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2020 King Cup final

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2020 King Cup final
Event2019–20 King Cup
Date28 November 2020 (2020-11-28)
VenueKing Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
RefereeSzymon Marciniak (Poland)[1]
Attendance0[note 1]
WeatherPartly cloudy
22 °C (72 °F)
65% humidity[2]
2019
2021

The 2020 King Cup final was the 45th final of the King Cup, Saudi Arabia's main football knock-out competition.

It was played at the King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, on 28 November 2020; it was originally scheduled for May but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia.[3][4] The match was contested between Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr.[5] It was Al-Hilal's 16th King Cup final and Al-Nassr's 14th. This was the fifth meeting between these two clubs in the final. The match was held behind closed doors.[6]

Al-Hilal won the game 2–1 to secure their ninth title.[7]

Teams

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Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Hilal 15 (1961, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2010, 2015, 2017)
Al-Nassr 13 (1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 2012, 2015, 2016)

Venue

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The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the final venue on 13 November 2020.[8] This was the seventh King Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1988, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013 and 2019.

The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987.[9] The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup.[10] Its current capacity is 68,752[11] and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Hilal, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.

Background

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Al-Hilal reached their 16th final after a 2–0 win against Abha.[12] This was Al-Hilal's first final since 2017, and fourth final since the tournament was reintroduced. Al-Hilal won their two most recent finals against Al-Ahli and Al-Nassr.

Al-Nassr reached their 14th final, after a 2–1 away win against Al-Ahli.[13] This was Al-Nassr's first final since 2016, and fourth final since the tournament was reintroduced. Al-Nassr lost their three most recent finals against Al-Ahli twice and Al-Hilal once.

The two teams met earlier in the week in the fifth round of the Pro League. Al-Hilal defeated Al-Nassr 2–0 thanks to goals from Bafétimbi Gomis and Saleh Al-Shehri.[14] This was the 19th meeting between these two sides in the King Cup and fifth meeting in the final. Al-Hilal won eight times including the 1989 Final, while Al-Nassr won four times including the 1981 Final and 1987 Final. The two teams drew each other six times, with Al-Hilal winning the 2015 Final on penalty shoot-outs. This was the 169th competitive meeting between these two sides.[15]

Road to the final

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Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Al-Hilal Round Al-Nassr
Opponent Result 2019–20 King Cup Opponent Result
Arar (H) 4–1 Round of 64 Afif (A) 5–1
Al-Jabalain (H) 4–2 Round of 32 Al-Bukayriyah (H) 4–1
Al-Faisaly (A) 2–2 (6–5 p) Round of 16 Damac (A) 4–2
Al-Ettifaq (H) 2–1 Quarter-finals Al-Adalah (A) 1–0
Abha (H) 2–0 Semi-finals Al-Ahli (A) 2–1

Match

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Details

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Al-Hilal2–1Al-Nassr
Report
Al-Hilal
Al-Nassr
GK 31 Saudi Arabia Habib Al-Wotayan Yellow card 90+5'
RB 2 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Breik downward-facing red arrow 89'
CB 5 Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Bulaihi
CB 20 South Korea Jang Hyun-soo
LB 12 Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Shahrani
DM 6 Colombia Gustavo Cuéllar Yellow card 33'
DM 7 Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Faraj (c)
RW 19 Peru André Carrillo downward-facing red arrow 79'
AM 9 Italy Sebastian Giovinco downward-facing red arrow 71'
LW 29 Saudi Arabia Salem Al-Dawsari
CF 18 France Bafétimbi Gomis
Substitutes:
GK 33 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Jadaani
DF 23 Saudi Arabia Madallah Al-Olayan upward-facing green arrow 89'
DF 70 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Jahfali
MF 8 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Otayf
MF 27 Saudi Arabia Hattan Bahebri
MF 28 Saudi Arabia Mohamed Kanno upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 10 Argentina Luciano Vietto upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 11 Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Shehri
FW 77 Syria Omar Kharbin
Manager:
Romania Răzvan Lucescu
GK 1 Australia Brad Jones
RB 2 Saudi Arabia Sultan Al-Ghanam Yellow card 4' downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 3 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Madu
CB 18 Brazil Maicon
LB 28 South Korea Kim Jin-su
DM 6 Brazil Petros
DM 8 Saudi Arabia Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhem Yellow card 54' downward-facing red arrow 46'
RW 10 Argentina Gonzalo Martínez downward-facing red arrow 65'
AM 19 Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Hassan
LW 11 Morocco Nordin Amrabat downward-facing red arrow 79'
CF 9 Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah (c)
Substitutes:
GK 33 Saudi Arabia Waleed Abdullah
DF 5 Saudi Arabia Abdulelah Al-Amri
DF 13 Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Obaid
DF 78 Saudi Arabia Ali Lajami upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 17 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Khaibari
MF 23 Saudi Arabia Ayman Yahya Yellow card 83' upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 24 Saudi Arabia Khalid Al-Ghannam upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 39 Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Dawsari
FW 70 Saudi Arabia Raed Al-Ghamdi upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Portugal Rui Vitória

Assistant referees:[1]
Pawel Sokolnicki (Poland)
Tomasz Musiał (Poland)
Fourth official:[1]
Khaled Al-Teris
Video assistant referee:[1]
Zbigniew Dobrynin (Poland)
Assistant video assistant referees:[1]
Omar Al-Jaml

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Nine named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time[note 2]

Statistics

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b The final was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia.[6]
  2. ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "تعرف على حكم مباراة نهائي كأس الملك بين الهلال والنصر".
  2. ^ "November 2020 Weather in Riyadh".
  3. ^ "تعليق الأنشطة الرياضية إبتداءً من الأحد 15 مارس".
  4. ^ "اتحاد الكرة يُحدد موعدين لنهائي كأس الملك بين الهلال والنصر".
  5. ^ "قبل الديريي المرتقب.. مشوار الهلال والنصر في كأس الملك وصولاً إلى النهائي".
  6. ^ a b "نهائي كأس الملك السعودي بدون حضور جماهيري".
  7. ^ "الهلال يهزم النصر.. ويُتوَّج بطلاً لكأس الملك للمرة التاسعة في تاريخه".
  8. ^ "ملعب الملك فهد يحتضن نهائي كأس خادم الحرمين 28 نوفمبر".
  9. ^ "افتتاح استاد الملك فهد الدولي".
  10. ^ "كأس الملك فهد للقارات محط أنظار العالم".
  11. ^ "استاد الملك فهد الدولي تحفة معمارية يستوعب 70 ألف متفرج".
  12. ^ "بهدفين في أبها.. الهلال في نهائي الكأس".
  13. ^ "النصر يتأهل لمقابلة الهلال على نهائي كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين".
  14. ^ "الهلال يتغلّب على النصر في جولة "قمة الرياض"".
  15. ^ "أرقام من تاريخ مواجهات ديربي الرياض بين الهلال والنصر في الدوري".
  16. ^ a b c "team statistics".
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