2006 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final

The 2006 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 31st final of the Crown Prince Cup, Saudi Arabia's main football knock-out competition at the time.

2006 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
Event2005–06 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Date7 April 2006 (2006-04-07)
VenueKing Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
RefereeManuel Mejuto González (Spain)

It took place on 7 April 2006 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 ninth Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Hilal's eighth final. It was Al-Ahli's first final since 2004 and Al-Hilal's second consecutive final.

Al-Hilal won the game 1–0 to claim their sixth Crown Prince Cup title.[2] As winners of the 2005–06 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Al-Hilal qualified for the 2007 AFC Champions League group stage.

Teams

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Ahli 8 (1957, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Al-Hilal 7 (1957, 1964, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005)

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 seventh Crown Prince Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, and 2005.

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-Hilal reached their eighth final after a 5–2 aggregate win against Al-Wehda.[6] This was Al-Hilal's second final in a row. Previously, they won finals in 1964, 1995, 2000, 2003, and 2005, and lost in 1957, and 1999.

Al-Ahli reached their ninth final, after a 5–4 aggregate win against Al-Shabab.[7] They reached their first final since 2004. They finished as runners-up after losing to Al-Ittihad in that year's final. Previously, they won finals in 1957, 1970, 1998, and 2002, and lost in 1958, 1974, 2003, and 2004.

This was the third meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final.[8] Al-Ahli won once in 1957 while Al-Hilal won 2003. This was the 7th meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup; previously Al-Hilal won 3 times, Al-Ahli won 2 times and the two teams drew once. The two teams played each other three times in the season prior to the final with Al-Hilal winning all three matches.[9]

Road to the final

Al-Ahli Round Al-Hilal
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Abha 4–0 (H) Round of 16 Al-Ansar 1–0 (H)
Al-Ittihad 1–1 (4–2 p) (A) Quarter-finals Al-Qadisiyah 2–0 (A)
Al-Shabab 2–1 (A) Semi-finals Al-Wehda 3–2 (H)
3–3 (H) 2–0 (A)

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

Match

Details

Al-Ahli
Al-Hilal
GK1 Yasser Al-Mosailem
RB14 Mohammad Massad 77'
CB3 Jufain Al-Bishi
CB19 Walid Jahdali 52'
LB12 Mohamed Al-Bishi 90+4'
RM2 Abdelhaq Ait Laarif
CM8 Taisir Al-Jassim 83'
CM15 Saheb Al-Abdullah
LM24 Hussein Abdulghani (c) 83'
CF9 Malek Mouath
CF27 Dejan Damjanović
Substitutes:
MF7 Turky Al-Thagafi 77'
MF10 Saleh Al-Mohammedi 83'
FW11 Waleed Al-Gizani 83'
Manager:
Nebojša Vučković
GK1 Mohamed Al-Deayea (c)
RB19 Abdulaziz Khathran
CB3 Marcelo Tavares 53'
CB17 Fahed Al-Mofarij
LB12 Kamel Al-Mousa
DM6 Khaled Aziz
DM13 Omar Al-Ghamdi
RW10 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 63'
AM8 Marcelo Camacho
LW11 Nawaf Al-Temyat 77'
CF20 Yasser Al-Qahtani 85'
Substitutes:
FW7 Abdullah Al-Jamaan 85'
FW9 Sami Al-Jaber 77'
DF27 Sultan Al-Bargan 63'
Manager:
Jose Kléber

Assistant referees:
Clemente Ayete Plou (Spain)
Oscar Martínez Samaniego (Spain)
Fourth official:
Bernardino González Vázquez (Spain)

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

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