2003 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

The 2003 Crown Prince Cup was the 28th season of the Saudi premier knockout tournament since its establishment in 1957. It started with the qualifying rounds on 9 January 2003 and concluded with the final on 9 April 2003.

2003 Crown Prince Cup
Tournament details
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates9 January – 9 April 2003
Teams44 (all)
32 (qualifying competition)
16 (main competition)
Defending championsAl-Ahli
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Hilal (4th title)
Runner-upAl-Ahli
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Hilal
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored51 (3.4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Al Hasan Al-Yami
Abdulaziz Al-Saran
Bouchaib El Moubarki
Rock Buskapa
(3 goals each)
(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs)
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In the final, Al-Hilal defeated defending champions Al-Ahli 1–0 to secure their fourth title.[1] The final was held at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. As winners of the tournament, Al-Hilal qualified for the 2004 AFC Champions League group stage.

Qualifying rounds edit

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. The qualifying competition began on 9 January 2003. First Division sides Abha, Al-Ansar, and Al-Taawoun as well as Second Division side Al-Nahda qualified.[2]

First round edit

Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
Thursday 9 January 2003
Al-Khaleej (2) 4–2 Al-Noor (3)
Al-Hazem (2) 2–1 Al-Arabi (3)
Al-Fateh (3) 2–0 Al-Taraf (4)
Al-Hamadah (2) 1–2 Al-Fayha (3)
Al-Ansar (2) 2–1 (asdet) Al-Watani (4)
Hajer (2) 1–0 Al-Adalah (3)
Al-Tuhami (3) 0–1 Ohod (2)
Abha (2) 6–0 Al-Hejaz (4)
Najran (3) 2–1 Al-Akhdoud (4)
Al-Jabalain (2) 2–0 Al-Rayyan (4)
Sdoos (2) 7–0 Al-Sharq (4)
Al-Faisaly (3) 1–0 Al-Oyoon (3)
Al-Wehda (2) 5–0 Wej (4)
Al-Taawoun (2) 3–0 Marid (4)
Al-Nahda (3) 3–1 Al-Jubail (4)
Al-Orobah (2) 1–1 (3–5 p) Al-Maseerah (4)

Second round edit

Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
Tuesday 16 January 2003
Al-Maseerah (4) 1–2 Al-Faisaly (3)
Al-Hazem (2) 1–2 Sdoos (2)
Al-Nahda (3) 1–0 Al-Khaleej (2)
Al-Fayha (3) 2–3 Al-Taawoun (2)
Al-Jabalain (2) 1–2 Al-Wehda (2)
Ohod (2) 1–2 Al-Ansar (2)
Abha (2) 2–0 Najran (3)
Hajer (2) 3–1 Al-Fateh (3)

Final Round edit

Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
Wednesday 22 January 2003
Hajer (2) 0–0 (6–7 p) Al-Nahda (3)
Al-Ansar (2) 1–1 (5–4 p) Al-Wehda (2)
Al-Taawoun (2) 4–3 (asdet) Sdoos (2)
Al-Faisaly (3) 0–0 (4–5 p) Abha (2)

Bracket edit

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
A Al-Tai 0
H Al-Ittihad 5
H Al-Ittihad 2
A Al-Riyadh 1
H Al-Riyadh 2
A Al-Ansar 1
A Al-Ittihad 0
H Al-Hilal 2
H Al-Qadisiyah 1
A Al-Hilal (asdet) 2
H Al-Hilal 2
A Al-Shoulla 0
H Abha 2
A Al-Shoulla 3
Al-Hilal 1
Al-Ahli 0
H Al-Ahli 4
A Al-Nahda 1
A Al-Ahli 4
H Al-Shabab 1
H Al-Shabab 4
A Al-Najma 0
A Al-Ahli (pen.) 1 (5)
H Al-Nassr 1 (4)
H Al-Taawoun 1
A Al-Nassr 4
A Al-Nassr (asdet) 2
H Al-Ettifaq 1
H Al-Ettifaq 3
A Al-Raed 0

