2015 King Cup

2015 King Cup
Tournament details
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates23 February – 5 June 2015
Teams32
Final positions
ChampionsAl Hilal
Runner-upAl Nassr
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored103 (3.32 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Thiago Neves (5 goals)
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The 2015 King Cup, or The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 40th season of King Cup since its establishment in 1957, and the 8th under the current edition. Al-Shabab was the defending champion but was eliminated by Al Taawon in quarter-finals.

This season's competition featured a total of 32 teams. 14 teams of Pro league, and 16 teams of 1st Division, and 2 teams qualifying from preliminary stage.

The final was held at the King Abdullah Sports City, in Jeddah. Al Hilal won their first title in the current edition and the seventh in total after beating Al Nassr 7–6 on penalties in the final.[1]

Fixtures and results

Bracket

[2]

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-Final Semi-Final Final
               
H Al Hilal 4
A Al-Jeel 1
H Al Hilal 6
A Hajer 1
H Al-Mojzel 0
A Hajer 3
A Al Hilal 3
H Al-Faisaly 1
H Al Raed 2
A Al-Safa 0
A Al Raed 1
H Al-Faisaly 2
H Al-Faisaly (pen.) 0(6)
A Al-Ansar 0(5)
H Al Hilal 4
A Al-Ittihad 1
H Al-Ittihad 4
A Al-Riyadh 0
A Al-Ittihad 4
H Al-Fateh 1
H Al-Fateh (pen.) 1(4)
A Al Hazm 1(3)
H Al-Ittihad 2
A Al-Qadisiya 1
H Al-Khaleej 2
A Al-Qadisiya 3
H Al-Qadisiya (pen.) 1(4)
A Al-Ahli 1(2)
H Al-Ahli 3
A Al Tai 0
– Al Hilal (pen.) 1 (7)
– Al Nassr 1 (6)
H Al-Shabab 2
A Al-Diriyah 0
A Al-Shabab 2
H Abha 1
H Al-Shoalah 1
A Abha 2
H Al-Shabab 1
A Al Taawon 2
H Al-Wadi Al-Akhdar 1
A Al-Ettifaq (aet) 3
H Al-Ettifaq 0
A Al Taawon 2
H Al-Feiha 0
A Al Taawon 3
A Al Taawon 1
H Al Nassr 2
H Al-Oruba 3
A Hetten 0
A Al-Oruba 1
H Al-Batin 4
H Al-Batin 3
A Al-Nahda 1
A Al-Batin 0
H Al Nassr 1
H Al-Watani 1
A Najran 2
H Najran 2
A Al Nassr 4
H Al-Wahda 1
A Al Nassr (aet) 2

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

Round of 32

Round of 32 were played on 23 February. 2, 3, 9, 10, & 25 March 2015.[3][4]

23 February 2015 1 Al-Batin 3–1Al-NahdaHafar al-Batin
15:40 GMT+3 Faisal Al-Zafiri 28', 64'
Khaled Al-Enazi 90+3'		 72' (pen.) Abdullah Hojail Stadium: Department of Education Stadium
23 February 2015 2Al-Khaleej2–3 Al-Qadisiya Al-Khobar
18:20 GMT+3 Hssin Al Tridi 53'
Abdullah Al-Salem 82'		 40', 64' Al Najrani
90+1' Mahmoud Al-Sayegh		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
2 March 2015 3Al-Wadi Al-Akhdar1–3 (a.e.t.) Al-Ettifaq Wadi ad-Dawasir
15:50 GMT+3 80' 53', 111' Mashari Al-Jribai
106' Saad Khairi		 Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Fahad Sports City Stadium
3 March 2015 4Al-Watani1–2 Najran Tabuk
16:20 GMT+3 Aadel Al-Ymani 40' 6' Wesam Waheab Yaqoob
20' Ibrahim Al Htrsh		 Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium
3 March 2015 5Al-Shoalah1–2 Abha Al-Kharj
18:30 GMT+3 Fahad Al-Munaif 70' 5' Abdulelah Hawsawi
85' Ali Al-Olayani		 Stadium: Al-Shoalah Club Stadium
3 March 2015 6 Al-Fateh 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		Al HazmAl-Khobar
20:30 GMT+3 Faisal Al-Jamaan 72' 89' William Mensah Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
9 March 2015 7Al-Mojzel0–3 Hajer Al Majma'ah
15:45 GMT+3 12' Khaled Al-Ragib
60', 76' Ahmed Al-Nadhri		 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
9 March 2015 8 Al-Oruba 3–0HettenAl Jawf
16:10 GMT+3 Mashari Al-Enezi 26'
Mohamed Marzouk Alkwykba 40'
Waleed Al-Gizani 47'		 Stadium: Al-Oruba Club Stadium
9 March 2015 9 Al Raed 2–0Al-SafaBuraidah
18:40 GMT+3 Samer Salem 76'
Fahad Al-Johani 87'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
9 March 2015 10 Al-Ittihad 4–0Al-RiyadhJeddah
20:40 GMT+3 Marquinho 18'
Mukhtar Fallatah 39' (pen.), 55'
Basem Al-Montashari 72'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
9 March 2015 11 Al-Faisaly 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		Al-AnsarAl Majma'ah
20:45 GMT+3 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
10 March 2015 12 Al-Shabab 2–0Al-DiriyahRiyadh
18:40 GMT+3 Mousa Al-Shameri 46'
Amer Haroon 50'		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
10 March 2015 13Al-Feiha0–3 Al Taawon Al Majma'ah
18:40 GMT+3 26' Abdulla Al-Shammeri
67' Ahmed Al-Turki
81' Abdullah Al Salman		 Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
10 March 2015 14 Al Hilal 4–1Al-JeelRiyadh
20:40 GMT+3 Thiago Neves 45+3', 61'
Digão 55'
Georgios Samaras 64'		 45+2' Abdulrahim Al-Dabbas Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
10 March 2015 15Al-Wahda1–2 (a.e.t.) Al Nassr Mecca
20:40 GMT+3 Sari Amr 29' 90+1' Armando Wila
112' (pen.) Fabián Estoyanoff		 Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
25 March 2015 16 Al-Ahli 3–0Al TaiJeddah
20:30 GMT+3 Osvaldo 13', 45+2'
Salman Muwashar 90+1'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

