2023 King Cup final

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2023 King Cup Final
Event 2022–23 King Cup
Al-Hilal Al-Wehda
11
After extra time
Al-Hilal won 7–6 on penalties
Date12 May 2023 (2023-05-12)
Venue King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Man of the Match Abdullah Al-Mayouf (Al-Hilal) [1]
Referee Szymon Marciniak (Poland) [2]
Attendance52,320
WeatherClear
31.4 °C (88.5 °F)
36% humidity [3]
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The 2023 King Cup Final was the 48th final of the King Cup, Saudi Arabia's main football knock-out competition since its inception in 1957.

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The final was played at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, on 12 May 2023. [4] The match was contested by Al-Hilal and Al-Wehda. [5] It was Al-Hilal's 18th King Cup final and Al-Wehda's 8th.

Al-Hilal defeated Al-Wehda on penalties in the final following a 1–1 draw after extra time to win their 10th title. [6]

Teams

TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Hilal 17 ( 1961 , 1963, 1964 , 1968, 1977, 1980 , 1981, 1982 , 1984 , 1985, 1987, 1989 , 2010, 2015 , 2017 , 2020 , 2022)
Al-Wehda 7 ( 1957 , 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966 , 1970)

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 27 April 2023. [7] This was the seventh time the King Abdullah Sports City hosted the final following those in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2022 and was the fifteenth 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 stadium also hosted many other finals including the 2019 Saudi Super Cup, the 2018 Supercoppa Italiana and the 2019–20 Supercopa de España.

Background

Al-Hilal reached their record-tying 18th final after a 1–0 win against Al-Ittihad. [8] This was Al-Hilal's second consecutive final, third final in four years, and sixth final since the tournament was reintroduced. Al-Hilal lost last season's final on penalties after a 1–1 draw against Al-Fayha. [9]

Al-Wehda reached their eighth final after a 1–0 win against Al-Nassr. [10] This was Al-Wehda's first final since the tournament was reintroduced in 2008. It was also Al-Wehda's first final since 1970, setting the record for the longest gap between final appearances at 53 years.

The two teams met twice earlier in the season with the first fixture ending in a 3–0 victory for Al-Hilal and the second ending in a 3–3 draw. This will be the second King Cup final between these two sides after the 1961 final which ended in a 3–2 win for Al-Hilal. [11] This was the eighth meeting between these two sides in the King Cup with Al-Hilal winning six times and one draw between them. In the clubs' 103 previous meetings, Al-Hilal won 75, Al-Wehda won 8 and the remaining 20 were drawn. [12]

Road to the final

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

Al-Hilal Round Al-Wehda
OpponentResult 2022–23 King Cup OpponentResult
Al-Ettifaq (H)4–0Round of 16 Damac (A)1–0
Al-Fateh (H)3–1Quarter-finals Al-Batin (H)2–1
Al-Ittihad (A)1–0 ( a.e.t. )Semi-finals Al-Nassr (A)1–0

Match

Details

Al-Hilal 1–1 (a.e.t.) Al-Wehda
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Penalties
7–6
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Attendance: 52,320
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
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Al-Wehda
GK1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Al-Mayouf (c)
RB2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Al-Breik Yellow card.svg 42'Sub off.svg 46'
CB20 Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Hyun-soo Yellow card.svg 112'
CB5 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ali Al-Bulaihi
LB12 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yasser Al-Shahrani Sub off.svg 83'
DM8 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Otayf Sub off.svg 46'
CM19 Flag of Peru.svg André Carrillo
CM28 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohamed Kanno Sub off.svg 46'
RF17 Flag of Mali.svg Moussa Marega Sub off.svg 114'
CF10 Flag of Argentina.svg Luciano Vietto Sub off.svg 83'
LF96 Flag of Brazil.svg Michael
Substitutes:
GK21 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Al-Owais
DF4 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Khalifah Al-Dawsari
DF66 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saud Abdulhamid Sub on.svg 46'
DF70 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Jahfali
MF16 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Nasser Al-Dawsari Yellow card.svg 71'Sub on.svg 46'
MF43 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Musab Al-Juwayr Sub on.svg 83'
FW9 Flag of Nigeria.svg Odion Ighalo Yellow card.svg 80'Sub on.svg 46'
FW11 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saleh Al-Shehri Sub on.svg 114'
FW14 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Al-Hamdan Sub on.svg 83'
Manager:
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GK1 Flag of Morocco.svg Munir Mohamedi
RB28 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hamad Al-Jayzani Yellow card.svg 94'Sub off.svg 105'
CB2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ali Makki
CB6 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Óscar Duarte
LB27 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Islam Hawsawi Sub off.svg 90'
DM4 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Waleed Bakshween (c)Sub off.svg 71'
CM76 Flag of Morocco.svg Fayçal Fajr
CM88 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Alaa Al Hejji Yellow card.svg 51'
RF24 Flag of Sudan.svg Abdulaziz Noor Yellow card.svg 31'Sub off.svg 55'
CF74 Flag of France.svg Karim Yoda Sub off.svg 90'
LF87 Flag of Brazil.svg Anselmo
Substitutes:
GK13 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulquddus Atiah
DF3 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulelah Bukhari Sub on.svg 90'
DF23 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Amiri Kurdi Sub on.svg 90'
MF12 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulkareem Al-Qahtani
MF29 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Sultan Al-Akouz
MF49 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Sultan Al-Sawadi
MF80 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yahya Al-Naji Sub on.svg 55'
MF90 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hazzaa Al-Ghamdi Sub on.svg 105'
FW9 Flag of France.svg Jean-David Beauguel Sub on.svg 71'
Manager:
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Man of the Match:
Abdullah Al-Mayouf (Al-Hilal) [1]

Assistant referees: [2]
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Fourth official: [2]
Faisal Al-Blwi
Video assistant referee: [2]
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)
Assistant video assistant referee: [2]
Omar Al-Jamal

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. 1 2 "المعيوف يحصل على جائزة أفضل لاعب في النهائي".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "صافرة بولندية تضبط نهائي كأس الملك.. بين الهلال والوحدة".
  3. ↑ "Weather in Jeddah - 12 May 2023".
  4. ↑ "موعد نهائي كأس الملك 2023 بين الهلال والوحدة والقنوات الناقلة".
  5. ↑ "في نهائي أغلى الكؤوس.. اللقب العاشر لـ"الهلال" أم الثالث لـ"الوحدة"؟".
  6. ↑ "نيابة عن خادم الحرمين الشريفين .. سمو ولي العهد يتوج فريق الهلال بكأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين للموسم الرياضي 2022 - 2023".
  7. ↑ "ولي العهد يحضر نهائي كأس الملك الجمعة 22 شوال في جدة".
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  9. ↑ "ولي العهد يتوج الفيحاء بكأس الملك".
  10. ↑ "بـ10 لاعبين.. الوحدة يقصي النصر ويلحق بالهلال".
  11. ↑ "أول فرحة لجماهير الهلال في الصايغ".
  12. ↑ "تاريخ لقاءات".
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