{{Infobox football match | title = 2026 AFC Champions League Two final | image = Inside King Saud University Stadium.jpg | image_size = 300px | caption = The [[King Saud University Stadium]] in [[Riyadh]] hosted the final. | event = [[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two|AFC Champions League Two]] | team1 = [[Al-Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]] | team1association = {{fbaicon|KSA|size=30px}} | team1score = 0 | team2 = [[Gamba Osaka]] | team2association = {{fbaicon|JPN|size=30px}} | team2score = 1 | details = | date = {{Start date|2026|5|16|df=y}} | stadium = [[King Saud University Stadium]] | city = [[Riyadh]] | man_of_the_match1a = {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Rui Araki]] | referee = Abdullah Jamali ([[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]]) | attendance = 25,207 | weather = Clear<br />{{convert|33|°C|°F|abbr=on}} | previous = [[2025 AFC Champions League Two final|2025]] | next = ''[[2027 AFC Champions League Two final|2027]]'' }}
The '''2026 AFC Champions League Two final''' was the final match of the [[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two]], the 21st season of Asia's secondary club football tournament organised by the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC), and the second since it was rebranded as the [[AFC Champions League Two]]. It was played on 16 May 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 April 2025 |title=AFC Competitions Calendar (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026) |url=https://assets.the-afc.com/downloads/calendars/AFC-Competitions-Calendar-(Jul-2025-Jun-2026)-upd-15-Apr.pdf |access-date=6 May 2025 |website=the-AFC.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation}}</ref>
The winners, [[Gamba Osaka]], were given an indirect preliminary stage slot for the [[2026–27 AFC Champions League Elite]] since they had not already qualified through their domestic league.
== Teams == {| class="wikitable" !Team !{{Nowrap|Region (Federation)}} !{{nobr|Previous finals appearances}} (bold indicates winners) |- |{{nobr|{{fbaicon|JPN}} [[Gamba Osaka]]}} |East ([[East Asian Football Federation|EAFF]]) |''None'' |- |{{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Al-Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]] |West ([[West Asian Football Federation|WAFF]]) |''None'' |}
== Venue == The final venue was pre-determined on a rotation basis, with the match hosted by the [[Al-Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]] in [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]].
== Route to the final == {{Further|2025–26 AFC Champions League Two}} ''Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; N: neutral).'' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan="4" |[[Al-Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]] {{fbaicon|KSA}} !Round ! colspan="4" |{{fbaicon|JPN}} [[Gamba Osaka]] |- bgcolor="#c1e0ff" |Opponent | colspan="3" |Result |[[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two group stage|Group stage]] |Opponent | colspan="3" |Result |- | align="left" |{{fbaicon|TJK}} [[FC Istiklol|Istiklol]] | colspan="3" |[[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two group stage#NSR v IST|5–0]] (H) | bgcolor="#c1e0ff" |Matchday 1 | align="left" |{{fbaicon|HKG}} [[Eastern Sports Club|Eastern]] | colspan="3" |[[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two group stage#GOS v EAS|3–1]] (H) |- | align="left" |{{fbaicon|IRQ}} [[Al-Zawraa SC|Al-Zawraa]] | colspan="3" |[[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two group stage#ZWR v NSR|2–0]] (A) | bgcolor="#c1e0ff" |Matchday 2 | align="left" |{{fbaicon|THA}} [[Ratchaburi F.C.|Ratchaburi]] | colspan="3" |[[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two group stage#RPM v GOS|2–0]] (A) |- | align="left" |{{fbaicon|IND}} [[FC Goa|Goa]] | colspan="3" |[[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two group stage#GOA v NSR|2–1]] (A) | bgcolor="#c1e0ff" |Matchday 3 | align="left" |{{fbaicon|VIE}} [[Thep Xanh Nam Dinh F.C.|Nam Định]] | colspan="3" |[[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two group stage#GOS v TND|3–1]] (H) |- | align="left" |{{fbaicon|IND}} [[FC Goa|Goa]] | colspan="3" |[[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two group stage#NSR v GOA|4–0]] (H) | bgcolor="#c1e0ff" |Matchday 4 | align="left" |{{fbaicon|VIE}} [[Thep Xanh Nam Dinh F.C.|Nam Định]] | colspan="3" |[[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two group stage#TND v GOS|1–0]] (A) |- | align="left" |{{fbaicon|TJK}} [[FC Istiklol|Istiklol]] | colspan="3" |[[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two group stage#IST v NSR|4–0]] (A) | bgcolor="#c1e0ff" |Matchday 5 | align="left" |{{fbaicon|HKG}} [[Eastern Sports Club|Eastern]] | colspan="3" |[[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two group stage#EAS v GOS|5–0]] (A) |- | align="left" |{{nobr|{{fbaicon|IRQ}} [[Al-Zawraa SC|Al-Zawraa]]}} | colspan="3" |[[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two group stage#NSR v ZWR|5–1]] (H) | bgcolor="#c1e0ff" |Matchday 6 | align="left" |{{fbaicon|THA}} [[Ratchaburi F.C.