2020–21 King Cup

The 2020–21 King Cup, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, is the 46th edition of the King Cup since its establishment in 1957. The tournament commenced on 16 December 2020 and is scheduled to conclude with the final in May 2021.

2020–21 King Cup
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates16 December 2020 – May 2021
Teams16
Defending championsAl-Hilal
Matches played8
Goals scored16 (2 per match)
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 17 December 2020.

The number of teams was reduced from 64 to 16 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia.[1] The competition was limited to the 16 teams participating in the 2020–21 Saudi Professional League.

Al-Hilal are the defending champions after defeating Al-Nassr 2–1 in the final.[2] Al-Hilal were eliminated by Al-Fateh in the round of 16.[3]

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

On 9 October 2020, the SAFF decided to extend the use of five substitutions in matches (with a sixth allowed in extra time) to the 2020–21 season, which was implemented at the end of the previous season to lessen the impact of fixture congestion caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The use of five substitutes, based on the decision of competition organizers, had been extended by IFAB until 2021.[5] The prize fund remained the same with the winners receiving 10 million SAR.[6]

Participating teams

A total of 16 teams participated in this season. All of which compete in the Pro league.[7]

League Teams
Pro League

Bracket
Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
H Al-Wehda 0
A Al-Ittihad 3
H Al-Ittihad 0
A Al-Fateh 0
A Al-Fateh 2
H Al-Hilal 0
A 0 0
H 0 0
A Al-Taawoun 2
H Damac 1
H Al-Taawoun 0
A Al-Qadsiah 0
A Al-Shabab 0
H Al-Qadsiah 1
– 0 0
– 0 0
H Al-Nassr 2
A Al-Raed 0
H Al-Nassr 0
A Al-Ain 0
A Al-Ain 2
H Al-Ahli 0
H 0 0
A 0 0
A Al-Faisaly (pen.) 0 (9)
H Al-Ettifaq 0 (8)
A Al-Faisaly 0
H Al-Batin 0
A Abha 0
H Al-Batin 3

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

Source: SAFF[8]

Round of 16

The draw for the whole tournament was held on 2 November 2020.[9] The dates for the Round of 16 fixtures were announced on 18 November 2020.[10] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

16 December 2020 3Damac (1)1–2 Al-Taawoun (1) Abha
15:35 Fallatah  39'
Abdullah  68'
Abo Shararah  88'
Zelaya  90+1'		 Report Amissi  2'
Barnawi  13'  45'
Duke  64'
Kadesh  68'
Tawamba  76'
Abousaban  90'		 Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani
16 December 2020 4 Al-Qadsiah (1) 1–0Al-Shabab (1)Khobar
17:25 Bordeianu  67'
Al-Amri  89' (pen.),  90'
Al-Yami  90+1'		 Report Martins  45'
Al-Hamdan  80'
Al-Dubaysh  82'
Guanca  89'		 Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi
16 December 2020 5 Al-Nassr (1) 2–0Al-Raed (1)Riyadh
20:20 Yahya  21',  30'
Martínez  27'
Al-Najei  67'
Al-Ghannam  71'
Maicon  76'
Petros  79'		 Report Daoudi  77' Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Raed Al-Zahrani
17 December 2020 8 Al-Batin (1) 3–0Abha (1)Hafar Al-Batin
15:15 Chaves  9'
Sami  25'
Al-Qarni  47'
El Jebli  48'
Abreu  82'		 Report Al-Jamaan  8'
Al-Jumeiah  22'		 Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammed Al-Harbi
17 December 2020 7Al-Ettifaq (1)0–0 (a.e.t.)
(8–9 p)		 Al-Faisaly (1) Dammam
17:25 Doukara  10'
Hazazi  34'
Ghazi  104'		 Report Guilherme  78'
Silva  107'		 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
Penalties
Kiss
Souza
Sliti
Al-Kwikbi
Al-Ghamdi
Ghazi
Azaro
Mets
Al-Qumaizi
Mahnashi 		Tavares
Guilherme
Faik
Al-Sharid
Al-Saiari
Rossi
Silva
Omar
Qassem
Al-Kassar
17 December 2020 2Al-Hilal (1)0–2 Al-Fateh (1) Riyadh
17:40 Jahfali  1'
Cuéllar  90+4'		 Report Al-Habib  43'
Batna  55'
Saâdane  84'
Al-Fuhaid  87'
Bendebka  88'
Al-Daheem  90+3'		 Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr
17 December 2020 1Al-Wehda (1)0–3 Al-Ittihad (1) Mecca
20:20 Al-Khulaif  27'
Al-Eisa  76'		 Report Prijović  48' (pen.), 49'
Pedrão  71' (o.g.)		 Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Khaled Al-Teris
17 December 2020 6Al-Ahli (1)0–2 Al-Ain (1) Jeddah
20:20 Lima  32'
Fejsa  45+3'		 Report Getterson  42',  64'
Bradarić  71' (pen.)		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammed Al-Qarni

Quarter-finals

The dates for the Round of 16 fixtures were announced on 13 January 2021.[11] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

15 March 2021 12 Al-Batin (1) v Al-Faisaly (1) Hafar Al-Batin
18:45 Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium
Attendance: 0
15 March 2021 10 Al-Taawoun (1) v Al-Qadsiah (1) Buraidah
20:45 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 0
16 March 2021 11 Al-Nassr (1) v Al-Ain (1) Riyadh
18:40 Stadium: Mrsool Park
Attendance: 0
16 March 2021 9 Al-Ittihad (1) v Al-Fateh (1) Jeddah
20:45 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 0

Semi-finals

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

13 Al-Taawoun/Al-Qadsiah (1) v Al-Ittihad/Al-Fateh (1) Buraidah/Khobar
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium/Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 0
14 Al-Nassr/Al-Ain (1) v Al-Batin/Al-Faisaly (1) Riyadh/Al Bahah
Stadium: Mrsool Park/King Saud Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 0

Top goalscorers

As of 17 December 2020[12]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Aleksandar Prijović Al-Ittihad 2
2 Cédric Amissi Al-Taawoun 1
Léandre Tawamba Al-Taawoun
Emilio Zelaya Damac
Hassan Al-Amri Al-Qadsiah
Ayman Yahya Al-Nassr
Sami Al-Najei Al-Nassr
Renato Chaves Al-Batin
Zakaria Sami Al-Batin
Fábio Abreu Al-Batin
Mourad Batna Al-Fateh
Sofiane Bendebka Al-Fateh
Getterson Al-Ain
Filip Bradarić Al-Ain

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

References
  1. "اتحاد القدم يقلص عدد الأندية المشاركة بكأس الملك".
  2. "الهلال يهزم النصر.. ويُتوَّج بطلاً لكأس الملك للمرة التاسعة في تاريخه".
  3. "الفتح يضرب الهلال في عقر داره.. حامل اللقب خارج مسابقة كأس الملك".
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  6. "جدول مباريات كأس الملك 2021 والقنوات الناقلة".
  7. "إليكم تفاصيل وآلية قرعة #أغلى_الكؤوس التي ستُجرى غدًا في مقر الناقل الوطني".
  8. "نتيجة #قرعة_أغلى_الكؤوس".
  9. "قاعة السعودية تحتضن قرعة كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين 2020-2021".
  10. "الاتحاد السعودي يعلن مواعيد دور الـ ١٦ من كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين".
  11. "لجنة المسابقات تصدر جدول مباريات الدور ربع النهائي من كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين".
  12. "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup Scorers".
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