2018 King Cup

The 2018 King Cup, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 43rd edition of the King Cup since its establishment in 1957, and the 11th under the current format. It started on 3 January and concluded with the final on 12 May 2018. The winner qualified for the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage.

2018 King Cup
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates3 January – 12 May 2018
Teams32
ChampionsAl-Ittihad
Runners-upAl-Faisaly
Matches played31
Goals scored96 (3.1 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Carlos Villanueva
(4 goals)
← 2017
2019 →
All statistics correct as of 12 May 2018.

Al-Ittihad won their eighth title after a 3–1 win over Al-Faisaly in the final on 12 May 2018.[1]

Pro League side Al-Hilal were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Al-Qadsiah in the Round of 16.[2] It was the earliest exit by the title holders since the introduction of the new format.

Participating teams

A total of 32 teams participated in this season. 14 teams from the Professional league, 16 teams from the First Division, and 2 teams qualifying from the preliminary stage.[3]

League Teams
Pro League
Prince Faisal bin Fahd League
3rd Division

Bracket
Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
H Al-Hilal 2
A Hajer 1
A Al-Hilal 0
H Al-Qadsiah 1
H Al-Qadsiah 3
A Jeddah 2
H Al-Qadsiah 2
A Al-Faisaly 3
H Al-Wehda 0
A Al-Nojoom (a.e.t.) 2
A Al-Nojoom 0
H Al-Faisaly 2
A Al-Faisaly (a.e.t.) 3
H Al-Watani 2
H Al-Faisaly 1
A Al-Ahli 0
A Al-Fayha (a.e.t.) 3
H Al-Qaisumah 2
H Al-Fayha (a.e.t.) 2
A Al-Fateh 1
H Al-Fateh 1
A Al-Hazem 0
H Al-Fayha 2 (3)
A Al-Ahli (pen.) 2 (4)
H Ohod 0
A Al-Orobah 1
A Al-Orobah 0
H Al-Ahli 6
A Al-Ahli 2
H Al-Shoulla 0
– Al-Faisaly 1
– Al-Ittihad 3
A Al-Ittihad 3
H Al-Kawkab 1
H Al-Ittihad 2
A Al-Ettifaq 1
H Al-Ettifaq 6
A Al-Tai 0
H Al-Ittihad 3
A Al-Shabab 1
H Al-Shabab 2
A Najran 0
H Al-Shabab 3
A Al-Khaleej 1
A Al-Khaleej 1
H Al-Baha 0
A Al-Ittihad 6
H Al-Batin 2
A Al-Batin 3
H Al-Mujazzal 1
H Al-Batin 2
A Damac 0
H Al-Taawoun 1
A Damac 2
A Al-Batin 1
H Al-Nassr 0
H Al-Raed 0
A Al-Nahda 1
A Al-Nahda 0
H Al-Nassr 1
H Al-Nassr 2
A Al-Zulfi 0

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

Source: SAFF[4]

Round of 32

The Round of 32 matches were played between 3 and 7 January 2018.[5][6] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

