The 2022–23 King Cup, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 48th edition of the King Cup since its establishment in 1957. The tournament began on 20 December 2022 and concluded with the final on 12 May 2023.
| Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 20 December 2022 – 12 May 2023 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Defending champions | Al-Fayha |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Al-Hilal (10th title) |
| Runner-up | Al-Wehda |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 42 (2.8 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Abdulfattah Adam (3 goals) |
| All statistics correct as of 12 May 2023. | |
For the third year in a row, the tournament was limited to the 16 teams participating in the 2022–23 Saudi Professional League. This will be the first edition of the King Cup in which Al-Ahli, the most successful team in the competition, will not participate.[1]
Al-Fayha are the defending champions after winning their first title last season.[2] They were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Al-Ittihad.[3]
Al-Hilal defeated Al-Wehda on penalties in the final following a 1–1 draw after extra time to win their 10th title.[4]
Participating teams edit
A total of 16 teams participated in this season, all of which competed in the Pro League.[5]
| League | Teams |
|---|---|
| Pro League |
Bracket edit
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Shabab | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ittihad (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ittihad (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Fayha | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Fayha | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Khaleej | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Ittihad | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Hilal (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Fateh (p) | 2 (7) | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Tai | 2 (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Fateh | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Hilal | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Hilal | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Ettifaq | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| - | Al-Hilal (p) | 1 (7) | |||||||||||||||||
| - | Al-Wehda | 1 (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Raed | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Batin | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Batin | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Wehda | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Damac | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Wehda | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Wehda | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Nassr | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Taawoun | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Abha (a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Abha | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Nassr | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| H | Al-Nassr | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A | Al-Adalah | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: H: Home team, A: Away team
Source: SAFF[6]
Round of 16 edit
The draw for the whole tournament was held on 1 November 2022.[7] The dates for the Round of 16 fixtures were announced on 10 November 2022.[8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 20 December 2022 6 | Damac (1) | 0–1 | Al-Wehda (1) | Abha |
| 15:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Beredi |
| 20 December 2022 2 | Al-Fayha (1) | 3–1 | Al-Khaleej (1) | Al Majma'ah |
| 18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City Referee: Abdullah Al-Kharboush |
| 21 December 2022 7 | Abha (1) | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Al-Taawoun (1) | Abha |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Harbi |
| 21 December 2022 4 | Al-Hilal (1) | 4–0 | Al-Ettifaq (1) | Riyadh |
| 18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 4,372 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
| 21 December 2022 8 | Al-Nassr (1) | 2–0 | Al-Adalah (1) | Riyadh |
| 21:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Prince Abdulrahman bin Saud Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Esmaiel |
| 22 December 2022 5 | Al-Batin (1) | 1–0 | Al-Raed (1) | Hafar al-Batin |
| 15:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Shehri |
| 22 December 2022 3 | Al-Fateh (1) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) | Al-Tai (1) | Al-Hasa |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 608 Referee: Abdullah Al-Harbi | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 22 December 2022 1 | Al-Ittihad (1) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Al-Shabab (1) | Jeddah |
| 21:00 | Report |
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Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 32,144 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria) | |
| Penalties | ||||
Quarter-finals edit
The dates for the Quarter-finals fixtures were announced on 5 January 2023.[9] The Al-Wehda v Al-Batin was postponed for one day due to flight issues.[10] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 13 March 2023 9 | Al-Fayha (1) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Al-Ittihad (1) | Al Majma'ah |
| 17:30 | Ruiz  15'Ryller  45+5'Al-Shuwaish 63'Nwakaeme 64'Al-Safri 69'Nasser 83' |
Report | Romarinho 14' Camara 16'Hamed 105'Al-Bishi 117'Al-Saiari 120+2' |
Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) |
| Penalties | ||||
| 14 March 2023 11 | Al-Wehda (1) | 2–1 | Al-Batin (1) | Mecca |
| 16:15 | Bukhari 8' Fajr 19' (pen.)Anselmo 43', 45+7'Makki 45+2' |
Report | Fawaz 39' Nasser 43'Al-Sohaymi 45+1'Al-Qarni 82' |
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi |
| 14 March 2023 12 | Al-Nassr (1) | 3–1 | Abha (1) | Riyadh |
| 17:30 | Al-Najei 1' Al-Khaibari 21'Al-Sulayhem 28'Ronaldo 45+3'Maran 49' |
Report | Saddiki 25' Adam 69'Al-Jumayah 72' |
Stadium: Mrsool Park Attendance: 17,327 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia) |
| 14 March 2023 10 | Al-Hilal (1) | 3–1 | Al-Fateh (1) | Riyadh |
| 21:00 | Kanno 17' (pen.) Al-Bulaihi 26'  67'Michael 48'Cuéllar 76'Ighalo 84' |
Report | Al-Najdi 12' Al-Buraikan 27'Vélez 35'Saâdane 76' |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 12,023 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) |
Semi-finals edit
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 23 April 2023 13 | Al-Ittihad (1) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Al-Hilal (1) | Jeddah |
| 21:00 | O. Hawsawi 88' |
Report | Al-Shahrani 44' Al-Breik 71'Abdulhamid 90+12'Cuéllar 104'Hegazi 106' (o.g.) |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 53,642 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
| 24 April 2023 14 | Al-Nassr (1) | 0–1 | Al-Wehda (1) | Riyadh |
| 21:00 | Report | Beauguel 23' Al-Hafith 24' 53'Bakshween 60'Al-Jayzani 88'Munir 90+4' |
Stadium: Al-Awwal Park Attendance: 17,482 Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) |
Final edit
Top goalscorers edit
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Abdulfattah Adam
|
Abha | 3 |
| 2 |  Anselmo
|
Al-Wehda | 2 |
 Odion Ighalo
|
Al-Hilal | ||
 Kaku
|
Al-Taawoun | ||
| Sami Al-Najei
|
Al-Nassr | ||
| Michael
|
Al-Hilal | ||
| 7 |  Fayçal Fajr
|
Al-Wehda | 1 |
 Jean-David Beauguel
|
Al-Wehda | ||
| Mohammed Al-Breik
|
Al-Hilal | ||
 Luciano Vietto
|
Al-Hilal | ||
| Mohamed Kanno
|
Al-Hilal |
References edit
- ^ "موعد وتفاصيل قرعة كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين".
- ^ "ولي العهد يتوج الفيحاء بكأس الملك".
- ^ "اتحاد جدة يجرد الفيحاء من لقب كأس الملك". 13 March 2023.
- ^ "نيابة عن خادم الحرمين الشريفين .. سمو ولي العهد يتوج فريق الهلال بكأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين للموسم الرياضي 2022 - 2023".
- ^ "اتحاد القدم يعلن موعد قرعة كأس الملك".
- ^ "نتائج #قرعة_أغلى_الكؤوس".
- ^ "كأس الملك.. قمة مبكرة بين الاتحاد والشباب في ثمن النهائي".
- ^ "اتحاد القدم يُعلن مواعيد مباريات دور الـ16 من كأس الملك".
- ^ "رسميا.. إعلان مواعيد مباريات ربع نهائي كأس الملك".
- ^ "بسبب ظروف الطيران.. تأجيل مباراة الوحدة والباطن في مكة إلى الثلاثاء". 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup Scorers".
External links edit
- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup – Saudi Arabia 2022, Goalzz.com
- King's Cup, saff.com.sa