This was the first final to feature clubs from
Iran and
Japan. This was the first AFC Champions League final involving an Iranian club, and the first in an Asian top club football competition since
PAS Tehran in the
1992–93 Asian Club Championship. The winners, Urawa Red Diamonds, received
US$600,000 prize money and qualified to represent
Asia in the
2007 FIFA Club World Cup. Although they were defeated, Sepahan still competed in the FIFA Club World Cup by replacing the host country berth, which is reserved for the
J. League champions.
Format
The rules for the final were exactly the same as for the previous knockout rounds. The tie was contested over two legs with
away goals deciding the winner if the two teams were level on goals after the second leg. If the teams could still not be separated at that stage then
extra time would have been played with a
penalty shootout taking place if the teams were still level after that.