Match press kit quarter-finals – 2nd leg Lokomotiv
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MATCH PRESS KIT Quarter-finals – 2nd leg Lokomotiv (UZB) vs Al Ain (UAE) Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 19:00 local time
1 – Match background 6 – Coach profiles 2 – Quarter-final facts 7 – Team facts 3 – Match facts 8 – Domestic results & standings 4 – Competition fixtures & standings 9 – Competition facts 5 – Squad information 10 – AFC information
This press kit includes information relating to this AFC Champions League match.
The AFC Champions League quarter-final between Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates and Lokomotiv of Uzbekistan remains intriguingly poised heading into the second leg in Tashkent after a hard-fought 0-0 draw in their initial meeting three weeks ago.
In hot and stifling conditions at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, neither team was able to secure an advantage to take into the return match at Bunyodkor Stadium. The best effort of the game fell to Colombian midfielder Danilo Asprilla who raced clear of the Lokomotiv defence with nine minutes left but saw his effort stopped by the legs of goalkeeper Ignatiy Nesterov.
As a result of Nesterov’s save, Al Ain find themselves in a similar position to the one they were in during the round of 16 when they travelled to Iran after being held to a 1-1 draw in the first leg by Zobahan.
Like Lokomotiv now, Zobahan were unbeaten in the tournament at the time but a thumping strike by Lee Myung-joo early on and a breakaway goal by Asprilla just after the hour sent the UAE side into the quarter-finals with a 3-1 aggregate victory.
Winners of the inaugural AFC Champions League title in 2003 and runners-up in 2005, Al Ain are eager to rekindle some of their past glories and secure a spot in the last four for the second time in three years.
While Al Ain have plenty of experience in the AFC Champions League, Lokomotiv have far less experience at this level, going out in the playoffs in 2013 and 2014 and finishing bottom of their opening round group last year when they lost four of six games.
However, they are unbeaten so far in this season’s AFC Champions League and have already put paid to some of the competition’s most notable names, eliminating Iranian champions Sepahan and two-time AFC Champions League winners Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia in the group stage before stunning Saudi giants Al Hilal 2-1 on aggregate in the round of 16.
Victory against Al Ain would give them another notable scalp and make them the first Uzbek club in four years to reach the last four of the AFC Champions League.
Quarter-finals – 2nd leg Lokomotiv (UZB) vs Al Ain (UAE) Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 19:00 local time
Quarter-final facts
Two of the teams in this season’s AFC Champions League quarter-finals have previously won the tournament. Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates won the inaugural competition in 2003 while Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of Korea Republic were the first east Asian side to lift the trophy in 2006.
FC Seoul of Korea Republic, the 2013 runners-up, are playing in the quarter-finals for the fifth time since 2009 while Shandong Luneng FC of China are making their first appearance in the last eight since 2005.
El Jaish of Qatar went out in the round of 16 in 2013 while Al Nasr of the United Arab Emirates, Lokomotiv of Uzbekistan and tournament debutants Shanghai SIPG of China are appearing in the AFC Champions League knockout stage for the first time.
South Korean side Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma recorded the biggest aggregate win in the knockout stage with an 11-2 thrashing of Sharjah in the 2004 quarter-finals. They won 6-0 at home in the first leg and 5-2 in the United Arab Emirates in the return match.
Korea Republic’s Ulsan Hyundai share the record for biggest win in a quarter-final game with Seongnam after they also trounced Al Shabab of Saudi Arabia 6-0 in 2006. They also have the biggest away win at this stage after beating Al Hilal 4-0 in Riyadh in 2012.
The highest-scoring quarter-final was Jeonbuk’s 9-5 aggregate victory over Japan’s Cerezo Osaka in 2011. They lost 4-3 in the first leg in Japan but thrashed the J.League side 6-1 in the return match at Jeonju.
The all-South Korean clash between FC Seoul and Pohang Steelers in 2014 was the second quarter-final tie to be decided on penalties as FC Seoul advanced with a 3-0 shootout win after both legs were drawn 0-0. Iranian side Sepahan beat Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale 5-4 on penalties in 2007 after both games also finished goalless.
