2014 AFC Champions League final

The 2014 AFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2014 AFC Champions League, the 33rd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 12th under the current AFC Champions League title.

2014 AFC Champions League Final
Event2014 AFC Champions League
on aggregate
First leg
Date25 October 2014
VenueParramatta Stadium, Sydney
AFC Man of the MatchSalem Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal)
Fans' Man of the MatchTomi Juric (Western Sydney Wanderers)
RefereeAlireza Faghani (Iran)
Attendance20,053
WeatherPartly cloudy
22 °C (72 °F)
42% humidity
Second leg
Date1 November 2014
VenueKing Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
AFC Man of the MatchAnte Covic (Western Sydney Wanderers)
Fans' Man of the MatchNawaf Al Abed (Al-Hilal)
RefereeYuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Attendance63,763
WeatherClear
27 °C (81 °F)
51% humidity

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Australian team Western Sydney Wanderers and Saudi Arabian team Al-Hilal. The first leg was hosted by Western Sydney Wanderers at Parramatta Stadium in Sydney on 25 October 2014, while the second leg was hosted by Al-Hilal at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh on 1 November 2014. This was the first AFC Champions League final involving an Australian club since Adelaide United in 2008, as well as the first to not involve a South Korean representative since the said final.

Western Sydney Wanderers won the match 1–0 on aggregate to become the first Australian team to win the trophy. As champions, Wanderers also earned the right to represent the AFC at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco, entering at the quarter-finals.

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