2023–24 King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)

2023–24 King Cup
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup
Tournament details
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates24 September 2023 – 31 May 2024
Defending championsAl-Hilal
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Hilal (11th title)
Runners-upAl-Nassr
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored93 (3 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Abderrazak Hamdallah
Yannick Carrasco
Aleksandar Mitrović
Sadio Mané
(4 goals each)

All statistics correct as of 31 May 2024.

The 2023–24 King Cup, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 49th edition of the King Cup since its establishment in 1957. The tournament began on 24 September 2023 and concluded with the final on 31 May 2024.

Al-Hilal were the defending champions after winning their tenth title last season.[1] They retained the trophy after beating Al-Nassr on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time in the final.[2]

Format changes

On 3 March 2023, the SAFF announced that the number of teams in the tournament was increased from 16 to 32.[3] This will be the first tournament since 2020 in which Saudi First Division League teams will participate.

Participating teams

A total of 32 teams will participate this season, 18 of which compete in the Pro League and 14 in the First Division.[4]

League Teams
Pro League
FD League

Round of 32

The draw for the Round of 32 was held on 19 July 2023.[5] The dates for the Round of 32 fixtures were announced on 13 August 2023.[6] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

24 September 2023 1 Al-Taawoun (1) 2–0Al-Qadsiah (2)Buraidah
18:00 Barrow 9'
Faqeehi  27'
Girotto  63'
Al-Abdulrazzaq  68'
Al-Shammeri  75'
Adam 90+7'		 Report Hack  13'
Hazazi  73'		 Stadium: Al-Taawoun Club Stadium
Attendance: 2,282
Referee: Abdulsamad Bakri
24 September 2023 4 Al-Ettifaq (1) 4–0Jeddah (2)Dammam
18:00 Wijnaldum 26'
Dembélé 38', 45'
Al-Kuwaykibi 59'		 Report Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush
24 September 2023 7 Al-Hazem (1) 3–1Al-Arabi (2)Ar Rass
21:00 Selemani 10', 14'
Ricardo  20'
Al-Thani 30'		 Report Miranda 45+3'
Al-Muwallad  53'  82'
Jobson  64'		 Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium
Attendance: 364
Referee: Abdullah Al-Shehri
24 September 2023 11 Al-Shabab (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Batin (2)Riyadh
21:00 Banega  23'
Carrasco 33', 118'		 Report Alemán 37'
Nasser  60'		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 871
Referee: Mohammed Abo Shaqqara
25 September 2023 13Al-Jabalain (2)0–1 Al-Hilal (1) Ha'il
18:00 Al-Sharid  84' Report Neves 64'
Milinković-Savić  89'		 Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
25 September 2023 15 Al-Najma (2) 2–1Al-Raed (1)Unaizah
18:00 Barry 11'
Cariús 13'
Al-Khaibari  71'
Tilica  90+7'		 Report Wohaishi  25'
F. Al-Ghamdi  41'
El Berkaoui 60'
Al-Jayzani  68'
M. Al-Dossari  90+7'
Al-Beshe  90+8'		 Stadium: Department of Education Stadium
Referee: Sultan Al-Okairy
25 September 2023 3 Damac (1) 2–1Al-Qaisumah (2)Khamis Mushait
21:00 Stanciu 31'
Ceesay  44', 73'
S. Hawsawi  90'		 Report Sakandé  9'
Soeidan  14'
Faqihi 77' (o.g.)
Habkor  90+5'		 Stadium: Damac Club Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al-Harbi
25 September 2023 16Ohod (2)1–5 Al-Nassr (1) Jeddah
21:00 Al-Khaibari  13'
Milesi  34'
Michalak 45+4'
Al-Ruwaili  47'		 Report Mané 16' (pen.)
Talisca  32', 73'
Fofana 62'
Telles  66'
Yahya 81'
Al-Najei 86'		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Attendance: 5,713
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
26 September 2023 5Al-Ain (2)2–3 Al-Ahli (1) Al Bahah
18:00 Al-Hulayel  15'
Dagarshawi  51'
Dodô 82', 90+7'		 Report Al-Buraikan 23', 29'
Al-Nabit 39'		 Stadium: King Saud Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 1,943
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)
26 September 2023 6Al-Riyadh (1)1–2 Al-Fayha (1) Riyadh
18:00 Ndong 16'
Kurdi  42'
Gray  90+11'		 Report Al-Abdulmenem 19', 45+3'
R. Kaabi  44'
Sabiri  84'
Al-Rashidi  90+11'		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 61
Referee: Mohammed Al-Harbi
26 September 2023 8 Al-Faisaly (2) 2–0Al-Tai (1)Al Majma'ah
21:00 Barnawi  45+1'
Garita  51', 54'
Fallatah  52'
Morato  84'
Mikels 87'		 Report Bauer  23'
Al-Harthi  46'		 Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City
Referee: Ahmed Al-Rumaikhani
26 September 2023 9Al-Kholood (2)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)		 Al-Ittihad (1) Ar Rass
21:00 Al-Dossari  33'
Vázquez 40'		 Report Dias 18' (o.g.)
Al-Olayan  37'
Fabinho  72'
Felipe  92'		 Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium
Attendance: 1,263
Referee: Andrei Chivulete (Romania)
Penalties
27 September 2023 2Al-Orobah (2)0–2 Al-Wehda (1) Sakakah
18:00 Al-Dossari  36'
Darwish  50'
R. Al-Ruwaili  90'		 Report El Yamiq  10'
Ighalo 76'
Al-Azizi 89'		 Stadium: Al-Orobah Club Stadium
Referee: Meshal Al-Shehri
27 September 2023 12 Al-Fateh (1) 3–1Al-Okhdood (1)Al-Hasa
18:00 Batna 7' (pen.), 90+7'
Al-Saeed  25'
Saâdane  74'
Djaniny 81'		 Report Al Saleem  41'
Al Jahif  47'
Al Mansour  66'
Khodari 90+1'		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Beredi
27 September 2023 10 Abha (1) 1–0 (a.e.t.)Hajer (2)Abha
21:00 Krychowiak  8'
Abdulelah S.  22'
Al-Ali  65'
Kamano  74'
Abdu 93'		 Report Bitang  7'
Majrashi  32'
Al-Khalifa  74'		 Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Freej Al-Jaloud
27 September 2023 14 Al-Khaleej (1) 2–0Al-Adalah (2)Dammam
21:00 Rodrigues 36'
Ouro 90+6' (o.g.)		 Report Al-Salem  27'
Doumbia  57'
Maia  83'		 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Sami Al-Jires

