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.

2022 AFC Champions League final
Event2022 AFC Champions League
First leg
Date29 April 2023 (2023-04-29)
VenueKing Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
RefereeAhmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Attendance50,881
WeatherClear
31 °C (88 °F)
15% humidity
Second leg
Date6 May 2023 (2023-05-06)
VenueSaitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
RefereeMa Ning (China)
Attendance53,574

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.

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