2017 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final

The 2017 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 42nd and last final of the Crown Prince Cup. It took place on 10 March 2017 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr.[2] It was Al-Ittihad's 12th Crown Prince Cup final and first since 2007 and Al-Nassr's 7th final. This was the second meeting between these two clubs in the final with Al-Ittihad winning in 1991.[3]

2017 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
Event2016–17 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Date10 March 2017 (2017-03-10)
VenueKing Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
RefereeMark Clattenburg (England)[1]
Attendance57,584
WeatherPartly cloudy
24 °C (75 °F)
18% humidity
2016

Al-Ittihad won the match 1–0 and secured their 8th Crown Prince Cup title.[4]

Teams

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Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Ittihad 11 (1958, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007)
Al-Nassr 6 (1973, 1974, 1991, 1996, 2013, 2014)

Venue

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On 27 January 2015, the King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue.[5] This was the 15th Crown Prince Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987.[6] The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup.[7] Its current capacity is 68,752[8] 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-Ittihad reached their 12th final after a 3–2 win against derby rivals Al-Ahli.[9] This was Al-Ittihad's first final since 2007. Previously, they won finals in 1958, 1959, 1963, 1991, 1997, 2001, and 2004, and lost in 1965, 1993, 2002 and 2007.

Al-Nassr reached their seventh final, after a 2–0 win against derby rivals and title holdersAl-Hilal.[10] They reached their first final since 2014. Previously, they won finals in 1973, 1974, and 2014, and lost in 1991, 1996, and 2013. This was the first final since 2001 that did not feature either Al-Ahli or Al-Hilal.

The two teams played each other once in the season prior to the final. The match ended in a 1–0 win for Al-Nassr.

Road to the final

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Al-Ittihad Round Al-Nassr
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Al-Jeel 3–2 (H) Preliminary round Al-Nojoom 3–0 (H)
Al-Qadisiyah 1–1 (8–7 p) (H) Round of 16 Al-Watani 3–1 (A)
Al-Batin 1–0 (A) Quarter-finals Al-Wehda 1–0 (H)
Al-Ahli 3–2 (H) Semi-finals Al-Hilal 2–0 (A)

Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away

Match

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Details

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Al-Ittihad1–0Al-Nassr
  • Kahraba   16'
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Al-Ittihad
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Al-Nassr
GK 22   Fawaz Al-Qarni
RB 32   Omar Al-Muziel   71'
CB 13   Ahmed Assiri
CB 33   Yassin Hamzah
LB 19   Adnan Fallatah (c)   56'   60'
DM 11   Fahad Al Ansari
DM 15   Jamal Bajandouh
RW 38   Ammar Al-Najjar   67'
AM 23   Carlos Villanueva
LW 10   Kahraba
CF 9   Ahmed Akaïchi   90+4'
Substitutes:
GK 25   Hani Al-Nahedh
DF 2   Abdulrahman Al-Rio
DF 16   Mohammed Qassem   60'
DF 27   Awadh Khrees   74'   71'
MF 6   Khaled Al-Sumairi   67'
MF 14   Moataz Tombakti
FW 26   Abdulaziz Al-Aryani
Manager:
  José Luis Sierra
GK 22   Abdullah Al-Enezi
RB 12   Khalid Al-Ghamdi
CB 4   Omar Hawsawi   67'
CB 2   Bruno Uvini   90+5'
LB 24   Hussein Abdulghani (c)
DM 14   Ibrahim Ghaleb
DM 27   Awadh Khamis
RW 8   Yahya Al-Shehri
AM 20   Víctor Ayala   46'
LW 11   Marin Tomasov   80'
CF 10   Mohammad Al-Sahlawi
Substitutes:
GK 23   Hussain Shae'an
DF 3   Abdullah Madu
MF 5   Ivan Tomečak
MF 15   Ahmed Al-Fraidi   46'
MF 26   Shaye Sharahili
FW 9   Naif Hazazi
FW 99   Hassan Al-Raheb   80'
Manager:
  Patrice Carteron

Assistant referees:
Fahad Al-Amri
Ahmed Al-Fakihi
Fourth official:
Saleh Al-Hathlool

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.

Statistics

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Overall
Statistic Al-Ittihad Al-Nassr
Goals scored 1 0
Total shots 14 21
Shots on target 6 6
Blocked shots 1 5
Ball possession 46% 54%
Corner kicks 3 9
Fouls committed 16 6
Offsides 5 3
Yellow cards 3 2
Red cards 0 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "صافرة الحكم كلاتنبيرغ تنطلق بنهائي كأس ولي العهد".
  2. ^ "لقب كأس ولي العهد السعودي: للنصر أم للاتحاد؟".
  3. ^ "فوال الاتحاد وهزاع النصر يسترجعان ذكريات نهائي 1991".
  4. ^ "الاتحاد بطلا لكأس ولي العهد السعودي2017" (in Arabic). Sky News. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  5. ^ "نهائي ولي العهد في ١٣ فبراير".
  6. ^ "افتتاح استاد الملك فهد الدولي".
  7. ^ "كأس الملك فهد للقارات محط أنظار العالم".
  8. ^ "استاد الملك فهد الدولي تحفة معمارية يستوعب 70 ألف متفرج".
  9. ^ "الاتحاد يقصي الاهلي من بطولة كأس ولي العهد السعودي".
  10. ^ "النصر يقصي الهلال ويتأهل لنهائي كأس ولي العهد".
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