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Tournament details | |
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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) |
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.
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 |
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Pro League | |
Prince Mohammad bin Salman League | |
Third Division |
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]
The Round of 32 matches were played between 3 and 7 January 2018. [5] [6] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
The Round of 16 matches were played between 19 and 25 January 2018. [7] [8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
The Quarter-finals matches were played between 22 and 25 February 2018. [9] [10] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
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) |
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) |
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 |
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) |
The Semi-finals matches were played on 30 and 31 March 2018. [11] [12] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
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) |
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 |
The final was held on 12 May 2018. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
As of 12 May 2018 [13]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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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.
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