1989 King Cup Explained

King Cup
Year:1989
Country: Saudi Arabia
Dates:11 – 22 May 1989
Num Teams:16
Defending Champions:Al-Ittihad
Winners:Al Hilal (6th title)
Second:Al-Nassr
Continental Cup Title:Asian Cup Winners' Cup
Continental Cup Qualifiers:Al Hilal
Matches:15
Goals:45
Scoring Leader:Majed Abdullah (5 goals)
Prev Season:1988
Next Season:1990

The 1989 King Cup was the 31st season of knockout competition since its establishment in 1956. Al-Ittihad were the defending champions for this season, but they were eliminated by Al-Nassr in Round of 16.

Al Hilal won their sixth title after beating Al Nassr 3–0 in the final.[1] [2] As winners of the tournament, Al-Hilal qualified for the 1990–91 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.

Bracket

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

Round of 16

The matches of the Round of 16 were held on 11 and 12 May 1989.[3] [4] [5] [6]

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-final matches were held on 15 May 1989.[7] [8]

Semi-finals

The Semi-final matches were held on 18 May 1989.[9]

Final

The final was played between Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr in the Youth Welfare Stadium in Jeddah. Al-Hilal were appearing in their 12th final while Al-Nassr were appearing in their 9th final.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Majed AbdullahAl-Nassr5
2 Yousef Al-AnbarOhod4
3 Ahmad Al-BishiAl-Qadsiah3
Hussam Abu DawoodAl-Ahli
Hussain Al-HabshiAl-Hilal

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chbaro. Mohamed S.. King. Ian. Saudi Arabia 1988/89. RSSSF. The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 28 October 2015. 9 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230609202540/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sau89.html. live.
  2. Web site: الهلال بطل كاس الملك . 2020-01-19 . 2020-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200120164014/http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1989/MAY1989/23-05-1989-6081/6081-00101.jpg . live .
  3. Web site: Jazirah newspaper 10-05-1989 . 2020-01-19 . 2020-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200120163603/http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1989/MAY1989/10-05-1989-6068/6068-01301.jpg . live .
  4. Web site: Jazirah newspaper 12-05-1989 . 2020-01-19 . 2020-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200120163634/http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1989/MAY1989/12-05-1989-6070/6070-01001.jpg . live .
  5. Web site: Jazirah newspaper 13-05-1989 (2) . 2020-01-19 . 2020-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200120183201/http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1989/MAY1989/13-05-1989-6071/6071-01201.jpg . live .
  6. Web site: Jazirah newspaper 13-05-1989 (1) . 2020-01-19 . 2020-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200120163711/http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1989/MAY1989/13-05-1989-6071/6071-01101.jpg . live .
  7. Web site: Jazirah newspaper 16-05-1989 (1) . 2020-01-19 . 2020-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200120163809/http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1989/MAY1989/16-05-1989-6074/6074-01001.jpg . live .
  8. Web site: Jazirah newspaper 16-05-1989 (2) . 2020-01-19 . 2020-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200120163850/http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1989/MAY1989/16-05-1989-6074/6074-01101.jpg . live .
  9. Web site: Jazirah newspaper 18-05-1989 . 2020-01-19 . 2020-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200120163930/http://search.al-jazirah.com.sa/FLASHPDFARCH/1989/MAY1989/18-05-1989-6076/6076-00901.jpg . live .

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