2005–06 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

2005–06 Crown Prince Cup
Tournament details
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates24 November 2005 – 7 April 2006
Teams44 (all)
32 (qualifying competition)
16 (main competition)
Defending championsAl-Hilal
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Hilal (6th title)
Runner-upAl-Ahli
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Hilal
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored57 (3.35 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Rogério
(4 goals)

All statistics correct as of 7 April 2006.
(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs)

The 2005–06 Crown Prince Cup was the 31st season of the Saudi premier knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. It started with the qualifying rounds on 24 November 2005 and concluded with the final on 7 April 2006.

Al-Hilal were the defending champions, having won the trophy in 2005, and won their second consecutive title, defeating Al-Ahli in the final on 7 April 2006.[1] As winners of the tournament, Al-Hilal qualified for the 2007 AFC Champions League group stage.

Qualifying rounds

All of the competing teams that are not members of the Premier League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 4 available places in the Round of 16. The qualifying competition began on 24 November 2005. First Division sides Al-Faisaly and Al-Riyadh, Second Division side Al-Hamadah and Third Division side Al-Rawdhah qualified.[2]

First round

Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
Thursday 24 November 2005
Al-Riyadh (2) 1–0 Al-Batin (4)
Al-Shoulla (2) 0–1 Sdoos (3)
Al-Najma (3) 1–4 Al-Faisaly (2)
Al-Raed (2) 3–1 Al-Fayha (2)
Al-Nahda (3) 0–0 (5–4 p) Al-Fateh (2)
Ohod (2) 1–1 (6–5 p) Al-Arabi (4)
Al-Hamadah (3) 2–1 Al-Taawoun (2)
Al-Jabalain (2) 2–2 (6–5 p) Al-Qotah (3)
Najran (2) 3–1 Hetten (4)
Al-Watani (2) 1–0 Al-Majd (4)
Al-Orobah (3) 11–3 Al-Qala (4)
Damac (2) 1–2 Al-Nakhil (4)
Al-Rabe'e (3) 4–2 Wej (4)
Al-Khaleej (2) 2–0 Al-Adalah (3)
Hajer (2) 2–3 Al-Rawdhah (4)
Al-Tuhami (3) 2–1 Al-Akhdoud (3)

Second round

Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
Tuesday 29 November 2005
Al-Riyadh (2) 5–0 Sdoos (3)
Al-Nahda (3) 4–1 Al-Khaleej (2)
Al-Faisaly (2) 2–0 Al-Raed (2)
Ohod (2) 4–3 Al-Rabe'e (3)
Al-Hamadah (3) 2–1 Al-Orobah (3)
Al-Jabalain (2) 0–2 Al-Watani (2)
Najran (2) 3–1 Al-Tuhami (3)
Al-Rawdhah (4) 2–0 Al-Nakhil (4)

Final round

Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
Sunday 4 December 2005
Al-Riyadh (2) 3–0 Al-Nahda (3)
Al-Faisaly (2) 2–0 Al-Watani (2)
Ohod (2) 1–2 Al-Hamadah (3)
Al-Rawdhah (4) 3–3 (5–4 p) Najran (2)

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
              
A Al-Ittihad 1
H Al-Riyadh 0
H Al-Ittihad 1 (2)
A Al-Ahli (pen.) 1 (4)
H Al-Ahli 4
A Abha 0
A Al-Ahli 2 3 5
H Al-Shabab 1 3 4
A Al-Shabab (a.e.t.) 3
H Al-Hazem 2
H Al-Shabab 4
A Al-Hamadah 1
H Al-Tai 3
A Al-Hamadah 4
– Al-Ahli 0
– Al-Hilal 1
A Al-Nassr 1
H Al-Ettifaq 0
A Al-Nassr 0
H Al-Wehda 1
H Al-Wehda 2
A Al-Faisaly 1
A Al-Wehda 2 0 2
H Al-Hilal 3 2 5
H Al-Hilal 1
A Al-Ansar 0
A Al-Hilal 2
H Al-Qadisiyah 0
A Al-Qadisiyah 8
H Al-Rawdhah 0

Source: Al Jazirah

Round of 16

The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 27 and 28 December 2005.[3][4][5] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

