2024 King Cup final

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2024 King Cup Final
Event 2023–24 King Cup
Al-Hilal Al-Nassr
11
After extra time
Al-Hilal won 5–4 on penalties
Date31 May 2024 (2024-05-31)
Venue King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Man of the Match Yassine Bounou
Referee Darío Herrera (Argentina) [1]
Attendance56,870
WeatherClear
30.5 °C (86.9 °F)
53% humidity [2]
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The 2024 King Cup Final was the 49th 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 31 May 2024. [3] The match was contested by derby rivals Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr. It was Al-Hilal's 19th King Cup final and Al-Nassr's 14th.

Al-Hilal defeated Al-Nassr on penalties in the final following a 1–1 draw after extra time to win their 11th title. [4]

Teams

TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Hilal 18 ( 1961 , 1963, 1964 , 1968, 1977, 1980 , 1981, 1982 , 1984 , 1985, 1987, 1989 , 2010, 2015 , 2017 , 2020 , 2022, 2023 )
Al-Nassr 14 (1967, 1971, 1973, 1974 , 1976 , 1981 , 1986 , 1987 , 1989, 1990 , 2012, 2015, 2016, 2020)

Venue

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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 26 May 2024. [5] This was the eighth time the King Abdullah Sports City hosted the final following those in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, and 2023 and was the sixteenth 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-breaking 19th final after a 2–1 win against Al-Ittihad. [6] This was Al-Hilal's third consecutive final, fourth final in five years, and seventh final since the tournament was reintroduced. Al-Hilal won last season's final on penalties after a 1–1 draw against Al-Wehda. [7]

Al-Nassr reached their fourteenth final after a 3–1 win against Al-Khaleej. [8] This was Al-Nassr's first final since 2020, and fifth final since the tournament was reintroduced. Al-Nassr lost their four most recent finals against Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal twice each.

The two teams met four times earlier in the season with Al-Hilal winning twice, Al-Nassr winning once, and one draw between them. This was the 21st meeting between these two sides in the King Cup and the sixth meeting in the final. [9] Al-Hilal won ten times including the 1989 Final and 2020 Final, while Al-Nassr won four times including the 1981 Final and 1987 Final. The two teams drew each other six times, with Al-Hilal winning the 2015 Final on penalty shoot-outs. This was the 184th competitive meeting between these two sides. In the clubs' 183 previous meetings, Al-Hilal won 72, Al-Nassr won 59 and the remaining 52 were drawn. [10]

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-Nassr
OpponentResult 2023–24 King Cup OpponentResult
Al-Jabalain (A)1–0Round of 32 Ohod (A)5–1
Al-Hazem (H)3–0Round of 16 Al-Ettifaq (H)1–0 ( a.e.t. )
Al-Taawoun (H)3–0Quarter-finals Al-Shabab (A)5–2
Al-Ittihad (A)2–1Semi-finals Al-Khaleej (H)3–1

Match

Details

Al-Hilal 1–1 (a.e.t.) Al-Nassr
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Penalties
5–4
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 56,870
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)
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Al-Nassr
GK37 Flag of Morocco.svg Yassine Bounou
RB66 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saud Abdulhamid
CB3 Flag of Senegal.svg Kalidou Koulibaly Yellow card.svg 28' Yellow-red card.svg 90'
CB5 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ali Al-Bulaihi Yellow card.svg 87'Red card.svg 87'
LB6 Flag of Brazil.svg Renan Lodi Yellow card.svg 22'Sub off.svg 46'
CM8 Flag of Portugal.svg Rúben Neves
CM7 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Salman Al-Faraj (c)Yellow card.svg 33'Sub off.svg 74'
RW96 Flag of Brazil.svg Michael Yellow card.svg 40'Sub off.svg 86'
AM77 Flag of Brazil.svg Malcom Sub off.svg 109'
LW29 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Salem Al-Dawsari Sub off.svg 110'
CF9 Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Mitrović
Substitutes:
GK21 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Al-Owais
DF2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Al-Breik Sub on.svg 86'Sub off.svg 90+7'
DF12 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yasser Al-Shahrani Yellow card.svg 98'Sub on.svg 46'
DF16 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Nasser Al-Dawsari Sub on.svg 109'
DF87 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hassan Al-Tombakti Sub on.svg 90+7'
MF28 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohamed Kanno Yellow card.svg 108'Sub on.svg 74'
MF56 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Al-Qahtani
FW11 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saleh Al-Shehri
FW14 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Al-Hamdan Sub on.svg 110'
Manager:
Flag of Portugal.svg Jorge Jesus
GK26 Flag of Colombia.svg David Ospina Red card.svg 56'
RB2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Sultan Al-Ghannam Yellow card.svg 120+1'
CB5 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulelah Al-Amri Yellow card.svg 45+1'Sub off.svg 59'
CB78 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ali Lajami
LB15 Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Telles Yellow card.svg 106'
DM17 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Al-Khaibari
CM77 Flag of Croatia.svg Marcelo Brozović Sub off.svg 69'
CM25 Flag of Portugal.svg Otávio Yellow card.svg 26'Sub off.svg 81'
RM23 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ayman Yahya Sub off.svg 105'
LM10 Flag of Senegal.svg Sadio Mané Sub off.svg 59'
CF7 Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutes:
GK33 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Waleed Abdullah Sub on.svg 59'
DF4 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Al-Fatil
DF12 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Nawaf Boushal
DF24 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Qasem
MF8 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem
MF14 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Sami Al-Najei Sub on.svg 69'
MF19 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ali Al-Hassan Sub on.svg 81'
MF29 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulrahman Ghareeb Sub on.svg 59'
FW30 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Meshari Al-Nemer Sub on.svg 105'
Manager:
Flag of Portugal.svg Luís Castro

Man of the Match:
Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal)

Assistant referees: [1]
Miguel Savorani (Argentina)
Sebastían Raineri (Argentina)
Fourth official: [1]
Sebastían Zunino (Argentina)
Video assistant referee: [1]
Jorge Baliño (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referee: [1]
Silvio Trucco (Argentina)

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 3 4 5 "ظهر مرتين في «روشن».. هيريرا يدير نهائي الكأس".
  2. ↑ "Weather in Jeddah - 31 May 2024".
  3. ↑ "الجمعة.. نهائي كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين".
  4. ↑ "نيابة عن خادم الحرمين الشريفين .. سمو ولي العهد يتوج فريق الهلال بكأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين للموسم الرياضي 2023 – 2024".
  5. ↑ "بلقاء النصر والهلال.. الجوهرة تشع بنهائي أغلى الكؤوس للمرة الثامنة".
  6. ↑ "الهلال يهزم الاتحاد و"النقص" ويبلغ نهائي كأس الملك".
  7. ↑ "نيابة عن خادم الحرمين الشريفين .. سمو ولي العهد يتوج فريق الهلال بكأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين للموسم الرياضي 2022 - 2023".
  8. ↑ "النصر يهزم الخليج ويضرب موعداً مع الهلال في النهائي".
  9. ↑ "تاريخ مواجهات الهلال والنصر في كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين".
  10. ↑ "تاريخ لقاءات : الهلال - النصر".
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Al-Hilal - Al-Nassr".
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