3 January 2018 12Al-Baha0–1 Al-Khaleej Al Bahah
15:45 Al-Zahrani  13'
Zayed  45+1'
Al-Haly  84'		 Report Al-Enezi  53'
Sami  78'
Meshqi  89'		 Stadium: King Saud Sport City Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Qarni
3 January 2018 10 Al-Ettifaq 6–0Al-TaiDammam
17:40 Al-Selouli  28', 45'
Al-Saiari  33', 48', 49'
Al-Zubaidi  54'
Al-Sonain  59'		 Report Al-Amri  1'
Al-Jarrad  90+1'		 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Sami Al-Jires
3 January 2018 3Al-Wehda0–2 (a.e.t.) Al-Nojoom Makkah
19:45 Al-Sulami  115' Report Awadh  62'
Al-Harbi  96' (pen.)
Sharoumah  111'
Al-Majhad  113'		 Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al-Awidan
4 January 2018 7Ohod0–1 Al-Orobah Medina
15:45 Assiri  72'
Al-Nabit  83'		 Report Bander  4',  35'
Al-Munaif  22'
Rawaf  24'		 Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Majid Al-Shamrani
4 January 2018 2 Al-Qadsiah 3–2JeddahKhobar
17:40 Fallatah  18',  35'
Élton  39', 81'
Bismark  53'		 Report Al-Johani  10'
Al-Qarni  83'		 Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Khaled Salwi
4 January 2018 1 Al-Hilal 2–1HajerRiyadh
19:20 Rivas  11'
Al Bulaihi  19'
Al-Qahtani  31'		 Report Al-Jamaan  23' Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Smail
5 January 2018 6 Al-Fateh 1–0Al-HazemAl-Hasa
15:05 Sharahili  27' Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al-Shehri
5 January 2018 13Al-Mujazzal1–3 Al-Batin Al Majma'ah
15:20 Al-Yousef  5'
Al-Bishi  53'
Sidevaldo  75'
Al-Muraished  76'		 Report Tarabai  13',  74'
Metlaq  40'
Jhonnattann  44',  90+2'
Paulo  65'
Waqes  87'		 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Nuhait
5 January 2018 14Al-Taawoun1–2 Damac Buraidah
15:25 Al-Maghrebi  16'
Al-Bishi  65'
Amissi  82'		 Report Al-Aliany  3' (pen.)
Al-Qahtani  41'
Al-Najei  74'
Sharahili  75'
Al-Thunayan  83'
Al-Shahrani  86'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Referee: Khaled Al-Teris
5 January 2018 16 Al-Nassr 2–0Al-ZulfiRiyadh
19:20 Al-Mutlaq  39'
Ghaly  66'
Al-Sahlawi  70'
Leonardo  83'		 Report Al-Sabt  9'
Al-Sharid  32'		 Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfosh
6 January 2018 5Al-Qaisumah2–3 (a.e.t.) Al-Fayha Hafar Al-Batin
15:10 Al-Ruwailli  6'
Jowhar  60'
Al-Sahali  80'
Afana  87'		 Report Fernández  53',  62' (pen.), 107'
Al-Mutairi  86'
Asprilla  114'		 Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium
Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari
6 January 2018 4Al-Watani2–3 (a.e.t.) Al-Faisaly Tabuk
15:55 Eisa  16', 53'
R. Al-Balawi  49'
N. Al-Balawi  87'
Majrashi  110'		 Report Abousaban  23'
Hamad  36'
Majrashi  51'
Rogério  80'
Al Mansor  91'		 Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al-Nahet
6 January 2018 15Al-Raed0–1 Al-Nahda Buraidah
18:05 Al-Shamekh  25'
Al-Musalem  29'		 Report Al-Jadaani  36'
Al-Khamees  57'
Al-Hamdan  68'
Al-Merqeb  84'
Al-Maimouni  88'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri
6 January 2018 8Al-Shoulla0–2 Al-Ahli Al-Kharj
19:20 Report Al-Moasher  7'
Fetfatzidis  20'
Asiri  52'
Oboabona  63'		 Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Sultan
7 January 2018 11 Al-Shabab 2–0NajranRiyadh
18:00 Al Tawfiq  8' (o.g.)
Al-Shamrani  45+1' (pen.)		 Report A. Al-Sqoor  42'
N. Al-Sqoor  90'		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi
7 January 2018 9Al-Kawkab1–3 Al-Ittihad Al-Kharj
19:20 Al-Zahrani  24'
Al-Saeed  44'
Al-Shehri  45'
Al-Dubaisi  76'
Al-Zubaidi  83'		 Report Al-Muwallad  50'
Sufyani  53'
Villanueva  64',  69' (pen.)
Akaïchi  81'
Kahraba  86'		 Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish

Round of 16

The Round of 16 matches were played between 19 and 25 January 2018.[7][8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

