFC Champions League final|2012]] | next = [[2014 AFC Champions League final|2014]] }}
The '''2013 AFC Champions League final''' was the final match of the [[2013 AFC Champions League]], the thirty-second round of the top grade [[Asia]]n club [[association football|football]] tournament. It was organized by the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC). It was the eleventh round under the title of ''[[AFC Champions League]]''.
The final match was contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between [[FC Seoul]] of South Korea and [[Guangzhou Evergrande F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande]] of China. The first leg was hosted by FC Seoul at the [[Seoul World Cup Stadium]] in [[Seoul]] on 26 October 2013,<ref name="1stleg_programme">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/jdownloads/finish/74/125|title=AFC Champions League 2013 Final 1st leg Official Programme|publisher=AFC|format=PDF}}</ref> while the second leg was hosted by Guangzhou Evergrande at the [[Tianhe Stadium]] in [[Guangzhou]] on 9 November 2013.<ref name="2ndleg_programme">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/jdownloads/finish/74/126|title=AFC Champions League 2013 Final 2nd leg Official Programme|publisher=AFC|format=PDF}}</ref> The winner earned the right to represent the [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] at the [[2013 FIFA Club World Cup]] in Morocco, beginning at the quarterfinal stage.<ref name="regulations">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/jdownloads/finish/64/52.html |title=AFC Champions League 2013 Competition Regulations |publisher=AFC |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302032353/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/jdownloads/finish/64/52.html |archive-date=2013-03-02 }}</ref>
==Qualified teams== {| class="wikitable" |- !Team !Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |- |{{flagicon|KOR}} [[FC Seoul]] |[[2001–02 Asian Club Championship#Final|2002]] |- |{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Guangzhou Evergrande F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande]] |None |}
== Outcome == The first leg ended with a 2-all draw. Goals were scored by [[Sergio Escudero (footballer born 1988)|Sergio Escudero]] and [[Dejan Damjanović]] for FC Seoul, and [[Elkeson]] and [[Gao Lin]] for Guangzhou Evergrande.<ref name="1stleg_report">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/27126-seoul-guanzghou-first-leg-261013.html |title=ACL Final (1st leg): FC Seoul 2-2 Guangzhou Evergrande |publisher=AFC |date=26 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029061453/http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/27126-seoul-guanzghou-first-leg-261013.html |archive-date=29 October 2013 }}</ref> The second leg ended with a 1-all draw. Goals in this game were made by [[Elkeson]] for Guangzhou Evergrande, and [[Dejan Damjanović]] for FC Seoul.<ref name="2ndleg_report">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/27179-guangzhou-win-acl-091113.html |title=Guangzhou win 2013 AFC Champions League |publisher=AFC |date=9 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109205109/http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/27179-guangzhou-win-acl-091113.html |archive-date=9 November 2013 }}</ref>
Guangzhou Evergrande won the match and was awarded the premiership. This was their first premiership win on the ''away goals rule''.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.goal.com/en/news/3689/asian-champions-league/2013/11/09/4395316/lippi-makes-history-as-guangzhou-evergrande-clinch-afc-champions-|title=Lippi makes history as Guangzhou clinch the title|date=11 November 2013|work=Goal.com|access-date=20 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://au.eurosport.com/football/asian-football/2013/guangzhou-edge-seoul-to-win-afc-champions-league_sto3999534/story.shtml|title=Guangzhou edge Seoul to win AFC Champions League|date=11 November 2013|work=Eurosport.com|access-date=20 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=2221334/|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131202232737/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=2221334/|url-status = dead|archive-date = December 2, 2013|title=Evergrande win final, reach Club World Cup|date=9 November 2013|work=FIFA.com|access-date=20 November 2013}}</ref>
== Venues == After the [[2012 AFC Champions League Final]] took place at the home of one of the finalists, the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC) announced that the following year's competition final would be contested in a two-legged home-and-away format. It was the first time since 2008 that the AFC had adopted such an arrangement.
[[FC Seoul]]'s home venue, the [[Seoul World Cup Stadium]], [[Seoul]], is a 66,806 seated stadium located in the capital city. It is also the home ground of the [[Korea Republic national football team]], and was the opening venue of the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]]. It is the third largest soccer stadium in Asia, after [[Azadi Stadium]] and [[Salt Lake Stadium]].
[[Guangzhou Evergrande]]'s home venue, [[Tianhe Stadium]], is a 58,500 seated stadium located in the city of [[Guangzhou]]. It hosted the [[1991 FIFA Women's World Cup]] and the football matches of the [[2010 Asian Games]].
In the history of the competition, five finals have been held in [[South Korea]], but this was the first one in [[Seoul]].
