2003 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

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2003 Crown Prince Cup
Tournament details
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates9 January – 9 April 2003
Teams44 (all)
32 (qualifying competition)
16 (main competition)
Defending champions Al-Ahli
Final positions
Champions Al-Hilal (4th title)
Runners-up Al-Ahli
AFC Champions League Al-Hilal
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored51 (3.4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Al Hasan Al-Yami
Abdulaziz Al-Saran
Bouchaib El Moubarki
Rock Buskapa
(3 goals each)
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(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs)

The 2003 Crown Prince Cup was the 28th season of the Saudi premier knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. It started with the qualifying rounds on 9 January 2003 and concluded with the final on 9 April 2003.

Contents

In the final, Al-Hilal defeated defending champions Al-Ahli 1–0 to secure their fourth title. [1] The final was held at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. As winners of the tournament, Al-Hilal qualified for the 2004 AFC Champions League group stage.

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. The qualifying competition began on 9 January 2003. First Division sides Abha, Al-Ansar, and Al-Taawoun as well as Second Division side Al-Nahda qualified. [2]

First round

Home team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)
Thursday 9 January 2003
Al-Khaleej (2)4–2 Al-Noor (3)
Al-Hazem (2)2–1 Al-Arabi (3)
Al-Fateh (3)2–0 Al-Taraf (4)
Al-Hamadah (2)1–2 Al-Fayha (3)
Al-Ansar (2)2–1 (asdet) Al-Watani (4)
Hajer (2)1–0 Al-Adalah (3)
Al-Tuhami (3)0–1 Ohod (2)
Abha (2)6–0 Al-Hejaz (4)
Najran (3)2–1 Al-Akhdoud (4)
Al-Jabalain (2)2–0 Al-Rayyan (4)
Sdoos (2)7–0 Al-Sharq (4)
Al-Faisaly (3)1–0Al-Oyoon (3)
Al-Wehda (2)5–0 Wej (4)
Al-Taawoun (2)3–0 Marid (4)
Al-Nahda (3)3–1 Al-Jubail (4)
Al-Orobah (2)1–1 (3–5 p) Al-Maseerah (4)

Second round

Home team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)
Tuesday 16 January 2003
Al-Maseerah (4)1–2 Al-Faisaly (3)
Al-Hazem (2)1–2 Sdoos (2)
Al-Nahda (3)1–0 Al-Khaleej (2)
Al-Fayha (3)2–3 Al-Taawoun (2)
Al-Jabalain (2)1–2 Al-Wehda (2)
Ohod (2)1–2 Al-Ansar (2)
Abha (2)2–0 Najran (3)
Hajer (2)3–1 Al-Fateh (3)

Final Round

Home team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)
Wednesday 22 January 2003
Hajer (2)0–0 (6–7 p) Al-Nahda (3)
Al-Ansar (2)1–1 (5–4 p) Al-Wehda (2)
Al-Taawoun (2)4–3 (asdet) Sdoos (2)
Al-Faisaly (3)0–0 (4–5 p) Abha (2)

Bracket

Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
            
A Al-Tai 0
H Al-Ittihad 5
H Al-Ittihad 2
A Al-Riyadh 1
H Al-Riyadh 2
A Al-Ansar 1
A Al-Ittihad 0
H Al-Hilal 2
H Al-Qadisiyah 1
A Al-Hilal (asdet)2
H Al-Hilal 2
A Al-Shoulla 0
H Abha 2
A Al-Shoulla 3
– Al-Hilal 1
– Al-Ahli 0
H Al-Ahli 4
A Al-Nahda 1
A Al-Ahli 4
H Al-Shabab 1
H Al-Shabab 4
A Al-Najma 0
A Al-Ahli (pen.)1 (5)
H Al-Nassr 1 (4)
H Al-Taawoun 1
A Al-Nassr 4
A Al-Nassr (asdet)2
H Al-Ettifaq 1
H Al-Ettifaq 3
A Al-Raed 0

Round of 16

The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 19 and 20 March 2003. [3] [4] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

