2011 AFC Champions League Final
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The 2011 AFC Champions League Final was a football match which was played on Saturday, 5 November 2011. It was the 30th final of the AFC Champions League
AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...

.

The game was won by Al-Sadd of Qatar
Qatar Football Association
The Qatar Football Association is the governing body of football in Qatar.-Beginnings:The advent of football at Qatar dates back to the year of 1946, accompanied by the arrival of oil companies...

 over Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are a professional football club based in Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea. They won their first K-League title in 2009. Prior to this, the club won the AFC Champions League title in 2006, becoming the first club from East Asia to win the tournament since the AFC Champions...

 of South Korea
Korea Football Association
The Korea Football Association is the governing body of football in Korea. The first governing body of Korean football was the Joseon Football Association , founded on 19 September 1933....

, winning 4–2 on penalties, after a 2–2 draw following extra time.
As AFC Champions League winners, they qualified to enter the quarter-finals of the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup
2011 FIFA Club World Cup
-Play-off for Quarter-finals:-Quarter-finals:-Match for fifth place:-Semi-finals:-Match for third place:-Final:-External links:...

 as the AFC
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...

 representative.

Venue

The AFC
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...

 decided that the final would be hosted by one of the finalists. This format is a change from the 2009
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...

 and 2010
2010 AFC Champions League Final
The 2010 AFC Champions League Final was an football match which was played on Saturday, 13 November 2010. It was the 29th final of the AFC Champions League. The match was played at the National Stadium in Tokyo and was contested by Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma of South Korea and Zob Ahan from Iran...

 editions, where the final was played at a neutral venue. On 7 June 2011, the draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final was made. For the final, the winner of semi-final 2 (played between the winners of quarter-finals 2 and 1) would be the home team, while the winner of semi-final 1 (played between the winners of quarter-finals 4 and 3) would be the away team. Therefore Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are a professional football club based in Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea. They won their first K-League title in 2009. Prior to this, the club won the AFC Champions League title in 2006, becoming the first club from East Asia to win the tournament since the AFC Champions...

 were the home team, and Al-Sadd were the away team. The name of the stadium is Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, nicknamed "Fort Jeonju", is a football stadium in the South Korean city of Jeonju. It is the home of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. The stadium's capacity is 43,348. The final of 2011 AFC Champions League was held at this stadium....

 which is located in Jeonju
Jeonju
Jeonju is a city in South Korea, and the capital of Jeollabuk-do, or North Jeolla Province. It is an important tourist center famous for Korean food, historic buildings, sports activities and innovative festivals.- History :...

, Republic of Korea which was also one of the main stadiums during 2002 FIFA World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...

.

Summary

Jeonbuk had the first attempt on target after four minutes when Eninho saw a dipping shot from 25 yards punched away by Saqr. Mamadou Niang
Mamadou Niang
Mamadou Niang is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a forward for Qatar club Al Sadd in the Qatar National First Division. He has represented Senegal at international level, participating in the 2004, 2006, and 2008 African Cup of Nations. He wears the number 7 jersey...

 fired well over the top six minutes later before Park's cross from the left was glanced into Saqr's arms by Jeon Kwang-Hwan
Jeon Kwang-Hwan
Jeon Kwang-Hwan is a South Korean footballer. He currently plays for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.-References:...

. Jeonbuk then took the lead in the 17th minute. Eninho was brought down on the left edge of the box but the Brazilian picked himself to fire a brilliant free-kick into the far side of Saqr's net.

The Al Sadd keeper gathered Eninho's low shot shortly afterwards before the Qataris silenced the raucous home crowd just before the half-hour mark. Keita flighted a cross towards Khalfan Ibrahim on the edge of the six-yard box and as the midfielder jumped with Sim, the defender flicked the ball past Kim Min-Sik
Kim Min-Sik
Kim Min-Sik is a South Korean football player who since 2008 has played for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.-References:...

 in the Jeonbuk goal and the sides went in level at the break. Saqr comfortably held Jeong's low shot from outside the box as the second-half got under way before Kim Dong-Chan was presented with a sight of goal but the substitute could only sidefoot straight at the keeper from 10 yards. Eninho came close to grabbing his second goal of the game in the 57th minute. Having scored twice from corners against Al Ittihad in the semi-final, the Brazilian tried to repeat the trick but Saqr managed to tip his set-piece from the right against the bar. Al Sadd then took the lead in the 63rd minute when a low cross from the left picked out Keita and the striker spun and fired into the bottom corner from just inside the box.

