Sharjah become the first Emirati club to win the AFC Champions League Two™ (AFC Cup), and the second from the country to win an Asian title, after Al Ain FC’s triumphs in the AFC Champions League Elite™ (2003, 2024). Lion City Sailors, however, can also walk tall as they were the first club from Singapore to make a continental final.

Sharjah have now won 22 titles across all competitions: seven UAE Pro League crowns, 10 President’s Cups, one League Cup, three Super Cups and one AFC Champions League 2.

Cosmin Olaroiu, in steering Sharjah to the AFC Champions League Two trophy, claimed his 16th career title with Emirati clubs. The UAE national team will be hoping the Romanian can steer them to the FIFA World Cup 2026, with Olaroiu taking over as head coach.

They had to work hard but Sharjah got their reward as they upstaged domestic rivals Al Ain by becoming the first team from the United Arab Emirates to win an Asian final away from home.

Marcus Meloni's dramatic title-winner for Sharjah was the 399th goal scored in the 119 matches played through the course of the tournament.

Top scorer Sardar Azmoun's nine goals is the most netted by an Islamic Republic of Iran player in a single edition of the AFC Champions League Two.

They may have suffered quarter-final heartbreak but Japan's Sanfrecce Hiroshima had the most number of different goal scorers in the competition with 19 players.

Iran's Sepahan recorded the highest average possession in the tournament with 68 percent.