2011 AFC Champions League Final
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| Event | 2011 AFC Champions League | ||||||
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| Al-Sadd won 4–2 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 5 November 2011 | ||||||
| Venue | Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju | ||||||
| AFC Man of the Match | Abdul Kader Keïta (Al-Sadd) | ||||||
| Fans' Man of the Match | Mohamed Saqr (Al-Sadd) | ||||||
| Referee | Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) | ||||||
| Attendance | 41,805 | ||||||
| Weather | Rainy 7 °C (45 °F) 60% humidity |
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The 2011 AFC Champions League Final was a football match which was played on Saturday, 5 November 2011, to determine the champion of the 2011 AFC Champions League. It was the final of the 30th edition of the top-level Asian club tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 9th under the current AFC Champions League title.
The game was won by Al-Sadd of Qatar over Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of South Korea, winning 4–2 on penalties, after a 2–2 draw following extra time. As AFC Champions League winners, they qualified to enter the quarter-finals of the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup as the AFC representative.
The AFC decided that the final would be hosted by one of the finalists. This format is a change from the 2009 and 2010 editions, where the final was played at a neutral venue. On 7 June 2011, the draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final was made. For the final, the winner of semi-final 2 (played between the winners of quarter-finals 2 and 1) would be the home team, while the winner of semi-final 1 (played between the winners of quarter-finals 4 and 3) would be the away team. Therefore, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors were the home team, and Al-Sadd were the away team. The name of the stadium is Jeonju World Cup Stadium which is located in Jeonju, Republic of Korea which was also one of the main stadiums during 2002 FIFA World Cup.
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