<!--The first final hosted by a Korean city occurred in the [[2000–01 Asian Club Championship|2000–01 season]], when [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings]] defeated the Japanese side [[Júbilo Iwata]] 1–0 in [[Suwon World Cup Stadium]] located in [[Suwon]]. Three years later, [[Tancheon Sports Complex]] hosted the second-leg of [[2004 AFC Champions League|2004 season]], when [[Seongnam FC|Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma]] lost 5–0 to [[Ittihad FC|Ittihad]] of Saudi Arabia. They also lost 6 games of 9 played. In [[2006 AFC Champions League|2006 season]], [[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors]] won the premiership trophy, defeating Syrian [[Al-Karamah SC]]. The first game of the final match was at their home stadium, [[Jeonju World Cup Stadium]] where they won 2–0. The [[2011 AFC Champions League|2011]] and [[2012 AFC Champions League|2012]] finals were also held in Korea. In 2011, [[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors]] hosted Qatari [[Al-Sadd]] in [[Jeonju World Cup Stadium]], marked stadium's second time that hosted the final match. Jeonbuk losted the match in penalties to Al-Sadd. In 2012, the AFC held a finals game at [[Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium]], [[Ulsan]]. [[Ulsan Hyundai]] won the match 3–0, defeating [[Al-Ahli SC (Jeddah)|Al Ahli SC]]. Two finals games were also held in [[China]] (one in [[Hong Kong]]). In the [[1989–90 Asian Club Championship|1989–90 season]], [[Liaoning Whowin F.C.|Liaoning Whowin]] reached the finals match and hosted the second-leg game at [[Tiexi New District Sports Center]]. Liaoning defeated [[Yokohama F. Marinos|Nissan FC]] 3 games to two in the aggregate. The [[1997–98 Asian Club Championship|1997–98 season]] finals match was hosted by China, in [[Hong Kong]]. [[Hong Kong Stadium]] hosted the final game between [[Dalian Shide F.C.|Dalian Shide]] and [[Pohang Steelers]] which Pohang won 6–5 on penalties.
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==Background== Neither FC Seoul nor Guangzhou Everard had won the AFC club premiership before. The predecessors of [[FC Seoul]], the [[Anyang LG Cheetahs]], finished as runners-up of the [[2001–02 Asian Club Championship]]. It was also the sixteenth time a Korean club had reached the final and the fourth time a Chinese club had done so.
[[Choi Yong-Soo]] was the manager of an experienced Korean side. The Korean side had won the AFC Champions League premiership four times in the previous five years. FC Seoul had represented Korea in the final games for five consecutive seasons. They had been defeated in the quarter-finals in [[2009 AFC Champions League|2009]] and [[2011 AFC Champions League|2011]].
Guanghzhou's head coach from May 2012 was [[Marcello Lippi]]. Lippi had won the [[UEFA Champions League]] with ''Juventus'' in [[1995–96 UEFA Champions League|1996]] and the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] with the [[Italy national football team]]. Guangzhou won the [[Chinese Super League]] premiership in 2010 and 2011 and had reached the quarter-finals of the [[2012 AFC Champions League]]. Guangzhou, like FC Seoul, had lost just once en route to the final, having scored 14 goals in their last four games. Choi had the full Italian squad at his disposal. The last time China had won the premiership was in 1990 with the Liaoning team. In 1998, [[Dalian Wanda]] had lost the premiership to the Pohang Steelers.
==Road to final== {{details|2013 AFC Champions League}}
''Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.''
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !colspan=4|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[FC Seoul]] !Round !colspan=4|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Guangzhou Evergrande F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande]] |- |colspan=4|Bye | style="background:#c1e0ff;"|[[2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off|Qualifying play-off]] |colspan=4|Bye |- style="background:#c1e0ff;" |Opponent |colspan=3|Result |[[2013 AFC Champions League group stage|Group stage]] |Opponent |colspan=3|Result |- |align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Jiangsu Sainty F.C.|Jiangsu Sainty]] |colspan=3|[[2013 AFC Champions League group stage#FC Seoul v Jiangsu Sainty|5–1]] (H) | style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Matchday 1 |align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Urawa Red Diamonds]] |colspan=3|[[2013 AFC Champions League group stage#Guangzhou Evergrande v Urawa Red Diamonds|3–0]] (H) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Buriram United F.C.|Buriram United]] |colspan=3|[[2013 AFC Champions League group stage#Buriram United v FC Seoul|0–0]] (A) | style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Matchday 2 |align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors]] |colspan=3|[[2013 AFC Champions League group stage#Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors v Guangzhou Evergrande|1–1]] (A) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Vegalta Sendai]] |colspan=3|[[2013 AFC Champions League group stage#FC Seoul v Vegalta Sendai|2–1]] (H) | style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Matchday 3 |align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Muangthong United F.C.|Muangthong United]] |colspan=3|[[2013 AFC Champions League group stage#Guangzhou Evergrande v Muangthong United|4–0]] (H) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Vegalta Sendai]] |colspan=3|[[2013 AFC Champions League group stage#Vegalta Sendai v FC Seoul|0–1]] (A) | style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Matchday 4 |align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Muangthong United F.C.