2012 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final explained

2012 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
Event:2011–12 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Team1:Al-Hilal
Team1score:2
Team2:Al-Ettifaq
Team2score:1
Stadium:King Fahd International Stadium
City:Riyadh
Referee:Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Attendance:40,000
Previous:2011
Next:2013

The 2012 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 37th final of the Crown Prince Cup, a football tournament. It took place on 10 February 2012 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Hilal and Al-Ettifaq.[1] It was Al-Hilal's 12th Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Ettifaq's fifth final. This was the second meeting between these two clubs in the final after 2008. It was Al-Ettifaq's first final since 2008 and Al-Hilal's fifth final in a row.

Al-Hilal won the match 2–1 to claim their eleventh Crown Prince Cup title and their fifth one in a row.[2]

Teams

TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Hilal11 (1964, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Al-Ettifaq4 (1963, 1965, 2001, 2008)

Venue

The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue. This was the eleventh Crown Prince Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987.[3] The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup.[4] Its current capacity is 68,752[5] and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Nassr, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.

Background

Al-Hilal reached their twelfth final after a 2–0 win against Al-Ittihad.[6] This was Al-Hilal's fifth final in a row.

Al-Ettifaq reached their fifth final, after a 2–1 away win against Al-Ahli.[7] They reached their first final since 2008 when they finished as runners-up after losing to Al-Hilal.

This was the second meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final.[8] Al-Hilal won the previous meeting 2–0 in the 2008 final.[9] The two teams played each other once in the season prior to the final. The match ended in a 2–2 draw.[10]

Road to the final

Al-HilalRoundAl-Ettifaq
OpponentResultOpponentResult
Al-Shoulla6–1 (A)Round of 16Al-Ansar2–0 (H)
Al-Nassr4–1 (H)Quarter-finalsNajran3–0 (H)
Al-IttihadSemi-finalsAl-Ahli
Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away

Match

Details

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GK 1
RB 2
CB 3 Osama Hawsawi (c)
CB 25
LB 13 Salman Al-Faraj
DM 21
RM 99
CM 10
CM 24
LM 29
CF 7
Substitutes:
GK 30 Hassan Al-Otaibi
DF 4 Abdullah Al-Zori
DF 23
MF 6
MF 15
FW 16 Essa Al-Mehyani
FW 77 Saad Al-Harthi
Manager:
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GK 32 Fayz Al-Sabiay
RB 70
CB 4
CB 5 Sayaf Al-Bishi (c)
LB 66
RM 8
CM 6
CM 11
LM 9
CF 16
CF 18
Substitutes:
GK 1 Mohammad Khouja
DF 3 Jamaan Al-Jamaan
DF 14
MF 7
MF 20 Sultan Al-Bargan
FW 10 Saleh Bashir
FW 99
Manager:
Branko Ivanković
Assistant referees


Giorgio Niccolai (Italy)
Roberto Romagnoli (Italy)
Fourth official


Marai Al-Awaji

Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: الأمير نايف يرعى نهائي كأس ولي العهد بين الهلال والاتفاق .
  2. Web site: الهلال يهزم الاتفاق ويتوج بطلاً لكأس ولي العهد .
  3. Web site: افتتاح استاد الملك فهد الدولي .
  4. Web site: كأس الملك فهد للقارات محط أنظار العالم .
  5. Web site: استاد الملك فهد الدولي تحفة معمارية يستوعب 70 ألف متفرج .
  6. Web site: الهلال إلى نهائي كأس ولي العهد للعام الخامس على التوالي .
  7. Web site: الاتفاق بالأرجنتيني تيجالي.. أسقط الأهلي وطار للنهائي .
  8. Web site: نهائي مختلف وتخصص «أزرق» .
  9. Web site: كـأس ولــي العهــد هلاليـــة .
  10. Web site: Match history .