2009–10 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

The 2009–10 Crown Prince Cup was the 35th season of the Saudi premier knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. This season's competition featured a total of 16 teams, 12 teams from the Pro League, and 4 teams from the Qualifying Rounds.

2009–10 Crown Prince Cup
Al-Hilal celebrating their ninth title
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates6 November 2009 – 19 February 2010
Teams54 (all)
42 (qualifying competition)
16 (main competition)
Defending championsAl-Hilal
ChampionsAl-Hilal (9th title)
Runners-upAl-Ahli
Matches played15
Goals scored51 (3.4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Victor Simões
(4 goals)
All statistics correct as of 19 February 2010.
(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs)

Pro League side Al-Hilal were the defending champions and successfully defended their title for the second a 2–1 win against Al-Ahli in the final.[1] Al-Hilal won their ninth title and their third one in a row.

Qualifying rounds

All of the competing teams that are not members of the Pro League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 4 available places in the Round of 16. First Division sides Al-Ansar, Al-Faisaly, Al-Tai and Hajer qualified.[2]

Preliminary Round 1

The Preliminary Round 1 matches were played on 6 & 12 November 2009.

Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier)
Friday 6 November 2009
Al-Majd (4)2–0Al-Suqoor (4)
Al-Nakhil (4)5–2Al-Ain (4)
Al-Qala (4)7–0Al-Waad (4)
Al-Rawdhah (4)3–3 (4–2 p)Al-Hada (4)
Al-Saqr (4)4–4 (3–4 p)Afif (4)
Thursday 12 November 2009
Sharurah (4)0–4Al-Tuhami (4)

Preliminary Round 2

The Preliminary Round 2 matches were played on 13 & 17 November 2009.

Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier)
Friday 13 November 2009
Al-Majd (4)3–5 (a.e.t.)Okaz (4)
Al-Rawdhah (4)4–3Afif (4)
Al-Qala (4)2–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Hait (4)
Tuesday 17 November 2009
Al-Tuhami (4)0–1Al-Nakhil (4)

First Round

The First Round matches were played on 3 & 4 December 2009.

Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier)
Thursday 3 December 2009
Al-Adalah (2)2–0Al-Jeel (3)
Al-Khaleej (2)3–0Al-Nahda (3)
Al-Riyadh (2)2–1Al-Diriyah (3)
Al-Hamadah (3)2–7Al-Faisaly (2)
Al-Fayha (3)2–1Najd (3)
Sdoos (3)1–0Al-Shoulla (2)
Al-Taawoun (2)2–1Al-Arabi (3)
Hajer (2)1–0Al-Rawdhah (4)
Friday 4 December 2009
Al-Batin (3)1–0Al-Najma (3)
Al-Orobah (3)0–2Al-Tai (2)
Abha (2)3–2Al-Nakhil (4)
Al-Jabalain (3)1–3Al-Qala (4)
Hetten (2)1–2Ohod (2)
Al-Akhdoud (3)2–3Damac (2)
Al-Ansar (2)3–0Al-Rabe'e (3)
Al-Watani (2)2–1Okaz (4)

Second Round

The Second Round matches were played on 10 December 2009.

Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier)
Thursday 10 December 2009
Hajer (2)2–1Al-Riyadh (2)
Al-Khaleej (2)2–1Al-Adalah (2)
Al-Fayha (3)1–2Al-Taawoun (2)
Sdoos (3)0–2Al-Faisaly (2)
Al-Batin (3)3–0 (a.e.t.)Al-Qala (4)
Al-Tai (2)3–0Al-Watani (2)
Abha (2)0–1Damac (2)
Al-Ansar (2)3–0Ohod (2)

Final Round

The Final Round matches were played on 17 December 2009.

Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier)
Tuesday 17 December 2009
Al-Khaleej (2)1–2Hajer (2)
Al-Faisaly (2)2–1Al-Taawoun (2)
Al-Batin (3)3–3 (10–11 p)Al-Tai (2)
Al-Ansar (2)3–2Damac (2)

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
H Al-Qadisiyah 1
A Al-Shabab 2
H Al-Shabab 3
A Al-Tai 1
H Al-Wehda 1 (4)
A Al-Tai (p) 1 (5)
H Al-Shabab 2 (1)
A Al-Ahli (p) 2 (3)
H Hajer 2
A Al-Ahli 3
A Al-Ahli 2
H Al-Fateh 0
H Al-Fateh (a.e.t.) 3
A Al-Ettifaq 1
- Al-Ahli 1
- Al-Hilal 2
H Al-Hilal 2
A Al-Faisaly 1
A Al-Hilal (a.e.t.) 2
H Al-Nassr 1
H Al-Raed 0
A Al-Nassr 2
H Al-Hilal 2
A Najran 1
H Najran 2
A Al-Ittihad 1
A Najran (a.e.t.) 3
H Al-Ansar 1
H Al-Ansar (a.e.t.) 4
A Al-Hazm 2