|Muangthong United]] |colspan=3|[[2013 AFC Champions League group stage#Muangthong United v Guangzhou Evergrande|4–1]] (A) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Jiangsu Sainty F.C.|Jiangsu Sainty]] |colspan=3|[[2013 AFC Champions League group stage#Jiangsu Sainty v FC Seoul|2–0]] (A) | style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Matchday 5 |align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Urawa Red Diamonds]] |colspan=3|[[2013 AFC Champions League group stage#Urawa Red Diamonds v Guangzhou Evergrande|2–3]] (A) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Buriram United F.C.|Buriram United]] |colspan=3|[[2013 AFC Champions League group stage#FC Seoul v Buriram United|2–2]] (H) | style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Matchday 6 |align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors]] |colspan=3|[[2013 AFC Champions League group stage#Guangzhou Evergrande v Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors|0–0]] (H) |- | colspan="4" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|'''[[2013 AFC Champions League group stage#Group E|Group E]] winner''' {{:2013 AFC Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group E|show_matches=n}} | style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Final standings | colspan="4" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"|'''[[2013 AFC Champions League group stage#Group F|Group F]] winner''' {{:2013 AFC Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group F|show_matches=n}} |- style="background:#c1e0ff;" |Opponent |Agg. |1st leg |2nd leg |[[2013 AFC Champions League knock-out stage|Knock-out stage]] |Opponent |Agg. |1st leg |2nd leg |- |align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing Guoan]] |3–1 |[[2013 AFC Champions League knock-out stage#Beijing Guoan v FC Seoul|0–0]] (A) |[[2013 AFC Champions League knock-out stage#FC Seoul v Beijing Guoan|3–1]] (H) | style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Round of 16 |align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Central Coast Mariners FC|Central Coast Mariners]] |5–1 |[[2013 AFC Champions League knock-out stage#Central Coast Mariners v Guangzhou Evergrande|2–1]] (A) |[[2013 AFC Champions League knock-out stage#Guangzhou Evergrande v Central Coast Mariners|3–0]] (H) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ahli SC (Jeddah)|Al-Ahli]] |2–1 |[[2013 AFC Champions League knock-out stage#Al-Ahli v FC Seoul|1–1]] (A) |[[2013 AFC Champions League knock-out stage#FC Seoul v Al-Ahli|1–0]] (H) | style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Quarterfinals |align=left|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Lekhwiya SC|Lekhwiya]] |6–1 |[[2013 AFC Champions League knock-out stage#Guangzhou Evergrande v Lekhwiya|2–0]] (H) |[[2013 AFC Champions League knock-out stage#Lekhwiya v Guangzhou Evergrande|4–1]] (A) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] |4–2 |[[2013 AFC Champions League knock-out stage#FC Seoul v Esteghlal|2–0]] (H) |[[2013 AFC Champions League knock-out stage#Esteghlal v FC Seoul|2–2]] (A) | style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Semifinals |align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kashiwa Reysol]] |8–1 |[[2013 AFC Champions League knock-out stage#Kashiwa Reysol v Guangzhou Evergrande|4–1]] (A) |[[2013 AFC Champions League knock-out stage#Guangzhou Evergrande v Kashiwa Reysol|4–0]] (H) |}
==Rules== The final was played on a home-and-away [[two-legged tie|two-legged]] basis. This was a change from the previous year when the final had been played as a single game. The order of the legs was decided by a draw. The [[away goals rule]], [[extra time (association football)|extra time]] (away goals do not apply in extra time) and [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] were used to decide the winner, if necessary.<ref name="regulations"/>
== Match details == === First leg === ==== Team news ==== FC Seoul's squad featured veterans of its previous campaigns, and a [[Colombia|Colombian]] midfielder, [[Mauricio Molina]]. Molina had won the [[2010 AFC Champions League]] premiership title as part of [[Seongnam FC|Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma]]. FC Seoul was without its defender, [[Cha Du-ri]], for the first leg of the final due to his suspension. A veteran [[Brazil]]ian, [[Adilson dos Santos]], replaced him. dos Santos was expected to play at right-back.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/27118-fc-seoul-preview-251013.html|title=ACL Final (1st leg): FC Seoul preview|publisher=AFC|date=25 October 2013}}</ref>
Guanghzhou's Brazilian striker, [[Muriqui]], was the leading scorer in the competition. He had made 13 goals prior to the final. [[Dario Conca]] and [[Elkeson]], both from South America, had also made significant contributions. Lippi confirmed that right-back [[Zhang Linpeng]] and midfielder [[Zhao Xuri]] had recovered from injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/27119-guangzhou-preview-251013.html|title=ACL Final (1st leg): Guangzhou Evergrande preview|publisher=AFC|date=25 October 2013}}</ref>
==== Summary ==== [[File:AFC Champions League Final 1st leg.jpg|thumb|250px|The first leg of the 2013 AFC Champions League Final in the [[Seoul World Cup Stadium]].]] 55,501 patrons attended the first game at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. [[Sergio Escudero (footballer born 1988)|Sergio Escudero]] for FC Seoul, scored in the eleventh minute of the match. However, fifteen minutes before half time, Elkeson (who had scored four goals in the previous four games) scored at the equalizer.
