The 2021–22 King Cup, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 47th edition of the King Cup since its establishment in 1957. The tournament began on 19 December 2021 and concluded with the final on 19 May 2022.

2021–22 King Cup
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup
Tournament details
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates20 December 2021 – 19 May 2022
Teams16
Defending championsAl-Faisaly
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Fayha (1st title)
Runner-upAl-Hilal
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored44 (2.93 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Carlos
(4 goals)
All statistics correct as of 19 May 2022.

The number of teams remained 16 due to the congested fixture schedule which will see the Saudi national team participate in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.[1] The competition was limited to the 16 teams participating in the 2021–22 Saudi Professional League.

Al-Faisaly are the defending champions after winning their first title last season.[2] They were eliminated by Al-Ahli in the round of 16.[3]

Al-Fayha won their first King Cup title by beating Al-Hilal on penalties in the final following a 1–1 draw after extra time.[4] In doing so, they became the 10th different team to win the King Cup. As winners of the competition, Al-Fayha qualified for the 2023–24 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs.

Participating teams edit

A total of 16 teams participated in this season. All of which compete in the Pro League.[5]

League Teams
Pro League

Bracket edit

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
H Al-Fayha 4
A Abha 0
A Al-Fayha (a.e.t.) 2
H Al-Batin 1
A Al-Hazem 0
H Al-Batin 1
H Al-Fayha 1
A Al-Ittihad 0
H Al-Taawoun 3
A Al-Tai 2
H Al-Taawoun 1
A Al-Ittihad 2
A Al-Ittihad 3
H Al-Fateh 2
- Al-Fayha (pen.) 1 (3)
- Al-Hilal 1 (1)
A Al-Ettifaq 0
H Al-Nassr 1
H Al-Nassr 1
A Al-Hilal 2
H Al-Hilal 2
A Al-Raed 0
H Al-Hilal (a.e.t.) 2
A Al-Shabab 1
A Al-Faisaly 1
H Al-Ahli 2
A Al-Ahli 1
H Al-Shabab 2
A Damac 0
H Al-Shabab 5

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

Source: SAFF[6]

Round of 16 edit

The draw for the whole tournament was held on 8 November 2021.[7] The dates for the Round of 16 fixtures were announced on 22 November 2021.[8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

19 December 2021 8 Al-Shabab (1) 5–0Damac (1)Riyadh
20:00 Al-Harbi   50'
Al-Qahtani   51'
Carlos   57', 60'
Chafaï   71' (o.g.)
Al-Ammar   83'
Al-Abed   89'
Report Al-Ammar   53'
Vittor   90'
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi
20 December 2021 2 Al-Batin (1) 1–0Al-Hazem (1)Hafar al-Batin
15:05 Nasser   70'
Al-Shammari   90+4'
Abreu   90+5'
Report Al-Obaid   56'
Abdullah S.   58'
Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Esmaiel
20 December 2021 4Al-Fateh (1)2–3 Al-Ittihad (1) Al-Hasa
17:35 Al-Daheem   9'
Batna   17', 22',   90+7'
Lajami   39'
Santini   45+3'
Cueva   56'   90+4'
Kanabah   78'
Al-Fuhaid   90+4'
Report Al-Aboud   13'
Romarinho   37' (pen.), 75'
Al-Shamrani   89'
Al-Sahafi   90+2'
Bruno Henrique   90+2'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
Referee: Khaled Salwi
20 December 2021 6 Al-Hilal (1) 2–0Al-Raed (1)Riyadh
20:00 Vietto   5'
Al-Shehri   6'
Carrillo   75'
Report Fouzair   8'
Salem   15'   77'
Al-Farhan   77'
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
21 December 2021 1 Al-Fayha (1) 4–0Abha (1)Al Majma'ah
15:05 Tachtsidis   19' (pen.)
Ryller   25'
Moutari   39',   47'
Al-Abdulmenem   44'
Lopes   83'
Report Mboungou   18'
Atouchi   89'
Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City
Referee: Mohammed Al-Harbi
21 December 2021 5 Al-Nassr (1) 1–0Al-Ettifaq (1)Riyadh
17:50 Yahya   33'
Al-Amri   43'
K. Al-Ghannam   50'
Anselmo   81'
Al-Shammari   90+1'
Report Al-Rubaie   19'   27'
Al-Mowalad   45+2'
Stadium: Mrsool Park
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
21 December 2021 3 Al-Taawoun (1) 3–2Al-Tai (1)Buraidah
18:00 Tawamba   66', 90+2'
Kaku   69',   82'
Report Dener   31'
Al-Johani   53'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Referee: Sultan Al-Okairy
21 December 2021 7 Al-Ahli (1) 2–1Al-Faisaly (1)Jeddah
18:25 Hindi   32'
Dankler   63'
Al Somah   88'
Al-Rubaie   90+2'
Hawsawi   90+4'
Al-Majhad   90+9'
Report Barnawi   16'
Kaabi   30'
Amalfitano   45'
Rossi   90+5'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Attendance: 7,516
Referee: Raed Al-Zahrani

