2016 King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)

2016 King Cup

Tournament details
Country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	19 January – 29 May 2016
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	Al-Ahli
Runner-up	Al-Nassr
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	95 (3.06 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Omar Al Somah (4 goals)
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The 2016 King Cup, or The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 41st season of King Cup since its establishment in 1957, and the 9th under the current edition. It started on 19 January and ended on 29 May 2016. Al-Hilal were the defending champions, but they were eliminated in the semifinals.

Al-Ahli won their third title in the current edition and the thirteenth overall after beating Al-Nassr 2–1 after extra time in the final. ^{[1] [2]}

Participating teams

A total of 32 teams participated in this season., 14 teams of Professional league, 16 teams of First Division, and 2 teams qualifying from preliminary stage.

League	Teams
Pro league	Al-Hilal TH Al-Ahli Al-Faisaly Al-Fateh Al-Ittihad Al-Khaleej Al-Nassr Al-Qadisiyah Al-Raed Al-Shabab Al-Taawoun Al-Wehda Hajer Najran
1st Division	Al-Batin Al-Diriyah Al-Ettifaq Al-Feiha Al-Hazm Al-Jeel Al-Mojzel Al-Nahda Al-Nojoom Al-Orobah Al-Riyadh Al-Shoulla Al-Tai Al-Watani Damac Ohod
2nd Division	Abha Al Jabalain

Bracket

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

A

Al-Hilal

2

H

Al-Nahda

1

A

Al-Hilal

2

H

Al-Nojoom

0

A

Najran

1

H

Al-Nojoom

2

A

Al-Hilal

4

H

Al-Mojzel

1

H

Al-Taawoun

1

A

Al-Mojzel

2

A

Al-Mojzel

2

H

Al-Khaleej

1

A

Al-Khaleej

2

H

Al-Watani

0

H

Al-Hilal

2

A

Al-Ahli (aet)

3

H

Al-Shabab

2

A

Al-Ettifaq

0

H

Al-Shabab

2

A

Al-Raed

3

H

Al-Raed

1

A

Al-Feiha

0

H

Al-Raed

1

A

Al-Ahli

3

H

Hajer

1

A

Damac

2

H

Damac

1

A

Al-Ahli

2

H

Al-Ahli

3

A

Al-Tai

0

–

Al-Ahli (aet)

2

–

Al-Nassr

1

A

Al-Nassr

7

H

Al-Diriyah

0

A

Al-Nassr

2

H

Al-Shoulla

1

A

Al-Shoulla

2

H

Abha

0

H

Al-Nassr

3

A

Al-Orobah

1

A

Al-Orobah

3

H

Al Jabalain

1

H

Al-Orobah

2

A

Al-Jeel

0

A

Al-Faisaly

0 (4)

H

Al-Jeel (p)

0 (5)

A

Al-Nassr

3

H

Al-Ittihad

1

A

Al-Fateh

0

H

Al-Hazm

1

H

Al-Hazm (p)

2 (5)

A

Al-Batin

2 (3)

A

Al-Qadisiyah

2

H

Al-Batin

3

A

Al-Hazm

0

H

Al-Ittihad (w/o) [A]

3

H

Al-Wehda

2

A

Ohod

1

A

Al-Wehda

0

H

Al-Ittihad

2

H

Al-Ittihad

4

A

Al-Riyadh

0

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

source: SAFF ^[3]

Round of 32

Round of 32 were played between 19 and 25 January 2016. ^{[4] [5]} All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Abha v Al-Shoulla

19 January 20161	Abha	0–2	Al-Shoulla	Abha
15:20			Al-Dwesan 29' Al-Bishi 85'	Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium

Al Jabalain v Al-Orobah

19 January 20162	Al Jabalain	1–3	Al-Orobah	Ha'il
15:40	Zayed 55'		Muath 26', 37' Al-Enezi 77'	Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium

Al-Taawoun v Al-Mojzel

20 January 20163	Al-Taawoun	1–2	Al-Mojzel	Buraidah
18:15	Al-Mutairi 79' (o.g.)		Al-Qarni 3' Al-Muraished 57'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium

Al-Wehda v Ohod

20 January 20164	Al-Wehda	2–1	Ohod	Makkah
20:00	Al-Faresi 56' Haroon 80'		Al-Dhaw 5'	Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium

Al-Diriyah v Al-Nassr

20 January 20165	Al-Diriyah	0–7	Al-Nassr	Riyadh
20:00			Adrian 4', 70', 86' Al-Sahlawi 40', 42' Al-Qahtani 55' (o.g.) Husain 72'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

Al-Hazm v Al-Fateh

21 January 20166	Al-Hazm	1–0	Al-Fateh	Ar Rass
15:40	Al-Harbi 60'			Stadium: Al Hazm Club Stadium

Al-Jeel v Al-Faisaly

21 January 20167	Al-Jeel	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Al-Faisaly	Al-Hasa
17:55				Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
	Penalties
	Al-Yousef Al-Sabah Al-Muqairen Adam Al-Abdullah Al-Khamis Al-Majhad		Balboa Camará Sowid Al-Munaif Al-Enezi Sadat Mohammed Salem

Al-Nahda v Al-Hilal

21 January 20168	Al-Nahda	1–2	Al-Hilal	Dammam
17:55	Diakité 26'		Aílton 83' Jahfali 86'	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

Al-Ahli v Al-Tai

21 January 20169	Al-Ahli	3–0	Al-Tai	Jeddah
20:00	Al-Somah 22' (pen.), 57' Hawsawi 83' (pen.)			Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

