2011 King Cup of Champions

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2011 King Cup of Champions
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates28 May - 24 June 2011
Teams8
ChampionsAl-Ahli
Runners-upAl-Ittihad
Matches played14
Goals scored51 (3.64 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Mukhtar Fallatah (6 goals)
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The 2011 King Cup of Champions, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 36th season of King Cup of Champions since its establishment in 1957, and the 4th under the current edition.

The tournament was won by Al-Ahli, who beat defending champions Al-Ittihad 4–2 on penalties in the final. It was their first title in current edition and eleventh title overall, they also qualified for 2012 AFC Champions League.

Participating teams[]

Team Qualifying method App* Last App
Al-Hilal 2010–11 Professional League champions 4th 2010
Al-Ittihad 2010–11 Professional League runners-up 4th 2010
Al-Ettifaq 2010–11 Professional League 3rd place 3rd 2009
Al-Shabab 2010–11 Professional League 4th place 4th 2010
Al-Nassr 2010–11 Professional League 5th place 4th 2010
Al-Ahli 2010–11 Professional League 6th place 4th 2010
Al-Faisaly 2010–11 Professional League 7th place 1st none
Al-Wehda 2010–11 Crown Prince Cup runners-up
2010–11 Professional League 13th place 		4th 2010

* Number of appearance in King Cup of Champions since the 2008 season .

Fixtures and results[]

Bracket[]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
             
1 Al-Hilal 2 3 5
7 Al-Faisaly 1 0 1
1 Al-Hilal 0 1 1
2 Al-Ittihad 3 1 4
5 Al-Nassr 3 1 4
2 Al-Ittihad (a) 3 1 4
2 Al-Ittihad 0 (2)
6 Al-Ahli (p) 0 (4)
13 Al-Wehda (a) 2 3 5
3 Al-Ettifaq 1 4 5
13 Al-Wehda 2 1 3 Third place
6 Al-Ahli 2 4 6
4 Al-Shabab 0 1 1 1 Al-Hilal 6
6 Al-Ahli[A] 3 0 3 13 Al-Wehda 3

Quarter-finals[]

Quarter-finals were played on 28, 29 May and 10, 11 June 2011.[1]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Hilal 5–1 Al-Faisaly 2–1 3–0
Al-Nassr 4–4 (a) Al-Ittihad 3–3 1–1
Al-Wehda 5–5 (a) Al-Ettifaq 2–1 3–4
Al-Shabab 1–3 Al-Ahli 0–3[A] 1–0

First Leg[]

28 May 2011 1 Al-Hilal 2–1Al-FaisalyRiyadh
19:20 (UTC+3) Rădoi Goal 51'
Al-Mehyani Goal 70'		 Goal 64' El-Thoaybi Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
28 May 2011 2 Al-Wehda 2–1Al-EttifaqMakkah
19:40 (UTC+3) Fallatah Goal 21'
Al-Sibyani Goal 90+2'		 Goal 88' Al-Salem Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
29 May 2011 3 Al-Nassr 3–3 Al-Ittihad Riyadh
21:00 (UTC+3) Al-Mutawa Goal 16'
Salem Goal 42' (o.g.)
Belal Goal 65'		 Goal 44' (pen.) Ziaya
Goal 58', 90+3' Al-Rashid		 Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
29 May 2011 4Al-Shabab0–3
(awarded)[A]		 Al-Ahli Riyadh
21:00 (UTC+3) Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Notes
  1. ^
    The SAFF Disciplinary Committee decided to award the quarter-final first leg to Al-Ahli against Al-Shabab as a 3–0 forfeit win after Al-Shabab were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player. The game originally ended 2–1 to Al-Shabab.[2]

Second Leg[]

10 June 2011 5 Al-Ittihad 1–1 Al-Nassr Jeddah
21:00 (UTC+3) Hazazi Goal 65' Goal 52' McKain Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
10 June 2011 6Al-Faisaly0–3 Al-Hilal Al-Majma'ah
21:00 (UTC+3) Goal 48' Al-Mehyani
Goal 65' Al-Fraidi
Goal 82' Ahmed Ali		 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
11 June 2011 7Al-Ahli0–1 Al-Shabab Jeddah
21:05 (UTC+3) Goal 33' Al-Marhoum Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
11 June 2011 8 Al-Ettifaq 4–3Al-WehdaDammam
21:05 (UTC+3) Al-Salem Goal 4', 45+1'
Rishani Goal 12'
Tagliabué Goal 63'		 Goal 25', 69' (pen.), 77' Fallatah Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

Semi-finals[]

Semi-finals were played on 15, 16, 19 & 20 June 2011.[3]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Hilal 1–4 Al-Ittihad 0–3 2–2
Al-Wehda 3–6 Al-Ahli 2–2 1–4

First Leg[]

15 June 2011 9Al-Hilal0–3 Al-Ittihad Riyadh
21:25 (UTC+3) Goal 5' Ziaya
Goal 83' (pen.) Noor
Goal 84' Jorge		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
16 June 2011 10 Al-Wehda 2–2 Al-Ahli Makkah
21:05 (UTC+3) Fallatah Goal 8', 81' Goal 90', 90+2' Al-Hosni Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium

Second Leg[]

19 June 2011 11 Al-Ittihad 1–1 Al-Hilal Jeddah
21:05 (UTC+3) Hazazi Goal 78' Goal 14' Al-Mehyani Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
20 June 2011 12 Al-Ahli 4–1Al-WehdaJeddah
21:05 (UTC+3) Simões Goal 31', 75'
Al-Mor Goal 55'
Al-Hosni Goal 67'		 Goal 78' Al-Sibyani Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium

Third place[]

Third place game was played on 23 June 2011.[4]

23 June 2011 13 Al-Hilal 6–3Al-WehdaRiyadh
21:05 (UTC+3) Al-Shalhoub Goal 27'
Al-Mehyani Goal 30'
Rădoi Goal 33' (pen.), 51'
Al-Dawsari Goal 70'
Wilhelmsson Goal 75'		 Goal 26' Al-Moasher
Goal 58'
Goal 73' (pen.) Al-Sibyani		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

Final[]

Al-Ittihad0–0 (a.e.t.)Al-Ahli
Penalties
Kariri Penalty missed
Al-Raheeb Penalty scored
Osama Penalty missed
Noor Penalty scored		 2–4 Penalty scored Marcinho
Penalty missed Al-Harbi
Penalty scored Al-Bishi
Penalty scored Petković
Penalty scored Simões
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Winner[]

King Cup of Champions
2011 Winners
Al-Ahli
11th Title

References[]

  1. ^ "Quarterfinals". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  2. ^ "الاتحاد السعودي يُنهي قضية "السعران" ويعتبر الأهلي فائزاً على الشباب" (in Arabic). Al Arabiya. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Simefinal". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Third Place". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
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