Four clubs have won their quarter-finals on away goals. UAE sides Al Ain and Al Wahda came out on top in their ties against Pas of Iran in 2005 and Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal in 2007 respectively, Kashiwa Reysol of Japan eliminated Al Shabab of Saudi Arabia in 2013, and Western Sydney Wanderers of Australia beat Guangzhou Evergrande of China in 2014.
Quarter-finals – 2nd leg Lokomotiv (UZB) vs Al Ain (UAE) Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 19:00 local time
Match facts
Al Ain and Lokomotiv are meeting for the second time in the AFC Champions League following their 0-0 draw in the first leg. Lokomotiv are taking part in the competition for the fourth time while inaugural winners Al Ain are making their 11th appearance.
Lokomotiv remain the only unbeaten team in this season’s competition after the 0-0 draw at Al Ain in the first leg with three wins and six draws in nine games.
Temurkhuja Abdukholikov is their top scorer with three goals.
While they haven’t scored too many goals, they have the best defensive record of the teams in the last eight after conceding only four goals and keeping five clean sheets.
draw with Al Nasr in this season’s group stage.
Goalkeeper Ignatiy Nesterov and midfielders Timur Kapadze and Server Djeparov are trying to reach the AFC Champions League semi-finals with a third different club. All three helped Pakhtakor reach the last four in 2003 and 2004, while Kapadze and Djeparov were with Bunyodkor in 2008 and Nesterov played for them in 2012.
Lokomotiv trounced Shortan 3-0 last Friday to consolidate their five-point lead over second-placed Bunyodkor at the top of the Uzbek league.
They beat Pas of Iran in 2005 and Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad in 2014 but bowed out to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of Korea Republic in 2004 and Qadsia FC of Kuwait in 2006.
Ain have gone on a seven-match unbeaten run, winning four games and drawing three. They have scored nine goals and conceded only three in those seven games.
Mashal in 2006, losing 3-2 in 2010 and winning 1-0 in 2015 at Pakhtakor, and drawing 1-1 at Nasaf earlier this year.
appearances for Al Ain during the 0-0 draw with Lokomotiv in the first leg.
Defender Mohammed Fayez is suspended after receiving his second yellow card of the knockout stage during the first leg against Lokomotiv.
Domestic form Al Ain have started their domestic season in the UAE League Cup, winning their opening group game 3-2 over Al Ittihad Kalba before suffering a 5-1 loss to Al Ahli in their second game last Thursday.
Quarter-finals – 2nd leg Lokomotiv (UZB) vs Al Ain (UAE) Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 19:00 local time
Lokomotiv
GP W D L GF GA +/- Pts LOKOMOTIV (UZB) 6 2 4 0 6 3 3 10 AL NASR (UAE)* 6 2
1 5 4 1 9 AL ITTIHAD (KSA)* 6 2 3 1 9 4 5 9 FOOLAD MOBARAKEH SEPAHAN (IRN) 6 1 0 5 2 11 -9 3
* Standings are based on points, head-to-head, goal difference and number of goals of the teams tied 23 February LOKOMOTIV (UZB) 1-1 Al ITTIHAD (KSA) (L: Sardor Mirzayev 89; AI: Gelmin Rivas 34)
