The 2016 King Cup, or The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 41st season of King Cup since its establishment in 1957, and the 9th under the current edition. It started on 19 January and ended on 29 May 2016. Al-Hilal were the defending champions, but they were eliminated in the semifinals.

2016 King Cup
Tournament details
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates19 January – 29 May 2016
Teams32
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Ahli
Runner-upAl-Nassr
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored95 (3.06 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Omar Al Somah
(4 goals)
← 2015
2017 →

Al-Ahli won their third title in the current edition and the thirteenth overall after beating Al-Nassr 2–1 after extra time in the final.[1][2]

Participating teams edit

A total of 32 teams participated in this season., 14 teams of Professional league, 16 teams of First Division, and 2 teams qualifying from preliminary stage.

League Teams
Pro league
1st Division
2nd Division

Bracket edit

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
A Al-Hilal 2
H Al-Nahda 1
A Al-Hilal 2
H Al-Nojoom 0
A Najran 1
H Al-Nojoom 2
A Al-Hilal 4
H Al-Mojzel 1
H Al-Taawoun 1
A Al-Mojzel 2
A Al-Mojzel 2
H Al-Khaleej 1
A Al-Khaleej 2
H Al-Watani 0
H Al-Hilal 2
A Al-Ahli (aet) 3
H Al-Shabab 2
A Al-Ettifaq 0
H Al-Shabab 2
A Al-Raed 3
H Al-Raed 1
A Al-Feiha 0
H Al-Raed 1
A Al-Ahli 3
H Hajer 1
A Damac 2
H Damac 1
A Al-Ahli 2
H Al-Ahli 3
A Al-Tai 0
Al-Ahli (aet) 2
Al-Nassr 1
A Al-Nassr 7
H Al-Diriyah 0
A Al-Nassr 2
H Al-Shoulla 1
A Al-Shoulla 2
H Abha 0
H Al-Nassr 3
A Al-Orobah 1
A Al-Orobah 3
H Al Jabalain 1
H Al-Orobah 2
A Al-Jeel 0
A Al-Faisaly 0 (4)
H Al-Jeel (p) 0 (5)
A Al-Nassr 3
H Al-Ittihad 1
A Al-Fateh 0
H Al-Hazm 1
H Al-Hazm (p) 2 (5)
A Al-Batin 2 (3)
A Al-Qadisiyah 2
H Al-Batin 3
A Al-Hazm 0
H Al-Ittihad (w/o)[A] 3
H Al-Wehda 2
A Ohod 1
A Al-Wehda 0
H Al-Ittihad 2
H Al-Ittihad 4
A Al-Riyadh 0

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

source: SAFF[3]

Round of 32 edit

Round of 32 were played between 19 and 25 January 2016.[4][5] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

19 January 2016 1Abha0–2 Al-Shoulla Abha
15:20 Al-Dwesan   29'
Al-Bishi   85'
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
19 January 2016 2Al Jabalain1–3 Al-Orobah Ha'il
15:40 Zayed   55' Muath   26', 37'
Al-Enezi   77'
Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium
20 January 2016 4 Al-Wehda 2–1OhodMakkah
20:00 Al-Faresi   56'
Haroon   80'
Al-Dhaw   5' Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
20 January 2016 5Al-Diriyah0–7 Al-Nassr Riyadh
20:00 Adrian   4', 70', 86'
Al-Sahlawi   40', 42'
Al-Qahtani   55' (o.g.)
Husain   72'
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
21 January 2016 6 Al-Hazm 1–0Al-FatehAr Rass
15:40 Al-Harbi   60' Stadium: Al Hazm Club Stadium
21 January 2016 8Al-Nahda1–2 Al-Hilal Dammam
17:55 Diakité   26' Aílton   83'
Jahfali   86'
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
21 January 2016 9 Al-Ahli 3–0Al-TaiJeddah
20:00 Al-Somah   22' (pen.), 57'
Hawsawi   83' (pen.)
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
22 January 2016 11 Al-Nojoom 2–1NajranAl-Hasa
17:55 Sharoumah   10', 77' Al-Mehyani   41' Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
23 January 2016 13Hajer1–2 Damac Al-Hasa
17:55 Lopes   66' (pen.) Suanon   29', 76' (pen.) Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
24 January 2016 14 Al-Batin 3–2Al-QadisiyahHafar al-Batin
15:25 Ayadah   46', 61' (pen.)
Haqawi   75'
Macena   55'
Al-Amer   60'
Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium
25 January 2016 16 Al-Ittihad 4–0Al-RiyadhJeddah
20:00 Rivas   11'
Asiri   13'
Sânmărtean   16'
Fallatah   49'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

