2006–07 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

The 2006–07 Crown Prince Cup was the 32nd season of the Saudi premier knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. It started with the Qualifying Rounds on 30 November 2006 and concluded with the final on 27 April 2007.

2006–07 Crown Prince Cup
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates30 November 2006 – 27 April 2007
Teams44 (all)
32 (qualifying competition)
16 (main competition)
Defending championsAl-Hilal
ChampionsAl-Ahli (5th title)
Runners-upAl-Ittihad
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Ahli
Matches played17
Goals scored57 (3.35 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Alhassane Keita
(6 goals)
All statistics correct as of 27 April 2007.
(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs)

Premier League side Al-Hilal were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Al-Ahli in the Semi-finals.[1] Al-Ahli won their fifth Crown Prince Cup title and their first since 2002.[2] As winners of the tournament, Al-Ahli qualified for the 2008 AFC Champions League group stage.

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. The qualifying competition began on 30 November 2006.

First Round

Source: Al-Jazirah.[3][4]

Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier)
Thursday 30 November 2006
Al-Fayha (2)1–0Al-Raed (3)
Al-Taawoun (2)3–1Al-Najma (3)
Al-Jabalain (2)0–0 (3–2 p)Al-Qotah (3)
Sdoos (2)3–3 (4–5 p)Al-Hamadah (3)
Al-Riyadh (2)3–2Al-Taqadom (4)
Al-Shoulla (2)1–2Al-Qarah (4)
Al-Orobah (3)4–0Duba (4)
Al-Majd (4)0–2Al-Watani (2)
Al-Nahda (2)1–0Al-Noor (3)
Al-Ansar (2)2–2 (2–4 p)Wej (4)
Al-Rabe'e (3)1–0Ohod (3)
Al-Adalah (3)1–2Hajer (2)
Al-Fateh (2)1–2Al-Oyoon (3)
Abha (2)1–1 (3–2 p)Hetten (4)
Al-Akhdoud (3)2–3Damac (2)
Al-Tuhami (3)0–1Najran (2)

Second Round
Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier)
Thursday 14 December 2006
Al-Hamadah (3)2–3Al-Riyadh (2)
Al-Fayha (2)1–3Al-Taawoun (2)
Al-Nahda (2)2–0Al-Qarah (4)
Al-Oyoon (3)1–1 (3–2 p)Hajer (2)
Al-Rabe'e (3)1–0Wej (4)
Al-Orobah (3)1–3Al-Jabalain (2)
Najran (2)3–2Al-Watani (2)
Abha (2)2–3Damac (2)

Final Round
Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier)
Monday 25 December 2006
Al-Oyoon (3)1–2Al-Rabe'e (3)
Al-Jabalain (2)1–1 (4–2 p)Al-Taawoun (2)
Al-Nahda (2)0–2Al-Riyadh (2)
Damac (2)1–3 (a.e.t.)Najran (2)

Bracket
  Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                 
Al-Shabab 5  
Al-Rabe'e 0  
  Al-Shabab 0  
  Al-Ettifaq 1  
Al-Ettifaq 2
Al-Khaleej 1  
  Al-Ettifaq 1 1 2  
  Al-Ittihad 0 4 4  
Al-Ittihad 6  
Al-Tai 1  
  Al-Ittihad 10
  Najran 0  
Al-Qadsiah 1
Najran 2  
  Al-Ittihad 1
  Al-Ahli 2
Al-Hilal 2  
Al-Wehda 1  
  Al-Hilal (a.e.t.) 2
  Al-Hazem 0  
Al-Hazem 2
Al-Jabalain 1  
  Al-Hilal 0 1 1
  Al-Ahli 2 1 3  
Al-Ahli 3  
Al-Riyadh 1  
  Al-Ahli 1
  Al-Faisaly 0  
Al-Nassr 1 (4)
Al-Faisaly (pen.) 1 (5)  

Round of 16

The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 21, 22, 23 and 25 February 2007.[5][6] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

