2022 AFC Champions League final
The 2022 AFC Champions League final was the final of the 2022 AFC Champions League, the 41st edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 20th edition under the AFC Champions League title.
| Event | 2022 AFC Champions League | ||||||
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| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 29 April 2023 | ||||||
| Venue | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh | ||||||
| Referee | Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) | ||||||
| Attendance | 50,881 | ||||||
| Weather | Clear 31 °C (88 °F) 15% humidity | ||||||
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| Date | 6 May 2023 | ||||||
| Venue | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama | ||||||
| Referee | Ma Ning (China) | ||||||
| Attendance | 53,574 | ||||||
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Al-Hilal from Saudi Arabia and Urawa Red Diamonds from Japan. Urawa Red Diamonds won the tie 2–1 on aggregate and clinched their third title. As Asian champions, they qualified for the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia.
The 2022 final was the third time in six years that these two teams met in the AFC Champions League final, after the 2017 final which Urawa Red Diamonds won 2–1 on aggregate and the 2019 final which Al-Hilal won 3–0 on aggregate.