2007–08 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Tournament details | |
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Country | Saudi Arabia |
Dates | 29 November 2007 – 7 March 2008 |
Teams | 44 (all) 32 (qualifying competition) 16 (main competition) |
Defending champions | Al-Ahli |
Final positions | |
Champions | Al-Hilal (7th title) |
Runner-up | Al-Ettifaq |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 17 |
Goals scored | 54 (3.18 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Prince Tagoe (5 goals) |
All statistics correct as of 7 March 2008.(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs) |
The 2007–08 Crown Prince Cup was the 33rd season of the Saudi premier knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. It started with the Qualifying Rounds on 29 November 2007 and concluded with the final on 7 March 2008.[1]
Premier League side Al-Ahli were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Al-Ettifaq in the Semi-finals.[2] Al-Hilal won their seventh Crown Prince Cup title after defeating Al-Ettifaq 2–0 in the final.[3]
Qualifying rounds
All of the competing teams that are not members of the Premier League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 4 available places in the Round of 16. The qualifying competition began on 29 November 2007.
First Round
The First Round matches were played on 29 November 2007.[4]
Home Team (Tier) | Score | Away Team (Tier) | ||
Thursday 29 November 2007 | ||||
Al-Riyadh (2) | 5–2 (a.e.t.) | Al-Batin (4) | ||
Al-Shoulla (3) | 1–0 | Wej (4) | ||
Al-Diriyah (3) | 0–3 | Sdoos (2) | ||
Al-Khaleej (2) | 0–1 | Al-Nahda (3) | ||
Al-Ansar (2) | 1–0 | Al-Hait (4) | ||
Ohod (2) | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Al-Rabe'e (3) | ||
Hajer (2) | 1–3 | Al-Adalah (3) | ||
Al-Fateh (2) | 1–1 (10–9 p) | Al-Taraji (4) | ||
Al-Najma (3) | 1–2 | Al-Taawoun (2) | ||
Al-Raed (2) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Al-Fayha (2) | ||
Al-Hamadah (3) | 2–1 | Al-Faisaly (2) | ||
Al-Jabalain (2) | 2–0 | Al-Qotah (3) | ||
Hetten (3) | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Al-Tuhami (3) | ||
Damac (2) | 2–1 | Al-Akhdoud (3) | ||
Abha (2) | 6–0 | Al-Yarmuk (4) | ||
Al-Orobah (3) | 4–0 | Al-Tadamon (4) |
Second Round
The Second Round matches were played on 6 December 2007.[5][6]
Home Team (Tier) | Score | Away Team (Tier) | ||
Thursday 6 December 2007 | ||||
Al-Adalah (3) | 1–1 (5–6 p) | Al-Fateh (2) | ||
Al-Riyadh (2) | 2–1 | Sdoos (2) | ||
Al-Shoulla (3) | 2–0 | Al-Nahda (3) | ||
Al-Taawoun (2) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Al-Raed (4) | ||
Al-Hamadah (3) | 4–4 (5–6 p) | Al-Jabalain (2) | ||
Abha (2) | 0–1 | Damac (2) | ||
Al-Orobah (3) | 2–3 | Al-Tuhami (3) | ||
Al-Ansar (2) | 0–2 | Al-Rabe'e (3) |
Final Round
The Final Round matches were played on 12 December 2007.[7]
Home Team (Tier) | Score | Away Team (Tier) | ||
Wednesday 12 December 2007 | ||||
Al-Riyadh (2) | 1–0 | Al-Shoulla (3) | ||
Al-Taawoun (2) | 0–1 | Al-Jabalain (2) | ||
Al-Rabe'e (3) | 2–0 | Al-Fateh (2) | ||
Al-Tuhami (3) | 1–2 | Damac (2) |
Bracket
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Round of 16
The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 8 and 9 February 2008.[8][9] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
8 February 2008 4 | Al-Tai (1) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | Al-Watani (1) | Ha'il |
16:00 | Abbas ![]() Al-Junaidi ![]() |
Report | Al-Shammari ![]() Al-Harbi ![]() |
Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium Referee: Mamdouh Al-Mirdas |
Penalties | ||||
