Hong replaces Kim Do-hoon, who led Ulsan to their second AFC Champions League title last Saturday, beating Islamic Republic of Iran's Persepolis FC in the final.

Hong, a former professional footballer who played in Korea Republic, Japan and the United States, will be looking to stamp his mark in the K League 1 next season, with Ulsan Hyundai having finished runners-up twice in a row.

The Islamic Republic of Iran clubside garnered 51.14 percent of the 1,468,693 votes cast to emerge top after months of domestic polls and four regional finals.

The most popular club in our IR Iran poll, as well as our Central and South Asian regional poll, Tabriz-based Tractor had to see off some of the biggest names in Asian club football and the-AFC.com extend our congratulations to them.

Check out the eight clubs who made the final and results below. Thank you for voting.

Taggart, 27, has spent the last two years in Korea Republic with Suwon Bluewings, winning the Golden Boot in his first campaign with the club.

However, things were a bit tougher in his second year, with Suwon finishing second last on the table, but avoiding relegation with a strong showing in the relegation round.

It was in their last group match against Philippines during the 2018 AFF Women's Championship. Hosts Indonesia entered the contest having drawn their opener 0-0 and suffered two heavy defeats, leaving it as their last chance to salvage some pride in front of their home supporters.

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There were several standout performers and performances from the 2020 edition of Asia's premier club tournament that thrilled fans the Continent over.

We break down the statistics – provided by the AFC's official data provider Stats Perform – to review some of the key categories and those who excelled in them.

Persepolis FC's Mehdi Abdi Qara topped Semi-final 1 with a whopping 69.43 percent of the votes for his goal against Al Nassr in the semi-finals while another Iran club, Esteghlal FC will also be represented in the final with Cheick Diabate's effort against Al Ahli Saudi FC in the group stage garnering 22.15 percent of the votes.

Al Nassr's Abderrazak Hamdallah, the 2020 AFC Champions League top scorer with seven goals, also advanced to the final with his group stage goal against Sepahan FC receiving the third highest number of votes.

Check out the Semi-final 1 nominees and results below and don't forget to cast your vote in Semi-final 2 which starts at 14:00 (UTC+8) on Thursday. The top three will advance to the final which kicks off on January 7.