The 2005–06 Crown Prince Cup was the 31st season of the Saudi premier knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. It started with the qualifying rounds on 24 November 2005 and concluded with the final on 7 April 2006.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 24 November 2005 – 7 April 2006 |
| Teams | 44 (all) 32 (qualifying competition) 16 (main competition) |
| Defending champions | Al-Hilal |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Al-Hilal (6th title) |
| Runner-up | Al-Ahli |
| AFC Champions League | Al-Hilal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 17 |
| Goals scored | 57 (3.35 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Rogério (4 goals) |
| All statistics correct as of 7 April 2006.(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs) | |
Al-Hilal were the defending champions, having won the trophy in 2005, and won their second consecutive title, defeating Al-Ahli in the final on 7 April 2006.[1] As winners of the tournament, Al-Hilal qualified for the 2007 AFC Champions League group stage.
Qualifying rounds
All of the competing teams that are not members of the Premier League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 4 available places in the Round of 16. The qualifying competition began on 24 November 2005. First Division sides Al-Faisaly and Al-Riyadh, Second Division side Al-Hamadah and Third Division side Al-Rawdhah qualified.[2]
First round
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| Thursday 24 November 2005 | ||||
| Al-Riyadh (2) | 1–0 | Al-Batin (4) | ||
| Al-Shoulla (2) | 0–1 | Sdoos (3) | ||
| Al-Najma (3) | 1–4 | Al-Faisaly (2) | ||
| Al-Raed (2) | 3–1 | Al-Fayha (2) | ||
| Al-Nahda (3) | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Al-Fateh (2) | ||
| Ohod (2) | 1–1 (6–5 p) | Al-Arabi (4) | ||
| Al-Hamadah (3) | 2–1 | Al-Taawoun (2) | ||
| Al-Jabalain (2) | 2–2 (6–5 p) | Al-Qotah (3) | ||
| Najran (2) | 3–1 | Hetten (4) | ||
| Al-Watani (2) | 1–0 | Al-Majd (4) | ||
| Al-Orobah (3) | 11–3 | Al-Qala (4) | ||
| Damac (2) | 1–2 | Al-Nakhil (4) | ||
| Al-Rabe'e (3) | 4–2 | Wej (4) | ||
| Al-Khaleej (2) | 2–0 | Al-Adalah (3) | ||
| Hajer (2) | 2–3 | Al-Rawdhah (4) | ||
| Al-Tuhami (3) | 2–1 | Al-Akhdoud (3) | ||
Second round
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| Tuesday 29 November 2005 | ||||
| Al-Riyadh (2) | 5–0 | Sdoos (3) | ||
| Al-Nahda (3) | 4–1 | Al-Khaleej (2) | ||
| Al-Faisaly (2) | 2–0 | Al-Raed (2) | ||
| Ohod (2) | 4–3 | Al-Rabe'e (3) | ||
| Al-Hamadah (3) | 2–1 | Al-Orobah (3) | ||
| Al-Jabalain (2) | 0–2 | Al-Watani (2) | ||
| Najran (2) | 3–1 | Al-Tuhami (3) | ||
| Al-Rawdhah (4) | 2–0 | Al-Nakhil (4) | ||
Final round
| Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | ||
| Sunday 4 December 2005 | ||||
| Al-Riyadh (2) | 3–0 | Al-Nahda (3) | ||
| Al-Faisaly (2) | 2–0 | Al-Watani (2) | ||
| Ohod (2) | 1–2 | Al-Hamadah (3) | ||
| Al-Rawdhah (4) | 3–3 (5–4 p) | Najran (2) | ||
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ittihad | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Riyadh | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ittihad | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ahli (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ahli | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A | Abha | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ahli | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Shabab | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Shabab (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Hazem | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Shabab | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Hamadah | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Tai | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Hamadah | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| – | Al-Ahli | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| – | Al-Hilal | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Nassr | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ettifaq | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Nassr | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Wehda | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Wehda | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Faisaly | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Wehda | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Hilal | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Hilal | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ansar | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Hilal | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Qadisiyah | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Qadisiyah | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Rawdhah | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Source: Al Jazirah
