2015–16 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

The 2015–16 Saudi Crown Prince Cup was the 41st season of the Saudi Crown Prince Cup since its establishment in 1957. This season's competition featured a total of 30 teams, 14 teams from the Pro League, and 16 teams from the First Division.

2015–16 Crown Prince Cup

Country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) – 19 February 2016 (2016-02-19)
Teams	30
Defending champions	Al-Ahli
Champions	Al-Hilal (13th title)
Runners-up	Al-Ahli
Matches played	29
Goals scored	91 (3.14 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Saqer Otaif (4 goals)
← 2014–15 2016–17 → All statistics correct as of 19 February 2016.

The holders were Al-Ahli who beat Al-Hilal 2–1 in the previous season's final on 13 February 2015.[1]

The 2016 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was played between Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.[2] Al-Hilal defeated holders Al-Ahli 2–1 in the final to win their record-extending 13th Crown Prince Cup title.[3]

Participating teams

Pro League

Al-Ahli (Round of 16 direct entrants) Al-Faisaly Al-Fateh Al-Hilal (Round of 16 direct entrants) Al-Ittihad

Al-Khaleej Al-Nassr Al-Qadisiyah Al-Raed Al-Shabab

Al-Taawoun Al-Wehda Hajer Najran

First Division

Al-Batin Al-Diriyah Al-Ettifaq Al-Fayha Al-Hazem Al-Jeel

Al-Mujazzal Al-Nahda Al-Nojoom Al-Orobah Al-Riyadh

Al-Shoalah Al-Tai Al-Watani Damac Ohod

First stage

Preliminary round

The Preliminary round fixtures were played on 15, 16, 17 & 24 August 2015.[4][5][6][7] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Fateh (1) v Al-Nahda (2)

15 August 2015 6	Al-Fateh (1)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Al-Nahda (2)	Al-Hasa
19:00	Bo Shaqra  39'		Al-Malki  29'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Khaled Salwi
	Penalties
	Élton Al-Bladi Buhimed Sharahili Hazzazi Al-Asmari		Al-Aliany Al-Dhahi Al-Malki Al-Nashi Al-Rajaa Al-Omaisi

Al-Batin (2) v Al-Khaleej (1)

15 August 2015 11	Al-Batin (2)	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Al-Khaleej (1)	Hafar Al-Batin
19:15	Papa Diop  14' Mohanna  85'		Al Salem  80' Hussein  90+4' Al-Turki  119'	Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al-Remeikhany

Damac (2) v Najran (1)

15 August 2015 13	Damac (2)	0–1	Najran (1)	Abha
19:15			Al-Mehyani  45'	Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani

Al-Ittihad (1) v Ohod (2)

15 August 2015 14	Al-Ittihad (1)	5–0	Ohod (2)	Makkah
20:45	Sânmărtean  36' Rivas  41' Al-Ghamdi  49' Khrees  63' Fallatah  80'			Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Kaabi

Al-Qadisiyah (1) v Al-Jeel (2)

16 August 2015 2	Al-Qadisiyah (1)	3–2	Al-Jeel (2)	Khobar
19:00	Hector  54' Al-Obaid 83' Abdul-Amir  90+5' (pen.)		Douglas  48' (pen.) Adam  69'	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Sennani

Hajer (1) v Al-Watani (2)

16 August 2015 8	Hajer (1)	2–1	Al-Watani (2)	Al-Hasa
19:00	Mojica  62' (pen.) Al-Saiari  65'		Harzan  82'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Sami Al-Jires

Al-Faisaly (1) v Al-Fayha (2)

16 August 2015 3	Al-Faisaly (1)	2–1	Al-Fayha (2)	Al Majma'ah
19:15	Salem  45' Onyilo  84'		Al-Khamis  24'	Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Referee: Haidar Al-Sharidah

Al-Taawoun (1) v Al-Diriyah (2)

