2008–09 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

The 2008–09 Saudi Crown Prince Cup was the 34th season of the Saudi Crown Prince Cup since its establishment in 1957. This season's competition featured a total of 16 teams, 12 teams from the Pro League, and 4 teams from the qualifying rounds.

2008–09 Crown Prince Cup
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates13 November 2008 – 27 February 2009
Teams44 (all)
32 (qualifying competition)
16 (main competition)
Defending championsAl-Hilal
ChampionsAl-Hilal (8th title)
Runners-upAl-Shabab
Matches played15
Goals scored31 (2.07 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Mohammed Noor
Waleed Al-Gizani
Christian Wilhelmsson
(2 goals each)
All statistics correct as of 27 February 2009.
(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs)

Pro League side Al-Hilal were the defending champions and successfully defended their title after a 1–0 win against Al-Shabab in the final.[1] Al-Hilal won their eighth title to become the most successful team in the competition.[2]

Qualifying rounds

All of the competing teams that are not members of the Pro League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 4 available places in the Round of 16. First Division sides Al-Fateh, Al-Riyadh and Al-Ansar qualified as well as Second Division side Al-Fayha.[3]

First round

The first-round matches were played on 13 November 2008.

Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
Thursday 13 November 2008
Al-Qadisiyah (2)3–1Al-Alameen (4)
Al-Nahda (3)3–3 (4–2 p)Al-Khaleej (2)
Hajer (2)0–3Al-Jeel (3)
Al-Riyadh (2)3–1Al-Diriyah (3)
Al-Shoulla (3)1–3Sdoos (2)
Al-Faisaly (2)5–0Al-Qaisumah (3)
Al-Hamadah (3)2–2 (4–5 p)Al-Fayha (3)
Al-Najma (3)3–2Al-Batin (3)
Al-Taawoun (2)2–1Al-Mujazzal (3)
Al-Tai (2)4–0Al-Qotah (4)
Damac (2)2–1Al-Zaytoon (4)
Al-Orobah (2)3–4Al-Jabalain (3)
Hetten (2)3–0Al-Akhdoud (3)
Ohod (2)4–0Al-Suqoor (4)
Al-Rabe'e (3)0–3Al-Ansar (2)
Al-Fateh (2)2–2 (6–5 p)Al-Adalah (3)

Second round

The second-round matches were played on 27 & 28 November 2008.

Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
Thursday 27 November 2008
Al-Qadisiyah (2)4–2Al-Nahda (3)
Al-Taawoun (2)1–0Al-Faisaly (2)
Al-Ansar (2)1–0Ohod (2)
Al-Fateh (2)3–2Al-Jeel (3)
Al-Fayha (3)1–1 (5–4 p)Al-Najma (3)
Damac (2)3–5 (a.e.t.)Hetten (2)
Sdoos (2)0–3Al-Riyadh (2)
Friday 28 November 2008
Al-Jabalain (3)3–2Al-Tai (2)

Final Round

The Final Round matches were played on 2 December 2008.

Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
Tuesday 2 December 2008
Al-Qadisiyah (2)0–0 (4–5 p)Al-Fateh (2)
Al-Taawoun (2)3–4Al-Riyadh (2)
Al-Jabalain (3)0–1Al-Fayha (3)
Hetten (2)2–2 (3–4 p)Al-Ansar (2)

Bracket
Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
A Al-Shabab 2
H Abha 1
A Al-Shabab 2
H Al-Fateh 0
A Al-Ahli 1
H Al-Fateh 2
A Al-Shabab 3
H Al-Hazem 1
A Al-Ettifaq 3
H Al-Riyadh 0
A Al-Ettifaq 0
H Al-Hazem 2
H Al-Hazem 1
A Najran 0
– Al-Shabab 0
– Al-Hilal (a.e.t.) 1
H Al-Ittihad 3
A Al-Raed 1
H Al-Ittihad 1 (3)
A Al-Nassr (p) 1 (5)
H Al-Nassr 2
A Al-Fayha 0
A Al-Nassr 0
H Al-Hilal 1
A Al-Hilal 2
H Al-Watani 0
A Al-Hilal 1
H Al-Wehda 0
A Al-Wehda 1
H Al-Ansar 0

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

Round of 16

The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 13, 14 and 15 February 2009.[4][5] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

