2017 King Cup Explained

King Cup
Year:2017
Country:Saudi Arabia
Dates:18 January – 18 May 2017
Num Teams:32
Defending Champions:Al-Ahli
Runner-Up:Al-Ahli
Matches:31
Goals:108
Top Goal Scorer:Omar Kharbin
(5 goals)
Prevseason:2016
Nextseason:2018
Updated:18 May 2017

The 2017 King Cup, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 42nd edition of the King Cup since its establishment in 1957, and the 10th under the current format. It started on 18 January and concluded with the final on 18 May 2017. The winner qualifies for the 2018 AFC Champions League group stage.

Al-Hilal won their eighth title after a 3–2 win over defending champions Al-Ahli in the final on 18 May 2017.[1]

The winner of the King Cup earns automatic qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League group stage. However, as Al-Hilal qualified for the AFC Champions League via winning the league, Al-Nassr, the highest placed team in the 2016–17 Saudi Professional League not already qualified took the group stage spot.

Participating teams

A total of 32 teams participated in this season. 14 teams from the Professional league, 15 teams from the First Division, and 3 teams qualifying from the preliminary stage. Al-Hazem were excluded from participating this season after they withdrew from the competition last year.[2]

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Bracket

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

source: SAFF[3]

Round of 32

The Round of 32 matches were played between 18 and 21 January 2017.[4] [5] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Round of 16

The Round of 16 matches were played between 23 January and 25 February 2017.[6] [7] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals matches were played between 30 March and 2 April 2017.[8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Semi-finals

The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 12 and 13 May 2017.[9] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Final

The final was played on Thursday 18 May 2017 at King Abdullah Sports City.[10]

Top goalscorers

As of 18 May 2017[11]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Omar KharbinAl-Hilal5
2 Omar Al SomahAl-Ahli4
3 Patrick EzeAl-Qadisiyah3
Ismaël BangouraAl-Raed
Jehad Al-ZowayedAl-Adalh
LuisinhoAl-Faisaly
Mohammed MajrashiAl-Faisaly
Housain Al-MogahwiAl-Ahli
Note: Players and teams marked in bold are still active in the competition.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: - . 2017-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171225203313/http://www.thesaff.com.sa/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=15936 . 2017-12-25 . dead .
  2. Web site: تم استبعاد نادي الحزم. ar. mojaznews. 24 December 2016. 2017-01-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20170201234900/http://www.mojaznews.com/7687/%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AC-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86-2017. 2017-02-01. dead.
  3. Web site: نتائج قرعة كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين. Custodian of Two Holy Mosques Cup Draw. ar. SAFF. 24 December 2016. 19 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170131194839/http://www.thesaff.com.sa/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=15174. 31 January 2017. dead.
  4. Web site: صدور جدول دور الـ32 لكأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين. Round of 32 of Custodian of Two Holy Mosques Cup Dates. ar. akhbaar. 28 December 2016. 28 December 2015.
  5. Web site: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup 2016 - Round of 32. goalzz.com. 28 December 2016.
  6. Web site: دور جدول دور ال16. ar. saff. 22 January 2017. 22 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170201025045/http://www.thesaff.com.sa/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=15303. 1 February 2017. dead.
  7. Web site: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup 2017 - Round of 16. goalzz.com. 19 January 2017.
  8. Web site: صدورجدول دور الثمانية من كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301092812/http://www.thesaff.com.sa/newsdetails.aspx?CatID=1&NewsID=15485. dead. 1 March 2017. ar. saff. 28 February 2017. 28 February 2017.
  9. Web site: مباريات قبل نهائى كأس الملك السعودى 2017 -1438. ar. ngmisr.com. 2 April 2017. 3 April 2017. - Nogoom Masrya
  10. Web site: تقديم نهائي كأس خادم الحرمين إلى 18 مايو. ar. akhbaar24. 10 May 2017. 13 May 2017.
  11. Web site: Top Scorers -King Cup . goalzz. 12 March 2017.

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