2019 King Cup final

2019 King Cup Final

Event	2019 King Cup
Al-Ittihad Al-Taawoun 1 2
Date	2 May 2019 (2019-05-02)
Venue	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Referee	Néstor Pitana (Argentina) [1]
Attendance	58,223
Weather	Partly cloudy 32 °C (90 °F) 14% humidity [2]
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The 2019 King Cup Final was the 44th final of the King Cup, Saudi Arabia's main football knock-out competition.

It took place on 2 May 2019 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Ittihad and Al-Taawoun. It was Al-Taawoun's second King Cup final and Al-Ittihad's 18th. This was the first-ever meeting between these two clubs in the final.

Al-Taawoun won the game 2–1 to secure their first title. ^[3] As winners of the 2019 King Cup, Al-Taawoun qualified for the 2020 AFC Champions League group stage and the 2019 Saudi Super Cup. ^[4]

Teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Ittihad	17 (1957, 1958 , 1959 , 1960 , 1963 , 1964, 1967 , 1979, 1982, 1986, 1988 , 2008, 2009, 2010 , 2011, 2013 , 2018 )
Al-Taawoun	1 (1990)

Venue

The King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh hosted the final

The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the final venue on 30 April 2019. ^[5] This was the sixth King Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1988, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2013.

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

Defending champions Al-Ittihad reached a record 18th final after a 4–2 win against Pro League champions Al-Nassr, beating them for the second time in a week. ^[9] This was Al-Ittihad's second consecutive final, and sixth final since the tournament was reintroduced.

Al-Taawoun reached their second final, after a historic 5–0 away win against Al-Hilal. ^[10] They finished as runners-up in their previous final appearance, losing to Al-Nassr. This was Al-Taawoun's first appearance in the final as a top-tier side, as they were a second-tier side in 1990.

The two teams met twice in the Pro League, with Al-Taawoun winning the first match 5–3 in Buraidah. The second match ended in a 0–0 draw in Jeddah. This was the first meeting between the two sides in the King Cup.

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Al-Ittihad		Round	Al-Taawoun
Opponent	Result	2019 King Cup	Opponent	Result
Al-Jubail (A)	3–1 ( a.e.t. )	Round of 64	Al-Adalah (H)	1–0
Al-Washm (A)	2–1	Round of 32	Al-Nahda (H)	6–0
Al-Taqadom (A)	3–0	Round of 16	Al-Shabab (H)	3–0
Al-Batin (H)	4–3	Quarter-finals	Al-Wehda (H)	3–0
Al-Nassr (H)	4–2 ( a.e.t. )	Semi-finals	Al-Hilal (A)	5–0

Match

Details

2 May 2019 (2019-05-02)

20:45 AST

Al-Ittihad	1–2	Al-Taawoun
Prijović 32'	Report	Al-Absi 55' Tawamba 90'

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 58,223

Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Al-Ittihad

Al-Taawoun

GK 22 Fawaz Al-Qarni RB 66 Saud Abdulhamid CB 17 Manuel da Costa CB 13 Ahmed Assiri (c) LB 2 Abdullah Al-Ammar CM 20 Karim El Ahmadi  71' CM 35 Sékou Sanogo RW 8 Fahad Al-Muwallad AM 10 Carlos Villanueva LW 23 Garry Rodrigues  64' CF 99 Aleksandar Prijović Substitutes: GK 12 Assaf Al-Qarni DF 21 Mohammed Reeman DF 30 Awn Al-Saloli MF 6 Khaled Al-Sumairi MF 7 Jaber Mustafa MF 15 Jamal Bajandouh MF 77 Abdulaziz Al-Bishi FW 9 Romarinho  64' FW 26 Abdulaziz Al-Aryani Manager: José Luis Sierra

GK 1 Cássio RB 18 Madallah Al-Olayan CB 5 Talal Al-Absi (c) CB 32 Muteb Al-Mufarrij LB 13 Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi  46' RM 20 Héldon  89' CM 6 Ryan Al-Mousa  60' CM 55 Sandro Manoel  76' LM 8 Nildo Petrolina  61' CF 17 Cédric Amissi CF 3 Léandre Tawamba  90+4' Substitutes: GK 23 Hussain Shae'an DF 4 Ricardo Machado  90+4' DF 16 Naif Al-Mousa MF 7 Rabee Sufyani  89' MF 10 Jehad Al-Hussain  46' MF 11 Nasser Al-Daajani MF 19 Ibrahim Al-Otaybi FW 9 Abdulfattah Adam FW 25 Mansour Al-Muwallad Manager: Pedro Emanuel

Assistant referees: [1] Hernán Maidana (Argentina) Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina) Fourth official: [1] Fernando Echenique (Argentina) Video assistant referee: [1] Anderson Daronco (Brazil)

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Nine named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

Statistics

First half [11] Statistic Al-Ittihad Al-Taawoun Goals scored 1 0 Total shots 2 10 Shots on target 1 5 Saves 5 0 Ball possession 51% 49% Corner kicks 1 2 Fouls committed 7 8 Offsides 2 0 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0 0

Second half [11] Statistic Al-Ittihad Al-Taawoun Goals scored 0 2 Total shots 4 11 Shots on target 1 5 Saves 3 1 Ball possession 45% 55% Corner kicks 1 5 Fouls committed 8 6 Offsides 1 0 Yellow cards 1 3 Red cards 0 0

Overall [11] Statistic Al-Ittihad Al-Taawoun Goals scored 1 2 Total shots 6 21 Shots on target 2 10 Saves 8 1 Ball possession 48% 52% Corner kicks 2 7 Fouls committed 15 14 Offsides 3 0 Yellow cards 1 3 Red cards 0 0

See also

• Association football portal
• Saudi Arabia portal

• 2019 King Cup
• 2018–19 Saudi Professional League
• 2019 Saudi Super Cup

References

1. "كليف الحكم الأرجنتيني "نيستور بيتانا" لقيادة نهائي كأس الملك".
2. "Weather in May 2019 in Riyadh".
3. "التعاون يكتب التاريخ.. ويتوج بطلاً لكأس الملك".
4. "رئيس التعاون "القاسم": انتظروا "السكري" في السوبر".
5. "الخميس.. ملعب الملك فهد يحتضن نهائي كأس الملك".
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. "اتحاد ناري.. هزم النصر برباعية وجدَّد المآسي".
10. "التعاون يسحق الهلال بخماسية ويبلغ نهائي كأس الملك".
11. "team statistics".