On This Day: The first AFC Champions League champions crowned

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

On This Day: The first AFC Champions League champions crowned

Kuala Lumpur: With the identity of the 2017 AFC Champions League finalists due to be revealed next week upon the conclusion of the final four, we flashback to the inaugural final 14 years ago on this day, October 11, when Emirati side Al Ain were crowned the first winners of the AFC Champions League following the tournament’s revamp.  

The Garden City side faced off against Thailand’s BEC Tero Sasana in a pair of exciting ties with Bruno Metsu’s team ultimately going on to become the United Arab Emirates’ first continental champions.

Road to the final

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