2002 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

2002 Crown Prince Cup

Country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	1 February – 24 April 2002
Teams	16 (main competition)
Defending champions	Al-Ittihad
Champions	Al-Ahli (4th title)
Runners-up	Al-Ittihad
AFC Champions League	Al-Ahli
Matches played	15
Goals scored	51 (3.4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Luizinho Vieira (6 goals)
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The 2002 Crown Prince Cup was the 27th season of the Saudi premier knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. The main competition started on 1 February 2002 and concluded with the final on 24 April 2002.

In the final, Al-Ahli defeated defending champions Al-Ittihad 2–1 to secure their fourth title. ^[1] The final was held at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah. As winners of the tournament, Al-Ahli qualified for the 2002–03 AFC Champions League third qualifying round.

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 Abha and Al-Raed and Second Division sides Al-Adalah and Najran qualified.

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

H

Al-Ahli

2

A

Al-Raed

0

H

Al-Ahli (asdet)

1

A

Al-Ettifaq

0

H

Al-Ettifaq

2

A

Al-Wehda

1

A

Al-Ahli

2

H

Al-Nassr

1

A

Al-Nassr

2

H

Al-Adalah

0

H

Al-Nassr (asdet)

2

A

Al-Shabab

1

H

Al-Shabab

4

A

Al-Najma

0

–

Al-Ahli

2

–

Al-Ittihad

1

A

Al-Hilal

1

H

Al-Tai

3

A

Al-Tai

0

H

Al-Ansar

1

A

Al-Ansar

2

H

Najran

1

H

Al-Ansar

2

A

Al-Ittihad

4

H

Al-Ittihad

6

A

Abha

0

H

Al-Ittihad (asdet)

4

A

Al-Shoulla

3

A

Al-Riyadh

1

H

Al-Shoulla (asdet)

2

Source: Al-Jazirah

Round of 16

The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 1 and 2 February 2002. ^{[2] [3]} All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Adalah (3) v Al-Nassr (1)

1 February 20023	Al-Adalah (3)	0–2	Al-Nassr (1)	Al-Hasa
16:00		Report	Al-Harthi 88' César 90+2'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium

Al-Shabab (1) v Al-Najma (1)

1 February 20024	Al-Shabab (1)	4–0	Al-Najma (1)	Riyadh
16:00	Khathran 20' Majrashi 22', 45' Al-Dossari 90'	Report		Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

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

1 February 20021	Al-Ahli (1)	2–0	Al-Raed (2)	Jeddah
20:00	Gahwji 66', 74'	Report		Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium

Al-Ettifaq (1) v Al-Wehda (1)

1 February 20022	Al-Ettifaq (1)	2–1	Al-Wehda (1)	Dammam
20:00	Kamouna Ndiaye	Report	Silva	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

Al-Tai (1) v Al-Hilal (1)

2 February 20025	Al-Tai (1)	3–1	Al-Hilal (1)	Ha'il
16:00	Hamad Ji 20' Celso 44' (pen.) Al-Rashid 56'	Report	Macedo 17'	Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi

Najran (3) v Al-Ansar (1)

2 February 20026	Najran (3)	1–2	Al-Ansar (1)	Najran
16:00	Hatrash 82'	Report	Al-Fraidi 35', 72'	Stadium: Al Akhdoud Club Stadium

Al-Ittihad (1) v Abha (2)

2 February 20027	Al-Ittihad (1)	6–0	Abha (2)	Jeddah
20:00	Vieira , , Idris Al-Muwallad Lindomar	Report		Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium

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

2 February 20028	Al-Shoulla (1)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Al-Riyadh (1)	Al-Kharj
20:00	Cláudio 8',  91'	Report	Al-Haya'e 90+2'	Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 6 and 7 February 2002. ^{[4] [5] [6]} All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Ahli (1) v Al-Ettifaq (1)

6 February 20029	Al-Ahli (1)	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Al-Ettifaq (1)	Jeddah
16:00	Al-Shahrani  96' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Marwani

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

6 February 200210	Al-Nassr (1)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Al-Shabab (1)	Riyadh
16:00	Keïta 65' Yazid  92'	Report	Antônio 30'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Ghimlas

Al-Ansar (1) v Al-Tai (1)

7 February 200211	Al-Ansar (1)	1–0	Al-Tai (1)	Medina
16:00	Al-Mutlaq 6'	Report		Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda

Al-Ittihad (1) v Al-Shoulla (1)

7 February 200212	Al-Ittihad (1)	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Al-Shoulla (1)	Jeddah
20:00	Vieira 45+1' (pen.), 75' Idris 62' Shas  111'	Report	Cláudio 80', 83' (pen.) Al-Daajani 87'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium Referee: Yousef Al-Aqili

Semi-finals

The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 18 and 19 February 2002. ^{[7] [8]} All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Nassr (1) v Al-Ahli (1)

18 February 200213	Al-Nassr (1)	1–2	Al-Ahli (1)	Riyadh
20:00	Al-Harthi 90+1'	Report	Al-Shehri 6', 13'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 3,592 Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda

Al-Ansar (1) v Al-Ittihad (1)

19 February 200214	Al-Ansar (1)	2–4	Al-Ittihad (1)	Medina
16:00	Salem 80', 88'	Report	Lindomar 28' Vieira 68' Al-Yami 76' Idris 78'	Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Zaid

Final

The 2002 Crown Prince Cup Final was played on 24 April 2002 at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah between derby rivals Al-Ahli and Al-Ittihad. ^{[9] [10]} This was the eighth Crown Prince Cup final to be held at the stadium. The two sides met once in the final, in 1958, which Al-Ittihad won. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

24 April 2002

20:30

Al-Ahli	2–1	Al-Ittihad
Al-Abdali 21' Al-Shenaif 87' (pen.)	Report	Al-Yami 46'

Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Zaid

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Luizinho Vieira	Al-Ittihad	6
2	Cláudio	Al-Shoulla	4
3	Hamzah Idris	Al-Ittihad	3
4	Naji Majrashi	Al-Shabab	2
	Khaled Gahwji	Al-Ahli
	Ghazi Al-Fraidi	Al-Ansar
	Fouzi Al-Shehri	Al-Ahli
	Mohsen Al-Harthi	Al-Nassr
	Lindomar	Al-Ittihad
	Al Tayeb Salem	Al-Ansar
	Al Hasan Al-Yami	Al-Ittihad

See also

• 2001–02 Saudi Premier League

References

1. "احتفالات في الأهلي السعودي بالفوز بكأس ولي العهد".
2. "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2002 - دور الـ 16".
3. "Jazirah newspaper 30-01-2002".
4. "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2002 - دور الـ 8".
5. "النصر أمام الشباب .. والأهلي يستضيف الاتفاق".
6. "الاتحاد يستضيف الشعلة .. وصائد الكبار يواجه تحدي الأنصار".
7. "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2002 - دور الـ 4".
8. "النصر يستضيف الأهلي والاتحاد في ضيافة الأنصار".
9. "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2002 - النهائي".
10. "كأس ولي العهد بين عنفوان الأهلي وقوة الاتحاد".