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2013 AFC Champions League final Event 2013 AFC Champions League FC Seoul Guangzhou Evergrande 3 3 on aggregate Guangzhou Evergrande won on away goals First leg FC Seoul Guangzhou Evergrande 2 2 Date 26 October 2013 Venue Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul AFC Man of the Match Dejan Damjanović Fans' Man of the Match Sergio Escudero Referee Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) Attendance 55,501 Weather Clear 9 °C (48 °F) 66% humidity Second leg Guangzhou Evergrande FC Seoul 1 1 Date 9 November 2013 Venue Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou AFC Man of the Match Darío Conca Fans' Man of the Match Zheng Zhi Referee Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) Attendance 55,847 Weather Cloudy 26 °C (79 °F) 69% humidity ← 2012 2014 →

The **2013 AFC Champions League final** was the final match of the [2013 AFC Champions League](/source/2013_AFC_Champions_League), the thirty-second round of the top grade [Asian](/source/Asia) club [football](/source/Association_football) tournament. It was organized by the [Asian Football Confederation](/source/Asian_Football_Confederation) (AFC). It was the eleventh round under the title of *[AFC Champions League](/source/AFC_Champions_League)*.

The final match was contested in a two-legged home-and-away format between [FC Seoul](/source/FC_Seoul) of South Korea and [Guangzhou Evergrande](/source/Guangzhou_Evergrande_F.C.) of China. The first leg was hosted by FC Seoul at the [Seoul World Cup Stadium](/source/Seoul_World_Cup_Stadium) in [Seoul](/source/Seoul) on 26 October 2013,[1] while the second leg was hosted by Guangzhou Evergrande at the [Tianhe Stadium](/source/Tianhe_Stadium) in [Guangzhou](/source/Guangzhou) on 9 November 2013.[2] The winner earned the right to represent the [AFC](/source/Asian_Football_Confederation) at the [2013 FIFA Club World Cup](/source/2013_FIFA_Club_World_Cup) in Morocco, beginning at the quarterfinal stage.[3]

## Qualified teams

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) FC Seoul 2002 Guangzhou Evergrande None

## Outcome

The first leg ended with a 2-all draw. Goals were scored by [Sergio Escudero](/source/Sergio_Escudero_(footballer_born_1988)) and [Dejan Damjanović](/source/Dejan_Damjanovi%C4%87) for FC Seoul, and [Elkeson](/source/Elkeson) and [Gao Lin](/source/Gao_Lin) for Guangzhou Evergrande.[4] The second leg ended with a 1-all draw. Goals in this game were made by [Elkeson](/source/Elkeson) for Guangzhou Evergrande, and [Dejan Damjanović](/source/Dejan_Damjanovi%C4%87) for FC Seoul.[5]

Guangzhou Evergrande won the match and was awarded the premiership. This was their first premiership win on the *away goals rule*.[6][7][8]

## Venues

After the [2012 AFC Champions League Final](/source/2012_AFC_Champions_League_Final) took place at the home of one of the finalists, the [Asian Football Confederation](/source/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](/source/FC_Seoul)'s home venue, the [Seoul World Cup Stadium](/source/Seoul_World_Cup_Stadium), [Seoul](/source/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](/source/Korea_Republic_national_football_team), and was the opening venue of the [2002 FIFA World Cup](/source/2002_FIFA_World_Cup). It is the third largest soccer stadium in Asia, after [Azadi Stadium](/source/Azadi_Stadium) and [Salt Lake Stadium](/source/Salt_Lake_Stadium).

[Guangzhou Evergrande](/source/Guangzhou_Evergrande)'s home venue, [Tianhe Stadium](/source/Tianhe_Stadium), is a 58,500 seated stadium located in the city of [Guangzhou](/source/Guangzhou). It hosted the [1991 FIFA Women's World Cup](/source/1991_FIFA_Women's_World_Cup) and the football matches of the [2010 Asian Games](/source/2010_Asian_Games).

In the history of the competition, five finals have been held in [South Korea](/source/South_Korea), but this was the first one in [Seoul](/source/Seoul).

## Background

Neither FC Seoul nor Guangzhou Everard had won the AFC club premiership before. The predecessors of [FC Seoul](/source/FC_Seoul), the [Anyang LG Cheetahs](/source/Anyang_LG_Cheetahs), finished as runners-up of the [2001–02 Asian Club Championship](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_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](/source/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](/source/2009_AFC_Champions_League) and [2011](/source/2011_AFC_Champions_League).

