2010 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final

The 2010 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 35th final of the Crown Prince Cup. It took place on 19 February 2010 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal.[1] It was Al-Ahli's 11th Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Hilal's 11th final as well. This was the fourth meeting between these two clubs in the final. It was Al-Ahli's first final since 2007 and Al-Hilal's third final in a row.

2010 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
Al-Hilal celebrating their ninth title
Event2009–10 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Al-Ahli Al-Hilal
1 2
Date19 February 2010 (2010-02-19)
VenueKing Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
RefereeMassimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Attendance60,000

Al-Hilal won the match 2–1 to claim their ninth Crown Prince Cup title and third one in a row.[2]

Teams
Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Ahli 10 (1957, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007)
Al-Hilal 10 (1957, 1964, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009)

Venue
The King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh hosted the final

The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue. This was the tenth Crown Prince Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009.

The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987.[3] The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup.[4] Its current capacity is 68,752[5] and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Nassr, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.

Background

Al-Ahli reached their eleventh final, after a defeating Al-Shabab 3–1 on penalties.[6] They reached their first final since 2007 when they won the tournament after defeating Al-Ittihad 2–1.

Al-Hilal reached their eleventh final after a 2–1 win against Najran.[7] This was Al-Hilal's third final in a row.[8]

This was the fourth meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final. Al-Hilal won twice in 2003 and 2006 while Al-Ahli won once in 1957.[9] The two teams played each other three times in the season prior to the final with Al-Hilal winning all 3 matches. Twice in the League, 2–1 and 3–1, and once in the Federation Cup semi-final, 4–3.[10]

Road to the final
Further information: 2009–10 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Al-Ahli Round Al-Hilal
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Hajer 3–2 (A) Round of 16 Al-Faisaly 2–1 (H)
Al-Fateh 2–0 (A) Quarter-finals Al-Nassr 2–1 (a.e.t.) (A)
Al-Shabab 2–2 (3–1 p) (A) Semi-finals Najran 2–1 (H)

Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away

Match

Details
Al-Ahli1–2Al-Hilal
 Report
Attendance: 60,000
Al-Ahli
Al-Hilal
GK22 Abdullah Al-Mayouf
RB14 Mohammad Massad (c)
CB19 Walid Jahdali 70'
CB28 Jufain Al-Bishi
LB31 Mansoor Al-Harbi 70'
RM5 Moataz Al-Musa
CM13 Ala Rishani 51' 84'
CM17 Mohammed Al-Safri 70'
LM10 Marcinho
CF9 Malek Mouath 68'
CF7 Victor Simões
Substitutes:
FW11 Hassan Al-Raheb 84'
MF16 Waleed Bakshween 70'
MF24 Abdulrahim Jaizawi 68'
Manager:
Sérgio Farias
GK30 Hassan Al-Otaibi
RB12 Lee Young-pyo 54'
CB3 Osama Hawsawi
CB25 Majed Al-Marshedi
LB4 Abdullah Al-Zori
CM6 Khaled Aziz
CM8 Mirel Rădoi 89'
RW10 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 68'
AM7 Thiago Neves 90'
LW9 Christian Wilhelmsson
CF20 Yasser Al-Qahtani (c)
Substitutes:
MF13 Omar Al-Ghamdi 90'
MF24 Nawaf Al Abed 68'
Manager:
Eric Gerets

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

See also

References
  1. "ولي العهد يرعي اليوم المباراة الختامية بين فريقي الاهلي و الهلال".
  2. "الأمير سلطان يتوج الهلال بكأس ولي العهد".
  3. "افتتاح استاد الملك فهد الدولي".
  4. "كأس الملك فهد للقارات محط أنظار العالم".
  5. "استاد الملك فهد الدولي تحفة معمارية يستوعب 70 ألف متفرج".
  6. "الاهلي طرفا اول في نهائي كاس ولي العهد".
  7. "«ديربي» الرياض «هلالي» بـ «ويلي»".
  8. "شمس الأهلي الجديد (تشرق) بكأس ولي العهد".
  9. "الهلال عُقدة الأهلي في النهائيات".
  10. "تاريخ لقاءات".
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