2006 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final

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2006 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
Event2005–06 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Al-Ahli Al-Hilal
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Date7 April 2006 (2006-04-07)
VenueKing Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
RefereeManuel Mejuto González (Spain)
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The 2006 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 31st final of the Crown Prince Cup, Saudi Arabia's main football knock-out competition at the time.

It took place on 7 April 2006 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and was contested between Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal.[1] It was Al-Ahli's ninth Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Hilal's seventh final. It was Al-Ahli's first final since 2004 and Al-Hilal's second consecutive final.

Al-Hilal won the game 1–0 to claim their sixth Crown Prince Cup title.[2] As winners of the 2005–06 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Al-Hilal qualified for the 2007 AFC Champions League group stage.

Teams[]

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Ahli 8 (1957, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Al-Hilal 6 (1964, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005)

Venue[]

The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue. This was the seventh Crown Prince Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, and 2005.

The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987.[3] The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup.[4] Its current capacity is 68,752[5] and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Nassr, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.

Background[]

Al-Hilal reached their seventh final after a 5–2 aggregate win against Al-Wehda.[6] This was Al-Hilal's second final in a row. Previously, they won finals in 1964, 1995, 2000, 2003, and 2005, and lost in 1999.

Al-Ahli reached their ninth final, after a 5–4 aggregate win against Al-Shabab.[7] They reached their first final since 2004. They finished as runners-up after losing to Al-Ittihad in that year's final. Previously, they won finals in 1957, 1970, 1998, and 2002, and lost in 1958, 1974, 2003, and 2004.

This was the second meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final.[8] Al-Hilal won in 2003. This was the 6th meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup; previously Al-Hilal won 3 times, Al-Ahli won once and the two teams drew once. The two teams played each other three times in the season prior to the final with Al-Hilal winning all three matches.[9]

Road to the final[]

Further information: 2005–06 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Al-Ahli Round Al-Hilal
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Abha 4–0 (H) Round of 16 Al-Ansar 1–0 (H)
Al-Ittihad 1–1 (4–2 p) (A) Quarter-finals Al-Qadisiyah 2–0 (A)
Al-Shabab 2–1 (A) Semi-finals Al-Wehda 3–2 (H)
3–3 (H) 2–0 (A)

Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away

Match[]

Details[]

Al-Ahli0–1Al-Hilal
Report
  • Al-Temyat Goal 22'
Al-Ahli
Al-Hilal
GK 1 Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Mosailem
RB 14 Saudi Arabia Mohammad Massad Substituted off 77'
CB 3 Saudi Arabia Jufain Al-Bishi
CB 19 Saudi Arabia Walid Jahdali Yellow card 52'
LB 12 Saudi Arabia Mohamed Al-Bishi Yellow card 90+4'
RM 2 Morocco Abdelhaq Ait Laarif
CM 8 Saudi Arabia Taisir Al-Jassim Substituted off 83'
CM 15 Saudi Arabia Saheb Al-Abdullah
LM 24 Saudi Arabia Hussein Abdulghani (c) Substituted off 83'
CF 9 Brazil Malek Mouath
CF 27 Montenegro Dejan Damjanović
Substitutes:
MF 7 Saudi Arabia Turky Al-Thagafi Substituted in 77'
MF 10 Saudi Arabia Substituted in 83'
FW 11 Saudi Arabia Waleed Al-Gizani Substituted in 83'
Manager:
Serbia Nebojša Vučković
GK 1 Saudi Arabia Mohamed Al-Deayea (c)
RB 19 Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Khathran
CB 3 Brazil Marcelo Tavares Yellow card 53'
CB 17 Saudi Arabia Fahed Al-Mofarij
LB 12 Saudi Arabia Kamel Al-Mousa
DM 6 Saudi Arabia Khaled Aziz
DM 13 Saudi Arabia Omar Al-Ghamdi
RW 10 Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Shalhoub Substituted off 63'
AM 8 Brazil Marcelo Camacho
LW 11 Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al-Temyat Substituted off 77'
CF 20 Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Qahtani Substituted off 85'
Substitutes:
FW 7 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Jamaan Substituted in 85'
FW 9 Saudi Arabia Sami Al-Jaber Substituted in 77'
DF 27 Saudi Arabia Sultan Al-Bargan Substituted in 63'
Manager:
Brazil

Assistant referees:
Clemente Ayete Plou (Spain)
Oscar Martínez Samaniego (Spain)
Fourth official:
Bernardino González Vázquez (Spain)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "الهلال يتطلع للحفاظ على لقبه.. والأهلي يحلم بالعودة لمنصات التتويج".
  2. ^ "الهلال يهزم الأهلي ويتوج بطلاً لكأس ولي العهد السعودي".
  3. ^ "افتتاح استاد الملك فهد الدولي".
  4. ^ "كأس الملك فهد للقارات محط أنظار العالم".
  5. ^ "استاد الملك فهد الدولي تحفة معمارية يستوعب 70 ألف متفرج".
  6. ^ "الزعيم تاهل لمواجهة القلعة في النهائي".
  7. ^ "الاهلي يعود الى منصات الذهب".
  8. ^ "10 نهائيات و 5 كؤوس تزين قاعة الملكي".
  9. ^ "تاريخ لقاءات".

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