Round of 16

The draw for the Round of 16 was held on 27 September following the conclusion of the Round of 32.[7] The dates for the Round of 16 fixtures were announced on 2 October 2023.[8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

30 October 2023 23Al-Najma (2)0–3 Al-Faisaly (2) Buraidah
15:15 Al-Khaibari  36'
Cariús  47'
Reeman  50'		 Report Souza 4', 51'
Jawshan 45+4'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani
30 October 2023 17 Al-Khaleej (1) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		Damac (1)Khobar
17:45 Jung Woo-young 27'
Hawsawi  41'
Rebocho  96'
Hamzi  105+2'		 Report Chafaï  23'
Stanciu 33'
Ceesay  37'
Al-Anazi  120+2'		 Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 1,096
Referee: Abdullah Al-Harbi
Penalties
30 October 2023 19 Al-Hilal (1) 3–0Al-Hazem (1)Riyadh
21:00 Neves 52' (pen.)
Mitrović 79', 83' (pen.)		 Report Abousaban  48' Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 9,363
Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)
31 October 2023 18Al-Fateh (1)1–2 (a.e.t.) Al-Shabab (1) Al-Hasa
15:15 Al-Fuhaid  16'
Tello 24'
Al-Mohammed  113'		 Report Bahebri  19'
Cuéllar  47'
Carrasco 59', 115',  118'
Al-Sibyani  110'
Kanabah  120+2'		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Attendance: 6,427
Referee: Sami Al-Jires
31 October 2023 21 Al-Taawoun (1) 2–0Al-Wehda (1)Buraidah
15:15 Munir 1' (o.g.)
Medrán 11',  73'
El Mahdioui  81'		 Report Bakshween  20'
Al Hejji  27'
Fajr  81'		 Stadium: Al-Taawoun Club Stadium
Attendance: 3,416
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
31 October 2023 22 Al-Nassr (1) 1–0 (a.e.t.)Al-Ettifaq (1)Riyadh
17:45 Ronaldo  13'
Talisca  45+11'
Mané 107'
Otávio  116'		 Report H. Al-Ghamdi  67'
Al-Shamrani  70'
Abdulrahman  77'
Hazazi  89'		 Stadium: Al-Awwal Park
Attendance: 18,341
Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)
31 October 2023 24Al-Fayha (1)0–3 Al-Ittihad (1) Riyadh
17:45 Ryller  41'
Al-Baqawi  47'
Al-Rashidi  78'
Al-Shuwaish  87'		 Report Hamdallah 5', 87'
Kanté  81'
Benzema 90+4'		 Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 3,942
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
31 October 2023 20Al-Ahli (1)1–2 Abha (1) Jeddah
21:00 Mahrez 45+8' (pen.) Report Abdu 45+2'
Al-Qumayzi  45+5'
Al-Habib  45+5'
Sami  52'
Toko Ekambi 67'
François Kamano  73'  90+3'		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Attendance: 13,635
Referee: Paulo Cesar Zanovelli (Brazil)