The China international, [[Gao Lin]], then added to the Brazilian's header a minute before the hour mark, and despite Montenegrin striker Damjanovic equalizing with seven minutes remaining, Guangzhou headed into the next month's second leg in pole position. Guangzhou came close to a breakthrough after eight minutes as [[Dario Conca]]'s shot was palmed back out towards the penalty spot, only for Huang Bowen to blaze over the crossbar. But just two minutes later, FC Seoul took the lead as Guangzhou's defence failed to deal with a quickly taken free-kick and Escudero held off Feng Xiaoting before coolly beating the goalkeeper, [[Zeng Cheng]], with a low shot from just inside the penalty area.
At twenty minutes, Gao made a goal for Guangzhou: his angled strike from inside the area was kicked away by FC Seoul goal keeper, [[Kim Yong-dae (footballer)|Kim Yong-Dae]], before Elkeson fired over from Zhang Linpeng's cross. Guangzhou was back on level terms 16 minutes before half-time as Huang's left wing corner was met by the unmarked [[Elkeson]] and the Brazilian's downward header from the edge of the six yard area gave Kim little chance despite a despairing dive from the FC Seoul goalkeeper. Guangzhou finished the first half strongly and almost completed the comeback in stoppage time as Kim had to be on his toes to push a rising strike from Conca away at his near post.
FC Seoul striker [[Damjanovic]] made a strike at goal seven minutes into the second half. One minute before the hour mark, Guangzhou took the lead as FC Seoul's defence failed to fully clear the danger inside their penalty area and Sun Xiang's low drilled cross was diverted into the back of the net at the near post when Gao Lin poked it in. Damjanovic again went close to making another goal for FC Seoul after 66 minutes, only to be denied by a last-ditch block by Sun Xiang before [[Koh Myong-Jin]] fired into the side netting.
Guangzhou should have added a third point with seven minutes remaining as Elkeson fired a tame effort straight at Kim from a promising position. FC Seoul took full advantage less than a minute later as substitute [[Yun Il-Lok]] found Escudero in space on the left and Yun's cut back found Damjanovic, who calmly swept the ball past Zeng from inside the area.
The last play of the match fell to FC Seoul as a counter-attack quickly established itself between FC Seoul's striking partnership of Damjanovic and Escudero. However, Damjanovic's shot was blocked by Zeng Cheng before the whistle blew.
====Details==== {{Football box |date=26 October 2013 |time=19:30 [[UTC+09:00|UTC+9]] |team1=[[FC Seoul]] {{flagicon|KOR}} |score=2–2 |report=[https://www.fcseoul.com/matches/schresultDetail?matchYmd=20131109&teamPart=1&seq=1199&matchesYear=2013&matchesMonth=&appYyyy=2013&leagueId=&classOn=&flagYn=Y Report] |team2={{flagicon|CHN}} [[Guangzhou Evergrande F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande]] |goals1=[[Sergio Escudero (footballer born 1988)|Escudero]] {{goal|11}}<br>[[Dejan Damjanović|Damjanović]] {{goal|83}} |goals2=[[Elkeson]] {{goal|30}}<br>[[Gao Lin]] {{goal|58}} |stadium=[[Seoul World Cup Stadium]], [[Seoul]] |attendance=55,501 |referee=[[Ravshan Irmatov]] ([[Uzbekistan Football Federation|Uzbekistan]]) }}
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{| style="width:100%;" |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:90%; margin:auto;" |- |colspan=4|'''Formation: [[Formation (association football)#4–4–2|4–4–2]]''' |- !width=25| !!width=25| |- | GK || '''1''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Yong-dae (footballer)|Kim Yong-dae]] |- | DF || '''2''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Choi Hyo-jin]] |- | DF || '''4''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Ju-young]] |- | DF || '''6''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Jin-kyu (footballer)|Kim Jin-kyu]] |- | DF || '''8''' || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Adilson dos Santos]] |- | MF || '''11''' || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Mauricio Molina]] |- | MF || '''16''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ha Dae-sung]] [[Captain (association football)|(c)]] |- | MF || '''21''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Go Yo-han]] || || {{suboff|77}} |- | MF || '''22''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Koh Myong-jin]] |- | FW || '''9''' || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Sergio Escudero (footballer born 1988)|Sergio Escudero]] || {{yel|70}} |- | FW || '''10''' || {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Dejan Damjanović]] |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes''' |- | GK || '''31''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Yu Sang-hun]] |- | DF || '''7''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Chi-woo]] |- | MF || '''17''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Choi Hyun-tae]] |- | MF || '''24''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Yun Il-lok]] || || {{subon|77}} |- | MF || '''29''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Sang-hyeob]] |- | MF || '''33''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Choi Tae-uk]] |- | FW || '''18''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Hyun-sung]] |- |colspan=3|'''Manager''' |- |colspan=4|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Choi Yong-soo]] |} | {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:90%; margin:auto;" |- |colspan=4|'''Formation: [[4-2-3-1|4–2–3–1]]''' |- !width=25| !!width=25| |- | GK || '''19''' || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zeng Cheng]] |- | DF || '''5''' || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Linpeng]] |- | DF || '''6''' || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Feng Xiaoting]] || {{yel|38}} |- | DF || '''28''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Young-gwon]] |- | DF || '''32''' || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Sun Xiang]] || || {{suboff|87}} |- | MF || '''10''' || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zheng Zhi]] [[Captain (association football)|(c)]] |- | MF || '''11''' || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Muriqui (footballer)|Muriqui]] |- | MF || '''15''' || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Darío Conca]] |- | MF || '''16''' || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Huang Bowen]] |- | MF || '''29''' || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Gao Lin]] || || {{suboff|75}} |- | FW || '''9''' || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Elkeson]] |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes''' |- | GK || '''22''' || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Shuai (footballer, born 1982)|Li Shuai]] |- | DF || '''4''' || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhao Peng]] |- | DF || '''33''' || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Rong Hao]] || || {{subon|75}} |- | MF || '''7''' || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Feng Junyan]] |- | MF || '''8''' || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Qin Sheng]] |- | MF || '''37''' || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhao Xuri]] || || {{subon|87}} |- | FW || '''30''' || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yang Chaosheng]] |- |colspan=3|'''Manager''' |- |colspan=4|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marcello Lippi]] |} |} {| style="width:100%; font-size:90%;" | '''AFC Man of the Match:''' <br>{{flagicon|MNE}} [[Dejan Damjanović]] (FC Seoul) <br>'''Fans' Man of the Match:''' <br>{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Sergio Escudero (footballer born 1988)|Sergio Escudero]] (FC Seoul)
'''[[Assistant referee (association football)|Assistant referees]]:''' <br>Abdukhamidullo Rasulov ([[Uzbekistan Football Federation|Uzbekistan]]) <br>Bakhadyr Kochkarov ([[Football Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic|Kyrgyzstan]]) <br>'''[[Fourth official]]:''' <br>[[Valentin Kovalenko]] ([[Uzbekistan Football Federation|Uzbekistan]]) |}
====Statistics==== {{col-begin}} {{col-4}} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center" |+First half |- ! scope="col" style="width:100px;"| ! scope="col" style="width:70px;"| FC Seoul ! scope="col" style="width:70px;"| Guangzhou Evergrande |- !scope=row|Goals scored | 1 | 1 |- !scope=row|Total shots | 3 | 5 |- !scope=row|Shots on target | 2 | 3 |- !scope=row|Saves | 2 | 1 |- !scope=row|Ball possession | 47% | 53% |- !scope=row|Corner kicks | 1 | 2 |- !scope=row|Fouls committed | 11 | 11 |- !scope=row|Offsides | 0 | 1 |- !scope=row|Yellow cards | 0 | 1 |- !scope=row|Red cards | 0 | 0 |}
{{col-4}} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center" |+Second half |- ! scope="col" style="width:100px;"| ! scope="col" style="width:70px;"| FC Seoul ! scope="col" style="width:70px;"| Guangzhou Evergrande |- !scope=row|Goals scored | 1 | 1 |- !scope=row|Total shots | 11 | 3 |- !scope=row|Shots on target | 7 | 2 |- !scope=row|Saves | 1 | 6 |- !scope=row|Ball possession | 52% | 48% |- !scope=row|Corner kicks | 6 | 4 |- !scope=row|Fouls committed | 10 | 3 |- !scope=row|Offsides | 1 | 0 |- !scope=row|Yellow cards | 1 | 0 |- !scope=row|Red cards | 0 | 0 |}
{{col-4}} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center" |+Overall |- ! scope="col" style="width:100px;"| ! scope="col" style="width:70px;"| FC Seoul ! scope="col" style="width:70px;"| Guangzhou Evergrande |- !scope=row|Goals scored | 2 | 2 |- !scope=row|Total shots | 14 | 8 |- !scope=row|Shots on target | 9 | 5 |- !scope=row|Saves | 3 | 7 |- !scope=row|Ball possession | 50% | 50% |- !scope=row|Corner kicks | 7 | 6 |- !scope=row|Fouls committed | 21 | 14 |- !scope=row|Offsides | 1 | 1 |- !scope=row|Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |- !scope=row|Red cards | 0 | 0 |} {{Clear}} {{col-end}}
