1998 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

1998 Crown Prince Cup

Country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	31 January – 11 March 1998
Teams	16 (main competition)
Defending champions	Al-Ittihad
Champions	Al-Ahli (3rd title)
Runners-up	Al-Riyadh
Asian Cup Winners' Cup	Al-Ahli
Arab Cup Winners' Cup	Al-Riyadh
Matches played	15
Goals scored	55 (3.67 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Diène Faye (4 goals)
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The 1998 Crown Prince Cup was the 23rd season of the Saudi premier football knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. The main competition started on 31 January and concluded with the final on 11 March 1998. ^[1]

Al-Ittihad were the defending champions; however, they were eliminated in the Round of 16 by Al-Shabab. ^[2]

In the final, Al-Ahli defeated Al-Riyadh 3–2 with a golden goal during extra time to secure their third title and first since 1970. ^[3] The final was held at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. As winners of the tournament, Al-Ahli qualified for the 1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. As runners-up, Al-Riyadh qualified for the 1999 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-Raed and Hajer and Second Division sides Al-Akhdoud and Al-Orobah qualified.

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

H

Al-Ettifaq

0

A

Hajer

1

A

Hajer

0

H

Al-Shoulla

3

H

Al-Najma

1 (0)

A

Al-Shoulla (pen.)

1 (2)

H

Al-Shoulla

1

A

Al-Riyadh

3

A

Al-Riyadh

2

H

Al-Akhdoud

0

A

Al-Riyadh

2

H

Al-Nassr

1

H

Al-Wehda

2

A

Al-Nassr

3

–

Al-Riyadh

2

–

Al-Ahli (asdet)

3

H

Al-Ittihad

0

A

Al-Shabab

2

H

Al-Shabab

3

A

Al-Tai

1

H

Al-Tai

3

A

Al-Orobah

2

H

Al-Shabab

2

A

Al-Ahli (asdet)

3

H

Al-Hilal

5

A

Al-Taawoun

1

A

Al-Hilal

1

H

Al-Ahli

2

A

Al-Raed

2

H

Al-Ahli

3

Round of 16

The draw for the Round of 16 was held on 10 January 1998. ^[4] The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 31 January and 15, 16, 17, 21 and 25 February 1998. ^[5] All times are local, AST (UTC+3). Al-Hilal's match was moved to 31 January due to their participation in the 1998 Gulf Club Champions Cup. Al-Shoulla's match was delayed to 20 February due to their postponed league match against Al-Nassr being played on 15 February. Al-Nassr's match was delayed to 25 February due to their participation in the quarter-finals of the 1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.

Al-Hilal (1) v Al-Taawoun (1)

31 January 1998	Al-Hilal (1)	5–1	Al-Taawoun (1)	Riyadh
19:45	Abu Thnain 47' Al-Dokhi 52' Valencia 64' Al-Jaber 78' Al-Thunayan 80'	Report	Al-Skaker 71'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Marwani

Al-Tai (1) v Al-Orobah (3)

15 February 1998	Al-Tai (1)	3–2	Al-Orobah (3)	Ha'il
15:45	Al-Gablan 21' (pen.) Jako 53' Al-Madani 68'	Report	Khairallah 15' Al-Madhayani 81'	Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Suwail

Al-Akhdoud (3) v Al-Riyadh (1)

16 February 1998	Al-Akhdoud (3)	0–2	Al-Riyadh (1)	Najran
15:45		Report	Al-Hamdan 35' Faye 50'	Stadium: Al-Akhdoud Club Stadium Referee: Saleh Al-Shamrani

Al-Ahli (1) v Al-Raed (2)

16 February 1998	Al-Ahli (1)	3–2	Al-Raed (2)	Jeddah
20:15	Al-Meshal 26', 82' Sérgio 71' (pen.)	Report	Al-Salal 21' Bukhaye 65'	Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Beshri

Al-Ettifaq (1) v Al-Hajer (2)

17 February 1998	Al-Ettifaq (1)	0–1	Al-Hajer (2)	Dammam
19:30		Report	Al-Busailan 81'	Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Al-Omar

Al-Ittihad (1) v Al-Shabab (1)

17 February 1998	Al-Ittihad (1)	0–2	Al-Shabab (1)	Jeddah
20:15		Report	Batista 32', 59' (pen.)	Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Al-Nafisah

Al-Najma (1) v Al-Shoulla (1)

20 February 1998	Al-Najma (1)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (0–2 p)	Al-Shoulla (1)	Unaizah
15:45	Diop 40'	Report	Zanga 60'	Stadium: Department of Education Stadium Referee: Omer Al Mehannah
	Penalties
	Kuoki Diop Ibrahima Al-Munaif		Al-Tofail Al-Ammar Al-Kanaan Traoré Al-Jowayer