(AI: Sulley Muntari 14; L: Temurkhuja Abdukholikov 80-pen) 15 March FOOLAD SEPAHAN (IRN) 0-2 LOKOMOTIV (UZB) (L: Marat Bikmaev 14, Sardor Mirzayev 86) 06 April LOKOMOTIV (UZB) 1-0 FOOLAD SEPAHAN (IRN) (L: Temurkhuja Abdukholikov 54) 20 April AL NASR (UAE) 1-1 LOKOMOTIV (UZB) (AN: Jires Kembo-Ekoko 31; L: Temurkhuja Abdukholikov 43) 04 May LOKOMOTIV (UZB) 0-0 AL NASR (UAE)
17 May – 1st leg AL HILAL (KSA) 0-0 LOKOMOTIV (UZB) 24 May – 2nd leg LOKOMOTIV (UZB) 2-1 AL HILAL (KSA) (L: Islom Tukhtakhujaev 26, Sherzod Fayziyev 56; AH: Mohammed Al Shalhoub 89-pen) Lokomotiv advance 2-1 on aggregate
Quarter-finals – 2nd leg Lokomotiv (UZB) vs Al Ain (UAE) Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 19:00 local time
Al Ain GROUP D GP W D L GF GA +/- Pts EL JAISH (QAT)* 6 3
2 6 8 -2 10
AL AIN (UAE)* 6 3 1 2 8 6 2 10 AL AHLI (KSA) 6 3
3 10
7 3 9 NASAF (UZB) 6 1 2 3 4 7 -3
5 * Standings are based on points, head-to-head, goal difference and number of goals of the teams tied 24 February AL AIN (UAE) 1-2 EL JAISH (QAT) (AA: Douglas 65-pen; EJ: Abderrazzaq Hamedallah 9, Romarinho 45)
(EJ: Abderrazzaq Hamedallah 49, Yasir Isa 79; AA: Saeed Al Katheeri 86) 16 March AL AIN (UAE) 1-0 AL AHLI (KSA) (Al Ain: Omar Abdulrahman 71) 05 April AL AHLI (KSA) 1-2 AL AIN (UAE) (Al Ahli: Saleh Al Amri 90+3; Al Ain: Douglas 25, 77) 19 April NASAF (UZB) 1-1 AL AIN (UAE) (N: Maksud Karimov 1; AA: Danilo Asprilla 32) 03 May AL AIN (UAE) 2-0 NASAF (UZB) (AA: Danilo Asprilla 39, Ismail Ahmed 90)
(AA: Douglas 9; Z: Mohammadreza Abbasi 75) 25 May – 2nd leg ZOBAHAN (IRN) 0-2 AL AIN (UAE) (AA: Lee Myung-joo 12, Danilo Asprilla 62) Al Ain advance 3-1 on aggregate
23 August – 1st leg AL AIN (UAE) 0-0 LOKOMOTIV (UZB)
Quarter-finals – 2nd leg Lokomotiv (UZB) vs Al Ain (UAE) Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 19:00 local time
Squad information Lokomotiv No Pos Player Name Date of Birth Nat Pl Gs YC RC 1 GK IGNATIY NESTEROV 20-06-1983 UZB 9
2
4 DF BOBURBEK YULDASHOV 08-04-1993 UZB
5 MF KAKHI MAKHARADZE 20-10-1987 GEO 8
3
7 MF SADRIDDIN ABDULLAEV 11-06-1986 UZB
(2)
1 8 MF SERVER DJEPAROV 03-10-1982 UZB 7 (1)
9 FW
SLAVEN STJEPANOVIC 02-11-1987 BIH
10 MF MARAT BIKMAEV 01-01-1986 UZB
5 (3) 1
11
FW TEMURKHUJA ABDUKHOLIKOV 25-09-1991 UZB
8 (1) 3
12
GK MAMUR IKRAMOV 12-06-1982 UZB
13
DF NEMANJA JANICIC 13-07-1986 SRB
3 (1)
1 15
MF SARDOR MIRZAYEV 21-03-1991 UZB
7 (1) 2 1 17
DF SALIM MUSTAFAEV 07-03-1991 UZB
6
1 18
MF TIMUR KAPADZE 05-09-1981 UZB
9
20
DF ISLOM TUKHTAKHUJAEV 30-10-1989 UZB
9
2 21
FW DONIYOR USMANOV 07-06-1994 UZB
22
MF SANJAR SHAAKHMEDOV 23-09-1990 UZB
8 (1)
1 27
FW BOBIRBEK TILLYABAEV 29-01-1991 UZB
28
MF IKROMJON ALIBAEV 09-01-1994 UZB
3 (2)
1 29
MF KUVONDIK RUZIEV 06-10-1994 UZB
(4)
33
MF OLEG ZOTEEV 05-07-1989 UZB
9
1 37
DF SHERZOD FAYZIYEV 06-02-1992 UZB
7 (1)
44
DF SERGEY PROKHOROV 16-10-1996 UZB
(3)
2 69
VOKHIDJON YUNUSOV 31-12-1998 UZB
70
FW IVAN NAGAEV 03-07-1989 UZB
(1)
71
MF ARTUR GEVORKYAN * 22-11-1984 TKM
6
1 72
