2016 Saudi Super Cup

Promotional poster for the event
Event	Saudi Super Cup
Al-Ahli Al-Hilal SPL Crown Prince Cup 1 1
Al-Ahli won 4–3 on penalties
Date	8 August 2016
Venue	Craven Cottage, London, England
Referee	Sébastien Delferière (Belgium)
Attendance	16,365
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The 2016 Saudi Super Cup was the fourth edition of the Saudi Super Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Saudi Pro League and King's Cup competitions.

The match was played between Al-Ahli the winners of both the 2015–16 Saudi Pro League and the 2016 King Cup, and Al-Hilal, the winners of the 2015–16 Crown Prince Cup. It was held at Craven Cottage in London, England on 8 August 2016. Al-Ahli won the match 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw, winning their first Super Cup title.

Background

Al-Ahli qualified as champions of the 2015–16 Saudi Professional League and winners of the 2016 King Cup. It was their first Saudi Super Cup appearance since the competition was introduced in 2013.

Al-Hilal qualified as winners of the 2015–16 Crown Prince Cup. They defeated Al-Ahli 2–1 on 19 February 2016 to win their record breaking 13th title. It was their 2nd Super Cup appearance, and were looking to win their 2nd title. They were also the defending champions.

The previous match between the two sides was a 3–1 win for Al-Ahli at King Abdullah Sports City on 24 April 2016. Al-Hilal opened the scoring through Carlos Eduardo in the 10th minute before Omar Al Somah scored twice for Al-Ahli in the 2nd half, while Housain Al-Mogahwi sealed the victory by adding a third in the 93rd minute and completed a remarkable comeback to win the league title.

Match

Details

Al-Ahli

Al-Hilal

GK 1 Yasser Al Mosailem RB 21 Ageel Balghaith CB 6 Mohammed Al Fatil  88' CB 25 Motaz Hawsawi LB 13 Mohamed Abdel-Shafy CM 18 Luíz Carlos CM 8 Taisir Al-Jassim (c) RW 7 Salman Al-Moasher AM 10 Giannis Fetfatzidis  63' LW 24 Ali Awagi  75' CF 9 Omar Al Somah Substitutes: GK 66 Basem Atallah DF 31 Mansoor Al-Harbi DF 28 Mohammed Aman  88' MF 47 Mustafa Bassas  75' MF 11 Housain Al-Mogahwi  63' MF 19 Ryan Al-Mousa FW 20 Islam Seraj Manager: José Manuel Gomes

GK 1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf RB 2 Mohammed Al-Breik  48' CB 33 Osama Hawsawi CB 70 Mohammed Jahfali LB 13 Fahad Ghazi RM 29 Salem Al-Dawsari CM 6 Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri CM 18 Abdulmajeed Al-Ruwaili LM 24 Nawaf Al Abed  90+5' CF 10 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub (c)  71' CF 9 Léo Bonatini  76' Substitutes: GK 22 Fahad Al-Thunayan MF 19 Khalid Kaabi MF 14 Saud Kariri MF 8 Abdullah Otayf MF 7 Salman Al-Faraj  71' FW 15 Nasser Al-Shamrani  76' FW 20 Yasser Al-Qahtani  90+5' Manager: Gustavo Matosas