2015 King Cup

The 2015 King Cup, or The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 40th season of King Cup since its establishment in 1957, and the 8th under the current edition. Al-Shabab was the defending champion but was eliminated by Al Taawon in quarter-finals.

2015 King Cup
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates23 February - 5 June 2015
Teams32
ChampionsAl Hilal
Runners-upAl Nassr
Matches played31
Goals scored103 (3.32 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Thiago Neves (5 goals)
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This season's competition featured a total of 32 teams. 14 teams of Pro league, and 16 teams of 1st Division, and 2 teams qualifying from preliminary stage.

The final was held at the King Abdullah Sports City, in Jeddah. Al Hilal won their first title in the current edition and the seventh in total after beating Al Nassr 7–6 on penalties in the final.[1]

Fixtures and results

Bracket

[2]

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-Final Semi-Final Final
               
H Al Hilal 4
A Al-Jeel 1
H Al Hilal 6
A Hajer 1
H Al-Mojzel 0
A Hajer 3
A Al Hilal 3
H Al-Faisaly 1
H Al Raed 2
A Al-Safa 0
A Al Raed 1
H Al-Faisaly 2
H Al-Faisaly (pen.) 0(6)
A Al-Ansar 0(5)
H Al Hilal 4
A Al-Ittihad 1
H Al-Ittihad 4
A Al-Riyadh 0
A Al-Ittihad 4
H Al-Fateh 1
H Al-Fateh (pen.) 1(4)
A Al Hazm 1(3)
H Al-Ittihad 2
A Al-Qadisiya 1
H Al-Khaleej 2
A Al-Qadisiya 3
H Al-Qadisiya (pen.) 1(4)
A Al-Ahli 1(2)
H Al-Ahli 3
A Al Tai 0
– Al Hilal (pen.) 1 (7)
– Al Nassr 1 (6)
H Al-Shabab 2
A Al-Diriyah 0
A Al-Shabab 2
H Abha 1
H Al-Shoalah 1
A Abha 2
H Al-Shabab 1
A Al Taawon 2
H Alwadi Al Akhdar 1
A Al-Ettifaq (aet) 3
H Al-Ettifaq 0
A Al Taawon 2
H Al-Feiha 0
A Al Taawon 3
A Al Taawon 1
H Al Nassr 2
H Al-Oruba 3
A Hetten 0
A Al-Oruba 1
H Al-Batin 4
H Al-Batin 3
A Al-Nahda 1
A Al-Batin 0
H Al Nassr 1
H Al-Watani 1
A Najran 2
H Najran 2
A Al Nassr 4
H Al-Wahda 1
A Al Nassr (aet) 2

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

Round of 32

Round of 32 were played on 23 February. 2, 3, 9, 10, & 25 March 2015.[3][4]

23 February 2015 1 Al-Batin 3–1Al-NahdaHafar Al-Batin
15:40 GMT+3 Faisal Al-Zafiri  28', 64'
Khaled Al-Enazi  90+3'		  72' (pen.) Abdullah Hojail Stadium: Department of Education Stadium
23 February 2015 2Al-Khaleej2–3 Al-Qadisiya Al-Khobar
18:20 GMT+3 Hssin Al Tridi  53'
Abdullah Al-Salem  82'		  40', 64' Al Najrani
 90+1' Mahmoud Al-Sayegh		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
2 March 2015 3Alwadi Al Akhdar1–3 (a.e.t.) Al-Ettifaq Wadi ad-Dawasir
15:50 GMT+3  80'  53', 111' Mashari Al-Jribai
 106' Saad Khairi		 Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Fahad Sports City Stadium
3 March 2015 4Al-Watani1–2 Najran Tabuk
16:20 GMT+3 Aadel Al-Ymani  40'  6' Wesam Waheab Yaqoob
 20' Ibrahim Al Htrsh		 Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium
3 March 2015 5Al-Shoalah1–2 Abha Al-Kharj
18:30 GMT+3 Fahad Al-Munaif  70'  5' Abdulelah Hawsawi
 85' Ali Al-Olayani		 Stadium: Al-Shoalah Club Stadium
3 March 2015 6 Al-Fateh 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		Al HazmAl-Khobar
20:30 GMT+3 Faisal Al-Jamaan  72'  89' William Mensah Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
9 March 2015 7Al-Mojzel0–3 Hajer Al Majma'ah
15:45 GMT+3  12' Khaled Al-Ragib
 60', 76' Ahmed Al-Nadhri		 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
9 March 2015 8 Al-Oruba 3–0HettenAl Jawf
16:10 GMT+3 Mashari Al-Enezi  26'
Mohamed Marzouk Alkwykba  40'
Waleed Al-Gizani  47'		 Stadium: Al-Oruba Club Stadium
9 March 2015 9 Al Raed 2–0Al-SafaBuraidah
18:40 GMT+3 Samer Salem  76'
Fahad Al-Johani  87'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
9 March 2015 10 Al-Ittihad 4–0Al-RiyadhJeddah
20:40 GMT+3 Marquinho  18'
Mukhtar Fallatah  39' (pen.), 55'
Basem Al-Montashari  72'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
9 March 2015 11 Al-Faisaly 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		Al-AnsarAl Majma'ah
20:45 GMT+3 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
10 March 2015 12 Al-Shabab 2–0Al-DiriyahRiyadh
18:40 GMT+3 Mousa Al-Shameri  46'
Amer Haroon  50'		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
10 March 2015 13Al-Feiha0–3 Al Taawon Al Majma'ah
18:40 GMT+3  26' Abdulla Al-Shammeri
 67' Ahmed Al-Turki
 81' Abdullah Al Salman		 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
10 March 2015 14 Al Hilal 4–1Al-JeelRiyadh
20:40 GMT+3 Thiago Neves  45+3', 61'
Digão  55'
Georgios Samaras  64'		  45+2' Abdulrahim Al-Dabbas Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
10 March 2015 15Al-Wahda1–2 (a.e.t.) Al Nassr Mecca
20:40 GMT+3 Sari Amr  29'  90+1' Armando Wila
 112' (pen.) Fabián Estoyanoff		 Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
25 March 2015 16 Al-Ahli 3–0Al TaiJeddah
20:30 GMT+3 Osvaldo  13', 45+2'
Salman Muwashar  90+1'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