Guanghzhou's head coach from May 2012 was [Marcello Lippi](/source/Marcello_Lippi). Lippi had won the [UEFA Champions League](/source/UEFA_Champions_League) with *Juventus* in [1996](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_UEFA_Champions_League) and the [2006 FIFA World Cup](/source/2006_FIFA_World_Cup) with the [Italy national football team](/source/Italy_national_football_team). Guangzhou won the [Chinese Super League](/source/Chinese_Super_League) premiership in 2010 and 2011 and had reached the quarter-finals of the [2012 AFC Champions League](/source/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](/source/Dalian_Wanda) had lost the premiership to the Pohang Steelers.

## Road to final

Further information: [2013 AFC Champions League](/source/2013_AFC_Champions_League)

*Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.*

FC Seoul Round Guangzhou Evergrande Bye Qualifying play-off Bye Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result Jiangsu Sainty 5–1 (H) Matchday 1 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 (H) Buriram United 0–0 (A) Matchday 2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–1 (A) Vegalta Sendai 2–1 (H) Matchday 3 Muangthong United 4–0 (H) Vegalta Sendai 0–1 (A) Matchday 4 Muangthong United 4–1 (A) Jiangsu Sainty 2–0 (A) Matchday 5 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 (A) Buriram United 2–2 (H) Matchday 6 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0–0 (H) Group E winner Pos Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 FC Seoul 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11 Advance to knockout stage 2 Buriram United 6 1 4 1 6 6 0 7 3 Jiangsu Sainty 6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 7 4 Vegalta Sendai 6 1 3 2 5 6 −1 6 Source: [citation needed] Final standings Group F winner Pos Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Guangzhou Evergrande 6 3 2 1 14 5 +9 11 Advance to knockout stage 2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 2 4 0 10 6 +4 10 3 Urawa Red Diamonds 6 3 1 2 11 11 0 10 4 Muangthong United 6 0 1 5 4 17 −13 1 Source: [citation needed] Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knock-out stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Beijing Guoan 3–1 0–0 (A) 3–1 (H) Round of 16 Central Coast Mariners 5–1 2–1 (A) 3–0 (H) Al-Ahli 2–1 1–1 (A) 1–0 (H) Quarterfinals Lekhwiya 6–1 2–0 (H) 4–1 (A) Esteghlal 4–2 2–0 (H) 2–2 (A) Semifinals Kashiwa Reysol 8–1 4–1 (A) 4–0 (H)

## Rules

The final was played on a home-and-away [two-legged](/source/Two-legged_tie) 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](/source/Away_goals_rule), [extra time](/source/Extra_time_(association_football)) (away goals do not apply in extra time) and [penalty shoot-out](/source/Penalty_shoot-out_(association_football)) were used to decide the winner, if necessary.[3]

## Match details

### First leg

#### Team news

FC Seoul's squad featured veterans of its previous campaigns, and a [Colombian](/source/Colombia) midfielder, [Mauricio Molina](/source/Mauricio_Molina). Molina had won the [2010 AFC Champions League](/source/2010_AFC_Champions_League) premiership title as part of [Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma](/source/Seongnam_FC). FC Seoul was without its defender, [Cha Du-ri](/source/Cha_Du-ri), for the first leg of the final due to his suspension. A veteran [Brazilian](/source/Brazil), [Adilson dos Santos](/source/Adilson_dos_Santos), replaced him. dos Santos was expected to play at right-back.[9]

Guanghzhou's Brazilian striker, [Muriqui](/source/Muriqui), was the leading scorer in the competition. He had made 13 goals prior to the final. [Dario Conca](/source/Dario_Conca) and [Elkeson](/source/Elkeson), both from South America, had also made significant contributions. Lippi confirmed that right-back [Zhang Linpeng](/source/Zhang_Linpeng) and midfielder [Zhao Xuri](/source/Zhao_Xuri) had recovered from injury.[10]

#### Summary

The first leg of the 2013 AFC Champions League Final in the [Seoul World Cup Stadium](/source/Seoul_World_Cup_Stadium).

