2011 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final

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2011 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
Event 2010–11 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Date15 April 2011 (2011-04-15)
Venue King Abdul Aziz Stadium, Mecca
Referee Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
Attendance28,000
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The 2011 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 36th final of the Crown Prince Cup. It took place on 15 April 2011 at the King Abdul Aziz Stadium in Makkah, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Wehda and Al-Hilal. [1] It was Al-Wehda's sixth Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Hilal's 11th final. This was the second meeting between these two clubs in the final. It was Al-Wehda's first final since 1973 and Al-Hilal's fourth final in a row.

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Al-Hilal won the match 5–0 to claim their tenth Crown Prince Cup title and their fourth one in a row. [2] By winning the match 5–0, Al-Hilal recorded the biggest victory in Crown Prince Cup finals.

Teams

TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Hilal 10 (1964, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008 , 2009 , 2010 )
Al-Wehda 5 (1959, 1960, 1964, 1970, 1973)

Venue

The King Abdul Aziz Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue. This was the first Crown Prince Cup final to be hosted in the King Abdul Aziz Stadium as well as the first domestic final to be held in the stadium.

The King Abdul Aziz Stadium was opened in 1986. [3] The stadium was used as a venue for the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games and hosted the final. [4] Its current capacity is 28,000 [5] and it is used by Al-Wehda as a home stadium.

Background

Prior to the final, the Saudi FF announced that they had redesigned the Crown Prince Cup trophy and that the new trophy would be handed to the winners of the final. [6]

Al-Wehda reached their sixth final after defeating Al-Ettifaq 3–2 on penalties following their 2–2 draw. [7] Al-Wehda became the first team to reach the final without winning a single match. They reached their first final since 1973 when they finished runners-up to Al-Nassr following a 2–1 defeat.

Al-Hilal reached their eleventh final after a 2–0 win against city rivals Al-Nassr. [8] This was Al-Hilal's fourth final in a row.

This was the second meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final. Al-Hilal won the match 4–3 in 1964. [9] The two teams played each other twice in the season prior to the final with Al-Hilal winning both matches.

Road to the final

Al-WehdaRoundAl-Hilal
OpponentResultOpponentResult
Al-Faisaly 1–1 (4–2 p) (H)Round of 16 Najran 4–0 (H)
Al-Raed 1–1 (4–2 p) (A)Quarter-finals Al-Ahli 2–2 (4–3 p) (H)
Al-Ettifaq 2–2 (3–2 p) (H)Semi-finals Al-Nassr 2–0 (A)

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

Match

Details

Al-Wehda 0–5 Al-Hilal
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Al-Hilal
GK1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Faisal Al-Merqeb
RB2 Flag of Jordan.svg Suleiman Al-Salman
CB5 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Majed Belal (c)
CB28 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi Yellow card.svg 61'
LB66 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Adnan Fallatah
RM16 Flag of Morocco.svg Youssef Kaddioui Sub off.svg 78'
CM31 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulkhaleq Barnawi
CM6 Flag of Morocco.svg Issam Erraki Sub off.svg 84'
LM80 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Salman Al-Moasher Yellow card.svg 21'Sub off.svg 70'
CF14 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Muhannad Assiri
CF7 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mukhtar Fallatah
Substitutes:
GK40 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ahmed Al-Fahmi
DF17 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Sulaiman Amido
DF70 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Waleed Mahboob Sub on.svg 84'
MF19 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Khaled Al-Hazmi Sub on.svg 78'
MF21 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Majed Al-Hazzani
MF71 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulaziz Al-Kalthem
FW9 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Salman Al-Sibyani Sub on.svg 70'
Manager:
Flag of Egypt.svg Mokhtar Mokhtar
GK30 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hassan Al-Otaibi
RB12 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Young-pyo
CB3 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Osama Hawsawi
CB25 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Majed Al-Marshedi
LB4 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Al-Zori
RM15 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ahmed Al-Fraidi Sub off.svg 65'
CM8 Flag of Romania.svg Mirel Rădoi
CM10 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammad Al-Shalhoub
LM9 Flag of Sweden.svg Christian Wilhelmsson Sub off.svg 77'
CF18 Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Ali Sub off.svg 76'
CF20 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yasser Al-Qahtani (c)
Substitutes:
GK22 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Fahad Al-Shammari
DF26 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Salman Al-Khalidi
DF35 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Shafi Al-Dossari
MF11 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari Sub on.svg 76'
MF21 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Sultan Al-Bargan
MF24 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Nawaf Al Abed Sub on.svg 65'
FW16 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Essa Al-Mehyani Sub on.svg 77'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Calderón

Assistant referees:
Roberto Alonso Fernández (Spain)
Fermín Martínez (Spain)
Fourth official:
Abdulrahman Al-Amri

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

References

  1. "الهلال والوحدة في نهائي".
  2. "حصد البطولة ( 51 ) … الهلال يتوج بكأس ولي العهد بخماسية على الوحدة".
  3. ""ملعب النار".. اكتملت الأعمال وظهر الجمال".
  4. "ملعب الشرائع ظهر في ابهى حلة".
  5. "King Abdul Aziz Sport City Stadium".
  6. "استلام نسخة كأس ولي العهد الجديدة".
  7. "والله زمان يا وحدة".
  8. ""نصف من نار" يجمع النصر بالهلال".
  9. "حارس الوحدة السابق علي داود يتذكر آخر نهائي أمام الهلال في ملعب الصبان".