|Ratchaburi]] | colspan="3" |[[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two group stage#GOS v RPM|2–0]] (H) |- | colspan="4" valign="top" align="center" |'''[[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two group stage#Group D|Group D]] winners''' {{2025–26 AFC Champions League Two group tables|Group D|only_pld_pts=yes|show_matches=no|showteam=NSR}} | bgcolor="#c1e0ff" |{{nowrap|Final standings}} | colspan="4" valign="top" align="center" |'''[[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two#Group F|Group F]] winners''' {{2025–26 AFC Champions League Two group tables|Group F|only_pld_pts=yes|show_matches=no|showteam=GOS}} |- bgcolor="#c1e0ff" |Opponent |Agg. |{{nowrap|1st leg}} |{{nowrap|2nd leg}} |{{nowrap|[[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two knockout stage|Knockout stage]]}} |Opponent |Agg. |{{nowrap|1st leg}} |{{nowrap|2nd leg}} |- | align="left" |{{nobr|{{fbaicon|TKM}} [[FK Arkadag|Arkadag]]}} |2–0 |{{nobr|[[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two knockout stage#Arkadag v Al-Nassr|1–0]] (A)}} |{{nobr|[[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two knockout stage#Al-Nassr v Arkadag|1–0]] (H)}} | bgcolor="#c1e0ff" |Round of 16 | align="left" |{{nobr|{{fbaicon|KOR}} [[Pohang Steelers]]}} |3–2 |[[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two knockout stage#Pohang Steelers v Gamba Osaka|1–1]] (A) |[[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two knockout stage#Gamba Osaka v Pohang Steelers|2–1]] (H) |- | align="left" |{{fbaicon|UAE}} [[Al Wasl F.C.|Al Wasl]] | colspan="3" | [[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two knockout stage#Al Wasl v Al-Nassr|4–0]] (N) | bgcolor="#c1e0ff" |Quarter-finals | align="left" |{{fbaicon|THA}} [[Ratchaburi F.C.|Ratchaburi]] |3–2 |{{nobr|[[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two knockout stage#Gamba Osaka v Ratchaburi|1–1]] (H)}} |{{nobr|[[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two knockout stage#Ratchaburi v Gamba Osaka|2–1]] {{aet}} (A)}} |- | align="left" |{{fbaicon|QAT}} [[Al Ahli SC (Doha)|Al Ahli]] | colspan="3" | [[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two knockout stage#Al-Nassr v Al Ahli|5–1]] (N) | bgcolor="#c1e0ff" |Semi-finals | align="left" |{{fbaicon|THA}} [[Bangkok United F.C.|Bangkok United]] |3–1 |[[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two knockout stage#Gamba Osaka v Bangkok United|0–1]] (H) |[[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two knockout stage#Bangkok United v Gamba Osaka|3–0]] (A) |}
==Match==
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{| width="100%" |valign="top" width="40%"| {| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |- !width=25| !!width=25| |- |GK ||'''24'''|| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Bento (footballer)|Bento]] |- |RB ||'''12'''|| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Nawaf Boushal]] || || {{suboff|46}} |- |CB ||'''3''' || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Mohamed Simakan]] |- |CB ||'''26'''|| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Iñigo Martínez]] |- |LB ||'''23'''|| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Ayman Yahya]] || || {{suboff|66}} |- |RM ||'''29'''|| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Abdulrahman Ghareeb]] || {{yel|64}} || {{suboff|66}} |- |CM ||'''19'''|| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Ali Al-Hassan]] || || {{suboff|80}} |- |CM ||'''96'''|| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Saad Al-Nasser]] || || {{suboff|56}} |- |LM ||'''10'''|| {{flagicon|SEN}} [[Sadio Mané]] |- |CF ||'''79'''|| {{flagicon|POR}} [[João Félix]] |- |CF ||'''7''' || {{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]]) |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |GK ||'''1''' || {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Nawaf Al-Aqidi]] |- |GK ||'''53'''|| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Abdulrahman Al-Otaibi]] |- |DF ||'''2''' || {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Sultan Al-Ghannam]] || || {{subon|46}} |- |DF ||'''4''' || {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Nader Al-Sharari]] |- |DF ||'''70'''|| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Awad Aman]] |- |DF ||'''83'''|| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Salem Al-Najdi]] || || {{subon|83}} |- |MF ||'''8''' || {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Hayder Abdulkareem]] |- |MF ||'''20'''|| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ângelo Gabriel|Ângelo]] || || {{subon|56}} |- |FW ||'''9''' || {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Abdullah Al-Hamdan]] || || {{subon|80}} |- |FW ||'''16'''|| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Mohammed Maran]] |- |FW ||'''21'''|| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Kingsley Coman]] || || {{subon|66}} |- |FW ||'''60'''|| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Saad Haqawi]] |- |colspan=3|'''Manager:''' |- |colspan=3|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Jorge Jesus]] |} |valign="top"| |valign="top" width="50%"| {| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |- !width=25| !!width=25| |- |GK ||'''18'''|| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Rui Araki]] |- |RB ||'''15'''|| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takeru Kishimoto]] |- |CB ||'''5''' || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Genta Miura]] |- |CB ||'''20'''|| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shinnosuke Nakatani]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]]) |- |LB ||'''21'''|| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ryō Hatsuse]] |- |CM ||'''16'''|| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tokuma Suzuki]] || || {{suboff|60}} |- |CM ||'''27'''|| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Rin Mito]] |- |RW ||'''17'''|| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ryoya Yamashita]] || || {{suboff|60}} |- |AM ||'''11'''|| {{flagicon|TUN}} [[Issam Jebali]] || || {{suboff|80}} |- |LW ||'''8''' || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ryotaro Meshino]] || || {{suboff|70}} |- |CF ||'''23'''|| {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Deniz Hümmet]] || || {{suboff|46}} |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |GK ||'''1''' || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masaaki Higashiguchi]] |- |GK ||'''22'''|| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Jun Ichimori]] |- |DF ||'''19'''|| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ginjiro Ikegaya]] |- |DF ||'''33'''|| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shinya Nakano]] |- |MF ||'''10'''|| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shu Kurata]] |- |MF ||'''13'''|| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shuto Abe]] || || {{subon|60}} |- |MF ||'''36'''|| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takato Yamamoto]] |- |MF ||'''44'''|| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kanji Okunuki]] || || {{subon|60}} |- |FW ||'''7''' || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takashi Usami]] || || {{subon|80}} |- |FW ||'''40'''|| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shoji Toyama]] |- |FW ||'''42'''|| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Harumi Minamino]] || || {{subon|46}} |- |FW ||'''97'''|| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Welton Felipe (footballer, born 1997)|Welton]] || || {{subon|70}} |- |colspan=3|'''Manager:''' |- |colspan=3|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Jens Wissing]] |} |}
{| width=100% style="font-size:90%" |- |'''Man of the Match:''' {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Rui Araki]] ([[Gamba Osaka]])
'''[[Assistant referee (association football)|Assistant referees]]:''' :Ali Jaragh ([[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]]) :Saud Al-Shammari ([[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]])
'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fourth official|Fourth official]]:''' :Ammar Ashkanani ([[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]])
'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Reserve assistant referee|Reserve assistant referee]]:''' :Abdulhadi Al-Anzi ([[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]])
'''[[Video assistant referee]]:''' :Mohammed Obaid Khadim ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United Arab Emirates]])
'''[[Video assistant referee#Assistant video assistant referee|Assistant video assistant referee]]:''' :Abdullah Al-Kandari ([[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]]) <!--'''[[Video assistant referee#Assistant video assistant referee|Support video assistant referee]]:''' : --> |style="width:60%; vertical-align:top;"| {{Match rules |ref = <ref name="regulations">{{Cite web|title=AFC Champions League Two 2025-26 Competition Regulations|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/content/afc-champions-league-two-2025-26-competition-regulations|website=the-AFC.com|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|access-date=27 November 2025}}</ref> |extra time = y |penalties = y |named subs = 12 |additional sub ET = y |subs allowed = 5 |sub opportunities = y }} |}
== See also == *[[2026 AFC Champions League Elite final]] *[[2026 AFC Challenge League final]] *[[2026 AFC Women's Champions League final]] *[[2025–26 Al-Nassr FC season|2026 Al-Nassr FC season]] *[[2026 Gamba Osaka season]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league_two|name=AFC Champions League Two}}, the-AFC.com {{Al-Nassr FC seasons}} {{Gamba Osaka}} {{2025–26 in Asian football (AFC)}} {{2026 in Japanese football}} {{2025–26 in Saudi Arabian football}}
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