2011 King Cup of Champions

The 2011 King Cup of Champions, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 36th season of King Cup of Champions since its establishment in 1957, and the 4th under the current edition.

2011 King Cup of Champions
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates28 May - 24 June 2011
Teams8
ChampionsAl-Ahli
Runners-upAl-Ittihad
Matches played14
Goals scored51 (3.64 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Mukhtar Fallatah (6 goals)
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The tournament was won by Al-Ahli, who beat defending champions Al-Ittihad 4–2 on penalties in the final. It was their first title in current edition and eleventh title overall, they also qualified for 2012 AFC Champions League.

Participating teams
Team Qualifying method App* Last App
Al-Hilal 2010–11 Professional League champions 4th 2010
Al-Ittihad 2010–11 Professional League runners-up 4th 2010
Al-Ettifaq 2010–11 Professional League 3rd place 3rd 2009
Al-Shabab 2010–11 Professional League 4th place 4th 2010
Al-Nassr 2010–11 Professional League 5th place 4th 2010
Al-Ahli 2010–11 Professional League 6th place 4th 2010
Al-Faisaly 2010–11 Professional League 7th place 1st none
Al-Wehda 2010–11 Crown Prince Cup runners-up
2010–11 Professional League 13th place		 4th 2010

* Number of appearance in King Cup of Champions since the 2008 season .

Fixtures and results

Bracket
  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                     
1 Al-Hilal 2 3 5  
7 Al-Faisaly 1 0 1  
  1 Al-Hilal 0 1 1  
  2 Al-Ittihad 3 1 4  
5 Al-Nassr 3 1 4
2 Al-Ittihad (a) 3 1 4  
  2 Al-Ittihad 0 (2)
  6 Al-Ahli (p) 0 (4)
13 Al-Wehda (a) 2 3 5  
3 Al-Ettifaq 1 4 5  
  13 Al-Wehda 2 1 3 Third place
  6 Al-Ahli 2 4 6  
4 Al-Shabab 0 1 1 1 Al-Hilal 6
6 Al-Ahli[A] 3 0 3   13 Al-Wehda 3

Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals were played on 28, 29 May and 10, 11 June 2011.[1]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Hilal 5–1 Al-Faisaly 2–1 3–0
Al-Nassr 4–4 (a) Al-Ittihad 3–3 1–1
Al-Wehda 5–5 (a) Al-Ettifaq 2–1 3–4
Al-Shabab 1–3 Al-Ahli 0–3[A] 1–0

First Leg
28 May 2011 1Al-Hilal2–1Al-FaisalyRiyadh
19:20 (UTC+3) Rădoi  51'
Al-Mehyani  70'		  64' El-Thoaybi Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
28 May 2011 2Al-Wehda2–1Al-EttifaqMakkah
19:40 (UTC+3) Fallatah  21'
Al-Sibyani  90+2'		  88' Al-Salem Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
29 May 2011 3Al-Nassr3–3Al-IttihadRiyadh
21:00 (UTC+3) Al-Mutawa  16'
Salem  42' (o.g.)
Belal  65'		  44' (pen.) Ziaya
 58', 90+3' Al-Rashid		 Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
29 May 2011 4Al-Shabab0–3
(awarded)[A]		Al-AhliRiyadh
21:00 (UTC+3) Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Notes
  1. ^
    The SAFF Disciplinary Committee decided to award the quarter-final first leg to Al-Ahli against Al-Shabab as a 3–0 forfeit win after Al-Shabab were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player. The game originally ended 2–1 to Al-Shabab.[2]

Second Leg
10 June 2011 5Al-Ittihad1–1Al-NassrJeddah
21:00 (UTC+3) Hazazi  65'  52' McKain Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
10 June 2011 6Al-Faisaly0–3Al-HilalAl-Majma'ah
21:00 (UTC+3)  48' Al-Mehyani
 65' Al-Fraidi
 82' Ahmed Ali		 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
11 June 2011 7Al-Ahli0–1Al-ShababJeddah
21:05 (UTC+3)  33' Al-Marhoum Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
11 June 2011 8Al-Ettifaq4–3Al-WehdaDammam
21:05 (UTC+3) Al-Salem  4', 45+1'
Rishani  12'
Tagliabué  63'		  25', 69' (pen.), 77' Fallatah Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

Semi-finals

Semi-finals were played on 15, 16, 19 & 20 June 2011.[3]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Hilal 1–4 Al-Ittihad 0–3 2–2
Al-Wehda 3–6 Al-Ahli 2–2 1–4

First Leg
15 June 2011 9Al-Hilal0–3Al-IttihadRiyadh
21:25 (UTC+3)  5' Ziaya
 83' (pen.) Noor
 84' Jorge		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
16 June 2011 10Al-Wehda2–2Al-AhliMakkah
21:05 (UTC+3) Fallatah  8', 81'  90', 90+2' Al-Hosni Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium

Second Leg
19 June 2011 11Al-Ittihad1–1Al-HilalJeddah
21:05 (UTC+3) Hazazi  78'  14' Al-Mehyani Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
20 June 2011 12Al-Ahli4–1Al-WehdaJeddah
21:05 (UTC+3) Simões  31', 75'
Al-Mor  55'
Al-Hosni  67'		  78' Al-Sibyani Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium

Third place

Third place game was played on 23 June 2011.[4]

23 June 2011 13Al-Hilal6–3Al-WehdaRiyadh
21:05 (UTC+3) Al-Shalhoub  27'
Al-Mehyani  30'
Rădoi  33' (pen.), 51'
Al-Dawsari  70'
Wilhelmsson  75'		  26' Al-Moasher
 58' Bukhari
 73' (pen.) Al-Sibyani		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

Final
Al-Ittihad0–0 (a.e.t.)Al-Ahli
Penalties
Kariri
Al-Raheeb
Osama
Noor 		2–4 Marcinho
Al-Harbi
Al-Bishi
Petković
Simões

Winner
King Cup of Champions
2011 Winners
Al-Ahli
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References
  1. "Quarterfinals". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  2. "الاتحاد السعودي يُنهي قضية "السعران" ويعتبر الأهلي فائزاً على الشباب" (in Arabic). Al Arabiya. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  3. "Simefinal". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  4. "Third Place". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
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