# 2024 AFC Champions League final

The 2024 AFC Champions League final was the final of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League, the 42nd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 21st edition under the AFC Champions League title.
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Yokohama F. Marinos from Japan and Al Ain from the United Arab Emirates. The winners earned the final Asian berth at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States.
This final was the second for Yokohama F. Marinos after 1990, and the fourth for Al Ain, with their most recent in 2016.

## Teams

In the following table, the finals until 2002 were in the Asian Club Championship era, and since 2003 in the AFC Champions League era.
| Team | Region (Federation) | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | East (EAFF) | 1 (1990) |
| Al Ain | West (WAFF) | 3 (2003, 2005, 2016) |

## Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first. (H: home; A: away).
| Yokohama F. Marinos | Yokohama F. Marinos | Yokohama F. Marinos | Yokohama F. Marinos | Round | Al Ain | Al Ain | Al Ain | Al Ain |
| Opponent | Result | Result | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | Result | Result |
| Incheon United | 2–4 (H) | 2–4 (H) | 2–4 (H) | Matchday 1 | Pakhtakor | 3–0 (A) | 3–0 (A) | 3–0 (A) |
| Shandong Taishan | 1–0 (A) | 1–0 (A) | 1–0 (A) | Matchday 2 | Ahal | 4–2 (H) | 4–2 (H) | 4–2 (H) |
| Kaya–Iloilo | 3–0 (H) | 3–0 (H) | 3–0 (H) | Matchday 3 | Al-Fayha | 4–1 (H) | 4–1 (H) | 4–1 (H) |
| Kaya–Iloilo | 2–1 (A) | 2–1 (A) | 2–1 (A) | Matchday 4 | Al-Fayha | 3–2 (A) | 3–2 (A) | 3–2 (A) |
| Incheon United | 1–2 (A) | 1–2 (A) | 1–2 (A) | Matchday 5 | Pakhtakor | 1–3 (H) | 1–3 (H) | 1–3 (H) |
| Shandong Taishan | 3–0 (H) | 3–0 (H) | 3–0 (H) | Matchday 6 | Ahal | 3–1 (A) | 3–1 (A) | 3–1 (A) |
| Group G winner Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Yokohama F. Marinos 6 12 2 Shandong Taishan 6 12 3 Incheon United 6 12 4 Kaya–Iloilo 6 0 Source: AFC | Group G winner Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Yokohama F. Marinos 6 12 2 Shandong Taishan 6 12 3 Incheon United 6 12 4 Kaya–Iloilo 6 0 Source: AFC | Group G winner Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Yokohama F. Marinos 6 12 2 Shandong Taishan 6 12 3 Incheon United 6 12 4 Kaya–Iloilo 6 0 Source: AFC | Group G winner Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Yokohama F. Marinos 6 12 2 Shandong Taishan 6 12 3 Incheon United 6 12 4 Kaya–Iloilo 6 0 Source: AFC | Final standings | Group A winner Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Al-Ain 6 15 2 Al-Fayha 6 9 3 Pakhtakor 6 7 4 Ahal 6 4 Source: AFC | Group A winner Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Al-Ain 6 15 2 Al-Fayha 6 9 3 Pakhtakor 6 7 4 Ahal 6 4 Source: AFC | Group A winner Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Al-Ain 6 15 2 Al-Fayha 6 9 3 Pakhtakor 6 7 4 Ahal 6 4 Source: AFC | Group A winner Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Al-Ain 6 15 2 Al-Fayha 6 9 3 Pakhtakor 6 7 4 Ahal 6 4 Source: AFC |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Bangkok United | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | 2–2 (A) | 1–0 (H) | Round of 16 | Nasaf | 2–1 | 0–0 (A) | 2–1 (H) |
| Shandong Taishan | 3–1 | 2–1 (A) | 1–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Al Nassr | 4–4 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | 1–0 (H) | 3–4 (A) |
| Ulsan HD | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | 0–1 (A) | 3–2 (H) | Semi-finals | Al Hilal | 5–4 | 4–2 (H) | 1–2 (A) |

## Format

The final was played over two legs. If the aggregate score would be level after two legs, extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out would be used to decide the winning team.

