2008 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final

2008 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
Event2007–08 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Al-Hilal Al-Ettifaq
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Date7 March 2008 (2008-03-07)
VenueKing Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
RefereeThorsten Kinhöfer (Germany)
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The 2008 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 33rd final of the Crown Prince Cup. It took place on 7 March 2008 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Hilal and Al-Ettifaq.[1] It was Al-Ettifaq's fourth Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Hilal's eighth. This was the first meeting between these two clubs in the final. It was Al-Ettifaq's first final since 2001 and Al-Hilal's third final in four years.

Al-Hilal won the match 2–0 to claim their seventh Crown Prince Cup title.[2] It was also their third title in four years, following those in 2005 and 2006.

Teams

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Hilal 7 (1964, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006)
Al-Ettifaq 3 (1963, 1965, 2001)

Venue

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

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 their eighth final after a 1–0 aggregate win against Al-Shabab.[6] This was Al-Hilal's third final in the four years.

Al-Ettifaq reached their fourth final, after a 4–3 aggregate win against defending champions Al-Ahli.[7] They reached their first final since 2001 when they finished as runners-up losing to Al-Ittihad.

This was the first meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final.[8] The two teams met each other six times in the finals of other competitions, twice in the King Cup and four times in the Federation Cup. Al-Ettifaq won twice in the King Cup and once in the Federation Cup, while Al-Hilal 3 times in the Federation Cup.[9] The two teams played each other four times in the season prior to the final, twice in the 2007 Gulf Club Champions Cup, once in the League and once in the Federation Cup. Al-Ettifaq defeated Al-Hilal 2–1 on aggregate in the semi-finals of the Gulf Club Champions Cup.[10] Al-Hilal defeated Al-Ettifaq 2–0 in both the League and Federation Cup.

Road to the final

Further information: 2007–08 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Al-Hilal Round Al-Ettifaq
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Al-Nassr 2–0 (H) Round of 16 Al-Rabe'e 5–0 (H)
Al-Hazem 2–1 (a.e.t.) (H) Quarter-finals Al-Ittihad 2–1 (A)
Al-Shabab 0–0 (A) Semi-finals Al-Ahli 2–2 (A)
1–0 (H) 2–1 (H)

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

Match

Details

Al-Hilal2–0Al-Ettifaq
 Report
Al-Hilal
Al-Ettifaq
GK 1 Saudi Arabia Mohamed Al-Deayea (c)
RB 2 Saudi Arabia Khaled Al-Angari
CB 3 Brazil Marcelo Tavares Yellow card 73'
CB 29 Saudi Arabia Majed Al-Marshedi
LB 12 Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Khathran
CM 6 Saudi Arabia Khaled Aziz
CM 13 Saudi Arabia Omar Al-Ghamdi Yellow card 81'
RW 15 Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Fraidi downward-facing red arrow 70'
AM 14 Libya Tarik El Taib Yellow card 27' downward-facing red arrow 88'
LW 10 Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Shalhoub downward-facing red arrow 90'
CF 20 Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Qahtani
Substitutes:
MF 5 Saudi Arabia Abdulatif Al-Ghanam upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 28 Saudi Arabia Fahed Al-Mobarak upward-facing green arrow 88'
FW 33 Democratic Republic of the Congo Lelo Mbele upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Romania Cosmin Olăroiu
GK 25 Saudi Arabia Adnan Al-Salman
RB 2 Saudi Arabia Rashed Al-Raheeb
CB 5 Saudi Arabia Sayaf Al-Bishi
CB 3 Saudi Arabia Jamaan Al-Jamaan
LB 15 Saudi Arabia Mishaal Al-Saeed Yellow card 34'
RM 21 Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Al-Moghanam downward-facing red arrow 58'
CM 28 Senegal Mohamed Roubize
CM 8 Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Shehri (c)
LM 30 Morocco Salaheddine Aqqal
CF 10 Saudi Arabia Saleh Bashir Yellow card 68'
CF 18 Ghana Prince Tagoe
Substitutes:
MF 7 Saudi Arabia Saad Al-Aboud upward-facing green arrow 58'
Manager:
Portugal Toni

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "الهلال والاتفاق في نهائي كأس ولي العهد الليلة".
  2. ^ "كـأس ولــي العهــد هلاليـــة".
  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 حضر و انتصر".
  7. ^ "الاتفاق اقتحم القلعة".
  8. ^ "Jazirah newspaper 07-03-2008".
  9. ^ "العملاقان التقيا في ستة نهائيات .. فلمن السابعة؟".
  10. ^ "الاتفاق ب(التخصص) في النهائي الخليجي".

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