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1 MATCH PRESS KIT Group H Matchday 2 Western Sydney Wanderers (AUS) vs Guangzhou Evergrande (CHN) Contents 1 Match background 6 Team facts 2 Match facts 7 Domestic results & standings 3 Competition fixtures & standings 8 Competition facts 4 Squad information 9 AFC information 5 Coach profiles This press kit includes information relating to this AFC Champions League match. Match background The winners of the last two editions of the AFC Champions League will renew acquaintances on Matchday Two as defending champions Western Sydney Wanderers host 2013 winners Guangzhou Evergrande in a top-of-table clash in Group H. It is a mouth-watering re-match of last year s quarter-final when the Australian upstarts dethroned the star-studded Chinese side, winning 1-0 in Sydney and losing 2-1 at Guangzhou to advance on away goals. They carried their momentum all the way to the final where they defeated Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia to become the first Australian club to win the tournament. Since that stunning success, Western Sydney have suffered a slump in their domestic form and they are holding up the A-League table after managing only one victory all season. But they still have form on the continental stage as outlined by their 3-1 win over Kashima Antlers in Japan on Matchday One. They took the lead with a Gen Shoji own goal and although Kashima levelled through Shoma Doi midway through the second half, late goals by Yojiro Takahagi and Mark Bridge ensured a winning start for the champions. While the Wanderers have won six straight games at Parramatta Stadium, they face a stern test against Evergrande, who will be gunning for revenge after last season s quarter-final exit. The Chinese Super League champions opened their Group H campaign by edging FC Seoul 1-0 at home, courtesy of a first-half strike by Brazilian striker Ricardo Goulart, an expensive offseason acquisition by the club as they look to win the continental tournament for a second time in three years. It was a disappointing start to the competition for FC Seoul, who were runners-up in 2013 and semi-finalists last year and they will look to get their campaign back on track when they host Kashima in their second Group H game at Seoul World Cup Stadium.

2 Match facts FC Seoul vs Kashima Antlers FC Seoul and Kashima Antlers have met twice before in the AFC Champions League Round of 16 with the Korean side winning on penalties after a 2-2 draw in Japan in 2009 and easing to a 3-0 victory in Seoul in FC Seoul FC Seoul, who are appearing in the AFC Champions League for the fifth time, have lost three of their previous six home games against Japanese clubs in the competition including a 2-1 defeat against Kawasaki Frontale in the Round of 16 last season. Seoul s 1-0 defeat at Guangzhou Evergrande means that Seoul have failed to score in five of their last six AFC Champions League games. Their only goals in the competition since last May came in the 7-0 trouncing of Hanoi T&T in the Play-off s last month. Sergio Escudero started and scored in the Play-off victory over the Vietnamese club but the naturalised Japanese citizen is no longer with FC Seoul after moving to Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Sainty on February 25. Midfielder Kim Chi-woo and Spanish defender Osmar Barba were booked in the loss at Guangzhou Evergrande and will be suspended if they receive further yellow cards during the Group Stage. Domestic form FC Seoul will begin their K League Classic season with a visit to 2012 AFC Champions League winners Ulsan Hyundai on March 8. Kashima Antlers Aside from their 3-0 loss at FC Seoul in 2011, Kashima Antlers have made three other visits to Korea Republic in the AFC Champions League, losing 4-1 in 2009 and drawing 1-1 in 2011 at Suwon Samsung, and winning 2-1 at Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in Young midfielder Shoma Doi marked his AFC Champions League debut for Kashima by scoring his team s only goal in their 3-1 loss to Western Sydney Wanderers. On the other end of the experience scale, Kashima captain Mitsuo Ogasawara has now appeared for the club in six editions of the AFC Champions League. The 35-yearold midfielder first appeared on the continental stage in the 1998 Asian Club Championship and also played in Kashima s maiden ACL campaign in Defender Naomichi Ueda and Brazilian midfielder Caio were both shown yellow cards against Western Sydney and face suspensions if they are booked again during the Group Stage. Domestic form Kashima Antlers will begin their 2015 J.League season with an away game at Shimizu S-Pulse on March 8.

