2013 King Cup of Champions

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2013 King Cup of Champions
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates4 – 29 May 2013
Teams8
Champions Al-Ittihad
Runners-up Al-Shabab
Matches played14
Goals scored45 (3.21 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Mukhtar Fallatah
Muhannad Assiri
(4 goals)
2012
2014

The 2013 King Cup of Champions, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 38th season of King Cup of Champions since its establishment in 1957, and the 6th under the current edition. The top eight in the Professional League competed in the King cup which kicked off on 4 May. [1] Al-Ahli were the defending champion but they were eliminated by Al-Shabab in semifinals.

Contents

Al-Ittihad won their eighth title after beating Al-Shabab 4–2 in the final, and qualified to the Champions League.

Prize money

Participating teams

TeamQualifying methodApp*Last App
Al-Fateh 2012–13 Professional League champions3rd2012
Al-Hilal 2012–13 Professional League runners up6th2012
Al-Shabab 2012–13 Professional League 3rd place6th2012
Al-Nassr 2012–13 Professional League 4th place6th2012
Al-Ahli 2012–13 Professional League 5th place6th2012
Al-Ettifaq 2012–13 Professional League 6th place5th2012
Al-Ittihad 2012–13 Professional League 7th place6th2012
Al-Raed 2012–13 Professional League 8th place1stnone

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

Fixtures and results

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
             
7 Al-Ittihad 3 1 4
2 Al-Hilal 2 1 3
7 Al-Ittihad 2 4 6
1 Al-Fateh 0 0 0
1 Al-Fateh 2 2 4
6 Al-Ettifaq 2 1 3
7 Al-Ittihad 4
3 Al-Shabab 2
5 Al-Ahli 3 3 6
4 Al-Nassr 1 1 2
5 Al-Ahli 1 0 1Third place
3 Al-Shabab 0 2 2
8 Al-Raed 0 1 15 Al-Ahli 2
3 Al-Shabab 2 3 51 Al-Fateh 0

Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals were played on 4, 5, 8, & 9 May 2013. [3]

First leg

4 May 2013 Al-Ahli 3–1 Al-Nassr Makkah
20:45 (UTC+3) Bruno César Soccerball shade.svg11' (pen.)
Al-Hosni Soccerball shade.svg26', 45'
Soccerball shade.svg57' Ghaleb Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
5 May 2013 Al-Raed 0–2 Al-Shabab Buraidah
19:05 (UTC+3)Soccerball shade.svg6' Assiri
Soccerball shade.svg69'Al-Dawsari
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
5 May 2013 Al-Ittihad 3–2 Al-Hilal Makkah
20:45 (UTC+3) Fallatah Soccerball shade.svg34' (pen.), 46'
Al-GhamdiSoccerball shade.svg82'
Soccerball shade.svg5' Al-Shalhoub
Soccerball shade.svg48' Wesley
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium

Second leg

9 May 2013 Al-Shabab 3–1 Al-Raed Riyadh
19:05 (UTC+3)Al-DawsariSoccerball shade.svg41'
Al-Shamrani Soccerball shade.svg69'
Assiri Soccerball shade.svg88'
Soccerball shade.svg74' Yves Diba Ilunga Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
9 May 2013 Al-Hilal 1–1 Al-Ittihad Riyadh
20:45 (UTC+3) Al-Abed Soccerball shade.svg7'Soccerball shade.svg81'Al-GhamdiStadium: King Fahd International Stadium

Semi-finals

Semi-finals were played on 17, 18, 24, & 25 May 2013. [4]

First leg

17 May 2013 Al-Ittihad 2–0 Al-Fateh Makkah
20:50 (UTC+3) Fallatah Soccerball shade.svg30'
QassemSoccerball shade.svg83'
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium

Second leg

25 May 2013 Al-Shabab 2–0 Al-Ahli Riyadh
19:05 (UTC+3) Assiri Soccerball shade.svg22', 34'Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

Third place

Third place game was played on 28 May 2013. [5]

Final

Winner

2013 King Cup of Champions
Winners
Al-Ittihad
8th Title

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