The 2021 AFC Champions League final was the final of the 2021 AFC Champions League, the 40th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 19th under the AFC Champions League title.

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2021 AFC Champions League final

Event	2021 AFC Champions League
Al-Hilal Pohang Steelers 2 0
Date	23 November 2021 (2021-11-23)
Venue	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Man of the Match	Moussa Marega (Al-Hilal)
Referee	Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)[1]
Attendance	50,171
Weather	Clear 25 °C (77 °F) 47% humidity
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The final was contested as a single match between Al-Hilal from Saudi Arabia and Pohang Steelers from South Korea. Prior to the match, both teams were joint most successful teams in the AFC Champions League, with three titles each. Al-Hilal won the match 2–0 and clinched their fourth title, becoming the outright most successful team in the history of the competition. As Asian champions, they also qualified for the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.

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

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Team	Region	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Hilal	West Region (Zone: WAFF)	7 (1986,[A] 1987,[B] 1991, 2000, 2014, 2017, 2019)
Pohang Steelers	East Region (Zone: EAFF)	3 (1997, 1998, 2009)

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Notes

On 20 October 2021, the AFC announced that Mrsool Park would host the final. It was later changed to King Fahd International Stadium, also in Riyadh.

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; *: played in centralized group locations).

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Al-Hilal		Round	Pohang Steelers
Opponent	Result	Group stage	Opponent	Result
AGMK	2–2*	Matchday 1	Ratchaburi Mitr Phol	2–0*
Shabab Al-Ahli	2–0*	Matchday 2	Nagoya Grampus	0–3*
Istiklol	3–1*	Matchday 3	Johor Darul Ta'zim	4–1*
Istiklol	1–4*	Matchday 4	Johor Darul Ta'zim	2–0*
AGMK	3–0*	Matchday 5	Ratchaburi Mitr Phol	0–0*
Shabab Al-Ahli	0–2*	Matchday 6	Nagoya Grampus	1–1*
Group A runners-up Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Istiklol 6 10 2 Al-Hilal (H) 6 10 3 Shabab Al-Ahli 6 7 4 AGMK 6 7 Source: AFC (H) Hosts		Final standings	Group G runners-up Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Nagoya Grampus 6 16 2 Pohang Steelers 6 11 3 Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 4 4 Ratchaburi Mitr Phol (H) 6 2 Source: AFC (H) Hosts
Opponent	Result	Knockout stage	Opponent	Result
Esteghlal	2–0 (A)	Round of 16	Cerezo Osaka	1–0 (A)
Persepolis	3–0 (H)	Quarter-finals	Nagoya Grampus	3–0 (H)
Al-Nassr	2–1 (A)	Semi-finals	Ulsan Hyundai	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) (A)

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The final was played as a single match. If tied after regulation time, extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out would have been used to decide the winning team.^[2]