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

Round of 16

The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 3, 4 and 5 February 2010.[3][4] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

3 February 2010 4Al-Fateh (1)3–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Ettifaq (1)Al-Hasa
20:10 Sufyani  58'
Al-Jamaan  93' (pen.)
Bettayeb  100'
Report Al-Salem  38' Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Mutraf Al-Qahtani
4 February 2010 1Al-Qadsiah (1)1–2Al-Shabab (1)Khobar
20:10 John-Jumbo  31' Report Al-Gizani  38'
Camacho  55'
Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al-Qahtani
4 February 2010 3Hajer (2)2–3Al-Ahli (1)Al-Hasa
20:10 Al-Khoudari  41'
Al-Mouathin  73'
Report Al-Raheb  9'
Massad  24'
Simões  39'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Fahad Al-Oraini
4 February 2010 5Al-Hilal (1)2–1Al-Faisaly (2)Riyadh
20:10 Wilhelmsson  56'
Balghaith  70' (o.g.)
Report Fallatah  88' Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Abbas Ibrahim
4 February 2010 6Al-Raed (1)0–2Al-Nassr (1)Buraidah
20:10 Report Ghaly  65', 84' Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi
5 February 2010 2Al-Wehda (1)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Al-Tai (2)Makkah
20:10 Benhenia  9' (pen.) Al-Juhaim  60' Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Khaled Al-Zahrani
Penalties
Al-Mor
Assiri
Belal
K. Al-Mousa
Rafik
Mahboob
Kaddadi
Al-Juhaim
Al-Matar
Al-Saqri
Rashid
Al-Harbi
5 February 2010 7Najran (1)2–1Al-Ittihad (1)Najran
20:10 Diba  43', 65' (pen.) Report Noor  67' (pen.) Stadium: Al Akhdoud Club Stadium
Referee: Marai Al-Awaji
5 February 2010 8Al-Ansar (2)4–2 (a.e.t.)Al-Hazem (1)Medina
20:10 Al-Khodair  12', 71', 110'
Al-Eisa  120+4' (pen.)
Report Al-Muwallad  72' (pen.)
Hamad Ji  87'
Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Mansour Al-Shammari

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 9 and 10 February 2010.[3][5] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

9 February 2010 9Al-Shabab (1)3–1Al-Tai (2)Riyadh
20:15 Al-Yousef  26', 36'
Camacho  77'
Report Fallatah  55' Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Saad Al-Kathairi
9 February 2010 10Al-Fateh (1)0–2Al-Ahli (1)Al-Hasa
20:15 Report Simões  61', 64' Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
10 February 2010 11Al-Nassr (1)1–2 (a.e.t.)Al-Hilal (1)Riyadh
20:15 Feindouno  56' Report Neves  61'
Wilhelmsson  113'
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Marius Avram (Romania)
10 February 2010 12Al-Ansar (2)1–3 (a.e.t.)Najran (1)Medina
20:15 Mosaed  19' (o.g.) Report Abu Yabis  40'
Diba  109'
Al-Najrani  116'
Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Amri

Semi-finals

The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 14 and 15 February 2010.[3][6][7] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

14 February 2010 13Al-Shabab (1)2–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)
Al-Ahli (1)Riyadh
20:15 Al-Sultan  55'
Al-Gizani  68'
Report Al-Musa  26'
Jaizawi  86'
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
Penalties
Camacho
Ahmed Otaif
Ali Otaif
Al-Haqbani
Marcinho
Al-Safri
Al-Musa
Al-Fahmi
Kano
15 February 2010 14Al-Hilal (1)2–1Najran (1)Riyadh
20:15 Al-Qahtani  18', 52' Report Abu Yabis  57' Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Alexandru Deaconu (Romania)

Final

The final was held on 19 February 2010 in the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.[3][8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Ahli1–2Al-Hilal
Simões  43' Report Wilhelmsson  66'
Neves  78'

Winner

2009–10 Crown Prince Cup
Winners
Al-Hilal
9th Title

Top goalscorers

As of 19 February 2010[9]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Victor Simões Al-Ahli 4
2 Turki Al-Khodair Al-Ansar 3
Yves Diba Ilunga Najran
Christian Wilhelmsson Al-Hilal

See also

References

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