Round of 16

Round of 16 were played on 14, 15, 22, 23, & 30 April 2015.[4][5]

14 April 2015 17Abha1–2 Al-Shabab Abha
16:00 UTC+03:00 Fares Al Hatrsh 90+3' 24' Rafinha
30' Abdurahman Khairallah		 Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
14 April 2015 18Al-Ettifaq0–2 Al Taawon Dammam
18:45 UTC+03:00 52' Jehad Al-Hussain
72' Ahmed Al-Turki		 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
14 April 2015 19 Al-Qadisiya 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		Al-AhliKhobar
18:45 UTC+03:00 Naif Al-Balawi 58' (pen.) 52' Ageel Balghath Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium
Penalties
Saleh Al-Omrani soccer ball with check mark
Majed Al-Najrani soccer ball with check mark
Abdurahman Al-Obaid soccer ball with check mark
Mohammed Al-Khabrani soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Bruno César
soccer ball with check mark Osama Hawsawi
soccer ball with red X Mohamed Abdel-Shafy
soccer ball with red X M. Bassas
15 April 2015 21 Al-Faisaly 2–1Al RaedAl Majma'ah
19:00 UTC+03:00 Mansor Hamzi 15'
Ashraf Nu'man 73'		 87' Anas Bani Yaseen Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
22 April 2015 22Al-Fateh1–4 Al-Ittihad Al-Hasa
18:50 UTC+03:00 Doris Salomo 34' 26' Abdulfattah Asiri
73' Marquinho
88', 90+3' Fahad Al-Muwallad		 Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
23 April 2015 23 Al-Batin 4–1Al-OrubaHafar al-Batin
16:00 UTC+03:00 Ali Khirmey 17', 59'
Faisal Al-Zafiri 77'
Jedaan Al-Shemmari 90+2' (pen.)		 89' Turki Sofyani Stadium: Department of Education Stadium
30 April 2015 24Najran2–4 Al Nassr Najran
19:00 UTC+03:00 Ahmed Suhail 21'
Nawaf Al Sabhi 90+2' (pen.)		 3' Shaye Ali Sharahili
30' Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen
73', 80' Hassan Al-Raheb		 Stadium: Al Akhdoud Club Stadium

Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals were played on 1, 2, & 22 May 2015.[4][6]

1 May 2015 25Al-Shabab1–2 Al Taawon Riyadh
19:00 UTC+03:00 Abdulmagid Al-Sulaihem 48' 38' Paul Alo'o
78' Sultan Al-Sawadi		 Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
2 May 2015 27 Al-Ittihad 2–1Al-QadisiyaJeddah
20:35 UTC+03:00 Mohammed Al-Khabrani 38' (o.g.)
Abdurahman Al-Ghamdi 60'		 28' Majed Al-Najrani Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

Semi-finals

Semi-finals were played on 30 & 31 May.[4][7]

30 May 2015 29 Al Nassr 2–1Al TaawonRiyadh
20:50 UTC+03:00 Al-Sahlawi 15'
Estoyanoff 73'		 77' Nayef Al-Mosa Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Marai Al-Awaji
31 May 2015 30 Al Hilal 4–1Al-IttihadRiyadh
20:50 UTC+03:00 Digão 26', 76'
Neves 72' (pen.)
Kwak 83'		 36' (pen.) Al-Muwallad Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Saleh Al-Hathloul

Final

Main article: 2015 King Cup Final
Al Hilal1–1 (a.e.t.)Al Nassr
Jahfali 120+1' 92' Al Sahlawi
Penalties
Al-Shalhoub soccer ball with check mark
Kwak soccer ball with check mark
Al-Salem soccer ball with check mark
Al Abed soccer ball with check mark
Neves soccer ball with check mark
Kariri soccer ball with check mark
Al-Faraj soccer ball with check mark		 7–6 soccer ball with check mark Adrian
soccer ball with check markAl Sahlawi
soccer ball with check mark Hussein Sulaimani
soccer ball with check mark Al-Shehri
soccer ball with check mark Husain
soccer ball with check mark Eid
soccer ball with red X Sharahili

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Thiago Neves Al Hilal 5
2 Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Shamrani Al Hilal 4
3 Saudi Arabia Faisal Al-Zafiri Al-Batin 3
Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Muwallad Al-Ittihad 3

Source:[10]

See also

References

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