Al-Wehda (1) v Al-Nassr (1)

25 February 1998	Al-Wehda (1)	2–3	Al-Nassr (1)	Mecca
20:15	Adlane 12', 18' (pen.)	Report	Hadi 34' Mater 57' Naseeb 87'	Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Yousef Al-Aqili

Quarter-finals

The draw for the Quarter-finals was held on 19 February 1998. ^[6] The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 26 & 27 February and 1 & 3 March 1998. ^[7] All times are local, AST (UTC+3). Al-Hilal's match was delayed to 3 March due to their participation in the quarter-finals of the 1997–98 Asian Club Championship.

Al-Shabab (1) v Al-Tai (1)

26 February 1998	Al-Shabab (1)	3–1	Al-Tai (1)	Riyadh
20:20	Al-Owairan 34', 82' Luciano 37'	Report	Al-Gablan 42'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Al-Nafisah

Al-Shoulla (1) v Hajer (2)

27 February 1998	Al-Shoulla (1)	3–0	Hajer (2)	Al-Kharj
15:45	Zanga 58', 77' Al-Ammar 67'	Report		Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Suwail

Al-Nassr (1) v Al-Riyadh (1)

1 March 1998	Al-Nassr (1)	1–2	Al-Riyadh (1)	Riyadh
20:20	Sow 55'	Report	Faye 25', 75'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Beshri

Al-Ahli (1) v Al-Hilal (1)

3 March 1998	Al-Ahli (1)	2–1	Al-Hilal (1)	Jeddah
20:30	Gahwji 10' Al-Shahrani 31'	Report	Al-Mofarij 38'	Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium Referee: Nasser Al-Hamdan

Semi-finals

The draw for the Semi-finals was held on 1 March 1998. ^[8] The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 5 & 6 March 1998. ^{[9] [10] [11]} All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Shoulla (1) v Al-Riyadh (1)

5 March 1998	Al-Shoulla (1)	1–3	Al-Riyadh (1)	Al-Kharj
20:25	Al-Tamimi 73'	Report	Al-Dossari 40' Faye 53' Traoré 81'	Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Sulaiman

Al-Shabab (1) v Al-Ahli (1)

6 March 1998	Al-Shabab (1)	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Al-Ahli (1)	Riyadh
20:25	Anwar 26' Al-Owairan 52'	Report	Al-Dawod 23' (o.g.) Al-Shahrani 42' Al-Meshal  118'	Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Omer Al Mehannah

Final

The 1998 Crown Prince Cup Final was played on 11 March 1998 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh between Al-Ahli and Al-Riyadh. ^{[12] [13]} This was the third Crown Prince Cup final to be held at the stadium. This was Al-Ahli's fifth final and Al-Riyadh's third final. This was a repeat of the 1978 King Cup final. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

11 March 1998

20:30

Al-Riyadh	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Al-Ahli
Al-Hamdan 33' Al-Qadi 76' (pen.)	Report	Al-Shahrani 15' Masaad 50',  97'

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Referee: Mujeb Al-Dossari

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Diène Faye	Al-Riyadh	4
2	Zanga	Al-Shoulla	3
	Saeed Al-Owairan	Al-Shabab
	Talal Al-Meshal	Al-Ahli
	Ibrahim Al-Shahrani	Al-Ahli
6	Marcelo Batista	Al-Shabab	2
	Tarek Hadj Adlane	Al-Wehda
	Fawaz Al-Gablan	Al-Tai
	Fahd Al-Hamdan	Al-Riyadh
	Khaled Masaad	Al-Ahli

References

1. "Saudi Arabia 1997/98".
2. "هجر يمنحان الاتحاد والاتفاق إجازة مبكرة".
3. "الأهلي يعود للبطولات وجماهيره تردد".
4. "في قرعة دور ال١٦ لكأس ولي العهد".
5. "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 1998 - دور الـ 16".
6. "المواجهة الأقوى تفرض خروج احد العملاقين مبكراً".
7. "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 1998 - دور الـ 8".
8. "قرعة نصف نهائي كأس سمو ولي العهد تسفر عن:".
9. "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 1998 - دور الـ 4".
10. "مساء اليوم في الخرج ولتحديد الطرف الأول لنهائي كأس سمو ولي العهد".
11. "لتحديد الطرف الثاني لنهائي كأس سمو ولي العهد".
12. "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 1998 - النهائي".
13. "بعد ٢٠ عاماً التاريخ يعيد نفسه.. الرياض يواجه الأهلي".

External links

• Football competitions in Saudi Arabia 1997/98
• goalzz