2012 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final

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2012 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
Event 2011–12 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Date10 February 2012 (2012-02-10)
Venue King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Referee Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Attendance40,000
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The 2012 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 37th final of the Crown Prince Cup, a football tournament. It took place on 10 February 2012 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Hilal and Al-Ettifaq. [1] It was Al-Hilal's 12th Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Ettifaq's fifth final. This was the second meeting between these two clubs in the final after 2008. It was Al-Ettifaq's first final since 2008 and Al-Hilal's fifth final in a row.

Contents

Al-Hilal won the match 2–1 to claim their eleventh Crown Prince Cup title and their fifth one in a row. [2]

Teams

TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Hilal 11 (1964, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008 , 2009 , 2010 , 2011 )
Al-Ettifaq 4 (1963, 1965, 2001, 2008)

Venue

The King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh hosted the final King Fahd Int. Stadium- Opening Arabian Gulf Cup 2014.jpg
The King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh hosted the final

The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue. This was the eleventh Crown Prince Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987. [3] The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup. [4] Its current capacity is 68,752 [5] and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Nassr, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.

Background

Al-Hilal reached their twelfth final after a 2–0 win against Al-Ittihad. [6] This was Al-Hilal's fifth final in a row.

Al-Ettifaq reached their fifth final, after a 2–1 away win against Al-Ahli. [7] They reached their first final since 2008 when they finished as runners-up after losing to Al-Hilal.

This was the second meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final. [8] Al-Hilal won the previous meeting 2–0 in the 2008 final. [9] The two teams played each other once in the season prior to the final. The match ended in a 2–2 draw. [10]

Road to the final

Al-HilalRoundAl-Ettifaq
OpponentResultOpponentResult
Al-Shoulla 6–1 (A)Round of 16 Al-Ansar 2–0 (H)
Al-Nassr 4–1 (H)Quarter-finals Najran 3–0 (H)
Al-Ittihad 2–0 (H)Semi-finals Al-Ahli 2–1 (A)

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

Match

Details

Al-Hilal 2–1 Al-Ettifaq
Report
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Al-Hilal
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Al-Ettifaq
GK1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Khalid Sharahili
RB2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Sultan Al-Bishi Yellow card.svg 45+1'
CB3 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Osama Hawsawi (c)
CB25 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Majed Al-Marshedi Yellow card.svg 83'
LB13 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Salman Al-Faraj
DM21 Flag of Morocco.svg Adil Hermach Yellow card.svg 50'
RM99 Flag of Sweden.svg Christian Wilhelmsson Sub off.svg 25'
CM10 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammad Al-Shalhoub Sub off.svg 79'
CM24 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Nawaf Al-Abed Yellow card.svg 34'
LM29 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Salem Al-Dawsari
CF7 Flag of South Korea.svg Yoo Byung-soo Red card.svg 88'
Substitutes:
GK30 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hassan Al-Otaibi
DF4 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Al-Zori
DF23 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hassan Khairat
MF6 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Al-Qarni Sub on.svg 79'
MF15 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ahmed Al-Fraidi Sub on.svg 25'
FW16 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Essa Al-Mehyani
FW77 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saad Al-Harthi
Manager:
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivan Hašek
GK32 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Fayz Al-Sabiay
RB70 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Waleed Mahboob
CB4 Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos
CB5 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Sayaf Al-Bishi (c)
LB66 Flag of Oman.svg Hassan Mudhafar Sub off.svg 36'
RM8 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yahya Al-Shehri
CM6 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yahya Otain Yellow card.svg 42'
CM11 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Lazaroni
LM9 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hamed Al-Hamed
CF16 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yousef Al-Salem
CF18 Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Tagliabúe Sub off.svg 56'
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammad Khouja
DF3 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Jamaan Al-Jamaan
DF14 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ahmad Akash Sub on.svg 36'Sub off.svg 80'
MF7 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulmutalib Al-Traidi Sub on.svg 80'
MF20 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Sultan Al-Bargan
FW10 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saleh Bashir
FW99 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Zamil Al-Sulim Sub on.svg 56'
Manager:
Flag of Croatia.svg Branko Ivanković

Assistant referees:
Giorgio Niccolai (Italy)
Roberto Romagnoli (Italy)
Fourth official:
Marai Al-Awaji

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. "الأمير نايف يرعى نهائي كأس ولي العهد بين الهلال والاتفاق".
  2. "الهلال يهزم الاتفاق ويتوج بطلاً لكأس ولي العهد".
  3. "افتتاح استاد الملك فهد الدولي".
  4. "كأس الملك فهد للقارات محط أنظار العالم".
  5. "استاد الملك فهد الدولي تحفة معمارية يستوعب 70 ألف متفرج".
  6. "الهلال إلى نهائي كأس ولي العهد للعام الخامس على التوالي".
  7. "الاتفاق بالأرجنتيني تيجالي.. أسقط الأهلي وطار للنهائي".
  8. "نهائي مختلف وتخصص «أزرق»".
  9. "كـأس ولــي العهــد هلاليـــة".
  10. "Match history".