2013 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final

2013 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
Event	2012–13 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
	After extra time; Al-Hilal won 4–2 on penalties
Date	22 February 2013
Venue	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Referee	Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Attendance	58,430
Weather	Clear; 27 °C (81 °F); 18% humidity
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The 2013 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 38th final of the Crown Prince Cup. It took place on 22 February 2013 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr.^[1] It was Al-Hilal's 13th Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Nassr's fifth final. This was the first meeting between these two clubs in the final. In addition, this was Al-Nassr's first final since 1996.

Al-Hilal won 4–2 on a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra time, securing a record-extending 12th title in the competition and their sixth one in a row.^[2]

Teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Hilal	12 (1964, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Al-Nassr	4 (1973, 1974, 1991, 1996)

Venue

The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue. This was the twelfth Crown Prince Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012.

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

Al-Hilal reached a record 13th final after a 1–0 away win to Al-Faisaly.^[6] This was Al-Hilal's sixth final in a row. Previously, they won finals in 1964, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, and lost in 1999.

Al-Nassr reached their fifth final, after a 2–0 away win to Al-Raed.^[7] They reached their first final since 1996 when they finished as runners-up after losing to Al-Shabab.

This was the first meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final.^[8] This was the ninth meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup; Al-Hilal won 7 times while Al-Nassr won once in 1973. The two teams played each other twice in the season prior to the final with both teams winning once.^[9]

Road to the final

Al-Hilal		Round	Al-Nassr
Opponent	Result		Opponent	Result
Najran	2–1 (A)	Round of 16	Al-Taawoun	4–2 (A)
Al-Fateh	2–0 (A)	Quarter-finals	Al-Ahli	2–1 (A)
Al-Faisaly	1–0 (A)	Semi-finals	Al-Raed	2–0 (A)

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

Match

Details

22 February 2013

20:35

Al-Hilal	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Al-Nassr
Al-Shalhoub 118' (pen.)	Report	Al-Raheb 120'
Penalties
Al-Qahtani Ozéia Massad Al-Shalhoub Al-Abed	4–2	Abd Rabo Ghaleb Charisteas Abdulghani

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 58,430

Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Al-Hilal

Al-Nassr



GK	28	Abdullah Al-Sudairy
RB	2	Sultan Al-Bishi	43'	84'
CB	25	Majed Al-Marshedi
CB	33	Ozéia	14'
LB	4	Abdullah Al-Zori		99'
RM	12	Yasser Al-Shahrani
CM	6	Mohammed Al-Qarni	36'
CM	13	Salman Al-Faraj
LM	10	Mohammad Al-Shalhoub	34'
CF	9	Wesley		72'
CF	20	Yasser Al-Qahtani (c)
Substitutes:
GK	22	Fahad Al-Shammari
DF	34	Mohammad Massad		99'
MF	8	Gustavo Bolívar
MF	11	Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari
MF	24	Nawaf Al-Abed		84'
MF	29	Salem Al-Dawsari		72'
FW	7	Yoo Byung-soo
Manager:
Zlatko Dalić



GK	22	Abdullah Al-Enezi
RB	26	Shaye Sharahili
CB	2	Mohamed Husain
CB	4	Omar Hawsawi
LB	24	Hussein Abdulghani (c)
CM	8	Hosny Abd Rabo	70'
CM	14	Ibrahim Ghaleb	74'
CM	37	Ayman Ftayni		46'
RF	25	Khaled Al-Zylaeei	109'
CF	10	Mohammad Al-Sahlawi		94'
LF	16	Rafael Bastos
Substitutes:
GK	33	Mutaeb Assiri
DF	12	Khalid Al-Ghamdi
DF	13	Mohamed Al-Bishi
DF	20	Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi
MF	15	Abdoh Otaif	96'	46' 103'
FW	90	Angelos Charisteas		94'
FW	99	Hassan Al-Raheb		103'
Manager:
José Carreño

Assistant referees:
Riccardo Di Fiore (Italy)
Alessandro Giallatini (Italy)
Fourth official:
Abdulrahman Al-Amri

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.

References

External links

[1] "النصر المتعطش للذهب يواجه الهلال الطامح لمصالحة جماهيره".

[2] "الهلال يهزم النصر ويتوج بكأس ولي العهد للمرة الـ 12".

[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] "الهلال يتغلب على الفيصلي ويتأهل لنهائي كأس ولي العهد".

[7] "النصر يتأهل لنهائي كأس ولي العهد".

[8] "الهلال والنصر وجهاً لوجه لأول مرة في نهائي كأس ولي العهد".

[9] "Match history".

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