2013 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final

The 2013 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 38th final of the Crown Prince Cup. It took place on 22 February 2013 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr.[1] It was Al-Hilal's 14th Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Nassr's fifth final. This was the first meeting between these two clubs in the final. In addition, this was Al-Nassr's first final since 1996.

2013 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
Event2012–13 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
After extra time
Al-Hilal won 4–2 on penalties
Date22 February 2013 (2013-02-22)
VenueKing Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
RefereeGianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Attendance58,430
WeatherClear
27 °C (81 °F)
18% humidity

Al-Hilal won 4–2 on a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra time, securing a record-extending 12th title in the competition and their sixth one in a row.[2]

Teams

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Hilal 13 (1957, 1964, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Al-Nassr 4 (1973, 1974, 1991, 1996)

Venue

The King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh hosted the final

The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue. This was the twelfth Crown Prince Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012.

The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987.[3] The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup.[4] Its current capacity is 68,752[5] and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Nassr, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.

Background

Al-Hilal reached a record 14th final after a 1–0 away win to Al-Faisaly.[6] This was Al-Hilal's sixth final in a row. Previously, they won finals in 1964, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, and lost in 1957 and 1999.

Al-Nassr reached their fifth final, after a 2–0 away win to Al-Raed.[7] They reached their first final since 1996 when they finished as runners-up after losing to Al-Shabab.

This was the first meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final.[8] This was the ninth meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup; Al-Hilal won 7 times while Al-Nassr won once in 1973. The two teams played each other twice in the season prior to the final with both teams winning once.[9]

Road to the final

Al-Hilal Round Al-Nassr
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Najran 2–1 (A) Round of 16 Al-Taawoun 4–2 (A)
Al-Fateh 2–0 (A) Quarter-finals Al-Ahli 2–1 (A)
Al-Faisaly 1–0 (A) Semi-finals Al-Raed 2–0 (A)

Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away

Match

Details

Al-Hilal
Al-Nassr
GK28 Abdullah Al-Sudairy
RB2 Sultan Al-Bishi 43' 84'
CB25 Majed Al-Marshedi
CB33 Ozéia 14'
LB4 Abdullah Al-Zori 99'
RM12 Yasser Al-Shahrani
CM6 Mohammed Al-Qarni 36'
CM13 Salman Al-Faraj
LM10 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 34'
CF9 Wesley 72'
CF20 Yasser Al-Qahtani (c)
Substitutes:
GK22 Fahad Al-Shammari
DF34 Mohammad Massad 99'
MF8 Gustavo Bolívar
MF11 Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari
MF24 Nawaf Al-Abed 84'
MF29 Salem Al-Dawsari 72'
FW7 Yoo Byung-soo
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić
GK22 Abdullah Al-Enezi
RB26 Shaye Sharahili
CB2 Mohamed Husain
CB4 Omar Hawsawi
LB24 Hussein Abdulghani (c)
CM8 Hosny Abd Rabo 70'
CM14 Ibrahim Ghaleb 74'
CM37 Ayman Ftayni 46'
RF25 Khaled Al-Zylaeei 109'
CF10 Mohammad Al-Sahlawi 94'
LF16 Rafael Bastos
Substitutes:
GK33 Mutaeb Assiri
DF12 Khalid Al-Ghamdi
DF13 Mohamed Al-Bishi
DF20 Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi
MF15 Abdoh Otaif 96' 46'  103'
FW90 Angelos Charisteas 94'
FW99 Hassan Al-Raheb 103'
Manager:
José Carreño

Assistant referees:
Riccardo Di Fiore (Italy)
Alessandro Giallatini (Italy)
Fourth official:
Abdulrahman Al-Amri

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

See also

References

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