2011 King Cup of Champions

2011 King Cup of Champions
Tournament details
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates28 May - 24 June 2011
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Ahli
Runner-upAl-Ittihad
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored51 (3.64 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Mukhtar Fallatah (6 goals)
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The 2011 King Cup of Champions, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 36th season of King Cup of Champions since its establishment in 1957, and the 4th under the current edition.

The tournament was won by Al-Ahli, who beat defending champions Al-Ittihad 4–2 on penalties in the final. It was their first title in current edition and eleventh title overall, they also qualified for 2012 AFC Champions League.

Participating teams

Team Qualifying method App* Last App
Al-Hilal 2010–11 Professional League champions 4th 2010
Al-Ittihad 2010–11 Professional League runners-up 4th 2010
Al-Ettifaq 2010–11 Professional League 3rd place 3rd 2009
Al-Shabab 2010–11 Professional League 4th place 4th 2010
Al-Nassr 2010–11 Professional League 5th place 4th 2010
Al-Ahli 2010–11 Professional League 6th place 4th 2010
Al-Faisaly 2010–11 Professional League 7th place 1st none
Al-Wehda 2010–11 Crown Prince Cup runners-up
2010–11 Professional League 13th place 		4th 2010

* Number of appearance in King Cup of Champions since the 2008 season .

Fixtures and results

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
             
1 Al-Hilal 2 3 5
7 Al-Faisaly 1 0 1
1 Al-Hilal 0 1 1
2 Al-Ittihad 3 1 4
5 Al-Nassr 3 1 4
2 Al-Ittihad (a) 3 1 4
2 Al-Ittihad 0 (2)
6 Al-Ahli (p) 0 (4)
13 Al-Wehda (a) 2 3 5
3 Al-Ettifaq 1 4 5
13 Al-Wehda 2 1 3 Third place
6 Al-Ahli 2 4 6
4 Al-Shabab 0 1 1 1 Al-Hilal 6
6 Al-Ahli[A] 3 0 3 13 Al-Wehda 3

Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals were played on 28, 29 May and 10, 11 June 2011.[1]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Hilal 5–1 Al-Faisaly 2–1 3–0
Al-Nassr 4–4 (a) Al-Ittihad 3–3 1–1
Al-Wehda 5–5 (a) Al-Ettifaq 2–1 3–4
Al-Shabab 1–3 Al-Ahli 0–3[A] 1–0

First leg

28 May 2011 1 Al-Hilal 2–1Al-FaisalyRiyadh
19:20 (UTC+3) Rădoi 51'
Al-Mehyani 70'		 64' El-Thoaybi Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
28 May 2011 2 Al-Wehda 2–1Al-EttifaqMakkah
19:40 (UTC+3) Fallatah 21'
Al-Sibyani 90+2'		 88' Al-Salem Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
29 May 2011 3 Al-Nassr 3–3 Al-Ittihad Riyadh
21:00 (UTC+3) Al-Mutawa 16'
Salem 42' (o.g.)
Belal 65'		 44' (pen.) Ziaya
58', 90+3' Al-Rashid		 Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
29 May 2011 4Al-Shabab0–3
(awarded)[A]		 Al-Ahli Riyadh
21:00 (UTC+3) Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Notes
  1. ^
    The SAFF Disciplinary Committee decided to award the quarter-final first leg to Al-Ahli against Al-Shabab as a 3–0 forfeit win after Al-Shabab were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player. The game originally ended 2–1 to Al-Shabab.[2]

Second leg

10 June 2011 5 Al-Ittihad 1–1 Al-Nassr Jeddah
21:00 (UTC+3) Hazazi 65' 52' McKain Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
10 June 2011 6Al-Faisaly0–3 Al-Hilal Al-Majma'ah
21:00 (UTC+3) 48' Al-Mehyani
65' Al-Fraidi
82' Ahmed Ali		 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
11 June 2011 7Al-Ahli0–1 Al-Shabab Jeddah
21:05 (UTC+3) 33' Al-Marhoum Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
11 June 2011 8 Al-Ettifaq 4–3Al-WehdaDammam
21:05 (UTC+3) Al-Salem 4', 45+1'
Rishani 12'
Tagliabué 63'		 25', 69' (pen.), 77' Fallatah Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

Semi-finals

Semi-finals were played on 15, 16, 19 & 20 June 2011.[3]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Hilal 1–4 Al-Ittihad 0–3 2–2
Al-Wehda 3–6 Al-Ahli 2–2 1–4

First leg

15 June 2011 9Al-Hilal0–3 Al-Ittihad Riyadh
21:25 (UTC+3) 5' Ziaya
83' (pen.) Noor
84' Jorge		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
16 June 2011 10 Al-Wehda 2–2 Al-Ahli Makkah
21:05 (UTC+3) Fallatah 8', 81' 90', 90+2' Al-Hosni Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium

Second leg

19 June 2011 11 Al-Ittihad 1–1 Al-Hilal Jeddah
21:05 (UTC+3) Hazazi 78' 14' Al-Mehyani Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
20 June 2011 12 Al-Ahli 4–1Al-WehdaJeddah
21:05 (UTC+3) Simões 31', 75'
Al-Mor 55'
Al-Hosni 67'		 78' Al-Sibyani Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium

Third place

Third place game was played on 23 June 2011.[4]

23 June 2011 13 Al-Hilal 6–3Al-WehdaRiyadh
21:05 (UTC+3) Al-Shalhoub 27'
Al-Mehyani 30'
Rădoi 33' (pen.), 51'
Al-Dawsari 70'
Wilhelmsson 75'		 26' Al-Moasher
58' Bukhari
73' (pen.) Al-Sibyani		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

Final

Al-Ittihad0–0 (a.e.t.)Al-Ahli
Penalties
Kariri soccer ball with red X
Al-Raheeb soccer ball with check mark
Osama soccer ball with red X
Noor soccer ball with check mark		 2–4 soccer ball with check mark Marcinho
soccer ball with red X Al-Harbi
soccer ball with check mark Al-Bishi
soccer ball with check mark Petković
soccer ball with check mark Simões

Winner

King Cup of Champions
2011 Winners
Al-Ahli
11th Title

References

  1. ^ "Quarterfinals". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  2. ^ "الاتحاد السعودي يُنهي قضية "السعران" ويعتبر الأهلي فائزاً على الشباب" (in Arabic). Al Arabiya. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Simefinal". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Third Place". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.