1996 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
The 1996 Crown Prince Cup was the 21st season of the Saudi premier football knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. The main competition started on 15 April and concluded with the final on 7 June 1996.[1]
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 April – 7 June 1996 |
| Teams | 16 (main competition) |
| Defending champions | Al-Hilal |
| Champions | Al-Shabab (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Al-Nassr |
| Arab Cup Winners' Cup | Al-Shabab |
| Asian Cup Winners' Cup | Al-Nassr |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 42 (2.8 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Fahd Al-Hamdan Fahad Al-Mehallel (4 goals each) |
← 1995 1997 → | |
Al-Hilal were the defending champions; however, they were eliminated in the round of 16 by Al-Tai.[2]
In the final, Al-Shabab defeated Al-Nassr 3–0 to secure their second title.[3] The final was held at the Youth Welfare Stadium in Jeddah. As winners of the tournament, Al-Shabab chose to participate in the 1997 Arab Cup Winners' Cup. Thus, as runners-up, Al-Nassr qualified for the 1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
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. First Division sides Al-Shoulla, Al-Wehda and Ohod and Second Division side Al-Tuhami qualified.
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ettifaq | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Qadisiyah | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ettifaq | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Shabab | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ahli | 0 (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Shabab (pen.) | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Shabab | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Tai | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Raed | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Shoulla | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Shoulla | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Tai | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Tai (pen.) | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Hilal | 1 (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| – | Al-Shabab | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| – | Al-Nassr | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ittihad | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Wehda | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ittihad | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Nassr | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Taawoun | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Nassr | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Nassr | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Riyadh | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Tuhami (asdet) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Ohod | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Tuhami | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Riyadh | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Najma | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Riyadh | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Round of 16
The draw for the Round of 16 and Quarter-finals was held on 6 April 1996.[4] The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 15, 16 & 17 April 1996.[5][6][7][8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 15 April 1996 2 | Al-Najma (1) | 1–2 | Al-Riyadh (1) | Unaizah |
| 15:45 | Kuoki  17' |
Report | Al-Hamdan 71' Al-Suwailem 89' |
Stadium: Department of Education Stadium |
| 15 April 1996 4 | Ohod (2) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Al-Tuhami (3) | Medina |
| 15:45 | Idris 73' |
Report | Baeshen 42' Hadi  101' |
Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium |
| 15 April 1996 1 | Al-Shabab (1) | 0–0 (3–1 p) | Al-Ahli (1) | Riyadh |
| 20:15 | Report | Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz Referee: Ahmed Al-Kanhal | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Al-Anazi  Ayando Al-Shenaif |
 Zubromawi Sheliah Saleh Abdulghani |
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| 15 April 1996 6 | Al-Ittihad (1) | 5–0 | Al-Wehda (2) | Jeddah |
| 20:15 | Alfonso 65' (pen.), 71' Al-A'araj 75'Daghriri 81'Fawal 87' |
Report | Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid |
| 15 April 1996 7 | Al-Shoulla (2) | 2–1 | Al-Raed (1) | Al-Kharj |
| 20:15 | Al-Khnain 48' (pen.), 70' (pen.) |
Report | Diop 83' |
Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Dakheel |
| 16 April 1996 3 | Al-Ettifaq (1) | 1–0 | Al-Qadisiyah (1) | Khobar |
| 20:00 | Asiri 19' |
Report | Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Yousef Al-Aqili |
| 16 April 1996 8 | Al-Hilal (1) | 1–1 (0–3 p) | Al-Tai (1) | Riyadh |
| 20:15 | Al-Shareedah 52' |
Report | Al-Ateeq 43' |
Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz Referee: Omer Al Mehannah |
| Penalties | ||||
| Al-Thunayan Al-Shareedah Al-Temawi |
Al-Gablan Al-Jahaz Al-Ateeq |
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| 17 April 1996 5 | Al-Nassr (1) | 1–0 | Al-Taawoun (1) | Riyadh |
| 20:15 | Al-Farhan 28' |
Report | Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz Referee: Mohammed Al-Suwail |
Quarter-finals
The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 19 April and 9 & 10 May 1996.[9][10][11] All times are local, AST (UTC+3). Al-Riyadh's match was moved to 19 April due to their participation in the 1996 Arab Cup Winners' Cup.[12]
| 19 April 1996 12 | Al-Riyadh (1) | 8–0 | Al-Tuhami (3) | Riyadh |
| 20:45 | Al-Hamdan 18', 29', 74' Al-Suwailem 31', 49'Al Boushi 67', 80', 90' |
Report | Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz Referee: Ibrahim Al-Omar |
| 9 May 1996 9 | Al-Nassr (1) | 2–1 | Al-Ittihad (1) | Riyadh |
| 20:45 | Kennedy 15' Abdullah 71' (pen.) |
Report | Swayed 50' |
Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz Referee: Omer Al Mehannah |
| 10 May 1996 10 | Al-Shoulla (2) | 1–2 | Al-Tai (1) | Al-Kharj |
| 20:45 | Al-Hadayan 14' |
Report | K. Al-Deayea 37' Al-Jahaz 76' |
Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Referee: Nasser Al-Hamdan |
| 10 May 1996 11 | Al-Shabab (1) | 1–0 | Al-Ettifaq (1) | Riyadh |
| 20:45 | Al-Mehallel 82' |
Report | Stadium: Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz Referee: Mohammed Al-Sharif |
Semi-finals
The draw for the Semi-finals was held on 11 May 1996.[13] The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 23 & 26 May 1996.[14][15][16] All times are local, AST (UTC+3). Al-Riyadh's match was postponed to 26 May due to their participation in the 1996 Arab Cup Winners' Cup.
| 23 May 1996 13 | Al-Shabab (1) | 5–0 | Al-Tai (1) | Riyadh |
| 20:45 | Anwar 33' Al-Mehallel 39', 56'Rokbi 59'Ayando 89' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Referee: Hassan Al-Buhairi |
Final
The 1996 Crown Prince Cup Final was played on 7 June 1996 at the Youth Welfare Stadium in Jeddah between Al-Nassr and Al-Shabab.[17][18] This was the fourth Crown Prince Cup final to be held at the stadium. This was Al-Nassr's fourth final and Al-Shabab's fourth final as well. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fahd Al-Hamdan |
Al-Riyadh | 4 |
| Fahad Al-Mehallel |
Al-Shabab | ||
| 3 | Khaled Al-Suwailem |
Al-Riyadh | 3 |
 Mohannad Al Boushi |
Al-Riyadh | ||
| 5 |  Alfonso Yañez |
Al-Ittihad | 2 |
| Abdulrahman Al-Khnain |
Al-Shoulla | ||
| Majed Abdullah |
Al-Nassr | ||
| Fuad Anwar |
Al-Shabab | ||
 Mansour Ayando |
Al-Shabab | ||
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