2018 King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)

2018 King Cup

Tournament details
Country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	3 January – 12 May 2018
Teams	32
Defending champions	Al-Hilal
Final positions
Champions	Al-Ittihad
Runner-up	Al-Faisaly
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	96 (3.1 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Carlos Villanueva (4 goals)
←  2017 2019  → All statistics correct as of 12 May 2018.

The 2018 King Cup, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 43rd edition of the King Cup since its establishment in 1957, and the 11th under the current format. It started on 3 January and concluded with the final on 12 May 2018. The winner qualified for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage.

Al-Ittihad won their eighth title after a 3–1 win over Al-Faisaly in the final on 12 May 2018. ^[1]

Pro League side Al-Hilal were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Al-Qadsiah in the Round of 16. ^[2] It was the earliest exit by the title holders since the introduction of the new format.

Participating teams

A total of 32 teams participated in this season. 14 teams from the Professional league, 16 teams from the First Division, and 2 teams qualifying from the preliminary stage. ^[3]

League	Teams
Pro League	Al-Ahli Al-Batin Al-Ettifaq Al-Faisaly Al-Fateh Al-Fayha Al-Hilal TH Al-Ittihad Al-Nassr Al-Qadsiah Al-Raed Al-Shabab Al-Taawoun Ohod
Prince Mohammad bin Salman League	Al-Hazem Al-Kawkab Al-Khaleej Al-Mujazzal Al-Nahda Al-Nojoom Al-Orobah Al-Qaisumah Al-Shoulla Al-Tai Al-Watani Al-Wehda Damac Hajer Jeddah Najran
Third Division	Al-Bahah Al-Zulfi

Bracket

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

H

Al-Hilal

2

A

Hajer

1

A

Al-Hilal

0

H

Al-Qadsiah

1

H

Al-Qadsiah

3

A

Jeddah

2

H

Al-Qadsiah

2

A

Al-Faisaly

3

H

Al-Wehda

0

A

Al-Nojoom (a.e.t.)

2

A

Al-Nojoom

0

H

Al-Faisaly

2

A

Al-Faisaly (a.e.t.)

3

H

Al-Watani

2

H

Al-Faisaly

1

A

Al-Ahli

0

A

Al-Fayha (a.e.t.)

3

H

Al-Qaisumah

2

H

Al-Fayha (a.e.t.)

2

A

Al-Fateh

1

H

Al-Fateh

1

A

Al-Hazem

0

H

Al-Fayha

2 (3)

A

Al-Ahli (pen.)

2 (4)

H

Ohod

0

A

Al-Orobah

1

A

Al-Orobah

0

H

Al-Ahli

6

A

Al-Ahli

2

H

Al-Shoulla

0

–

Al-Faisaly

1

–

Al-Ittihad

3

A

Al-Ittihad

3

H

Al-Kawkab

1

H

Al-Ittihad

2

A

Al-Ettifaq

1

H

Al-Ettifaq

6

A

Al-Tai

0

H

Al-Ittihad

3

A

Al-Shabab

1

H

Al-Shabab

2

A

Najran

0

H

Al-Shabab

3

A

Al-Khaleej

1

A

Al-Khaleej

1

H

Al-Bahah

0

A

Al-Ittihad

6

H

Al-Batin

2

A

Al-Batin

3

H

Al-Mujazzal

1

H

Al-Batin

2

A

Damac

0

H

Al-Taawoun

1

A

Damac

2

A

Al-Batin

1

H

Al-Nassr

0

H

Al-Raed

0

A

Al-Nahda

1

A

Al-Nahda

0

H

Al-Nassr

1

H

Al-Nassr

2

A

Al-Zulfi

0

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

Source: SAFF ^[4]

Round of 32

The Round of 32 matches were played between 3 and 7 January 2018. ^{[5] [6]} All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Bahah (4) v Al-Khaleej (2)

