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Tournament details | |
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Country | Saudi Arabia |
Dates | 18 January – 18 May 2017 |
Teams | 32 |
Defending champions | Al-Ahli |
Final positions | |
Champions | Al-Hilal |
Runner-up | Al-Ahli |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 31 |
Goals scored | 108 (3.48 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Omar Kharbin (5 goals) |
All statistics correct as of 18 May 2017. |
The 2017 King Cup, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 42nd edition of the King Cup since its establishment in 1957, and the 10th under the current format. It started on 18 January and concluded with the final on 18 May 2017. The winner qualifies for the 2018 AFC Champions League group stage.
Al-Hilal won their eighth title after a 3–2 win over defending champions Al-Ahli in the final on 18 May 2017. [1]
The winner of the King Cup earns automatic qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League group stage. However, as Al-Hilal qualified for the AFC Champions League via winning the league, Al-Nassr, the highest placed team in the 2016–17 Saudi Professional League not already qualified took the group stage spot.
A total of 32 teams participated in this season. 14 teams from the Professional league, 15 teams from the First Division, and 3 teams qualifying from the preliminary stage. Al-Hazem were excluded from participating this season after they withdrew from the competition last year. [2]
League | Teams |
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Pro league | |
1st Division | |
Second Division |
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Ahli | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Shoulla | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Ahli | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Qadisiyah | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Qadisiyah | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Safa | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Ahli | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Wej | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Hajer | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Orobah | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Hajer | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Wej | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Shabab | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Wej | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Ahli | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Faisaly | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Khaleej | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Ain | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Khaleej | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Faisaly | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Faisaly | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Jeel | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Faisaly | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Adalh | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Batin | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Adalh | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Adalh | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Tai | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Ittihad | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Tai (aet) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Al-Ahli | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Al-Hilal | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Taawoun | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Nojoom | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Taawoun | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Raed | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Raed | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Jabalain | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Taawoun | 2 (p) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Ettifaq | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Ettifaq | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Damac | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Ettifaq | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Fateh | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Fateh | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Watani | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Taawoun | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Hilal | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Nassr | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Feiha | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Nassr | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Nahda | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Najran | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Nahda | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Nassr | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Hilal | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Wehda | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Ohod | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Wehda | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Hilal | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H | Al-Hilal | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A | Al-Qaisumah | 1 |
Note: H: Home team, A: Away team
source: SAFF [3]
The Round of 32 matches were played between 18 and 21 January 2017. [4] [5] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
18 January 20177 | Al-Adalh (2) | 3–2 | Al-Batin (1) | Al-Hasa |
15:20 | Al-Zowayed ![]() Abdoh Jaber ![]() | Report | Obaid ![]() Dakheel ![]() | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 240 Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari |
18 January 201711 | Damac (2) | 0–2 | Al-Ettifaq (1) | Abha |
15:55 | Report | Koffi ![]() Kanno ![]() | Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 710 Referee: Ahmed Al-Remeikhany |
18 January 201716 | Al-Hilal (1) | 2–1 | Al-Qaisumah (2) | Riyadh |
18:10 | Al-Dawsari ![]() Sharahili ![]() Al-Qahtani ![]() | Report | Diop ![]() | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Nahet |
18 January 201715 | Ohod (2) | 0–1 | Al-Wehda (1) | Medinah |
20:00 | Report | Belal ![]() | Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Smail |
19 January 20173 | Hajer (2) | 2–1 | Al-Orobah (2) | Al-Hasa |
15:20 | Al-Hamdan ![]() Al-Otaibi ![]() Al-Khalaf ![]() | Report | Al-Johani ![]() Al-Joni ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi |
19 January 20174 | Wej (2) | 1–0 | Al-Shabab (1) | Ta'if |
15:40 | Voinea ![]() Hussain ![]() Al-Thowaibi ![]() Al-Mosaabi ![]() | Report | Otaif ![]() Kariri ![]() | Stadium: King Fahd Stadium Referee: Mamdouh Assiri |
19 January 201714 | Al-Nahda (2) | 1–0 | Najran (2) | Dammam |
17:55 | Al-Juraibi ![]() Al-Malki ![]() | Report | Majrashi ![]() Maqbol ![]() | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Hussain Abo Shahen |
20 January 20176 | Al-Faisaly (1) | 3–2 | Al-Jeel (2) | Al Majma'ah |
15:35 | Everaldo ![]() Rossi ![]() Luisinho ![]() Maloča ![]() Majrashi ![]() Al-Bishi ![]() | Report | da Silva ![]() Housah ![]() | Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Beredi |
20 January 20178 | Al-Tai (2) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Al-Ittihad (1) | Ha'il |
15:50 | Al-Sabah ![]() Al-Shammeri ![]() Al-Heji ![]() Al-Dossari ![]() | Report | Assiri ![]() Al-Aryani ![]() | Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium Referee: Abdalah Al-Awidan |
20 January 20179 | Al-Nojoom (2) | 0–1 | Al-Taawoun (1) | Al-Hasa |
17:55 | Al-Ahmed ![]() | Report | Machado ![]() | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Fahad Al-Nawaf |
20 January 20172 | Al-Safa (3) | 0–4 | Al-Qadisiyah (1) | Khobar |
19:15 | Okhaik ![]() Al-Hani ![]() | Report | Eze ![]() Al-Amri ![]() Jaafari ![]() Abo Shararah ![]() | Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al-Tayar |
20 January 20171 | Al-Ahli (1) | 2–1 | Al-Shoulla (2) | Jeddah |
20:10 | Al-Moasher ![]() Al-Mowalad ![]() Al-Mogahwi ![]() | Report | Al-Dossari ![]() Al-Balawi ![]() Al-Sobeai ![]() | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Referee: Sami Al-Jires |
21 January 201712 | Al-Fateh (1) | 2–1 | Al-Watani (2) | Al-Hasa |
15:20 | Al-Bulaihi ![]() Ukra ![]() Al-Juahaim ![]() Nathan Júnior ![]() Al-Mazyadei ![]() | Report | Al-Yamani ![]() Al-Balawi ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Fahad Al-Oraini |
21 January 201710 | Al-Raed (1) | 3–0 | Al-Jabalain (3) | Buraidah |
15:40 | Bangoura ![]() Amora ![]() Alves ![]() Al-Ayyaf ![]() | Report | Al-Anqari ![]() Al-Shammari ![]() Al-Ruwaili ![]() | Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri |
21 January 20175 | Al-Khaleej (1) | 8–1 | Al-Ain (3) | Khobar |
17:55 | Al-Salem ![]() Majrashi ![]() Bokhari ![]() ![]() Al-Lawjami ![]() Jandson ![]() | Report | Eid ![]() Al-Amri ![]() Al-Zahrani ![]() | Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Hassen Al-Habib |
21 January 201713 | Al-Nassr (1) | 4–0 | Al-Feiha (2) | Riyadh |
18:10 | Al-Ghamdi ![]() Tomečak ![]() Al-Najei ![]() Al-Sahlawi ![]() | Report | Al-Khaibari ![]() | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Raed Al-Zahrani |