13 February 2009 4 Al-Hazem (1) 1–0Najran (1)Ar Rass
20:15 Munawer 31' Report Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium
Referee: Dhafer Abo Zanda
14 February 2009 2 Al-Fateh (2) 2–1Al-Ahli (1)Al-Hasa
15:30 Al-Eid 61'
Al-Dobaini 83' (pen.)		 Report Hazzazi 90+3' Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi
14 February 2009 1Abha (1)1–2 Al-Shabab (1) Abha
20:15 Al-Yami 19' Report Camacho 26' (pen.)
Al-Qadi 55'		 Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Yehya Hazazi
14 February 2009 3Al-Riyadh (2)0–3 Al-Ettifaq (1) Riyadh
20:15 Report Tagoe 25'
Aqqal 63'
Al-Qahtani 90+2'		 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Saleh Al-Aqeel
14 February 2009 6 Al-Nassr (1) 2–0Al-Fayha (3)Riyadh
20:15 Élton 34'
Ghaly 88' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Abbas Ibrahim
14 February 2009 8Al-Ansar (2)0–1 Al-Wehda (1) Medina
20:15 Report Harison 79' Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Fonaital
15 February 2009 5 Al-Ittihad (1) 3–1Al-Raed (1)Jeddah
20:15 Al-Sherif 25' (o.g.)
Noor 70'
Renato Cajá 79'		 Report Abdulhameed 7' Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani
15 February 2009 7Al-Watani (1)0–2 Al-Hilal (1) Tabuk
20:15 Report Al-Qahtani 72'
Wilhelmsson 90'		 Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium
Referee: Marai Al-Awaji

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals fixtures were played on 18 and 19 February 2009.[6][5] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

18 February 2009 9Al-Fateh (2)0–1 Al-Shabab (1) Al-Hasa
20:20 Report Ajab 68' Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Mamdouh Al-Mirdas
18 February 2009 10 Al-Hazem (1) 2–0Al-Ettifaq (1)Ar Rass
20:20 Majrashi 14'
Al-Gizani 64' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium
Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi
19 February 2009 11Al-Ittihad (1)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 Al-Nassr (1) Jeddah
20:20 Noor 118' Report Belal 114' Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
Penalties
Renato Cajá soccer ball with check mark
Noor soccer ball with check mark
Al-Saqri soccer ball with check mark
Moteab soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Ghaly
soccer ball with check mark Élton
soccer ball with check mark Al-Waked
soccer ball with check mark Éder
soccer ball with check mark Barnawi
19 February 2009 12Al-Wehda (1)0–1 Al-Hilal (1) Mecca
20:20 Report Hawsawi 39' Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Amri

Semi-finals

The semi-finals fixtures were played on 22 and 23 February 2009.[7][8][5] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

22 February 2009 13Al-Hazem (1)1–3 Al-Shabab (1) Ar Rass
20:20 Al-Gizani 56' (pen.) Report Otaif 7'
Al-Shamrani 69' (pen.)
Muath 73'		 Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium
Referee: Sascha Kever (Switzerland)
23 February 2009 14 Al-Hilal (1) 1–0Al-Nassr (1)Riyadh
20:20 Wilhelmsson 7' Report Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Claudio Circhetta (Switzerland)

Final

The final was held on 27 February 2009 in the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.[9][5] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Shabab0–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Hilal
Report Al-Mofarij 113'
Referee: Éric Poulat (France)

Winner
2008–09 Crown Prince Cup
Winners
Al-Hilal
8th Title

Top goalscorers

As of 27 February 2009[10]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Noor Al-Ittihad 2
Saudi Arabia Waleed Al-Gizani Al-Hazem
Sweden Christian Wilhelmsson Al-Hilal

See also

References
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  2. "الاتحاد والهلال في الصدارة برصيد 7 بطولات".
  3. "تصفيات التأهل إلى كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2009".
  4. "كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2008/2009 دور الـ 16".
  5. "CROWN PRINCE CUP 2008/09".
  6. "كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2008/2009 ربع نهائي".
  7. "كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2008/2009 نصف نهائي".
  8. "Jazirah newspaper 22-02-2009".
  9. "الهلال و الشباب وجها لوجه في نهائي كاس ولي العهد".
  10. "كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2008/2009 - قائمة الهدافين".
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