2014 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final

2014 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
Event2013–14 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Date1 February 2014 (2014-02-01)
VenueKing Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
RefereeDamir Skomina (Slovenia)[1]
Attendance62,124
WeatherPartly cloudy
17.2 °C (63.0 °F)
59% humidity
2013
2015

The 2014 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 39th final of the Crown Prince Cup. It took place on 1 February 2014 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal.[2] It was Al-Nassr's sixth Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Hilal's 14th final. This was the second meeting between these two clubs in the final and was a repeat of last year's final.

Al-Nassr won the match 2–1 and secured their third title and first since 1974. In addition, this was the first time since 2007 that a team other than Al-Hilal won the title.[3]

Teams

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Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Hilal 13 (1964, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Al-Nassr 5 (1973, 1974, 1991, 1996, 2013)

Venue

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The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue. This was the 13th Crown Prince Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013.

The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987.[4] The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup.[5] Its current capacity is 68,752[6] and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Nassr, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.

Background

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Al-Hilal reached a record 14th final after a 2–0 away win to Al-Fateh.[7] This was Al-Hilal's seventh final in a row. Previously, they won finals in 1964, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013, and lost in 1999. Al-Hilal entered the match as six-time defending champions.

Al-Nassr reached their sixth final, after a 1–0 win against city rivals Al-Shabab.[8] They reached their second consecutive final having lost last year's final against Al-Hilal.

This was the second meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final after last year's final.[9] Al-Hilal won last year's final 4–2 on a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra time.[10] This was the tenth meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup; Al-Hilal won 7 times, Al-Nassr won once and the two teams drew once in last year's final. The two teams played each other once in the season prior to the final. Al-Nassr won the match 2–1 thanks to a brace from Mohammed Al Sahlawi.[11]

Road to the final

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Al-Nassr Round Al-Hilal
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Najran 3–0 (H) Round of 16 Al-Shoulla 4–1 (H)
Al-Khaleej 3–1 (A) Quarter-finals Al-Raed 1–0 (A)
Al-Shabab 1–0 (H) (a.e.t.) Semi-finals Al-Fateh 2–0 (A)

Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away

Match

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Details

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Al-Nassr2–1Al-Hilal
Report
Al-Nassr
Al-Hilal
GK 22 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Enezi
RB 12 Saudi Arabia Khalid Al-Ghamdi
CB 2 Bahrain Mohamed Husain
CB 4 Saudi Arabia Omar Hawsawi
LB 24 Saudi Arabia Hussein Abdulghani (c)
CM 14 Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Ghaleb
CM 26 Saudi Arabia Shaye Sharahili
CM 27 Saudi Arabia Awadh Khamis downward-facing red arrow 77'
AM 18 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Noor downward-facing red arrow 65'
CF 10 Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Sahlawi Yellow card 90+1'
CF 17 Brazil Élton downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Shammeri
DF 13 Saudi Arabia Mohamed Al-Bishi
MF 7 Saudi Arabia Abdulrahim Jaizawi Yellow card 90+3' upward-facing green arrow 77'
MF 8 Saudi Arabia Yahya Al-Shehri upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 85 Algeria Mourad Delhoum
FW 77 Oman Amad Al-Hosni
FW 99 Saudi Arabia Hassan Al-Raheb upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
Manager:
Uruguay José Carreño
GK 22 Saudi Arabia Hussain Shae'an
RB 12 Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Shahrani
CB 26 Brazil Digão
CB 33 Saudi Arabia Sultan Al-Deayea
LB 4 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Zori (c) downward-facing red arrow 83'
DM 14 Ecuador Segundo Castillo
DM 27 Saudi Arabia Saud Kariri downward-facing red arrow 69'
RM 29 Saudi Arabia Salem Al-Dawsari Yellow card 84'
AM 7 Brazil Thiago Neves
LM 24 Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al-Abed downward-facing red arrow 59'
CF 15 Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Shamrani
Substitutes:
GK 30 Saudi Arabia Fayz Al-Sabiay
DF 2 Saudi Arabia Sultan Al-Bishi
MF 10 Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Shalhoub
MF 11 Saudi Arabia Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari upward-facing green arrow 59'
MF 13 Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Faraj upward-facing green arrow 83'
FW 16 Saudi Arabia Yousef Al-Salem
FW 20 Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Qahtani upward-facing green arrow 69'
Manager:
Saudi Arabia Sami Al-Jaber

Assistant referees:
Bojan Ul (Slovenia)
Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)
Fourth official:
Marai Al Awaji

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "رسمياً.. حكم سلوفيني يقود نهائي كأس ولي العهد".
  2. ^ "الهلال والنصر .. نهائي ثاني على كأس ولي العهد".
  3. ^ "النصر يفوز على الهلال بهدفين لواحد في نهائي كأس ولي العهد السعودي".
  4. ^ "افتتاح استاد الملك فهد الدولي".
  5. ^ "كأس الملك فهد للقارات محط أنظار العالم".
  6. ^ "استاد الملك فهد الدولي تحفة معمارية يستوعب 70 ألف متفرج".
  7. ^ "الهلال يصعد لنهائي كأس ولي العهد بعد الإطاحة بالفتح بهدفين".
  8. ^ "هدف قاتل يصعد بالنصر لمواجهة الهلال في نهائي كأس ولي العهد".
  9. ^ "رصد لتاريخ كأس ولي العهد ,,هل تكون (13) للهلال أو (3) للنصر".
  10. ^ "الهلال يهزم النصر ويتوج بكأس ولي العهد للمرة الـ 12".
  11. ^ "Match History".
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