2002 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

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2002 Crown Prince Cup
Tournament details
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates1 February – 24 April 2002
Teams16 (main competition)
Defending champions Al-Ittihad
Final positions
Champions Al-Ahli (4th title)
Runners-up Al-Ittihad
AFC Champions League Al-Ahli
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored51 (3.4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Luizinho Vieira
(6 goals)
  2001
2003  

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.

Contents

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 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
            
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).

1 February 20023 Al-Adalah (3)0–2 Al-Nassr (1) Al-Hasa
16:00 Report Al-Harthi Soccerball shade.svg88'
César Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
1 February 20024 Al-Shabab (1) 4–0 Al-Najma (1) Riyadh
16:00 Khathran Soccerball shade.svg20'
Majrashi Soccerball shade.svg22', 45'
Al-Dossari Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
1 February 20021 Al-Ahli (1) 2–0 Al-Raed (2) Jeddah
20:00 Gahwji Soccerball shade.svg66', 74' Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
1 February 20022 Al-Ettifaq (1) 2–1 Al-Wehda (1) Dammam
20:00 Kamouna Soccerball shade.svg
Ndiaye Soccerball shade.svg
Report Silva Soccerball shade.svgStadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
2 February 20025 Al-Tai (1) 3–1 Al-Hilal (1) Ha'il
16:00 Hamad Ji Soccerball shade.svg20'
Celso Soccerball shade.svg44' (pen.)
Al-Rashid Soccerball shade.svg56'
Report Macedo Soccerball shade.svg17'Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi
2 February 20026 Najran (3)1–2 Al-Ansar (1) Najran
16:00 Hatrash Soccerball shade.svg82' Report Al-Fraidi Soccerball shade.svg35', 72'Stadium: Al Akhdoud Club Stadium
2 February 20027 Al-Ittihad (1) 6–0 Abha (2) Jeddah
20:00 Vieira Soccerball shade.svg, Soccerball shade.svg, Soccerball shade.svg
Idris Soccerball shade.svg
Al-Muwallad Soccerball shade.svg
Lindomar Soccerball shade.svg
Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
2 February 20028 Al-Shoulla (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Al-Riyadh (1) Al-Kharj
20:00 Cláudio Soccerball shade.svg8', Soccerball shade gold.svg91' Report Al-Haya'e Soccerball shade.svg90+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).

6 February 20029 Al-Ahli (1) 1–0 (a.e.t.) Al-Ettifaq (1) Jeddah
16:00 Al-Shahrani Soccerball shade gold.svg96' (pen.) Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Marwani
6 February 200210 Al-Nassr (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Al-Shabab (1) Riyadh
16:00 Keïta Soccerball shade.svg65'
Yazid Soccerball shade gold.svg92'
Report Antônio Soccerball shade.svg30'Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Ghimlas
7 February 200211 Al-Ansar (1) 1–0 Al-Tai (1) Medina
16:00 Al-Mutlaq Soccerball shade.svg6' Report Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda
7 February 200212 Al-Ittihad (1) 4–3 (a.e.t.) Al-Shoulla (1) Jeddah
20:00 Vieira Soccerball shade.svg45+1' (pen.), 75'
Idris Soccerball shade.svg62'
Shas Soccerball shade gold.svg111'
Report Cláudio Soccerball shade.svg80', 83' (pen.)
Al-Daajani Soccerball shade.svg87'
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).

18 February 200213 Al-Nassr (1)1–2 Al-Ahli (1) Riyadh
20:00 Al-Harthi Soccerball shade.svg90+1' Report Al-Shehri Soccerball shade.svg6', 13'Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 3,592
Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda
19 February 200214 Al-Ansar (1)2–4 Al-Ittihad (1) Medina
16:00 Salem Soccerball shade.svg80', 88' Report Lindomar Soccerball shade.svg28'
Vieira Soccerball shade.svg68'
Al-Yami Soccerball shade.svg76'
Idris Soccerball shade.svg78'
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).

Al-Ahli 2–1 Al-Ittihad
Al-Abdali Soccerball shade.svg21'
Al-Shenaif Soccerball shade.svg87' (pen.)
Report Al-Yami Soccerball shade.svg46'
Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Zaid

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Luizinho Vieira Al-Ittihad 6
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Cláudio Al-Shoulla 4
3 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hamzah Idris Al-Ittihad 3
4 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Naji Majrashi Al-Shabab 2
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Khaled Gahwji Al-Ahli
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ghazi Al-Fraidi Al-Ansar
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Fouzi Al-Shehri Al-Ahli
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohsen Al-Harthi Al-Nassr
Flag of Brazil.svg Lindomar Al-Ittihad
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al Tayeb Salem Al-Ansar
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al Hasan Al-Yami Al-Ittihad

See also

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".