1999 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

1999 Crown Prince Cup

Country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	14 March – 16 April 1999
Teams	16 (main competition)
Defending champions	Al-Ahli
Champions	Al-Shabab (3rd title)
Runners-up	Al-Hilal
Asian Cup Winners' Cup	Al-Shabab
Arab Cup Winners' Cup	Al-Hilal
Matches played	15
Goals scored	37 (2.47 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Mohammed Al-Enazi Bashar Abdullah Abdullah Al-Sheehan (3 goals each)
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The 1999 Crown Prince Cup was the 24th season of the Saudi premier football knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. The main competition started on 14 March and concluded with the final on 16 April 1999. ^[1]

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

In the final, Al-Shabab defeated Al-Hilal 1–0 to secure their third title. The final was held at the Youth Welfare Stadium in Dammam for the first time. As winners of the tournament, Al-Shabab qualified for the 2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. As runners-up, Al-Hilal qualified for the 2000 Arab Cup Winners' Cup. ^[3]

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-Qadisiyah, Al-Taawoun, Al-Tai and Ohod qualified. ^[4]

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

A

Al-Tai

1 (3)

H

Al-Taawoun (pen.)

1 (4)

A

Al-Taawoun

0

H

Al-Hilal

1

H

Al-Ahli

1

A

Al-Hilal

2

A

Al-Hilal

2

H

Al-Najma

0

H

Al-Ettifaq

1

A

Hajer

0

H

Al-Ettifaq

0

A

Al-Najma

1

H

Al-Najma

3

A

Al-Qadisiyah

1

–

Al-Hilal

0

–

Al-Shabab

1

H

Al-Shabab

2

A

Ittihad

0

A

Al-Shabab

4

H

Ohod

0

A

Ohod

4

H

Al-Ansar

2

H

Al-Shabab

1

A

Al-Nassr

0

A

Al-Shoulla

1

H

Al-Wehda (asdet)

2

A

Al-Wehda

0

H

Al-Nassr

5

H

Al-Riyadh

0

A

Al-Nassr

1

Round of 16

The draw for the Round of 16 was held on 9 March 1999. ^[5] The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 14 and 15 March 1999. ^{[6] [7]} All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Taawoun (2) v Al-Tai (1)

14 March 19997	Al-Taawoun (2)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Al-Tai (1)	Buraidah
16:00	Al-Mansour 10' (pen.)	Report	K. Al-Deayea 13'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Suwail
	Penalties
	Al-Ahmari Al-Dakheel Al-Ghulaiqah Al-Shaalan Al-Haddad		Al-Ateeq Jako M. Al-Saqri Al-Ghazi M. Al-Deayea

Al-Wehda (1) v Al-Shoulla (2)

14 March 19991	Al-Wehda (1)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Al-Shoulla (2)	Mecca
20:00	Al-Dossari 6' Mekbeshi  102'	Report	Al-Khnein 61' (pen.)	Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Awidhah Mansour

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

14 March 19992	Al-Shabab (1)	2–0	Al-Ittihad (1)	Riyadh
20:00	Majrashi 18' Seddiq 60'	Report		Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Omer Al Mehannah

Al-Ansar (1) v Ohod (2)

15 March 19996	Al-Ansar (1)	2–4	Ohod (2)	Medina
16:00	Boudal 19' (pen.), 55'	Report	Suleiman 4' Gohl 13' Tukar 65' Bakhit 87'	Stadium: Al-Ansar Club Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Al-Nafisah

Al-Ettifaq (1) v Hajer (1)

15 March 19993	Al-Ettifaq (1)	1–0	Hajer (1)	Dammam
20:30	Khalil 34'	Report		Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium Referee: Mujeb Al-Dossari

Al-Najma (1) v Al-Qadisiyah (2)

15 March 19994	Al-Najma (1)	3–1	Al-Qadisiyah (2)	Unaizah
20:30	Kuoki 7' Sharahili 39' Al-Jassar 58'	Report	Al-Shammari 90+1'	Stadium: Al-Najma Club Stadium Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda

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

15 March 19995	Al-Ahli (1)	1–2	Al-Hilal (1)	Jeddah
20:30	Gilson 30' (pen.)	Report	Hamrouni 16' Abdullah 28'	Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium Referee: Yousef Al-Aqili

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

15 March 19998	Al-Riyadh (1)	0–1	Al-Nassr (1)	Riyadh
20:30		Report	Al-Enazi 6'	Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Dakheel

Quarter-finals

The draw for the Quarter-finals was held on 20 March 1999. ^[8] The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 1 and 2 April 1999. ^{[9] [10]} All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

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

1 April 19999	Al-Nassr (1)	5–0	Al-Wehda (1)	Riyadh
20:30	Al-Huraifi 4' Al-Enazi 19', 69' Uche 90+1' Mater 90+2'	Report		Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Mujeb Al-Dossari

Al-Ettifaq (1) v Al-Najma (1)

1 April 199912	Al-Ettifaq (1)	0–1	Al-Najma (1)	Dammam
20:30		Report	Al-Wehaibi 90'	Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Zaid

Al-Hilal (1) v Al-Taawoun (2)

2 April 199910	Al-Hilal (1)	1–0	Al-Taawoun (2)	Riyadh
20:30	Abdullah 86' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Nasser Al-Hamdan

Ohod (2) v Al-Shabab (1)

2 April 199911	Ohod (2)	0–4	Al-Shabab (1)	Medina
20:30		Report	Yekini 43' Al-Waked 68' Al-Sheehan 72' Al-Dawod 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Suwail

Semi-finals

The draw for the Semi-finals was held on 3 April 1999. ^[11] The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 7 and 8 April 1999. ^{[12] [13]} All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Shabab (1) v Al-Nassr (1)

7 April 199914	Al-Shabab (1)	1–0	Al-Nassr (1)	Riyadh
20:30	Al-Sheehan 29'	Report		Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Omer Al Mehannah

Al-Najma (1) v Al-Hilal (1)

8 April 199913	Al-Najma (1)	0–2	Al-Hilal (1)	Unaizah
20:30		Report	Al-Jaber 78' Abdullah 88'	Stadium: Department of Education Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Al-Nafisah

Final

The 1999 Crown Prince Cup Final was played on 16 April 1999 at the Youth Welfare Stadium in Dammam between Al-Hilal and Al-Shabab. ^[14] This was the first Crown Prince Cup final to be held at the stadium. This was the first meeting between these two sides in the final. This was Al-Shabab's fifth final and Al-Hilal's third final. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

16 April 1999

20:35

Al-Hilal	0–1	Al-Shabab
	Report	Al-Sheehan 24'

Youth Welfare Stadium, Dammam

Attendance: 34,058

Referee: Yousef Al-Aqili

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Mohammed Al-Enazi	Al-Nassr	3
	Bashar Abdullah	Al-Hilal
	Abdullah Al-Sheehan	Al-Shabab
4	Faisal Boudal	Al-Ansar	2

References

• Football competitions in Saudi Arabia 1998/99
• goalzz

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