
Referees
It is the second time that Al-Jassim has been appointed as the main referee for the Final of Asia’s elite men’s club competition, following the AFC Champions League™ 2020 finale between Persepolis FC and Ulsan HD FC.
This will be the sixth match he is officiating in this season’s ACL Elite after four in the League Stage and one in the Round of 16.
Al-Jassim, who has officiated in AFC competitions since 2014, will be supported by Assistant Referees (AR) Taleb Salem Al-Marri and Ramzan Saeed Al-Naemi, both also from Qatar, and fourth official Ahmad A Alali of Kuwait. Kuwait’s Abdulhadi Alanezi is the reserve AR.
Qatar’s Khamis Mohammed Al-Marri will serve as the Video Assistant Referee (VAR), with China PR’s Fu Ming as the Assistant VAR.
The highly-anticipated Final will kick off at 7.30pm (GMT+3) at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium.
The full match official appointment list can be found here.