27 December 2005 1Al-Riyadh (2)0–1 Al-Ittihad (1) Riyadh
19:35 Report Job 74' Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Saad Al-Kathairi
27 December 2005 2 Al-Ahli (1) 4–0Abha (1)Jeddah
19:35 Al-Jassim 45', 50', 69'
Al-Meshal 60'		 Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Tuwaijari
27 December 2005 5Al-Ettifaq (1)0–1 Al-Nassr (1) Dammam
19:35 Report Al-Zahrani 89' Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi
27 December 2005 6 Al-Wehda (1) 2–1Al-Faisaly (2)Mecca
19:35 Al-Mehyani 25'
Al-Luhayyani 39' (pen.)		 Report Hawsawi 55' Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Khaled Al-Dossari
28 December 2005 8Al-Rawdhah (4)0–8 Al-Qadisiyah (1) Al-Hasa
18:50 Report Al-Ghwinem 8', 87'
Al-Sahlawi 14', 68', 90' (pen.)
Landomar 24'
Kassas 70'
Al-Traidi 72'		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Khaled Al-Zahrani
28 December 2005 3Al-Hazem (1)2–3 (a.e.t.) Al-Shabab (1) Ar Rass
19:35 Al-Jweer 14'
Fellah 52'		 Report Rogério 2', 84', 97' Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium
Referee: Abdulrazzaq Al-Mogahwi
28 December 2005 4Al-Tai (1)3–4 Al-Hamadah (3) Ha'il
19:35 Al-Muteb 15'
Al-Enezi 62'
Al-Shallaqi 76'		 Report Omar Kassar 50'
Al-Shamaan 56' (pen.)
Al-Mohsen 78', 85'		 Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Referee: Misfer Shareef
28 December 2005 7 Al-Hilal (1) 1–0Al-Ansar (1)Riyadh
19:50 Joelson 49' Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals fixtures were played on 1 and 2 January 2006.[6][7][8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

1 January 2006 9Al-Ittihad (1)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Al-Ahli (1) Jeddah
19:45 Job 28' Report Massad 52' Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Referee: Ali Al-Mutlaq
Penalties
Kariri soccer ball with check mark
Job soccer ball with check mark
Al-Dokhi soccer ball with red X
Al-Montashari soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Laarif
soccer ball with check mark Jahdali
soccer ball with check mark Al-Bishi
soccer ball with check mark Akaddar
1 January 2006 11 Al-Wehda (1) 1–0Al-Nassr (1)Mecca
19:45 Al-Hazzani 18' Report Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Mutraf Al-Qahtani
2 January 2006 10 Al-Shabab (1) 4–1Al-Hamadah (3)Riyadh
19:45 Akram 11'
Rogério 16' (pen.)
Otaif 35'
Al-Sultan 84'		 Report Al-Shamaan 87' (pen.) Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Tuwaijari
2 January 2006 12Al-Qadisiyah (1)0–2 Al-Hilal (1) Dammam
19:45 Report Al-Shalhoub 75'
Camacho 88'		 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda

Semi-finals

The semi-finals first legs were played on 1 and 2 February 2006 while the second legs were played on 5 and 6 February 2006.[9] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ahli (1) 5–4 Al-Shabab (1) 2–1 3–3
Al-Wehda (1) 2–5 Al-Hilal (1) 2–3 0–2

Matches

Al-Shabab (1)1–2Al-Ahli (1)
Akram 45+1' Report Damjanović 21'
Mouath 85'
Al-Ahli (1)3–3Al-Shabab (1)
Mouath 50'
Damjanović 54', 85'		 Report Al-Sultan 41'
Al-Dossari 66' (pen.)
Muath 90+2'

Al-Ahli won 5–4 on aggregate.

Al-Hilal (1)3–2Al-Wehda (1)
Al-Jaber 26', 38'
Camacho 79'		 Report Al-Mehyani 10' (pen.)
Amido 90+2'
Referee: Paolo Bertini (Italy)
Al-Wehda (1)0–2Al-Hilal (1)
Report Al-Qahtani 23'
Camacho 75'
Referee: Graham Poll (England)

Al-Hilal won 5–2 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2006 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final

The final was held on 7 April 2006.[10][11] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Ahli0–1Al-Hilal
Report Al-Temyat 22'

Top goalscorers

As of 7 April 2006

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Rogério Al-Shabab 4
2 Saudi Arabia Taisir Al-Jassim Al-Ahli 3
Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Sahlawi Al-Qadisiyah
Montenegro Dejan Damjanović Al-Ahli
Brazil Marcelo Camacho Al-Hilal

See also

References

  1. ^ "الهلال يهزم الأهلي ويتوج بطلاً لكأس ولي العهد السعودي".
  2. ^ "تصفيات التأهل إلى كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2006".
  3. ^ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2005/2006 - دور الـ 16".
  4. ^ "اليوم اربع لقاءات في افتتاح مسابقة كاس سمو ولي العهد".
  5. ^ "مساء اليوم اربع مباريات في ختام دور ال١٦ لمسابقة كاس ولي العهد".
  6. ^ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2005/2006 - دور الـ 8".
  7. ^ "اليوم مواجهتان في الدور ربع النهائي لمسابقة كاس سمو ولي العهد".
  8. ^ "مساء اليوم في الدور ربع النهائي لمسابقة كاس سمو ولي العهد".
  9. ^ "دور الأربعة - كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2005/2006".
  10. ^ "الهلال يتطلع للحفاظ على لقبه.. والأهلي يحلم بالعودة لمنصات التتويج".
  11. ^ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2005/2006 النهائي".