55,501 patrons attended the first game at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. [Sergio Escudero](/source/Sergio_Escudero_(footballer_born_1988)) 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Kim_Yong-dae_(footballer)), 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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

26 October 2013

19:30 [UTC+9](/source/UTC%2B09%3A00)

FC Seoul 2–2 Guangzhou Evergrande Escudero 11' Damjanović 83' Report Elkeson 30' Gao Lin 58'

[Seoul World Cup Stadium](/source/Seoul_World_Cup_Stadium), [Seoul](/source/Seoul)

Attendance: 55,501

Referee: [Ravshan Irmatov](/source/Ravshan_Irmatov) ([Uzbekistan](/source/Uzbekistan_Football_Federation))

FC Seoul Guangzhou Evergrande

Formation: 4–4–2 GK 1 Kim Yong-dae DF 2 Choi Hyo-jin DF 4 Kim Ju-young DF 6 Kim Jin-kyu DF 8 Adilson dos Santos MF 11 Mauricio Molina MF 16 Ha Dae-sung (c) MF 21 Go Yo-han 77' MF 22 Koh Myong-jin FW 9 Sergio Escudero 70' FW 10 Dejan Damjanović Substitutes GK 31 Yu Sang-hun DF 7 Kim Chi-woo MF 17 Choi Hyun-tae MF 24 Yun Il-lok 77' MF 29 Lee Sang-hyeob MF 33 Choi Tae-uk FW 18 Kim Hyun-sung Manager Choi Yong-soo Formation: 4–2–3–1 GK 19 Zeng Cheng DF 5 Zhang Linpeng DF 6 Feng Xiaoting 38' DF 28 Kim Young-gwon DF 32 Sun Xiang 87' MF 10 Zheng Zhi (c) MF 11 Muriqui MF 15 Darío Conca MF 16 Huang Bowen MF 29 Gao Lin 75' FW 9 Elkeson Substitutes GK 22 Li Shuai DF 4 Zhao Peng DF 33 Rong Hao 75' MF 7 Feng Junyan MF 8 Qin Sheng MF 37 Zhao Xuri 87' FW 30 Yang Chaosheng Manager Marcello Lippi

AFC Man of the Match: Dejan Damjanović (FC Seoul) Fans' Man of the Match: Sergio Escudero (FC Seoul) Assistant referees: Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan) Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan) Fourth official: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

#### Statistics

First half FC Seoul Guangzhou Evergrande Goals scored 1 1 Total shots 3 5 Shots on target 2 3 Saves 2 1 Ball possession 47% 53% Corner kicks 1 2 Fouls committed 11 11 Offsides 0 1 Yellow cards 0 1 Red cards 0 0 Second half FC Seoul Guangzhou Evergrande Goals scored 1 1 Total shots 11 3 Shots on target 7 2 Saves 1 6 Ball possession 52% 48% Corner kicks 6 4 Fouls committed 10 3 Offsides 1 0 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0 0 Overall FC Seoul Guangzhou Evergrande Goals scored 2 2 Total shots 14 8 Shots on target 9 5 Saves 3 7 Ball possession 50% 50% Corner kicks 7 6 Fouls committed 21 14 Offsides 1 1 Yellow cards 1 1 Red cards 0 0

#### Reactions

After the first game, the FC Seoul head coach, [Choi Yong-Soo](/source/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."[11]

[Marcello Lippi](/source/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."[12]

### Second leg

#### Team news

At the time of the second game, the Guangzhou Evergrande squad was fit. Lippi left [Muriqui](/source/Muriqui) and right-back [Zhang Linpeng](/source/Zhang_Linpeng) out of his side for the Chinese Super League crown 5-0 win over [Wuhan Zall](/source/Wuhan_Zall). Lippi said, "We are all ready. All of our injured players are ready for tomorrow’s match."[13]

For Seoul FC, right-back [Cha Du-ri](/source/Cha_Du-ri) returned after missing the first game due to suspension. The left-back [Kim Chi-Woo](/source/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](/source/Choi_Hyo-Jin). The veteran Brazilian defender, [Adilson](/source/Adilson), retained his place ahead of Kim. The midfielder, [Yun Il-Lok](/source/Yun_Il-Lok), started ahead of [Go Yo-Han](/source/Go_Yo-Han) in the win over Suwon.[14]

#### Summary

The second leg of the 2013 AFC Champions League Final in [Tianhe Stadium](/source/Tianhe_Stadium).

