2008–09 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

2008–09 Crown Prince Cup

Country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	13 November 2008 – 27 February 2009
Teams	44 (all) 32 (qualifying competition) 16 (main competition)
Defending champions	Al-Hilal
Champions	Al-Hilal (8th title)
Runners-up	Al-Shabab
Matches played	15
Goals scored	31 (2.07 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Mohammed Noor Waleed Al-Gizani Christian Wilhelmsson (2 goals each)
← 2007–08 2009–10 → All statistics correct as of 27 February 2009. (Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs)

The 2008–09 Saudi Crown Prince Cup was the 34th season of the Saudi Crown Prince Cup since its establishment in 1957. This season's competition featured a total of 16 teams, 12 teams from the Pro League, and 4 teams from the qualifying rounds.

Pro League side Al-Hilal were the defending champions and successfully defended their title after a 1–0 win against Al-Shabab in the final. ^[1] Al-Hilal won their eighth title to become the most successful team in the competition. ^[2]

Qualifying rounds

All of the competing teams that are not members of the Pro League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 4 available places in the Round of 16. First Division sides Al-Fateh, Al-Riyadh and Al-Ansar qualified as well as Second Division side Al-Fayha. ^[3]

First round

The first-round matches were played on 13 November 2008.

Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
Thursday 13 November 2008
Al-Qadisiyah (2)	3–1	Al-Alameen (4)
Al-Nahda (3)	3–3 (4–2 p)	Al-Khaleej (2)
Hajer (2)	0–3	Al-Jeel (3)
Al-Riyadh (2)	3–1	Al-Diriyah (3)
Al-Shoulla (3)	1–3	Sdoos (2)
Al-Faisaly (2)	5–0	Al-Qaisumah (3)
Al-Hamadah (3)	2–2 (4–5 p)	Al-Fayha (3)
Al-Najma (3)	3–2	Al-Batin (3)
Al-Taawoun (2)	2–1	Al-Mujazzal (3)
Al-Tai (2)	4–0	Al-Qotah (4)
Damac (2)	2–1	Al-Zaytoon (4)
Al-Orobah (2)	3–4	Al-Jabalain (3)
Hetten (2)	3–0	Al-Akhdoud (3)
Ohod (2)	4–0	Al-Suqoor (4)
Al-Rabe'e (3)	0–3	Al-Ansar (2)
Al-Fateh (2)	2–2 (6–5 p)	Al-Adalah (3)

Second round

The second-round matches were played on 27 & 28 November 2008.

Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
Thursday 27 November 2008
Al-Qadisiyah (2)	4–2	Al-Nahda (3)
Al-Taawoun (2)	1–0	Al-Faisaly (2)
Al-Ansar (2)	1–0	Ohod (2)
Al-Fateh (2)	3–2	Al-Jeel (3)
Al-Fayha (3)	1–1 (5–4 p)	Al-Najma (3)
Damac (2)	3–5 ( a.e.t. )	Hetten (2)
Sdoos (2)	0–3	Al-Riyadh (2)
Friday 28 November 2008
Al-Jabalain (3)	3–2	Al-Tai (2)

Final Round

The Final Round matches were played on 2 December 2008.

Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
Tuesday 2 December 2008
Al-Qadisiyah (2)	0–0 (4–5 p)	Al-Fateh (2)
Al-Taawoun (2)	3–4	Al-Riyadh (2)
Al-Jabalain (3)	0–1	Al-Fayha (3)
Hetten (2)	2–2 (3–4 p)	Al-Ansar (2)

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

A

Al-Shabab

2

H

Abha

1

A

Al-Shabab

2

H

Al-Fateh

0

A

Al-Ahli

1

H

Al-Fateh

2

A

Al-Shabab

3

H

Al-Hazem

1

A

Al-Ettifaq

3

H

Al-Riyadh

0

A

Al-Ettifaq

0

H

Al-Hazem

2

H

Al-Hazem

1

A

Najran

0

–

Al-Shabab

0

–

Al-Hilal (a.e.t.)

1

H

Al-Ittihad

3

A

Al-Raed

1

H

Al-Ittihad

1 (3)

A

Al-Nassr (p)

1 (5)

H

Al-Nassr

2

A

Al-Fayha

0

A

Al-Nassr

0

H

Al-Hilal

1

A

Al-Hilal

2

H

Al-Watani

0

A

Al-Hilal

1

H

Al-Wehda

0

A

Al-Wehda

1

H

Al-Ansar

0

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

Round of 16

The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 13, 14 and 15 February 2009. ^{[4] [5]} All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Hazem (1) v Najran (1)

13 February 20094	Al-Hazem (1)	1–0	Najran (1)	Ar Rass
20:15	Munawer 31'	Report		Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda

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

14 February 20092	Al-Fateh (2)	2–1	Al-Ahli (1)	Al-Hasa
15:30	Al-Eid 61' Al-Dobaini 83' (pen.)	Report	Hazzazi 90+3'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi

Abha (1) v Al-Shabab (1)

14 February 20091	Abha (1)	1–2	Al-Shabab (1)	Abha
20:15	Al-Yami 19'	Report	Camacho 26' (pen.) Al-Qadi 55'	Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Yehya Hazazi

Al-Riyadh (2) v Al-Ettifaq (1)

14 February 20093	Al-Riyadh (2)	0–3	Al-Ettifaq (1)	Riyadh
20:15		Report	Tagoe 25' Aqqal 63' Al-Qahtani 90+2'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Saleh Al-Aqeel

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

14 February 20096	Al-Nassr (1)	2–0	Al-Fayha (3)	Riyadh
20:15	Élton 34' Ghaly 88' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Abbas Ibrahim

Al-Ansar (2) v Al-Wehda (1)

14 February 20098	Al-Ansar (2)	0–1	Al-Wehda (1)	Medina
20:15		Report	Harison 79'	Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Fonaital

Al-Ittihad (1) v Al-Raed (1)

15 February 20095	Al-Ittihad (1)	3–1	Al-Raed (1)	Jeddah
20:15	Al-Sherif 25' (o.g.) Noor 70' Renato Cajá 79'	Report	Abdulhameed 7'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani

Al-Watani (1) v Al-Hilal (1)

15 February 20097	Al-Watani (1)	0–2	Al-Hilal (1)	Tabuk
20:15		Report	Al-Qahtani 72' Wilhelmsson 90'	Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium Referee: Marai Al-Awaji

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals fixtures were played on 18 and 19 February 2009. ^{[6] [5]} All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Fateh (2) v Al-Shabab (1)

18 February 20099	Al-Fateh (2)	0–1	Al-Shabab (1)	Al-Hasa
20:20		Report	Ajab 68'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Mamdouh Al-Mirdas

Al-Hazem (1) v Al-Ettifaq (1)

18 February 200910	Al-Hazem (1)	2–0	Al-Ettifaq (1)	Ar Rass
20:20	Majrashi 14' Al-Gizani 64' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi

Al-Ittihad (1) v Al-Nassr (1)

19 February 200911	Al-Ittihad (1)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	Al-Nassr (1)	Jeddah
20:20	Noor 118'	Report	Belal 114'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
	Penalties
	Renato Cajá Noor Al-Saqri Moteab		Ghaly Élton Al-Waked Éder Barnawi

Al-Wehda (1) v Al-Hilal (1)

19 February 200912	Al-Wehda (1)	0–1	Al-Hilal (1)	Mecca
20:20		Report	Hawsawi 39'	Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Amri

Semi-finals

The semi-finals fixtures were played on 22 and 23 February 2009. ^{[7] [8] [5]} All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Hazem (1) v Al-Shabab (1)

22 February 200913	Al-Hazem (1)	1–3	Al-Shabab (1)	Ar Rass
20:20	Al-Gizani 56' (pen.)	Report	Otaif 7' Al-Shamrani 69' (pen.) Muath 73'	Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium Referee: Sascha Kever (Switzerland)

Al-Hilal (1) v Al-Nassr (1)

23 February 200914	Al-Hilal (1)	1–0	Al-Nassr (1)	Riyadh
20:20	Wilhelmsson 7'	Report		Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Claudio Circhetta (Switzerland)

Final

The final was held on 27 February 2009 in the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. ^{[9] [5]} All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

27 February 2009

20:15

Al-Shabab	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Al-Hilal
	Report	Al-Mofarij 113'

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Referee: Éric Poulat (France)

Winner

2008–09 Crown Prince Cup Winners
Al-Hilal 8th Title

Top goalscorers

As of 27 February 2009 ^[10]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Mohammed Noor	Al-Ittihad	2
	Waleed Al-Gizani	Al-Hazem
	Christian Wilhelmsson	Al-Hilal

See also

• 2008–09 Saudi Professional League
• 2009 King Cup of Champions

References

1. "الزعيم بهدف "المفرج" يتفوق على الليث ويفوز بكأس ولي العهد للمرة الثامنة".
2. "الاتحاد والهلال في الصدارة برصيد 7 بطولات".
3. "تصفيات التأهل إلى كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2009".
4. "كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2008/2009 دور الـ 16".
5. "CROWN PRINCE CUP 2008/09".
6. "كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2008/2009 ربع نهائي".
7. "كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2008/2009 نصف نهائي".
8. "Jazirah newspaper 22-02-2009".
9. "الهلال و الشباب وجها لوجه في نهائي كاس ولي العهد".
10. "كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2008/2009 - قائمة الهدافين".

External links

• Crown Prince Cup 2008/09 History at RSSSF