3 Western Sydney Wanderers vs Guangzhou Evergrande Western Sydney Wanderers and Guangzhou Everrgrande clashed in last season s AFC Champions League quarter-finals with the Australian side winning on away goals after a 1-0 win in Australia and 2-1 defeat in China. Western Sydney Wanderers Since losing 3-1 to Korea s Ulsan Hyundai in their first-ever AFC Champions League match, Western Sydney have been formidable at home in the competition, winning six straight games at Parramatta Stadium, scoring 12 goals and conceding none. Their biggest win in the competition was against Chinese opposition as they hammered Evergrande s league rivals Guizhou Renhe 5-0 in the Group Stage last year. Having scored for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the AFC Champions League last season, Japanese midfielder Yojiro Takahagi marked his debut for Western Sydney by scoring their decisive second goal in the 3-1 win at Kashima Antlers. With veteran goalkeeper Ante Covic, the Most Valuable Player in last season s tournament, not travelling to Kashima, Dean Bouzanis made his AFC Champions League debut for the club between the posts. Playing in his first AFC Champions League game for Western Sydney following his move from Kawasaki Frontale defender Yusuke Tanaka was one of three Wanderers players booked along with Antony Golec and Kearyn Bacchus. Domestic form Western Sydney remained bottom of the A-League after they lost 4-3 to Sydney FC in a derby game last Saturday. The reigning Asian champions have only one win in their first 17 games this season. Guangzhou Evergrande In addition to last year s 1-0 defeat at Western Sydney, Guangzhou Evergrande have visited Australia on two other occasions in the AFC Champions League, winning 2-1 at Central Coast Mariners in 2013 but losing 2-0 at Melbourne Victory last year. Their 5-1 win at Cerezo Osaka in last season s Round of 16 is the only victory in their last six AFC Champions League matches outside China. Brazil international forward Ricardo Goulart began to repay some of his expensive transfer fee from Cruzeiro by scoring the only goal in Evergrande s 1-0 win over FC Seoul on his AFC Champions League debut. Another Brazilian forward, Alan Douglas, also made his debut in the competition following his move from Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg. Defenders Mei Fang and Feng Xiaoting and midfielder Huang Bowen received bookings during the 1-0 win over FC Seoul. Domestic form Evergrande lost 5-3 on penalties to Shandong Luneng in the Chinese Super Cup on February 14. They begin the defence of their Chinese Super League title with a home game against newly-promoted Shijiazhuang Yongchang on March 9.

4 Competition fixtures & standings GROUP H GP W D L GF GA +/- Pts WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS (AUS) GUANGZHOU EVERGRANDE (CHN) FC SEOUL (KOR) KASHIMA ANTLERS (JPN) February GUANGZHOU EVERGRANDE (CHN) 1-0 FC SEOUL (KOR) (GE: Ricardo Goulart 31) KASHIMA ANTLERS (JPN) 1-3 WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS (AUS) (KA: Shoma Doi 68; WSW: Gen Shoji 54-og, Yojiro Takahagi 86, Mark Bridge 90+3) 04 March FC SEOUL (KOR) KASHIMA ANTLERS (JPN) at Seoul World Cup Stadium, 19:30 W SYDNEY WANDERERS (AUS) GUANGZHOU EVERGRANDE (CHN) at Parramatta Stadium, 19:30 18 March FC SEOUL (KOR) WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS (AUS) at Seoul World Cup Stadium, 19:30 GUANGZHOU EVERGRANDE (CHN) KASHIMA ANTLERS (JPN) at Tianhe Sport Center, 20:00 07 April WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS (AUS) FC SEOUL (KOR) at Parramatta Stadium, 19:30 KASHIMA ANTLERS (JPN) GUANGZHOU EVERGRANDE (CHN) at at Kashima Soccer Stadium, 19:00 21 April FC SEOUL (KOR) GUANGZHOU EVERGRANDE (CHN) at Seoul World Cup Stadium, 19:30 WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS (AUS) KASHIMA ANTLERS (JPN) at Parramatta Stadium, 19:30 05 May GUANGZHOU EVERGRANDE (CHN) W SYDNEY WANDERERS (AUS) at Tianhe Sport Center, 20:00 KASHIMA ANTLERS (JPN) FC SEOUL (KOR) at Kashima Soccer Stadium, 15:00 All kick-off times are subject to change

