2025 Saudi Super Cup final

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2025 Saudi Super Cup Final
Event 2025 Saudi Super Cup
Al-Ahli won 5–3 on penalties
Date23 August 2025 (2025-08-23)
Venue Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
Referee Mohammed Al-Hoaish [1]
Attendance30,240
WeatherRainy
27 °C (81 °F)
84% humidity [2]
2024
2026

The 2025 Saudi Super Cup final was the 12th edition of the Saudi Super Cup. The final was played on 23 August 2025 at the Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong, between Al-Ahli and Al-Nassr. [3]

Contents

Al-Ahli won 5–3 on a penalty shoot-out after a 2–2 draw, securing their second title and first since 2016. [4]

Teams

TeamQualification for tournamentPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Nassr 2024–25 Pro League third place5 (2014, 2015, 2019 , 2020 , 2024)
Al-Ahli 2024–25 Pro League fifth place1 ( 2016 )

    Venue

    The Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong hosted the match Hong Kong Stadium-1.jpg
    The Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong hosted the match

    The Hong Kong Stadium was announced as the venue of the tournament on 13 June 2025. [5] This was the first time the tournament was hosted in Hong Kong.

    The Hong Kong Stadium was built and opened in 1953 as the Government Stadium and underwent renovations and reopened as the Hong Kong Stadium in 1994. [6] The stadium was used as a venue for the inaugural AFC Asian Cup as well as the 1997–98 Asian Club Championship knockout stage. It is used by the Hong Kong national team as a home stadium.

    Background

    This was Al-Ahli's second appearance in the final. Al-Ahli beat Al-Hilal on penalties in their only final appearance in 2016. [7] Al-Ahli qualified by defeating Al-Qadsiah 5–1 in the semi-finals. [8]

    Al-Nassr were making their sixth finals appearance, the joint most by any club. They won the title twice, in 2019 and 2020. Al-Nassr qualified after defeating Al-Ittihad 2–1 in the semi-finals. [9]

    This was the first meeting between these two sides in the Saudi Super Cup and the eleventh meeting in a cup final. In the ten previous cup final meetings, Al-Ahli has won six times, while Al-Nassr has won four times. The first cup final between the two dates back to the 1971 King Cup final. [10] This was the 139th competitive meeting between the two sides in all competitions. In their prior encounters, Al-Ahli won 53 times, Al-Nassr won 50 times, and the two teams drew 35 times. [11] Majed Abdullah is the top scorer of this fixture with 24 goals. The two teams had met twice previously in the 2024–25 season, with Al-Nassr winning both meetings.

    Ahead of the final match, Al-Ahli striker Ivan Toney expressed frustration over his team's treatment during preparations in Hong Kong. He criticized the organizers for providing subpar training conditions, stating, "We've been on the worst pitch, and trained after other teams. We've been the most hated, the team nobody wants to win; it gives us that extra hunger and fight to win something against these teams". [12]

    Match

    Details

    Al-Nassr 2–2 Al-Ahli
    Report
    Penalties
    3–5
    Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
    Attendance: 30,240
    Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
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    Al-Nassr
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    Al-Ahli
    GK24 Flag of Brazil.svg Bento
    RB12 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Nawaf Boushal Yellow card.svg 90+3'
    CB3 Flag of France.svg Mohamed Simakan
    CB26 Flag of Spain.svg Iñigo Martínez
    LB23 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ayman Yahya Sub off.svg 86'
    DM11 Flag of Croatia.svg Marcelo Brozović Yellow card.svg 53'
    DM17 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Al-Khaibari
    RW21 Flag of France.svg Kingsley Coman
    AM79 Flag of Portugal (official).svg João Félix
    LW80 Flag of Brazil.svg Wesley Yellow card.svg 30'Sub off.svg 78'
    CF7 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cristiano Ronaldo
    Substitutes:
    GK1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Nawaf Al-Aqidi
    DF2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Sultan Al-Ghannam Sub on.svg 78'
    DF5 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulelah Al-Amri
    DF70 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Awad Aman
    DF83 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Salem Al-Najdi
    MF19 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ali Al-Hassan
    MF29 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulrahman Ghareeb
    MF46 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa
    FW16 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Maran
    FW20 Flag of Brazil.svg Ângelo Gabriel Sub on.svg 86'
    FW30 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Meshari Al-Nemer
    FW60 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saad Haqawi
    Manager:
    Flag of Portugal (official).svg Jorge Jesus
    GK16 Flag of Senegal.svg Édouard Mendy
    RB27 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ali Majrashi
    CB28 Flag of Turkey.svg Merih Demiral Yellow card.svg 51'
    CB3 Flag of Brazil.svg Roger Ibañez
    LB32 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Matteo Dams Yellow card.svg 74'Sub off.svg 78'
    RM7 Flag of Algeria.svg Riyad Mahrez
    CM79 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Franck Kessié Yellow card.svg 39'
    CM10 Flag of France.svg Enzo Millot
    LM13 Flag of Brazil.svg Galeno
    CF9 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Firas Al-Buraikan
    CF17 Flag of England.svg Ivan Toney Yellow card.svg 12'
    Substitutes:
    GK1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi
    GK62 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Abdoh
    DF5 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Sulaiman
    DF29 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mohammed Abdulrahman
    DF31 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saad Balobaid Sub on.svg 78'
    DF46 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Rayan Hamed
    DF88 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulelah Al-Khaibari
    MF14 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Eid Al-Muwallad
    MF19 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Fahad Al-Rashidi
    MF26 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yaseen Al-Zubaidi
    MF30 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ziyad Al-Johani
    MF47 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saleh Aboulshamat
    Manager:
    Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Jaissle

    Assistant referees: [1]
    Khalaf Al-Shammari
    Yassir Al-Sultan
    Fourth official: [1]
    Majed Al-Shamrani
    Video assistant referee: [1]
    Mamdouh Al Shahdan
    Assistant video assistant referees: [1]
    Abdulrahim Al-Shammari

    Match rules

    • 90 minutes
    • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
    • Twelve named substitutes
    • Maximum of five substitutions

    Statistics

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 "طاقم سعودي بقيادة "الهويش" يضبط نهائي السوبر بين النصر والأهلي".
    2. "Weather in Hong Kong".
    3. "موعد مباراة النصر والأهلي في نهائي السوبر السعودي 2025".
    4. "بقيادة "ميندي" وعبر بوابة النصر.. الأهلي بطلاً للسوبر".
    5. "The SAFF's commercial partner signs an agreement with SUM KM Sport to host the 2025 Saudi Super Cup in Hong Kong".
    6. "Hong Kong Stadium". Hong Kong Stadium and Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
    7. "رياضي / الأمير محمد بن نواف يتوج الأهلي بطلاً للسوبر السعودي".
    8. "بالنتيجة الأكبر.. الأهلي إلى نهائي السوبر".
    9. "«السوبر السعودي»: النصر يحسم الكلاسيكو أمام الاتحاد ويتأهل للنهائي".
    10. "النصر كسب مرتين ومثلهما للأهلي".
    11. "تاريخ مواجهات النصر والأهلي في الدوري السعودي... لمن الغلبة؟".
    12. Conrad, Alex (22 August 2025). "'Crazy' – Ivan Toney in brutally honest dig at Saudi chiefs on eve of Cristiano Ronaldo clash". talkSPORT.
    13. 1 2 3 "team statistics".