====Reactions==== After the first game, the FC Seoul head coach, [[Choi Yong-Soo]], was confident his team could secure the win needed in the second leg to claim the AFC Champions League premiership. He said, "It was a tough match, as you expect to see in the AFC Champions League final. We always prepare to win but we drew in our home game. But we have an opportunity to win the game in the second leg; we're never going to give up and we can do it."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/27128-choi-confident-261013.html|title=Choi confident of Seoul’s chances in China|publisher=AFC|date=26 October 2013}}</ref>
[[Marcello Lippi]] rued a string of missed opportunities. He said, "The match was well-fought throughout. The game was quite balanced between both teams. It’s been a period when we’ve had a couple of players out injured and this was their first match for 20 days. But FC Seoul are a good team and they attack well and Damjanovic defends the ball well with his body."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/27127-lippi-laments-on-missed-261013.html|title=Lippi laments missed opportunities|publisher=AFC|date=26 October 2013}}</ref>
=== Second leg === ====Team news==== At the time of the second game, the Guangzhou Evergrande squad was fit. Lippi left [[Muriqui]] and right-back [[Zhang Linpeng]] out of his side for the Chinese Super League crown 5-0 win over [[Wuhan Zall]]. Lippi said, "We are all ready. All of our injured players are ready for tomorrow’s match."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/27175-second-leg-evergrande-preview-081113.html|title=ACL Final (2nd leg): Guangzhou Evergrande preview|publisher=AFC|date=8 November 2013}}</ref>
For Seoul FC, right-back [[Cha Du-ri]] returned after missing the first game due to suspension. The left-back [[Kim Chi-Woo]] was injured. The former Germany-based defender, Cha, was recalled to the side for the win over Suwon at the expense of [[Choi Hyo-Jin]]. The veteran Brazilian defender, [[Adilson]], retained his place ahead of Kim. The midfielder, [[Yun Il-Lok]], started ahead of [[Go Yo-Han]] in the win over Suwon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/27177-fc-seoul-second-leg-preview-081113.html|title=ACL Final (2nd leg) : FC Seoul preview|publisher=AFC|date=8 November 2013}}</ref>
====Summary==== [[File:Guangzhou Evergrande vs FC Seoul.jpg|thumb|200px|The second leg of the 2013 AFC Champions League Final in [[Tianhe Stadium]].]] [[Guangzhou Evergrande F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande]] became the first Chinese club to win the AFC Champions League premiership since the creation of the League format in 2002. Guangzhou secured the premiership on the away goals ruling after a 1-1 draw at [[Tianhe Stadium]], securing an aggregate 3-3 over the two legs of the final against FC Seoul.
Guangzhou Evergrande started with one change as [[Zhao Xuri]] replaced [[Gao Lin]], thus moving [[Darío Leonardo Conca|Conca]] as a ''false nine.'' This move shocked many experts due to Gao's influential role in the season. FC Seoul swapped [[Cha Du-Ri]] in for [[Choi Hyo-Jin]] due to Cha getting a yellow card in both matches against [[Esteghlal Tehran FC|Esteghlal]] during the semifinals.
Brazilian striker [[Elkeson]] gave Guangzhou the lead in the 58th minute with his sixth goal in six AFC Champions League games. [[Dejan Damjanovic]] levelled the score four minutes later. FC Seoul could not find their way through the home defence to claim the goal needed to keep the premiership. Guangzhou was the deserved winner, having dominated throughout. FC Seoul was unable to register a first half chance of note as the home team controlled the tempo during the majority of the opening period. Zhao Xuri headed [[Sun Xiang]]’s cross from the left over the bar in the 11th minute after an impressive build-up by the home side. Five minutes later, [[Dario Conca]]'s shot on the turn clipped the base of the post.
Guangzhou dominated possession, forcing FC Seoul to sit deep. Guangzhou created an increasing number of chances for their side and spurned those of FC Seoul. Conca’s shot from long range was just wide. [[Kim Yong-dae (footballer)|Kim Yong-Dae]] dropped to his right to push Elkeson’s effort away for a corner. Elkeson’s attempt at a scissor kick also failed to hit the target in the 27th minute. [[Zhang Linpeng]], who delivered the cross for the Brazilian’s effort, was booked six minutes later for an over-exuberant challenge. Zhang was joined in the book on the stroke of halftime by FC Seoul captain [[Ha Dae-Sung]], who was sanctioned for persistent fouling. Elkeson had earlier spurned an opening when he headed straight at Kim following Sun’s deflected cross.
