2017 King Cup

The 2017 King Cup, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 42nd edition of the King Cup since its establishment in 1957, and the 10th under the current format. It started on 18 January and concluded with the final on 18 May 2017. The winner qualifies for the 2018 AFC Champions League group stage.

2017 King Cup
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates18 January – 18 May 2017
Teams32
ChampionsAl-Hilal
Runners-upAl-Ahli
Matches played31
Goals scored108 (3.48 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Omar Kharbin
(5 goals)
← 2016
2018 →
All statistics correct as of 18 May 2017.

Al-Hilal won their eighth title after a 3–2 win over defending champions Al-Ahli in the final on 18 May 2017.[1]

The winner of the King Cup earns automatic qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League group stage. However, as Al-Hilal qualified for the AFC Champions League via winning the league, Al-Nassr, the highest placed team in the 2016–17 Saudi Professional League not already qualified took the group stage spot.

Participating teams

A total of 32 teams participated in this season. 14 teams from the Professional league, 15 teams from the First Division, and 3 teams qualifying from the preliminary stage. Al-Hazm were excluded from participating this season after they withdrew from the competition last year.[2]

League Teams
Pro league
1st Division
2nd Division

Bracket
Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
H Al-Ahli 2
A Al-Shoulla 1
A Al-Ahli 3
H Al-Qadisiyah 1
A Al-Qadisiyah 4
H Al-Safa 0
H Al-Ahli 6
A Wej 0
H Hajer 2
A Al-Orobah 1
A Hajer 1
H Wej 3
A Al-Shabab 0
H Wej 1
A Al-Ahli 3
H Al-Faisaly 0
H Al-Khaleej 8
A Al-Ain 1
A Al-Khaleej 1
H Al-Faisaly 2
H Al-Faisaly 3
A Al-Jeel 2
H Al-Faisaly 2
A Al-Adalh 1
A Al-Batin 2
H Al-Adalh 3
H Al-Adalh 4
A Al-Tai 3
A Al-Ittihad 1
H Al-Tai (aet) 2
– Al-Ahli 2
– Al-Hilal 3
A Al-Taawoun 1
H Al-Nojoom 0
A Al-Taawoun 1
H Al-Raed 0
H Al-Raed 3
A Al-Jabalain 0
A Al-Taawoun 2 (p)
H Al-Ettifaq 2
A Al-Ettifaq 2
H Damac 0
H Al-Ettifaq 1
A Al-Fateh 0
H Al-Fateh 2
A Al-Watani 1
A Al-Taawoun 3
H Al-Hilal 4
H Al-Nassr 4
A Al-Feiha 0
A Al-Nassr 2
H Al-Nahda 0
A Najran 0
H Al-Nahda 1
H Al-Nassr 0
A Al-Hilal 2
A Al-Wehda 1
H Ohod 0
A Al-Wehda 2
H Al-Hilal 3
H Al-Hilal 2
A Al-Qaisumah 1

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

source: SAFF[3]

Round of 32

The Round of 32 matches were played between 18 and 21 January 2017.[4][5] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

