| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 17 February – 12 May 2000 |
| Teams | 44 (all) 32 (qualifying competition) 16 (main competition) |
| Defending champions | Al-Shabab |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Al-Hilal (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Al-Shabab |
| Asian Cup Winners' Cup | Al-Hilal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 49 (3.27 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Abdullah Al-Jamaan (5 goals) |
(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs) | |
The 2000 Crown Prince Cup was the 25th season of the Saudi premier football knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. It started with the qualifying rounds on 17 February 2000 and concluded with the final on 12 May 2000.
In the final, Al-Hilal defeated defending champions Al-Shabab 3–0 to secure their third title. [1] The final was held at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah for the sixth time. As winners of the tournament, Al-Hilal qualified for the 2001–02 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
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. The qualifying competition began on 17 February 2000. Second Division side Al-Hazem and Third Division sides Al-Maseef, Al-Oyoon and Al-Watani qualified.
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| Thursday 17 February 2000 | ||||
| Al-Safa (4) | 0–5 | Al-Qadisiyah (2) | ||
| Al-Nahda (3) | 5–2 | Modhar (3) | ||
| Al-Taawoun (2) | 0–1 | Al-Jabalain (4) | ||
| Al-Hazem (3) | 1–0 | Al-Arabi (4) | ||
| Al-Tuhami (4) | 0–3 | Hajer (2) | ||
| Abha (3) | 0–1 | Al-Maseef (4) | ||
| Al-Akhdoud (4) | 1–0 | Najran (2) | ||
| Al-Shoulla (2) | 1–2 (asdet) | Al-Diriyah (4) | ||
| Zahran (4) | 2–2 (6–5 p) | Okaz (4) | ||
| Ohod (2) | 2–3 | Al-Majd (4) | ||
| Al-Qarah (3) | 5–1 | Al-Rawdhah (3) | ||
| Al-Khaleej (2) | N/A | N/A | ||
| Friday 18 February 2000 | ||||
| Al-Watani (4) | 1–0 | Al-Ansar (2) | ||
| Al-Hamadah (3) | 1–0 | Al-Kholood (3) | ||
| Saturday 19 February 2000 | ||||
| Al-Orobah (2) | 6–0 | Al-Entelaq (4) | ||
| Al-Fateh (2) | 2–3 (asdet) | Al-Oyoon (4) | ||
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| Thursday 24 February 2000 | ||||
| Al-Orobah (2) | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Al-Watani (4) | ||
| Al-Maseef (4) | 1–0 | Hajer (2) | ||
| Al-Akhdoud (4) | 1–0 | Al-Khaleej (2) | ||
| Al-Qadisiyah (2) | 3–2 | Al-Nahda (3) | ||
| Al-Oyoon (4) | 1–1 (6–5 p) | Al-Qarah (3) | ||
| Al-Hazem (3) | 1–0 | Al-Jabalain (4) | ||
| Friday 25 February 2000 | ||||
| Al-Hamadah (3) | N/A | Al-Diriyah (4) | ||
| Al-Majd (4) | N/A | Zahran (4) | ||
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| Thursday 2 March 2000 | ||||
| Al-Hamadah (3) | 1–2 (asdet) | Al-Hazem (3) | ||
| Al-Maseef (4) | 3–2 | Al-Akhdoud (4) | ||
| Al-Qadisiyah (2) | 3–4 (asdet) | Al-Oyoon (4) | ||
| Al-Majd (4) | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Al-Watani (4) | ||
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Watani | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Hilal | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Hilal | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Hazem | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Hazem | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Maseef | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Hilal | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ittihad | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ittihad | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Wehda | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ittihad | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ahli | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Sdoos | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ahli | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| – | Al-Hilal | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| – | Al-Shabab | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Shabab | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Nassr | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Shabab | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Tai | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Tai | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Raed | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Shabab | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ettifaq | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Najma | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Riyadh | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Riyadh | 0 (7) | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ettifaq (pen.) | 0 (8) | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ettifaq (asdet) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Oyoon | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