Jeonbuk came agonisingly close to a swift reply six minutes later. Kim Dong-chan met Eninho's in-swinging corner with a header that came back off the far post and the midfielder's subsequent overhead kick was cleared off the line before Jeong blazed over from inside the area. Head coach Choi Kang-hee
Choi Kang-hee
Choi Kang-hee is a South Korean actress and radio DJ.Choi made her film debut in the 1998 horror Whispering Corridors, and in 2006 she starred in the low budget My Scary Girl, a surprise hit for which she earned a Best Actress nomination at the 27th Blue Dragon Film Awards.In addition to her...

 then introduced Lee Dong-gook for Luiz Henrique
Luiz Henrique
Luiz Henrique may refer to:* Luiz Henrique Rosa , Brazilian footballer & musician- Brazilian footballers :* Luiz Henrique da Silva Alves * Luiz Henrique De Souza Santos * Luiz Henrique de Oliveira...

 as Jeonbuk pressed for the equaliser. Kim Dong-Chan pulled a low shot wide of Saqr's goal with 10 minutes remaining before the Al Sadd keeper did brilliantly to push Jeong's low drive from 12 yards through a crowd of players onto the post with three minutes to go.
Urged on by a noisy home crowd, Jeonbuk piled on the pressure in the closing stages and grabbed a dramatic equaliser in stoppage-time when Eninho's corner from the right was headed in from close range at the back post by substitute Lee Sung-hyun as the stadium erupted and the game went into extra time. Lee Dong-Gook
Lee Dong-Gook
Lee Dong-Gook is a South Korean football striker, who plays for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in K-League.-Early career:Lee started playing football for Pohang Steelers, where due to his outstanding performance in his first season, he managed to make his debut for the South Korean national team making...

 wasted a great chance in the 101st minute when the ball fell to the striker unmarked eight yards from goal but he sliced horribly wide. Jeong headed Eninho's cross off target two minutes into the second period of extra time before Saqr denied him with a fantastic save with seven minutes to go, pushing his shot past the post after Abdulla Koni's slip had let the Jeonbuk striker in. The home side were again foiled by the woodwork shortly afterwards when Eninho's corner hit and Al Sadd defender but bounced off the base of the post.
Substitute Afif collected a second booking a minute from the end for bringing down Choi Chul-soon but Al Sadd held on for penalties. After the first three spot-kicks all found the back of the net, Park blasted straight at Saqr before Lee Jang-soo calmly strode up but sidefooted his penalty against the underside of the bar. Ibrahim Majid
Ibrahim Majid
Ibrahim Majid Abdulmajid is a Qatari footballer. He currently plays as a defender for Al Sadd.He used to be a striker when he played for Al Wakrah, then his coach in Al Sadd's youth team saw that he has the ability and the strength of a defender.- External links :...

 then blasted into the corner and Kim Sang-sik scored but Belhadj displayed fine composure to fire home the winning penalty.

After the game had finished locked at 2–2, Belhadj held his nerve in front of over 41,000 spectators - a club record - to drive home the crucial spot kick in the shootout as Al Sadd became the first Qatar side to win the AFC Champions League and book their place at the FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations.The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in January 2000...

. Nadir Belhadj
Nadir Belhadj
Nadir Belhadj is an Algerian professional football player who currently plays as a left wingback or as a left winger for 11-time Qatar league champions Al Sadd and the Algerian national team....

 converted the winning penalty as Al Sadd lifted the 2011 AFC Champions League trophy following a dramatic final against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors at the Jeonju World Cup Stadium.

Road to final

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Round Al-Sadd
Opponent Result Legs Qualifying play-off
2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
Six teams, four from West Asia and two from East Asia, competed in the 2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off.The draw for the qualifying play-off was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 7 December 2010...

Opponent Result Legs
Bye to the group stage Semifinals   Al-Ittihad 5–1 One-leg match played
Bye to the group stage Finals   Dempo 2–0 One-leg match played
Team
  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are a professional football club based in Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea. They won their first K-League title in 2009. Prior to this, the club won the AFC Champions League title in 2006, becoming the first club from East Asia to win the tournament since the AFC Champions...

6 5 0 1 14 2
12
15
  Cerezo Osaka
Cerezo Osaka
is a J. League Division 1 association football team. The team name Cerezo means cherry tree in Spanish, which is also the flower of Ōsaka city....

6 4 0 2 11 4
7
12
  Shandong Luneng 6 2 1 3 9 8
1
7
  Arema 6 0 1 5 2 22 −20 1
Group stage
Team
  Al-Sadd 6 2 4 0 8 6
2
10
  Al-Nassr 6 2 2 2 10 7
3
8
  Esteghlal 6 2 2 2 11 10
1
8
  Pakhtakor
FC Pakhtakor Tashkent
FC Pakhtakor Tashkent is an Uzbek professional football club, based in the capital Tashkent. Pakhtakor means cotton-grower in English.Playing in the Uzbek League since 1992, the club has been the undisputed powerhouse in Uzbekistan since the fall of the Soviet Union, winning eight Uzbek League...