Quarter-finals

The draw for the Quarter-finals was held on 2 November.[9] The dates for the Quarter-finals fixtures were announced on 6 November 2023.[10] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

11 December 2023 26Abha (1)1–2 Al-Khaleej (1) Abha
15:30 Toko Ekambi 61'
Abdulelah S.  63'
Al-Mutairi  90+4'		 Report Martins 30',  69'
Rodrigues  50'
Al-Samiri  66'
Narey 83'		 Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Abdulsamad Bakri
11 December 2023 28 Al-Hilal (1) 3–0Al-Taawoun (1)Riyadh
17:45 Michael 45+2'
Mitrović 52'
Malcom 84'		 Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 11,467
Referee: Andrés Merlos (Argentina)
11 December 2023 25Al-Shabab (1)2–5 Al-Nassr (1) Riyadh
21:00 Al-Muwallad  20'
Carlos 24'
Saïss  62'
Al-Qahtani  70'
Bahebri 90'		 Report Fofana 17'
Mané 28'
Ghareeb 45+4'
Ronaldo 74'
Maran 90+6'		 Stadium: Al-Shabab Club Stadium
Attendance: 10,387
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
4 February 2024 27Al-Faisaly (2)0–4 Al-Ittihad (1) Riyadh
18:15 Cheikhi  21'
Al-Anzi  90'		 Report Hamdallah 45+4' (pen.)
Kanté 54'
Hegazy 68', 80'		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 3,167
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)

Semi-finals

The draw for the Semi-finals was held on 13 March.[11] The dates for the Semi-finals fixtures were announced on 22 March 2024.[12] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

30 April 2024 29Al-Ittihad (1)1–2 Al-Hilal (1) Jeddah
21:00 Hegazi  30'
F. Al-Ghamdi  57'
Hamdallah 67'
Kadesh  90+5'		 Report Michael 25'
Milinković-Savić  42'
Mitrović  45+13'
Al-Bulaihi  50'
Abdulhamid 81'
Neves  90+3'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 41,793
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
1 May 2024 30 Al-Nassr (1) 3–1Al-Khaleej (1)Riyadh
21:00 Ronaldo 17', 57'
Brozović  30'
Mané 37' (pen.),  89'
Al-Khaibari  53'		 Report Al Haydar  70'
Al-Torais 82'		 Stadium: Al-Awwal Park
Attendance: 17,859
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

Final

Main article: 2024 King Cup final

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Hilal1–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Nassr
 Report
Penalties
 5–4
Attendance: 56,870
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

Top goalscorers

As of 31 May 2024[13]

Rank Player Club Goals
1
 Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Ittihad
4
Yannick Carrasco Al-Shabab
Aleksandar Mitrović Al-Hilal
Sadio Mané Al-Nassr
5
 Cristiano Ronaldo Al-Nassr
3

References

  1. ^ "نيابة عن خادم الحرمين الشريفين .. سمو ولي العهد يتوج فريق الهلال بكأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين للموسم الرياضي 2022 - 2023".
  2. ^ "نيابة عن خادم الحرمين الشريفين .. سمو ولي العهد يتوج فريق الهلال بكأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين للموسم الرياضي 2023 – 2024".
  3. ^ "رسميًا.. تعديل نظام كأس الملك بداية من الموسم المقبل بمشاركة 32 فريقا".
  4. ^ "الأربعاء: قرعة دور الـ32 لبطولة كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين 2023-2024".
  5. ^ "بعد سحب قرعة دور الـ 32 لبطولة كأس الملك.. الكبار خارج الديار".
  6. ^ ""المسابقات" تعلن مواعيد وملاعب مباريات دور الـ32 من بطولة كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين".
  7. ^ "نتائج قرعة دور الـ 16 لـ كأس الملك".
  8. ^ "اتحاد القدم يحدد مواعيد دور الـ 16".
  9. ^ ""قرعة كأس الملك": النصر يصطدم بالشباب... والهلال في منعطف التعاون".
  10. ^ "مواعيد ربع نهائي "كأس الملك"".
  11. ^ "قرعة كأس الملك تضع الاتحاد في مواجهة الهلال من جديد".
  12. ^ "مواعيد نصف نهائي كأس الملك".
  13. ^ "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup Scorers".
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