2007 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final

The 2007 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 32nd final of the Crown Prince Cup, Saudi Arabia's main football knock-out competition at the time.

2007 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final
Event2006–07 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Al-Ittihad Al-Ahli
1 2
Date27 April 2007 (2007-04-27)
VenuePrince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
RefereeMassimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Attendance27,000

It took place on 27 April 2007 at the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and was contested between city rivals Al-Ittihad and Al-Ahli.[1] It was Al-Ahli's tenth Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Ittihad's 11th. This was the fourth meeting between these two clubs in the final.

Al-Ahli won the game 2–1 to secure their fifth title and first since 2002.[2] As winners of the 2006–07 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Al-Ahli qualified for the 2008 AFC Champions League group stage.

Teams
Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Ittihad 10 (1958, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004)
Al-Ahli 9 (1957, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006)

Venue

The Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium in Jeddah was announced as the host of the final.[3] This was the ninth Crown Prince Cup final to be hosted in the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium following those in 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, and 2002.

The Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium was opened in 1970 and was known as the Youth Welfare Stadium until 2001.[4] The stadium was used as a venue for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship and hosted the final of the 2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. The stadium was used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Ahli, and Al-Ittihad, and hosted major domestic matches. The stadium underwent major construction in 2012 with plans to expand the number of seats and as of 2019 is still under construction.[5]

Background

Al-Ittihad reached their 11th final after a 4–2 aggregate win against Al-Ettifaq.[6] This was Al-Ittihad's first final since 2004 when they defeated Al-Ahli 1–0.

Al-Ahli reached their ninth final, after a 3–1 aggregate win against Al-Hilal.[7] They finished as runners-up in the previous season, losing to Al-Hilal.

This was the twelfth meeting between the two sides in the Crown Prince Cup with Al-Ahli and Al-Ittihad winning five times each and one draw between them occurred. The two teams met three times in the final with Al-Ittihad winning twice in 1958 and 2004, and Al-Ahli won the 2002 final.[8] The two teams played each other twice in the season prior to the final, once in the league and once in the Federation Cup final. Al-Ahli defeated Al-Ittihad 3–0 in the final to win their fifth Federation Cup and Al-Ittihad won the league match 3–0.[9]

Road to the final
Further information: 2006–07 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
Al-Ittihad Round Al-Ahli
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Al-Tai 6–1 (H) Round of 16 Al-Riyadh 3–1 (A)
Najran 10–0 (H) Quarter-finals Al-Faisaly 1–0 (H)
Al-Ettifaq 0–1 (A) Semi-finals Al-Hilal 2–0 (H)
4–1 (H) 1–1 (A)

Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away

Match

Details
Al-Ittihad1–2Al-Ahli
  • Keita 88'
 Report
Attendance: 27,000
Al-Ittihad
Al-Ahli
GK1Saudi Arabia Mabrouk Zaid
RB2Saudi Arabia Ahmed Dokhidownward-facing red arrow 83'
CB33Saudi Arabia Osama Al-Muwallad
CB21Saudi Arabia Hamad Al-Montashari
LB19Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Saqri
CM23Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Wakeddownward-facing red arrow 50'
CM14Saudi Arabia Saud Kariri
RW27Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Al-Shahranidownward-facing red arrow 89'
AM18Saudi Arabia Mohammed Noor (c)
LW10Brazil Wágner
CF3Guinea Alhassane Keita
Substitutes:
DF4Saudi Arabia Redha Tukarupward-facing green arrow 89'
FW9Saudi Arabia Hamzah Idrisupward-facing green arrow 83'
FW11Brazil ReinaldoYellow card 63'upward-facing green arrow 50'
Manager:
Belgium Dimitri Davidovic
GK1Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Mosailem
RB30Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Hazzazidownward-facing red arrow 90+3'
CB19Saudi Arabia Walid JahdaliYellow card 57'
CB2Tunisia Khaled Badra
LB24Saudi Arabia Hussein Abdulghani (c)
DM5Saudi Arabia Moataz Al-Musadownward-facing red arrow 85'
CM8Saudi Arabia Taisir Al-JassimYellow card 65'
CM15Saudi Arabia Saheb Al-Abdullah
AM7Saudi Arabia Turky Al-Thagafidownward-facing red arrow 60'
AM10Brazil CaioYellow card 32'
CF9Saudi Arabia Malek Mouath
Substitutes:
DF4Saudi Arabia Mohamed Al-Bishiupward-facing green arrow 85'
MF18Saudi Arabia Ahmed Darwishupward-facing green arrow 60'
DF28Saudi Arabia Jufain Al-Bishiupward-facing green arrow 90+3'
Manager:
Serbia Nebojša Vučković

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

See also

References
  1. "كأس ولي العهد بين (اتحاد) متحفز و(أهلي) جريح".
  2. "شمس الأهلي الجديد (تشرق) بكأس ولي العهد".
  3. "جماهير الاتحاد والاهلي تشعل المدرجات بأهازيج التحدي".
  4. "الاقتراب من انتهاء مشروع ملعب عبدالله الفيصل".
  5. "ملعب الأمير عبدالله الفيصل يرتدي حلة جديدة".
  6. "الاتحاد يعلن عن وصوله نهائي كاس ولي العهد".
  7. "القلعة مغلقة امام طموحات الزعيم".
  8. "التقيا في أول نهائي عام 1950 وفاز الاتحاد".
  9. "الأهلي بطلاً لكأس فيصل بفوز تاريخي على اتحاد جدة 3/صفر".
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