2018 King Cup
The 2018 King Cup, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 43rd edition of the King Cup since its establishment in 1957, and the 11th under the current format. It started on 3 January and concluded with the final on 12 May 2018. The winner qualified for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage.
Country | Saudi Arabia |
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Dates | 3 January – 12 May 2018 |
Teams | 32 |
Champions | Al-Ittihad |
Runners-up | Al-Faisaly |
Matches played | 31 |
Goals scored | 96 (3.1 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Carlos Villanueva (4 goals) |
← 2017 2019 →
All statistics correct as of 12 May 2018. |
Al-Ittihad won their eighth title after a 3–1 win over Al-Faisaly in the final on 12 May 2018.[1]
Pro League side Al-Hilal were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Al-Qadsiah in the Round of 16.[2] It was the earliest exit by the title holders since the introduction of the new format.
Participating teams
A total of 32 teams participated in this season. 14 teams from the Professional league, 16 teams from the First Division, and 2 teams qualifying from the preliminary stage.[3]
League | Teams |
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Pro League |
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Prince Faisal bin Fahd League |
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3rd Division |
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Bracket
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Hilal | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Hajer | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Hilal | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Qadsiah | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Qadsiah | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Jeddah | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Qadsiah | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Faisaly | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Wehda | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Nojoom (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Nojoom | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Faisaly | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Faisaly (a.e.t.) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Watani | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Faisaly | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Ahli | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Fayha (a.e.t.) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Qaisumah | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Fayha (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Fateh | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Fateh | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Hazem | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Fayha | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Ahli (pen.) | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Ohod | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Orobah | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Orobah | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Ahli | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Ahli | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Shoulla | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Al-Faisaly | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Al-Ittihad | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Ittihad | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Kawkab | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Ittihad | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Ettifaq | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Ettifaq | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Tai | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Ittihad | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Shabab | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Shabab | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Najran | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Shabab | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Khaleej | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Khaleej | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Baha | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Ittihad | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Batin | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Batin | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Mujazzal | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Batin | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Damac | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Taawoun | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Damac | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Batin | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Nassr | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Raed | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Nahda | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Nahda | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Nassr | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Nassr | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Zulfi | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: H: Home team, A: Away team
Source: SAFF[4]
Round of 32
The Round of 32 matches were played between 3 and 7 January 2018.[5][6] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
3 January 2018 12 | Al-Baha | 0–1 | Al-Khaleej | Al Bahah |
15:45 | Al-Zahrani Zayed Al-Haly |
Report | Al-Enezi Sami Meshqi |
Stadium: King Saud Sport City Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Qarni |
3 January 2018 10 | Al-Ettifaq | 6–0 | Al-Tai | Dammam |
17:40 | Al-Selouli Al-Saiari Al-Zubaidi Al-Sonain |
Report | Al-Amri Al-Jarrad |
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Sami Al-Jires |
3 January 2018 3 | Al-Wehda | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Al-Nojoom | Makkah |
19:45 | Al-Sulami |
Report | Awadh Al-Harbi Sharoumah Al-Majhad |
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Awidan |
4 January 2018 7 | Ohod | 0–1 | Al-Orobah | Medina |
15:45 | Assiri Al-Nabit |
Report | Bander Al-Munaif Rawaf |
Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Majid Al-Shamrani |
4 January 2018 2 | Al-Qadsiah | 3–2 | Jeddah | Khobar |
17:40 | Fallatah Élton Bismark |
Report | Al-Johani Al-Qarni |
Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Khaled Salwi |
4 January 2018 1 | Al-Hilal | 2–1 | Hajer | Riyadh |
19:20 | Rivas Al Bulaihi Al-Qahtani |
Report | Al-Jamaan |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Smail |
5 January 2018 6 | Al-Fateh | 1–0 | Al-Hazem | Al-Hasa |
15:05 | Sharahili |
Report | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Shehri |
5 January 2018 13 | Al-Mujazzal | 1–3 | Al-Batin | Al Majma'ah |
15:20 | Al-Yousef Al-Bishi Sidevaldo Al-Muraished |
Report | Tarabai Metlaq Jhonnattann Paulo Waqes |
Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Nuhait |
5 January 2018 14 | Al-Taawoun | 1–2 | Damac | Buraidah |
15:25 | Al-Maghrebi Al-Bishi Amissi |
Report | Al-Aliany Al-Qahtani Al-Najei Sharahili Al-Thunayan Al-Shahrani |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Teris |
5 January 2018 16 | Al-Nassr | 2–0 | Al-Zulfi | Riyadh |
19:20 | Al-Mutlaq Ghaly Al-Sahlawi Leonardo |
Report | Al-Sabt Al-Sharid |
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfosh |
6 January 2018 5 | Al-Qaisumah | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Al-Fayha | Hafar Al-Batin |
15:10 | Al-Ruwailli Jowhar Al-Sahali Afana |
Report | Fernández Al-Mutairi Asprilla |
Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari |
6 January 2018 4 | Al-Watani | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Al-Faisaly | Tabuk |
15:55 | Eisa R. Al-Balawi N. Al-Balawi Majrashi |
Report | Abousaban Hamad Majrashi Rogério Al Mansor |
Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Nahet |
6 January 2018 15 | Al-Raed | 0–1 | Al-Nahda | Buraidah |
18:05 | Al-Shamekh Al-Musalem |
Report | Al-Jadaani Al-Khamees Al-Hamdan Al-Merqeb Al-Maimouni |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri |
6 January 2018 8 | Al-Shoulla | 0–2 | Al-Ahli | Al-Kharj |
19:20 | Report | Al-Moasher Fetfatzidis Asiri Oboabona |
Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Sultan |
7 January 2018 11 | Al-Shabab | 2–0 | Najran | Riyadh |
18:00 | Al Tawfiq Al-Shamrani |
Report | A. Al-Sqoor N. Al-Sqoor |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi |
7 January 2018 9 | Al-Kawkab | 1–3 | Al-Ittihad | Al-Kharj |
19:20 | Al-Zahrani Al-Saeed Al-Shehri Al-Dubaisi Al-Zubaidi |
Report | Al-Muwallad Sufyani Villanueva Akaïchi Kahraba |
Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish |
Round of 16
The Round of 16 matches were played between 19 and 25 January 2018.[7][8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
19 January 2018 21 | Al-Ittihad | 2–1 | Al-Ettifaq | Jeddah |
20:10 | Villanueva Al-Muwallad |
Report | Kiss Al-Saleh Al Hajri |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 44,010 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
20 January 2018 18 | Al-Faisaly | 2–0 | Al-Nojoom | Al Majma'ah |
15:30 | Rogério Al-Mansor Majrashi |
Report | Al-Batran Al-Sobeai |
Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States) |
20 January 2018 17 | Al-Qadsiah | 1–0 | Al-Hilal | Khobar |
18:00 | Hervé Fallatah Bismark Barnawi |
Report | Fallatah Otayf Milesi |
Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 3,749 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) |
20 January 2018 24 | Al-Nassr | 1–0 | Al-Nahda | Riyadh |
18:10 | Al-Sahlawi Lagrou |
Report | Masrahi Al-Hamdan |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
21 January 2018 20 | Al-Ahli | 6–0 | Al-Orobah | Jeddah |
18:45 | Al-Moasher Al-Mogahwi Fefatzidis Zakaria |
Report | Al-Najei |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland) |
24 January 2018 19 | Al-Fayha | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Al-Fateh | Al Majma'ah |
15:35 | Al Salem Al-Khaibari |
Report | Sakala João Pedro Al-Fuhaid |
Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Attendance: 423 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England) |
25 January 2018 23 | Al-Batin | 2–0 | Damac | Hafar Al-Batin |
15:30 | Guilherme Jorge Silva |
Report | Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia) |
25 January 2018 22 | Al-Shabab | 3–1 | Al-Khaleej | Riyadh |
20:00 | Khamees Benyettou Ghazi Bahebri |
Report | Al-Najrani Khamees |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales) |
Quarter-finals
The Quarter-finals matches were played between 22 and 25 February 2018.[9][10] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
22 February 2018 28 | Al-Nassr | 0–1 | Al-Batin | Riyadh |
20:00 | Madu Al-Fraidi |
Report | Nasser Jhonnattann Diabaté Al-Shammeri Guilherme Al-Jouei Khodari Mathlouthi Paulo |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales) |
23 February 2018 27 | Al-Ittihad | 3–1 | Al-Shabab | Jeddah |
20:30 | Al-Nakhli Fallatah Kahraba |
Report | Al-Fahad Majrashi Ubilla |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 57,810 Referee: Pawel Raczkowski (Poland) |
24 February 2018 26 | Al-Fayha | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Al-Ahli | Al Majma'ah |
18:40 | Gómez Izaguirre Fernández Jaafari Asprilla Al-Sobhi |
Report | Balghaith Bakshween Al-Amri Asiri |
Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Attendance: 2,278 Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales) |
Penalties | ||||
Tziolis Asprilla Al-Mutairi Al-Sobhi Fernández Izaguirre |
Fetfatzidis Milligan Al-Amri Leonardo Awagi Ben Amor |
25 February 2018 25 | Al-Qadsiah | 2–3 | Al-Faisaly | Khobar |
18:20 | Hervé Al-Khabrani Jorginho Al-Shoeil Camara Al-Jizani Fallatah |
Report | Gomaa Luisinho Majrashi Rogério Zé Eduardo |
Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland) |
Semi-finals
The Semi-finals matches were be played on 30 and 31 March 2018.[11][12] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
30 March 2018 29 | Al-Faisaly | 1–0 | Al-Ahli | Al Majma'ah |
20:35 | Zé Eduardo |
Report | Al-Shamrani |
Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
1 April 2018 30 | Al-Batin | 2–6 | Al-Ittihad | Hafar Al-Batin |
20:35 | Guilherme Tinga Waqes Ghunaiman |
Report | Villanueva Al-Ghamdi Akaïchi Al-Muziel Al-Aryani |
Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush |
Final
The final was held on 12 May 2018. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Top goalscorers
As of 12 May 2018[13]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Al-Ittihad | 4 | |
2 | Al-Ettifaq | 3 | |
Al-Ahli | |||
Al-Faisaly | |||
Al-Ittihad | |||
Note: Players and teams marked in bold are still active in the competition.
See also
References
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