Round of 16

Round of 16 were played on 14, 15, 22, 23, & 30 April 2015.[4][5]

14 April 2015 17Abha1–2 Al-Shabab Abha
16:00 UTC+03:00 Fares Al Hatrsh  90+3'  24' Rafinha
 30' Abdurahman Khairallah		 Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
14 April 2015 18Al-Ettifaq0–2 Al Taawon Dammam
18:45 UTC+03:00  52' Jehad Al-Hussain
 72' Ahmed Al-Turki		 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
14 April 2015 19 Al-Qadisiya 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		Al-AhliKhobar
18:45 UTC+03:00 Naif Al-Balawi  58' (pen.)  52' Ageel Balghath Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Penalties
Saleh Al-Omrani
Majed Al-Najrani
Abdurahman Al-Obaid
Mohammed Al-Khabrani 		Bruno César
Osama Hawsawi
Mohamed Abdel-Shafy
M. Bassas
15 April 2015 21 Al-Faisaly 2–1Al RaedAl Majma'ah
19:00 UTC+03:00 Mansor Hamzi  15'
Ashraf Nu'man  73'		  87' Anas Bani Yaseen Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
22 April 2015 22Al-Fateh1–4 Al-Ittihad Al-Hasa
18:50 UTC+03:00 Doris Salomo  34'  26' Abdulfattah Asiri
 73' Marquinho
 88', 90+3' Fahad Al-Muwallad		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
23 April 2015 23 Al-Batin 4–1Al-OrubaHafar Al-Batin
16:00 UTC+03:00 Ali Khirmey  17', 59'
Faisal Al-Zafiri  77'
Jedaan Al-Shemmari  90+2' (pen.)		  89' Turki Sofyani Stadium: Department of Education Stadium
30 April 2015 24Najran2–4 Al Nassr Najran
19:00 UTC+03:00 Ahmed Suhail  21'
Nawaf Al Sabhi  90+2' (pen.)		  3' Shaye Ali Sharahili
 30' Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen
 73', 80' Hassan Al-Raheb		 Stadium: Al Akhdoud Club Stadium

Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals were played on 1, 2, & 22 May 2015.[4][6]

1 May 2015 25Al-Shabab1–2 Al Taawon Riyadh
19:00 UTC+03:00 Abdulmagid Al-Sulaihem  48'  38' Paul Alo'o
 78' Sultan Al-Sawadi		 Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
2 May 2015 27 Al-Ittihad 2–1Al-QadisiyaJeddah
20:35 UTC+03:00 Mohammed Al-Khabrani  38' (o.g.)
Abdurahman Al-Ghamdi  60'		  28' Majed Al-Najrani Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

Semi-finals

Semi-finals were played on 30 & 31 May.[4][7]

30 May 2015 29 Al Nassr 2–1Al TaawonRiyadh
20:50 UTC+03:00 Al-Sahlawi  15'
Estoyanoff  73'		  77' Nayef Al-Mosa Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Marai Al-Awaji
31 May 2015 30 Al Hilal 4–1Al-IttihadRiyadh
20:50 UTC+03:00 Digão  26', 76'
Neves  72' (pen.)
Kwak  83'		  36' (pen.) Al-Muwallad Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Saleh Al-Hathloul

Final
Main article: 2015 King Cup Final
Al Hilal1–1 (a.e.t.)Al Nassr
Jahfali  120+1'  92' Al Sahlawi
Penalties
Al-Shalhoub
Kwak
Al-Salem
Al Abed
Neves
Kariri
Al-Faraj 		7–6 Adrian
Al Sahlawi
Hussein Sulaimani
Al-Shehri
Husain
Eid
Sharahili

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Thiago Neves Al Hilal 5
2 Nasser Al-Shamrani Al Hilal 4
3 Faisal Al-Zafiri Al-Batin 3
Fahad Al-Muwallad Al-Ittihad 3

Source:[10]

See also

References
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  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2015-04-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=5457&stage=1
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2015-04-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=5457&stage=2
  6. http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=5457&stage=3
  7. http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=5457&stage=4
  8. "الجوهرة تحتضن نهائي كأس الملك" [The Jewel will held King's Cup Final] (in Arabic). Al-nadi.com. 24 May 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  9. "طاقم تحكيم إيطالي لقيادة نهائي كأس خادم الحرمين" [Italians referees for King Cup final]. thesaff.com.sa. Saudi Arabian football Federation. 4 June 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  10. "Goal Scorers". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
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