2002 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

2002 Crown Prince Cup
Tournament details
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates1 February – 24 April 2002
Teams16 (main competition)
Defending championsAl-Ittihad
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Ahli (4th title)
Runner-upAl-Ittihad
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Ahli
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored51 (3.4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Luizinho Vieira
(6 goals)
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The 2002 Crown Prince Cup was the 27th season of the Saudi premier knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. The main competition started on 1 February 2002 and concluded with the final on 24 April 2002.

In the final, Al-Ahli defeated defending champions Al-Ittihad 2–1 to secure their fourth title.[1] The final was held at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah. As winners of the tournament, Al-Ahli qualified for the 2002–03 AFC Champions League third qualifying round.

Qualifying rounds

All of the competing teams that are not members of the Premier League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 4 available places in the Round of 16. First Division sides Abha and Al-Raed and Second Division sides Al-Adalah and Najran qualified.

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
H Al-Ahli 2
A Al-Raed 0
H Al-Ahli (asdet) 1
A Al-Ettifaq 0
H Al-Ettifaq 2
A Al-Wehda 1
A Al-Ahli 2
H Al-Nassr 1
A Al-Nassr 2
H Al-Adalah 0
H Al-Nassr (asdet) 2
A Al-Shabab 1
H Al-Shabab 4
A Al-Najma 0
– Al-Ahli 2
– Al-Ittihad 1
A Al-Hilal 1
H Al-Tai 3
A Al-Tai 0
H Al-Ansar 1
A Al-Ansar 2
H Najran 1
H Al-Ansar 2
A Al-Ittihad 4
H Al-Ittihad 6
A Abha 0
H Al-Ittihad (asdet) 4
A Al-Shoulla 3
A Al-Riyadh 1
H Al-Shoulla (asdet) 2

Source: Al-Jazirah

Round of 16

The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 1 and 2 February 2002.[2][3] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

1 February 2002 3Al-Adalah (3)0–2 Al-Nassr (1) Al-Hasa
16:00 Report Al-Harthi 88'
César 90+2'		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
1 February 2002 4 Al-Shabab (1) 4–0Al-Najma (1)Riyadh
16:00 Khathran 20'
Majrashi 22', 45'
Al-Dossari 90'		 Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
1 February 2002 1 Al-Ahli (1) 2–0Al-Raed (2)Jeddah
20:00 Gahwji 66', 74' Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
1 February 2002 2 Al-Ettifaq (1) 2–1Al-Wehda (1)Dammam
20:00 Kamouna
Ndiaye 		Report Silva Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
2 February 2002 5 Al-Tai (1) 3–1Al-Hilal (1)Ha'il
16:00 Hamad Ji 20'
Celso 44' (pen.)
Al-Rashid 56'		 Report Macedo 17' Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi
2 February 2002 6Najran (3)1–2 Al-Ansar (1) Najran
16:00 Hatrash 82' Report Al-Fraidi 35', 72' Stadium: Al Akhdoud Club Stadium
2 February 2002 7 Al-Ittihad (1) 6–0Abha (2)Jeddah
20:00 Vieira , ,
Idris
Al-Muwallad
Lindomar 		Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
2 February 2002 8 Al-Shoulla (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Riyadh (1)Al-Kharj
20:00 Cláudio 8', gold-colored soccer ball 91' Report Al-Haya'e 90+2' Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium
Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 6 and 7 February 2002.[4][5][6] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

6 February 2002 9 Al-Ahli (1) 1–0 (a.e.t.)Al-Ettifaq (1)Jeddah
16:00 Al-Shahrani gold-colored soccer ball 96'  (pen.) Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Marwani
6 February 2002 10 Al-Nassr (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Shabab (1)Riyadh
16:00 Keïta 65'
Yazid gold-colored soccer ball 92' 		Report Antônio 30' Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Ghimlas
7 February 2002 11 Al-Ansar (1) 1–0Al-Tai (1)Medina
16:00 Al-Mutlaq 6' Report Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda
7 February 2002 12 Al-Ittihad (1) 4–3 (a.e.t.)Al-Shoulla (1)Jeddah
20:00 Vieira 45+1' (pen.), 75'
Idris 62'
Shas gold-colored soccer ball 111' 		Report Cláudio 80', 83' (pen.)
Al-Daajani 87'		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Referee: Yousef Al-Aqili

Semi-finals

The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 18 and 19 February 2002.[7][8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

18 February 2002 13Al-Nassr (1)1–2 Al-Ahli (1) Riyadh
20:00 Al-Harthi 90+1' Report Al-Shehri 6', 13' Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 3,592
Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda
19 February 2002 14Al-Ansar (1)2–4 Al-Ittihad (1) Medina
16:00 Salem 80', 88' Report Lindomar 28'
Vieira 68'
Al-Yami 76'
Idris 78'		 Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Zaid

Final

The 2002 Crown Prince Cup Final was played on 24 April 2002 at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah between derby rivals Al-Ahli and Al-Ittihad.[9][10] This was the eighth Crown Prince Cup final to be held at the stadium. The two sides met once in the final, in 1958, which Al-Ittihad won. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Ahli2–1Al-Ittihad
Al-Abdali 21'
Al-Shenaif 87' (pen.)		 Report Al-Yami 46'
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Zaid

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Luizinho Vieira Al-Ittihad 6
2 Brazil Cláudio Al-Shoulla 4
3 Saudi Arabia Hamzah Idris Al-Ittihad 3
4 Saudi Arabia Naji Majrashi Al-Shabab 2
Saudi Arabia Khaled Gahwji Al-Ahli
Saudi Arabia Ghazi Al-Fraidi Al-Ansar
Saudi Arabia Fouzi Al-Shehri Al-Ahli
Saudi Arabia Mohsen Al-Harthi Al-Nassr
Brazil Lindomar Al-Ittihad
Saudi Arabia Al Tayeb Salem Al-Ansar
Saudi Arabia Al Hasan Al-Yami Al-Ittihad

See also

References

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  2. ^ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2002 - دور الـ 16".
  3. ^ "Jazirah newspaper 30-01-2002".
  4. ^ "كأس ولي العهد السعودي - 2002 - دور الـ 8".
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