2015 King Cup

The 2015 King Cup, or The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 40th season of King Cup since its establishment in 1957, and the 8th under the current edition. Al-Shabab was the defending champion but was eliminated by Al Taawon in quarter-finals.

2015 King Cup

Country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	23 February - 5 June 2015
Teams	32
Champions	Al Hilal
Runners-up	Al Nassr
Matches played	31
Goals scored	103 (3.32 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Thiago Neves (5 goals)
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This season's competition featured a total of 32 teams. 14 teams of Pro league, and 16 teams of 1st Division, and 2 teams qualifying from preliminary stage.

The final was held at the King Abdullah Sports City, in Jeddah. Al Hilal won their first title in the current edition and the seventh in total after beating Al Nassr 7–6 on penalties in the final.[1]

Fixtures and results

Bracket

[2]

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-Final

Semi-Final

Final

H

Al Hilal

4

A

Al-Jeel

1

H

Al Hilal

6

A

Hajer

1

H

Al-Mojzel

0

A

Hajer

3

A

Al Hilal

3

H

Al-Faisaly

1

H

Al Raed

2

A

Al-Safa

0

A

Al Raed

1

H

Al-Faisaly

2

H

Al-Faisaly (pen.)

0(6)

A

Al-Ansar

0(5)

H

Al Hilal

4

A

Al-Ittihad

1

H

Al-Ittihad

4

A

Al-Riyadh

0

A

Al-Ittihad

4

H

Al-Fateh

1

H

Al-Fateh (pen.)

1(4)

A

Al Hazm

1(3)

H

Al-Ittihad

2

A

Al-Qadisiya

1

H

Al-Khaleej

2

A

Al-Qadisiya

3

H

Al-Qadisiya (pen.)

1(4)

A

Al-Ahli

1(2)

H

Al-Ahli

3

A

Al Tai

0

–

Al Hilal (pen.)

1 (7)

–

Al Nassr

1 (6)

H

Al-Shabab

2

A

Al-Diriyah

0

A

Al-Shabab

2

H

Abha

1

H

Al-Shoalah

1

A

Abha

2

H

Al-Shabab

1

A

Al Taawon

2

H

Alwadi Al Akhdar

1

A

Al-Ettifaq (aet)

3

H

Al-Ettifaq

0

A

Al Taawon

2

H

Al-Feiha

0

A

Al Taawon

3

A

Al Taawon

1

H

Al Nassr

2

H

Al-Oruba

3

A

Hetten

0

A

Al-Oruba

1

H

Al-Batin

4

H

Al-Batin

3

A

Al-Nahda

1

A

Al-Batin

0

H

Al Nassr

1

H

Al-Watani

1

A

Najran

2

H

Najran

2

A

Al Nassr

4

H

Al-Wahda

1

A

Al Nassr (aet)

2

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

Round of 32

Round of 32 were played on 23 February. 2, 3, 9, 10, & 25 March 2015.[3][4]

Al-Batin v Al-Nahda

23 February 2015 1	Al-Batin	3–1	Al-Nahda	Hafar Al-Batin
15:40 GMT+3	Faisal Al-Zafiri  28', 64' Khaled Al-Enazi  90+3'		72' (pen.) Abdullah Hojail	Stadium: Department of Education Stadium

Al-Khaleej v Al-Qadisiya

23 February 2015 2	Al-Khaleej	2–3	Al-Qadisiya	Al-Khobar
18:20 GMT+3	Hssin Al Tridi  53' Abdullah Al-Salem  82'		40', 64' Al Najrani  90+1' Mahmoud Al-Sayegh	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium

Alwadi Al Akhdar v Al-Ettifaq

2 March 2015 3	Alwadi Al Akhdar	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Al-Ettifaq	Wadi ad-Dawasir
15:50 GMT+3	80'		53', 111' Mashari Al-Jribai  106' Saad Khairi	Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Fahad Sports City Stadium

Al-Watani v Najran

3 March 2015 4	Al-Watani	1–2	Najran	Tabuk
16:20 GMT+3	Aadel Al-Ymani  40'		6' Wesam Waheab Yaqoob  20' Ibrahim Al Htrsh	Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium

Al-Shoalah v Abha

3 March 2015 5	Al-Shoalah	1–2	Abha	Al-Kharj
18:30 GMT+3	Fahad Al-Munaif  70'		5' Abdulelah Hawsawi  85' Ali Al-Olayani	Stadium: Al-Shoalah Club Stadium

Al-Fateh v Al Hazm

3 March 2015 6	Al-Fateh	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Al Hazm	Al-Khobar
20:30 GMT+3	Faisal Al-Jamaan  72'		89' William Mensah	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium

Al-Mojzel v Hajer

9 March 2015 7	Al-Mojzel	0–3	Hajer	Al Majma'ah
15:45 GMT+3			12' Khaled Al-Ragib  60', 76' Ahmed Al-Nadhri	Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium

Al-Oruba v Hetten

9 March 2015 8	Al-Oruba	3–0	Hetten	Al Jawf
16:10 GMT+3	Mashari Al-Enezi  26' Mohamed Marzouk Alkwykba  40' Waleed Al-Gizani  47'			Stadium: Al-Oruba Club Stadium

Al Raed v Al-Safa

9 March 2015 9	Al Raed	2–0	Al-Safa	Buraidah
18:40 GMT+3	Samer Salem  76' Fahad Al-Johani  87'			Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium

Al-Ittihad v Al-Riyadh

9 March 2015 10	Al-Ittihad	4–0	Al-Riyadh	Jeddah
20:40 GMT+3	Marquinho  18' Mukhtar Fallatah  39' (pen.), 55' Basem Al-Montashari  72'			Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

Al-Faisaly v Al-Ansar

9 March 2015 11	Al-Faisaly	0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	Al-Ansar	Al Majma'ah
20:45 GMT+3				Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium

Al-Shabab v Al-Diriyah

10 March 2015 12	Al-Shabab	2–0	Al-Diriyah	Riyadh
18:40 GMT+3	Mousa Al-Shameri  46' Amer Haroon  50'			Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

Al-Feiha v Al Taawon

10 March 2015 13	Al-Feiha	0–3	Al Taawon	Al Majma'ah
18:40 GMT+3			26' Abdulla Al-Shammeri  67' Ahmed Al-Turki  81' Abdullah Al Salman	Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium

Al Hilal v Al-Jeel

10 March 2015 14	Al Hilal	4–1	Al-Jeel	Riyadh
20:40 GMT+3	Thiago Neves  45+3', 61' Digão  55' Georgios Samaras  64'		45+2' Abdulrahim Al-Dabbas	Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium

Al-Wahda v Al Nassr

10 March 2015 15	Al-Wahda	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Al Nassr	Mecca
20:40 GMT+3	Sari Amr  29'		90+1' Armando Wila  112' (pen.) Fabián Estoyanoff	Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium

Al-Ahli v Al Tai

25 March 2015 16	Al-Ahli	3–0	Al Tai	Jeddah
20:30 GMT+3	Osvaldo  13', 45+2' Salman Muwashar  90+1'			Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

Round of 16

Round of 16 were played on 14, 15, 22, 23, & 30 April 2015.[4][5]

Abha v Al-Shabab

14 April 2015 17	Abha	1–2	Al-Shabab	Abha
16:00 UTC+03:00	Fares Al Hatrsh  90+3'		24' Rafinha  30' Abdurahman Khairallah	Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium

Al-Ettifaq v Al Taawon

14 April 2015 18	Al-Ettifaq	0–2	Al Taawon	Dammam
18:45 UTC+03:00			52' Jehad Al-Hussain  72' Ahmed Al-Turki	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

Al-Qadisiya v Al-Ahli

14 April 2015 19	Al-Qadisiya	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Al-Ahli	Khobar
18:45 UTC+03:00	Naif Al-Balawi  58' (pen.)		52' Ageel Balghath	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
	Penalties
	Saleh Al-Omrani Majed Al-Najrani Abdurahman Al-Obaid Mohammed Al-Khabrani		Bruno César Osama Hawsawi Mohamed Abdel-Shafy M. Bassas