Round of 16 edit

Round of 16 were played between 31 January and 18 March 2016.[6][7][8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

31 January 2016 17Al-Shoulla1–2 Al-Nassr Al-Kharj
18:15 Attiyah   90+2' Maïga   4', 78' Stadium: Al-Shoalah Club Stadium
31 January 2016 18Al-Nojoom0–2 Al-Hilal Al-Hasa
19:30 Eduardo   11', 55' Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
1 February 2016 19Damac1–2 Al-Ahli Abha
16:00 Suanon   52' Seraj   38'
M.Hawsawi   65' (pen.)
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 16,400
7 March 2016 20 Al-Orobah 2–0Al-JeelSakakah
16:20 Al-Joni   38'
Rawaf   76'
Stadium: Al-Oruba Club Stadium
8 March 2016 22 Al-Ittihad 2–0Al-WehdaJeddah
20:45 Assiri   55'
Fallatah   90'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
17 March 2016 23Al-Shabab2–3 Al-Raed Riyadh
18:45 Camilo   85'
Benyettou   89'
Al-Johani   18' (pen.), 80'
Al-Khaibri   54' (o.g.)
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

Quarter-finals edit

Quarter-finals were played on 12 and 13 April 2016.[9][10] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

12 April 2016 25Al-Mojzel1–4 Al-Hilal Al Majma'ah
19:05 Al-Bishi   83' Report Al-Qahtani   63', 74'
Kaabi   80'
Aílton   90'
Stadium: King Salman Sport City Stadium
Referee: Khaled Salwi
12 April 2016 26Al-Raed1–3 Al-Ahli Buraidah
19:05 Al-Johani   25' Report Marquinho   19'
M. Al-Harbi   30', 90+1'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi
12 April 2016 27 Al-Nassr 3–1Al-OrobahRiyadh
21:00 Hazazi   1', 48'
Al-Shehri   71'
Report Al-Kwikbi   89' (pen.) Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari
13 April 2016 28 Al-Ittihad Cancelled[A]Al-HazmJeddah
21:00 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Notes
  1. ^
    Al-Ittihad won on walkover after Al-Hazm failed to arrive for the match.[11][12]

Semi-finals edit

Semi-finals were played on 29 and 30 April 2016.[13] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

29 April 2016 29Al-Hilal2–3 (a.e.t.) Al-Ahli Riyadh
20:45 Al-Zori   7'
Al-Salem   73' (pen.)
Report Assiri   59', 78'
Marquinho   114'
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Final edit

Al-Ahli2–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Nassr
Al-Somah   24', 115' Report Al-Fraidi   61'

References edit

  1. ^ "خادم الحرمين الشريفين يتوج الأهلي بكأسه حفظه الله" (in Arabic). SAFF. 30 May 2016. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ^ Hassouna, Malak (29 May 2016). "Al-Ahli Jeddah clinch King's Cup". kingfut.com. KingFut. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  3. ^ "نتائج قرعة كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين" [Custodian of Two Holy Mosques Cup Draw] (in Arabic). SAFF. 23 December 2015. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  4. ^ "صدور جدول دور الـ32 لكأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين" [Round of 32 of Custodian of Two Holy Mosques Cup Dates] (in Arabic). SAFF. 27 December 2015. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup 2016 - Round of 32". goalzz.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  6. ^ "تحديد مواعيد دور ال16 من كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين" [Round of 16 of Custodian of Two Holy Mosques Cup Dates] (in Arabic). SAFF. 24 January 2016. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup 2016 - Round of 16". goalzz.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  8. ^ "تحديد مواعيد دور ال16 من كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين" [Round of 16 of Custodian of Two Holy Mosques Cup Dates] (in Arabic). SAFF. 2 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  9. ^ "تحديد مواعيد دور ال8 من كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين" [Round of 8 of Custodian of Two Holy Mosques Cup Dates] (in Arabic). SAFF. 21 March 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup 2016 - Quarterfinals". goalzz.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  11. ^ "غياب نادي الحزم.. والاتحاد يتأهل إلى نصف نهائي كأس الملك" (in Arabic). Al Riyadh. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  12. ^ "الانضباط تعاقب الحزم لتخلفه عن مباراة الاتحاد" (in Arabic). SAFF. 20 April 2016. Archived from the original on 29 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  13. ^ "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup 2016 - Simefinal". goalzz.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.