Quarter-finals edit

The dates for the Quarter-final fixtures were announced on 11 January 2022.[9] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

21 February 2022 9Al-Batin (1)1–2 (a.e.t.) Al-Fayha (1) Hafar al-Batin
15:55 El Jebli   66' (pen.)
Sami   72'
Antônio   77'
Campaña   116'
Report Trajkovski   56'
Bamsaud   70'
Al-Baqawi   94'
Tachtsidis   117'
Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium
Referee: Raed Al-Zahrani
21 February 2022 10Al-Taawoun (1)1–2 Al-Ittihad (1) Buraidah
16:00 Abdullah   30'
Al-Nabit   53'
El Mahdioui   90+6'
Report Al-Bishi   86'
Henrique   90+6'
Hamdallah   90+6' (pen.)
André   90+9'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
21 February 2022 11Al-Nassr (1)1–2 Al-Hilal (1) Riyadh
18:25 Talisca   17'
Martínez   23'
Rodríguez   44'
Aboubakar   76'
Al-Shammari   90+5'
Report Al-Shahrani   25'
Al-Dawsari   43',   80' (pen.)
Al-Bulaihi   49'
Ighalo   62'
Marega   81'
Stadium: Mrsool Park
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
21 February 2022 12 Al-Shabab (1) 2–1Al-Ahli (1)Riyadh
20:40 Carlos   49', 86' (pen.)
Paulinho   73'   90+1'
Al-Sqoor   87'
Report Ghareeb   27'
Bradarić   60'
Kom   70'
Yahya   73'
Dankler   84'
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Sergey Ivanov (Russia)

Semi-finals edit

The dates for the Semi-final fixtures were announced on 6 March 2022.[10] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

3 April 2022 14 Al Hilal (1) 2–1Al-Shabab (1)Riyadh
22:00 Al-Shahrani   65'
Al-Faraj   73'
Ighalo   104'
Al-Shehri   113'
Report N'Diaye   39'
Banega   63' (pen.)
Al-Ammar   80'
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)
4 April 2022 13 Al-Fayha (1) 1–0Al-Ittihad (1)Al Majma'ah
22:00 Abousaban   36' Report Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Final edit

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Fayha1–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Hilal
Lopes   66' Report S. Al-Dawsari   45+4'
Penalties
3–1

Top goalscorers edit

As of 19 May 2022[11]

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Carlos Al-Shabab 4
2   Romarinho Al-Ittihad 2
  Léandre Tawamba Al-Taawoun
  Mourad Batna Al-Fateh
  Panagiotis Tachtsidis Al-Fayha
  Odion Ighalo Al-Hilal
  Salem Al-Dawsari Al-Hilal
  Ramon Lopes Al-Fayha

References edit

  1. ^ "قرعة كأس الملك الإثنين".
  2. ^ "الفيصلي يتوج بكأس الملك لأول مرة في تاريخه".
  3. ^ "الأهلي يقصي حامل اللقب ويتأهل لمواجهة الشباب".
  4. ^ "ولي العهد يتوج الفيحاء بكأس الملك".
  5. ^ "غدًا اللحظة المرتقبة قرعة #أغلى_الكؤوس".
  6. ^ "نتائج #قرعة_أغلى_الكؤوس".
  7. ^ "ترشيحات قرعة كأس الملك.. ديربي في «مرسول بارك»".
  8. ^ "رسميا.. "المسابقات" تعلن مواعيد مباريات دور الـ16 من كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين".
  9. ^ "مواعيد مباريات ربع نهائي كأس الملك.. "صدام الهلال والنصر"".
  10. ^ "لجنة المسابقات تحدد مواعيد نصف نهائي كأس الملك .. تعرف عليها".
  11. ^ "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup Scorers".

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