The Round of 16 matches were played between 23 January and 25 February 2017. [6] [7] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
23 January 201724 | Al-Hilal (1) | 3–2 | Al-Wehda (1) | Riyadh |
18:15 | Bonatini ![]() ![]() Milesi ![]() Al-Qahtani ![]() Al-Abed ![]() | Report | Haroon ![]() Al Baour ![]() Fallatah ![]() Al-Fahmi ![]() Al-Najar ![]() Al-Arraf ![]() Al-Faresi ![]() | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfosh |
7 February 201721 | Al-Raed (1) | 0–1 | Al-Taawoun (1) | Buraidah |
20:15 | Al-Shammeri ![]() Al-Bishi ![]() Al-Mousa ![]() | Report | Muaaz ![]() Al-Zubaidi ![]() Sânmărtean ![]() | Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Arnold Hunter (Northern Ireland) |
13 February 201717 | Al-Qadisiyah (1) | 1–3 | Al-Ahli (1) | Khobar |
20:15 | Ferreira ![]() Al-Johani ![]() Barnawi ![]() | Report | Al-Mogahwi ![]() Al-Somah ![]() Abdulamir ![]() Al-Harbi ![]() | Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Teris |
23 February 201723 | Al-Nahda (2) | 0–2 | Al-Nassr (1) | Dammam |
19:55 | Al-Dhamri ![]() Sufyani ![]() Al-Ziyadi ![]() Al-Olayani ![]() | Report | Ghaleb ![]() Hazazi ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi |
24 February 201718 | Wej (2) | 3–1 | Hajer (2) | Ta'if |
16:15 | Al-Boqami ![]() Voinea ![]() Al-Qarni ![]() Al-Boqami ![]() Al-Towairqi ![]() Hussain ![]() | Report | Al-Musained ![]() | Stadium: King Fahd Stadium Referee: Sami Al-Jires |
24 February 201722 | Al-Ettifaq (1) | 1–0 | Al-Fateh (1) | Dammam |
19:55 | Koffi ![]() Al-Nashi ![]() Al-Amri ![]() ![]() Al-Kassar ![]() | Report | Al-Dawsari ![]() Buhimed ![]() | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Raed Al-Zahrani |
25 February 201720 | Al-Adalh (2) | 4–3 | Al-Tai (2) | Al-Hasa |
15:35 | Al-Amer ![]() Al-Zowayed ![]() Al-Hafidh ![]() Al-Khamis ![]() Abker ![]() ![]() Al-Jarrad ![]() Bo Homail ![]() | Report | Leo ![]() Al-Shammeri ![]() ![]() Al-Jarrad ![]() Al-Sabah ![]() Al-Dossari ![]() | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Majid Al-Shamrani |
25 February 201719 | Al-Faisaly (1) | 2–1 | Al-Khaleej (1) | Al Majma'ah |
18:40 | Majrashi ![]() Al-Sowayed ![]() Luisinho ![]() | Report | François ![]() Diakité ![]() Al-Shoalah ![]() | Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Nahet |
The Quarter-finals matches were played between 30 March and 2 April 2017. [8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
30 March 201727 | Al-Ettifaq (1) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | Al-Taawoun (1) | Dammam |
20:15 | Bouba ![]() Al-Hazaa ![]() Al-Dossari ![]() | Report | Machado ![]() Al-Dossari ![]() Al-Saiari ![]() Kanno ![]() | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 1,566 Referee: Khalid Al-Salawy |
Penalties | ||||
Callejón ![]() Al-Kwikbi ![]() Al-Dossari ![]() Bouba ![]() | Machado ![]() Al-Shameri ![]() Al-Barakah ![]() Al-Saiari ![]() Sânmărtean ![]() |
31 March 201726 | Al-Faisaly (1) | 2–1 | Al-Adalh (2) | Al Majma'ah |
18:55 | Luisinho ![]() Majrashi ![]() | Report | Al-Mohanna ![]() Awaji ![]() Al-Qahtani ![]() | Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Attendance: 9 Referee: Saleh Al Hazloul |
Note: The match was abandoned after 24 minutes due to heavy rain, and was resumed on 1 April 2017, 19:15, from the point of abandonment. [9] |
1 April 201728 | Al-Nassr (1) | 0–2 | Al-Hilal (1) | Riyadh |
20:30 | Ghaleb ![]() | Report | Jahfali ![]() Milesi ![]() ![]() Kharbin ![]() | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 18,906 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
2 April 201725 | Al-Ahli (1) | 6–0 | Wej (2) | Jeddah |
20:30 | Al-Somah ![]() Abdul-Amir ![]() Al-Jassim ![]() Al-Moasher ![]() Al-Mogahwi ![]() Fetfatzidis ![]() Bakshween ![]() | Report | Al-Mowallad ![]() Barnawi ![]() Al-Shaeri ![]() | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 20,177 Referee: Khaled Al-Teris |
The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 12 and 13 May 2017. [10] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Al-Faisaly (1) | 0–3 | Al-Ahli (1) |
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Report | Fetfatzidis ![]() Seraj ![]() Balghaith ![]() |
Al-Hilal (1) | 4–3 | Al-Taawoun (1) |
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Kharbin ![]() Al-Hafith ![]() Al-Dawsari ![]() | Report | N'Diaye ![]() Al-Mousa ![]() Al-Olayan ![]() |
The final was played on Thursday 18 May 2017 at King Abdullah Sports City. [11]
As of 18 May 2017 [12]
Note: Players and teams marked in bold are still active in the competition.
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