Event | 2013 AFC Champions League | ||||||
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on aggregate Guangzhou Evergrande won on away goals |
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First leg | |||||||
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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 |
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Second leg | |||||||
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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 |
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The 2013 AFC Champions League Final was the final match of the 2013 AFC Champions League, the thirty-second round of the top grade Asian club 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 of China. The first leg was hosted by FC Seoul at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul on 26 October 2013, while the second leg was hosted by Guangzhou Evergrande at the Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou on 9 November 2013. The winner would represent the AFC at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, beginning at the quarterfinal stage.
The first leg ended with a 2 all draw. Goals were scored by Sergio Escudero and Dejan Damjanović for FC Seoul, and Elkeson and Gao Lin for Guangzhou Evergrande. 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.
Guangzhou Evergrande won the match and was awarded the premiership. This was their first premiership win on the away goals rule.
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 second time since 2008 that the AFC had adopted such an arrangement.