2024 King Cup final

2024 King Cup Final
Event2023–24 King Cup
Al-Hilal Al-Nassr
1 1
After extra time
Al-Hilal won 5–4 on penalties
Date31 May 2024 (2024-05-31)
VenueKing Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Man of the MatchYassine Bounou
RefereeDarío Herrera (Argentina)[1]
Attendance56,870
WeatherClear
30.5 °C (86.9 °F)
53% humidity[2]

The 2024 King Cup Final was the 49th final of the King Cup, Saudi Arabia's main football knock-out competition since its inception in 1957.

The final was played at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, on 31 May 2024.[3] The match was contested by derby rivals Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr. It was Al-Hilal's 19th King Cup final and Al-Nassr's 14th.

Al-Hilal defeated Al-Nassr on penalties in the final following a 1–1 draw after extra time to win their 11th title.[4]

Teams

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Hilal 18 (1961, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2023)
Al-Nassr 14 (1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2020)

Venue

The King Abdullah Sports City, also known as the Jewel Stadium, was announced as the venue of the final on 26 May 2024.[5] This was the eighth time the King Abdullah Sports City hosted the final following those in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, and 2023 and was the sixteenth time it was hosted in Jeddah.

The King Abdullah Sports City was built in 2012 and opened in 2014 as the home of Al-Ahli, Al-Ittihad and the Saudi Arabia national team. Its current capacity is 62,345, and the record attendance was the opening match which was the 2014 King Cup final. The stadium also hosted many other finals including the 2019 Saudi Super Cup, the 2018 Supercoppa Italiana, and the 2019–20 Supercopa de España.

Background

Al-Hilal reached their record-breaking 19th final after a 2–1 win against Al-Ittihad.[6] This was Al-Hilal's third consecutive final, fourth final in five years, and seventh final since the tournament was reintroduced. Al-Hilal won last season's final on penalties after a 1–1 draw against Al-Wehda.[7]

Al-Nassr reached their fourteenth final after a 3–1 win against Al-Khaleej.[8] This was Al-Nassr's first final since 2020, and fifth final since the tournament was reintroduced. Al-Nassr lost their four most recent finals against Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal twice each.

The two teams met four times earlier in the season with Al-Hilal winning twice, Al-Nassr winning once, and one draw between them. This was the 21st meeting between these two sides in the King Cup and the sixth meeting in the final.[9] Al-Hilal won ten times including the 1989 Final and 2020 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 184th competitive meeting between these two sides. In the clubs' 183 previous meetings, Al-Hilal won 72, Al-Nassr won 59 and the remaining 52 were drawn.[10]

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 2023–24 King Cup Opponent Result
Al-Jabalain (A) 1–0 Round of 32 Ohod (A) 5–1
Al-Hazem (H) 3–0 Round of 16 Al-Ettifaq (H) 1–0 (a.e.t.)
Al-Taawoun (H) 3–0 Quarter-finals Al-Shabab (A) 5–2
Al-Ittihad (A) 2–1 Semi-finals Al-Khaleej (H) 3–1

Match

Details

Al-Hilal1–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Nassr
  • Mitrović 7'
 Report
Penalties
 5–4
Attendance: 56,870
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)
Al-Hilal
Al-Nassr
GK 37 Yassine Bounou
RB 66 Saud Abdulhamid
CB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly  28'  90'
CB 5 Ali Al-Bulaihi  87'  87'
LB 6 Renan Lodi  22'  46'
CM 8 Rúben Neves
CM 7 Salman Al-Faraj (c)  33'  74'
RW 96 Michael  40'  86'
AM 77 Malcom  109'
LW 29 Salem Al-Dawsari  110'
CF 9 Aleksandar Mitrović
Substitutes:
GK 21 Mohammed Al-Owais
DF 2 Mohammed Al-Breik  86'  90+7'
DF 12 Yasser Al-Shahrani  98'  46'
DF 16 Nasser Al-Dawsari  109'
DF 87 Hassan Al-Tombakti  90+7'
MF 28 Mohamed Kanno  108'  74'
MF 56 Mohammed Al-Qahtani
FW 11 Saleh Al-Shehri
FW 14 Abdullah Al-Hamdan  110'
Manager:
Jorge Jesus
GK 26 David Ospina  56'
RB 2 Sultan Al-Ghannam  120+1'
CB 5 Abdulelah Al-Amri  45+1'  59'
CB 78 Ali Lajami
LB 15 Alex Telles  106'
DM 17 Abdullah Al-Khaibari
CM 77 Marcelo Brozović  69'
CM 25 Otávio  26'  81'
RM 23 Ayman Yahya  105'
LM 10 Sadio Mané  59'
CF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
Substitutes:
GK 33 Waleed Abdullah  59'
DF 4 Mohammed Al-Fatil
DF 12 Nawaf Boushal
DF 24 Mohammed Qasem
MF 8 Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem
MF 14 Sami Al-Najei  69'
MF 19 Ali Al-Hassan  81'
MF 29 Abdulrahman Ghareeb  59'
FW 30 Meshari Al-Nemer  105'
Manager:
Luís Castro

Man of the Match:
Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal)

Assistant referees:[1]
Miguel Savorani (Argentina)
Sebastían Raineri (Argentina)
Fourth official:[1]
Sebastían Zunino (Argentina)
Video assistant referee:[1]
Jorge Baliño (Argentina)
Assistant video assistant referee:[1]
Silvio Trucco (Argentina)

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.

Statistics

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Weather in Jeddah - 31 May 2024".
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  6. ^ "الهلال يهزم الاتحاد و"النقص" ويبلغ نهائي كأس الملك".
  7. ^ "نيابة عن خادم الحرمين الشريفين .. سمو ولي العهد يتوج فريق الهلال بكأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين للموسم الرياضي 2022 - 2023".
  8. ^ "النصر يهزم الخليج ويضرب موعداً مع الهلال في النهائي".
  9. ^ "تاريخ مواجهات الهلال والنصر في كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين".
  10. ^ "تاريخ لقاءات : الهلال - النصر".
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