SHOKHRUKH MUMINKULOV 14-08-1998 UZB
93
OTABEK MUKHAMEDOV 24-11-1998 UZB
96
GK RUSTAM NARTADJIEV 11-05-1996 UZB
97
RUSTAM KHAMRAEV 24-06-1998 UZB
KEY: No:
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[* Artur Gevorkyan played for Nasaf during the group stage]
Quarter-finals – 2nd leg Lokomotiv (UZB) vs Al Ain (UAE) Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 19:00 local time
Al Ain No Pos Player Name Date of Birth Nat Pl Gs YC RC 4 DF SAEED MUSABBEH 04-02-1994 UAE 1
5 DF ISMAIL AHMED 07-07-1983 UAE
8 1 1 7 MF CAIO 19-04-1994 BRA 1
8 MF RASHED EISA 24-08-1990 UAE
(2)
9 FW DOUGLAS 30-12-1987 BRA 9
10 MF OMAR ABDULRAHMAN 20-09-1991 UAE
9 1
11
FW SAEED AL KATHEERI 28-03-1988 UAE
(3) 1 1 13
MF AHMED BARMAN 05-02-1994 UAE
4 (2)
15
DF KHALED ABDULRAHMAN 10-09-1988 UAE
16
MF MOHAMED ABDULRAHMAN 04-02-1989 UAE
8 (1)
2 17
GK KHALID EISA 15-09-1989 UAE
9 -7
18 MF IBRAHIM DIAKY 24-05-1982 UAE
1 (6)
1 19
DF MOHNAD SALEM 01-03-1985 UAE
9
21
DF FAWZI FAYEZ 14-07-1987 UAE
1 (1)
22
GK MAHMOOD AL MAS 08-09-1983 UAE
23
DF MOHAMED AHMED 16-04-1989 UAE
8 (1)
1 25
MF AMER ABDULRAHMAN 03-07-1989 UAE
1
29
MF LEE MYUNG-JOO 24-04-1990 KOR
9 1 1 30
MOHAMMED KHALFAN 28-08-1998 UAE
31
DF AHMED SALEM 23-08-1994 UAE
35
FW YOUSEF AHMED 27-04-1994 UAE
37
RASHED MUHAYER 20-02-1994 UAE
40
GK MOHAMMED BUSANDA 20-06-1995 UAE
43
MF RAYAN YASLAM 23-11-1994 UAE
44
DF SALEM JUMA 25-02-1993 UAE
50
DF MOHAMMED FAYEZ 06-10-1989 UAE
8
3 52
ALI EID
01-03-1998 UAE
70
MF DANILO ASPRILLA 12-01-1989 COL
5 (2) 3 1 75
HAMAD ABDULLA 28-03-1996 UAE
79
HUSAIN ABDULLA 11-01-1997 UAE
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Team coach profiles Lokomotiv Andrey Miklyaev After serving as an assistant under Lokomotiv head coach Vadim Abramov during the previous two seasons, Andrey Mirklyaev was elevated to the top post at the start of the 2016 campaign. The 48-year-old has done well in his first season in charge of the Tashkent club, leading them to the top of the Uzbek league table, the semi-finals of the Uzbek Cup and a first-ever appearance in the AFC Champions League knockout stage.
A former midfielder, Zlatko Dalic began his coaching career in 2005 and after spells at clubs in his native Croatia and Albania, the 49-year-old moved to Saudi Arabia in 2010 to take charge of newly-promoted Al Faisaly. The Croatian helped the unfancied side to qualify for the King’s Cup and was chosen as the league’s best coach in the 2010-11 season. He led Al Hilal to victory in the Saudi Crown Prince Cup in 2013 before moving to Al Ain the following year and coaching them to the UAE league title in 2015.
Quarter-finals – 2nd leg Lokomotiv (UZB) vs Al Ain (UAE) Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 19:00 local time
Team facts Lokomotiv Formed in 2002, Lokomotiv narrowly missed out on their first-ever Uzbek league title in 2015 as they were runners-up for the third season in a row, finishing just a single point behind champions Pakhtakor. They also reached the Uzbek Cup semi-finals, losing 2-1 on aggregate to Nasaf Karshi.