21 February 2007 1Al-Rabe'e (3)0–5 Al-Shabab (1) Jeddah
20:10 Report Al-Gizani  22'
Abdoh Otaif  27'
Al-Haqbani  42'
Fallatah  47', 85'		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al-Dubais
21 February 2007 7Al-Riyadh (2)1–3 Al-Ahli (1) Riyadh
20:10 Al-Dawood  52' Report Guemamdia  13'
Caio  85'
Al-Jassim  86'		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Mamdouh Al-Mirdas
21 February 2007 8Al-Nassr (1)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Al-Faisaly (1) Riyadh
20:10 Haroon  83' (pen.) Report Al-Fahad  67' Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Ali Al-Mutlaq
Penalties
Haroon
Al-Sagoor
Al-Salamah
Al-Shahrani
Al-Bishi 		Massolin
Al-Zahrani
Al-Kaltham
Cissé
Al-Mohammadi
22 February 2007 5 Al-Hilal (1) 2–1Al-Wehda (1)Riyadh
20:10 Rodrigão  54' (pen.), 74' Report Al-Shamrani  8' (pen.) Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández (Spain)
22 February 2007 4 Najran (2) 2–1Al-Qadsiah (1)Najran
20:10 Al Theiban  19', 47' Report Al-Wadani  34' Stadium: Al Akhdoud Club Stadium
23 February 2007 3 Al-Ittihad (1) 6–1Al-Tai (1)Jeddah
20:10 Keita  12', 71'
Abushgeer  24'
Reinaldo  66', 70'
Al-Saeed  80'		 Report Al-Ghamdi  69' Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
23 February 2007 6Al-Jabalain (2)1–2 Al-Hazem (1) Ha'il
20:10 Al-Moathin  13' Report Mabrook  56'
Abdullah  76'		 Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Amri
25 February 2007 2Al-Khaleej (1)1–2 Al-Ettifaq (1) Dammam
20:10 Al-Raheb  13' Report Al-Qahtani  60'
Al-Rajaa  62'		 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Saad Al-Kathairi

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 2, 3 and 4 March 2007.[7] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

2 March 2007 9Al-Shabab (1)0–1 Al-Ettifaq (1) Riyadh
20:10 Report Al-Qahtani  74' Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Mutraf Al-Qahtani
2 March 2007 11 Al-Hilal (1) 2–0 (a.e.t.)Al-Hazem (1)Riyadh
20:10 Al-Jaber  116', 119' Report Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi
3 March 2007 10 Al-Ittihad (1) 10–0Najran (2)Jeddah
20:10 Wágner  7', 60'
Kariri  15', 81'
Reinaldo  26'
Keita  28', 65', 70'
Al-Otaibi  59', 86'		 Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
4 March 2007 12 Al-Ahli (1) 1–0Al-Faisaly (1)Jeddah
20:10 Mouath  43' Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al-Jaroon

Semi-finals

The Semi-finals first legs were played on 18 March and 1 April 2007 while the second legs were played on 5 and 7 April 2007.[8] The first leg of the Al-Ahli v Al-Hilal match up was moved to 18 March due to Al-Ahli's participation in the semi-finals of the 2006–07 Arab Champions League. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ettifaq (1) 2–4 Al-Ittihad (1) 1–0 1–4
Al-Hilal (1) 1–3 Al-Ahli (1) 0–2 1–1

Matches
Al-Ettifaq (1)1–0Al-Ittihad (1)
Al-Moghanam  73' Report
Al-Ittihad (1)4–1Al-Ettifaq (1)
Tukar  4', 67'
Reinaldo  8', 26'		 Report Bashir  9'

Al-Ittihad won 4–2 on aggregate.

Al-Ahli (1)2–0Al-Hilal (1)
Badra  23' (pen.)
Mouath  42'		 Report
Al-Hilal (1)1–1Al-Ahli (1)
El Taib  7' Report Mouath  41'

Al-Ahli won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 2007 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final

The final was held on 27 April 2007.[9][10] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Ittihad1–2Al-Ahli
Keita  88' Report Al-Jassim  80'
Mouath  87'
Attendance: 27,000

Top goalscorers

As of 27 April 2007[11]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Alhassane Keita Al-Ittihad 6
2 Reinaldo Al-Ittihad 5
3 Malek Mouath Al-Ahli 4

See also

References
  1. "القلعة مغلقة امام طموحات الزعيم".
  2. "شمس الأهلي الجديد (تشرق) بكأس ولي العهد".
  3. "١٦ مباراة في تصفيات كاس ولي العهد".
  4. "نتائج مباريات كاس ولي العهد".
  5. "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2006/2007 - دور الـ 16".
  6. "مباريات دور الستة عشر لمسابقة كاس ولي العهد".
  7. "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2006/2007 - دور الـ 8".
  8. "دور الأربعة - كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2006/2007".
  9. "الاتحاد والأهلي في نهائي كأس ولي العهد".
  10. "كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2006/2007 النهائي".
  11. "كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2006/2007 - قائمة الهدافين".
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