2015 King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)

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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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 28', 64'
Khaled Al-Enazi File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+3'
File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' (pen.) Abdullah Hojail Stadium: Department of Education Stadium
2 March 2015 3Al-Wadi Al-Akhdar1–3 (a.e.t.) Al-Ettifaq Wadi ad-Dawasir
15:50 GMT+3 File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' File:Soccerball shade.svg 53', 111' Mashari Al-Jribai
File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' Wesam Waheab Yaqoob
File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' Ibrahim Al Htrsh
Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium
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

Round of 16

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

23 April 2015 23 Al-Batin 4–1Al-OrubaHafar al-Batin
16:00 UTC+03:00 Ali Khirmey File:Soccerball shade.svg 17', 59'
Faisal Al-Zafiri File:Soccerball shade.svg 77'
Jedaan Al-Shemmari File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+2' (pen.)
File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' Turki Sofyani Stadium: Department of Education Stadium

Quarter-finals

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

2 May 2015 27 Al-Ittihad 2–1Al-QadisiyaJeddah
20:35 UTC+03:00 Mohammed Al-Khabrani File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' (o.g.)
Abdurahman Al-Ghamdi File:Soccerball shade.svg 60'
File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' Majed Al-Najrani Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

Semi-finals

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

Final

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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