Hammad ![]() Al-Junaidi ![]() Al-Hassan ![]() M. Al-Shammari ![]() |
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8 February 2008 3 | Al-Shabab (1) | 2–0 | Damac (2) | Riyadh |
20:05 | Al-Shamrani ![]() Martínez ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda |
8 February 2008 1 | Al-Hilal (1) | 2–0 | Al-Nassr (1) | Riyadh |
20:10 | El Taib ![]() Al-Qahtani ![]() |
Report | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Carlo Bertolini (Switzerland) |
9 February 2008 6 | Al-Ettifaq (1) | 5–0 | Al-Rabe'e (3) | Dammam |
20:05 | Tagoe ![]() Bashir ![]() F. Al-Dosari ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Marai Al-Awaji |
9 February 2008 2 | Al-Riyadh (2) | 0–1 | Al-Hazem (1) | Riyadh |
20:10 | Report | Munawer ![]() |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium |
9 February 2008 7 | Al-Wehda (1) | 2–3 | Najran (1) | Mecca |
20:10 | Quaye ![]() Al-Hazzani ![]() |
Report | Maqbol ![]() Safi ![]() Antônio ![]() |
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium |
9 February 2008 8 | Al-Ahli (1) | 6–0 | Al-Jabalain (3) | Jeddah |
20:15 | M. Al-Musa ![]() Massad ![]() Mouath ![]() Darwish ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jarwan |
9 February 2008 5 | Al-Qadsiah (1) | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Al-Ittihad (1) | Khobar |
20:20 | Al-Sahlawi ![]() Al-Salem ![]() Al-Ghwinem ![]() |
Report | Kariri ![]() Keita ![]() Noor ![]() |
Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Mutraf Al-Qahtani |
Quarter-finals
The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 13 and 14 February 2008.[10] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
13 February 2008 9 | Al-Hilal (1) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Al-Hazem (1) | Riyadh |
20:00 | Khathran ![]() Al-Qahtani ![]() |
Report | Al-Rashidi ![]() |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Amri |
13 February 2008 10 | Al-Watani (1) | 0–2 | Al-Shabab (1) | Tabuk |
20:00 | Report | Martínez ![]() Muath ![]() |
Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda |
13 February 2008 12 | Al-Ahli (1) | 3–1 | Najran (1) | Jeddah |
20:00 | Mouath ![]() Darwish ![]() Al-Thagafi ![]() |
Report | Al-Yami ![]() |
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium |
14 February 2008 11 | Al-Ittihad (1) | 1–2 | Al-Ettifaq (1) | Jeddah |
20:15 | Magno ![]() |
Report | Bashir ![]() Tagoe ![]() |
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium Referee: Saad Al-Kathairi |
Semi-finals
The Semi-finals first legs were played on 26 and 27 February 2008 while the second legs were played on 1 and 2 March 2008.[11] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Hilal (1) | 1–0 | Al-Shabab (1) | 0–0 | 1–0 |
Al-Ettifaq (1) | 4–3 | Al-Ahli (1) | 2–2 | 2–1 |
Matches
Al-Hilal won 1–0 on aggregate.
Al-Ettifaq (1) | 2–1 | Al-Ahli (1) |
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Bashir ![]() Tagoe ![]() |
Report | Abdulghani ![]() |
Al-Ettifaq won 4–3 on aggregate.
Final
The final was held on 7 March 2008 in the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.[12] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Al-Hilal | 2–0 | Al-Ettifaq |
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Al-Qahtani ![]() El Taib ![]() |
Report |
Top goalscorers
As of 7 March 2008[13]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Al-Ettifaq | 5 |
2 | ![]() |
Al-Ahli | 3 |
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Al-Ettifaq | ||
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Al-Hilal |
See also
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