19 March 20037 Al-Taawoun (2)1–4 Al-Nassr (1) Buraidah
15:30 Al-Rashid Soccerball shade.svg21' Report Buskapa Soccerball shade.svg50', 55'
Al-Khathran Soccerball shade.svg83'
Al-Bishi Soccerball shade.svg90+4'		Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
19 March 20035 Al-Ahli (1) 4–1 Al-Nahda (3) Jeddah
20:30 Al-Abdali Soccerball shade.svg2'
El Moubarki Soccerball shade.svg29'
Badra Soccerball shade.svg71' (pen.)
Abdulghani Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report Bilal Soccerball shade.svg73'Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
19 March 20036 Al-Shabab (1) 4–0 Al-Najma (1) Riyadh
20:30 Lindomar Soccerball shade.svg18'
Al-Saran Soccerball shade.svg32', 53'
Ricardo Soccerball shade.svg67'		 Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
19 March 20038 Al-Ettifaq (1) 3–0 Al-Raed (1) Dammam
20:30 Bashir Soccerball shade.svg14', 70'
A. Al-Shehri Soccerball shade.svg45'		 Report Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
20 March 20034 Abha (2)2–3 Al-Shoulla (1) Abha
15:30 A. Al-Qahtani Soccerball shade.svg45'
Al-Aamry Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 Report Al-Daajani Soccerball shade.svg19', 69'
Oliveira Soccerball shade.svg82'		Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Abdulrazzaq Al-Moqahwi
20 March 20031 Al-Ittihad (1) 5–0 Al-Tai (1) Jeddah
20:30 Al-Yami Soccerball shade.svg7', 55', 60'
Maurílio Soccerball shade.svg53'
Idris Soccerball shade.svg81'		 Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
20 March 20032 Al-Riyadh (1) 2–1 Al-Ansar (2) Riyadh
20:30 Al-Haya'ei Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Diop Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Report Ali Soccerball shade.svg16'Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
20 March 20033 Al-Qadisiyah (1)1–2 (a.e.t.) Al-Hilal (1) Dammam
20:30 Adailton Soccerball shade.svg24' Report Al-Jamaan Soccerball shade.svg38'
Badra Soccerball shade gold.svg114'		Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Mujeb Al-Dossari

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 24 and 25 March 2003. [5] [6] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

24 March 200311 Al-Shabab (1)1–4 Al-Ahli (1) Riyadh
20:30 Al-Saran Soccerball shade.svg73' Report Barakat Soccerball shade.svg31', 47'
El Moubarki Soccerball shade.svg58'
Al-Meshal Soccerball shade.svg65'		Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Al-Nafisah
24 March 200312 Al-Ettifaq (1)1–2 (a.e.t.) Al-Nassr (1) Dammam
20:30 Fabiano Soccerball shade.svg68' Report Al-Janoubi Soccerball shade.svg25'
César Soccerball shade gold.svg94' (pen.)		Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Ali Al-Mutlaq
25 March 20039 Al-Ittihad (1) 2–1 Al-Riyadh (1) Jeddah
20:30 Noor Soccerball shade.svg38'
Al-Qumaizi Soccerball shade.svg84' (o.g.)		 Report Diop Soccerball shade.svg21'Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid
25 March 200310 Al-Hilal (1) 2–0 Al-Shoulla (1) Riyadh
20:30 Al-Khathran Soccerball shade.svg64'
Kanchelskis Soccerball shade.svg74'		 Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi

Semi-finals

The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 28 and 29 March 2003. [7] [8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

28 March 200313 Al-Nassr (1)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Al-Ahli (1) Riyadh
20:30 Buskapa Soccerball shade.svg77' Report El Moubarki Soccerball shade.svg16' (pen.)Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Omer Al Mehannah
Penalties
Tenorio Soccerball shad check.svg
Al-Janoubi Soccerball shade cross.svg
Al-Halawi Soccerball shad check.svg
Buskapa Soccerball shad check.svg
César Soccerball shad check.svg		Soccerball shad check.svg El Moubarki
Soccerball shad check.svg Al-Shahrani
Soccerball shad check.svg Abdulghani
Soccerball shad check.svg Al-Dosari
Soccerball shad check.svg Badra
29 March 200314 Al-Hilal (1) 2–0 Al-Ittihad (1) Riyadh
20:30 Al-Jaber Soccerball shade.svg8'
Suffo Soccerball shade.svg65'		 Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Nasser Al-Hamdan

Final

The 2003 Crown Prince Cup Final was played on 9 April 2003 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. [9] This was the fourth Crown Prince Cup final to be held at the stadium. This was the first meeting between these two sides in the final. [10] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Hilal 1–0 Al-Ahli
Al-Shalhoub Soccerball shade.svg80' Report
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Referee: Ali Al-Mutlaq

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al Hasan Al-Yami Al-Ittihad 3
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulaziz Al-Saran Al-Shabab
Flag of Morocco.svg Bouchaib El Moubarki Al-Ahli
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Rock Buskapa Al-Nassr
5 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saleh Bashir Al-Ettifaq 2
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Nawaf Al-Daajani Al-Shoulla
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Barakat Al-Ahli
Flag of Senegal.svg Mamoune Diop Al-Riyadh

See also

References

  1. ↑ "الكرة في مرمى الاهلي كهدف هلالي".
  2. ↑ "تصفيات التأهل إلى كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2003".
  3. ↑ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2003 - دور الـ 16".
  4. ↑ "بأربع مباريات اليوم في الدور ثمن النهائي لكاس ولي العهد".
  5. ↑ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2003 - دور الـ 8".
  6. ↑ "في دور الثمانية من مسابقة كاس ولي العهد اليوم".
  7. ↑ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2003 نصف نهائي".
  8. ↑ "اليوم في نصف النهائي باستاد الملز".
  9. ↑ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2003 النهائي".
  10. ↑ "بعد ٤٢ عاما.. الزعيم والقلعة يلتقيان من جديد على كاس الذهب".
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