2019 King Cup final

2019 King Cup Final
Event2019 King Cup
Al-Ittihad Al-Taawoun
1 2
Date2 May 2019 (2019-05-02)
VenueKing Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
RefereeNéstor Pitana (Argentina)[1]
Attendance58,223
WeatherPartly cloudy
32 °C (90 °F)
14% humidity[2]
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The 2019 King Cup Final was the 44th final of the King Cup, Saudi Arabia's main football knock-out competition.

It took place on 2 May 2019 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Ittihad and Al-Taawoun. It was Al-Taawoun's second King Cup final and Al-Ittihad's 18th. This was the first-ever meeting between these two clubs in the final.

Al-Taawoun won the game 2–1 to secure their first title.[3] As winners of the 2019 King Cup, Al-Taawoun qualified for the 2020 AFC Champions League group stage and the 2019 Saudi Super Cup.[4]

Teams

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Ittihad 17 (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1988, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018)
Al-Taawoun 1 (1990)

Venue

The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the final venue on 30 April 2019.[5] This was the sixth King Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1988, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2013.

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

Defending champions Al-Ittihad reached a record 18th final after a 4–2 win against Pro League champions Al-Nassr, beating them for the second time in a week.[9] This was Al-Ittihad's second consecutive final, and sixth final since the tournament was reintroduced.

Al-Taawoun reached their second final, after a historic 5–0 away win against Al-Hilal.[10] They finished as runners-up in their previous final appearance, losing to Al-Nassr. This was Al-Taawoun's first appearance in the final as a top-tier side, as they were a second-tier side in 1990.

The two teams met twice in the Pro League, with Al-Taawoun winning the first match 5–3 in Buraidah. The second match ended in a 0–0 draw in Jeddah. This was the first meeting between the two sides in the King Cup.

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Al-Ittihad Round Al-Taawoun
Opponent Result 2019 King Cup Opponent Result
Al-Jubail (A) 3–1 (a.e.t.) Round of 64 Al-Adalah (H) 1–0
Al-Washm (A) 2–1 Round of 32 Al-Nahda (H) 6–0
Al-Taqadom (A) 3–0 Round of 16 Al-Shabab (H) 3–0
Al-Batin (H) 4–3 Quarter-finals Al-Wehda (H) 3–0
Al-Nassr (H) 4–2 (a.e.t.) Semi-finals Al-Hilal (A) 5–0

Match

Details

Al-Ittihad1–2Al-Taawoun
  • Prijović 32'
 Report
Attendance: 58,223
Al-Ittihad
Al-Taawoun
GK 22 Saudi Arabia Fawaz Al-Qarni
RB 66 Saudi Arabia Saud Abdulhamid
CB 17 Morocco Manuel da Costa
CB 13 Saudi Arabia Ahmed Assiri (c)
LB 2 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Ammar
CM 20 Morocco Karim El Ahmadi Yellow card 71'
CM 35 Ivory Coast Sékou Sanogo
RW 8 Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Muwallad
AM 10 Chile Carlos Villanueva
LW 23 Cape Verde Garry Rodrigues downward-facing red arrow 64'
CF 99 Serbia Aleksandar Prijović
Substitutes:
GK 12 Saudi Arabia Assaf Al-Qarni
DF 21 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Reeman
DF 30 Saudi Arabia Awn Al-Saloli
MF 6 Saudi Arabia Khaled Al-Sumairi
MF 7 Saudi Arabia Jaber Mustafa
MF 15 Saudi Arabia Jamal Bajandouh
MF 77 Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Bishi
FW 9 Brazil Romarinho upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 26 Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Aryani
Manager:
Chile José Luis Sierra
GK 1 Brazil Cássio
RB 18 Saudi Arabia Madallah Al-Olayan
CB 5 Saudi Arabia Talal Al-Absi (c)
CB 32 Saudi Arabia Muteb Al-Mufarrij
LB 13 Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi downward-facing red arrow 46'
RM 20 Cape Verde Héldon downward-facing red arrow 89'
CM 6 Saudi Arabia Ryan Al-Mousa Yellow card 60'
CM 55 Brazil Sandro Manoel Yellow card 76'
LM 8 Brazil Nildo Petrolina Yellow card 61'
CF 17 Burundi Cédric Amissi
CF 3 Cameroon Léandre Tawamba downward-facing red arrow 90+4'
Substitutes:
GK 23 Saudi Arabia Hussain Shae'an
DF 4 Portugal Ricardo Machado upward-facing green arrow 90+4'
DF 16 Saudi Arabia Naif Al-Mousa
MF 7 Saudi Arabia Rabee Sufyani upward-facing green arrow 89'
MF 10 Syria Jehad Al-Hussain upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 11 Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Daajani
MF 19 Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Al-Otaybi
FW 9 Saudi Arabia Abdulfattah Adam
FW 25 Saudi Arabia Mansour Al-Muwallad
Manager:
Portugal Pedro Emanuel

Assistant referees:[1]
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Fourth official:[1]
Fernando Echenique (Argentina)
Video assistant referee:[1]
Anderson Daronco (Brazil)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Nine named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

Statistics

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "كليف الحكم الأرجنتيني "نيستور بيتانا" لقيادة نهائي كأس الملك".
  2. ^ "Weather in May 2019 in Riyadh".
  3. ^ "التعاون يكتب التاريخ.. ويتوج بطلاً لكأس الملك".
  4. ^ "رئيس التعاون "القاسم": انتظروا "السكري" في السوبر".
  5. ^ "الخميس.. ملعب الملك فهد يحتضن نهائي كأس الملك".
  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. ^ "اتحاد ناري.. هزم النصر برباعية وجدَّد المآسي".
  10. ^ "التعاون يسحق الهلال بخماسية ويبلغ نهائي كأس الملك".
  11. ^ a b c "team statistics".

External links
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