Saudi Crown Prince Cup Explained

Saudi Crown Prince's Cup
Number Of Teams:30
Current Champions:Al-Ittihad (8th title)
Most Successful Club:Al-Hilal (13 titles)
Organiser:Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF)

The Saudi Crown Prince's Cup (ar|كأس ولي العهد) was the oldest Saudi Arabian annual cup competition.

History

The cup was the oldest and first domestic football competition in Saudi Arabia; the first edition was held in 1956–57; five editions were played between regional teams and were not at the club level; the cup was not held in a lot of periods (1965-66, 1970-1972, 1975-1990). In its last years, the competition consisted of teams from the top two tiers of Saudi league football Saudi Pro League and Saudi First Division League. In 2017, it was abolished.

Al-Hilal has won the most titles with 13 wins, also Al-Hilal has contested more finals with 17. Al-Ittihad is the last champion being the winner of 2016–17 season.

Prize money

Prize money:[1]

Finals

SeasonWinnerResultRunner-upVenue
1956–57Al-AhliAl-Olempy JeddahJeddah
1957–58Al-IttihadAl-AhliJeddah
1958–59Al-Ittihad (2)Al-WehdaJeddah
1959–60Al-WehdaAl-ShateaJeddah
1960–61West TeamCentral TeamJeddah
1961–62East TeamWest TeamJeddah
1962–63Al-Ittihad (3)Al-EttifaqJeddah
1963–64Al-HilalAl-WehdaJeddah
1964–65Al-EttifaqAl-IttihadJeddah
1965–66Not held
1966–67West TeamEast TeamTa'if
1967–68West TeamCentral TeamJeddah
1968–69Central TeamWest TeamJeddah
1969–70Al-Ahli (2)Al-WehdaRiyadh
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73Al-NassrAl-WehdaRiyadh
1973–74Al-Nassr (2)Al-AhliRiyadh
1975
1990
1991Al-Ittihad (4)Al-NassrJeddah
1992Al-QadsiahAl-ShababRiyadh
1993Al-ShababAl-IttihadJeddah
1994Al-RiyadhAl-ShababRiyadh
1995Al-Hilal (2)Al-RiyadhJeddah
1996Al-Shabab (2)Al-NassrJeddah
1997Al-Ittihad (5)Al-TaiJeddah
1998Al-Ahli (3)Al-RiyadhRiyadh
1999Al-Shabab (3)Al-HilalDammam
2000Al-Hilal (3)Al-ShababJeddah
2001Al-Ittihad (6)Al-EttifaqJeddah
2002Al-Ahli (4)Al-IttihadJeddah
2003Al-Hilal (4)Al-AhliRiyadh
2004Al-Ittihad (7)Al-AhliRiyadh
2004–05Al-Hilal (5)Al-QadsiahRiyadh
2005–06Al-Hilal (6)Al-AhliRiyadh
2006–07Al-Ahli (5)Al-IttihadJeddah
2007–08Al-Hilal (7)Al-EttifaqRiyadh
2008–09Al-Hilal (8)Al-ShababRiyadh
2009–10Al-Hilal (9)Al-AhliRiyadh
2010–11Al-Hilal (10)Al-WehdaMecca
2011–12Al-Hilal (11)Al-EttifaqRiyadh
2012–13Al-Hilal (12)Al-NassrRiyadh
2013–14Al-Nassr (3)Al-HilalRiyadh
2014–15Al-Ahli (6)Al-HilalRiyadh
2015–16Al-Hilal (13)Al-AhliRiyadh
2016–17Al-Ittihad (8)Al-NassrRiyadh
2017–18Abolished during tournament

Source:[2]

Performance by club

ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning Years
Al-Hilal1341964, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016
Al-Ittihad841958, 1959, 1963, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2017
Al-Ahli6719571, 1970, 1998, 2002, 2007, 2015
Al-Nassr341973, 1974, 2014
Al-Shabab341993, 1996, 1999
Al-Wehda151960
Al-Ettifaq141965
Al-Riyadh121994
Al-Qadsiah111992
Al-Shatea11960
Al-Tai11997

Source:[3]

