2020 King Cup final

2020 King Cup Final
Event	2019–20 King Cup
Date	28 November 2020
Venue	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Referee	Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Attendance	0
Weather	Partly cloudy; 22 °C (72 °F); 65% humidity
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The 2020 King Cup Final was the 45th final of the King Cup, Saudi Arabia's main football knock-out competition.

It was played at the King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, on 28 November 2020; it was originally scheduled for May but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia.^[3]^[4] The match was contested between Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr.^[5] It was Al-Hilal's 16th King Cup final and Al-Nassr's 14th. This was the fifth meeting between these two clubs in the final. The match was held behind closed doors.^[6]

Al-Hilal won the game 2–1 to secure their ninth title.^[7]

Teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Hilal	15 (1961, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2010, 2015, 2017)
Al-Nassr	13 (1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 2012, 2015, 2016)

Venue

The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the final venue on 13 November 2020.^[8] This was the seventh King Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1988, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013 and 2019.

The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987.^[9] The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup.^[10] Its current capacity is 68,752^[11] and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Hilal, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.

Background

Al-Hilal reached their 16th final after a 2–0 win against Abha.^[12] This was Al-Hilal's first final since 2017, and fourth final since the tournament was reintroduced. Al-Hilal won their two most recent finals against Al-Ahli and Al-Nassr.

Al-Nassr reached their 14th final, after a 2–1 away win against Al-Ahli.^[13] This was Al-Nassr's first final since 2016, and fourth final since the tournament was reintroduced. Al-Nassr lost their three most recent finals against Al-Ahli twice and Al-Hilal once.

The two teams met earlier in the week in the fifth round of the Pro League. Al-Hilal defeated Al-Nassr 2–0 thanks to goals from Bafétimbi Gomis and Saleh Al-Shehri.^[14] This was the 19th meeting between these two sides in the King Cup and fifth meeting in the final. Al-Hilal won eight times including the 1989 Final, while Al-Nassr won four times including the 1981 Final and 1987 Final. The two teams drew each other six times, with Al-Hilal winning the 2015 Final on penalty shoot-outs. This was the 169th competitive meeting between these two sides.^[15]

Road to the final

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

Al-Hilal		Round	Al-Nassr
Opponent	Result	2019–20 King Cup	Opponent	Result
Arar (H)	4–1	Round of 64	Afif (A)	5–1
Al-Jabalain (H)	4–2	Round of 32	Al-Bukayriyah (H)	4–1
Al-Faisaly (A)	2–2 (6–5 p)	Round of 16	Damac (A)	4–2
Al-Ettifaq (H)	2–1	Quarter-finals	Al-Adalah (A)	1–0
Abha (H)	2–0	Semi-finals	Al-Ahli (A)	2–1

Match

Details

28 November 2020

19:45 AST

Al-Hilal	2–1	Al-Nassr
Jang Hyun-soo 10' Gomis 42' (pen.)	Report	Yahya 71'

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 0^{[note 1]}

Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Al-Hilal

Al-Nassr


GK	31	Habib Al-Wotayan	90+5'
RB	2	Mohammed Al-Breik		89'
CB	5	Ali Al-Bulaihi
CB	20	Jang Hyun-soo
LB	12	Yasser Al-Shahrani
DM	6	Gustavo Cuéllar	33'
DM	7	Salman Al-Faraj (c)
RW	19	André Carrillo		79'
AM	9	Sebastian Giovinco		71'
LW	29	Salem Al-Dawsari
CF	18	Bafétimbi Gomis
Substitutes:
GK	33	Abdullah Al-Jadaani
DF	23	Madallah Al-Olayan		89'
DF	70	Mohammed Jahfali
MF	8	Abdullah Otayf
MF	27	Hattan Bahebri
MF	28	Mohamed Kanno		79'
FW	10	Luciano Vietto		71'
FW	11	Saleh Al-Shehri
FW	77	Omar Kharbin
Manager:
Răzvan Lucescu


GK	1	Brad Jones
RB	2	Sultan Al-Ghanam	4'	46'
CB	3	Abdullah Madu
CB	18	Maicon
LB	28	Kim Jin-su
DM	6	Petros
DM	8	Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhem	54'	46'
RW	10	Gonzalo Martínez		65'
AM	19	Ali Al-Hassan
LW	11	Nordin Amrabat		79'
CF	9	Abderrazak Hamdallah (c)
Substitutes:
GK	33	Waleed Abdullah
DF	5	Abdulelah Al-Amri
DF	13	Abdulrahman Al-Obaid
DF	78	Ali Lajami		46'
MF	17	Abdullah Al-Khaibari
MF	23	Ayman Yahya	83'	46'
MF	24	Khalid Al-Ghannam		65'
MF	39	Abdulrahman Al-Dawsari
FW	70	Raed Al-Ghamdi		79'
Manager:
Rui Vitória

