The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Cup
Organising bodySaudi Arabia Football Federation (SAFF)
Founded1957; 67 years ago (1957)
RegionSaudi Arabia
Number of teams32
Qualifier forAFC Champions League
International cup(s)AFC Champions League 2
Current championsAl-Hilal (10th title)
Most successful club(s)Al-Ahli (13 titles)
Television broadcastersShahid / SSC
2023–24 King Cup

The King Cup (sometimes spelled King's Cup),[1] officially known as The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Cup (Arabic: كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين), is the Saudi Arabian football knockout cup competition, run by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation.

The cup was created in 1957 and was played until 1990. It was re-launched again in 2007 as King's Cup of Champions, and was played by only the top 6 finishers of the Professional League plus the Crown Prince Cup and Federation Cup winners. In 2014, it was renamed as King's Cup, the competition returned to its roots by implementing the old format. 153 clubs have taken part in the tournament.[2]

Qualification and prize money

The cup winner will be guaranteed a place in the AFC Champions League.[3]

Prize money:[3]

Winners by year

King's Cup

Performance by club

Trophies

Club Winners Winning years
Al-Ahli
13
 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 2011, 2012, 2016[4]
Al-Hilal
10
 1961, 1964, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1989, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2023
Al-Ittihad
9
 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1967, 1988, 2010, 2013, 2018
Al-Nassr
6
 1974, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1990
Al-Shabab
3
 2008, 2009, 2014
Al-Wehda
2
 1957, 1966
Al-Ettifaq
2
 1968, 1985
Al-Taawoun
1
 2019
Al-Faisaly
1
 2021
Al-Fayha
1
 2022
Total
47

Source:[5][6]

Finals

Club Finalists Finals years
Al-Ahli
18
 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017
Al-Ittihad
18
 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1988, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2019
Al-Hilal
18
 1961, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2023
Al-Nassr
14
 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2020
Al-Wehda
8
 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1970, 2023
Al-Ettifaq
6
 1965, 1966, 1968, 1983, 1985, 1988
Al-Shabab
6
 1969, 1980, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014
Al-Taawoun
3
 1990, 2019, 2021
Al-Riyadh
2
 1962, 1978
Al-Faisaly
2
 2018, 2021
Al-Fayha
1
 2022
Total
94

Source:[5][6]

Hat-tricks

Rank Player Club Goals Date
Saudi Arabia Yousef Al-Anbar Ohod Al-Nahda 4-1 11 May 1989
Saudi Arabia Saad Al-Harthi Al-Nassr Al-Ahli 0-3 5 April 2010
Brazil Victor Simões Al-Ahli Al-Nassr 1-3 9 April 2010
Saudi Arabia Mokhtar Fallatah Al-Ettifaq Al-Wahda 4-3 11 January 2011
Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Shamrani Al-Hilal Al-Faisaly 1-3 1 May 2015
Poland Adrian Mierzejewski Al-Nassr Al-Diriyah 0-7 20 January 2016
Nigeria Patrick Eze Al-Qadisiyah Al-Safa 0-4 20 January 2017
Guinea Ismael Bangoura Al-Raed Al-Jabalain 3-0 21 January 2017
Syria Omar Kharbin Al-Hilal Al-Taawoun 4-3 13 May 2017
Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Saiari Al-Ettifaq Al-Tai 6-0 3 January 2018
Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr Al-Jandal 0-6 3 January 2019
Eritrea Ahmed Abdu Jaber4 Al-Wehda Al-Nairyah 6-1 3 January 2019
Venezuela Gelmin Rivas Al-Hilal Al-Dera'a 9-0 5 January 2019
France Bafetimbi Gomis4
Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah4 Al-Nassr Al-Ansar 5-0 18 January 2019
Saudi Arabia Hazaa Al-Hazaa Al-Ettifaq Al-Amjad 9-1 18 January 2019
Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr Al-Fayha 0-6 21 January 2019
Madagascar Carolus Andriamatsinoro5 Al-Adalah Al-Rawdhah 8-0 5 December 2019
Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Nassr Damac 2-4 24 December 2019
Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Kwikbi Al-Ettifaq Ohod 7-1 3 January 2020
Cape Verde Julio Tavares Al-Faisaly Al-Taawoun 2-3 29 May 2021

References

  1. ^ "Official SAFF site in English". Archived from the original on 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  2. ^ "بيان: موافقة على تغيير نظامي كأس الملك وولي العهد". TheSAFF.com.sa. 18 September 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b "لائحة المسابقات والبطولات بالإتحاد العربي السعودي لكرة القدم" [Regulations of Saudi Arabian Football Federation Competitions] (PDF) (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. ^ @ALAHLI_FC (November 18, 2022). "سجل بطولات الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بالنادي الاهلي" (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ a b "Saudi Arabia - List of Cup Winners". Archived from the original on 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  6. ^ a b "Saudi King Cup of Champions's history". Archived from the original on 2011-11-21. Retrieved 2019-10-13.

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