2016–17 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

The 2016–17 Crown Prince Cup was the 42nd season of the Saudi premier knockout tournament for football teams of the Saudi Professional League and Saudi First Division. It began on 15 August 2016 and concluded with the final on 10 March 2017.[1]

2016–17 Crown Prince Cup
Country Saudi Arabia
Dates15 August 2016 – 10 March 2017
Teams30
ChampionsAl-Ittihad (8th title)
Runners-upAl-Nassr
Matches played29
Goals scored80 (2.76 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Omar Al-Somah (7 goals)
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Al-Ittihad won their eighth title after a 1–0 win over Al-Nassr in the final.[2]

Al-Hilal were the defending champions,[3] but they were eliminated by Al-Nassr in the semi-finals after reaching finals in 10 years in a row [4]

Format

The Crown Prince Cup is open to all 30 members of the Pro League and the First Division and is divided into two stages. The two finalists from the previous season receive a bye to the second stage, the remaining 28 clubs enter at the preliminary round.

The Crown Prince Cup is played as a knockout cup competition with each tie being played as a single match with the winner advancing to the next round.

Participating teams
Pro League (14 Teams)
First Division (16 Teams)

First stage

Preliminary round

Preliminary round were played from 15 to 28 August 2016.[5][6] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

15 August 2016 1Al-Shabab2–0Al-NahdaRiyadh
19:10 Benyettou  13', 22' Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 646
Referee: Hussein Abu Shahin
15 August 2016 2Al-Ittihad3–2Al-JeelMakkah
20:55 F. Al-Muwallad  13' (pen.)
Villanueva  68'
Al-Daheem  88'		 Douglas Cruz  3' (pen.)
Adam  51'		 Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Khaled Al-Senani
16 August 2016 3Al-Nassr3–0Al-NojoomRiyadh
20:55 Al-Raheb  38', 65'
Akash  41'		 Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri
25 August 2016 4Hajer3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		DamacAl-Hasa
18:50 Al-Barakah  66'
Al-Arfej  92'
Al-Ibrahim  94'		 Suanon  78', 107'
Eisa  105'		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Fahad Al-Oraini
Penalties
Al-Thodan
Al-Huraib
Al-Traidi
Al-Khalaf
Al-Ibrahim 		Suanon
Eisa
Ilias
Al-Ahmad
25 August 2016 5Al-Shoulla0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		Al-BatinAl-Kharj
19:00 Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Smail
Penalties
Al-Agmi
Al-Aliweh
Attiyah
Al Dossari
Diba Ilunga
Al-Sobeai
Al-Rabee 		Ghunaiman
Santos
Jorge
Nasser
Eyadah
Dakheel
Mohanna
25 August 2016 6Al-Wehda3–1Al-QaisumahMakkah
20:55 Dagoulou  4'
Felipe  77', 86'		 Jahfali  63' Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al-Awedan
26 August 2016 7Al-Tai0–1Al-QadisiyahHa'il
19:20 Al-Amri  40' Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Nuhait
26 August 2016 8Najran3–0Al-AdalhJeddah
20:55 Al Mansor  13', 88'
Salawati  81'		 Stadium: Reserve Stadium at King Abdullah Sports City
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri
26 August 2016 9Al-Feiha0–2Al-RaedAl Majma'ah
20:55 Adriano  57'
Bangoura  66'		 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Qarni
27 August 2016 10Al-Watani1–0Al-EttifaqTabuk
19:45 Al-Balawi  90+4' Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi
27 August 2016 11Wej0–2Al-FaisalyTa'if
20:55 Everaldo  20'
Abbas  36'		 Stadium: King Fahd Stadium
Referee: Raed Al-Zahrani
28 August 2016 12Al-Fateh2–1 (a.e.t.)OhodAl-Hasa
18:50 Guilherme  12'
Nathan  102'		 Al-Hafdhi  49' Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani
28 August 2016 13Al-Khaleej1–0Al-HazmKhobar
20:55 Al Salem  66' Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Hussain Abu Shaheen
28 August 2016 14Al-Orobah2–3 (a.e.t.)Al-TaawounSakakah
20:55 Cortez  50'
Al-Aboud  90+2'		 Al-Zein  43'
Al-Dossari  45' (o.g.)
Al-Shameri  119'		 Stadium: Al-Oruba Club Stadium
Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi

Second stage

Bracket
Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
H Al-Ahli 2
A Al-Faisaly 1
A Al-Ahli 6
H Hajer 1
H Hajer 1
A Al-Fateh 0
A Al-Ahli 2
H Al-Ittihad 3
H Al-Ittihad (p) 1 (8)
A Al-Qadisiyah 1 (7)
A Al-Ittihad 1
H Al-Batin 0
A Al-Batin 2
H Al-Taawoun 0
– Al-Ittihad 1
– Al-Nassr 0
A Al-Hilal 2
H Al-Raed 1
H Al-Hilal 2
A Al-Shabab 0
A Najran 0
H Al-Shabab 6
H Al-Hilal 0
A Al-Nassr 2
A Al-Nassr 3
H Al-Watani 1
H Al-Nassr 1
A Al-Wehda 0
H Al-Wehda (p) 1 (4)
A Al-Khaleej 1 (1)

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

Round of 16

Round of 16 were played from 26 to 29 September 2016.[7][8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

26 September 2016 15Al-Raed1–2Al-HilalBuraidah
18:35 Gilmar  83' Al Abed  36', 41' Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Sultan
27 September 2016 16Al-Shabab6–0NajranRiyadh
18:25 Heberty  45+2'
Benyettou  53', 60', 63'
Muath  86'
Al-Sulayhem  88'		 Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani
27 September 2016 17Al-Watani1–3Al-NassrTabuk
19:05 Al-Yamani  53' Sufyani  9'
Uvini  33'
Al-Raheb  90+1'		 Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium
Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush
27 September 2016 18Al-Ahli2–1Al-FaisalyJeddah
20:15 Al-Somah  66' (pen.), 83' (pen.) Alemão  50' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr
28 September 2016 19Hajer1–0Al-FatehAl-Hasa
18:15 Soumah  55' Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al-Awedan
28 September 2016 20Al-Ittihad1–1 (a.e.t.)
(8–7 p)		Al-QadisiyahJeddah
20:15 Villanueva  42' N. Hazazi  12' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari
Penalties
Akaïchi
Al Ansari
Al-Muwallad
Villanueva
Al-Daheem
Al-Nakhli
Al-Muziel
Bajandouh
Al-Qarni 		Bezerra
N. Hazazi
Al-Shoeil
Fallatah
Abdul-Amir
Al-Khabrani
Abo Shararah
Al-Najrani
Masrahi
29 September 2016 21Al-Taawoun0–2Al-BatinBuraidah
18:35 Jorge  74'
W. Al-Enezi  90+5'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi
29 September 2016 22Al-Wehda1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p)		Al-KhaleejMakkah
20:15 Al-Musalem  13' Al-Mohammed  28' Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Khaled Al-Sinany
Penalties
Al-Shamekh
Al-Harbi
Lima
Dagoulou 		López
Jandson
Ouro-Akoriko

Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals were played on 24 and 25 October 2016.[9][10] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

24 October 2016 23Al-Batin0–1Al-IttihadHafar Al-Batin
18:00 Al-Muwallad  58' Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush
24 October 2016 24Al-Hilal2–0Al-ShababRiyadh
20:00 Al-Breik  11'
Léo  16'		 Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi
25 October 2016 25Hajer1–6Al-AhliAl-Hasa
17:45 Soumah  73' Al-Otaibi  16' (o.g.)
Al Somah  22', 36', 39'
Hawsawi  53' (pen.)
Assiri  69'		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 1,459
Referee: Mohammed Al-Nuhait
25 October 2016 26Al-Nassr1–0Al-WehdaRiyadh
20:00 Al-Sahlawi  39' Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Khaled Al Teris

Semi-finals

Semi-finals will be played on 26 and 27 December 2016.[11][12] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

26 December 2016 27Al-Hilal0–2Al-NassrRiyadh
19:50 Report Al-Sahlawi  26' (pen.)
Tomasov  40'		 Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Turki Al Khudair
27 December 2016 28Al-Ittihad3–2Al-AhliJeddah
19:50 Akaïchi  28'
Kahraba  38'
Al-Muwallad  90'		 Report Al-Somah  72', 76' (pen.) Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 47,223
Referee: Mohammed Al Hoaish

Final

The final was held on 10 March 2017 at King Fahd International Stadium. It was won by Al-Ittihad, who defeated Al-Nassr to achieve their 8th title.

Al-Ittihad1–0Al-Nassr
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