3 January 201812	Al-Bahah (4)	0–1	Al-Khaleej (2)	Al Bahah
15:45	Al-Zahrani  13' Zayed  45+1' Al-Haly  84'	Report	Al-Enezi 53' Sami  78' Meshqi  89'	Stadium: King Saud Sport City Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Qarni

Al-Ettifaq (1) v Al-Tai (2)

3 January 201810	Al-Ettifaq (1)	6–0	Al-Tai (2)	Dammam
17:40	Al-Selouli 28', 45' Al-Saiari 33', 48', 49' Al-Zubaidi  54' Al-Sonain 59'	Report	Al-Amri  1' Al-Jarrad  90+1'	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Sami Al-Jires

Al-Wehda (2) v Al-Nojoom (2)

3 January 20183	Al-Wehda (2)	0–2 (a.e.t.)	Al-Nojoom (2)	Makkah
19:45	Al-Sulami  115'	Report	Awadh  62' Al-Harbi 96' (pen.) Sharoumah  111' Al-Majhad 113'	Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Awidan

Ohod (1) v Al-Orobah (2)

4 January 20187	Ohod (1)	0–1	Al-Orobah (2)	Medina
15:45	Assiri  72' Al-Nabit  83'	Report	Bander 4',  35' Al-Munaif  22' Rawaf  24'	Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Majid Al-Shamrani

Al-Qadsiah (1) v Jeddah (2)

4 January 20182	Al-Qadsiah (1)	3–2	Jeddah (2)	Khobar
17:40	Fallatah  18', 35' Élton 39', 81' Bismark  53'	Report	Al-Johani 10' Al-Qarni 83'	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Khaled Salwi

Al-Hilal (1) v Hajer (2)

4 January 20181	Al-Hilal (1)	2–1	Hajer (2)	Riyadh
19:20	Rivas 11' Al Bulaihi  19' Al-Qahtani 31'	Report	Al-Jamaan 23'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Smail

Al-Fateh (1) v Al-Hazem (2)

5 January 20186	Al-Fateh (1)	1–0	Al-Hazem (2)	Al-Hasa
15:05	Sharahili 27'	Report		Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Shehri

Al-Mujazzal (2) v Al-Batin (1)

5 January 201813	Al-Mujazzal (2)	1–3	Al-Batin (1)	Al Majma'ah
15:20	Al-Yousef 5' Al-Bishi  53' Sidevaldo  75' Al-Muraished  76'	Report	Tarabai 13',  74' Metlaq 40' Jhonnattann  44', 90+2' Paulo  65' Waqes  87'	Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Nuhait

Al-Taawoun (1) v Damac (2)

5 January 201814	Al-Taawoun (1)	1–2	Damac (2)	Buraidah
15:25	Al-Maghrebi  16' Al-Bishi 65' Amissi  82'	Report	Al-Aliany 3' (pen.) Al-Qahtani  41' Al-Najei  74' Sharahili 75' Al-Thunayan  83' Al-Shahrani  86'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Teris

Al-Nassr (1) v Al-Zulfi (4)

5 January 201816	Al-Nassr (1)	2–0	Al-Zulfi (4)	Riyadh
19:20	Al-Mutlaq  39' Ghaly  66' Al-Sahlawi 70' Leonardo 83'	Report	Al-Sabt  9' Al-Sharid  32'	Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfosh

Al-Qaisumah (2) v Al-Fayha (1)

6 January 20185	Al-Qaisumah (2)	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Al-Fayha (1)	Hafar al-Batin
15:10	Al-Ruwailli  6' Jowhar  60' Al-Sahali 80' Afana 87'	Report	Fernández  53', 62' (pen.), 107' Al-Mutairi 86' Asprilla  114'	Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari

Al-Watani (2) v Al-Faisaly (1)

6 January 20184	Al-Watani (2)	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Al-Faisaly (1)	Tabuk
15:55	Eisa 16', 53' R. Al-Balawi  49' N. Al-Balawi  87' Majrashi  110'	Report	Abousaban 23' Hamad  36' Majrashi  51' Rogério 80' Al Mansor 91'	Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Nahet