Al Hilal v Hajer

14 April 2015 20	Al Hilal	6–1	Hajer	Riyadh
20:30 UTC+03:00	Thiago Neves  10', 55' Nasser Al-Shamrani  19' (pen.) Salman Al-Faraj  21' Salem Al-Dawsari  58' Nawaf Al Abed  67'		3' Saleh Al-Arfej	Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium

Al-Faisaly v Al Raed

15 April 2015 21	Al-Faisaly	2–1	Al Raed	Al Majma'ah
19:00 UTC+03:00	Mansor Hamzi  15' Ashraf Nu'man  73'		87' Anas Bani Yaseen	Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium

Al-Fateh v Al-Ittihad

22 April 2015 22	Al-Fateh	1–4	Al-Ittihad	Al-Hasa
18:50 UTC+03:00	Doris Salomo  34'		26' Abdulfattah Asiri  73' Marquinho  88', 90+3' Fahad Al-Muwallad	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium

Al-Batin v Al-Oruba

23 April 2015 23	Al-Batin	4–1	Al-Oruba	Hafar Al-Batin
16:00 UTC+03:00	Ali Khirmey  17', 59' Faisal Al-Zafiri  77' Jedaan Al-Shemmari  90+2' (pen.)		89' Turki Sofyani	Stadium: Department of Education Stadium

Najran v Al Nassr

30 April 2015 24	Najran	2–4	Al Nassr	Najran
19:00 UTC+03:00	Ahmed Suhail  21' Nawaf Al Sabhi  90+2' (pen.)		3' Shaye Ali Sharahili  30' Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen  73', 80' Hassan Al-Raheb	Stadium: Al Akhdoud Club Stadium

Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals were played on 1, 2, & 22 May 2015.[4][6]

Al-Shabab v Al Taawon

1 May 2015 25	Al-Shabab	1–2	Al Taawon	Riyadh
19:00 UTC+03:00	Abdulmagid Al-Sulaihem  48'		38' Paul Alo'o  78' Sultan Al-Sawadi	Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium

Al-Faisaly v Al Hilal

1 May 2015 26	Al-Faisaly	1–3	Al Hilal	Harmah
21:00 UTC+03:00	Ashraf Nu'man  85' (pen.)		11', 29', 69' Al-Shamrani	Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium

Al-Ittihad v Al-Qadisiya

2 May 2015 27	Al-Ittihad	2–1	Al-Qadisiya	Jeddah
20:35 UTC+03:00	Mohammed Al-Khabrani  38' (o.g.) Abdurahman Al-Ghamdi  60'		28' Majed Al-Najrani	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

Al Nassr v Al-Batin

22 May 2015 28	Al Nassr	1–0	Al-Batin	Riyadh
20:30 UTC+03:00	Mierzejewski  65'			Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium

Semi-finals

Semi-finals were played on 30 & 31 May.[4][7]

Al Nassr v Al Taawon

30 May 2015 29	Al Nassr	2–1	Al Taawon	Riyadh
20:50 UTC+03:00	Al-Sahlawi  15' Estoyanoff  73'		77' Nayef Al-Mosa	Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Marai Al-Awaji

Al Hilal v Al-Ittihad

31 May 2015 30	Al Hilal	4–1	Al-Ittihad	Riyadh
20:50 UTC+03:00	Digão  26', 76' Neves  72' (pen.) Kwak  83'		36' (pen.) Al-Muwallad	Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Saleh Al-Hathloul

Final

Main article: 2015 King Cup Final

5 June 2015

21:00 UTC+3

Al Hilal	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Al Nassr
Jahfali  120+1'		92' Al Sahlawi
Penalties
Al-Shalhoub Kwak Al-Salem Al Abed Neves Kariri Al-Faraj	7–6	Adrian Al Sahlawi Hussein Sulaimani Al-Shehri Husain Eid Sharahili

King Abdullah Sports City,[8] Jeddah

Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)[9]

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Thiago Neves	Al Hilal	5
2	Nasser Al-Shamrani	Al Hilal	4
3	Faisal Al-Zafiri	Al-Batin	3
	Fahad Al-Muwallad	Al-Ittihad	3

Source:[10]

See also

• Saudi Pro League 2014–15
• Saudi 1st Division League 2014–15
• Saudi Crown Prince Cup 2014–15
• Saudi Super Cup

References

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