2009 King Cup of Champions

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2009 King Cup of Champions
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates17 April – 15 May 2009
Teams8
Champions Al-Shabab
Runners-up Al-Ittihad
Matches played14
Goals scored33 (2.36 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Nasser Al-Shamrani
Waleed Al-Gizani
(3 goals each)
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The 2009 King Cup of Champions, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 34th season of King Cup of Champions since its establishment in 1957, and the 2nd under the current edition.

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Al-Shabab won their second title in a row after beating the same team they faced in last season's final Al-Ittihad with a 4–0 victory in the final match. Al-Shabab also earned entry into the 2010 AFC Champions League group stage.

Participating teams

TeamQualifying methodApp*Last App
Al-Ittihad 2008–09 Professional League champions2nd2008
Al-Hilal 2008–09 Professional League runners-up2nd2008
Al-Shabab 2008–09 Saudi Federation Cup Champions
2008–09 Professional League 4th place		2nd2008
Al-Ahli 2008–09 Professional League 3rd place2nd2008
Al-Nassr 2008–09 Professional League 5th place2nd2008
Al-Ettifaq 2008–09 Professional League 6th place2nd2008
Al-Wehda 2008–09 Professional League 7th place2nd2008
Al-Hazm 2008–09 Professional League 8th place2nd2008

* Number of appearance in King Cup of Champions since the 2008 season.

Fixtures and results

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
             
5 Al-Nassr 1 0 1
2 Al-Hilal (a) 1 0 1
2 Al-Hilal 0 2 2
4 Al-Shabab 3 1 4
7 Al-Wehda 2 1 3
4 Al-Shabab 5 2 7
4 Al-Shabab 4
1 Al-Ittihad 0
6 Al-Ettifaq 0 0 0
1 Al-Ittihad 1 1 2
1 Al-Ittihad 2 1 3Third place
8 Al-Hazm 0 0 0
8 Al-Hazm (a) 1 2 38 Al-Hazm 0 (4)
3 Al-Ahli 1 2 32 Al-Hilal (p) 0 (5)

Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals were played between 17 and 26 April 2009. [1]

First leg

17 April 20091 Al-Nassr 1–1 Al-Hilal Riyadh
20:40 (UTC+3) Belal Soccerball shade.svg22' Wilhelmsson Soccerball shade.svg89'Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
18 April 20094 Al-Hazm 1–1 Al-Ahli Ar Rass
20:40 (UTC+3) Al-Gizani Soccerball shade.svg90+4' (pen.) Saïbi Soccerball shade.svg47'Stadium: Al Hazm Club Stadium

Second leg

24 April 20095 Al-Ahli 2–2 Al-Hazm Jeddah
20:45 (UTC+3) Al-Raheb Soccerball shade.svg28'
Massad Soccerball shade.svg39'		 Al-Gizani Soccerball shade.svg34', 60'Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
25 April 20096 Al-Shabab 2–1 Al-Wehda Riyadh
20:40 (UTC+3) Al-Salem Soccerball shade.svg18', 41' Al-Mousa Soccerball shade.svg87'Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

Semi-finals

Semi-finals were played on 1 & 11 May 2009. [2]

First leg

Second leg

11 May 200911 Al-Hazm 0–1 Al-Ittihad Ar Rass
20:45 (UTC+3) Hazazi Soccerball shade.svg84'Stadium: Al Hazm Club Stadium

Third Place

Third place game was played on 14 May 2009. [3]

Final

Winner

King Cup of Champions
2009 Winners
Al-Shabab
2nd title

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References

  1. ↑ "Quarterfinals". goalzz.com. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Simefinal". goalzz.com. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Third Place". goalzz.com. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
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