2010 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final

2010 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
Al-Hilal celebrating their ninth title
Event2009–10 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Al-Ahli Al-Hilal
1 2
Date19 February 2010 (2010-02-19)
VenueKing Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
RefereeMassimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Attendance60,000
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The 2010 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 35th final of the Crown Prince Cup. It took place on 19 February 2010 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal.[1] It was Al-Ahli's 11th Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Hilal's 10th final. This was the third meeting between these two clubs in the final. It was Al-Ahli's first final since 2007 and Al-Hilal's third final in a row.

Al-Hilal won the match 2–1 to claim their ninth Crown Prince Cup title and third one in a row.[2]

Teams

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Ahli 10 (1957, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007)
Al-Hilal 9 (1964, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009)

Venue

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

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-Ahli reached their eleventh final, after a defeating Al-Shabab 3–1 on penalties.[6] They reached their first final since 2007 when they won the tournament after defeating Al-Ittihad 2–1.

Al-Hilal reached their tenth final after a 2–1 win against Najran.[7] This was Al-Hilal's third final in a row.[8]

This was the third meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final. Al-Hilal won twice in 2003 and 2006.[9] The two teams played each other three times in the season prior to the final with Al-Hilal winning all 3 matches. Twice in the League, 2–1 and 3–1, and once in the Federation Cup semi-final, 4–3.[10]

Road to the final

Further information: 2009–10 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Al-Ahli Round Al-Hilal
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Hajer 3–2 (A) Round of 16 Al-Faisaly 2–1 (H)
Al-Fateh 2–0 (A) Quarter-finals Al-Nassr 2–1 (a.e.t.) (A)
Al-Shabab 2–2 (3–1 p) (A) Semi-finals Najran 2–1 (H)

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

Match

Details

Al-Ahli1–2Al-Hilal
 Report
Attendance: 60,000
Al-Ahli
Al-Hilal
GK 22 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Mayouf
RB 14 Saudi Arabia Mohammad Massad (c)
CB 19 Saudi Arabia Walid Jahdali Yellow card 70'
CB 28 Saudi Arabia Jufain Al-Bishi
LB 31 Saudi Arabia Mansoor Al-Harbi Yellow card 70'
RM 5 Saudi Arabia Moataz Al-Musa
CM 13 Saudi Arabia Ala Rishani Yellow card 51' downward-facing red arrow 84'
CM 17 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Safri downward-facing red arrow 70'
LM 10 Brazil Marcinho
CF 9 Saudi Arabia Malek Mouath downward-facing red arrow 68'
CF 7 Brazil Victor Simões
Substitutes:
FW 11 Saudi Arabia Hassan Al-Raheb upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 16 Saudi Arabia Waleed Bakshween upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 24 Saudi Arabia Abdulrahim Jaizawi upward-facing green arrow 68'
Manager:
Brazil Sérgio Farias
GK 30 Saudi Arabia Hassan Al-Otaibi
RB 12 South Korea Lee Young-pyo Yellow card 54'
CB 3 Saudi Arabia Osama Hawsawi
CB 25 Saudi Arabia Majed Al-Marshedi
LB 4 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Zori
CM 6 Saudi Arabia Khaled Aziz
CM 8 Romania Mirel Rădoi Yellow card 89'
RW 10 Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Shalhoub downward-facing red arrow 68'
AM 7 Brazil Thiago Neves downward-facing red arrow 90'
LW 9 Sweden Christian Wilhelmsson
CF 20 Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Qahtani (c)
Substitutes:
MF 13 Saudi Arabia Omar Al-Ghamdi upward-facing green arrow 90'
MF 24 Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al Abed upward-facing green arrow 68'
Manager:
Belgium Eric Gerets

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. ^ "ولي العهد يرعي اليوم المباراة الختامية بين فريقي الاهلي و الهلال".
  2. ^ "الأمير سلطان يتوج الهلال بكأس ولي العهد".
  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. ^ "الاهلي طرفا اول في نهائي كاس ولي العهد".
  7. ^ ""ديربي" الرياض "هلالي" بـ "ويلي"".
  8. ^ "شمس الأهلي الجديد (تشرق) بكأس ولي العهد".
  9. ^ "الهلال عُقدة الأهلي في النهائيات".
  10. ^ "تاريخ لقاءات".

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