5 Guangzhou Evergrande Squad information No Pos Player Name Date of Birth Nat Pl Gs YC RC 1 GK DONG CHUNYU CHN 2 MF LIAO LISHENG CHN 3 DF MEI FANG CHN MF ZHANG JIAQI CHN (1) 5 DF ZHANG LINPENG CHN 6 DF FENG XIAOTING CHN FW ALAN DOUGLAS BRA 1 9 FW ELKESON BRA 1 10 MF ZHENG ZHI CHN 1 11 MF RICARDO GOULART BRA MF HUANG BOWEN CHN MF LIU JIAN CHN 18 FW DONG XUESHENG CHN 19 GK ZENG CHENG CHN MF YU HANCHAO CHN 1 21 MF ZHAO XURI CHN 22 GK LI SHUAI CHN 23 MF YANG XIN CHN 25 MF ZOU ZHENG CHN (1) 26 FW WANG JINGBIN CHN 27 MF ZHENG LONG CHN (1) 28 DF KIM YOUNG-GWON KOR 1 29 FW GAO LIN CHN 30 DF HU BAO CHN 31 DF LUO JIACHENG CHN 32 MF JU FENG CHN 33 DF RONG HAO CHN 34 FW WANG JUNHUI CHN 35 DF LI XUEPENG CHN 1 KEY: No: Pos: Pl: Gs: YC: RC: Squad Number Position Matches Started (substitute appearances in brackets) Goals scored (when Goalkeeper refers to goals conceded) Yellow Cards Red Cards

6 Kashima Antlers No Pos Player Name Date of Birth Nat Pl Gs YC RC 1 GK AKIHIRO SATO JPN 3 DF GEN SHOJI JPN 1 4 DF KAZUYA YAMAMURA JPN 5 MF TAKESHI AOKI JPN 7 MF CAIO BRA MF DOI SHOMA JPN MF MASASHI MOTOYAMA JPN (1) 11 FW DAVI BRA 13 MF ATSUTAKA NAKAMURA JPN (1) 14 DF HWANG SEOK-HO KOR 15 FW HIROYUKI TAKASAKI JPN 1 16 DF SHUTO YAMAMOTO JPN 1 17 DF RYUGA SUZUKI JPN 18 FW SHUHEI AKASAKI JPN (1) 19 FW YUTA TOYOKAWA JPN 20 MF GAKU SHIBASAKI JPN 1 21 GK HITOSHI SOGAHATA JPN DF DAIGO NISHI JPN 1 23 DF NAOMICHI UEDA JPN DF YUKITOSHI ITO JPN 25 MF YASUSHI ENDO JPN 1 26 MF KAZUNE KUBOTA JPN 27 MF TAKAHIDE UMEBACHI JPN 29 GK SHINICHIRO KAWAMATA JPN 30 MF HISASHI OHASHI JPN 31 GK YUTO KOIZUMI JPN 32 MF TARO SUGIMOTO JPN 33 MF MU KANAZAKI JPN 34 FW YUMA SUZUKI JPN 40 MF MITSUO OGASAWARA JPN 1 KEY: No: Pos: Pl: Gs: YC: RC: Squad Number Position Matches Started (substitute appearances in brackets) Goals scored (when Goalkeeper refers to goals conceded) Yellow Cards Red Cards

