2017 King Cup

The 2017 King Cup, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 42nd edition of the King Cup since its establishment in 1957, and the 10th under the current format. It started on 18 January and concluded with the final on 18 May 2017. The winner qualifies for the 2018 AFC Champions League group stage.

2017 King Cup
Tournament details
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates18 January – 18 May 2017
Teams32
Defending championsAl-Ahli
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Hilal
Runner-upAl-Ahli
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored108 (3.48 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Omar Kharbin
(5 goals)
All statistics correct as of 18 May 2017.
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Al-Hilal won their eighth title after a 3–2 win over defending champions Al-Ahli in the final on 18 May 2017.[1]

The winner of the King Cup earns automatic qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League group stage. However, as Al-Hilal qualified for the AFC Champions League via winning the league, Al-Nassr, the highest placed team in the 2016–17 Saudi Professional League not already qualified took the group stage spot.

Participating teams

A total of 32 teams participated in this season. 14 teams from the Professional league, 15 teams from the First Division, and 3 teams qualifying from the preliminary stage. Al-Hazem were excluded from participating this season after they withdrew from the competition last year.[2]

LeagueTeams
Pro league
1st Division
Second Division

Bracket

Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
               
HAl-Ahli2
AAl-Shoulla1
AAl-Ahli3
HAl-Qadisiyah1
AAl-Qadisiyah4
HAl-Safa0
HAl-Ahli6
AWej0
HHajer2
AAl-Orobah1
AHajer1
HWej3
AAl-Shabab0
HWej1
AAl-Ahli3
HAl-Faisaly0
HAl-Khaleej8
AAl-Ain1
AAl-Khaleej1
HAl-Faisaly2
HAl-Faisaly3
AAl-Jeel2
HAl-Faisaly2
AAl-Adalh1
AAl-Batin2
HAl-Adalh3
HAl-Adalh4
AAl-Tai3
AAl-Ittihad1
HAl-Tai (aet)2
Al-Ahli2
Al-Hilal3
AAl-Taawoun1
HAl-Nojoom0
AAl-Taawoun1
HAl-Raed0
HAl-Raed3
AAl-Jabalain0
AAl-Taawoun2 (p)
HAl-Ettifaq2
AAl-Ettifaq2
HDamac0
HAl-Ettifaq1
AAl-Fateh0
HAl-Fateh2
AAl-Watani1
AAl-Taawoun3
HAl-Hilal4
HAl-Nassr4
AAl-Feiha0
AAl-Nassr2
HAl-Nahda0
ANajran0
HAl-Nahda1
HAl-Nassr0
AAl-Hilal2
AAl-Wehda1
HOhod0
AAl-Wehda2
HAl-Hilal3
HAl-Hilal2
AAl-Qaisumah1

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

source: SAFF[3]

Round of 32

The Round of 32 matches were played between 18 and 21 January 2017.[4][5] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

