The 2023 Saudi Super Cup (also known as The Diriyah Saudi Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 10th edition of the Saudi Super Cup, an annual football competition for clubs in the Saudi Arabia football league system that were successful in its major competitions in the preceding season.

2023 Saudi Super Cup
Tournament details
Host country United Arab Emirates
CityAbu Dhabi
Dates8 – 11 April 2024
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Hilal (4th title)
Runners-upAl-Ittihad
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored11 (3.67 per match)
Attendance70,250 (23,417 per match)
Top scorer(s)Malcom
(3 goals)
Best player(s)Malcom (Al-Hilal)[1]
2022
2024

On 5 April 2024, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) and the Diriyah Company signed a sponsorship deal for the 2023 edition. The match would officially be referred to as "The Diriyah Saudi Super Cup".[2]

Al-Hilal defeated Al-Ittihad 4–1 in the final to win their record-extending fourth title.[3]

Qualification

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The tournament featured the winners and runners-up of the 2022–23 King Cup and 2022–23 Saudi Pro League.[4]

Qualified teams

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The following four teams qualified for the tournament.

Team Method of qualification Appearance Last appearance as Years performance
Winner(s) Runners-up Semi-finalists
Al-Ittihad 2022–23 Saudi Pro League winners 4th 2022 winners 1 2
Al-Hilal 2022–23 King Cup winners 7th 2022 semi-finalists 3 2 1
Al-Nassr 2022–23 Saudi Pro League runners-up 6th 2022 semi-finalists 2 2 1
Al-Wehda 2022–23 King Cup runners-up 1st 0 (debut)

Venue

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The 2023 Saudi Super Cup was supposed to be held between 27 February and 1 March. However, following the date change for 2023–24 AFC Champions League knockout stage, it was announced that the Super Cup would be postponed to a later date.[5] On 9 March, it was announced that Super Cup would take place in the United Arab Emirates between 8 and 11 April. It was announced that the first semi-final between Al-Ittihad and Al-Wehda would take place at the Al Nahyan Stadium while the second semi-final between Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr as well as the final would take place at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium.[6]

Abu Dhabi
Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Al Nahyan Stadium
Capacity: 36,186 Capacity: 15,894
   

Matches

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
8 April 2024 – Abu Dhabi (Al Nahyan)
 
 
Al-Ittihad2
 
11 April 2024 – Abu Dhabi (MBZ)
 
Al-Wehda1
 
Al-Ittihad1
 
8 April 2024 – Abu Dhabi (MBZ)
 
Al-Hilal4
 
Al-Hilal2
 
 
Al-Nassr1
 

Semi-finals

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Al-Ittihad2–1Al-Wehda
Report
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi

Al-Hilal2–1Al-Nassr
Report
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish

Final

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Al-Ittihad1–4Al-Hilal
Report
Attendance: 27,250
Referee: Khaled Al-Teris

References

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  1. ^ "The best MALCOM is the Best Player in Diriyah Saudi Super Cup".
  2. ^ "شركة الدرعية شريكا رسمياً لكأس الدرعية للسوبر السعودي 2024".
  3. ^ "الهلال يتوج بكأس الدرعية للسوبر الرياضي في أبوظبي".
  4. ^ "ما موعد السوبر السعودي 2024 والفرق المشاركة؟".
  5. ^ ""المسابقات" تغير موعد السوبر".
  6. ^ "رسمياً.. إقامة بطولة كأس السوبر السعودي 2024 في أبوظبي.. بمشاركة 4 أندية".
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