2016 Saudi Super Cup

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.

2016 Saudi Super Cup
Promotional poster for the event
EventSaudi Super Cup
Al-Ahli Al-Hilal
SPL Crown Prince Cup
1 1
Al-Ahli won 4-3 on penalties
Date8 August 2016
VenueCraven Cottage, London, United Kingdom
RefereeSébastien Delferière (Belgium)
Attendance16,365

The match was played between Al-Ahli the winner of both the 2015–16 Saudi Pro League and the 2016 King Cup, and Al-Hilal the winner of the 2015–16 Crown Prince Cup. It was held at Craven Cottage in London on the 8th of August. Al-Ahli won the match 4-3 in a penalty shootout, following a 1-1 draw, to win their first trophy in the tournament.

Background

Al-Ahli qualified as champions of the 2015–16 Saudi Professional League and winners of the 2016 King Cup. It is 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-Ahli1–1Al-Hilal
Al-Somah  69' Report Al-Breik  61'
Penalties
Carlos
Hawsawi
Al-Bassas
Al-Mogahwi
Al-Somah 		4–3 Al-Qahtani
Al-Shamrani
Hawsawi
Al-Ruwaili
Al-Dawsari
Attendance: 16,365
Al-Ahli
Al-Hilal
GK1 Yasser Al Mosailem
RB21 Ageel Balghaith
CB6 Mohammed Al Fatil 88'
CB25 Motaz Hawsawi
LB13 Mohamed Abdel-Shafy
CM18 Luíz Carlos
CM8 Taisir Al-Jassim (c)
RW7 Salman Al-Moasher
AM10 Giannis Fetfatzidis 63'
LW24 Ali Awagi 75'
CF9 Omar Al Somah
Substitutes:
GK66 Basem Atallah
DF31 Mansoor Al-Harbi
DF28 Mohammed Aman 88'
MF47 Mustafa Bassas 75'
MF11 Housain Al-Mogahwi 63'
MF19 Ryan Al-Mousa
FW20 Islam Seraj
Manager:
Jose Manuel Gomes
GK1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf
RB2 Mohammed Al-Breik 48'
CB33 Osama Hawsawi
CB70 Mohammed Jahfali
LB13 Fahad Ghazi
RM29 Salem Al-Dawsari
CM6 Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri
CM18 Abdulmajeed Al-Ruwaili
LM24 Nawaf Al Abed 90+5'
CF10 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub (c) 71'
CF9 Léo Bonatini 76'
Substitutes:
GK22 Fahad Al-Thunayan
MF19 Khalid Kaabi
MF14 Saud Kariri
MF8 Abdullah Otayf
MF7 Salman Al-Faraj 71'
FW15 Nasser Al-Shamrani 76'
FW20 Yasser Al-Qahtani 90+5'
Manager:
Gustavo Matosas

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:
Yves De Neve
Kevin Monteny

Match rules

  • 90 minutes. No extra time.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

See also

References

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