2009–10 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Explained

Crown Prince Cup
Year:2009–10
Country:Saudi Arabia
Dates:6 November 2009 – 19 February 2010
Num Teams:54 (all)
42 (qualifying competition)
16 (main competition)
Defending Champions:Al-Hilal
Champions:Al-Hilal (9th title)
Runner-Up:Al-Ahli
Matches:15
Goals:51
Top Goal Scorer:Victor Simões
(4 goals)
Prevseason:2008–09
Nextseason:2010–11
Updated:19 February 2010
Extra Information:(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs)

The 2009–10 Crown Prince Cup was the 35th season of the Saudi Crown Prince Cup since its establishment in 1957. This season's competition featured a total of 16 teams, 12 teams from the Pro League, and 4 teams from the qualifying rounds.

Al-Hilal were the two-time defending champions, having retained the trophy in 2009, and won their third consecutive title, defeating Al-Ahli in the final on 19 February 2010.[1] Al-Hilal won their record-extending 9th title and their third title in a row.

Qualifying rounds

All of the competing teams that are not members of the Pro League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 4 available places in the Round of 16. First Division sides Al-Ansar, Al-Faisaly, Al-Tai and Hajer qualified.[2]

Preliminary round 1

The Preliminary Round 1 matches were played on 6 & 12 November 2009.

Home team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)
Friday 6 November 2009
Al-Majd (4) 2–0 Al-Suqoor (4)
Al-Nakhil (4) 5–2 Al-Ain (4)
Al-Qala (4) 7–0 Al-Waad (4)
Al-Rawdhah (4) Al-Hada (4)
Al-Saqr (4) Afif (4)
Thursday 12 November 2009
Sharurah (4) 0–4 Al-Tuhami (4)

Preliminary round 2

The Preliminary Round 2 matches were played on 13 & 17 November 2009.

Home team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)
Friday 13 November 2009
Al-Majd (4) 3–5 Okaz (4)
Al-Rawdhah (4) 4–3 Afif (4)
Al-Qala (4) 2–1 Al-Hait (4)
Tuesday 17 November 2009
Al-Tuhami (4) 0–1 Al-Nakhil (4)

First round

The First Round matches were played on 3 & 4 December 2009.

Home team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)
Thursday 3 December 2009
Al-Adalah (2) 2–0 Al-Jeel (3)
Al-Khaleej (2) 3–0 Al-Nahda (3)
Al-Riyadh (2) 2–1 Al-Diriyah (3)
Al-Hamadah (3) 2–7 Al-Faisaly (2)
Al-Fayha (3) 2–1 Najd (3)
Sdoos (3) 1–0 Al-Shoulla (2)
Al-Taawoun (2) 2–1 Al-Arabi (3)
Hajer (2) 1–0 Al-Rawdhah (4)
Friday 4 December 2009
Al-Batin (3) 1–0 Al-Najma (3)
Al-Orobah (3) 0–2 Al-Tai (2)
Abha (2) 3–2 Al-Nakhil (4)
Al-Jabalain (3) 1–3 Al-Qala (4)
Hetten (2) 1–2 Ohod (2)
Al-Akhdoud (3) 2–3 Damac (2)
Al-Ansar (2) 3–0 Al-Rabe'e (3)
Al-Watani (2) 2–1 Okaz (4)

Second round

The Second Round matches were played on 10 December 2009.

Home team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)
Thursday 10 December 2009
Hajer (2) 2–1 Al-Riyadh (2)
Al-Khaleej (2) 2–1 Al-Adalah (2)
Al-Fayha (3) 1–2 Al-Taawoun (2)
Sdoos (3) 0–2 Al-Faisaly (2)
Al-Batin (3) 3–0 Al-Qala (4)
Al-Tai (2) 3–0 Al-Watani (2)
Abha (2) 0–1 Damac (2)
Al-Ansar (2) 3–0 Ohod (2)

Final round

The Final Round matches were played on 17 December 2009.

Home team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)
Tuesday 17 December 2009
Al-Khaleej (2) 1–2 Hajer (2)
Al-Faisaly (2) 2–1 Al-Taawoun (2)
Al-Batin (3) Al-Tai (2)
Al-Ansar (2) 3–2 Damac (2)

Bracket

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

Round of 16

The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 3, 4 and 5 February 2010.[3] [4] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 9 and 10 February 2010.[5] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Semi-finals

The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 14 and 15 February 2010.[6] [7] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Final

See main article: 2010 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final.

The final was held on 19 February 2010 in the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.[8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Winner

Top goalscorers

As of 19 February 2010[9]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Victor SimõesAl-Ahli4
2 Turki Al-KhodairAl-Ansar3
Yves Diba IlungaNajran
Christian WilhelmssonAl-Hilal

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: الأمير سلطان يتوج الهلال بكأس ولي العهد .
  2. Web site: تصفيات التأهل إلى كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2010 .
  3. Web site: CROWN PRINCE CUP 2009/10.
  4. Web site: كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2009/2010 دور الـ 16.
  5. Web site: كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2009/2010 ربع نهائي.
  6. Web site: ضمن نصف نهائي كأس ولي العهد : الشباب يستضيف الأهلي في ظروف متشابهه .
  7. Web site: "ديربي" الرياض "هلالي" بـ "ويلي" .
  8. Web site: ولي العهد يرعي اليوم المباراة الختامية بين فريقي الاهلي و الهلال .
  9. Web site: كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2009/2010 - قائمة الهدافين .