18 January 2017 7Al-Adalh3–2Al-BatinAl-Hasa
15:20 Al-Zowayed  9', 47'
Abdoh Jaber  70'		 Report Obaid  33'
Dakheel  53'		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari
18 January 2017 11Damac0–2Al-EttifaqAbha
15:55 Report Koffi  32'
Kanno  66'		 Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Al-Remeikhany
18 January 2017 16Al-Hilal2–1Al-QaisumahRiyadh
18:10 Al-Dawsari  66'
Sharahili  74'
Al-Qahtani  78'		 Report Diop  45+1' Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al-Nahet
18 January 2017 15Ohod0–1Al-WehdaMedinah
20:00 Report Belal  15' Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Smail
19 January 2017 3Hajer2–1Al-OrobahAl-Hasa
15:20 Al-Hamdan  1'
Al-Otaibi  14'
Al-Khalaf  45+2'		 Report Al-Johani  7'
Al-Joni  63',  76'		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi
19 January 2017 4Wej1–0Al-ShababTa'if
15:40 Voinea  9'
Hussain  13'
Al-Thowaibi  70'
Al-Mosaabi  77'		 Report Otaif  61'
Kariri  90+2'		 Stadium: King Fahd Stadium
Referee: Mamdouh Assiri
19 January 2017 14Al-Nahda1–0NajranDammam
17:55 Al-Juraibi  78'
Al-Malki  90+3'		 Report Majrashi  66'
Maqbol  90+3'		 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Hussain Abo Shahen
20 January 2017 6Al-Faisaly3–2Al-JeelAl Majma'ah
15:35 Everaldo  20' (pen.)
Rossi  29'
Luisinho  31'
Maloča  38'
Majrashi  82'
Al-Bishi  86'		 Report da Silva  19'
Housah  23'		 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Beredi
20 January 2017 8Al-Tai2–1 (a.e.t.)Al-IttihadHa'il
15:50 Al-Sabah  53'
Al-Shammeri  92'
Al-Heji  94'
Al-Dossari  120+2'		 Report Assiri  18'
Al-Aryani  99'		 Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Referee: Abdalah Al-Awidan
20 January 2017 9Al-Nojoom0–1Al-TaawounAl-Hasa
17:55 Al-Ahmed  12' Report Machado  90+2' Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Fahad Al-Nawaf
20 January 2017 2Al-Safa0–4Al-QadisiyahKhobar
19:15 Okhaik  20'
Al-Hani  44'		 Report Eze  20' (pen.), 47', 87'
Al-Amri  43'
Jaafari  83'
Abo Shararah  90+2'		 Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Al-Tayar
20 January 2017 1Al-Ahli2–1Al-ShoullaJeddah
20:10 Al-Moasher  15'
Al-Mowalad  87'
Al-Mogahwi  90+5'		 Report Al-Dossari  50'
Al-Balawi  81'
Al-Sobeai  90+3'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Referee: Sami Al-Jires
21 January 2017 12Al-Fateh2–1Al-WataniAl-Hasa
15:20 Al-Bulaihi  34'
Ukra  69' (pen.)
Al-Juahaim  73'
Nathan Júnior  76'
Al-Mazyadei  82'		 Report Al-Yamani  34'
Al-Balawi  48',  72'		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Fahad Al-Oraini
21 January 2017 10Al-Raed3–0Al-JabalainBuraidah
15:40 Bangoura  14', 19', 62' (pen.)
Amora  38'
Alves  71'
Al-Ayyaf  90+3'		 Report Al-Anqari  59'
Al-Shammari  69'
Al-Ruwaili  77'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri
21 January 2017 5Al-Khaleej8–1Al-AinKhobar
17:55 Al-Salem  8', 63'
Majrashi  14', 53'
Bokhari  24',  57'
Al-Lawjami  34'
Jandson  78', 84'		 Report Eid  68'
Al-Amri  75'
Al-Zahrani  90'		 Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Hassen Al-Habib
21 January 2017 13Al-Nassr4–0Al-FeihaRiyadh
18:10 Al-Ghamdi  15'
Tomečak  45+2'
Al-Najei  72'
Al-Sahlawi  90+1'		 Report Al-Khaibari  90' Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Raed Al-Zahrani

Round of 16

The Round of 16 matches were played between 23 January and 25 February 2017.[6][7] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

