King Cup of Champions | |
Year: | 2013 |
Dates: | 4 – 29 May 2013 |
Country: | Saudi Arabia |
Num Teams: | 8 |
Runner-Up: | Al-Shabab |
Matches: | 14 |
Goals: | 45 |
Top Goal Scorer: | Mukhtar Fallatah Muhannad Assiri (4 goals) |
Prevseason: | 2012 |
Nextseason: | 2014 |
The 2013 King Cup of Champions, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 38th season of King Cup of Champions since its establishment in 1957, and the 6th under the current edition. The top eight in the Professional League competed in the King cup which kicked off on 4 May.[1] Al-Ahli were the defending champion but they were eliminated by Al-Shabab in semifinals.
Al-Ittihad won their eighth title after beating Al-Shabab 4–2 in the final, and qualified to the Champions League.
Team | Qualifying method | App* | Last App | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Fateh | 2012–13 Professional League champions | 3rd | 2012 | |
Al-Hilal | 2012–13 Professional League runners up | 6th | 2012 | |
Al-Shabab | 2012–13 Professional League 3rd place | 6th | 2012 | |
Al-Nassr | 2012–13 Professional League 4th place | 6th | 2012 | |
Al-Ahli | 2012–13 Professional League 5th place | 6th | 2012 | |
Al-Ettifaq | 2012–13 Professional League 6th place | 5th | 2012 | |
Al-Ittihad | 2012–13 Professional League 7th place | 6th | 2012 | |
Al-Raed | 2012–13 Professional League 8th place | 1st | none |
* Number of appearance in King Cup of Champions since the 2008 season.
Quarter-finals were played on 4, 5, 8, & 9 May 2013.[3]
Semi-finals were played on 17, 18, 24, & 25 May 2013.[4]
Third place game was played on 28 May 2013.[5]