Round of 16
The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 27 and 28 December 2005.[3][4][5] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 27 December 2005 1 | Al-Riyadh (2) | 0–1 | Al-Ittihad (1) | Riyadh |
| 19:35 | Report | Job  74' | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Saad Al-Kathairi |
| 27 December 2005 2 | Al-Ahli (1) | 4–0 | Abha (1) | Jeddah |
| 19:35 | Al-Jassim 45', 50', 69' Al-Meshal 60' | Report | Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Tuwaijari |
| 27 December 2005 5 | Al-Ettifaq (1) | 0–1 | Al-Nassr (1) | Dammam |
| 19:35 | Report | Al-Zahrani 89' | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi |
| 27 December 2005 6 | Al-Wehda (1) | 2–1 | Al-Faisaly (2) | Mecca |
| 19:35 | Al-Mehyani 25' Al-Luhayyani 39' (pen.) | Report | Hawsawi 55' | Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Dossari |
| 28 December 2005 8 | Al-Rawdhah (4) | 0–8 | Al-Qadisiyah (1) | Al-Hasa |
| 18:50 | Report | Al-Ghwinem 8', 87' Al-Sahlawi 14', 68', 90' (pen.)Landomar 24'Kassas 70'Al-Traidi 72' | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Zahrani |
| 28 December 2005 3 | Al-Hazem (1) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Al-Shabab (1) | Ar Rass |
| 19:35 | Al-Jweer 14' Fellah 52' | Report | Rogério 2', 84', 97' | Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium Referee: Abdulrazzaq Al-Mogahwi |
| 28 December 2005 4 | Al-Tai (1) | 3–4 | Al-Hamadah (3) | Ha'il |
| 19:35 | Al-Muteb 15' Al-Enezi 62'Al-Shallaqi 76' | Report | Omar Kassar 50' Al-Shamaan 56' (pen.)Al-Mohsen 78', 85' | Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium Referee: Misfer Shareef |
Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals fixtures were played on 1 and 2 January 2006.[6][7][8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 1 January 2006 9 | Al-Ittihad (1) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Al-Ahli (1) | Jeddah |
| 19:45 | Job 28' | Report | Massad 52' | Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium Referee: Ali Al-Mutlaq |
| Penalties | ||||
Kariri  Job Al-Dokhi  Al-Montashari | Laarif Jahdali Al-Bishi Akaddar | |||
| 1 January 2006 11 | Al-Wehda (1) | 1–0 | Al-Nassr (1) | Mecca |
| 19:45 | Al-Hazzani 18' | Report | Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Mutraf Al-Qahtani |
| 2 January 2006 10 | Al-Shabab (1) | 4–1 | Al-Hamadah (3) | Riyadh |
| 19:45 | Akram 11' Rogério 16' (pen.)Otaif 35'Al-Sultan 84' | Report | Al-Shamaan 87' (pen.) | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Tuwaijari |
| 2 January 2006 12 | Al-Qadisiyah (1) | 0–2 | Al-Hilal (1) | Dammam |
| 19:45 | Report | Al-Shalhoub 75' Camacho 88' | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda |
Semi-finals
The semi-finals first legs were played on 1 and 2 February 2006 while the second legs were played on 5 and 6 February 2006.[9] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli (1) | 5–4 | Al-Shabab (1) | 2–1 | 3–3 |
| Al-Wehda (1) | 2–5 | Al-Hilal (1) | 2–3 | 0–2 |
Matches
| Al-Ahli (1) | 3–3 | Al-Shabab (1) |
|---|---|---|
| Mouath 50' Damjanović 54', 85' | Report | Al-Sultan 41' Al-Dossari 66' (pen.)Muath 90+2' |
Al-Ahli won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Al-Hilal (1) | 3–2 | Al-Wehda (1) |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Jaber 26', 38' Camacho 79' | Report | Al-Mehyani 10' (pen.) Amido 90+2' |
| Al-Wehda (1) | 0–2 | Al-Hilal (1) |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Qahtani 23' Camacho 75' |
Al-Hilal won 5–2 on aggregate.
Final
The final was held on 7 April 2006.[10][11] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Top goalscorers
As of 7 April 2006
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rogério | Al-Shabab | 4 |
| 2 |  Taisir Al-Jassim | Al-Ahli | 3 |
| Mohammad Al-Sahlawi | Al-Qadisiyah | ||
 Dejan Damjanović | Al-Ahli | ||
| Marcelo Camacho | Al-Hilal |