(LIU DAWEI)

China's Guangzhou Evergrande football team celebrates after winning the final match of the 2013 AFC Champions League against South Korea's FC Seoul in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, on November 9.

The win brought in China's first Asian title in 23 years. Guangzhou's victory grants them the privilege of being Asia's representative at the FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco, this December.

The victory was also cause for celebration for Evergrande's Italian coach Marcello Lippi, the first coach to have teams win both the European and the Asian club championships.