King Cup

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The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Cup
Founded1957; 65 years ago (1957)
RegionSaudi Arabia
Number of teams64
International cup(s)AFC Champions League
Current championsAl-Faisaly (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Al-Ahli (13 titles)
Television broadcastersSSC (Saudi Sports Channel)
2021–22 King Cup

The King's Cup,[1] officially known as The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Cup (Arabic: كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين), is the Saudi Arabian football knockout cup competition, run by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation.

The cup was created in 1957 and was played until 1990. It was re-launched again in 2007 as King's Cup of Champions, and was played by only the top 6 finishers of the Professional League plus the Crown Prince Cup and Federation Cup winners. Since 2014, it was renamed as King's Cup, the competition returned to its roots by implementing the old format. 153 clubs have taken part in the tournament.[2]

Qualification and prize money[]

The cup winner will be guaranteed a place in the AFC Champions League.[3]

Prize money:[3]

  • Final winners: 5,500,000 Saudi Riyals.
  • Final runners-up: 4,000,000 Saudi Riyals.

Winners by year[]

King's Cup
  • – Al-Wehda (1)
  • – Al-Ittihad (1)
  • – Al-Ittihad (2)
  • – Al-Ittihad (3)
  • – Al-Hilal (1)
  • – Al-Ahli (1)
  • – Al-Ittihad (4)
  • – Al-Hilal (2)
  • – Al-Ahli (2)
  • – Al-Wehda (2)
  • – Al-Ittihad (5)
  • – Al-Ettifaq (1)
  • – Al-Ahli (3)
  • – Al-Ahli (4)
  • – Al-Ahli (5)
  • – Al-Ahli (6)
  • – Al-Nassr (1)
  • 1976 – Al-Nassr (2)
  • 1977 – Al-Ahli (7)
  • 1978 – Al-Ahli (8)
  • 1979 – Al-Ahli (9)
  • 1980 – Al-Hilal (3)
  • 1981 – Al-Nassr (3)

Performance by club[]

Trophies[]

Club Winners Winning years
Al-Ahli
13
 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 2011, 2012, 2016
Al-Ittihad
9
 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1967, 1988, 2010, 2013, 2018
Al-Hilal
9
 1961, 1964, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1989, 2015, 2017, 2020
Al-Nassr
6
 1974, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1990
Al-Shabab
3
 2008, 2009, 2014
Al-Ettifaq
2
 1968, 1985
Al-Wehda
2
 1957, 1966
Al-Taawoun
1
 2019
Al-Faisaly
1
 2021
Total
46

Source:[4][5]

Finals[]

Club Finalists Finals years
Al-Ahli
18
 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017
Al-Ittihad
18
 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1988, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2019
Al-Hilal
16
 1961, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2020
Al-Nassr
14
 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2020
Al-Wehda
7
 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1970
Al-Ettifaq
6
 1965, 1966, 1968, 1983, 1985, 1988
Al-Shabab
6
 1969, 1980, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014
Al-Taawoun
3
 1990, 2019, 2021
Al-Riyadh
2
 1962, 1978
Al-Faisaly
2
 2018, 2021
Total
92

Source:[6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ Official SAFF site in English
  2. ^ "بيان: موافقة على تغيير نظامي كأس الملك وولي العهد". TheSAFF.com.sa. 18 September 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b "لائحة المسابقات والبطولات بالإتحاد العربي السعودي لكرة القدم" [Regulations of Saudi Arabian Football Federation Competitions] (PDF) (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Saudi Arabia - List of Cup Winners".
  5. ^ "Saudi King Cup of Champions's history".
  6. ^ "Saudi Arabia - List of Cup Winners".
  7. ^ "Saudi King Cup of Champions's history".

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