Al-Raed (1) v Al-Nahda (2)

6 January 201815	Al-Raed (1)	0–1	Al-Nahda (2)	Buraidah
18:05	Al-Shamekh  25' Al-Musalem  29'	Report	Al-Jadaani  36' Al-Khamees 57' Al-Hamdan  68' Al-Merqeb  84' Al-Maimouni  88'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri

Al-Shoulla (2) v Al-Ahli (1)

6 January 20188	Al-Shoulla (2)	0–2	Al-Ahli (1)	Al-Kharj
19:20		Report	Al-Moasher 7' Fetfatzidis 20' Asiri  52' Oboabona  63'	Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Sultan

Al-Shabab (1) v Najran (2)

7 January 201811	Al-Shabab (1)	2–0	Najran (2)	Riyadh
18:00	Al Tawfiq 8' (o.g.) Al-Shamrani 45+1' (pen.)	Report	A. Al-Sqoor  42' N. Al-Sqoor  90'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi

Al-Kawkab (2) v Al-Ittihad (1)

7 January 20189	Al-Kawkab (2)	1–3	Al-Ittihad (1)	Al-Kharj
19:20	Al-Zahrani 24' Al-Saeed  44' Al-Shehri  45' Al-Dubaisi  76' Al-Zubaidi  83'	Report	Al-Muwallad  50' Sufyani  53' Villanueva  64', 69' (pen.) Akaïchi 81' Kahraba 86'	Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish

Round of 16

The Round of 16 matches were played between 19 and 25 January 2018. ^{[7] [8]} All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Ittihad (1) v Al-Ettifaq (1)

19 January 201821	Al-Ittihad (1)	2–1	Al-Ettifaq (1)	Jeddah
20:10	Villanueva 61' Al-Muwallad 90+12'	Report	Kiss 39',  60' Al-Saleh  57'  90+1' Al Hajri  61'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 44,010 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Al-Faisaly (1) v Al-Nojoom (2)

20 January 201818	Al-Faisaly (1)	2–0	Al-Nojoom (2)	Al Majma'ah
15:30	Rogério 20' Al-Mansor  26' Majrashi 78'	Report	Al-Batran  33' Al-Sobeai  45+1'	Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

Al-Qadsiah (1) v Al-Hilal (1)

20 January 201817	Al-Qadsiah (1)	1–0	Al-Hilal (1)	Khobar
18:00	Hervé  37' Fallatah  42' Bismark 55' Barnawi  77'  88'	Report	Fallatah  42' Otayf  67' Milesi  89'	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 3,749 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Al-Nassr (1) v Al-Nahda (2)

20 January 201824	Al-Nassr (1)	1–0	Al-Nahda (2)	Riyadh
18:10	Al-Sahlawi 36' Lagrou  69'	Report	Masrahi  14' Al-Hamdan  45+1'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Al-Ahli (1) v Al-Orobah (2)

21 January 201820	Al-Ahli (1)	6–0	Al-Orobah (2)	Jeddah
18:45	Al-Moasher 33', 73' Al-Mogahwi 41' Fefatzidis 60' Zakaria 90', 90+2'	Report	Al-Najei  24'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland)

Al-Fayha (1) v Al-Fateh (1)

24 January 201819	Al-Fayha (1)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Al-Fateh (1)	Al Majma'ah
15:35	Al Salem 11' Al-Khaibari  111', 118'	Report	Sakala 56' João Pedro  68' Al-Fuhaid  90+3'	Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Attendance: 423 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

Al-Batin (1) v Damac (2)

25 January 201823	Al-Batin (1)	2–0	Damac (2)	Hafar al-Batin
15:30	Guilherme 83' Jorge Silva 84'	Report		Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Al-Shabab (1) v Al-Khaleej (2)

