2009 King Cup of Champions

The 2009 King Cup of Champions, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 34th season of King Cup of Champions since its establishment in 1957, and the 2nd under the current edition.

2009 King Cup of Champions
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates17 April – 15 May 2009
Teams8
ChampionsAl-Shabab
Runners-upAl-Ittihad
Matches played14
Goals scored33 (2.36 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Nasser Al-Shamrani
Waleed Al-Gizani
(3 goals each)
2008
2010

Al-Shabab won their second title in a row after beating the same team they faced in last season's final Al-Ittihad with a 4–0 victory in the final match. Al-Shabab also earned entry into the 2010 AFC Champions League group stage.

Participating teams

Team Qualifying method App* Last App
Al-Ittihad 2008–09 Professional League champions 2nd 2008
Al-Hilal 2008–09 Professional League runners-up 2nd 2008
Al-Shabab 2008–09 Saudi Federation Cup Champions
2008–09 Professional League 4th place
2nd 2008
Al-Ahli 2008–09 Professional League 3rd place 2nd 2008
Al-Nassr 2008–09 Professional League 5th place 2nd 2008
Al-Ettifaq 2008–09 Professional League 6th place 2nd 2008
Al-Wehda 2008–09 Professional League 7th place 2nd 2008
Al-Hazm 2008–09 Professional League 8th place 2nd 2008

* Number of appearance in King Cup of Champions since the 2008 season.

Fixtures and results

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
             
5 Al-Nassr 1 0 1
2 Al-Hilal (a) 1 0 1
2 Al-Hilal 0 2 2
4 Al-Shabab 3 1 4
7 Al-Wehda 2 1 3
4 Al-Shabab 5 2 7
4 Al-Shabab 4
1 Al-Ittihad 0
6 Al-Ettifaq 0 0 0
1 Al-Ittihad 1 1 2
1 Al-Ittihad 2 1 3 Third place
8 Al-Hazm 0 0 0
8 Al-Hazm (a) 1 2 3 8 Al-Hazm 0 (4)
3 Al-Ahli 1 2 3 2 Al-Hilal (p) 0 (5)

Quarter-finals

Quarter-finals were played between 17 and 26 April 2009.[1]

First leg

17 April 2009 1 Al-Nassr 1–1 Al-Hilal Riyadh
20:40 (UTC+3) Belal 22' Wilhelmsson 89' Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
17 April 2009 3Al-Wehda2–5 Al-Shabab Makkah
20:40 (UTC+3) Al-Mor 75'
Akrout 83'
Camacho 26'
Al-Shamrani 35'
Otaif 36'
Al-Bloushi 38'
Al-Muwallad 48'
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
18 April 2009 4 Al-Hazm 1–1 Al-Ahli Ar Rass
20:40 (UTC+3) Al-Gizani 90+4' (pen.) Saïbi 47' Stadium: Al Hazm Club Stadium

Second leg

24 April 2009 5 Al-Ahli 2–2 Al-Hazm Jeddah
20:45 (UTC+3) Al-Raheb 28'
Massad 39'
Al-Gizani 34', 60' Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium

Semi-finals

Semi-finals were played on 1 & 11 May 2009.[2]

First leg

Second leg

11 May 2009 11Al-Hazm0–1 Al-Ittihad Ar Rass
20:45 (UTC+3) Hazazi 84' Stadium: Al Hazm Club Stadium

Third Place

Third place game was played on 14 May 2009.[3]

Final

Winner

King Cup of Champions
2009 Winners
Al-Shabab
2nd title

References

  1. "Quarterfinals". goalzz.com. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  2. "Simefinal". goalzz.com. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  3. "Third Place". goalzz.com. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
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