2020 Berain Saudi Super Cup
EventSaudi Super Cup
Al-Hilal Al-Nassr
Pro League King Cup
0 3
Date30 January 2021 (2021-01-30)
VenueKing Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
RefereeDaniele Orsato (Italy)[1]
Attendance0[note 1]
WeatherClear
15 °C (59 °F)
35% humidity
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The 2020 Saudi Super Cup (also known as The Berain Saudi Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 7th edition of the Saudi Super Cup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Saudi Pro League and King's Cup. It was played on 30 January 2021 for the second time at the King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, between Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr.[2] With Al-Hilal winning both the 2019–20 Saudi Pro League championship and the 2019–20 King Cup, the game was played between Al-Hilal and the 2019–20 Saudi Pro League runners-up, Al-Nassr.[3]

The match was held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Al-Nassr defeated Al-Hilal 3–0 to win their second title.[5] They became the first team to win two consecutive titles and also set the record for the biggest goal margin.

Venue

The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the venue of the final on 20 December 2020.[6] This was the second time the King Fahd International Stadium hosted the final and the fourth time it was hosted in Saudi Arabia.

The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987.[7] The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup.[8] Its current capacity is 68,752[9] and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Hilal, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.

Background

Main articles: 2019–20 Al-Hilal FC season, 2019–20 Al-Nassr FC season, 2019–20 Saudi Professional League, and 2019–20 King Cup

As part of a sponsorship deal between the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) and Saudi water company Berain, the match was officially referred to as "The Berain Saudi Super Cup".[10]

This was Al-Hilal's fourth appearance in the competition and first since 2018. Al-Hilal won the title twice, in 2015 and 2018, and finished as runners-up once, in 2016 Saudi Super Cup. This was Al-Nassr's fourth appearance in the competition and their second consecutive appearance. Al-Nassr finished as runners-up in both the 2014 and 2015 editions of the Super Cup and won their first title in 2019.

Al-Hilal qualified by winning the 2019–20 Saudi Professional League on 29 August 2020.[11] Al-Nassr qualified after defeating Al-Ahli in the semi-finals of the 2019–20 King Cup, as Al-Hilal were their opponents in the King Cup Final and had already qualified for the Super Cup as league winners.[12] On 28 November 2020, Al-Hilal defeated Al-Nassr 2–1 in the final of the King Cup.[13]

This was the second meeting between these two sides in the Saudi Super Cup. Al-Hilal won in 2015 after defeating Al-Nassr 1–0 thanks to a goal from Carlos Eduardo.[14] This was the eleventh final between these two sides, with five wins apiece in previous results. This was the 170th competitive meeting between the two.[15]

Match

Details

Al-Hilal0–3Al-Nassr
Report
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Al-Hilal
Al-Nassr
GK 1 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Mayouf
RB 2 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Breik downward-facing red arrow 84'
CB 20 South Korea Jang Hyun-soo
CB 70 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Jahfali downward-facing red arrow 74'
LB 12 Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Shahrani
RM 29 Saudi Arabia Salem Al-Dawsari Yellow card 64'
CM 7 Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Faraj (c) downward-facing red arrow 26'
CM 6 Colombia Gustavo Cuéllar
LM 10 Argentina Luciano Vietto Yellow card 67'
CF 18 France Bafétimbi Gomis
CF 9 Italy Sebastian Giovinco downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutes:
GK 31 Saudi Arabia Habib Al-Wotayan
DF 22 Saudi Arabia Amiri Kurdi
DF 23 Saudi Arabia Madallah Al-Olayan
MF 8 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Otayf
MF 16 Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Dawsari upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 19 Peru André Carrillo upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 28 Saudi Arabia Mohamed Kanno upward-facing green arrow 26'
MF 55 Saudi Arabia Hamad Al-Abdan
FW 11 Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Shehri upward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Romania Răzvan Lucescu
GK 1 Australia Brad Jones
RB 2 Saudi Arabia Sultan Al-Ghanam
CB 5 Saudi Arabia Abdulelah Al-Amri
CB 3 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Madu (c)
LB 27 Saudi Arabia Osama Al-Khalaf downward-facing red arrow 64'
CM 6 Brazil Petros Yellow card 52'
CM 19 Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Hassan
RW 11 Morocco Nordin Amrabat Yellow card 75' downward-facing red arrow 80'
AM 8 Saudi Arabia Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhem downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
LW 24 Saudi Arabia Khalid Al-Ghannam Yellow card 64' downward-facing red arrow 64'
CF 70 Saudi Arabia Raed Al-Ghamdi downward-facing red arrow 63'
Substitutes:
GK 33 Saudi Arabia Waleed Abdullah
DF 50 Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Alawi
DF 78 Saudi Arabia Ali Lajami upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 10 Argentina Gonzalo Martínez upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 14 Saudi Arabia Sami Al-Najei Yellow card 90+3' upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF 17 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Khaibari upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
MF 23 Saudi Arabia Ayman Yahya
FW 9 Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Yellow card 84' upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 42 Saudi Arabia Firas al-Buraikan
Manager:
Croatia Alen Horvat

Assistant referees:[1]
Alessandro Costanzo (Italy)
Matteo Passeri (Italy)
Fourth official:[1]
Mohammed Al-Hoaish
Video assistant referee:[1]
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referees:[1]
Mauro Vivenzi (Italy)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Nine named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions

Statistics[edit]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "وصول طاقم التحكيم الإيطالي المكلّف بإدارة السوبر السعودي في نسخته السابعة".
  2. ^ "الكشف عن موعد قمة الهلال والنصر بكأس السوبر السعودي".
  3. ^ "موعد مباراة كأس السوبر السعودي 2020".
  4. ^ a b "نهائي كأس الملك السعودي بدون حضور جماهيري".
  5. ^ "النصر بطل لكأس السوبر السعودي للمرة الثانية على التوالي".
  6. ^ "كأس السوبر السعودي.. موعد مبدئي لديربي الهلال والنصر".
  7. ^ "افتتاح استاد الملك فهد الدولي".
  8. ^ "كأس الملك فهد للقارات محط أنظار العالم".
  9. ^ "استاد الملك فهد الدولي تحفة معمارية يستوعب 70 ألف متفرج".
  10. ^ "الاتحاد السعودي يوقع مع مياه بيرين عقد رعاية كأس السوبر السعودي".
  11. ^ "قبل النهاية بجولتَيْن.. الهلال يُتوَّج بلقب دوري كأس الأمير محمد بن سلمان".
  12. ^ "النصر يتأهل لمقابلة الهلال على نهائي كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين".
  13. ^ "الهلال يهزم النصر.. ويُتوَّج بطلاً لكأس الملك للمرة التاسعة في تاريخه".
  14. ^ "الهلال يخطف السوبر السعودي بفوزه على النصر في لندن".
  15. ^ "أرقام من تاريخ مواجهات ديربي الرياض بين الهلال والنصر في الدوري".
  16. ^ a b c "team statistics".

9 ^" أخبار الدوري السعودي"

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