2022 King Cup final

2022 King Cup Final
Event2021–22 King Cup
Al-Fayha Al-Hilal
1 1
After extra time
Al-Fayha won 3–1 on penalties
Date19 May 2022 (2022-05-19)
VenueKing Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Man of the MatchSami Al-Khaibari (Al-Fayha)[1]
RefereeAntonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)[2]
Attendance46,533
WeatherClear
32 °C (90 °F)
54% humidity[3]
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The 2022 King Cup Final was the 47th final of the King Cup, Saudi Arabia's main football knock-out competition since its inception in 1957.

The final was played at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, on 19 May 2022.[4] The match was contested by Al-Fayha and Al-Hilal.[5] It was Al-Fayha's 1st King Cup final and Al-Hilal's 17th. This was the first meeting between these two sides in the King Cup.

Al-Fayha won their first King Cup title by beating Al-Hilal on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time.[6] In doing so, they became the 10th different team to win the King Cup. As winners of the competition, Al-Fayha qualified for the 2023–24 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs.

Teams

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Hilal 16 (1961, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2020)
Al-Fayha None

Venue

The King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah hosted the final

The King Abdullah Sports City, also known as the Jewel Stadium, was announced as the venue of the final on 14 May 2022.[7] This was the sixth time the King Abdullah Sports City hosted the final following those in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 and was the fourteenth time it was hosted in Jeddah.

The King Abdullah Sports City was built in 2012, and opened in 2014 as the home of Al-Ahli, Al-Ittihad and the Saudi Arabia national team. Its current capacity is 62,345, and the record attendance was the opening match which was the 2014 King Cup final. The final also hosted many other finals including the 2019 Saudi Super Cup, the 2018 Supercoppa Italiana and the 2019–20 Supercopa de España.

Background

Al-Fayha reached their first final after a 1–0 home win against Al-Ittihad.[8] Al-Fayha became the eleventh side to feature in a King Cup final.[9]

Al-Hilal reached their 17th final after a 2–1 win against derby rivals Al-Shabab.[10] This was Al-Hilal's second final in three years, and fifth final since the tournament was reintroduced. Al-Hilal won their three most recent finals against Al-Ahli once and Al-Nassr twice.

The two teams met twice earlier in the season with the first fixture ending in a draw and Al-Fayha winning the second fixture. This was the first meeting between these two sides in the King Cup and the 9th meeting between them in all competitions. In the clubs' 8 previous meetings, Al-Hilal won 4, Al-Fayha won 2 and the remaining 2 were drawn.[11]

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Al-Fayha Round Al-Hilal
Opponent Result 2021–22 King Cup Opponent Result
Abha (H) 4–0 Round of 16 Al-Raed (H) 2–0
Al-Batin (A) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Quarter-finals Al-Nassr (A) 2–1
Al-Ittihad (H) 1–0 Semi-finals Al-Shabab (H) 2–1 (a.e.t.)

Match

Details

Al-Fayha1–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Hilal
  • Lopes 66'
 Report
Penalties
 3–1
Attendance: 46,533
Al-Fayha
Al-Hilal
GK 88 Serbia Vladimir Stojković Yellow card 90+4'
RB 22 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Baqawi downward-facing red arrow 74'
CB 4 Saudi Arabia Sami Al-Khaibari (c)
CB 33 Saudi Arabia Hussein Al-Shuwaish Yellow card 120+1'
LB 24 Saudi Arabia Ahmed Bamsaud downward-facing red arrow 82'
CM 8 Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Safri downward-facing red arrow 62'
CM 37 Brazil Ricardo Ryller
CM 66 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Abousaban downward-facing red arrow 105'
RF 27 Saudi Arabia Sultan Mandash downward-facing red arrow 62'
CF 92 North Macedonia Aleksandar Trajkovski downward-facing red arrow 105'
LF 77 Greece Panagiotis Tachtsidis
Substitutes:
GK 1 Saudi Arabia Moslem Al Freej
DF 3 Saudi Arabia Bander Nasser upward-facing green arrow 82'
MF 6 Saudi Arabia Yousef Al-Harbi upward-facing green arrow 105'
MF 16 Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Nemer
MF 20 Niger Amadou Moutari upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 25 Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Zaqaan upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 26 Saudi Arabia Fawaz Al-Torais upward-facing green arrow 105'
MF 81 Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Al-Barakah
FW 7 Brazil Ramon Lopes upward-facing green arrow 62'
Manager:
Serbia Vuk Rašović
GK 1 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Mayouf
RB 2 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Breik downward-facing red arrow 75'
CB 20 South Korea Jang Hyun-soo
CB 5 Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Bulaihi
LB 16 Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Dawsari downward-facing red arrow 104'
CM 15 Brazil Matheus Pereira downward-facing red arrow 75'
CM 8 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Otayf downward-facing red arrow 56'
CM 7 Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Faraj (c) Yellow card 105'
RF 17 Mali Moussa Marega downward-facing red arrow 99'
CF 9 Nigeria Odion Ighalo
LF 29 Saudi Arabia Salem Al-Dawsari Yellow card 37'
Substitutes:
GK 21 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Owais
DF 13 Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Obaid
DF 66 Saudi Arabia Saud Abdulhamid upward-facing green arrow 75'
DF 67 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Khaibari
DF 70 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Jahfali Yellow card 105' upward-facing green arrow 104'
DF 88 Saudi Arabia Hamad Al-Yami
MF 43 Saudi Arabia Musab Al-Juwayr upward-facing green arrow 56'
MF 96 Brazil Michael upward-facing green arrow 99'
FW 14 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Hamdan upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Argentina Ramón Díaz

Assistant referees:[2]
Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain)
Iker de Francisco Grijalba (Spain)
Fourth official:[2]
Mohammed Al-Hoaish
Video assistant referee:[2]
Ricardo de Burgos (Spain)
Assistant video assistant referee:[2]
Abdulraheem Al-Shammari

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Nine named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.

Statistics

See also

References

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