[Guangzhou Evergrande](/source/Guangzhou_Evergrande_F.C.) 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](/source/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](/source/Zhao_Xuri) replaced [Gao Lin](/source/Gao_Lin), thus moving [Conca](/source/Dar%C3%ADo_Leonardo_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](/source/Cha_Du-Ri) in for [Choi Hyo-Jin](/source/Choi_Hyo-Jin) due to Cha getting a yellow card in both matches against [Esteghlal](/source/Esteghlal_Tehran_FC) during the semifinals.

Brazilian striker [Elkeson](/source/Elkeson) gave Guangzhou the lead in the 58th minute with his sixth goal in six AFC Champions League games. [Dejan Damjanovic](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Kim_Yong-dae_(footballer)) 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Sergio_Escudero_(footballer_born_1988)) held off the Guangzhou defence, releasing Damjanovic who, having barely seen sight of the goal all the game, finished with conviction to [Zeng Cheng](/source/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

9 November 2013

20:00 [UTC+8](/source/UTC%2B08%3A00)

Guangzhou Evergrande 1–1 FC Seoul Elkeson 58' Report Damjanović 63'

[Tianhe Stadium](/source/Tianhe_Stadium), [Guangzhou](/source/Guangzhou)

Attendance: 55,847

Referee: [Nawaf Shukralla](/source/Nawaf_Shukralla) ([Bahrain](/source/Bahrain_Football_Association))

Guangzhou Evergrande FC Seoul

Formation: 4–3–3 GK 19 Zeng Cheng 90+3' DF 5 Zhang Linpeng 33' DF 6 Feng Xiaoting DF 28 Kim Young-gwon DF 32 Sun Xiang MF 10 Zheng Zhi (c) MF 16 Huang Bowen MF 37 Zhao Xuri 67' FW 9 Elkeson FW 11 Muriqui 90' FW 15 Darío Conca Substitutes GK 22 Li Shuai DF 4 Zhao Peng DF 33 Rong Hao MF 7 Feng Junyan MF 8 Qin Sheng 90' MF 14 Feng Renliang FW 29 Gao Lin 67' Manager Marcello Lippi Formation: 4-4-2 GK 1 Kim Yong-dae DF 4 Kim Ju-young DF 5 Cha Du-ri DF 6 Kim Jin-kyu 65' DF 8 Adilson dos Santos MF 11 Mauricio Molina MF 16 Ha Dae-sung (c) 45+1' 84' MF 21 Go Yo-han 46' MF 22 Koh Myong-jin FW 9 Sergio Escudero FW 10 Dejan Damjanović Substitutes GK 31 Yu Sang-hun DF 2 Choi Hyo-jin DF 7 Kim Chi-woo MF 17 Choi Hyun-tae 84' MF 24 Yun Il-lok 46' MF 33 Choi Tae-uk FW 14 Park Hee-seong Manager Choi Yong-soo

AFC Man of the Match: Darío Conca (Guangzhou Evergrande) Fans' Man of the Match: Zheng Zhi (Guangzhou Evergrande) Assistant referees: Yasser Tulefat (Bahrain) Ebrahim Sabt Saleh (Bahrain) Fourth official: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

#### Statistics

First half Guangzhou Evergrande FC Seoul Goals scored 0 0 Total shots 10 2 Shots on target 3 0 Saves 0 3 Ball possession 52% 48% Corner kicks 4 1 Fouls committed 5 9 Offsides 0 0 Yellow cards 1 1 Red cards 0 0 Second half Guangzhou Evergrande FC Seoul Goals scored 1 1 Total shots 8 11 Shots on target 5 5 Saves 4 4 Ball possession 48% 52% Corner kicks 0 6 Fouls committed 13 11 Offsides 3 0 Yellow cards 1 1 Red cards 0 0 Overall Guangzhou Evergrande FC Seoul Goals scored 1 1 Total shots 18 13 Shots on target 8 5 Saves 4 7 Ball possession 50% 50% Corner kicks 4 7 Fouls committed 18 20 Offsides 3 0 Yellow cards 2 2 Red cards 0 0

#### Reactions

[Marcello Lippi](/source/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,[15] FC Seoul's head coach, [Choi Yong-Soo](/source/Choi_Yong-Soo), was magnanimous in defeat.[16]

## Television coverage

The first leg of the final at [Seoul World Cup Stadium](/source/Seoul_World_Cup_Stadium) averaged 17.42 million viewers in China, the second-highest figure for that year for a sporting event. [CCTV](/source/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](/source/Kashiwa_Reysol).[17] The second leg attracted an average audience of 23.68 million viewers on CCTV-5.[18]

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