2006 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final

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2006 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
Event 2005–06 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Al-Ahli Al-Hilal
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Date7 April 2006 (2006-04-07)
Venue King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Referee Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
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The 2006 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 31st final of the Crown Prince Cup, Saudi Arabia's main football knock-out competition at the time.

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It took place on 7 April 2006 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and was contested between Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal. [1] It was Al-Ahli's ninth Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Hilal's seventh final. It was Al-Ahli's first final since 2004 and Al-Hilal's second consecutive final.

Al-Hilal won the game 1–0 to claim their sixth Crown Prince Cup title. [2] As winners of the 2005–06 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Al-Hilal qualified for the 2007 AFC Champions League group stage.

Teams

TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Ahli 8 (1957, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1998 , 2002 , 2003, 2004)
Al-Hilal 6 (1964, 1995 , 1999, 2000 , 2003 , 2005 )

Venue

The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue. This was the seventh Crown Prince Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, and 2005.

The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987. [3] The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup. [4] Its current capacity is 68,752 [5] and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Nassr, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.

Background

Al-Hilal reached their seventh final after a 5–2 aggregate win against Al-Wehda. [6] This was Al-Hilal's second final in a row. Previously, they won finals in 1964, 1995, 2000, 2003, and 2005, and lost in 1999.

Al-Ahli reached their ninth final, after a 5–4 aggregate win against Al-Shabab. [7] They reached their first final since 2004. They finished as runners-up after losing to Al-Ittihad in that year's final. Previously, they won finals in 1957, 1970, 1998, and 2002, and lost in 1958, 1974, 2003, and 2004.

This was the second meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final. [8] Al-Hilal won in 2003. This was the 6th meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup; previously Al-Hilal won 3 times, Al-Ahli won once and the two teams drew once. The two teams played each other three times in the season prior to the final with Al-Hilal winning all three matches. [9]

Road to the final

Al-AhliRoundAl-Hilal
OpponentResultOpponentResult
Abha 4–0 (H)Round of 16 Al-Ansar 1–0 (H)
Al-Ittihad 1–1 (4–2 p) (A)Quarter-finals Al-Qadisiyah 2–0 (A)
Al-Shabab 2–1 (A)Semi-finals Al-Wehda 3–2 (H)
3–3 (H)2–0 (A)

Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away

Match

Details

Al-Ahli 0–1 Al-Hilal
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King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
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Al-Hilal
GK1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yasser Al-Mosailem
RB14 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammad Massad Sub off.svg 77'
CB3 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Jufain Al-Bishi
CB19 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Walid Jahdali Yellow card.svg 52'
LB12 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohamed Al-Bishi Yellow card.svg 90+4'
RM2 Flag of Morocco.svg Abdelhaq Ait Laarif
CM8 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Taisir Al-Jassim Sub off.svg 83'
CM15 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saheb Al-Abdullah
LM24 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hussein Abdulghani (c)Sub off.svg 83'
CF9 Flag of Brazil.svg Malek Mouath
CF27 Flag of Montenegro.svg Dejan Damjanović
Substitutes:
MF7 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Turky Al-Thagafi Sub on.svg 77'
MF10 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saleh Al-Mohammedi Sub on.svg 83'
FW11 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Waleed Al-Gizani Sub on.svg 83'
Manager:
Flag of Serbia.svg Nebojša Vučković
GK1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohamed Al-Deayea (c)
RB19 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulaziz Khathran
CB3 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Tavares Yellow card.svg 53'
CB17 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Fahed Al-Mofarij
LB12 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Kamel Al-Mousa
DM6 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Khaled Aziz
DM13 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Omar Al-Ghamdi
RW10 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammad Al-Shalhoub Sub off.svg 63'
AM8 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Camacho
LW11 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Nawaf Al-Temyat Sub off.svg 77'
CF20 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yasser Al-Qahtani Sub off.svg 85'
Substitutes:
FW7 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Al-Jamaan Sub on.svg 85'
FW9 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Sami Al-Jaber Sub on.svg 77'
DF27 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Sultan Al-Bargan Sub on.svg 63'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg Jose Kléber

Assistant referees:
Clemente Ayete Plou (Spain)
Oscar Martínez Samaniego (Spain)
Fourth official:
Bernardino González Vázquez (Spain)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "الهلال يتطلع للحفاظ على لقبه.. والأهلي يحلم بالعودة لمنصات التتويج".
  2. ↑ "الهلال يهزم الأهلي ويتوج بطلاً لكأس ولي العهد السعودي".
  3. ↑ "افتتاح استاد الملك فهد الدولي".
  4. ↑ "كأس الملك فهد للقارات محط أنظار العالم".
  5. ↑ "استاد الملك فهد الدولي تحفة معمارية يستوعب 70 ألف متفرج".
  6. ↑ "الزعيم تاهل لمواجهة القلعة في النهائي".
  7. ↑ "الاهلي يعود الى منصات الذهب".
  8. ↑ "10 نهائيات و 5 كؤوس تزين قاعة الملكي".
  9. ↑ "تاريخ لقاءات".
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