2015–16 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Explained

Crown Prince Cup
Year:2015–16
Dates:
Country:Saudi Arabia
Num Teams:30
Defending Champions:Al-Ahli
Champions:Al-Hilal (13th title)
Runner-Up:Al-Ahli
Matches:29
Goals:91
Top Goal Scorer:Saqer Otaif
(4 goals)
Prevseason:2014–15
Nextseason:2016–17
Updated:19 February 2016

The 2015–16 Saudi Crown Prince Cup was the 41st season of the Saudi Crown Prince Cup since its establishment in 1957. This season's competition featured a total of 30 teams, 14 teams from the Pro League, and 16 teams from the First Division.

The holders were Al-Ahli who beat Al-Hilal 2–1 in the previous season's final on 13 February 2015.[1]

The 2016 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was played between Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.[2] In a rematch of the previous year's final, Al-Hilal defeated holders Al-Ahli 2–1 in the final to win their record-extending 13th Crown Prince Cup title.[3]

Participating teams

Pro League

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First Division

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First stage

Preliminary round

The Preliminary round fixtures were played on 15, 16, 17 & 24 August 2015.[4] [5] [6] [7] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Second stage

Bracket

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

Round of 16

The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 11 & 12 September 2015.[8] [9] The Al-Taawoun v Al-Hilal match was delayed to 30 November 2015 due to Al-Hilal's participation in the quarter-finals of the 2015 AFC Champions League. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 22 & 23 October 2015.[4] [5] [10] The Al-Hilal v Al-Qadisiyah match was delayed due to Al-Hilal's participation in the semi-finals of the 2015 AFC Champions League. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Semi-finals

The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 31 December 2015 and 1 January 2016.[4] [5] [11] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Final

See main article: 2016 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final.

The final was held on 19 February 2016 in the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.[12] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Winner

Top goalscorers

As of 19 February 2016[13]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Saqer OtaifAl-Wehda4
2 Nasser Al-ShamraniAl-Hilal3
Modibo MaïgaAl-Nassr
Carlos EduardoAl-Hilal
Mohammad Al-SahlawiAl-Nassr

Notes and References

  1. Web site: الأهلي يهزم الهلال ويتوج بطلاً لكأس ولي العهد .
  2. Web site: الأمير محمد بن نايف يشمل برعايته الرياضيين الليلة .
  3. Web site: في حضرة ولي العهد.. الهلال يطرز تاريخه بكأس المجد .
  4. Web site: Saudi Crown Prince Cup 2015/2016 . Goalzz.com . 25 September 2015.
  5. Web site: CROWN PRINCE CUP . soccerway.com . 25 September 2015.
  6. Web site: تعين حكام دور ال 32 من كأس ولي العهد .
  7. Web site: صدور جدول دور الـ32 من مسابقة كأس سمو ولي العهد . Round of 32 fixtures . . ar . 6 July 2015 . 8 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150708152112/http://www.thesaff.com.sa/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=12106 . 8 July 2015 . dead .
  8. Web site: صدور جدول دور ثمن النهائي من كأس ولي العهد .
  9. Web site: صدور جدول دور ال16 من كأس سمو ولي العهد . Round of 16 fixtures . . ar . 18 August 2015 . 19 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208075055/http://www.thesaff.com.sa/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=12158 . 8 December 2015 . dead .
  10. Web site: المسابقات تعلن جدول دور الـ8 ومؤجلة دور الـ16 لكاس ولي العهد .
  11. Web site: المسابقات تحدد موعد نصف نهائي كأس سمو ولي العهد. SAFF. ar. 7 December 2015. 14 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222114330/http://www.thesaff.com.sa/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=13689. 22 December 2015. dead.
  12. Web site: نهائي كأس ولي العهد.. إنصاف للهلال والأهلي .
  13. Web site: Top Scorers .