2019 Saudi Super Cup

The 2019 Saudi Super Cup was the 6th edition of the Saudi Super Cup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Saudi Pro League and King's Cup. It was played on 4 January 2020 by Al-Nassr, the winners of the 2018–19 Saudi Pro League, and Al-Taawoun, the winners of the 2019 King Cup.[4] The match was held at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for the first time.[5] Al-Nassr won 5–4 on a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra time, securing their first title in the competition.[6][7]

2019 Saudi Super Cup
The King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah hosted the match
EventSaudi Super Cup
Al-Nassr Al-Taawoun
Pro League King Cup
1 1
After extra time
Al-Nassr won 5–4 on penalties
Date4 January 2020[1]
VenueKing Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia[1]
RefereeDanny Makkelie (Netherlands)[2]
Attendance40,514[3]
WeatherCloudy
22 °C (72 °F)
54% humidity

Venue

The King Abdullah Sports City, also known as the Jewel Stadium, was announced as the venue of the final on 11 November 2019.[1] This was the first time the King Abdullah Sports City hosted the final and was the third time it was hosted in Saudi Arabia.

The King Abdullah Sports City was built in 2012, opened in 2014 as the home of Al-Ahli and Al-Ittihad. Its current capacity is 62,345, and the record attendance was the opening match which was the 2014 King Cup final. This final marked the seventh final to be played in the stadium following the 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 finals of the King Cup and the 2018 Supercoppa Italiana.

Background
Main articles: 2018–19 Al-Nassr FC season, 2018–19 Saudi Professional League, and 2019 King Cup

This will be Al-Nassr's third appearance in the competition and their first in 4 years. Al-Nassr finished as runners-up in both the 2014 and 2015 editions of the Super Cup. On the other hand, this will be Al-Taawoun's first appearance in the competition.

Both clubs will be looking to win the Saudi Super Cup for the first time. Al-Nassr had failed to win in their two previous appearances in the competition. Al-Taawoun will be making their debut in the competition and will be the seventh team to participate in the competition.[8]

Al-Nassr qualified by winning the 2018–19 Saudi Professional League on the final matchday by defeating Al-Batin 2–1.[9] Al-Taawoun qualified by winning their first King Cup title by defeating defending champions Al-Ittihad 2–1 in the final.[10] The two teams met twice in the 2018–19 season with both teams winning once.

The match was originally set to take place in Abu Dhabi on 24 January 2020.[11] However, on 11 November 2019, the Saudi FF announced that match would take place on 4 January 2020 in Jeddah to accommodate the Spanish Super Cup taking place in the same week and same venue.[12]

Match

Details
Al-Nassr1–1Al-Taawoun
 Report
Penalties
 5–4
Attendance: 40,514
Al-Nassr
Al-Taawoun
GK1 Brad Jones
RB2 Sultan Al-Ghanam
CB3 Abdullah Madu 73'
CB18 Maicon
LB27 Awadh Khamis
DM6 Petros
DM17 Abdullah Al-Khaibari 54' 90+4'
RW11 Nordin Amrabat
AM10 Giuliano (c)
LW7 Ahmed Musa 85'
CF9 Abderrazak Hamdallah
Substitutes:
GK31 Zaid Al-Bawardi
DF20 Hamad Al Mansor
DF37 Naif Almas
MF8 Yahya Al-Shehri 90+4'
MF16 Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen
MF38 Fahad Al-Jumeiah 73'
MF39 Abdurahman Al-Dossari
MF46 Khalid Al-Ghwinem
FW29 Abdulfattah Adam 85'
Manager:
Rui Vitória
GK1 Cássio
RB18 Madallah Al-Olayan 90+7'
CB4 Ricardo Machado 90+2'
CB5 Talal Al-Absi (c) 40'
LB8 Nildo Petrolina 35'
DM6 Ryan Al-Mousa 54'
DM55 Sandro Manoel 65'
RW15 Fahad Al-Rashidi 64'
AM17 Cédric Amissi 68'
LW20 Héldon
CF3 Léandre Tawamba 32'
Substitutes:
GK23 Hussain Shae'an
DF2 Yassin Barnawi
DF16 Fahad Al-Hamad
DF33 Ahmed Assiri 64'
MF7 Rabee Sufyani 46'
MF11 Nasser Al-Daajani
MF77 Mohammad Mohsen
MF80 Abdulmajeed Al-Swat
FW9 Mansour Al-Muwallad 32' 46'
Manager:
Abdullah Asiri

Assistant referees:[2]
Mario Diks
Hessel Steegstra
Fourth official:[2]
Christian Bax
Video assistant referee:[2]
Joachim Kamphius
Assistant video assistant referees:[2]
Rob Dieperink

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Nine named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Statistics

See also

References

  1. "4 يناير.. ملعب الجوهرة يحتضن سوبر النصر والتعاون".
  2. "طاقم تحكيم هولندي يُدير مباراة السوبر السعودي بين النصر والتعاون".
  3. "عالمي.. والفرح ما تتركه .. مبروك.. سوبر المملكة".
  4. "النصر يواجه التعاون في كأس السوبر".
  5. "تحديد موعد مباراة النصر والتعاون في السوبر السعودي".
  6. "النصر بطلاً لكأس الهيئة العامة للرياضة لبطل السوبر 2019-2020".
  7. "بالترجيح .. النصر يهزم التعاون ويُتوَّج بكأس السوبر".
  8. "رئيس التعاون "القاسم": انتظروا "السكري" في السوبر".
  9. "النصر بطلا لأقوى نسخ الدوري السعودي".
  10. "خادم الحرمين الشريفين يرعى المباراة الختامية لمسابقة كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين". Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  11. "تجمع بين فريقَي النصر والتعاونأبوظبي تستضيف مباراة السوبر السعودي.. الشتاء المقبل".
  12. "الرابع من يناير موعداً لكأس السوبر بين النصر والتعاون".
  13. "team statistics".
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