2022 Saudi Super Cup final

2022 Berain Saudi Super Cup Final
Event	Saudi Super Cup
Date	29 January 2023
Venue	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Man of the Match	Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al-Ittihad)
Referee	Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
Attendance	47,518
Weather	Clear; 16 °C (61 °F); 46% humidity
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Last updated April 13, 2024

The 2022 Saudi Super Cup Final (also known as The Berain Saudi Super Cup Final for sponsorship reasons) was the 9th edition of the Saudi Super Cup. This was the first edition of the Saudi Super Cup to feature four teams following its expansion in 2022.^[3] The final was played on 29 January 2023 at the King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, between Al-Ittihad and Al-Fayha.^[4]

Teams

Team	Qualification for tournament	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Ittihad	2021–22 Pro League runners-up	2 (2013, 2018)
Al-Fayha	2021–22 King Cup winners	0 (debut)

Venue

The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the venue of the final on 24 December 2022.^[6] This was the third time the King Fahd International Stadium hosted the final and the fifth time it was hosted in Saudi Arabia.

The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987.^[7] The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup.^[8] Its current capacity is 68,752^[9] and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Hilal, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.

Background

As part of the running sponsorship deal between the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) and Saudi water company Berain, the match will be officially referred to as "The Berain Saudi Super Cup".^[10]

This was Al-Ittihad's third appearance in the final. Al-Ittihad lost both of their previous finals. In 2013 they lost to Al-Fateh and in 2018 they lost to Al-Hilal. Al-Ittihad qualified by defeating Al-Nassr 3–1 in the semi-finals.^[11]

Al-Fayha made their first-ever finals appearance. Al-Fayha qualified after defeating Pro League champions Al-Hilal 1–0 in the semi-finals.^[12]

This was the first meeting between these two sides in the Saudi Super Cup and the first-ever meeting between them in a cup final. This was the 12th competitive meeting between the two with the first meeting dating back to 15 September 2014. Al-Ittihad won 6 times while Al-Fayha won 5 times.^[13] The two teams met once in the 2022–23 season with Al-Ittihad defeating Al-Fayha 3–0 at home.^[14]

Match

Details

29 January 2023

20:00 AST

Al-Ittihad	2–0	Al-Fayha
Hamdallah 3', 48'	Report

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 47,518

Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)

Al-Ittihad

Al-Fayha


GK	34	Marcelo Grohe
RB	13	Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti		90+2'
CB	20	Ahmed Sharahili
CB	26	Ahmed Hegazi (c)
LB	12	Zakaria Hawsawi		90+2'
DM	3	Tarek Hamed
DM	19	Bruno Henrique
RW	24	Abdulrahman Al-Aboud		61'
AM	10	Igor Coronado	30'	90+2'
LW	90	Romarinho		77'
CF	9	Abderrazak Hamdallah
Substitutes:
GK	21	Abdullah Al-Jadaani
DF	5	Omar Hawsawi
DF	27	Hamdan Al-Shamrani		90+2'
DF	33	Madallah Al-Olayan		90+2'
DF	95	Ahmed Bamsaud
MF	11	Abdulaziz Al-Bishi		77'
MF	14	Awad Al-Nashri		90+2'
FW	70	Haroune Camara		61'
FW	80	Mohammed Al-Saiari
Manager:
Nuno Espírito Santo


GK	88	Vladimir Stojković
CB	22	Mohammed Al-Baqawi
CB	4	Sami Al-Khaibari (c)
CB	3	Bander Nasser		83'
RM	26	Ali Al-Zaqaan		46'
CM	8	Abdulrahman Al-Safri	24'
CM	37	Ricardo Ryller
LM	18	Paulinho
RW	27	Sultan Mandash		62'
CF	23	Milan Pavkov		55'
LW	10	Víctor Ruiz		55'
Substitutes:
GK	1	Moslem Al Freej
DF	2	Mukhair Al-Rashidi
DF	17	Abdullah Al-Shamekh		83'
DF	80	Osama Al-Khalaf		46'
DF	98	Muhannad Al-Qaydhi		62'
MF	6	Saud Zidan		55'
MF	7	Aleksandar Trajkovski
MF	16	Ali Al-Nemer
FW	19	Mohammed Majrashi		55'
Manager:
Vuk Rašović

Man of the Match:
Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al-Ittihad)^[1]

Assistant referees:^[2]
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Diego Bonfá (Argentina)
Fourth official:^[2]
Khaled Al-Teris
Video assistant referee:^[2]
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referees:^[2]
Mohammed Al-Abkari

Match rules

90 minutes
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
Nine named substitutes
Maximum of five substitutions

Statistics

First half^[15]
Statistic	Al-Ittihad	Al-Fayha
Goals scored	1	0
Total shots	4	2
Shots on target	3	2
Saves	2	2
Ball possession	60%	40%
Corner kicks	2	1
Fouls committed	6	9
Offsides	1	0
Yellow cards	1	0
Red cards	0	1

Second half^[15]
Statistic	Al-Ittihad	Al-Fayha
Goals scored	1	0
Total shots	1	1
Shots on target	1	0
Saves	0	0
Ball possession	70%	30%
Corner kicks	0	3
Fouls committed	5	10
Offsides	2	0
Yellow cards	0	0
Red cards	0	0

Overall^[15]
Statistic	Al-Ittihad	Al-Fayha
Goals scored	2	0
Total shots	5	3
Shots on target	4	2
Saves	2	2
Ball possession	65%	35%
Corner kicks	2	4
Fouls committed	11	19
Offsides	3	0
Yellow cards	1	0
Red cards	0	1

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