Yokohama F. Marinos to its home stadium for a Korea-Japan match.

Professional soccer's K League 1 Ulsan HD welcomes Yokohama F. Marinos (Japan) to its home stadium for a Korea-Japan match.

Ulsan will host Yokohama in the first leg of the 2023-2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League (ACL) quarterfinals at the Munsu Soccer Stadium on April 17 at 7 p.m.

Ulsan, the only surviving K League team, will face Yokohama for the top spot in East Asia.

Ulsan will be looking to get off to a winning start to ease the pressure of traveling to the second leg at the Yokohama International Stadium on April 24.

Ulsan defeated Banfore Kofu (3-0 in the round of 16, 2-1 in the second leg) and Jeonbuk Hyundai (1-1 in the quarterfinals, 1-0 in the second leg) to reach the last four of the ACL tournament.

With a total of seven goals, Ulsan has found the back of the net in every game and conceded only two goals, making for a solid defense.

Ulsan striker Lee Min-kyu scored three goals in the ACL stage. Flanker Seol Young-woo also found the back of the net in the first leg of the round of 16 against Kofu and the second leg of the quarterfinals against Jeonbuk. Kim Ji-hyun and Lee Myung-jae have also found the back of the net.

Ulsan aims to carry the momentum into the ACL, having recently won two straight league games.

After Ulsan's 4-0 league win over Gangwon FC on Nov. 13, head coach Hong Myung-bo said, "It was our most complete game this season. The ACL is also an important match, so we will prepare humbly," he vowed.

Ulsan will be looking to not only clinch the title, but also qualify for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

A total of four tickets were allocated to AFC for the 2025 Club World Cup, with two going to 2021 ACL winners Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia) and 2022 ACL champions Urawa Reds (Japan).

The remaining two tickets will be determined by this season's ACL results. The first ticket will go to the winner, while the final ticket will go to the highest-ranked team in the Federation Ranking, which is based on ACL results over the last four years, excluding the winner.

Currently, Al Hilal is at the top of the standings, having already booked their Club World Cup ticket, followed by Jeonbuk (80 points) in second place and Ulsan (78 points) in third.

With three points for a win, Ulsan will need just one win in the quarterfinals to overtake Jeonbuk and earn a Club World Cup ticket.

Meanwhile, Ulsan announced on Friday that the match will be held as a "Yoo Sang-cheol Memorial Event" with the cooperation and consent of AFC and Yokohama.

The late coach Yoo Sang-cheol is a legend who played nine seasons with Ulsan and has ties to Yokohama.