Assistant referees:^[1]
Pawel Sokolnicki (Poland)
Tomasz Musiał (Poland)
Fourth official:^[1]
Khaled Al-Teris
Video assistant referee:^[1]
Zbigniew Dobrynin (Poland)
Assistant video assistant referees:^[1]
Omar Al-Jaml

Match rules

90 minutes
30 minutes of extra time if necessary
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
Nine named substitutes
Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time^{[note 2]}

Statistics

First half^[16]
Statistic	Al-Hilal	Al-Nassr
Goals scored	2	0
Total shots	5	8
Shots on target	3	1
Saves	1	0
Ball possession	59%	41%
Corner kicks	1	6
Fouls committed	13	10
Offsides	1	2
Yellow cards	1	1
Red cards	0	0

Second half^[16]
Statistic	Al-Hilal	Al-Nassr
Goals scored	0	1
Total shots	1	11
Shots on target	1	6
Saves	4	1
Ball possession	45%	55%
Corner kicks	0	3
Fouls committed	3	11
Offsides	1	1
Yellow cards	1	2
Red cards	0	0

Overall^[16]
Statistic	Al-Hilal	Al-Nassr
Goals scored	2	1
Total shots	6	19
Shots on target	4	7
Saves	5	1
Ball possession	53%	47%
Corner kicks	1	9
Fouls committed	16	21
Offsides	2	3
Yellow cards	2	3
Red cards	0	0

Notes

^ a b The final was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia.^[6]
^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References

^ a b c d e "تعرف على حكم مباراة نهائي كأس الملك بين الهلال والنصر".
^ "November 2020 Weather in Riyadh".
^ "تعليق الأنشطة الرياضية إبتداءً من الأحد 15 مارس".
^ "اتحاد الكرة يُحدد موعدين لنهائي كأس الملك بين الهلال والنصر".
^ "قبل الديريي المرتقب.. مشوار الهلال والنصر في كأس الملك وصولاً إلى النهائي".
^ a b "نهائي كأس الملك السعودي بدون حضور جماهيري".
^ "الهلال يهزم النصر.. ويُتوَّج بطلاً لكأس الملك للمرة التاسعة في تاريخه".
^ "ملعب الملك فهد يحتضن نهائي كأس خادم الحرمين 28 نوفمبر".
^ "افتتاح استاد الملك فهد الدولي".
^ "كأس الملك فهد للقارات محط أنظار العالم".
^ "استاد الملك فهد الدولي تحفة معمارية يستوعب 70 ألف متفرج".
^ "بهدفين في أبها.. الهلال في نهائي الكأس".
^ "النصر يتأهل لمقابلة الهلال على نهائي كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين".
^ "الهلال يتغلّب على النصر في جولة "قمة الرياض"".
^ "أرقام من تاريخ مواجهات ديربي الرياض بين الهلال والنصر في الدوري".
^ a b c "team statistics".

External links

[Behind_closed_doors_Final-2] The final was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia.^[6]

[17] Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

[referee-1] "تعرف على حكم مباراة نهائي كأس الملك بين الهلال والنصر".

[3] "November 2020 Weather in Riyadh".

[4] "تعليق الأنشطة الرياضية إبتداءً من الأحد 15 مارس".

[5] "اتحاد الكرة يُحدد موعدين لنهائي كأس الملك بين الهلال والنصر".

[6] "قبل الديريي المرتقب.. مشوار الهلال والنصر في كأس الملك وصولاً إلى النهائي".

[bcd-7] "نهائي كأس الملك السعودي بدون حضور جماهيري".

[8] "الهلال يهزم النصر.. ويُتوَّج بطلاً لكأس الملك للمرة التاسعة في تاريخه".

[host-9] "ملعب الملك فهد يحتضن نهائي كأس خادم الحرمين 28 نوفمبر".

[10] "افتتاح استاد الملك فهد الدولي".

[11] "كأس الملك فهد للقارات محط أنظار العالم".

[12] "استاد الملك فهد الدولي تحفة معمارية يستوعب 70 ألف متفرج".

[13] "بهدفين في أبها.. الهلال في نهائي الكأس".

[14] "النصر يتأهل لمقابلة الهلال على نهائي كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين".

[15] "الهلال يتغلّب على النصر في جولة "قمة الرياض"".

[16] "أرقام من تاريخ مواجهات ديربي الرياض بين الهلال والنصر في الدوري".

[team_statistics-18] "team statistics".