Al-Raed v Al-Feiha

22 January 201610	Al-Raed	1–0	Al-Feiha	Buraidah
15:40	Al-Shehri 10'			Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium

Al-Nojoom v Najran

22 January 201611	Al-Nojoom	2–1	Najran	Al-Hasa
17:55	Sharoumah 10', 77'		Al-Mehyani 41'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium

Al-Watani v Al-Khaleej

23 January 201612	Al-Watani	0–2	Al-Khaleej	Tabuk
16:05			Al-Salem 32' Al-Swilem 72'	Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium

Hajer v Damac

23 January 201613	Hajer	1–2	Damac	Al-Hasa
17:55	Lopes 66' (pen.)		Suanon 29', 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium

Al-Batin v Al-Qadisiyah

24 January 201614	Al-Batin	3–2	Al-Qadisiyah	Hafar al-Batin
15:25	Ayadah 46', 61' (pen.) Haqawi 75'		Macena 55' Al-Amer 60'	Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium

Al-Shabab v Al-Ettifaq

24 January 201615	Al-Shabab	2–0	Al-Ettifaq	Riyadh
18:10	Muath 17' Benyettou 34'			Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium

Al-Ittihad v Al-Riyadh

25 January 201616	Al-Ittihad	4–0	Al-Riyadh	Jeddah
20:00	Rivas 11' Asiri 13' Sânmărtean 16' Fallatah 49'			Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

Round of 16

Round of 16 were played between 31 January and 18 March 2016. ^{[6] [7] [8]} All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Shoulla v Al-Nassr

31 January 201617	Al-Shoulla	1–2	Al-Nassr	Al-Kharj
18:15	Attiyah 90+2'		Maïga 4', 78'	Stadium: Al-Shoalah Club Stadium

Al-Nojoom v Al-Hilal

31 January 201618	Al-Nojoom	0–2	Al-Hilal	Al-Hasa
19:30			Eduardo 11', 55'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium

Damac v Al-Ahli

1 February 201619	Damac	1–2	Al-Ahli	Abha
16:00	Suanon 52'		Seraj 38' M.Hawsawi 65' (pen.)	Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 16,400

Al-Orobah v Al-Jeel

7 March 201620	Al-Orobah	2–0	Al-Jeel	Sakakah
16:20	Al-Joni 38' Rawaf 76'			Stadium: Al-Oruba Club Stadium

Al-Hazm v Al-Batin

8 March 201621	Al-Hazm	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Al-Batin	Ar Rass
16:00	Jahfali 59' Al-Harbi 73'		Fuaad 37' Al-Zafiri 67'	Stadium: Al Hazm Club Stadium
	Penalties
	Al-Harbi Al-Tolayhi Khunaifer Al-Shubaili Al-Mansor		Ghneman Haqawi Al-Dakheel Al-Shammari

Al-Ittihad v Al-Wehda

8 March 201622	Al-Ittihad	2–0	Al-Wehda	Jeddah
20:45	Assiri 55' Fallatah 90'			Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

Al-Shabab v Al-Raed

17 March 201623	Al-Shabab	2–3	Al-Raed	Riyadh
18:45	Camilo 85' Benyettou 89'		Al-Johani 18' (pen.), 80' Al-Khaibri 54' (o.g.)	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

Al-Khaleej v Al-Mojzel

18 March 201624	Al-Khaleej	1–2	Al-Mojzel	Khobar
18:30	Al Salem 78'		Al-Dakhil 66' Al-Menqash 90+5'	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals were played on 12 and 13 April 2016. ^{[9] [10]} All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Mojzel v Al-Hilal

12 April 201625	Al-Mojzel	1–4	Al-Hilal	Al Majma'ah
19:05	Al-Bishi 83'	Report	Al-Qahtani 63', 74' Kaabi 80' Aílton 90'	Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Referee: Khaled Salwi

Al-Raed v Al-Ahli

12 April 201626	Al-Raed	1–3	Al-Ahli	Buraidah
19:05	Al-Johani 25'	Report	Marquinho 19' M. Al-Harbi 30', 90+1'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi

Al-Nassr v Al-Orobah

12 April 201627	Al-Nassr	3–1	Al-Orobah	Riyadh
21:00	Hazazi 1', 48' Al-Shehri 71'	Report	Al-Kwikbi 89' (pen.)	Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari

Al-Ittihad v Al-Hazm

13 April 201628	Al-Ittihad	Cancelled [A]	Al-Hazm	Jeddah
21:00				Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

Notes

1. ^
   Al-Ittihad won on walkover after Al-Hazm failed to arrive for the match. ^{[11] [12]}

Semi-finals

Semi-finals were played on 29 and 30 April 2016. ^[13] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Hilal v Al-Ahli

29 April 201629	Al-Hilal	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Al-Ahli	Riyadh
20:45	Al-Zori 7' Al-Salem 73' (pen.)	Report	Assiri 59', 78' Marquinho 114'	Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Al-Ittihad v Al-Nassr

30 April 201630	Al-Ittihad	1–3	Al-Nassr	Jeddah
20:45	Sânmărtean 90+3'	Report	S. Sharahili 42' Al-Fraidi 62' Ghaleb 70'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Final

Main article: 2016 King Cup Final

29 May 2016

21:00 AST
(UTC+3)

Al-Ahli	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Al-Nassr
Al-Somah 24', 115'	Report	Al-Fraidi 61'

King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah

Attendance: 53,465

Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

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