16 August 2015 1	Al-Taawoun (1)	3–0	Al-Diriyah (2)	Buraidah
20:45	Fallatah  35' Machado  44' Al-Mousa  77'			Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Teris

Al-Ettifaq (2) v Al-Raed (1)

17 August 2015 10	Al-Ettifaq (2)	1–0	Al-Raed (1)	Dammam
19:00	Al-Bishi  60' (o.g.)			Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri

Al-Shoulla (2) v Al-Nojoom (2)

17 August 2015 4	Al-Shoulla (2)	1–0	Al-Nojoom (2)	Al-Kharj
19:10	Hawsawi  63'			Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Shehri

Al-Orobah (2) v Al Tai (2)

17 August 2015 9	Al-Orobah (2)	2–1	Al Tai (2)	Sakakah
19:40	Al-Joni  8', 21' (pen.)		Mohammed Ishak  42'	Stadium: Al-Orobah Club Stadium Referee: Hassan Al-Asmari

Al-Riyadh (2) v Al-Shabab (1)

17 August 2015 5	Al-Riyadh (2)	0–1	Al-Shabab (1)	Riyadh
20:45			Al-Mofarrej  90+4' (o.g.)	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari

Al-Hazem (2) v Al-Wehda (1)

24 August 2015 12	Al-Hazem (2)	2–4	Al-Wehda (1)	Ar Rass
19:15	Wazani  40' Al-Harbi  61'		Madkhali  5' Faresi  9' Otaif  52', 57'	Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Awidan

Al-Nassr (1) v Al-Mujazzal (2)

24 August 2015 7	Al-Nassr (1)	5–0	Al-Mujazzal (2)	Riyadh
20:45	Fabián  35', 66' Al-Sahlawi  54', 90+3' Al-Shehri  73'			Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari

Second stage

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

A

Al-Hilal

2

H

Al-Taawoun

1

H

Al-Hilal

4

A

Al-Qadisiyah

1

A

Al-Qadisiyah (aet)

1

H

Al-Faisaly

0

H

Al-Hilal

4

A

Al-Shabab

0

A

Al-Shoulla

1

H

Al-Shabab (aet)

2

H

Al-Shabab

1

A

Al-Nassr

0

A

Al-Nahda

1

H

Al-Nassr

5

–

Al-Hilal

2

–

Al-Ahli

1

A

Al-Ahli

4

H

Hajer

2

H

Al-Ahli

1

A

Al-Ettifaq

0

H

Al-Orobah

0

A

Al-Ettifaq (aet)

1

A

Al-Ahli

1

H

Al-Ittihad

0

A

Al-Khaleej (aet)

4

H

Al-Wehda

2

H

Al-Khaleej

1

A

Al-Ittihad

2

A

Najran

1

H

Al-Ittihad

2

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

Round of 16

The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 11 & 12 September 2015.[4][5][8][9] The Al-Taawoun v Al-Hilal match was delayed to 30 November 2015 due to Al-Hilal's participation in the quarter-finals of the 2015 AFC Champions League. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Faisaly (1) v Al-Qadisiyah (1)

11 September 2015 16	Al-Faisaly (1)	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Al-Qadisiyah (1)	Al Majma'ah
18:45		Report	Abo Shararah  114'	Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri

Al-Orobah (2) v Al-Ettifaq (2)

11 September 2015 16	Al-Orobah (2)	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Al-Ettifaq (2)	Sakakah
19:10		Report	Gonçalves  93' (pen.)	Stadium: Al-Orobah Club Stadium Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari

Al-Shabab (1) v Al-Shoulla (2)

11 September 2015 17	Al-Shabab (1)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Al-Shoulla (2)	Riyadh
20:45	Al-Hashan  47' Al-Qumaizi  93'	Report	Al-Jehani  79'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi

Al-Wehda (1) v Al-Khaleej (1)

11 September 2015 21	Al-Wehda (1)	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Al-Khaleej (1)	Makkah
20:45	Otaif  22', 44'	Report	Sylla  34' Al-Turki  75' Al-Rashid  94' Majrashi  109'	Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Teris