Round of 16 edit

The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 19 and 20 March 2003.[3][4] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

19 March 2003 7Al-Taawoun (2)1–4 Al-Nassr (1) Buraidah
15:30 Al-Rashid   21' Report Buskapa   50', 55'
Al-Khathran   83'
Al-Bishi   90+4'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
19 March 2003 5 Al-Ahli (1) 4–1Al-Nahda (3)Jeddah
20:30 Al-Abdali   2'
El Moubarki   29'
Badra   71' (pen.)
Abdulghani   88'
Report Bilal   73' Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
19 March 2003 6 Al-Shabab (1) 4–0Al-Najma (1)Riyadh
20:30 Lindomar   18'
Al-Saran   32', 53'
Ricardo   67'
Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
19 March 2003 8 Al-Ettifaq (1) 3–0Al-Raed (1)Dammam
20:30 Bashir   14', 70'
A. Al-Shehri   45'
Report Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
20 March 2003 4Abha (2)2–3 Al-Shoulla (1) Abha
15:30 A. Al-Qahtani   45'
Al-Aamry   90+2'
Report Al-Daajani   19', 69'
Oliveira   82'
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Abdulrazzaq Al-Moqahwi
20 March 2003 1 Al-Ittihad (1) 5–0Al-Tai (1)Jeddah
20:30 Al-Yami   7', 55', 60'
Maurílio   53'
Idris   81'
Report Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
20 March 2003 2 Al-Riyadh (1) 2–1Al-Ansar (2)Riyadh
20:30 Al-Haya'ei   45+1'
Diop   80'
Report Ali   16' Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
20 March 2003 3Al-Qadisiyah (1)1–2 (a.e.t.) Al-Hilal (1) Dammam
20:30 Adailton   24' Report Al-Jamaan   38'
Badra   114'
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Mujeb Al-Dossari

Quarter-finals edit

The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 24 and 25 March 2003.[5][6] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

24 March 2003 11Al-Shabab (1)1–4 Al-Ahli (1) Riyadh
20:30 Al-Saran   73' Report Barakat   31', 47'
El Moubarki   58'
Al-Meshal   65'
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Al-Nafisah
24 March 2003 12Al-Ettifaq (1)1–2 (a.e.t.) Al-Nassr (1) Dammam
20:30 Fabiano   68' Report Al-Janoubi   25'
César   94'  (pen.)
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Ali Al-Mutlaq
25 March 2003 9 Al-Ittihad (1) 2–1Al-Riyadh (1)Jeddah
20:30 Noor   38'
Al-Qumaizi   84' (o.g.)
Report Diop   21' Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid
25 March 2003 10 Al-Hilal (1) 2–0Al-Shoulla (1)Riyadh
20:30 Al-Khathran   64'
Kanchelskis   74'
Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi

Semi-finals edit

The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 28 and 29 March 2003.[7][8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

29 March 2003 14 Al-Hilal (1) 2–0Al-Ittihad (1)Riyadh
20:30 Al-Jaber   8'
Suffo   65'
Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Nasser Al-Hamdan

Final edit

The 2003 Crown Prince Cup Final was played on 9 April 2003 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.[9] This was the fourth Crown Prince Cup final to be held at the stadium. This was the first meeting between these two sides in the final.[10] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Hilal1–0Al-Ahli
Al-Shalhoub   80' Report

Top goalscorers edit

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Al Hasan Al-Yami Al-Ittihad 3
  Abdulaziz Al-Saran Al-Shabab
  Bouchaib El Moubarki Al-Ahli
  Rock Buskapa Al-Nassr
5   Saleh Bashir Al-Ettifaq 2
  Nawaf Al-Daajani Al-Shoulla
  Mohamed Barakat Al-Ahli
  Mamoune Diop Al-Riyadh

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "تصفيات التأهل إلى كأس ولي العهد السعودي 2003".
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  6. ^ "في دور الثمانية من مسابقة كاس ولي العهد اليوم".
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