2016 King Cup Explained

King Cup
Year:2016
Dates:19 January – 29 May 2016
Country:Saudi Arabia
Num Teams:32
Runner-Up:Al-Nassr
Matches:31
Goals:95
Top Goal Scorer:Omar Al Somah
(4 goals)
Prevseason:2015
Nextseason:2017

The 2016 King Cup, or The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 41st season of King Cup since its establishment in 1957, and the 9th under the current edition. It started on 19 January and ended on 29 May 2016. Al-Hilal were the defending champions, but they were eliminated in the semifinals.

Al-Ahli won their third title in the current edition and the thirteenth overall after beating Al-Nassr 2–1 after extra time in the final.[1] [2]

Participating teams

A total of 32 teams participated in this season., 14 teams of Professional league, 16 teams of First Division, and 2 teams qualifying from preliminary stage.

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Bracket

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

source: SAFF[3]

Round of 32

Round of 32 were played between 19 and 25 January 2016.[4] [5] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Round of 16

Round of 16 were played between 31 January and 18 March 2016.[6] [7] [8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals were played on 12 and 13 April 2016.[9] [10] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Notes

Semi-finals

Semi-finals were played on 29 and 30 April 2016.[11] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Final

See main article: 2016 King Cup Final.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: خادم الحرمين الشريفين يتوج الأهلي بكأسه حفظه الله. ar. SAFF. 30 May 2016. 29 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160617120409/http://thesaff.com.sa/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=14404. 17 June 2016. dead.
  2. News: Al-Ahli Jeddah clinch King's Cup. KingFut. kingfut.com. Hassouna. Malak. 29 May 2016. 29 May 2016.
  3. Web site: نتائج قرعة كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين. Custodian of Two Holy Mosques Cup Draw. ar. SAFF. 23 December 2015. 28 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160105142651/http://www.thesaff.com.sa/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=13759. 5 January 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: صدور جدول دور الـ32 لكأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين. Round of 32 of Custodian of Two Holy Mosques Cup Dates. ar. SAFF. 27 December 2015. 28 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160105163429/http://www.thesaff.com.sa/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=13783. 5 January 2016. dead.
  5. Web site: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup 2016 - Round of 32. goalzz.com. 28 December 2015.
  6. Web site: تحديد مواعيد دور ال16 من كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين. Round of 16 of Custodian of Two Holy Mosques Cup Dates. ar. SAFF. 24 January 2016. 24 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160131045735/http://www.thesaff.com.sa/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=13901. 31 January 2016. dead.
  7. Web site: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup 2016 - Round of 16. goalzz.com. 26 January 2016.
  8. Web site: تحديد مواعيد دور ال16 من كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين. Round of 16 of Custodian of Two Holy Mosques Cup Dates. ar. SAFF. 2 February 2016. 2 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160202185003/http://www.thesaff.com.sa/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=13952. 2 February 2016. dead.
  9. Web site: تحديد مواعيد دور ال8 من كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين. Round of 8 of Custodian of Two Holy Mosques Cup Dates. ar. SAFF. 21 March 2016. 22 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160425055045/http://www.thesaff.com.sa/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=14198. 25 April 2016. dead.
  10. Web site: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup 2016 - Quarterfinals. goalzz.com. 17 April 2016.
  11. Web site: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup 2016 - Simefinal. goalzz.com. 17 April 2016.

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