## Matches
### First leg
#### Details

| Yokohama F. Marinos | Al Ain |
| GK | 42 | William Popp |
| RB | 27 | Ken Matsubara |
| CB | 4 | Shinnosuke Hatanaka |
| CB | 5 | Eduardo | | 37' |
| LB | 2 | Katsuya Nagato | 90+3' |
| CM | 14 | Asahi Uenaka | 75' | 77' |
| CM | 8 | Takuya Kida (c) | | 61' |
| CM | 29 | Nam Tae-hee | | 77' |
| RF | 20 | Yan Matheus |
| CF | 11 | Anderson Lopes |
| LF | 7 | Élber | | 61' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 21 | Hiroki Iikura |
| GK | 31 | Fuma Shirasaka |
| DF | 16 | Ren Kato |
| DF | 24 | Hijiri Kato |
| DF | 39 | Taiki Watanabe | | 37' |
| MF | 6 | Kota Watanabe | | 61' |
| MF | 17 | Kenta Inoue |
| MF | 18 | Kota Mizunuma |
| MF | 28 | Riku Yamane | | 77' |
| MF | 35 | Keigo Sakakibara | | 77' |
| MF | 47 | Kazuya Yamamura |
| FW | 23 | Ryo Miyaichi | | 61' |
| Manager: ||
| Harry Kewell ||
| GK | 17 | Khalid Eisa |
| RB | 70 | Abdoul Karim Traoré |
| CB | 16 | Khalid Al-Hashemi |
| CB | 3 | Kouame Autonne |
| LB | 11 | Bandar Al-Ahbabi (c) |
| CM | 8 | Mohammed Abbas | | 90+4' |
| CM | 5 | Park Yong-woo | 90+5' |
| CM | 6 | Yahia Nader |
| RF | 10 | Kaku |
| CF | 21 | Soufiane Rahimi |
| LF | 20 | Matías Palacios |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Mohammed Abo Sandah |
| GK | 12 | Sultan Al-Mantheri |
| DF | 4 | Mohammed Ali Shaker |
| DF | 40 | Khalid Ali Al-Baloushi |
| DF | 44 | Saeed Juma |
| DF | 66 | Mansour Al-Shamsi |
| MF | 13 | Ahmed Barman |
| MF | 18 | Khalid Al-Balochi |
| MF | 22 | Falah Waleed |
| MF | 27 | Sultan Al-Shamsi | | 90+4' |
| MF | 30 | Hazem Mohammad |
| Manager: ||
| Hernán Crespo ||

### Second leg
#### Details

| Al Ain | Yokohama F. Marinos |
| GK | 17 | Khalid Eisa |
| RB | 11 | Bandar Al-Ahbabi (c) |
| CB | 16 | Khalid Al-Hashemi |
| CB | 3 | Kouame Autonne |
| LB | 44 | Saeed Juma | | 58' |
| CM | 6 | Yahia Nader | | 89' |
| CM | 5 | Park Yong-woo |
| CM | 8 | Mohammed Abbas | | 84' |
| AM | 10 | Kaku | 90+9' |
| CF | 20 | Matías Palacios |
| CF | 21 | Soufiane Rahimi | 68' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Mohammed Abo Sandah |
| GK | 12 | Sultan Al-Mantheri |
| DF | 4 | Mohammed Ali Shaker |
| DF | 40 | Khalid Ali Al-Baloushi |
| DF | 66 | Mansour Al-Shamsi |
| MF | 13 | Ahmed Barman | | 84' |
| MF | 18 | Khalid Al-Balochi |
| MF | 22 | Falah Waleed | | 89' |
| MF | 27 | Sultan Al-Shamsi |
| MF | 30 | Hazem Mohammad |
| FW | 9 | Kodjo Laba | | 58' |
| Manager: ||
| Hernán Crespo ||
| GK | 42 | William Popp 45+10' |
| RB | 27 | Ken Matsubara |
| CB | 15 | Takumi Kamijima |
| CB | 4 | Shinnosuke Hatanaka | 62' |
| LB | 2 | Katsuya Nagato |
| CM | 8 | Takuya Kida (c) | 63' |
| CM | 6 | Kota Watanabe |
| RW | 20 | Yan Matheus | 78' |
| AM | 14 | Asahi Uenaka | 46' |
| LW | 7 | Élber | 45+14' |
| CF | 11 | Anderson Lopes |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 21 | Hiroki Iikura |
| GK | 31 | Fuma Shirasaka | 45+14' |
| DF | 5 | Eduardo | 62' |
| DF | 16 | Ren Kato |
| DF | 24 | Hijiri Kato |
| MF | 17 | Kenta Inoue |
| MF | 18 | Kota Mizunuma |
| MF | 28 | Riku Yamane | 63' |
| MF | 35 | Keigo Sakakibara | 46' |
| MF | 40 | Jun Amano |
| MF | 47 | Kazuya Yamamura |
| FW | 23 | Ryo Miyaichi | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Harry Kewell | 90+3' |