The 2002 Crown Prince Cup was the 27th season of the Saudi premier knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. The main competition started on 1 February 2002 and concluded with the final on 24 April 2002.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 1 February – 24 April 2002 |
| Teams | 16 (main competition) |
| Defending champions | Al-Ittihad |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Al-Ahli (4th title) |
| Runner-up | Al-Ittihad |
| AFC Champions League | Al-Ahli |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 51 (3.4 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Luizinho Vieira (6 goals) |
In the final, Al-Ahli defeated defending champions Al-Ittihad 2–1 to secure their fourth title.[1] The final was held at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah. As winners of the tournament, Al-Ahli qualified for the 2002–03 AFC Champions League third qualifying round.
Qualifying rounds edit
All of the competing teams that are not members of the Premier League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 4 available places in the Round of 16. First Division sides Abha and Al-Raed and Second Division sides Al-Adalah and Najran qualified.
Bracket edit
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ahli | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Raed | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ahli (asdet) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ettifaq | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ettifaq | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Wehda | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ahli | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Nassr | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Nassr | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Adalah | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Nassr (asdet) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Shabab | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Shabab | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Najma | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| – | Al-Ahli | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| – | Al-Ittihad | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Hilal | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Tai | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Tai | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ansar | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ansar | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Najran | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ansar | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ittihad | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ittihad | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Abha | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ittihad (asdet) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Shoulla | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Riyadh | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Shoulla (asdet) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Source: Al-Jazirah
Round of 16 edit
The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 1 and 2 February 2002.[2][3] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 1 February 2002 3 | Al-Adalah (3) | 0–2 | Al-Nassr (1) | Al-Hasa |
| 16:00 | Report | Al-Harthi  88'César 90+2' |
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium |
| 1 February 2002 4 | Al-Shabab (1) | 4–0 | Al-Najma (1) | Riyadh |
| 16:00 | Khathran 20' Majrashi 22', 45'Al-Dossari 90' |
Report | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium |
| 1 February 2002 1 | Al-Ahli (1) | 2–0 | Al-Raed (2) | Jeddah |
| 20:00 | Gahwji 66', 74' |
Report | Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium |
| 1 February 2002 2 | Al-Ettifaq (1) | 2–1 | Al-Wehda (1) | Dammam |
| 20:00 | Kamouna Ndiaye |
Report | Silva |
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium |
| 2 February 2002 5 | Al-Tai (1) | 3–1 | Al-Hilal (1) | Ha'il |
| 16:00 | Hamad Ji 20' Celso 44' (pen.)Al-Rashid 56' |
Report | Macedo 17' |
Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi |
| 2 February 2002 6 | Najran (3) | 1–2 | Al-Ansar (1) | Najran |
| 16:00 | Hatrash 82' |
Report | Al-Fraidi 35', 72' |
Stadium: Al Akhdoud Club Stadium |
| 2 February 2002 7 | Al-Ittihad (1) | 6–0 | Abha (2) | Jeddah |
| 20:00 | Vieira , , Idris Al-Muwallad Lindomar |
Report | Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium |
| 2 February 2002 8 | Al-Shoulla (1) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Al-Riyadh (1) | Al-Kharj |
| 20:00 | Cláudio 8',  91' |
Report | Al-Haya'e 90+2' |
Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda |
Quarter-finals edit
The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 6 and 7 February 2002.[4][5][6] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 6 February 2002 9 | Al-Ahli (1) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Al-Ettifaq (1) | Jeddah |
| 16:00 | Al-Shahrani 96' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Marwani |
| 6 February 2002 10 | Al-Nassr (1) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Al-Shabab (1) | Riyadh |
| 16:00 | Keïta 65' Yazid 92' |
Report | Antônio 30' |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Ghimlas |
| 7 February 2002 11 | Al-Ansar (1) | 1–0 | Al-Tai (1) | Medina |
| 16:00 | Al-Mutlaq 6' |
Report | Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda |
| 7 February 2002 12 | Al-Ittihad (1) | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Al-Shoulla (1) | Jeddah |
| 20:00 | Vieira 45+1' (pen.), 75' Idris 62'Shas 111' |
Report | Cláudio 80', 83' (pen.) Al-Daajani 87' |
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium Referee: Yousef Al-Aqili |
Semi-finals edit
The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 18 and 19 February 2002.[7][8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 18 February 2002 13 | Al-Nassr (1) | 1–2 | Al-Ahli (1) | Riyadh |
| 20:00 | Al-Harthi 90+1' |
Report | Al-Shehri 6', 13' |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 3,592 Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda |
| 19 February 2002 14 | Al-Ansar (1) | 2–4 | Al-Ittihad (1) | Medina |
| 16:00 | Salem 80', 88' |
Report | Lindomar 28' Vieira 68'Al-Yami 76'Idris 78' |
Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Zaid |
Final edit
The 2002 Crown Prince Cup Final was played on 24 April 2002 at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah between derby rivals Al-Ahli and Al-Ittihad.[9][10] This was the eighth Crown Prince Cup final to be held at the stadium. The two sides met once in the final, in 1958, which Al-Ittihad won. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| Al-Ahli | 2–1 | Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Abdali 21' Al-Shenaif 87' (pen.) |
Report | Al-Yami 46' |
Top goalscorers edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "احتفالات في الأهلي السعودي بالفوز بكأس ولي العهد".
- ^ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2002 - دور الـ 16".
- ^ "Jazirah newspaper 30-01-2002".
- ^ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2002 - دور الـ 8".
- ^ "النصر أمام الشباب .. والأهلي يستضيف الاتفاق".
- ^ "الاتحاد يستضيف الشعلة .. وصائد الكبار يواجه تحدي الأنصار".
- ^ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2002 - دور الـ 4".
- ^ "النصر يستضيف الأهلي والاتحاد في ضيافة الأنصار".
- ^ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2002 - النهائي".
- ^ "كأس ولي العهد بين عنفوان الأهلي وقوة الاتحاد".