7 FC Seoul No Pos Player Name DOB Nat Pl Gs YC RC 1 GK KIM YONG-DAE KOR DF LEE WOONG-HEE KOR 2 4 DF OSMAR BARBA ESP DF CHA DU-RI KOR 2 6 DF KIM JIN-KYU KOR 2 7 DF KIM CHI-WOO KOR MF LEE SEOK-HYUN KOR 1 (1) 1 9 FW SERGIO ESCUDERO JPN FW EVERTON SANTOS BRA MF MAURICIO MOLINA COL 13 MF GO YO-HAN KOR 14 FW PARK HEE-SEONG KOR 15 MF CHOI JUNG-HAN KOR (1) 16 MF JUNG SEUNG-YONG KOR 17 MF YUN IL-LOK KOR FW KIM HYUN-SUNG KOR (1) 19 FW YUN JU-TAE KOR 21 DF SIM SANG-MIN KOR 22 MF KOH MYONG-JIN KOR MF KIM MIN-HYEOK KOR (1) 24 DF HWANG HYUN-SOO KOR 26 DF KIM NAM-CHUN KOR 27 MF KO KWANG-MIN KOR (1) 28 DF KIM DONG-WOO KOR 29 MF LEE SANG-HYEOB KOR (1) 31 GK YU SANG-HUN KOR 34 MF PARK YONG-WOO KOR 36 FW JUNG JO-GOOK KOR GK YANG HAN-BEEN KOR 40 FW SHIM JE-HYEOK KOR KEY: No: Pos: Pl: Gs: YC: RC: Squad Number Position Matches Started (substitute appearances in brackets) Goals scored (when Goalkeeper refers to goals conceded) Yellow Cards Red Cards [Statistics include FC Seoul s Play-off match against Hanoi T&T]

8 Western Sydney Wanderers No Pos Player Name DOB Nat Pl Gs YC RC 1 GK ANTE COVIC AUS 2 DF SHANNON COLE AUS 1 3 DF YUSUKE TANAKA JPN DF NIKOLAI TOPOR-STANLEY AUS 1 5 DF BRENDAN HAMILL AUS 6 DF ANTONY GOLEC AUS FW LABINOT HALITI AUS (1) 9 FW TOMI JURIC AUS 1 10 MF YOJIRO TAKAHAGI JPN FW BRENDON SANTALAB AUS 12 FW NIKITA RUKAVYTSYA AUS 13 DF MATTHEW SPIRANOVIC AUS 1 14 FW KEREM BULUT AUS 15 MF YIANNI PERKATIS AUS 16 FW JAUSHUA SOTIRIO AUS 17 FW ROMEO CASTELEN NED 18 MF IACOPO LA ROCCA ITA 19 FW MARK BRIDGE AUS GK DEAN BOUZANIS AUS MF JASON TRIFIRO AUS (1) 25 DF SAM GALLAWAY AUS 30 GK THOMAS HOWARD-BELLE AUS 31 MF ALUSINE FOFANAH AUS 32 MF DANIEL ALESSI AUS 33 MF NICK KALMAR AUS 1 35 MF KEARYN BACCHUS AUS MF LIAM YOULLEY AUS 37 JONATHAN ASPROPOTAMATIS AUS 38 FW STEVE KUZMANOVSKI AUS 39 DF SHAYNE D CUNHA AUS KEY: No: Pos: Pl: Gs: YC: RC: Squad Number Position Matches Started (substitute appearances in brackets) Goals scored (when Goalkeeper refers to goals conceded) Yellow Cards Red Cards