The draw for the Round of 16 was held on 4 March 2000. [2] The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 28, 29, 30 and 31 March 2000. [3] [4] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 28 March 20001 | Al-Raed (1) | 0–4 | Al-Tai (1) | Buraidah |
| 20:00 | Report | Al-Saqri Al-Ghazi Al-Rashid Al-Suleiman | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Jarwan |
| 28 March 20002 | Al-Ettifaq (1) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Al-Oyoon (4) | Dammam |
| 20:00 | Al-Fuhaid Al-Ali Al-Dossari | Report | Al-Assaf Al-Ghareeb | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Nasser Al-Hamdan |
| 29 March 20004 | Al-Maseef (4) | 0–1 | Al-Hazem (3) | Abha |
| 16:00 | Report | Al-Rumaihi | Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Yami |
| 29 March 20003 | Al-Shabab (1) | 3–1 | Al-Nassr (1) | Riyadh |
| 20:00 | Al-Dawod Suroor Al-Otaibi | Report | Yazid | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Mujeb Al-Dossari |
| 30 March 20005 | Al-Watani (4) | 0–4 | Al-Hilal (1) | Tabuk |
| 16:00 | Report | Al-Mofarij Al-Jamaan | Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium Referee: Saleh Al-Shahrani |
| 30 March 20006 | Sdoos (1) | 1–2 | Al-Ahli (1) | Riyadh |
| 20:00 | Al-Taweel | Report | Pérez | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Yousef Al-Aqili |
| 31 March 20007 | Al-Wehda (1) | 0–3 | Al-Ittihad (1) | Mecca |
| 20:00 | Report | T. Al-Muwallad Al-Zahrani Idris | Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Zaid |
| 31 March 20008 | Al-Riyadh (1) | 3–1 | Al-Najma (1) | Riyadh |
| 20:00 | Al-Sobhi Diop Al-Dossari | Report | Al-Munaif | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Ghimlas |
The draw for the Quarter-finals was held on 1 April 2000. [5] The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 8 and 9 April 2000. [6] [7] [8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 8 April 200011 | Al-Hazem (3) | 0–2 | Al-Hilal (1) | Buraidah |
| 16:00 | Report | Al-Jamaan Dokhi | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Suwail |
| 8 April 20009 | Al-Ettifaq (1) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) | Al-Riyadh (1) | Dammam |
| 20:30 | Report | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Beshri | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Al-Mogahwi Saif Al-Dossari Al-Fuhaid Al-Dubikhi Al-Muwallad Shehri Al-Bahri | ||||
| 9 April 200010 | Al-Shabab (1) | 6–2 | Al-Tai (1) | Riyadh |
| 20:15 | Suroor Al-Qanat Al-Otaibi Majrashi Al-Owairan | Report | Al-Rashid | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Al-Omar |
| 9 April 200012 | Al-Ittihad (1) | 2–1 | Al-Ahli (1) | Jeddah |
| 20:30 | Al-Hadaithi | Report | Masaad | Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium Referee: Omer Al Mehannah |
The draw for the Semi-finals was held on 10 April 2000. [9] The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 13 and 14 April 2000. [10] [11] [12] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 13 April 200014 | Al-Ettifaq (1) | 1–2 | Al-Shabab (1) | Dammam |
| 20:30 | Al-Ali | Report | Al-Waked Al-Khathran | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda |
| 14 April 200013 | Al-Hilal (1) | 2–0 | Al-Ittihad (1) | Riyadh |
| 20:30 | Al-Jamaan Al-Jaber | Report | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Yousef Al-Aqili |
The 2000 Crown Prince Cup Final was played on 12 May 2000 at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah between Al-Hilal and Al-Shabab. [13] [14] This was the sixth Crown Prince Cup final to be held at the stadium. The two sides met once in the final with Al-Shabab winning in 1999. This was a repeat of last season's final. This was Al-Shabab's sixth final and Al-Hilal's fourth final. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Al-Hilal | 5 |
| 2 | | Al-Shabab | 3 |
| | Al-Tai | ||
| 4 | | Al-Ahli | 2 |
| | Al-Shabab | ||
| | Al-Ittihad | ||
| | Al-Ettifaq | ||