18 January 2017 7 Al-Adalh (2) 3–2Al-Batin (1)Al-Hasa
15:20Al-Zowayed 9', 47'
Abdoh Jaber 70'
ReportObaid 33'
Dakheel 53'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 240
Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari
18 January 2017 11Damac (2)0–2 Al-Ettifaq (1) Abha
15:55ReportKoffi 32'
Kanno 66'
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 710
Referee: Ahmed Al-Remeikhany
18 January 2017 16 Al-Hilal (1) 2–1Al-Qaisumah (2)Riyadh
18:10Al-Dawsari 66'
Sharahili  74'
Al-Qahtani 78'
ReportDiop 45+1'Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al-Nahet
18 January 2017 15Ohod (2)0–1 Al-Wehda (1) Medinah
20:00ReportBelal 15'Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Smail
19 January 2017 3 Hajer (2) 2–1Al-Orobah (2)Al-Hasa
15:20Al-Hamdan 1'
Al-Otaibi  14'
Al-Khalaf 45+2'
ReportAl-Johani  7'
Al-Joni  63', 76'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi
19 January 2017 4 Wej (2) 1–0Al-Shabab (1)Ta'if
15:40Voinea 9'
Hussain  13'
Al-Thowaibi  70'
Al-Mosaabi  77'
ReportOtaif  61'
Kariri  90+2'
Stadium: King Fahd Stadium
Referee: Mamdouh Assiri
19 January 2017 14 Al-Nahda (2) 1–0Najran (2)Dammam
17:55Al-Juraibi  78'
Al-Malki 90+3'
ReportMajrashi  66'
Maqbol  90+3'
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Hussain Abo Shahen
20 January 2017 6 Al-Faisaly (1) 3–2Al-Jeel (2)Al Majma'ah
15:35Everaldo 20' (pen.)
Rossi  29'
Luisinho 31'
Maloča  38'
Majrashi 82'
Al-Bishi  86'
Reportda Silva 19'
Housah 23'
Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Beredi
20 January 2017 8 Al-Tai (2) 2–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Ittihad (1)Ha'il
15:50Al-Sabah  53'
Al-Shammeri 92'
Al-Heji 94'
Al-Dossari  120+2'
ReportAssiri  18'
Al-Aryani 99'
Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Referee: Abdalah Al-Awidan
20 January 2017 9Al-Nojoom (2)0–1 Al-Taawoun (1) Al-Hasa
17:55Al-Ahmed  12'ReportMachado 90+2'Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Fahad Al-Nawaf
20 January 2017 2Al-Safa (3)0–4 Al-Qadisiyah (1) Khobar
19:15Okhaik  20'
Al-Hani  44'
ReportEze 20' (pen.), 47', 87'
Al-Amri  43'
Jaafari  83'
Abo Shararah 90+2'
Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Al-Tayar
20 January 2017 1 Al-Ahli (1) 2–1Al-Shoulla (2)Jeddah
20:10Al-Moasher 15'
Al-Mowalad  87'
Al-Mogahwi 90+5'
ReportAl-Dossari 50'
Al-Balawi  81'
Al-Sobeai  90+3'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Referee: Sami Al-Jires
21 January 2017 12 Al-Fateh (1) 2–1Al-Watani (2)Al-Hasa
15:20Al-Bulaihi  34'
Ukra 69' (pen.)
Al-Juahaim  73'
Nathan Júnior 76'
Al-Mazyadei  82'
ReportAl-Yamani  34'
Al-Balawi 48',  72'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Fahad Al-Oraini
21 January 2017 10 Al-Raed (1) 3–0Al-Jabalain (3)Buraidah
15:40Bangoura 14', 19', 62' (pen.)
Amora  38'
Alves  71'
Al-Ayyaf  90+3'
ReportAl-Anqari  59'
Al-Shammari  69'
Al-Ruwaili  77'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri
21 January 2017 5 Al-Khaleej (1) 8–1Al-Ain (3)Khobar
17:55Al-Salem 8', 63'
Majrashi 14', 53'
Bokhari 24',  57'
Al-Lawjami 34'
Jandson 78', 84'
ReportEid  68'
Al-Amri  75'
Al-Zahrani 90'
Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Hassen Al-Habib
21 January 2017 13 Al-Nassr (1) 4–0Al-Feiha (2)Riyadh
18:10Al-Ghamdi 15'
Tomečak 45+2'
Al-Najei 72'
Al-Sahlawi 90+1'
ReportAl-Khaibari  90'Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Raed Al-Zahrani

Round of 16

The Round of 16 matches were played between 23 January and 25 February 2017.[6][7] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