Performance by regional team

TeamWinnersRunners-upWinning Years
West Team321960–61, 1966–67, 1967–68
Central Team121968–69
East Team111961–62

All-time Top goalscorers

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Elkabech Al-Hilal (20),
Al-Ahli (8),
West Team (4)
32
Saeed Ghorab Al-Ittihad (9),
Al-Ahli (4),
Central Team (1),
West Team (10)
24
Abdekader Katalog Al-Ittihad (5),
Al-Ahli (1),
Al-Wehda (8),
West Team (2)
16
Sami Al-Jaber Al-Hilal14
Abdellah Bakr Al-Ittihad11
AbdeAziz Khalil Al-Haddad Al-Ahli11
Mohammed Noor Al-Ittihad11
Mohammad S. Abdeli Al-Nassr11
Saeed Al-Owairan Al-Shabab10
Fahad Al-Mehallel Al-Shabab9
Sérgio Ricardo Al-Ittihad (6),
Al-Ahli (2),
Al-Hilal (1)
9
Rogério Al-Ahli (5),
Al-Shabab (4)
9
Hamzah Idris Al-Ittihad (8),
Ohod (1)
9
Al-Hasan Al-Yami Al-Ittihad8
Fahd Al-Hamdan Al-Riyadh8
Khaled Massad Al-Ahli8
Saeed Laban Al-Wehda8
Mohssen Bakhit Al-Hilal8
Mohamed Omar Rajkhan Al-Ahli8
Rashid Mossalat Al-Ittihad7
Mubarak Al-Nasser Al-Riyadh7
Talal Al-Meshal Al-Ahli7
Majed Abdullah Al-Nassr7
Mohamed Lamfoun Al-Wehda7
Saleh Al-Qamber Al-Qadsiah7
Ibrahim Suwayed Al-Ahli7

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstScoreDate
Ohene KennedyAl-NassrAl-Najma3–020 April 1995
Mohannad Al-BoushiAl-RiyadhAl-Tuhami8–09 April 1996
Fahd Al-Hamdan
Saleh Al-GanbarAl-QadsiahAl-Jabalain3–224 April 1997
Abdullah Al-JamaanAl-HilalAl-Watani4–030 March 2000
Luizinho VieiraAl-IttihadAbha6–02 February 2002
Al-Hasan Al-YamiAl-IttihadAl-Tai5–020 March 2003
Moudy NdiayeAl-TaiAl-Ettifaq4–316 February 2005
Sérgio RicardoAl-IttihadAl-Tai5–17 March 2005
Taisir Al-JassimAl-AhliAbha4–027 December 2005
Mohammad Al-SahlawiAl-QadsiahAl-Rawdhah8–028 December 2005
RogérioAl-ShababAl-Hazem3–228 December 2005
Alhassane KeitaAl-IttihadNajran10–03 March 2007
Prince TagoeAl-EttifaqAl-Rabee5–09 February 2008
Turki Al-KhodairAl-AnsarAl-Hazem4–25 February 2010
Hamza Al-DardourAl-KhaleejAl-Diriyah3–110 August 2014
Didier Ya KonanAl-IttihadAl-Fayha4–015 September 2014
Hamza Al-DardourAl-KhaleejAl-Orobah3–124 December 2014
Modibo MaïgaAl-NassrAl-Nahda5–112 September 2015
Mohamed BenyettouAl-ShababNajran6–027 September 2016
Omar Al-SomahAl-AhliHajer6–125 October 2016

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://adm.thesaff.com.sa//App_Layout/pdf/Competitions%20Rules%20-%202015.pdf. ar:لائحة المسابقات والبطولات بالإتحاد العربي السعودي لكرة القدم. Regulations of Saudi Arabian Football Federation Competitions. Saudi Arabian Football Federation. ar. PDF. 31 January 2016.
  2. News: http://www.al-jazirah.com/2012/20120210/sp12.htm . ar:تاريخ كأس ولي العهد قبل النهائي الـ 37 . History of Crown Prince Cup before the 37th final . . ar . 10 February 2012 . 23 October 2015.
  3. Web site: Saudi Arabia - List of Cup Winners. RSSSF. 11 May 2016.