2014 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final

2014 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
Event	2013–14 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Date	1 February 2014
Venue	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Referee	Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Attendance	62,124
Weather	Partly cloudy; 17.2 °C (63.0 °F); 59% humidity
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The 2014 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 39th final of the Crown Prince Cup. It took place on 1 February 2014 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Nassr and Al-Hilal.^[2] It was Al-Nassr's sixth Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Hilal's 14th final. This was the second meeting between these two clubs in the final and was a repeat of last year's final.

Al-Nassr won the match 2–1 and secured their third title and first since 1974. In addition, this was the first time since 2007 that a team other than Al-Hilal won the title.^[3]

Teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Hilal	13 (1964, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Al-Nassr	5 (1973, 1974, 1991, 1996, 2013)

Venue

The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue. This was the 13th 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 and 2013.

The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987.^[4] The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup.^[5] Its current capacity is 68,752^[6] 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 14th final after a 2–0 away win to Al-Fateh.^[7] This was Al-Hilal's seventh final in a row. Previously, they won finals in 1964, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013, and lost in 1999. Al-Hilal entered the match as six-time defending champions.

Al-Nassr reached their sixth final, after a 1–0 win against city rivals Al-Shabab.^[8] They reached their second consecutive final having lost last year's final against Al-Hilal.

This was the second meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final after last year's final.^[9] Al-Hilal won last year's final 4–2 on a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra time.^[10] This was the tenth meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup; Al-Hilal won 7 times, Al-Nassr won once and the two teams drew once in last year's final. The two teams played each other once in the season prior to the final. Al-Nassr won the match 2–1 thanks to a brace from Mohammed Al Sahlawi.^[11]

Road to the final

Al-Nassr		Round	Al-Hilal
Opponent	Result		Opponent	Result
Najran	3–0 (H)	Round of 16	Al-Shoulla	4–1 (H)
Al-Khaleej	3–1 (A)	Quarter-finals	Al-Raed	1–0 (A)
Al-Shabab	1–0 (H) (a.e.t.)	Semi-finals	Al-Fateh	2–0 (A)

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

Match

Details

1 February 2014

20:15

Al-Nassr	2–1	Al-Hilal
Al-Deayea 24' (o.g.) Al-Sahlawi 59' (pen.)	Report	Al-Shamrani 2'

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 62,124

Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Al-Nassr

Al-Hilal



GK	22	Abdullah Al-Enezi
RB	12	Khalid Al-Ghamdi
CB	2	Mohamed Husain
CB	4	Omar Hawsawi
LB	24	Hussein Abdulghani (c)
CM	14	Ibrahim Ghaleb
CM	26	Shaye Sharahili
CM	27	Awadh Khamis		77'
AM	18	Mohammed Noor		65'
CF	10	Mohammad Al-Sahlawi	90+1'
CF	17	Élton		90+2'
Substitutes:
GK	1	Abdullah Al-Shammeri
DF	13	Mohamed Al-Bishi
MF	7	Abdulrahim Jaizawi	90+3'	77'
MF	8	Yahya Al-Shehri		65'
MF	85	Mourad Delhoum
FW	77	Amad Al-Hosni
FW	99	Hassan Al-Raheb		90+2'
Manager:
José Carreño



GK	22	Hussain Shae'an
RB	12	Yasser Al-Shahrani
CB	26	Digão
CB	33	Sultan Al-Deayea
LB	4	Abdullah Al-Zori (c)		83'
DM	14	Segundo Castillo
DM	27	Saud Kariri		69'
RM	29	Salem Al-Dawsari	84'
AM	7	Thiago Neves
LM	24	Nawaf Al-Abed		59'
CF	15	Nasser Al-Shamrani
Substitutes:
GK	30	Fayz Al-Sabiay
DF	2	Sultan Al-Bishi
MF	10	Mohammad Al-Shalhoub
MF	11	Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari		59'
MF	13	Salman Al-Faraj		83'
FW	16	Yousef Al-Salem
FW	20	Yasser Al-Qahtani		69'
Manager:
Sami Al-Jaber

Assistant referees:
Bojan Ul (Slovenia)
Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)
Fourth official:
Marai Al Awaji

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] "رسمياً.. حكم سلوفيني يقود نهائي كأس ولي العهد".

[2] "الهلال والنصر .. نهائي ثاني على كأس ولي العهد".

[3] "النصر يفوز على الهلال بهدفين لواحد في نهائي كأس ولي العهد السعودي".

[4] "افتتاح استاد الملك فهد الدولي".

[5] "كأس الملك فهد للقارات محط أنظار العالم".

[6] "استاد الملك فهد الدولي تحفة معمارية يستوعب 70 ألف متفرج".

[7] "الهلال يصعد لنهائي كأس ولي العهد بعد الإطاحة بالفتح بهدفين".

[8] "هدف قاتل يصعد بالنصر لمواجهة الهلال في نهائي كأس ولي العهد".

[9] "رصد لتاريخ كأس ولي العهد ,,هل تكون (13) للهلال أو (3) للنصر".

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

[11] "Match History".

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