2023 Saudi Super Cup

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2023 Saudi Super Cup
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
City Abu Dhabi
Dates8 – 11 April 2024
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Al-Hilal (4th title)
Runners-up Al-Ittihad
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored11 (3.67 per match)
Attendance70,250 (23,417 per match)
Top scorer(s) Malcom
(3 goals)
Best player(s) Malcom (Al-Hilal) [1]
2022
2024

The 2023 Saudi Super Cup (also known as The Diriyah Saudi Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 10th edition of the Saudi Super Cup, an annual football competition for clubs in the Saudi Arabia football league system that were successful in its major competitions in the preceding season.

Contents

On 5 April 2024, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) and the Diriyah Company signed a sponsorship deal for the 2023 edition. The match would officially be referred to as "The Diriyah Saudi Super Cup". [2]

Al-Hilal defeated Al-Ittihad 4–1 in the final to win their record-extending fourth title. [3]

Qualification

The tournament featured the winners and runners-up of the 2022–23 King Cup and 2022–23 Saudi Pro League. [4]

Qualified teams

The following four teams qualified for the tournament.

TeamMethod of qualificationAppearanceLast appearance asYears performance
Winner(s)Runners-upSemi-finalists
Al-Ittihad 2022–23 Saudi Pro League winners4th 2022 winners12
Al-Hilal 2022–23 King Cup winners7th 2022 semi-finalists321
Al-Nassr 2022–23 Saudi Pro League runners-up6th 2022 semi-finalists221
Al-Wehda 2022–23 King Cup runners-up1st0 (debut)

Venue

The 2023 Saudi Super Cup was supposed to be held between 27 February and 1 March. However, following the date change for 2023–24 AFC Champions League knockout stage, it was announced that the Super Cup would be postponed to a later date. [5] On 9 March, it was announced that Super Cup would take place in the United Arab Emirates between 8 and 11 April. It was announced that the first semi-final between Al-Ittihad and Al-Wehda would take place at the Al Nahyan Stadium while the second semi-final between Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr as well as the final would take place at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium. [6]

Abu Dhabi
Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Al Nahyan Stadium
Capacity: 36,186Capacity: 15,894
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Matches

Bracket

 
Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
8 April 2024 – Abu Dhabi (Al Nahyan)
 
 
Al-Ittihad 2
 
11 April 2024 – Abu Dhabi (MBZ)
 
Al-Wehda 1
 
Al-Ittihad 1
 
8 April 2024 – Abu Dhabi (MBZ)
 
Al-Hilal 4
 
Al-Hilal 2
 
 
Al-Nassr 1
 

Semi-finals

Al-Ittihad 2–1 Al-Wehda
Report
Al Nahyan Stadium , Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi

Al-Hilal 2–1 Al-Nassr
Report
Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium , Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish

Final

Al-Ittihad 1–4 Al-Hilal
Report
Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 27,250
Referee: Khaled Al-Teris

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