1995 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

1995 Crown Prince Cup
Tournament details
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates19 April – 26 May 1995
Teams16 (main competition)
Defending championsAl-Riyadh
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Hilal (2nd title)
Runner-upAl-Riyadh
Asian Cup Winners' CupAl-Hilal
Arab Cup Winners' CupAl-Riyadh
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored42 (2.8 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Ohene Kennedy
Khaled Al-Suwailem
Ahmed Bahja
(3 goals each)
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The 1995 Crown Prince Cup was the 20th season of the Saudi premier knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. The main competition started on 19 April and concluded with the final on 26 May 1995.[1]

In the final, Al-Hilal defeated defending champions Al-Riyadh 1–0 to secure their second title and first since 1964.[2] The final was held at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah for the third time. As winners of the tournament, Al-Hilal qualified for the 1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. As runners-up, Al-Riyadh qualified for the 1996 Arab Cup Winners' Cup.

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. First Division sides Al-Nahda and Al-Shoulla and Second Division sides Al-Jabalain and Damac qualified.

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
H Al-Hilal 3
A Damac 0
H Al-Hilal (a.e.t.) 2
A Al-Shabab 1
H Al-Shabab 1
A Al-Nahda 0
A Al-Hilal 1
H Al-Ittihad 0
H Al-Ittihad 4
A Al-Rawdhah 0
H Al-Ittihad 3
A Al-Nassr 1
A Al-Najma 0
H Al-Nassr 3
– Al-Hilal 1
– Al-Riyadh 0
H Al-Jabalain 1
A Al-Wehda 2
H Al-Wehda 0
A Al-Riyadh 2
A Al-Riyadh (a.e.t.) 2
H Al-Raed 1
H Al-Riyadh 2
A Al-Ettifaq 0
H Al-Shoulla 5
A Al-Qadisiyah 4
A Al-Shoulla 0
H Al-Ettifaq (a.e.t.) 1
A Al-Ettifaq (pen.) 1 (7)
H Al-Ahli 1 (6)

Round of 16

The draw for the Round of 16 was held on 15 April 1995.[3] The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 19, 20 & 21 April 1995.[4][5][6][7] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

19 April 1995 Al-Hilal (1) 3–0Damac (3)Riyadh
20:30 Sérgio 27'
Bahja 51'
Al-Haya'e 		Report Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz
20 April 1995 Al-Jabalain (3)1–2 Al-Wehda (1) Ha'il
16:00 Al-Salamah Report Al-Dosari
Al-Barakati pen.'		 Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
20 April 1995 Al-Nassr (1) 3–0Al-Najma (1)Riyadh
20:30 Kennedy 23', 55', 89' Report Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz
Referee: Ibrahim Al-Omar
20 April 1995 Al-Ittihad (1) 4–0Al-Rawdhah (1)Jeddah
20:30 Al-Shamrani
Rehan
Al-Khilaiwi pen.'
Bassas 		Report Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium
20 April 1995 Al-Shoulla (2) 5–4Al-Qadisiyah (1)Al Kharj
20:30 Al-Khnein 56' (pen.)
Al-Farhan 67'
Mike 78'
García 88', 90+1'		 Report Al-Shareedah 23'
Al-Khaldi 34'
Al-Ganbar 62', 90+3'		 Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium
Referee: Hassan Al-Buhairi
21 April 1995 Al-Raed (1)1–2 (a.e.t.) Al-Riyadh (1) Buraidah
20:30 Al-Hussain Report Al-Suwailem 34', 111' Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
21 April 1995 Al-Ahli (1)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)		 Al-Ettifaq (1) Jeddah
20:30 Masaad 45' (pen.) Report Khaleel 33' Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium
Referee: Nasser Al-Hamdan
Penalties
Okbi soccer ball with red X
Saleh soccer ball with red X
Zubromawi soccer ball with check mark
Masaad soccer ball with check mark
Aloui soccer ball with check mark
Sheliah soccer ball with check mark
Gahwji soccer ball with red X
Al-Shehri soccer ball with red X
Abo Sifeen soccer ball with check mark
Al-Qarni soccer ball with check mark
Al-Haddad soccer ball with red X
Okbi soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Victor
soccer ball with check mark Al-Dossari
soccer ball with check mark Khaleel
soccer ball with red X Al-Beloushi
soccer ball with red X Al-Maghlouth
soccer ball with check mark Al-Dubaikhi
soccer ball with red X Al-Makhdum
soccer ball with red X Saleh
soccer ball with check mark Al-Fuhaid
soccer ball with check mark Hilal
soccer ball with red X Al-Antaif
soccer ball with check mark Victor
21 April 1995 Al-Shabab (1) 1–0Al-Nahda (2)Riyadh
20:30 Al-Owairan 15' Report Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz

Quarter-finals

The draw for the Quarter-finals was held on 22 April 1995.[8] The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 27 & 28 April 1995.[9][10][11] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

27 April 1995 Al-Hilal (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Shabab (1)Riyadh
20:45 Bahja 50'
Al-Rashaid 110'		 Report Ayando 86' Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz
Referee: Hassan Al-Buhairi
27 April 1995 Al-Wehda (1)0–2 Al-Riyadh (1) Mecca
20:45 Report Al-Suwailem 13'
Al-Dossari 40'		 Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
28 April 1995 Al-Ittihad (1) 3–1Al-Nassr (1)Jeddah
20:45 Swayed 2'
Tatarchuk 76'
Sergeyev 79'		 Report Abdullah 89' (pen.) Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium
Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Dakheel
28 April 1995 Al-Ettifaq (1) 1–0 (a.e.t.)Al-Shoulla (2)Khobar
20:45 Saleh 98' Report Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Eidan

Semi-finals

The draw for the Semi-finals was held on 29 April 1995.[12] The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 18 & 19 May 1995.[13][14][15] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

18 May 1995 Al-Ittihad (1)0–1 Al-Hilal (1) Jeddah
20:45 Report Bahja 52' Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium
Referee: Omer Al Mehannah
19 May 1995 Al-Riyadh (1) 2–0Al-Ettifaq (1)Riyadh
20:45 Al-Hamdan 61', 73' Report Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid

Final

The 1995 Crown Prince Cup Final was played on 26 May 1995 at the Youth Welfare Stadium in Jeddah between Al-Hilal and Al-Riyadh.[16][17] This was the third Crown Prince Cup final to be held at the stadium. This was Al-Hilal's second final and Al-Riyadh's second final as well. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Hilal1–0Al-Riyadh
Al-Jaber 47' Report
Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Dakheel

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ghana Ohene Kennedy Al-Nassr 3
Saudi Arabia Khaled Al-Suwailem Al-Riyadh
Morocco Ahmed Bahja Al-Hilal
4 Bolivia Arturo García Al-Shoulla 2
Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Ganbar Al-Qadisiyah
Saudi Arabia Fahd Al-Hamdan Al-Riyadh

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