9 Team coach profiles Guangzhou Evergrande Fabio Cannavaro Former Ballon d Or winner Fabio Cannavaro is set for his first stint in football management after he was appointed to replace his Italian compatriot Marcelo Lippi as head coach of Guangzhou Evergrande last November. The 41-year-old former defender enjoyed a glittering playing career that included successful spells at Italian Serie A sides Inter Milan and Juventus and Spanish giants Real Madrid. He reached the pinnacle of his career when he captained Italy to victory at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Kashima Antlers Toninho Cerezo Having coached Kashima Antlers to a pair of J.League titles including the Japanese treble in 2000, Toninho Cerezo returned for a second spell as head coach of the Ibaraki club in 2013 and the 59-year-old led them to third place in their domestic league last season. The former Brazil international midfielder, who enjoyed much success as a player with Italian sides Roma and Sampdoria, has also coached Saudi giants Al Hilal and United Arab Emirates clubs Al Shabab Al Arabi and Al Ain in the AFC Champions League. FC Seoul Choi Yong-soo Appointed as the club s caretaker coach in April 2011, Choi Yong-soo landed the K League championship for FC Seoul in his first full season in charge a year later and was named the league s Manager of the Year. A hard working and prolific striker during his playing days, Choi began his professional career at Anyang Cheetahs and he played for Japanese clubs JEF United Chiba, Kyoto Purple Sanga and Jubilo Iwata before he retired as an FC Seoul player in He also played for Korea Republic at the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups and the 1996 Olympics. Western Sydney Wanderers Tony Popovic Having guided Western Sydney Wanderers to an unlikely AFC Champions League title last season, there was little surprise when Tony Popovic was named AFC Coach of the Year for The former Australia international defender, who played for clubs in Japan, England and Qatar during his career, served as an assistant coach at Sydney FC and Crystal Palace before he was put in charge of Western Sydney in 2012, leading the newly-formed club to the Premiership crown in their inaugural season in the A-League in

10 Guangzhou Evergrande Team facts After making history in 2013 by defeating FC Seoul to become the first Chinese team to win the AFC Champions League, Guangzhou Evergrande came up short in their title defence last year as they were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Western Sydney Wanderers on away goals. Evergrande have dominated their domestic league in recent seasons, winning their fourth consecutive Chinese Super League title last year. With Marcello Lippi stepping down at the end of 2014, former Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro has taken over as head coach of the club from southern China for the 2015 season. AFC Champions League record 2014 Quarter-Finals 2013 Champions 2012 Quarter-Finals Overall AFC Champions League record (including play-off games) P W D L GF GA Overall Home Away Biggest wins Home: 4-0 vs Muangthong, 2013, Group Stage; vs Kashiwa Reysol, 2013, Semi-Finals Away: 5-1 vs Jeonbuk Motors, 2012, Group Stage; vs Cerezo Osaka, 2014, Round of 16 Heaviest defeats Home: 1-3 vs Jeonbuk Motors, 2012, Group Stage 0-2 vs Melbourne Victory, 2014, Group Stage Away: 2-4 vs Al Ittihad, 2012, Quarter-Finals

11 Kashima Antlers With seven championships to their name, Kashima Antlers are by far the J.League s most successful club although they have yet to make their mark on the continental stage, never managing to progress beyond the quarter-finals and crashing out in the Round of 16 on their last three appearances in the AFC Champions League. The Ibaraki club narrowly missed out on an eighth domestic league title in 2014 when they finished just three points behind champions Gamba Osaka but their third place finish secured them a spot in the AFC Champions League for a sixth time. AFC Champions League record 2011 Round of Round of Round of Quarter-Finals 2003 Group Stage Overall AFC Champions League record (including play-off games) Pl W D L GF GA Overall Home Away Neutral Biggest wins Home: 8-1 vs Krung Thai Bank, 2008, Group Stage Away: 9-1 vs Krung Thai Bank, 2008, Group Stage Heaviest defeats Home: 1-3 vs Western Sydney Wanderers, 2015, Group Stage Away: 1-4 vs Suwon Bluewings, 2009, Group Stage 0-3 vs FC Seoul, 2011, Round of 16