6 1 2 3 8 14 −6 5
Opponent Result Legs Knockout stage
2011 AFC Champions League knockout stage
A total of 16 teams, 8 from West Asia and 8 from East Asia, competed in the 2011 AFC Champions League knockout stage. They included the 8 group winners and the 8 group runners-up from the group stage....

Opponent Result Legs
  Tianjin Teda 3–0 One-leg match played Round of 16   Al-Shabab 1–0 One-leg match played
  Cerezo Osaka
Cerezo Osaka
is a J. League Division 1 association football team. The team name Cerezo means cherry tree in Spanish, which is also the flower of Ōsaka city....

9–5 6–1 home; 3–4 away Quarterfinals   Sepahan 4–2 1–2 home; 3–0 away
  Al-Ittihad 5–3 2–1 home; 3–2 away Semifinals   Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Suwon Samsung Bluewings is a South Korean football club based in the city of Suwon, South Korea, that plays in the K-League. Founded in December 1995, they have become one of Asian football's most famous clubs with a host of domestic and continental honours...

2–1 0–1 home; 2–0 away

Match details


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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors: 4–2–3–1
GK 21   Kim Min-Sik
Kim Min-Sik
Kim Min-Sik is a South Korean football player who since 2008 has played for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.-References:...

RB 25   Choi Chul-Soon
Choi Chul-Soon
Choi Chul-Soon is a South Korean Football player as a defender. He is currently playing for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and also played for the Korean national U-23 football team which is also known as Olympic National Team....

CB 3   Sim Woo-Yeon
CB 5   Son Seung-Joon
Son Seung-Joon
Son Seung-Joon is a South Korean football player who since 2007 has played for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors .-References:...

LB 33   Park Won-Jae
Park Won-Jae
Park Won-Jae is a South Korea footballer, who currently plays as Full back for K-League side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.-Career:...

CM 4   Kim Sang-Sik
Kim Sang-Sik
Kim Sang-Sik is a South Korean football player, who currently plays for the K-League side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.he played for the South Korea national team as a centre back.- Club career statistics :...

 
CM 13   Jung Hoon 
RM 8   Eninho
Eninho
Enio Oliveira Junior shortly Eninho is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for South Korean club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the K-League.- Club career :*1999-2000 Mogi Mirim...

 
LM 26   Seo Jung-Jin 
AM 10   Luiz Henrique
Luiz Henrique
Luiz Henrique may refer to:* Luiz Henrique Rosa , Brazilian footballer & musician- Brazilian footballers :* Luiz Henrique da Silva Alves * Luiz Henrique De Souza Santos * Luiz Henrique de Oliveira...

 
CF 9   Jeong Seong-Hoon
Substitutes
MF 7   Kim Young-Woo
Kim Young-Woo
Kim Young-Woo is a South Korean football player who since July 2011 has played for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.-Club honours:At Gyeongnam FC*Korean FA Cup runner-up: 1-References:...

MF 11   Lee Seung-Hyun
Lee Seung-Hyun
Lee Seung-Hyun is a South Korea football player who since 2011 has been playing for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.-External links:* *...

 
FW 15   Kim Dong-Chan
MF 18   Huang Bowen
Huang Bowen
Huang Bowen is a Chinese professional footballer currently playing for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the K-League...

FW 20   Lee Dong-Gook
Lee Dong-Gook
Lee Dong-Gook is a South Korean football striker, who plays for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in K-League.-Early career:Lee started playing football for Pohang Steelers, where due to his outstanding performance in his first season, he managed to make his debut for the South Korean national team making...

DF 29   Lee Kwang-Hyun
GK 41   Lee Beom-Soo
Manager
  Choi Kang-Hee
Choi Kang-Hee (footballer)
Choi Kang-Hee is a South Korean football manager, currently managing Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.- Club career statistics :- Coach & Manager Career :* 1995-1997 : Suwon Samsung Bluewings Trainer* 1998-2001 : Suwon Samsung Bluewings Coach...

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Al-Sadd: 4-4-2
GK 30   Mohamed Saqr
Mohamed Saqr
Mohamed Saqr Ahmed is a Qatari footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for 12-time time Qatar Stars League champions Al Sadd. In 2011, Saqr was a vital part of the Al Sadd squad that was crowned Champions of Asia after winning the 2011 AFC Champions League...

RB 32   Ibrahim Majid
Ibrahim Majid
Ibrahim Majid Abdulmajid is a Qatari footballer. He currently plays as a defender for Al Sadd.He used to be a striker when he played for Al Wakrah, then his coach in Al Sadd's youth team saw that he has the ability and the strength of a defender.- External links :...

