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2025 AFC Champions League Elite final

The 2025 AFC Champions League Elite final was the final match of the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite, the 43rd season of Asia's premier club football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the first since it was rebranded as the AFC Champions League Elite. It was played at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on 3 May 2025.[2]

2025 AFC Champions League Elite final
The King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah hosted the final.
Event2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite
Al-Ahli Kawasaki Frontale
Saudi Arabia Japan
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Date3 May 2025 (2025-05-03)
VenueKing Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah
RefereeAbdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)[1]
Attendance58,281
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This was the first final since 2018 that neither team had won an Asian Club Championship before, and the first since 2012 to be one-legged.

Al-Ahli defeated Kawasaki Frontale 2–0, winning a first Champions League title.[3][4]

Teams

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In the following table, the finals until 2002 were in the Asian Club Championship era, and from 2003 to 2024 were in the AFC Champions League era.

Team Region (Federation) Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli West (WAFF) 2 (1985–86, 2012)
Japan Kawasaki Frontale East (EAFF) None

Match details

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Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia2–0Japan Kawasaki Frontale
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Attendance: 58,281
Al-Ahli
Kawasaki Frontale
GK16Senegal Édouard MendyYellow card 90+1'
RB27Saudi Arabia Ali Majrashi
CB28Turkey Merih DemiralYellow card 44'
CB3Brazil Roger Ibañez
LB77North Macedonia Ezgjan Alioski
CM79Ivory Coast Franck Kessié
CM30Saudi Arabia Ziyad Al-JohaniYellow card 85'downward-facing red arrow 85'
RW7Algeria Riyad Mahrezdownward-facing red arrow 90+5'
AM10Brazil Roberto Firmino (c)downward-facing red arrow 74'
LW13Brazil Galenodownward-facing red arrow 74'
CF99England Ivan Toney
Substitutes:
GK1Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi
GK62Saudi Arabia Abdullah Abdoh
DF5Saudi Arabia Mohammed Bakor
DF31Saudi Arabia Saad Balobaid
DF32Belgium Matteo Dams
DF46Saudi Arabia Rayan Hamed
MF8Saudi Arabia Sumayhan Al-Nabit
MF11Brazil Alexsanderupward-facing green arrow 85'
MF14Saudi Arabia Eid Al-Muwallad
MF19Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Rashidiupward-facing green arrow 90+5'
MF24Spain Gabri Veigaupward-facing green arrow 74'
FW9Saudi Arabia Firas Al-Buraikanupward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Germany Matthias Jaissle
GK98Japan Louis Yamaguchi
RB5Japan Asahi Sasaki
CB2Japan Kōta Takai
CB35Japan Yuichi Maruyama
LB13Japan Sota Miuradownward-facing red arrow 42'
CM77Japan Yuki Yamamotodownward-facing red arrow 65'
CM19Japan So Kawaharadownward-facing red arrow 84'
RW41Japan Akihiro Ienagadownward-facing red arrow 65'
AM14Japan Yasuto Wakizaka (c)
LW23Brazil Marcinho
CF9Brazil Erisondownward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutes:
GK1South Korea Jung Sung-ryong
GK21Japan Shunsuke Andō
DF15Japan Shuto Tanabe
DF31Japan Sai van Wermeskerkenupward-facing green arrow 42'
DF44Colombia César Haydar
MF8Japan Kento Tachibanada
MF16Japan Yuto Ozekiupward-facing green arrow 65'
MF26Japan Hinata Yamauchiupward-facing green arrow 84'
MF30Japan Yusuke Segawa
FW20Japan Shin Yamadaupward-facing green arrow 46'
FW32Japan Soma Kanda
FW37Japan Tatsuya Itoupward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
Japan Shigetoshi Hasebe

Assistant referees:[1]
Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar)
Ramzan Al-Naemi (Qatar)
Fourth official:[1]
Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)
Fifth official:[1]
Abdulhadi Al-Anezi (Kuwait)
Video assistant referee:[1]
Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
Assistant video assistant referee:[1]
Fu Ming (China)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if tied.
  • Penalty shoot-out if still tied after extra time.
  • Twelve named substitutes, of which up to five may be used, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[note 1]

Notes

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  1. ↑ Each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Match officials confirmed for #ACLElite Final 2024/25". the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "#ACLElite draw to reveal epic Finals showdowns". the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Toney's Al-Ahli win Champions League for first time". BBC Sport. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Al Ahli beat Kawasaki Frontale for 1st AFC Champions League title". ESPN. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
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