2011 King Cup of Champions

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2011 King Cup of Champions
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates28 May - 24 June 2011
Teams8
Champions Al-Ahli
Runners-up Al-Ittihad
Matches played14
Goals scored51 (3.64 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Mukhtar Fallatah (6 goals)
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The 2011 King Cup of Champions, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 36th season of King Cup of Champions since its establishment in 1957, and the 4th under the current edition.

Contents

The tournament was won by Al-Ahli, who beat defending champions Al-Ittihad 4–2 on penalties in the final. It was their first title in current edition and eleventh title overall, they also qualified for 2012 AFC Champions League.

Participating teams

TeamQualifying methodApp*Last App
Al-Hilal 2010–11 Professional League champions4th2010
Al-Ittihad 2010–11 Professional League runners-up4th2010
Al-Ettifaq 2010–11 Professional League 3rd place3rd2009
Al-Shabab 2010–11 Professional League 4th place4th2010
Al-Nassr 2010–11 Professional League 5th place4th2010
Al-Ahli 2010–11 Professional League 6th place4th2010
Al-Faisaly 2010–11 Professional League 7th place1stnone
Al-Wehda 2010–11 Crown Prince Cup runners-up
2010–11 Professional League 13th place		4th2010

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

Fixtures and results

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
             
1 Al-Hilal 2 3 5
7 Al-Faisaly 1 0 1
1 Al-Hilal 0 1 1
2 Al-Ittihad 3 1 4
5 Al-Nassr 3 1 4
2 Al-Ittihad (a) 3 1 4
2 Al-Ittihad 0 (2)
6 Al-Ahli (p) 0 (4)
13 Al-Wehda (a) 2 3 5
3 Al-Ettifaq 1 4 5
13 Al-Wehda 2 1 3Third place
6 Al-Ahli 2 4 6
4 Al-Shabab 0 1 11 Al-Hilal 6
6 Al-Ahli [A] 3 0 313 Al-Wehda 3

Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals were played on 28, 29 May and 10, 11 June 2011. [1]

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Al-Hilal 5–1 Al-Faisaly 2–13–0
Al-Nassr 4–4 (a) Al-Ittihad 3–31–1
Al-Wehda 5–5 (a) Al-Ettifaq 2–13–4
Al-Shabab 1–3 Al-Ahli 0–3 [A] 1–0

First leg

28 May 20111 Al-Hilal 2–1 Al-Faisaly Riyadh
19:20 (UTC+3) Rădoi Soccerball shade.svg51'
Al-Mehyani Soccerball shade.svg70'		Soccerball shade.svg64'El-ThoaybiStadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
29 May 20113 Al-Nassr 3–3 Al-Ittihad Riyadh
21:00 (UTC+3) Al-Mutawa Soccerball shade.svg16'
SalemSoccerball shade.svg42' (o.g.)
Belal Soccerball shade.svg65'		Soccerball shade.svg44' (pen.) Ziaya
Soccerball shade.svg58', 90+3'Al-Rashid		Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
29 May 20114 Al-Shabab 0–3
(awarded) [A] 		Al-Ahli Riyadh
21:00 (UTC+3)Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Notes
  1. ^
    The SAFF Disciplinary Committee decided to award the quarter-final first leg to Al-Ahli against Al-Shabab as a 3–0 forfeit win after Al-Shabab were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player. The game originally ended 2–1 to Al-Shabab. [2]

Second leg

11 June 20117 Al-Ahli 0–1 Al-Shabab Jeddah
21:05 (UTC+3)Soccerball shade.svg33'Al-MarhoumStadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
11 June 20118 Al-Ettifaq 4–3 Al-Wehda Dammam
21:05 (UTC+3) Al-Salem Soccerball shade.svg4', 45+1'
Rishani Soccerball shade.svg12'
Tagliabué Soccerball shade.svg63'		Soccerball shade.svg25', 69' (pen.), 77' Fallatah Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

Semi-finals

Semi-finals were played on 15, 16, 19 & 20 June 2011. [3]

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Al-Hilal 1–4 Al-Ittihad 0–32–2
Al-Wehda 3–6 Al-Ahli 2–21–4

First leg

15 June 20119 Al-Hilal 0–3 Al-Ittihad Riyadh
21:25 (UTC+3)Soccerball shade.svg5' Ziaya
Soccerball shade.svg83' (pen.) Noor
Soccerball shade.svg84' Jorge 		Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
16 June 201110 Al-Wehda 2–2 Al-Ahli Makkah
21:05 (UTC+3) Fallatah Soccerball shade.svg8', 81'Soccerball shade.svg90', 90+2' Al-Hosni Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium

Second leg

20 June 201112 Al-Ahli 4–1 Al-Wehda Jeddah
21:05 (UTC+3) Simões Soccerball shade.svg31', 75'
Al-Mor Soccerball shade.svg55'
Al-Hosni Soccerball shade.svg67'		Soccerball shade.svg78' Al-Sibyani Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium

Third place

Third place game was played on 23 June 2011. [4]

Final

Winner

King Cup of Champions
2011 Winners
Al-Ahli
11th Title

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References

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  2. ↑ "الاتحاد السعودي يُنهي قضية "السعران" ويعتبر الأهلي فائزاً على الشباب" (in Arabic). Al Arabiya. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Simefinal". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Third Place". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
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