2023 Saudi Super Cup

2023 Saudi Super Cup

Tournament details
Host country	United Arab Emirates
City	Abu Dhabi
Dates	8 – 11 April 2024
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Al-Hilal (4th title)
Runners-up	Al-Ittihad
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	11 (3.67 per match)
Attendance	70,250 (23,417 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Malcom (3 goals)
Best player(s)	Malcom (Al-Hilal) [1]
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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 Arabian football league system that were successful in its major competitions in the preceding season.

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.

Team	Method of qualification	Appearance	Last appearance as	Years performance
				Winner(s)	Runners-up	Semi-finalists
Al-Ittihad	2022–23 Saudi Pro League winners	4th	2022 winners	1	2	–
Al-Hilal	2022–23 King Cup winners	7th	2022 semi-finalists	3	2	1
Al-Nassr	2022–23 Saudi Pro League runners-up	6th	2022 semi-finalists	2	2	1
Al-Wehda	2022–23 King Cup runners-up	1st	0 (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	Abu Dhabi
	Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium	Al Nahyan Stadium
	Capacity: 36,186	Capacity: 15,894

Matches

• Times listed are UTC+4.

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

8 April 2024 (2024-04-08)

21:00

Al-Ittihad	2–1	Al-Wehda
Benzema 1' Hamdallah 42'	Report	Al-Eisa 90+7'

Al Nahyan Stadium , Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi

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8 April 2024 (2024-04-08)

23:30

Al-Hilal	2–1	Al-Nassr
S. Al-Dawsari 61' Malcom 72'	Report	Mané 90+9'

Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium , Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 34,000

Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish

Final

Main article: 2023 Saudi Super Cup final

11 April 2024 (2024-04-11)

21:30 UAEST

Al-Ittihad	1–4	Al-Hilal
Hamdallah 21'	Report	Malcom 5', 89' S. Al-Dawsari 44' N. Al-Dawsari 90+6'

Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 27,250

Referee: Khaled Al-Teris

References

1. "The best MALCOM is the Best Player in Diriyah Saudi Super Cup".
2. "شركة الدرعية شريكا رسمياً لكأس الدرعية للسوبر السعودي 2024".
3. "الهلال يتوج بكأس الدرعية للسوبر الرياضي في أبوظبي".
4. "ما موعد السوبر السعودي 2024 والفرق المشاركة؟".
5. ""المسابقات" تغير موعد السوبر".
6. "رسمياً.. إقامة بطولة كأس السوبر السعودي 2024 في أبوظبي.. بمشاركة 4 أندية".