Five minutes into the second half, [[Muriqui]] forced Kim into a reflect save with his feet after being put through on goal by Huang Bowen. Huang’s shot from range, less than a minute later, was straight at the FC Seoul keeper. Seven minutes later, Guangzhou secured their advantage. Muriqui slipped the ball through the middle of the FC Seoul defence. Elkeson’s deft first touch put him in position to stroke the ball beyond Kim and into the bottom corner.
Guangzhou's lead lasted four minutes. [[Sergio Escudero (footballer born 1988)|Sergio Escudero]] held off the Guangzhou defence, releasing Damjanovic who, having barely seen sight of the goal all the game, finished with conviction to [[Zeng Cheng]]’s right to put the game in the balance once more.
Both sides pushed for a second in the final half-hour of the game but, despite increasingly frantic action, neither goalkeeper was troubled, and Guangzhou held on. The crowd of over 42,000 fans became deliriously happy.
====Details==== {{Football box |date=9 November 2013 |time=20:00 [[UTC+08:00|UTC+8]] |team1=[[Guangzhou Evergrande F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande]] {{flagicon|CHN}} |score=1–1 |report=[https://www.fcseoul.com/matches/schresultDetail?matchYmd=20131109&teamPart=1&seq=1199&matchesYear=2013&matchesMonth=&appYyyy=2013&leagueId=&classOn=&flagYn=Y Report] |team2={{flagicon|KOR}} [[FC Seoul]] |goals1=[[Elkeson]] {{goal|58}} |goals2=[[Dejan Damjanović|Damjanović]] {{goal|63}} |stadium=[[Tianhe Stadium]], [[Guangzhou]] |attendance=55,847 |referee=[[Nawaf Shukralla]] ([[Bahrain Football Association|Bahrain]]) }}
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{| style="width:100%;" |- | style="vertical-align:top; width:50%;"| {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:90%; margin:auto;" |- |colspan=4|'''Formation: [[4-3-3|4–3–3]]''' |- !width=25| !!width=25| |- | GK || '''19''' || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zeng Cheng]] || {{yel|90+3}} |- | DF || '''5''' || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhang Linpeng]] || {{yel|33}} |- | DF || '''6''' || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Feng Xiaoting]] |- | DF || '''28''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Young-gwon]] |- | DF || '''32''' || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Sun Xiang]] |- | MF || '''10''' || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zheng Zhi]] [[Captain (association football)|(c)]] |- | MF || '''16''' || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Huang Bowen]] |- | MF || '''37''' || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhao Xuri]] || || {{suboff|67}} |- | FW || '''9''' || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Elkeson]] |- | FW || '''11''' || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Muriqui (footballer)|Muriqui]] || || {{suboff|90}} |- | FW || '''15''' || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Darío Conca]] |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes''' |- | GK || '''22''' || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Shuai (footballer, born 1982)|Li Shuai]] |- | DF || '''4''' || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zhao Peng]] |- | DF || '''33''' || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Rong Hao]] |- | MF || '''7''' || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Feng Junyan]] |- | MF || '''8''' || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Qin Sheng]] || || {{subon|90}} |- | MF || '''14''' || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Feng Renliang]] |- | FW || '''29''' || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Gao Lin]] || || {{subon|67}} |- |colspan=3|'''Manager''' |- |colspan=4|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marcello Lippi]] |} | {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:90%; margin:auto;" |- |colspan=4|'''Formation: [[Formation (association football)#4–4–2|4-4-2]]''' |- !width=25| !!width=25| |- | GK || '''1''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Yong-dae (footballer)|Kim Yong-dae]] |- | DF || '''4''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Ju-young]] |- | DF || '''5''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Cha Du-ri]] |- | DF || '''6''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Jin-kyu (footballer)|Kim Jin-kyu]] || {{yel|65}} |- | DF || '''8''' || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Adilson dos Santos]] |- | MF || '''11''' || {{flagicon|COL}} [[Mauricio Molina]] |- | MF || '''16''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ha Dae-sung]] [[Captain (association football)|(c)]] || {{yel|45+1}}|| {{suboff|84}} |- | MF || '''21''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Go Yo-han]] || || {{suboff|46}} |- | MF || '''22''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Koh Myong-jin]] |- | FW || '''9''' || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Sergio Escudero (footballer born 1988)|Sergio Escudero]] |- | FW || '''10''' || {{flagicon|MNE}} [[Dejan Damjanović]] |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes''' |- | GK || '''31''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Yu Sang-hun]] |- | DF || '''2''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Choi Hyo-jin]] |- | DF || '''7''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Chi-woo]] |- | MF || '''17''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Choi Hyun-tae]] || || {{subon|84}} |- | MF || '''24''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Yun Il-lok]] || || {{subon|46}} |- | MF || '''33''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Choi Tae-uk]] |- | FW || '''14''' || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Park Hee-seong]] |- |colspan=3|'''Manager''' |- |colspan=4|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Choi Yong-soo]] |} |} {| style="width:100%; font-size:90%;" | '''AFC Man of the Match:''' <br>{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Darío Conca]] (Guangzhou Evergrande) <br>'''Fans' Man of the Match:''' <br>{{flagicon|PRC}} [[Zheng Zhi]] (Guangzhou Evergrande)
'''[[Assistant referee (association football)|Assistant referees]]:''' <br>Yasser Tulefat ([[Bahrain Football Association|Bahrain]]) <br>Ebrahim Sabt Saleh ([[Bahrain Football Association|Bahrain]]) <br>'''[[Fourth official]]:''' <br>[[Ali Abdulnabi]] ([[Bahrain Football Association|Bahrain]]) |}
====Statistics==== {{col-begin}} {{col-4}} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center" |+First half |- ! scope="col" style="width:100px;"| ! scope="col" style="width:70px;"| Guangzhou Evergrande ! scope="col" style="width:70px;"| FC Seoul |- !scope=row|Goals scored | 0 | 0 |- !scope=row|Total shots | 10 | 2 |- !scope=row|Shots on target | 3 | 0 |- !scope=row|Saves | 0 | 3 |- !scope=row|Ball possession | 52% | 48% |- !scope=row|Corner kicks | 4 | 1 |- !scope=row|Fouls committed | 5 | 9 |- !scope=row|Offsides | 0 | 0 |- !scope=row|Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |- !scope=row|Red cards | 0 | 0 |}
{{col-4}} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center" |+Second half |- ! scope="col" style="width:100px;"| ! scope="col" style="width:70px;"| Guangzhou Evergrande ! scope="col" style="width:70px;"| FC Seoul |- !scope=row|Goals scored | 1 | 1 |- !scope=row|Total shots | 8 | 11 |- !scope=row|Shots on target | 5 | 5 |- !scope=row|Saves | 4 | 4 |- !scope=row|Ball possession | 48% | 52% |- !scope=row|Corner kicks | 0 | 6 |- !scope=row|Fouls committed | 13 | 11 |- !scope=row|Offsides | 3 | 0 |- !scope=row|Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |- !scope=row|Red cards | 0 | 0 |}
{{col-4}} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center" |+Overall |- ! scope="col" style="width:100px;"| ! scope="col" style="width:70px;"| Guangzhou Evergrande ! scope="col" style="width:70px;"| FC Seoul |- !scope=row|Goals scored | 1 | 1 |- !scope=row|Total shots | 18 | 13 |- !scope=row|Shots on target | 8 | 5 |- !scope=row|Saves | 4 | 7 |- !scope=row|Ball possession | 50% | 50% |- !scope=row|Corner kicks | 4 | 7 |- !scope=row|Fouls committed | 18 | 20 |- !scope=row|Offsides | 3 | 0 |- !scope=row|Yellow cards | 2 | 2 |- !scope=row|Red cards | 0 | 0 |} {{Clear}} {{col-end}}
====Reactions==== [[Marcello Lippi]] hailed his team's win and defended the nature of its win on away goals, claiming that the success was deserved based on the team's performance throughout the competition,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/27181-lippi-hails-deserved-091113.html|title=Lippi hails Guangzhou’s ‘deserved’ win|publisher=AFC|date=10 November 2013}}</ref> FC Seoul's head coach, [[Choi Yong-Soo]], was magnanimous in defeat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/27182-choi-magnanimous-091113.html|title=Choi magnanimous in defeat|publisher=AFC|date=10 November 2013}}</ref>
==Television coverage== The first leg of the final at [[Seoul World Cup Stadium]] averaged 17.42 million viewers in China, the second-highest figure for that year for a sporting event. [[CCTV]]-5 contributed 14.83 million viewers to the average live audience. In China, the game had 62.62 million viewers across six channels. The average viewer figure was forty-three percent higher than the previous best, which was recorded for Guangzhou's semi-final second leg win over Japan's [[Kashiwa Reysol]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/acl-news/acl-all-news/27145-acl-final-set-to-attract-record-tv-viewers.html|title=ACL final set to attract record TV viewers|publisher=AFC|date=1 November 2013}}</ref> The second leg attracted an average audience of 23.68 million viewers on CCTV-5.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/about-afc/afc-departments/marketing/27198-acl-tvrecord-131113.html|title=ACL final attracts record TV viewers|publisher=AFC|date=13 November 2013}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league.html|name=AFC Champions League}}
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