19 January 2018 21 Al-Ittihad 2–1Al-EttifaqJeddah
20:10 Villanueva  61'
Al-Muwallad  90+12'		 Report Kiss  39',  60'
Al-Saleh  57'  90+1'
Al Hajri  61'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 44,010
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
20 January 2018 18 Al-Faisaly 2–0Al-NojoomAl Majma'ah
15:30 Rogério  20'
Al-Mansor  26'
Majrashi  78'		 Report Al-Batran  33'
Al-Sobeai  45+1'		 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
20 January 2018 17 Al-Qadsiah 1–0Al-HilalKhobar
18:00 Hervé  37'
Fallatah  42'
Bismark  55'
Barnawi  77'  88'		 Report Fallatah  42'
Otayf  67'
Milesi  89'		 Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 3,749
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
20 January 2018 24 Al-Nassr 1–0Al-NahdaRiyadh
18:10 Al-Sahlawi  36'
Lagrou  69'		 Report Masrahi  14'
Al-Hamdan  45+1'		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
21 January 2018 20 Al-Ahli 6–0Al-OrobahJeddah
18:45 Al-Moasher  33', 73'
Al-Mogahwi  41'
Fefatzidis  60'
Zakaria  90', 90+2'		 Report Al-Najei  24' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland)
24 January 2018 19 Al-Fayha 2–1 (a.e.t.)Al-FatehAl Majma'ah
15:35 Al Salem  11'
Al-Khaibari  111',  118'		 Report Sakala  56'
João Pedro  68'
Al-Fuhaid  90+3'		 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 423
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
25 January 2018 23 Al-Batin 2–0DamacHafar Al-Batin
15:30 Guilherme  83'
Jorge Silva  84'		 Report Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
25 January 2018 22 Al-Shabab 3–1Al-KhaleejRiyadh
20:00 Khamees  30' (o.g.)
Benyettou  45+1'
Ghazi  72'
Bahebri  87'		 Report Al-Najrani  22'
Khamees  63'		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals matches were played between 22 and 25 February 2018.[9][10] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

22 February 2018 28Al-Nassr0–1 Al-Batin Riyadh
20:00 Madu  68'
Al-Fraidi  73'		 Report Nasser  15'
Jhonnattann  18'
Diabaté  21'
Al-Shammeri  51'
Guilherme  56'
Al-Jouei  58'
Khodari  66'
Mathlouthi  78'
Paulo  79'		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)
23 February 2018 27 Al-Ittihad 3–1Al-ShababJeddah
20:30 Al-Nakhli  11',  26'
Fallatah  39'
Kahraba  45'		 Report Al-Fahad  45'
Majrashi  56'
Ubilla  90+1'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 57,810
Referee: Pawel Raczkowski (Poland)
24 February 2018 26Al-Fayha2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Al-Ahli Al Majma'ah
18:40 Gómez  21'
Izaguirre  50'
Fernández  53'
Jaafari  81'
Asprilla  93',  100'
Al-Sobhi  120+1'		 Report Balghaith  48'  112'
Bakshween  60'
Al-Amri  85'
Asiri  109'		 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 2,278
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)
Penalties
Tziolis
Asprilla
Al-Mutairi
Al-Sobhi
Fernández
Izaguirre 		Fetfatzidis
Milligan
Al-Amri
Leonardo
Awagi
Ben Amor
25 February 2018 25Al-Qadsiah2–3 Al-Faisaly Khobar
18:20 Hervé  11'
Al-Khabrani  47'
Jorginho  62'
Al-Shoeil  78'
Camara  79'
Al-Jizani  82'
Fallatah  90+1'		 Report Gomaa  16'
Luisinho  48' (pen.)
Majrashi  54' (pen.)
Rogério  59',  64'
Zé Eduardo  90+5'		 Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)

Semi-finals

The Semi-finals matches were be played on 30 and 31 March 2018.[11][12] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

30 March 2018 29 Al-Faisaly 1–0Al-AhliAl Majma'ah
20:35 Zé Eduardo  77' Report Al-Shamrani  90+6' Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
1 April 2018 30Al-Batin2–6 Al-Ittihad Hafar Al-Batin
20:35 Guilherme  2'
Tinga  62'
Waqes  87'
Ghunaiman  90'  90+4'		 Report Villanueva  5', 88' (pen.)
Al-Ghamdi  68', 72'
Akaïchi  77',  78'
Al-Muziel  89'
Al-Aryani  90+2'		 Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush

Final

The final was held on 12 May 2018. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Faisaly1–3 (a.e.t.)Al-Ittihad
Luisinho  67'
Al-Robeai  84',  90+2'		 Report Assiri  19'
Al-Ghamdi  45'
Akaïchi  70'
Sufyani  100'
Al-Aryani  116'
Attendance: 60,184

Top goalscorers

As of 12 May 2018[13]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Carlos Villanueva Al-Ittihad 4
2 Mohammed Al-Saiari Al-Ettifaq 3
Salman Al-Moasher Al-Ahli
Rogério Al-Faisaly
Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi Al-Ittihad

Note: Players and teams marked in bold are still active in the competition.

See also

References
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