The 2016 AFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2016 AFC Champions League, the 35th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 14th under the current AFC Champions League title.
| Event | 2016 AFC Champions League | ||||||
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| Date | 19 November 2016 | ||||||
| Venue | Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju | ||||||
| AFC Man of the Match | Leonardo (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors) | ||||||
| Referee | Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) | ||||||
| Attendance | 36,158 | ||||||
| Weather | Overcast with fog 14 °C (57 °F) | ||||||
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| Date | 26 November 2016 | ||||||
| Venue | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain | ||||||
| AFC Man of the Match | Choi Chul-soon (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors) | ||||||
| Referee | Ryuji Sato (Japan) | ||||||
| Attendance | 23,239 | ||||||
| Weather | Mild 24 °C (75 °F) | ||||||
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between South Korean team Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and United Arab Emirates team Al-Ain. The first leg was hosted by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors at the Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Jeonju on 19 November 2016, while the second leg was hosted by Al-Ain at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain on 26 November 2016.[1] Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors won the final 3–2 on aggregate and clinched their second title.
Qualified teams
| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2006, 2011 |
 Al-Ain | 2003, 2005 |
Background
Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 FC Tokyo | 2–1 (H) | Matchday 1 |  El Jaish | 1–2 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Jiangsu Suning | 2–3 (A) | Matchday 2 | El Jaish | 1–2 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Becamex Bình Dương | 2–0 (H) | Matchday 3 |  Al-Ahli | 1–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Becamex Bình Dương | 2–3 (A) | Matchday 4 | Al-Ahli | 2–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC Tokyo | 3–0 (A) | Matchday 5 |  Nasaf Qarshi | 1–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jiangsu Suning | 2–2 (H) | Matchday 6 | Nasaf Qarshi | 2–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group E winners
Source: AFC | Final standings | Group D runners-up
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Melbourne Victory | 3–2 | 1–1 (A) | 2–1 (H) | Round of 16 |  Zob Ahan | 3–1 | 1–1 (H) | 2–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai SIPG | 5–0 | 0–0 (A) | 5–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Lokomotiv Tashkent | 1–0 | 0–0 (H) | 1–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC Seoul | 5–3 | 4–1 (H) | 1–2 (A) | Semi-finals | El Jaish | 5–3 | 3–1 (H) | 2–2 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rules
The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the order of legs decided by draw. The away goals rule, extra time (away goals do not apply in extra time) and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary.[2]
Match details
First leg
         Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |    Al-Ain |
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AFC Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
Second leg
| Al-Ain | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
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AFC Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
References
External links
- AFC Champions League, the-AFC.com