12 FC Seoul After losing to Guangzhou Evergrande on away goals in the 2013 AFC Champions League final, FC Seoul reached the semi-finals last year after tight wins over Japan s Kawasaki Frontale and local rivals Pohang Steelers but bowed out after going down 2-0 on aggregate to eventual winners Western Sydney Wanderers of Australia. They finished third in the K League Classic and lost the Korean FA Cup on penalties to Seongnam FC but a 7-0 victory over Hanoi T&T in the Play-off Round in February gave them a spot in the AFC Champions League Group Stage for the third year in a row. AFC Champions League record 2014 Semi-Finals 2013 Runners-up 2011 Quarter-Finals 2009 Quarter-Finals Overall AFC Champions League record (including play-off games) P W D L GF GA Overall Home Away Biggest wins Home: 7-0 vs Hanoi T&T, 2015, Play-off 5-1 vs Sriwijaya, 2009, Group Stage; vs Jiangsu Sainty, 2013 Group Stage Away: 4-2 vs Sriwijaya, 2009, Group Stage 2-0 vs Jiangsu, 2013, Group Stage Heaviest defeats Home: 2-4 vs Gamba Osaka, 2009, Group Stage 0-2 vs Nagoya Grampus, 2009, Group Stage Away: 1-3 vs Al Ittihad, 2011, Quarter-Finals 0-2 vs Shandong Luneng, 2009, Group Stage; vs WS Wanderers, 2014, Semi-Finals

13 Western Sydney Wanderers Western Sydney Wanderers defied expectation on their AFC Champions League debut in 2014 as they overcame strong opposition to become the first Australian club to win a continental club title, just two years after they had come into existence. Winners of the A-League Premiership in their debut season in 2013, Tony Popovic s side defeated former Asian champions Ulsan Hyundai and Guangzhou Evergrande and 2013 runners-up FC Seoul during their run to the final, where they produced a superb performance to overcome Saudi Arabian giants Al Hilal 1-0 on aggregate. AFC Champions League record 2014 Champions Overall AFC Champions League record (including play-off games) P W D L GF GA Overall Home Away Biggest wins Home: 5-0 vs Guizhou Renhe, 2014, Group Stage Away: 3-1 vs Kashima Antler, 2015, Group Stage 2-0 vs Ulsan Hyundai, 2014, Group Stage Heaviest defeats Home: 1-3 vs Ulsan Hyundai, 2014, Group Stage Away: 1-3 vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 2014, Round of 16

14 Guangzhou Evergrande Domestic results & standings Most recent games Comp. Date Opponent Res. League 26/10/14 Beijing Guoan (H) 0-1 League 02/10/14 Shandong Luneng (A) 1-1 Super Cup 14/02/15 Shandong Luneng (H) 0-0 Lost 3-5 on penalties Chinese Super League final standings 2014 season (top five) Pos. Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Guangzhou Evergrande Beijing Guoan Guangzhou R&F Shandong Luneng Shanghai SIPG Kashima Antlers Most recent games Comp. Date Opponent Res. League 22/11/14 Kawasaki Frontale (H) 2-1 League 29/11/14 Cerezo Osaka (A) 4-1 League 06/12/14 Sagan Tosu (H) 0-1 J.League final standings 2014 season (top five) Pos. Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Gamba Osaka Urawa Reds Kashima Antlers Kashiwa Reysol Sagan Tosu

15 FC Seoul Most recent games Comp. Date Opponent Res. League 16/11/14 Ulsan Hyundai (H) 2-2 FA Cup 23/11/14 Seongnam FC 0-0 Final. Lost 4-2 on penalties League 26/11/14 Pohang Steelers (H) 0-0 League 30/11/14 Jeju United (A) 2-1 K League Classic final standings 2014 season (top five) Pos. Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Jeonbuk Motors Suwon Samsung FC Seoul Pohang Steelers Jeju United Western Sydney Wanderers Most recent games Comp. Date Opponent Res. League 01/02/15 Melbourne City (A) 1-2 League 08/02/15 Wellington Phoenix (H) 2-0 League 14/02/15 Newcastle Jets (A) 1-1 League 21/02/15 Adelaide United (A) 1-2 League 28/02/15 Sydney FC (H) 3-4 A-League current standings (top five) Pos. Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 Perth Glory Melbourne Victory Adelaide United Wellington Phoenix Sydney FC Western Sydney Wanderers

