2019 King Cup final

2019 King Cup Final
Event	2019 King Cup
Date	2 May 2019
Venue	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Referee	Néstor Pitana (Argentina)
Attendance	58,223
Weather	Partly cloudy; 32 °C (90 °F); 14% humidity
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Last updated May 11, 2023

The 2019 King Cup Final was the 44th final of the King Cup, Saudi Arabia's main football knock-out competition.

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 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

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

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