2002 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

The 2002 Crown Prince Cup was the 27th season of the Saudi premier knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. The main competition started on 1 February 2002 and concluded with the final on 24 April 2002.

2002 Crown Prince Cup
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates1 February – 24 April 2002
Teams16 (main competition)
Defending championsAl-Ittihad
ChampionsAl-Ahli (4th title)
Runners-upAl-Ittihad
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Ahli
Matches played15
Goals scored51 (3.4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Luizinho Vieira
(6 goals)
2001
2003

In the final, Al-Ahli defeated defending champions Al-Ittihad 2–1 to secure their fourth title.[1] The final was held at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah. As winners of the tournament, Al-Ahli qualified for the 2002–03 AFC Champions League third qualifying round.

Qualifying rounds

All of the competing teams that are not members of the Premier League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 4 available places in the Round of 16. First Division sides Abha and Al-Raed and Second Division sides Al-Adalah and Najran qualified.

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
H Al-Ahli 2
A Al-Raed 0
H Al-Ahli (asdet) 1
A Al-Ettifaq 0
H Al-Ettifaq 2
A Al-Wehda 1
A Al-Ahli 2
H Al-Nassr 1
A Al-Nassr 2
H Al-Adalah 0
H Al-Nassr (asdet) 2
A Al-Shabab 1
H Al-Shabab 4
A Al-Najma 0
Al-Ahli 2
Al-Ittihad 1
A Al-Hilal 1
H Al-Tai 3
A Al-Tai 0
H Al-Ansar 1
A Al-Ansar 2
H Najran 1
H Al-Ansar 2
A Al-Ittihad 4
H Al-Ittihad 6
A Abha 0
H Al-Ittihad (asdet) 4
A Al-Shoulla 3
A Al-Riyadh 1
H Al-Shoulla (asdet) 2

Round of 16

The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 1 and 2 February 2002.[2][3] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

1 February 2002 3Al-Adalah (3)0–2 Al-Nassr (1) Al-Hasa
16:00 Report Al-Harthi  88'
César  90+2'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
1 February 2002 4 Al-Shabab (1) 4–0Al-Najma (1)Riyadh
16:00 Khathran  20'
Majrashi  22', 45'
Al-Dossari  90'
Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
1 February 2002 1 Al-Ahli (1) 2–0Al-Raed (2)Jeddah
20:00 Gahwji  66', 74' Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
1 February 2002 2 Al-Ettifaq (1) 2–1Al-Wehda (1)Dammam
20:00 Kamouna
Ndiaye
Report Silva Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
2 February 2002 5 Al-Tai (1) 3–1Al-Hilal (1)Ha'il
16:00 Hamad Ji  20'
Celso  44' (pen.)
Al-Rashid  56'
Report Macedo  17' Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi
2 February 2002 6Najran (3)1–2 Al-Ansar (1) Najran
16:00 Hatrash  82' Report Al-Fraidi  35', 72' Stadium: Al Akhdoud Club Stadium
2 February 2002 7 Al-Ittihad (1) 6–0Abha (2)Jeddah
20:00 Vieira , ,
Idris
Al-Muwallad
Lindomar
Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
2 February 2002 8 Al-Shoulla (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Riyadh (1)Al-Kharj
20:00 Cláudio  8',  91' Report Al-Haya'e  90+2' Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium
Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 6 and 7 February 2002.[4][5][6] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

6 February 2002 9 Al-Ahli (1) 1–0 (a.e.t.)Al-Ettifaq (1)Jeddah
16:00 Al-Shahrani  96'  (pen.) Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Marwani
6 February 2002 10 Al-Nassr (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Shabab (1)Riyadh
16:00 Keïta  65'
Yazid  92'
Report Antônio  30' Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Ghimlas
7 February 2002 11 Al-Ansar (1) 1–0Al-Tai (1)Medina
16:00 Al-Mutlaq  6' Report Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda
7 February 2002 12 Al-Ittihad (1) 4–3 (a.e.t.)Al-Shoulla (1)Jeddah
20:00 Vieira  45+1' (pen.), 75'
Idris  62'
Shas  111'
Report Cláudio  80', 83' (pen.)
Al-Daajani  87'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Referee: Yousef Al-Aqili

Semi-finals

The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 18 and 19 February 2002.[7][8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

18 February 2002 13Al-Nassr (1)1–2 Al-Ahli (1) Riyadh
20:00 Al-Harthi  90+1' Report Al-Shehri  6', 13' Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 3,592
Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda
19 February 2002 14Al-Ansar (1)2–4 Al-Ittihad (1) Medina
16:00 Salem  80', 88' Report Lindomar  28'
Vieira  68'
Al-Yami  76'
Idris  78'
Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Zaid

Final

The 2002 Crown Prince Cup Final was played on 24 April 2002 at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah between derby rivals Al-Ahli and Al-Ittihad.[9][10] This was the eighth Crown Prince Cup final to be held at the stadium. The two sides met once in the final, in 1958, which Al-Ittihad won. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Ahli2–1Al-Ittihad
Al-Abdali  21'
Al-Shenaif  87' (pen.)
Report Al-Yami  46'
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Zaid

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Luizinho Vieira Al-Ittihad 6
2 Cláudio Al-Shoulla 4
3 Hamzah Idris Al-Ittihad 3
4 Naji Majrashi Al-Shabab 2
Khaled Gahwji Al-Ahli
Ghazi Al-Fraidi Al-Ansar
Fouzi Al-Shehri Al-Ahli
Mohsen Al-Harthi Al-Nassr
Lindomar Al-Ittihad
Al Tayeb Salem Al-Ansar
Al Hasan Al-Yami Al-Ittihad

See also

References

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