Hajer (1) v Al-Ahli (1)

12 September 2015 19	Hajer (1)	2–4	Al-Ahli (1)	Al-Hasa
18:30	Al-Saiari  78' Ceran  90+1'	Report	Hawsawi  7' Al Somah  18' Fetfatzidis  81' Seraj  90+3'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Fahad Al-Oraini

Al-Nassr (1) v Al-Nahda (2)

12 September 2015 18	Al-Nassr (1)	5–1	Al-Nahda (2)	Riyadh
18:40	Maïga  17', 80', 90+3' Mierzejewski  45+2' Al-Sahlawi  64'	Report	Al-Dhiyabi  90'	Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 2,119 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish

Al-Ittihad (1) v Najran (1)

12 September 2015 22	Al-Ittihad (1)	2–1	Najran (1)	Jeddah
20:45	Noor  13', 60' (pen.)	Report	Wesam Wahib  74'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Saleh Al-Hathlool

Al-Taawoun (1) v Al-Hilal (1)

30 November 2015 15	Al-Taawoun (1)	1–2	Al-Hilal (1)	Buraidah
19:30	Al-Khamees  90+2'	Report	Al-Shamrani  19' (pen.) Aílton  56'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 22 & 23 October 2015.[4][5][10] The Al-Hilal v Al-Qadisiyah match was delayed due to Al-Hilal's participation in the semi-finals of the 2015 AFC Champions League. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Khaleej (1) v Al-Ittihad (1)

22 October 2015 26	Al-Khaleej (1)	1–2	Al-Ittihad (1)	Khobar
20:00	Al Salem  6'	Report	Troisi  80' Sânmărtean  87'	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 4,226 Referee: Marai Al Awaji

Al-Ahli (1) v Al-Ettifaq (2)

23 October 2015 25	Al-Ahli (1)	1–0	Al-Ettifaq (2)	Jeddah
20:00	Al Somah  70'	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 15,453 Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush

Al-Shabab (1) v Al Nassr (1)

23 October 2015 24	Al-Shabab (1)	1–0	Al Nassr (1)	Riyadh
20:00	Affonso  90+2'	Report		Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Saleh Al-Hathlool

Al-Hilal (1) v Al-Qadisiyah (1)

28 December 2015 23	Al-Hilal (1)	4–1	Al-Qadisiyah (1)	Riyadh
17:50	Eduardo  36', 65' Al-Shamrani  54' (pen.) Al-Qahtani  84'	Report	N. Hazazi  39'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 5,076 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish

Semi-finals

The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 31 December 2015 and 1 January 2016.[4][5][11] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Ittihad (1) v Al-Ahli (1)

31 December 2015 28	Al-Ittihad (1)	0–1	Al-Ahli (1)	Jeddah
20:00		Report	Hamad  44'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 53,256 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr

Al-Hilal (1) v Al-Shabab (1)

1 January 2016 27	Al-Hilal (1)	4–0	Al-Shabab (1)	Riyadh
20:00	Al-Shahrani  25' Aílton  48' Eduardo  69' (pen.) Al-Faraj  74'	Report		Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 11,970 Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush

Final

Main article: 2016 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final

The final was held on 19 February 2016 in the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.[5][12] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

19 February 2016

20:30

Al-Hilal	2–1	Al-Ahli
Al-Shamrani  4' Al-Abed  33'	Report	Al-Jassim  90'

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Referee: Marai Al-Awaji

Winner

2015–16 Crown Prince Cup Winners
Al-Hilal 13th Title

Top goalscorers

As of 19 February 2016[13]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Saqer Otaif	Al-Wehda	4
2	Nasser Al-Shamrani	Al-Hilal	3
	Modibo Maïga	Al-Nassr
	Carlos Eduardo	Al-Hilal
	Mohammad Al-Sahlawi	Al-Nassr

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