2016 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final

2016 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
Event	2015–16 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Date	19 February 2016
Venue	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Referee	Marai Al-Awaji
Weather	Partly cloudy; 20 °C (68 °F); 18% humidity
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Last updated August 31, 2023

The 2016 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 41st final of the Crown Prince Cup. It took place on 19 February 2016 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal.^[2] It was Al-Ahli's 13th Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Hilal's 16th final. This was the fifth meeting between these two clubs in the final. Al-Ahli won once in 2015 while Al-Hilal won three times in 2003, 2006, and 2010.^[3]

Teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Hilal	15 (1964, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003 , 2005 , 2006 , 2008 , 2009 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014, 2015)
Al-Ahli	12 (1957, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 , 2010, 2015 )

Venue

On 27 January 2015, the King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue.^[5] This was the 14th Crown Prince Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987.^[6] The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup.^[7] Its current capacity is 68,752^[8] and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Nassr, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.

Background

Al-Hilal reached a record 16th final after a 4–0 win against city rivals Al-Shabab.^[9] This was Al-Hilal's ninth final in a row. Previously, they won finals in 1964, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013, and lost in 1999, 2014 and 2015.

Al-Ahli reached their 13th final, after a 1–0 win against derby rivals Al-Ittihad.^[10] They reached their second consecutive final. They won last season's final after defeating Al-Hilal 2–1. Previously, they won finals in 1957, 1970, 1998, 2002, 2007 and 2015, and lost in 1958, 1974, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2010.

This was the fifth meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final.^[11] Al-Ahli won once in 2015 while Al-Hilal won three times in 2003, 2006 and 2010. This was the 12th meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup; Al-Hilal won 5 times, Al-Ahli won 3 times and the two teams drew three times. The two teams played each other once in the season prior to the final. The match ended in a 2–1 win for Al-Ahli.

Road to the final

Al-Hilal		Round	Al-Ahli
Opponent	Result		Opponent	Result
Bye		Preliminary round	Bye
Al-Taawoun	2–1 (A)	Round of 16	Hajer	4–2 (A)
Al-Qadisiyah	4–1 (H)	Quarter-finals	Al-Ettifaq	1–0 (H)
Al-Shabab	4–0 (H)	Semi-finals	Al-Ittihad	1–0 (A)

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

Match

Details

19 February 2016

20:30

Al-Hilal	2–1	Al-Ahli
Al-Shamrani 4' Al-Abed 33'	Report	Al-Jassim 90'

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Referee: Marai Al-Awaji

Al-Hilal

Al-Ahli



GK	1	Khalid Sharahili	90+2'
RB	12	Yasser Al-Shahrani
CB	23	Kwak Tae-Hwi
CB	70	Mohammed Jahfali
LB	4	Abdullah Al-Zori
DM	7	Salman Al-Faraj (c)
DM	8	Abdullah Otayf		87'
RW	29	Salem Al-Dawsari	79'
AM	3	Carlos Eduardo
LW	24	Nawaf Al-Abed		73'
CF	15	Nasser Al-Shamrani		80'
Substitutes:
GK	22	Fahad Al-Thunayan
DF	2	Mohammed Al-Breik
DF	5	Ahmed Sharahili		73'
DF	25	Faisel Darwish		87'
MF	10	Mohammad Al-Shalhoub
MF	14	Saud Kariri		80'
FW	20	Yasser Al-Qahtani
Manager:
Giorgos Donis



GK	1	Yasser Al-Mosailem
RB	2	Ali Al-Zubaidi		66'
CB	3	Osama Hawsawi
CB	25	Motaz Hawsawi	82'
LB	31	Mansoor Al-Harbi	45+1'	66'
DM	4	Waleed Bakshween		46'
CM	8	Taisir Al-Jassim (c)	34'
CM	70	Marquinho
RW	10	Giannis Fetfatzidis
LW	24	Salman Al-Moasher
CF	9	Omar Al Somah
Substitutes:
GK	66	Basem Atallah
DF	26	Mohammed Aman		66'
DF	99	Kamel Al-Mousa
MF	5	Fahad Hamad
MF	11	Housain Al-Mogahwi
FW	14	Muhannad Assiri		66'
FW	20	Islam Seraj		46'
Manager:
Christian Gross

Assistant referees:
Mohammed Al-Abkari
Hisham Al-Refai
Fourth official:
Mohammed Al-Hoaish

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.

Statistics

Overall
Statistic	Al-Hilal	Al-Ahli
Goals scored	2	1
Total shots	11	9
Shots on target	4	5
Blocked shots	4	2
Ball possession	45%	55%
Corner kicks	3	6
Fouls committed	13	14
Offsides	2	0
Yellow cards	2	3
Red cards	0	0

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[1] "إعلان حكم نهائي كأس ولي العهد السعودي بين الأهلي والهلال".

[2] "الأمير محمد بن نايف يشمل برعايته الرياضيين الليلة".

[3] "أهلي جدة أول بطل في تاريخ بطولة كأس ولي العهد السعودي".

[4] "في حضرة ولي العهد.. الهلال يطرز تاريخه بكأس المجد".

[5] "نهائي ولي العهد في ١٣ فبراير".

[6] "افتتاح استاد الملك فهد الدولي".

[7] "كأس الملك فهد للقارات محط أنظار العالم".

[8] "استاد الملك فهد الدولي تحفة معمارية يستوعب 70 ألف متفرج".

[9] "الهلال يكتسح الشباب ويصطدم بالأهلي في نهائي كأس ولي العهد".

[10] "الأهلي يسقط الاتحاد وينتزع بطاقة التأهل لنهائي كأس ولي العهد".

[11] "10 نهائيات و 5 كؤوس تزين قاعة الملكي".

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