The 2014 King Cup, or The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 39th season of King Cup since its establishment in 1957, and the 7th under the current edition. Al-Ittihad was the defending champion but was eliminated by Al-Ahli in semi-finals.

2014 King Cup
Tournament details
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates11 February – 1 May 2014
Teams32
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Shabab
Runner-upAl-Ahli
Tournament statistics
Matches played33
Goals scored113 (3.42 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Papa Waigo (4 goals)
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Unlike the previous seasons where only eight teams participated, this season's competition featured a total of 32 teams.[1] 14 teams of Pro league and 16 teams of 1st Division, and 2 teams qualifying from preliminary stage.

The final was held at the King Abdullah Sports City, in Jeddah. Al-Shabab won their third title after beating Al-Ahli 3–0.

Round of 32 edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Hajer 2–0 Hottain
Al-Wehda 3–1 Al-Khaleej
Al-Shoalah 1–2 Al-Zulfi
Al-Raed 1–0 Ohud
Al-Ittihad 4–0 Al-Sarawat
Al-Nassr 4–1 Al-Hazm
Al-Qadisiyah 2–4 Al-Hilal
Al-Riyadh 0–3 Al-Nahda
Al-Shabab 3–1 Al-Kawkab
Al-Jeel 1–2 Al-Fateh
Al-Draih 0–3 Al-Ettifaq
Al-Faisaly 4–1 Al-Batin
Al-Taawon 0–1 Al-Ta'ee
Abha 3–2 (a.e.t.) Najran
Al-Orobah 2–1 Al-Watani
Al-Ahli 5–0 Al-Ansar

Round of 16 edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Al-Fateh 0–1 Al-Ettifaq
Al-Zulfi 1–3 Al-Hilal
Al-Shabab 2–1 Al-Nassr
Al-Ittihad 5–3 (a.e.t.) Al-Nahda
Al-Ta'ee 1–0 Al-Wehda
Al-Faisaly 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Abha
Hajer 1–4 Al-Raed
Al-Ahli 3–0 Al-Orobah

Quarter-finals edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Al-Raed 0–3 Al-Ittihad
Al-Hilal 0–1 Al-Shabab
Al-Ta'ee 0–3 Al-Ahli
Al-Faisaly 0–4 Al-Ettifaq

Semi-finals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ahli 5–3 Al-Ittihad 2–1 3–2
Al-Ettifaq 2–3 Al-Shabab 2–2 0–1

First leg edit

19 April 2014 Al-Ahli 2–1Al-IttihadMakkah
20:50 (UTC+3) Aman   30'
Leal   62'
  26' Al-Muwallad Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
20 April 2014 Al-Ettifaq 2–2 Al-Shabab Dammam
20:45 (UTC+3) Papa Waigo   38', 71'   82' Assiri
  90+1' Al-Marshedi
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

Second leg edit

27 April 2014 Al-Ittihad2–3 Al-Ahli Makkah
20:50 (UTC+3) Asiri   17'
Leandro   43' (pen.)
  15' Al-Jassim
  22' Mossoró
  31' Aman
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium

Final edit

Al-Ahli0–3Al-Shabab
Report   11' (pen.) Fernando
  18', 47' Assiri

Winner edit

2014 King Cup
Winners
Al-Shabab
3rd Title

References edit

  1. ^ 2014 Champions Cup, soccerway.com