After being eliminated in the AFC Champions League playoffs by Al Nasr of the United Arab Emirates in 2013 and Kuwait SC in 2014, the Tashkent club made their first appearance in the group stage last year but finished last in their section with only four points from six games. AFC Champions League record 2015 – Group stage 2014 – Playoffs 2013 – Playoffs
Overall
17 4 7 6 21
23 Home
8 3 3 2 12
8 Away
9 1 4 4 9 15 Biggest wins Home: 5-0 – vs Al Sadd, 2015, group stage Away: 2-0 – vs Sepahan, 2016, group stage
Home: 1-3 – vs Kuwait SC, 2014, playoff
1-2 – vs Al Hilal, 2015, group stage Away: 2-6 – vs Al Sadd, 2015, group stage
Quarter-finals – 2nd leg Lokomotiv (UZB) vs Al Ain (UAE) Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 19:00 local time
Al Ain Al Ain entered the history books in 2003 when they won the inaugural AFC Champions League with a 2-1 aggregate victory over BEC Tero Sasana of Thailand in the final. The Emirati club also finished runners-up in 2005 and reached the semi-finals in 2014 but they went out on in the round of 16 on away goals to UAE league rivals Al Ahli last year.
They booked their place in this season’s tournament after winning the UAE league for a record 12th time in the 2014-15 season, finishing nine points ahead of runners-up Al Jazira. AFC Champions League record 2015 – Round of 16 2014 – Semi-finals 2013 – Group stage 2011 – Group stage 2010 – Group stage 2007 – Group stage 2006 – Quarter-finals 2005 – Runners-up 2004 – Quarter-finals 2003 – Champions
Overall
82 37
21 24
126 98
Home 42
27 8 7 75 36
Away 40
10 13
17 51
62
Home: 6-0 – vs Shenzhen Jianlibao, 2005, semi-final Away: 5-0 – vs Lekhwiya, 2014, group stage
Home: 0-3 – vs Qadsia SC, 2006, quarter-final Away: 0-4 – vs Nagoya Grampus, 2011, group stage
Quarter-finals – 2nd leg Lokomotiv (UZB) vs Al Ain (UAE) Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 19:00 local time
Domestic results & standings Lokomotiv Most recent games Comp. Date Opponent Res. League
03/08/16 Navbakhor (H) 5-0
08/08/16 Andijan (H) 3-1
14/08/16 Neftchi (A) 1-1
18/08/16 Sogdiana (H) 4-1
09/09/16 Shortan (H) 3-0
Uzbek league – current standings (top five) Pos. Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Lokomotiv 20 16 4 0 52 14 52 2 Bunyodkor 20 14
5 1 37 9 47
3 Nasaf
21 14
4 3 38 16 46
4 Metalurg 21 11
6 4 37 21 39
5 Qizilqum 20 10
6 4 30 22 36
Al Ain Most recent games Comp. Date Opponent Res. President’s Cup 29/05/16 Al Jazira 1-1
Final. Lost 6-7 on penalties League Cup 02/09/16 Al Ittihad Kalba 3-2
League Cup 07/09/16 Al Ahli 1-5
UAE Arabian Gulf League – 2015-16 season final standings (top five) Pos. Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Al Ahli 26 21
3 2 60 20 66
2 Al Ain 26 18 3 5 53 24 57 3 Al Wahda 26 13
4 9 45 28 43
4 Al Nasr
26 11
8 7 47 36 41
5 Al Shabab 26 11
7 8 34 27 40
Quarter-finals – 2nd leg Lokomotiv (UZB) vs Al Ain (UAE) Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 19:00 local time
Competition facts
Year Winners Runners-up Score 2015
Guangzhou Evergrande (CHN) Al Ahli (UAE) 1-0 (agg) 2014
Western Sydney Wanderers (AUS) Al Hilal (KSA) 1-0
2013 Guangzhou Evergrande (CHN) FC Seoul (KOR) 3-3 (agg)* 2012 Ulsan Hyundai (KOR) Al Ahli (KSA) 3-0
2011 Al Sadd (QAT) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (KOR) 2-2 ** 2010
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (KOR) Zobahan (IRN) 3-1 2009
Pohang Steelers (KOR) Al Ittihad (KSA) 2-1 2008
Gamba Osaka (JPN) Adelaide United (AUS) 5-0 (agg) 2007
Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN) Sepahan (IRN) 3-1 (agg) 2006
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (KOR) Al Karama (SYR) 3-2 (agg) 2005
Al Ittihad (KSA) Al Ain (UAE) 5-3 (agg) 2004
Al Ittihad (KSA) Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (KOR) 6-3 (agg) 2002-03 Al Ain (UAE) BEC Tero Sasana (THA) 2-1 (agg)
** Al Sadd won 4-2 on penalties
In 2002, the Asian Club Championship was merged with the Asian Cup Winners’ Cup to form the AFC Champions League. The inaugural final was won by Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates, who beat Thailand’s BEC Tero Sasana 2-1 on aggregate.
Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia were the first team to win the AFC Champions League twice. They were victorious in 2004 after beating Korean side Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 6-3 on aggregate and retained the trophy with a 5-3 aggregate victory over Al Ain a year later.
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of Korea Republic became the first east Asian side to win the competition in 2006 after they beat Al Karamah of Syria 3-2 on aggregate in the final.
Urawa Red Diamonds of Japan took the title the following year when they beat Iranian side Sepahan 3-1 on aggregate in the final. The J.League side did not lose a game during their run to their title, winning five matches and drawing the other seven.
Gamba Osaka were also unbeaten when they claimed the AFC Champions League title in 2008. The Japanese club won nine of their 12 games, including all six of their away matches, and thumped Adelaide United of Australia 5-0 on aggregate in the final.
Korea Republic’s Pohang Steelers became the first team to win both the Asian Club Championship and AFC Champions League with a 2-1 victory over Al Ittihad in the 2009 final in Tokyo. Having won back-to-back Asian Club Championships in 1997 and 1998, they also became the first club to be crowned Asian champions on three occasions.
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma became the second team to win both titles when they beat Zobahan of Iran 3-1 in Tokyo in 2010. The Korean club won the 1995 Asian Club Championship when the club was known as Ilhwa Chunma. Quarter-finals – 2nd leg Lokomotiv (UZB) vs Al Ain (UAE) Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 19:00 local time
The 2011 AFC Champions League final was the first to go to extra-time and penalties as Qatar’s Al Sadd beat Jeonbuk Motors in a shootout after a 2-2 draw in Jeonju.
Ulsan Hyundai became the third Korean club in four years to lift the AFC Champions League trophy with a 3-0 win over Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia in 2012. In winning the championship, they set a new tournament record with nine consecutive victories.
The final reverted to two legs in 2013 with Guangzhou Evergrande becoming the first Chinese club to lift the trophy after they edged FC Seoul on away goals following a 2-2 draw in Korea and a 1-1 draw in China.
Western Sydney Wanderers became the first Australian club to win the tournament in 2014 with a 1-0 aggregate victory over Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia in the final. The 0-0 draw in the second leg in Riyadh was the first match in the final to end goalless.
Guangzhou Evergrande became the second club to win the competition twice after they beat Al Ahli of the United Arab Emirates 1-0 on aggregate in the 2015 final.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of football in Asia, including Australia with a total of 47 members. The organisation was founded on 8 May 1954 in Manila and is one of FIFA’s six continental confederations. The headquarters is at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and the President is Shaikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain.
The AFC organised the first continental championship – the Asian Cup – in 1956, and introduced the first continental club competition – the Asian Club Championship in 1967. In 1990, they introduced the Asian Cup Winners’ Cup, and in 1995, the winners of the Asian Club Championship and Asian Cup Winners’ Cup began to meet annually in the Asian Super Cup.
In 2002, all three club competitions were merged into the AFC Champions League, which featured domestic league and cup winners from throughout Asia. More than 40 teams took part in the inaugural tournament but the format was streamlined in 2004 to include the defending champions and 28 other teams from 14 countries.
The competition was revamped in 2009 as the group stage was expanded to 32 teams, a round of 16 was added and the final became a single championship game. However, the format was tweaked again in 2013 with the final reverting to two legs. Download 187.49 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: 
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