2017 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final

2017 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
Event2016–17 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Al-Ittihad Al-Nassr
1 0
Date10 March 2017 (2017-03-10)
VenueKing Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
RefereeMark Clattenburg (England)[1]
Attendance57,584
WeatherPartly cloudy
24 °C (75 °F)
18% humidity
← 2016

The 2017 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 42nd and last final of the Crown Prince Cup. It took place on 10 March 2017 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr.[2] It was Al-Ittihad's 12th Crown Prince Cup final and first since 2007 and Al-Nassr's 7th final. This was the second meeting between these two clubs in the final with Al-Ittihad winning in 1991.[3]

Al-Ittihad won the match 1–0 and secured their 8th Crown Prince Cup title.[4]

Teams

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Ittihad 11 (1958, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007)
Al-Nassr 6 (1973, 1974, 1991, 1996, 2013, 2014)

Venue

On 27 January 2015, the King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue.[5] This was the 15th Crown Prince Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987.[6] The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup.[7] Its current capacity is 68,752[8] and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Nassr, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.

Background

Al-Ittihad reached their 12th final after a 3–2 win against derby rivals Al-Ahli.[9] This was Al-Ittihad's first final since 2007. Previously, they won finals in 1958, 1959, 1963, 1991, 1997, 2001, and 2004, and lost in 1965, 1993, 2002 and 2007.

Al-Nassr reached their seventh final, after a 2–0 win against derby rivals and title holdersAl-Hilal.[10] They reached their first final since 2014. Previously, they won finals in 1973, 1974, and 2014, and lost in 1991, 1996, and 2013. This was the first final since 2001 that did not feature either Al-Ahli or Al-Hilal.

The two teams played each other once in the season prior to the final. The match ended in a 1–0 win for Al-Nassr.

Road to the final

Al-Ittihad Round Al-Nassr
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Al-Jeel 3–2 (H) Preliminary round Al-Nojoom 3–0 (H)
Al-Qadisiyah 1–1 (8–7 p) (H) Round of 16 Al-Watani 3–1 (A)
Al-Batin 1–0 (A) Quarter-finals Al-Wehda 1–0 (H)
Al-Ahli 3–2 (H) Semi-finals Al-Hilal 2–0 (A)

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

Match

Details

Al-Ittihad1–0Al-Nassr
  • Kahraba 16'
 Report
Attendance: 57,584
Al-Ittihad
Al-Nassr
GK 22 Saudi Arabia Fawaz Al-Qarni
RB 32 Saudi Arabia Omar Al-Muziel downward-facing red arrow 71'
CB 13 Saudi Arabia Ahmed Assiri
CB 33 Saudi Arabia Yassin Hamzah
LB 19 Saudi Arabia Adnan Fallatah (c) Yellow card 56' downward-facing red arrow 60'
DM 11 Kuwait Fahad Al Ansari
DM 15 Saudi Arabia Jamal Bajandouh
RW 38 Saudi Arabia Ammar Al-Najjar downward-facing red arrow 67'
AM 23 Chile Carlos Villanueva
LW 10 Egypt Kahraba
CF 9 Tunisia Ahmed Akaïchi Yellow card 90+4'
Substitutes:
GK 25 Saudi Arabia Hani Al-Nahedh
DF 2 Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Rio
DF 16 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Qassem upward-facing green arrow 60'
DF 27 Saudi Arabia Awadh Khrees Yellow card 74' upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 6 Saudi Arabia Khaled Al-Sumairi upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 14 Saudi Arabia Moataz Tombakti
FW 26 Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Aryani
Manager:
Chile José Luis Sierra
GK 22 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Enezi
RB 12 Saudi Arabia Khalid Al-Ghamdi
CB 4 Saudi Arabia Omar Hawsawi Yellow card 67'
CB 2 Brazil Bruno Uvini Yellow card 90+5'
LB 24 Saudi Arabia Hussein Abdulghani (c)
DM 14 Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Ghaleb
DM 27 Saudi Arabia Awadh Khamis
RW 8 Saudi Arabia Yahya Al-Shehri
AM 20 Paraguay Víctor Ayala downward-facing red arrow 46'
LW 11 Croatia Marin Tomasov downward-facing red arrow 80'
CF 10 Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Sahlawi
Substitutes:
GK 23 Saudi Arabia Hussain Shae'an
DF 3 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Madu
MF 5 Croatia Ivan Tomečak
MF 15 Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Fraidi upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 26 Saudi Arabia Shaye Sharahili
FW 9 Saudi Arabia Naif Hazazi
FW 99 Saudi Arabia Hassan Al-Raheb upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
France Patrice Carteron

Assistant referees:
Fahad Al-Amri
Ahmed Al-Fakihi
Fourth official:
Saleh Al-Hathlool

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.

Statistics

Overall
Statistic Al-Ittihad Al-Nassr
Goals scored 1 0
Total shots 14 21
Shots on target 6 6
Blocked shots 1 5
Ball possession 46% 54%
Corner kicks 3 9
Fouls committed 16 6
Offsides 5 3
Yellow cards 3 2
Red cards 0 0

See also

References

  1. ^ "صافرة الحكم كلاتنبيرغ تنطلق بنهائي كأس ولي العهد".
  2. ^ "لقب كأس ولي العهد السعودي: للنصر أم للاتحاد؟".
  3. ^ "فوال الاتحاد وهزاع النصر يسترجعان ذكريات نهائي 1991".
  4. ^ "الاتحاد بطلا لكأس ولي العهد السعودي2017" (in Arabic). Sky News. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  5. ^ "نهائي ولي العهد في ١٣ فبراير".
  6. ^ "افتتاح استاد الملك فهد الدولي".
  7. ^ "كأس الملك فهد للقارات محط أنظار العالم".
  8. ^ "استاد الملك فهد الدولي تحفة معمارية يستوعب 70 ألف متفرج".
  9. ^ "الاتحاد يقصي الاهلي من بطولة كأس ولي العهد السعودي".
  10. ^ "النصر يقصي الهلال ويتأهل لنهائي كأس ولي العهد".

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