23 January 2017 24Al-Hilal3–2Al-WehdaRiyadh
18:15 Bonatini  16',  51'
Milesi  29'
Al-Qahtani  41' (pen.)
Al-Abed  90+4'		 Report Haroon  33'
Al Baour  40'
Fallatah  65'
Al-Fahmi  75'
Al-Najar  77'
Al-Arraf  86'
Al-Faresi  87'		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfosh
7 February 2017 21Al-Raed0–1Al-TaawounBuraidah
20:15 Al-Shammeri  70'
Al-Bishi  86'
Al-Mousa  90+2'		 Report Muaaz  62'
Al-Zubaidi  67'
Sânmărtean  87'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Referee: Arnold Hunter (Northern Ireland)
13 February 2017 17Al-Qadisiyah1–3Al-AhliKhobar
20:15 Ferreira  22'
Al-Johani  88'
Barnawi  90'		 Report Al-Mogahwi  19'
Al-Somah  37'
Abdulamir  42' (pen.)
Al-Harbi  59'		 Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Khaled Al-Teris
23 February 2017 23Al-Nahda0–2Al-NassrDammam
19:55 Al-Dhamri  37'
Sufyani  55'
Al-Ziyadi  90'
Al-Olayani  108'		 Report Ghaleb  79'
Hazazi  93', 97' (pen.),  110'		 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi
24 February 2017 18Wej3–1HajerTa'if
16:15 Al-Boqami  25'
Voinea  43'
Al-Qarni  65'
Al-Boqami  73'
Al-Towairqi  82'
Hussain  86'		 Report Al-Musained  16' Stadium: King Fahd Stadium
Referee: Sami Al-Jires
24 February 2017 22Al-Ettifaq1–0Al-FatehDammam
19:55 Koffi  29'
Al-Nashi  32'
Al-Amri  43',  65'
Al-Kassar  90+2'		 Report Al-Dawsari  84'
Buhimed  90'		 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Raed Al-Zahrani
25 February 2017 20Al-Adalh4–3Al-TaiAl-Hasa
15:35 Al-Amer  30'
Al-Zowayed  40'
Al-Hafidh  45'
Al-Khamis  51'
Abker  75',  90+5'
Al-Jarrad  79' (o.g.)
Bo Homail  81'		 Report Leo  41', 66'
Al-Shammeri  64',  75'
Al-Jarrad  74'
Al-Sabah  85'
Al-Dossari  90+1'		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Majid Al-Shamrani
25 February 2017 19Al-Faisaly2–1Al-KhaleejAl Majma'ah
18:40 Majrashi  25'
Al-Sowayed  83'
Luisinho  90+2'		 Report François  49'
Diakité  51'
Al-Shoalah  89'		 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al-Nahet

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals matches were played between 30 March and 2 April 2017.[8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

30 March 2017 27Al-Ettifaq2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		Al-TaawounDammam
20:15 Bouba  26'
Al-Hazaa  77'
Al-Dossari  104'		 Report Machado  19'
Al-Dossari  32'
Al-Saiari  90+2'
Kanno  120'		 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 1,566
Referee: Khalid Al-Salawy
Penalties
Callejón
Al-Kwikbi
Al-Dossari
Bouba 		Machado
Al-Shameri
Al-Barakah
Al-Saiari
Sânmărtean
31 March 2017 26Al-Faisaly2–1Al-AdalhAl Majma'ah
18:55 Luisinho  38'
Majrashi  83'		 Report Al-Mohanna  16'
Awaji  36'
Al-Qahtani  87'		 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 9
Referee: Saleh Al Hazloul
Note: The match was abandoned after 24 minutes due to heavy rain, and was resumed on 1 April 2017, 19:15, from the point of abandonment.[9]'
1 April 2017 28Al-Nassr0–2Al-HilalRiyadh
20:30 Ghaleb  54' Report Jahfali  24'
Milesi  80',  81'
Kharbin  90+1'		 Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 18,906
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
2 April 2017 25Al-Ahli6–0WejJeddah
20:30 Al-Somah  28', 49'
Abdul-Amir  35'
Al-Jassim  41'
Al-Moasher  59'
Al-Mogahwi  69'
Fetfatzidis  71'
Bakshween  80'		 Report Al-Mowallad  45+2'
Barnawi  68'
Al-Shaeri  83'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 20,177
Referee: Khaled Al-Teris

Semi-finals

The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 12 and 13 May 2017.[10] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Faisaly0–3Al-Ahli
Report Fetfatzidis  55'
Seraj  75', 81'
Balghaith  79'
King Salman Sport City Stadium, Al Majma'ah
Referee: Shoukri Al-Hanfoush
Al-Hilal4–3Al-Taawoun
Kharbin  16', 46', 80'
Al-Hafith  28'
Al-Dawsari  62'		 Report N'Diaye  4', 90+4'
Al-Mousa  18'
Al-Olayan  76'
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Final

The final was played on Thursday 18 May 2017 at King Abdullah Sports City.[11]

Al-Ahli2–3Al-Hilal
Hawsawi  43'
Al-Somah  90+3' (pen.)		 Report Kharbin  28'
Jahfali  77'
Carlos Eduardo  88'
Attendance: 54,563

Top goalscorers

As of 18 May 2017[12]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Omar Kharbin Al-Hilal 5
2 Omar Al Somah Al-Ahli 4
3 Patrick Eze Al-Qadisiyah 3
Ismaël Bangoura Al-Raed
Jehad Al-Zowayed Al-Adalh
Luisinho Al-Faisaly
Mohammed Majrashi Al-Faisaly
Housain Al-Mogahwi Al-Ahli

Note: Players and teams marked in bold are still active in the competition.

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