16 Competition facts AFC Champions League Roll of Honour Year Winners Runners-up Score 2014 Western Sydney Wanderers (AUS) Al Hilal (KSA) Guangzhou Evergrande (CHN) FC Seoul (KOR) 3-3 (agg)* 2012 Ulsan Hyundai (KOR) Al Ahli (KSA) Al Sadd (QAT) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (KOR) 2-2 ** 2010 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (KOR) Zobahan (IRN) Pohang Steelers (KOR) Al Ittihad (KSA) Gamba Osaka (JPN) Adelaide United (AUS) 5-0 (agg) 2007 Urawa Reds (JPN) Sepahan (IRN) 3-1 (agg) 2006 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (KOR) Al Karama (SYR) 3-2 (agg) 2005 Al Ittihad (KSA) Al Ain (UAE) 5-3 (agg) 2004 Al Ittihad (KSA) Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (KOR) 6-3 (agg) Al Ain (UAE) BEC Tero Sasana (THA) 2-1 (agg) * Guangzhou Evergrande won on away goals ** Al Sadd won 4-2 on penalties In 2002, the Asian Club Championship was merged with the Asian Cup Winners Cup to form the AFC Champions League. The inaugural final was won by Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates, who beat Thailand s BEC Tero Sasana 2-1 on aggregate. Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia are the only team to have won the AFC Champions League twice. They claimed the 2004 title after a 6-3 aggregate victory over Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma of Korea Republic in the final and retained the trophy with a 5-3 aggregate victory against Al Ain the following year. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of Korea Republic became the first east Asian side to win the competition in 2006 after they beat Al Karamah of Syria 3-2 on aggregate in the final. Urawa Reds of Japan took the title the following year when they beat Iranian side Sepahan 3-1 on aggregate in the final. The J.League side did not lose a game during their run to their title, winning five matches and drawing the other seven. Gamba Osaka were also unbeaten when they claimed the AFC Champions League title in The Japanese club won nine of their 12 games, including all six of their away matches, and thumped Adelaide United of Australia 5-0 on aggregate in the final. Pohang Steelers became the first team to win both the AFC Champions League and Asian Club Championship with their 2-1 victory over Al Ittihad in the 2009 final in Tokyo. Having won back-to-back Asian Club Championships in 1997 and 1998, they also became the first side to be crowned Asian club champions on three occasions.

17 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma became the second team to win both titles when they beat Zobahan of Iran 3-1 in Tokyo in They won the 1995 Asian Club Championship when the club was known as Ilhwa Chunma. The 2011 AFC Champions League final was the first to go to extra-time and penalties as Qatar s Al Sadd beat Jeonbuk Motors in a shootout after a 2-2 draw in Jeonju. Ulsan Hyundai became the third Korean club in four years to lift the AFC Champions League trophy with a 3-0 win over Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia in In winning the championship, they set a new tournament record with nine consecutive victories. The tournament reverted to a two-legged final in 2013 with Guangzhou Evergrande becoming the first side from China to lift the trophy after they edged FC Seoul on away goals following a 2-2 draw in Korea and a 1-1 draw in China. Western Sydney Wanderers became the first Australian club to win the tournament in 2014 with a 1-0 aggregate victory over Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia in the final. The 0-0 draw in the second leg in Riyadh was the first match in the Final to end goalless. Asian Football Confederation information The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of football in Asia, including Australia with a total of 47 members. The organisation was founded on 8 May 1954 in Manila and is one of FIFA s six continental confederations. The headquarters is at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and the President is Shaikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain. The AFC organised the first continental championship the Asian Cup in 1956, and introduced the first continental club competition the Asian Club Championship in In 1990, they introduced the Asian Cup Winners Cup, and in 1995, the winners of the Asian Club Championship and Asian Cup Winners Cup began to meet annually in the Asian Super Cup. In 2002, all three club competitions were merged into the AFC Champions League, which featured domestic league and cup winners from throughout Asia. More than 40 teams took part in the inaugural tournament but the competition format was streamlined in 2004, which featured the defending champions and 28 other teams from 14 countries. The competition was revamped in 2009 with 32 teams competing in eight groups. A round of 16 was introduced and the final was changed from a two-legged tie to a single championship match. However, the tournament format was tweaked again in 2013 with the final reverting to a two-leg format along with the round of 16, which had been played as single elimination games from the time of their introduction in 2009.