1997 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

1997 Crown Prince Cup
Tournament details
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates24 April – 16 May 1997
Teams16 (main competition)
Defending championsAl-Shabab
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Ittihad (5th title)
Runner-upAl-Tai
Asian Cup Winners' CupAl-Ittihad
Arab Cup Winners' CupAl-Tai
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored44 (2.93 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Saleh Al-Ganbar
Yahya Jako
(3 goals each)
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The 1997 Crown Prince Cup was the 22nd season of the Saudi premier football knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. The main competition started on 24 April and concluded with the final on 16 May 1997.[1]

Al-Shabab were the defending champions; however, they were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Al-Tai.[2]

In the final, Al-Ittihad defeated Al-Tai 2–0 to secure their record-extending fifth title.[3] The final was held at the Youth Welfare Stadium in Jeddah. As winners of the tournament, Al-Ittihad qualified for the 1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. As runners-up, Al-Tai qualified for the 1998 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-Jabalain and Al-Khaleej and Second Division sides Al-Akhdoud and Al-Hamadah qualified.

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
H Al-Ansar 0
A Al-Riyadh (asdet) 1
A Al-Riyadh 2
H Al-Ittihad 3
H Al-Ittihad 3
A Al-Najma 1
H Al-Ittihad (pen.) 0 (4)
A Al-Hilal 0 (1)
H Al-Hilal 2
A Al-Nassr 1
A Al-Hilal 2
H Al-Wehda 0
H Al-Akhdoud 1
A Al-Wehda 4
– Al-Ittihad 2
– Al-Tai 0
H Al-Jabalain 2
A Al-Qadisiyah 3
H Al-Qadisiyah 1
A Al-Ahli 3
A Al-Ahli 2
H Al-Khaleej 0
H Al-Ahli 0
A Al-Tai 1
A Al-Shabab 2
H Al-Ettifaq 0
H Al-Shabab 2 (3)
A Al-Tai (pen.) 2 (5)
A Al-Tai 3
H Al-Hamadah 1

Round of 16

The draw for the Round of 16 was held on 5 April 1997.[4] The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 24 & 25 April 1997.[5][6][7] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

24 April 1997 3Al-Akhdoud (3)1–4 Al-Wehda (1) Najran
15:45 Awidhah 36' Report Al-Dosari 25'
Admawi 60'
Al-Barakati 65'
Al-Qarni 72'		 Stadium: Al Akhdoud Club Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Beshri
24 April 1997 4Al-Ansar (1)0–1 (a.e.t.) Al-Riyadh (1) Medina
15:45 Report Al-Obaid gold-colored soccer ball 110' Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Suwail
24 April 1997 5Al-Jabalain (2)2–3 Al-Qadisiyah (1) Ha'il
15:45 Mordhy 19' (pen.), 40' (pen.) Report Al-Ganbar 9', 10', 64' Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda
24 April 1997 1Al-Hamadah (3)1–3 Al-Tai (1) Riyadh
20:30 Al-Shamaan 16' Report M. Al-Saqri 10'
Jako 24'
Sow 53'		 Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz
Referee: Hussain Al-Maghamsi
24 April 1997 2Al-Ettifaq (1)0–2 Al-Shabab (1) Khobar
20:30 Report Anwar 51'
Rokbi 66'		 Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Dakheel
24 April 1997 8 Al-Ittihad (1) 3–1Al-Najma (1)Jeddah
20:30 Al-Khilaiwi 32'
Al-Khatib 36'
Al-Shamrani 70'		 Report Kwakye 83' Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium
Referee: Mutlaq Al-Saad
25 April 1997 7 Al-Hilal (1) 2–1Al-Nassr (1)Riyadh
20:30 Al-Jaber 50'
Al-Thunayan 62'		 Report Al-Showaie 52' Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Yousef Al-Aqili
25 April 1997 6Al-Khaleej (2)0–2 Al-Ahli (1) Khobar
20:30 Report Al-Meshal 7' (pen.)
Antônio 86'		 Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Al-Nafisah

Quarter-finals

The draw for the Quarter-finals was held on 26 April 1997.[8] The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 1 & 2 May 1997.[9][10][11] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

1 May 1997 10Al-Shabab (1)2–2
(3–5 p)		 Al-Tai (1) Riyadh
20:15 Batista 70'
Anwar 74'		 Report Jako 10'
Sow 44'		 Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz
Referee: Omer Al Mehannah
Penalties
Al-Anazi soccer ball with check mark
Al-Shenaif soccer ball with check mark
Batista soccer ball with check mark
Al-Dawod soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Jako
soccer ball with check mark Al-Gablan
soccer ball with check mark Sow
soccer ball with check mark W. Al-Saqri
soccer ball with check mark Al-Deayea
1 May 1997 11Al-Wehda (1)0–2 Al-Hilal (1) Mecca
20:45 Report Al-Temawi 14'
Al-Jaber 77'		 Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
2 May 1997 12Al-Qadisiyah (1)1–3 Al-Ahli (1) Khobar
20:45 Faye 35' Report Al-Shahrani 17', 89'
Masaad 58' (pen.)		 Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Sulaiman
2 May 1997 9 Al-Ittihad (1) 3–2Al-Riyadh (1)Jeddah
20:45 Al-Khatib 26'
Kamatcho 62'
Bahja 88'		 Report Ammouta 60'
Al-Obaid 75'		 Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium
Attendance: 18,106
Referee: Ibrahim Al-Omar

Semi-finals

The draw for the Semi-finals was held on 3 May 1997.[12] The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 8 & 9 May 1997.[13][14][15] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

8 May 1997 13Al-Ahli (1)0–1 Al-Tai (1) Jeddah
20:45 Report Jako 13' Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid
9 May 1997 14 Al-Ittihad (1) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p)		Al-Hilal (1)Jeddah
20:45 Report Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium
Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Dakheel
Penalties
Kamatcho soccer ball with check mark
Jamil soccer ball with check mark
Al-Qarni soccer ball with check mark
Bahja soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Al-Thunayan
soccer ball with red X Al-Jamaan
soccer ball with red X Al-Temyat

Final

The 1997 Crown Prince Cup Final was played on 16 May 1997 at the Youth Welfare Stadium in Jeddah between Al-Ittihad and Al-Tai.[16][17] This was the fifth Crown Prince Cup final to be held at the stadium. This was Al-Ittihad's seventh final and Al-Tai's first final. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Ittihad2–0Al-Tai
Swayed 66'
Kamatcho 76'		 Report
Referee: Nasser Al-Hamdan

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Ganbar Al-Qadisiyah 3
Nigeria Yahya Jako Al-Tai
3 Saudi Arabia Fahad Mordhy Al-Shammari Al-Jabalain 2
Senegal Mamadou Sow Al-Tai
Saudi Arabia Fuad Anwar Al-Shabab
Saudi Arabia Sami Al-Jaber Al-Hilal
Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Al-Shahrani Al-Ahli
Saudi Arabia Abdulmohsen Al-Obaid Al-Riyadh
Morocco Kamatcho Al-Ittihad

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