This game is in the AFC Champions League, kick off at 18:00 on Monday 21 October 2024.
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Al-Sadd Substitutes
Saad Al Sheeb
Ahmed Sayyar
Mohammed Waad
Ali Assadalla
Yusuf Abdurisag
Hassan Al Haidos
Abdullah Al-Yazidi
Mostafa Meshaal
Giovani
Hashim Ali
Y. Abdulla Baliadeh
Ahmed Suhail
Persepolis Substitutes
Soroush Rafiei
Issa Alekasir
Farshad Ahmadzadeh
Alireza Enayatzadeh
Samir Hoboobati
Amirreza Rafiei
Saeid Mehri
Yaghoob Barajeh
Mehrshad Asadi
Soheil Sahraei
M. Khodabandehlo
Yasin Salmani
Al-Sadd v Persepolis AFC Champions League
Al-Sadd reached the final of the AFC Champions League in 2011 but were defeated by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.
Persepolis holds the record for the most appearances in the AFC Champions League final without winning, having reached the final in 2018 and 2020 but ending as runners-up on both occasions.
The two teams first met in the AFC Champions League in the group stage of the 2006 competition, with Al-Sadd winning both legs.
Al-Sadd boasts an impressive record of five domestic league titles and 16 domestic cup wins in their history.
Persepolis' home ground, the Azadi Stadium, is one of the largest football stadiums in Asia with a capacity of over 78,000 spectators.
In the 2021 AFC Champions League, Al-Sadd and Persepolis were drawn in the same group for the group stage, with Al-Sadd finishing top of the group and Persepolis advancing as runners-up.