25 January 201822	Al-Shabab (1)	3–1	Al-Khaleej (2)	Riyadh
20:00	Khamees 30' (o.g.) Benyettou 45+1' Ghazi  72' Bahebri 87'	Report	Al-Najrani 22' Khamees  63'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals matches were played between 22 and 25 February 2018. ^{[9] [10]} All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Nassr (1) v Al-Batin (1)

22 February 201828	Al-Nassr (1)	0–1	Al-Batin (1)	Riyadh
20:00	Madu  68' Al-Fraidi  73'	Report	Nasser  15' Jhonnattann 18' Diabaté  21' Al-Shammeri  51' Guilherme  56' Al-Jouei  58' Khodari  66' Mathlouthi  78' Paulo  79'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)

Al-Ittihad (1) v Al-Shabab (1)

23 February 201827	Al-Ittihad (1)	3–1	Al-Shabab (1)	Jeddah
20:30	Al-Nakhli  11', 26' Fallatah 39' Kahraba 45'	Report	Al-Fahad  45' Majrashi  56' Ubilla 90+1'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 57,810 Referee: Pawel Raczkowski (Poland)

Al-Fayha (1) v Al-Ahli (1)

24 February 201826	Al-Fayha (1)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Al-Ahli (1)	Al Majma'ah
18:40	Gómez 21' Izaguirre  50' Fernández  53' Jaafari  81' Asprilla  93', 100' Al-Sobhi  120+1'	Report	Balghaith  48'  112' Bakshween  60' Al-Amri 85' Asiri 109'	Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Attendance: 2,278 Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)
	Penalties
	Tziolis Asprilla Al-Mutairi Al-Sobhi Fernández Izaguirre		Fetfatzidis Milligan Al-Amri Leonardo Awagi Ben Amor

Al-Qadsiah (1) v Al-Faisaly (1)

25 February 201825	Al-Qadsiah (1)	2–3	Al-Faisaly (1)	Khobar
18:20	Hervé 11' Al-Khabrani  47' Jorginho 62' Al-Shoeil  78' Camara  79' Al-Jizani  82' Fallatah  90+1'	Report	Gomaa  16' Luisinho 48' (pen.) Majrashi 54' (pen.) Rogério 59',  64' Zé Eduardo  90+5'	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)

Semi-finals

The Semi-finals matches were played on 30 and 31 March 2018. ^{[11] [12]} All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Faisaly (1) v Al-Ahli (1)

30 March 201829	Al-Faisaly (1)	1–0	Al-Ahli (1)	Al Majma'ah
20:35	Zé Eduardo 77'	Report	Al-Shamrani  90+6'	Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Al-Batin (1) v Al-Ittihad (1)

1 April 201830	Al-Batin (1)	2–6	Al-Ittihad (1)	Hafar al-Batin
20:35	Guilherme 2' Tinga 62' Waqes  87' Ghunaiman  90'  90+4'	Report	Villanueva 5', 88' (pen.) Al-Ghamdi 68', 72' Akaïchi 77',  78' Al-Muziel  89' Al-Aryani 90+2'	Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush

Final

Main article: 2018 King Cup Final

The final was held on 12 May 2018. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

12 May 2018

21:00

Al-Faisaly	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Al-Ittihad
Luisinho  67' Al-Robeai  84', 90+2'	Report	Assiri  19' Al-Ghamdi 45' Akaïchi  70' Sufyani 100' Al-Aryani 116'

King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah

Attendance: 60,184

Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

Top goalscorers

As of 12 May 2018 ^[13]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Carlos Villanueva	Al-Ittihad	4
2	Mohammed Al-Saiari	Al-Ettifaq	3
	Salman Al-Moasher	Al-Ahli
	Rogério	Al-Faisaly
	Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi	Al-Ittihad

Note: Players and teams marked in bold are still active in the competition.

See also

• 2017–18 Saudi Professional League
• 2017–18 Prince Mohammad bin Salman League
• 2017–18 Crown Prince Cup

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