2015 AFC Champions League final
The 2015 AFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2015 AFC Champions League, the 34th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 13th under the current AFC Champions League title.
| Event | 2015 AFC Champions League | ||||||
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| Date | 7 November 2015 | ||||||
| Venue | Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai | ||||||
| AFC Man of the Match | Zheng Zhi (Guangzhou Evergrande) | ||||||
| Referee | Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea) | ||||||
| Attendance | 9,480 | ||||||
| Weather | Clear and warm 25 °C (77 °F) 62% humidity | ||||||
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| Date | 21 November 2015 | ||||||
| Venue | Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou | ||||||
| AFC Man of the Match | Elkeson (Guangzhou Evergrande) | ||||||
| Referee | Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) | ||||||
| Attendance | 42,499 | ||||||
| Weather | Hot 27 °C (81 °F) 88% humidity | ||||||
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Emiratis team Al-Ahli and Chinese team Guangzhou Evergrande. The first leg hosted by Al-Ahli at Al-Rashid Stadium in Dubai on 7 November 2015, while the second leg hosted by Guangzhou Evergrande at the Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou on 21 November 2015. Having previously won the tournament in 2013 Guangzhou Evergrande has making its second final appearance in three years.
Guangzhou Evergrande won the final 1–0 on aggregate and as Asian champions earned the right to represent the AFC at the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan, entering at the quarterfinal stage.