Taking charge of the final will be Kim Heegon, who has previously made appearances across several AFC competitions, including the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™ and ACL Two.

Supporting the 39-year-old will be Yoon Jaeyeol and Cheon Jinhee in the roles of assistant referees, both of whom bring a wealth of experience, with Yoon also having officiated at the 2023 edition of the AFC Asian Cup™ and Cheon featuring in earlier rounds of the ACGL.

 

Additionally, Kim Woosung and Chae Sanghyeop will assume the roles of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) and Assistant VAR, respectively.

 

The team is rounded off by Kim Daeyong, who will serve as fourth official, and Bang Giyeol, who has been appointed as reserve assistant referee for the grand finale.

Over at Singapore’s Bishan Stadium, the ACL Two Final on May 18 will see Lion City Sailors square off against the United Arab Emirates’ Sharjah FC, and blowing the whistle for the clash will be Bahrain’s Ammar Ebrahim Hasan Mahfoodh.

 

A mainstay of the AFC’s roster of officials, Mahfoodh, who previously lent his support to the AFC U20 Asian Cup™ in China PR, most recently officiated the first leg of Sharjah FC’s Quarter-final tie against Shabab Al Ahli in ACL Two.

 

Supporting him will be compatriots Mohamed Jaafar Mohamed Salman and Abdulla Saleh Abdulla Mohsen Alrowaimi, who also featured in that same first-leg encounter.

 

Also from Bahrain, AFC Referee Academy Batch 2018 graduate Mohamed Khaled Tarrar Mohamed Deham will serve as fourth official, while Faisal Alawi Sayed Shubber Baquer Alawi will act as reserve assistant referee.

 

Meanwhile, Qatar’s Khamis Al-Marri, who earlier officiated at the AFC Asian Cup™ on home soil and is set to take the field at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 next month, will bear VAR responsibilities, with AFC Referee Academy Batch 2019 graduate Meshari Alshamari supporting him in the role of Assistant VAR.