CB 6   Mohammed Kasola
Mohammed Kasola
Mohammed Kasola is a Qatari footballer of Ghanaian origin. He currently plays as a defender for Al Sadd.-International career:...

 
CB 40   Lee Jung-Soo
Lee Jung-Soo
Lee Jung-Soo is a South Korean professional association football player who plays as a center back. He is currently playing for Al-Sadd in Qatar and a member of the South Korea national football team....

LB 3   Nadir Belhadj
Nadir Belhadj
Nadir Belhadj is an Algerian professional football player who currently plays as a left wingback or as a left winger for 11-time Qatar league champions Al Sadd and the Algerian national team....

DM 21   Abdulla Koni
RM 15   Talal Al-Bloushi
Talal Al-Bloushi
Talal Al-Bloushi is a Qatari footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for Al Sadd.Al-Bloushi is also a member of the Qatar national football team.-International goals:-External links:**...

 
LM 25   Wesam Rizik
Wesam Rizik
Wesam Rizik is a Qatari footballer who is a midfielder for Al Sadd. He has Palestinian roots.-International career:...

AM 14   Khalfan Ibrahim
Khalfan Ibrahim
Khalfan Ibrahim Khalfan Al Khalfan is a Qatari footballer who plays as a striker for Al Sadd. He is also a member of the Qatar national team. He was named the Asian Player of the Year in 2006, becoming the first Qatari to win the title. He played for Al-Arabi on the youth level before moving to Al...

FW 9   Mamadou Niang
Mamadou Niang
Mamadou Niang is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a forward for Qatar club Al Sadd in the Qatar National First Division. He has represented Senegal at international level, participating in the 2004, 2006, and 2008 African Cup of Nations. He wears the number 7 jersey...

FW 12   Abdul Kader Keita
Abdul Kader Keïta
Abdel-Kader Keïta is an Ivorian professional football player. Keïta plays as a winger for Al-Sadd in the Qatar Stars League and the Cote d'Ivoire national football team....

 
Substitutes
GK 1   Saad Al Sheeb
Saad Al Sheeb
Saad Al Sheeb is a Qatari footballer who is a goalkeeper for Al-Sadd Sports Club and for the Qatar national football team.-External links:...

MF 8   Mesaad Al-Hamad
Mesaad Al-Hamad
Mesaad Al-Hamad is a Qatari footballer who is a midfielder for Al Sadd. He is a member of the Qatar national football team. He is originally from Yemen.- External links :* at football-lineups.com*...

MF 10   Mohammed Al-Yazeedi
FW 11   Hassan Al Haidos
Hassan Al Haidos
Hassan Al Haidous is a Qatari footballer who plays as a striker for Al Sadd, as well as the Qatar national team.-International career:...

DF 19   Nasser Nabeel
Nasser Nabeel
Nasser Nabeel is a Qatari footballer who is a defender for Al Sadd. He is a first-generation graduate of the ASPIRE Academy.- Goals for Senior National Team :- External links :* *...

FW 20   Ali Afif
Ali Afif
Ali Afif is a Qatari footballer. He currently plays as a striker for Al Sadd. He is a member of the Qatar national football team.-International goals:- External links :...

DF 26   Taher Zakaria
Taher Zakaria
Taher Zakaria is Qatari footballer who is a defender for Al Sadd. He is a member of the Qatar national football team.- References :...

Manager
  Jorge Fossati
Jorge Fossati
Jorge Daniel Fossati Lurachi is a former football goalkeeper, mainly in Peñarol. While playing at Peñarol, he helped the club win five league titles...


AFC's Man of the Match:

Abdul Kader Keïta
Abdul Kader Keïta
Abdel-Kader Keïta is an Ivorian professional football player. Keïta plays as a winger for Al-Sadd in the Qatar Stars League and the Cote d'Ivoire national football team....

 (Cote D'Ivoire)

Assistant referees
Assistant referee (association football)
In association football, an assistant referee is one of several officials who assist the referee in controlling a match. Two officials, traditionally known as linesmen , stand on the touchlines, while a fourth official assists administrative or other match related tasks as directed by the referee...

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Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan Football Federation
The Uzbekistan Football Federation is the governing body of football in Uzbekistan, controlling the Uzbek national team. It was founded in 1946, while Uzbekistan was still under Soviet rule, and has been a member of FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation since 1994.The federation organizes the...

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Bahadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan
Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic
The Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic is the governing body of football in Kyrgyzstan . The organization controls the Kyrgyzstan national football team , Kyrgyzstan national futsal team and sponsors the top league of Kyrgyz football....

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Fourth official:

Tan Hai (China P.R.)

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