The 2021–22 King Cup, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 47th edition of the King Cup since its establishment in 1957. The tournament began on 19 December 2021 and concluded with the final on 19 May 2022.
| Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 20 December 2021 – 19 May 2022 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Defending champions | Al-Faisaly |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Al-Fayha (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Al-Hilal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 44 (2.93 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Carlos (4 goals) |
All statistics correct as of 19 May 2022. | |
The number of teams remained 16 due to the congested fixture schedule which will see the Saudi national team participate in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.[1] The competition was limited to the 16 teams participating in the 2021–22 Saudi Professional League.
Al-Faisaly are the defending champions after winning their first title last season.[2] They were eliminated by Al-Ahli in the round of 16.[3]
Al-Fayha won their first King Cup title by beating Al-Hilal on penalties in the final following a 1–1 draw after extra time.[4] In doing so, they became the 10th different team to win the King Cup. As winners of the competition, Al-Fayha qualified for the 2023–24 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs.
Participating teams
editA total of 16 teams participated in this season. All of which compete in the Pro League.[5]
| League | Teams |
|---|---|
| Pro League |
Bracket
edit| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Fayha | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Abha | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Fayha (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Batin | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Hazem | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Batin | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Fayha | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ittihad | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Taawoun | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Tai | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Taawoun | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ittihad | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ittihad | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Fateh | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| - | Al-Fayha (pen.) | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| - | Al-Hilal | 1 (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ettifaq | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Nassr | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Nassr | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Hilal | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Hilal | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Raed | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Hilal (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Shabab | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Faisaly | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ahli | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ahli | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Shabab | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Damac | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Shabab | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: H: Home team, A: Away team
Source: SAFF[6]
Round of 16
editThe draw for the whole tournament was held on 8 November 2021.[7] The dates for the Round of 16 fixtures were announced on 22 November 2021.[8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 19 December 2021 8 | Al-Shabab (1) | 5–0 | Damac (1) | Riyadh |
| 20:00 | Al-Harbi  50'Al-Qahtani  51'Carlos 57', 60'Chafaï 71' (o.g.)Al-Ammar 83'Al-Abed  89' |
Report | Al-Ammar 53' Vittor 90' |
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi |
| 20 December 2021 2 | Al-Batin (1) | 1–0 | Al-Hazem (1) | Hafar al-Batin |
| 15:05 | Nasser 70' Al-Shammari 90+4'Abreu 90+5' |
Report | Al-Obaid 56' Abdullah S. 58' |
Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Esmaiel |
| 20 December 2021 4 | Al-Fateh (1) | 2–3 | Al-Ittihad (1) | Al-Hasa |
