2009 AFC Champions League final

The 2009 AFC Champions League final was a football match which was played on Saturday, 7 November 2009. It was the 28th final of the AFC Champions League, Asia's premier club football tournament, and the first single match final since 2002 when the competition was known as the Asian Club Championship. The match was played at the National Stadium in Tokyo between Al-Ittihad of Saudi Arabia and Pohang Steelers of South Korea. The winners Pohang Steelers were also entered the quarter-finals of the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.

Pohang Steelers defeated Al-Ittihad 2–1, winning its third title to become the most successful club in Asian football.

Road to Tokyo

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
KSA **Al-Ittihad**	6	3	3	0	14	4	+10	**12**
QAT Umm-Salal	6	2	2	2	6	13	−7	**8**
UAE Al-Jazira	6	0	5	1	6	7	−1	**5**
IRN Esteghlal	6	0	4	2	6	8	−2	**4**

Main article: 2009 AFC Champions League group stage#Group H

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
KOR **Pohang Steelers**	6	3	3	0	7	3	+4	**12**
JPN Kawasaki Frontale	6	3	1	2	10	7	+3	**10**
CHN Tianjin Teda	6	2	2	2	6	5	+1	**8**
AUS C.C. Mariners	6	0	2	4	5	13	−8	**2**

|- valign=top bgcolor=#c1e0ff |Opponent |Result |Legs |Opponent |Result

Legs
KSA Al-Shabab
2–1

| |AUS Newcastle United Jets |6–0 | |- |UZB Pakhtakor Tashkent |5–1 |4–0 home; 1–1 away |UZB Bunyodkor |5–4

4–1 home; 1–3 away
JPN Nagoya Grampus
8–3
6–2 home; 2–1 away
QAT Umm-Salal
4–1
2–0 home; 2–1 away
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