2012 AFC Champions League Final
| Event | 2012 AFC Champions League | ||||||
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| Date | 10 November 2012 | ||||||
| Venue | Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan | ||||||
| AFC Man of the Match | Kwak Tae-Hwi (Ulsan Hyundai) | ||||||
| Fans' Man of the Match | Kim Seung-Yong (Ulsan Hyundai) | ||||||
| Referee | Ben Williams (Australia) | ||||||
| Attendance | 42,153 | ||||||
| Weather | Clear 15 °C (59 °F) 50% humidity |
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The 2012 AFC Champions League Final was a football match which was played on Saturday, 10 November 2012, to determine the champion of the 2012 AFC Champions League. It was the final of the 31st edition of the top-level Asian club tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 10th under the current AFC Champions League title.
The match was played between Ulsan Hyundai from Korea Republic and Al-Ahli from Saudi Arabia. Ulsan Hyundai won 3–0 to win their first title. As winners of the 2012 AFC Champions League, they qualified to enter the quarter-finals of the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup as the AFC representative.
The AFC decided that the final would be hosted by one of the finalists. On 14 June 2012, 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 3 and 4) would be the home team, while the winner of semi-final 1 (played between the winners of quarter-finals 1 and 2) would be the away team. As a result, Ulsan Hyundai are the home team, and Al-Ahli are the away team.
The match was played at Ulsan Hyundai's home stadium, Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, at Ulsan, South Korea. It was one of the stadiums used at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
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