The 1988 King Cup was the 30th season of the knockout competition since its establishment in 1956. Al-Nassr were the defending champions but they were eliminated by eventual champions Al-Ittihad in the semi-finals.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() |
Dates | 30 March – 15 April 1988 |
Teams | 14 |
Defending champions | Al-Nassr |
Final positions | |
Champions | Al-Ittihad (6th title) |
Runner-up | Al-Ettifaq |
Arab Cup Winners' Cup | Al-Ittihad |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 13 |
Goals scored | 33 (2.54 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Saleh Al-Najrani (4 goals) |
Al-Ittihad won their 6th title after defeating Al-Ettifaq 1–0 in the final.[2][3] This was the first final to be held in the King Fahd International Stadium.[4] As winners of the tournament, Al-Ittihad qualified for the 1989 Arab Cup Winners' Cup.
Round of 16
editBoth Al-Ettifaq and Ohod received a bye to the next round. Al-Ettifaq received due to their participation in the 1988 Gulf Club Champions Cup. Ohod received a bye to the lack of teams participating in this round.[5] The matches of the Round of 16 were held on 31 March and 1 April 1988.[6][7]
Home team | Score | Away team |
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Al-Ettifaq | Bye | |
Ohod | Bye | |
Al-Ahli | 3–3 (2–3 pen.) | Al-Riyadh |
Al-Ittihad | 1–0 | Al-Qadsiah |
Al-Tai | 0–1 | Al-Nahda |
Al-Kawkab | 0–2 | Al-Wehda |
Al-Tuhami | 2–2 (3–4 pen.) | Al-Shabab |
Al-Nassr | 1–0 | Al-Hilal |
Quarter-finals
editThe matches of the Quarter-finals were held on 7 and 8 April 1988.[8][9][10]
Home team | Score | Away team |
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Al-Nassr | 4–0 | Ohod |
Al-Riyadh | 1–3 | Al-Shabab |
Al-Ettifaq | 1–0 (aet) | Al-Wehda |
Al-Nahda | 0–4 | Al-Ittihad |
Semi-finals
editThe four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 12 April 1988. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Al-Shabab | 0–2 | Al-Ettifaq |
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Report | Omar 30' Hamood 89' |
Final
editThe final was played between Al-Ittihad and Al-Ettifaq in the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh.[11] Al-Ittihad were appearing in their 11th final while Al-Ettifaq were making their 6th appearance.
Al-Ittihad | 1–0 | Al-Ettifaq |
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Jamil 29' | Report |
Top goalscorers
editRank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Saleh Al-Najrani | Al-Riyadh | 4 |
2 | Bassem Abu Dawood | Al-Ahli | 2 |
Majed Abdullah | Al-Nassr | ||
Salah Al-Muwallad | Al-Ittihad | ||
Mohamed Al-Suwaiyed | Al-Ittihad |
References
edit- ^ "الاتحاد يزداد قوة".
- ^ "Saudi Arabia 1987/88". RSSSF.
- ^ "نادي الاتحاد يحصل على كاس خادم الحرمين الشريفين".
- ^ "!قمة التتويج الرياضي من الاتفاق ام الاتحاد؟".
- ^ "كشف حسابات الفرق استعدادا لكاس الملك".
- ^ "Jazirah newspaper 01-04-1988".
- ^ "Jazirah newspaper 02-04-1988".
- ^ "Jazirah newspaper 08-04-1988".
- ^ "Jazirah newspaper 09-04-1988".
- ^ "Jazirah newspaper 08-04-1988 (2)".
- ^ "كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين - 1988".