| 17:35 | Al-Daheem 9' Batna 17', 22', 90+7'Lajami 39'Santini 45+3'Cueva 56'  90+4'Kanabah 78'Al-Fuhaid 90+4' |
Report | Al-Aboud 13' Romarinho 37' (pen.), 75'Al-Shamrani 89'Al-Sahafi 90+2'Bruno Henrique 90+2' |
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Khaled Salwi |
| 20 December 2021 6 | Al-Hilal (1) | 2–0 | Al-Raed (1) | Riyadh |
| 20:00 | Vietto 5' Al-Shehri 6'Carrillo 75' |
Report | Fouzair 8' Salem 15' 77'Al-Farhan 77' |
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland) |
| 21 December 2021 1 | Al-Fayha (1) | 4–0 | Abha (1) | Al Majma'ah |
| 15:05 | Tachtsidis 19' (pen.) Ryller 25'Moutari 39', 47'Al-Abdulmenem 44'Lopes 83' |
Report | Mboungou 18' Atouchi 89' |
Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City Referee: Mohammed Al-Harbi |
| 21 December 2021 5 | Al-Nassr (1) | 1–0 | Al-Ettifaq (1) | Riyadh |
| 17:50 | Yahya 33' Al-Amri 43'K. Al-Ghannam 50'Anselmo 81'Al-Shammari 90+1' |
Report | Al-Rubaie 19' 27' Al-Mowalad 45+2' |
Stadium: Mrsool Park Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
| 21 December 2021 3 | Al-Taawoun (1) | 3–2 | Al-Tai (1) | Buraidah |
| 18:00 | Tawamba 66', 90+2' Kaku 69', 82' |
Report | Dener 31' Al-Johani 53' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Sultan Al-Okairy |
| 21 December 2021 7 | Al-Ahli (1) | 2–1 | Al-Faisaly (1) | Jeddah |
| 18:25 | Hindi 32' Dankler 63'Al Somah 88'Al-Rubaie 90+2'Hawsawi 90+4'Al-Majhad 90+9' |
Report | Barnawi 16' Kaabi 30'Amalfitano 45'Rossi 90+5' |
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium Attendance: 7,516 Referee: Raed Al-Zahrani |
Quarter-finals
editThe dates for the Quarter-final fixtures were announced on 11 January 2022.[9] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 21 February 2022 9 | Al-Batin (1) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Al-Fayha (1) | Hafar al-Batin |
| 15:55 | El Jebli 66' (pen.) Sami 72'Antônio 77'Campaña 116' |
Report | Trajkovski 56' Bamsaud 70'Al-Baqawi 94'Tachtsidis 117' |
Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium Referee: Raed Al-Zahrani |
| 21 February 2022 10 | Al-Taawoun (1) | 1–2 | Al-Ittihad (1) | Buraidah |
| 16:00 | Abdullah 30' Al-Nabit 53'El Mahdioui 90+6' |
Report | Al-Bishi 86' Henrique 90+6'Hamdallah 90+6' (pen.)André 90+9' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) |
| 21 February 2022 11 | Al-Nassr (1) | 1–2 | Al-Hilal (1) | Riyadh |
| 18:25 | Talisca 17' Martínez 23'Rodríguez 44'Aboubakar 76'Al-Shammari 90+5' |
Report | Al-Shahrani 25' Al-Dawsari 43', 80' (pen.)Al-Bulaihi 49'Ighalo 62'Marega 81' |
Stadium: Mrsool Park Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) |
Semi-finals
editThe dates for the Semi-final fixtures were announced on 6 March 2022.[10] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 3 April 2022 14 | Al Hilal (1) | 2–1 | Al-Shabab (1) | Riyadh |
| 22:00 | Al-Shahrani 65' Al-Faraj 73'Ighalo 104'Al-Shehri 113' |
Report | N'Diaye 39' Banega 63' (pen.)Al-Ammar 80' |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile) |
| 4 April 2022 13 | Al-Fayha (1) | 1–0 | Al-Ittihad (1) | Al Majma'ah |
| 22:00 | Abousaban 36' |
Report | Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
Final
edit
Top goalscorers
editAs of 19 May 2022[11]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Carlos
|
Al-Shabab | 4 |
| 2 | Romarinho
|
Al-Ittihad | 2 |
 Léandre Tawamba
|
Al-Taawoun | ||
 Mourad Batna
|
Al-Fateh | ||
 Panagiotis Tachtsidis
|
Al-Fayha | ||
 Odion Ighalo
|
Al-Hilal | ||
 Salem Al-Dawsari
|
Al-Hilal | ||
| Ramon Lopes
|
Al-Fayha |
References
edit- ^ "قرعة كأس الملك الإثنين".
- ^ "الفيصلي يتوج بكأس الملك لأول مرة في تاريخه".
- ^ "الأهلي يقصي حامل اللقب ويتأهل لمواجهة الشباب".
- ^ "ولي العهد يتوج الفيحاء بكأس الملك".
- ^ "غدًا اللحظة المرتقبة قرعة #أغلى_الكؤوس".
- ^ "نتائج #قرعة_أغلى_الكؤوس".
- ^ "ترشيحات قرعة كأس الملك.. ديربي في «مرسول بارك»".
- ^ "رسميا.. "المسابقات" تعلن مواعيد مباريات دور الـ16 من كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين".
- ^ "مواعيد مباريات ربع نهائي كأس الملك.. "صدام الهلال والنصر"".
- ^ "لجنة المسابقات تحدد مواعيد نصف نهائي كأس الملك .. تعرف عليها".
- ^ "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup Scorers".
External links
edit- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup – Saudi Arabia 2022, Goalzz.com
- King's Cup, saff.com.sa