2006 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final

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.

2006 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
Event2005–06 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Date7 April 2006 (2006-04-07)
VenueKing Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
RefereeManuel Mejuto González (Spain)
2005
2007

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Details

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

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

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References

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  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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