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2024 King Cup final

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2024 King Cup Final
Event2023–24 King Cup
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]
2023
2025

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

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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

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The King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah hosted the final

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

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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

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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

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Details

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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "ظهر مرتين في «روشن».. هيريرا يدير نهائي الكأس".
  2. ^ "Weather in Jeddah - 31 May 2024".
  3. ^ "الجمعة.. نهائي كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين".
  4. ^ "نيابة عن خادم الحرمين الشريفين .. سمو ولي العهد يتوج فريق الهلال بكأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين للموسم الرياضي 2023 – 2024".
  5. ^ "بلقاء النصر والهلال.. الجوهرة تشع بنهائي أغلى الكؤوس للمرة الثامنة".
  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".
  11. ^ a b c d "Al-Hilal - Al-Nassr".
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