2022 King Cup final

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2022 King Cup Final
Event 2021–22 King Cup
Al-Fayha Al-Hilal
11
After extra time
Al-Fayha won 3–1 on penalties
Date19 May 2022 (2022-05-19)
Venue King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Man of the Match Sami Al-Khaibari (Al-Fayha) [1]
Referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) [2]
Attendance46,533
WeatherClear
32 °C (90 °F)
54% humidity [3]
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The 2022 King Cup Final was the 47th final of the King Cup, Saudi Arabia's main football knock-out competition since its inception in 1957.

Contents

The final was played at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, on 19 May 2022. [4] The match was contested by Al-Fayha and Al-Hilal. [5] It was Al-Fayha's 1st King Cup final and Al-Hilal's 17th. This was the first meeting between these two sides in the King Cup.

Al-Fayha won their first King Cup title by beating Al-Hilal on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time. [6] In doing so, they became the 10th different team to win the King Cup. As winners of the competition, Al-Fayha qualified for the 2023–24 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs.

Teams

TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Hilal 16 ( 1961 , 1963, 1964 , 1968, 1977, 1980 , 1981, 1982 , 1984 , 1985, 1987, 1989 , 2010, 2015 , 2017 , 2020 )
Al-Fayha None

Venue

The King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah hosted the final Jawhara Stadium.jpg
The King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah hosted the final

The King Abdullah Sports City, also known as the Jewel Stadium, was announced as the venue of the final on 14 May 2022. [7] This was the sixth time the King Abdullah Sports City hosted the final following those in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 and was the fourteenth time it was hosted in Jeddah.

The King Abdullah Sports City was built in 2012, and opened in 2014 as the home of Al-Ahli, Al-Ittihad and the Saudi Arabia national team. Its current capacity is 62,345, and the record attendance was the opening match which was the 2014 King Cup final. The final also hosted many other finals including the 2019 Saudi Super Cup, the 2018 Supercoppa Italiana and the 2019–20 Supercopa de España.

Background

Al-Fayha reached their first final after a 1–0 home win against Al-Ittihad. [8] Al-Fayha became the eleventh side to feature in a King Cup final. [9]

Al-Hilal reached their 17th final after a 2–1 win against derby rivals Al-Shabab. [10] This was Al-Hilal's second final in three years, and fifth final since the tournament was reintroduced. Al-Hilal won their three most recent finals against Al-Ahli once and Al-Nassr twice.

The two teams met twice earlier in the season with the first fixture ending in a draw and Al-Fayha winning the second fixture. This was the first meeting between these two sides in the King Cup and the 9th meeting between them in all competitions. In the clubs' 8 previous meetings, Al-Hilal won 4, Al-Fayha won 2 and the remaining 2 were drawn. [11]

Road to the final

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

Al-Fayha Round Al-Hilal
OpponentResult 2021–22 King Cup OpponentResult
Abha (H)4–0Round of 16 Al-Raed (H)2–0
Al-Batin (A)2–1 ( a.e.t. )Quarter-finals Al-Nassr (A)2–1
Al-Ittihad (H)1–0Semi-finals Al-Shabab (H)2–1 ( a.e.t. )

Match

Details

Al-Fayha 1–1 (a.e.t.) Al-Hilal
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Penalties
3–1
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 46,533
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
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Al-Hilal
GK88 Flag of Serbia.svg Vladimir Stojković Yellow card.svg 90+4'
RB22 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Al-Baqawi Sub off.svg 74'
CB4 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Sami Al-Khaibari (c)
CB33 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hussein Al-Shuwaish Yellow card.svg 120+1'
LB24 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ahmed Bamsaud Sub off.svg 82'
CM8 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulrahman Al-Safri Sub off.svg 62'
CM37 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Ryller
CM66 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Abousaban Sub off.svg 105'
RF27 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Sultan Mandash Sub off.svg 62'
CF92 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Aleksandar Trajkovski Sub off.svg 105'
LF77 Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Tachtsidis
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Moslem Al Freej
DF3 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Bander Nasser Sub on.svg 82'
MF6 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yousef Al-Harbi Sub on.svg 105'
MF16 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ali Al-Nemer
MF20 Flag of Niger.svg Amadou Moutari Sub on.svg 74'
MF25 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ali Al-Zaqaan Sub on.svg 62'
MF26 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Fawaz Al-Torais Sub on.svg 105'
MF81 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ibrahim Al-Barakah
FW7 Flag of Brazil.svg Ramon Lopes Sub on.svg 62'
Manager:
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GK1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Al-Mayouf
RB2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Al-Breik Sub off.svg 75'
CB20 Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Hyun-soo
CB5 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ali Al-Bulaihi
LB16 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Nasser Al-Dawsari Sub off.svg 104'
CM15 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Pereira Sub off.svg 75'
CM8 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Otayf Sub off.svg 56'
CM7 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Salman Al-Faraj (c)Yellow card.svg 105'
RF17 Flag of Mali.svg Moussa Marega Sub off.svg 99'
CF9 Flag of Nigeria.svg Odion Ighalo
LF29 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Salem Al-Dawsari Yellow card.svg 37'
Substitutes:
GK21 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Al-Owais
DF13 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulrahman Al-Obaid
DF66 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saud Abdulhamid Sub on.svg 75'
DF67 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Al-Khaibari
DF70 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Jahfali Yellow card.svg 105'Sub on.svg 104'
DF88 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hamad Al-Yami
MF43 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Musab Al-Juwayr Sub on.svg 56'
MF96 Flag of Brazil.svg Michael Sub on.svg 99'
FW14 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Al-Hamdan Sub on.svg 75'
Manager:
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Assistant referees: [2]
Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain)
Iker de Francisco Grijalba (Spain)
Fourth official: [2]
Mohammed Al-Hoaish
Video assistant referee: [2]
Ricardo de Burgos (Spain)
Assistant video assistant referee: [2]
Abdulraheem Al-Shammari

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Nine named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.

Statistics

See also

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  1. ↑ "بعد الإطاحة بالهلال..ثنائي الفيحاء يتوج بجوائز الأفضل بكأس الملك".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "طاقم إسباني يُدير نهائي كأس الملك".
  3. ↑ "Weather Jeddah in May 2022".
  4. ↑ "نهائي كأس الملك .. اللقب الأول يداعب الفيحاء ويهدد طموح الهلال".
  5. ↑ "الإعلان عن موعد ومكان إقامة نهائي كأس الملك".
  6. ↑ "ولي العهد يتوج الفيحاء بكأس الملك".
  7. ↑ "الجوهرة يشهد النهائي السادس لكأس الملك".
  8. ↑ "الفيحاء يقصي اتحاد جدة ويتأهل إلى نهائي كأس الملك".
  9. ↑ "النهائي الأول.. 10 اختبارات.. والناجح 3".
  10. ↑ "الهلال يقلب الطاولة على الشباب بثنائية.. ويتأهل إلى نهائي كأس الملك".
  11. ↑ "تاريخ لقاءات".
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Al-Fayha - Al-Hilal Saudi".
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