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The Diriyah Saudi Super Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Saudi Arabia |
City | Abha |
Dates | 13 – 17 August 2024 |
Teams | 4 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Al-Hilal (5th title) |
Runners-up | Al-Nassr |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 3 |
Goals scored | 9 (3 per match) |
Attendance | 33,770 (11,257 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Aleksandar Mitrović (3 goals) |
Best player(s) | Aleksandar Mitrović (Al-Hilal) [1] |
Best goalkeeper | Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal) [2] |
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The 2024 Saudi Super Cup (also known as The Diriyah Saudi Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th 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.
On 4 July 2024, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) in collaboration with the Saudi Tourism Authority and the Aseer Region Development Authority announced that the Super Cup would be held in Abha from 13 to 17 August 2024. [3]
Al-Hilal defeated Al-Nassr 4–1 in the final to win their record-extending fifth title. [4]
The tournament was supposed to feature the winners and runners-up of the 2023–24 King Cup and 2023–24 Saudi Pro League. However, since Al-Hilal were the Pro League and King Cup winners and Al-Nassr were the Pro League and King Cup runners-up, the extra two spots were awarded to the Pro League third-placed and fourth-placed teams. [5]
The following four teams qualified for the tournament.
Team | Method of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance as | Years performance | ||
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Winner(s) | Runners-up | Semi-finalists | ||||
Al-Hilal | 2023–24 Saudi Pro League and 2023–24 King Cup winners | 8th | 2023 winners | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Al-Nassr | 2023–24 Saudi Pro League and 2023–24 King Cup runners-up | 7th | 2023 semi-finalists | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Al-Ahli | 2023–24 Saudi Pro League third place | 2nd | 2016 winners | 1 | – | – |
Al-Taawoun | 2023–24 Saudi Pro League fourth place | 2nd | 2019 runners-up | – | 1 | – |
The draw was held on 28 May 2024 at the SSC headquarters in Riyadh. There was no restriction in it. [6]
The 2024 Saudi Super Cup took place in Abha between 13 and 17 August. All matches were held in the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City. It was the first time the Super Cup was held in Abha and the seventh time in Saudi Arabia. [7]
Abha | |
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Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City | |
Capacity: 25,000 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
14 August 2024 – Abha | ||||||
Al-Taawoun | 0 | |||||
17 August 2024 – Abha | ||||||
Al-Nassr | 2 | |||||
Al-Nassr | 1 | |||||
13 August 2024 – Abha | ||||||
Al-Hilal | 4 | |||||
Al-Hilal (p) | 1 (4) | |||||
Al-Ahli | 1 (1) | |||||
Al-Taawoun | 0–2 | Al-Nassr |
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Report |
Al-Nassr | 1–4 | Al-Hilal |
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