23 January 2017 24 Al-Hilal (1) 3–2Al-Wehda (1)Riyadh
18:15Bonatini 16', 51'
Milesi  29'
Al-Qahtani 41' (pen.)
Al-Abed  90+4'
ReportHaroon  33'
Al Baour  40'
Fallatah 65'
Al-Fahmi  75'
Al-Najar  77'
Al-Arraf  86'
Al-Faresi 87'
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfosh
13 February 2017 17Al-Qadisiyah (1)1–3 Al-Ahli (1) Khobar
20:15Ferreira 22'
Al-Johani  88'
Barnawi  90'
ReportAl-Mogahwi 19'
Al-Somah 37'
Abdulamir 42' (pen.)
Al-Harbi  59'
Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Khaled Al-Teris
23 February 2017 23Al-Nahda (2)0–2 Al-Nassr (1) Dammam
19:55Al-Dhamri  37'
Sufyani  55'
Al-Ziyadi  90'
Al-Olayani  108'
ReportGhaleb  79'
Hazazi 93', 97' (pen.),  110'
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi
24 February 2017 18 Wej (2) 3–1Hajer (2)Ta'if
16:15Al-Boqami  25'
Voinea 43'
Al-Qarni 65'
Al-Boqami 73'
Al-Towairqi  82'
Hussain  86'
ReportAl-Musained 16'Stadium: King Fahd Stadium
Referee: Sami Al-Jires
24 February 2017 22 Al-Ettifaq (1) 1–0Al-Fateh (1)Dammam
19:55Koffi  29'
Al-Nashi  32'
Al-Amri 43',  65'
Al-Kassar  90+2'
ReportAl-Dawsari  84'
Buhimed  90'
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Raed Al-Zahrani
25 February 2017 20 Al-Adalh (2) 4–3Al-Tai (2)Al-Hasa
15:35Al-Amer  30'
Al-Zowayed 40'
Al-Hafidh  45'
Al-Khamis 51'
Abker 75',  90+5'
Al-Jarrad 79' (o.g.)
Bo Homail  81'
ReportLeo 41', 66'
Al-Shammeri 64',  75'
Al-Jarrad  74'
Al-Sabah  85'
Al-Dossari  90+1'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Majid Al-Shamrani
25 February 2017 19 Al-Faisaly (1) 2–1Al-Khaleej (1)Al Majma'ah
18:40Majrashi 25'
Al-Sowayed  83'
Luisinho 90+2'
ReportFrançois 49'
Diakité  51'
Al-Shoalah  89'
Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al-Nahet

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals matches were played between 30 March and 2 April 2017.[8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

30 March 2017 27Al-Ettifaq (1)2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
Al-Taawoun (1) Dammam
20:15Bouba 26'
Al-Hazaa 77'
Al-Dossari  104'
ReportMachado 19'
Al-Dossari 32'
Al-Saiari  90+2'
Kanno  120'
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 1,566
Referee: Khalid Al-Salawy
Penalties
Callejón
Al-Kwikbi
Al-Dossari
Bouba
Machado
Al-Shameri
Al-Barakah
Al-Saiari
Sânmărtean
31 March 2017 26 Al-Faisaly (1) 2–1Al-Adalh (2)Al Majma'ah
18:55Luisinho 38'
Majrashi 83'
ReportAl-Mohanna 16'
Awaji  36'
Al-Qahtani  87'
Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 9
Referee: Saleh Al Hazloul
Note: The match was abandoned after 24 minutes due to heavy rain, and was resumed on 1 April 2017, 19:15, from the point of abandonment.[9]'
1 April 2017 28Al-Nassr (1)0–2 Al-Hilal (1) Riyadh
20:30Ghaleb  54'ReportJahfali  24'
Milesi 80',  81'
Kharbin 90+1'
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 18,906
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
2 April 2017 25 Al-Ahli (1) 6–0Wej (2)Jeddah
20:30Al-Somah 28', 49'
Abdul-Amir 35'
Al-Jassim  41'
Al-Moasher 59'
Al-Mogahwi 69'
Fetfatzidis 71'
Bakshween  80'
ReportAl-Mowallad  45+2'
Barnawi  68'
Al-Shaeri  83'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 20,177
Referee: Khaled Al-Teris

Semi-finals

The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 12 and 13 May 2017.[10] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Faisaly (1)0–3Al-Ahli (1)
ReportFetfatzidis 55'
Seraj 75', 81'
Balghaith  79'
Referee: Shoukri Al-Hanfoush
Al-Hilal (1)4–3Al-Taawoun (1)
Kharbin 16', 46', 80'
Al-Hafith  28'
Al-Dawsari 62'
ReportN'Diaye 4', 90+4'
Al-Mousa  18'
Al-Olayan 76'

Final

The final was played on Thursday 18 May 2017 at King Abdullah Sports City.[11]

Al-Ahli2–3Al-Hilal
Hawsawi 43'
Al-Somah 90+3' (pen.)
ReportKharbin 28'
Jahfali 77'
Carlos Eduardo 88'

Top goalscorers

As of 18 May 2017[12]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Omar KharbinAl-Hilal5
2 Omar Al SomahAl-Ahli4
3 Patrick EzeAl-Qadisiyah3
Ismaël BangouraAl-Raed
Jehad Al-ZowayedAl-Adalh
LuisinhoAl-Faisaly
Mohammed MajrashiAl-Faisaly
Housain Al-MogahwiAl-Ahli

Note: Players and teams marked in bold are still active in the competition.

References