2007 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final

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2007 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
Event 2006–07 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Date27 April 2007 (2007-04-27)
Venue Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Referee Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Attendance27,000
2006
2008

The 2007 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 32nd final of the Crown Prince Cup, Saudi Arabia's main football knock-out competition at the time.

Contents

It took place on 27 April 2007 at the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and was contested between city rivals Al-Ittihad and Al-Ahli. [1] It was Al-Ahli's tenth Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Ittihad's 11th. This was the fourth meeting between these two clubs in the final.

Al-Ahli won the game 2–1 to secure their fifth title and first since 2002. [2] As winners of the 2006–07 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Al-Ahli qualified for the 2008 AFC Champions League group stage.

Teams

TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Ittihad 10 (1958, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004)
Al-Ahli 9 (1957, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006)

Venue

The Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium in Jeddah was announced as the host of the final. [3] This was the ninth Crown Prince Cup final to be hosted in the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium following those in 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, and 2002.

The Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium was opened in 1970 and was known as the Youth Welfare Stadium until 2001. [4] The stadium was used as a venue for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship and hosted the final of the 2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. The stadium was used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Ahli, and Al-Ittihad, and hosted major domestic matches. The stadium underwent major construction in 2012 with plans to expand the number of seats and as of 2019 is still under construction. [5]

Background

Al-Ittihad reached their 11th final after a 4–2 aggregate win against Al-Ettifaq. [6] This was Al-Ittihad's first final since 2004 when they defeated Al-Ahli 1–0.

Al-Ahli reached their ninth final, after a 3–1 aggregate win against Al-Hilal. [7] They finished as runners-up in the previous season, losing to Al-Hilal.

This was the twelfth meeting between the two sides in the Crown Prince Cup with Al-Ahli and Al-Ittihad winning five times each and one draw between them occurred. The two teams met three times in the final with Al-Ittihad winning twice in 1958 and 2004, and Al-Ahli won the 2002 final. [8] The two teams played each other twice in the season prior to the final, once in the league and once in the Federation Cup final. Al-Ahli defeated Al-Ittihad 3–0 in the final to win their fifth Federation Cup and Al-Ittihad won the league match 3–0. [9]

Road to the final

Al-IttihadRoundAl-Ahli
OpponentResultOpponentResult
Al-Tai 6–1 (H)Round of 16 Al-Riyadh 3–1 (A)
Najran 10–0 (H)Quarter-finals Al-Faisaly 1–0 (H)
Al-Ettifaq 0–1 (A)Semi-finals Al-Hilal 2–0 (H)
4–1 (H)1–1 (A)

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

Match

Details

Al-Ittihad 1–2 Al-Ahli
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Al-Ahli
GK1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mabrouk Zaid
RB2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ahmed Dokhi Sub off.svg 83'
CB33 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Osama Al-Muwallad
CB21 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hamad Al-Montashari
LB19 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saleh Al-Saqri
CM23 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Al-Waked Sub off.svg 50'
CM14 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saud Kariri
RW27 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ibrahim Al-Shahrani Sub off.svg 89'
AM18 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Noor (c)
LW10 Flag of Brazil.svg Wágner
CF3 Flag of Guinea.svg Alhassane Keita
Substitutes:
DF4 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Redha Tukar Sub on.svg 89'
FW9 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hamzah Idris Sub on.svg 83'
FW11 Flag of Brazil.svg Reinaldo Yellow card.svg 63'Sub on.svg 50'
Manager:
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GK1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yasser Al-Mosailem
RB30 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ibrahim Hazzazi Sub off.svg 90+3'
CB19 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Walid Jahdali Yellow card.svg 57'
CB2 Flag of Tunisia.svg Khaled Badra
LB24 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hussein Abdulghani (c)
DM5 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Moataz Al-Musa Sub off.svg 85'
CM8 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Taisir Al-Jassim Yellow card.svg 65'
CM15 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saheb Al-Abdullah
AM7 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Turky Al-Thagafi Sub off.svg 60'
AM10 Flag of Brazil.svg Caio Yellow card.svg 32'
CF9 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Malek Mouath
Substitutes:
DF4 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohamed Al-Bishi Sub on.svg 85'
MF18 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ahmed Darwish Sub on.svg 60'
DF28 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Jufain Al-Bishi Sub on.svg 90+3'
Manager:
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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. "كأس ولي العهد بين (اتحاد) متحفز و(أهلي) جريح".
  2. "شمس الأهلي الجديد (تشرق) بكأس ولي العهد".
  3. "جماهير الاتحاد والاهلي تشعل المدرجات بأهازيج التحدي".
  4. "الاقتراب من انتهاء مشروع ملعب عبدالله الفيصل".
  5. "ملعب الأمير عبدالله الفيصل يرتدي حلة جديدة".
  6. "الاتحاد يعلن عن وصوله نهائي كاس ولي العهد".
  7. "القلعة مغلقة امام طموحات الزعيم".
  8. "التقيا في أول نهائي عام 1950 وفاز الاتحاد".
  9. "الأهلي بطلاً لكأس فيصل بفوز تاريخي على اتحاد جدة 3/صفر".