Event | 2017 AFC Champions League | ||||||
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Date | 18 November 2017 | ||||||
Venue | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh | ||||||
Man of the Match | Shusaku Nishikawa (Urawa Red Diamonds) | ||||||
Referee | Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) | ||||||
Attendance | 59,136 | ||||||
Weather | Fine and dry 22 °C (72 °F) |
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Date | 25 November 2017 | ||||||
Venue | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama | ||||||
Man of the Match | Rafael Silva (Urawa Red Diamonds) | ||||||
Referee | Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) | ||||||
Attendance | 57,727 | ||||||
Weather | Cold 10 °C (50 °F) |
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The 2017 AFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2017 AFC Champions League, the 36th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 15th under the current AFC Champions League title.
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Saudi Arabian team Al-Hilal and Japanese team Urawa Red Diamonds. The first leg was hosted by Al-Hilal at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh on 18 November 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Urawa Red Diamonds at the Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama on 25 November 2017. The winner earned the right to represent the AFC at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarter-finals stage.
After the first leg ended in a 1–1 draw,Urawa Red Diamonds defeated Al-Hilal 1–0 in the second leg to win 2–1 on aggregate, and were crowned AFC Champions League champions for the second time.
In the following table, finals until 2002 were in the Asian Club Championship era, since 2003 were in the AFC Champions League era.
This was the fourth time that an Asian club final was played in the King Fahd International Stadium, with the previous finals being 1995, 2000, and 2014 (second leg).
This was the second time that an Asian club final was played in the Saitama Stadium 2002, with the previous final being 2007 (second leg).
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).