2009 King Cup of Champions

The 2009 King Cup of Champions, or The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, was the 34th season of King Cup of Champions since its establishment in 1957, and the 2nd under the current edition.

2009 King Cup of Champions
Tournament details
CountrySaudi Arabia
Dates17 April – 15 May 2009
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Shabab
Runner-upAl-Ittihad
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored33 (2.36 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Nasser Al-Shamrani
Waleed Al-Gizani
(3 goals each)
← 2008
2010 →

Al-Shabab won their second title in a row after beating the same team they faced in last season's final Al-Ittihad with a 4–0 victory in the final match. Al-Shabab also earned entry into the 2010 AFC Champions League group stage.

Participating teams edit

Team Qualifying method App* Last App
Al-Ittihad 2008–09 Professional League champions 2nd 2008
Al-Hilal 2008–09 Professional League runners-up 2nd 2008
Al-Shabab 2008–09 Saudi Federation Cup Champions
2008–09 Professional League 4th place
2nd 2008
Al-Ahli 2008–09 Professional League 3rd place 2nd 2008
Al-Nassr 2008–09 Professional League 5th place 2nd 2008
Al-Ettifaq 2008–09 Professional League 6th place 2nd 2008
Al-Wehda 2008–09 Professional League 7th place 2nd 2008
Al-Hazm 2008–09 Professional League 8th place 2nd 2008

* Number of appearance in King Cup of Champions since the 2008 season.

Fixtures and results edit

Bracket edit

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
             
5 Al-Nassr 1 0 1
2 Al-Hilal (a) 1 0 1
2 Al-Hilal 0 2 2
4 Al-Shabab 3 1 4
7 Al-Wehda 2 1 3
4 Al-Shabab 5 2 7
4 Al-Shabab 4
1 Al-Ittihad 0
6 Al-Ettifaq 0 0 0
1 Al-Ittihad 1 1 2
1 Al-Ittihad 2 1 3 Third place
8 Al-Hazm 0 0 0
8 Al-Hazm (a) 1 2 3 8 Al-Hazm 0 (4)
3 Al-Ahli 1 2 3 2 Al-Hilal (p) 0 (5)

Quarter-finals edit

Quarter-finals were played between 17 and 26 April 2009.[1]

First leg edit

17 April 2009 1 Al-Nassr 1–1 Al-Hilal Riyadh
20:40 (UTC+3) Belal   22' Wilhelmsson   89' Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
17 April 2009 3Al-Wehda2–5 Al-Shabab Makkah
20:40 (UTC+3) Al-Mor   75'
Akrout   83'
Camacho   26'
Al-Shamrani   35'
Otaif   36'
Al-Bloushi   38'
Al-Muwallad   48'
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
18 April 2009 4 Al-Hazm 1–1 Al-Ahli Ar Rass
20:40 (UTC+3) Al-Gizani   90+4' (pen.) Saïbi   47' Stadium: Al Hazm Club Stadium

Second leg edit

24 April 2009 5 Al-Ahli 2–2 Al-Hazm Jeddah
20:45 (UTC+3) Al-Raheb   28'
Massad   39'
Al-Gizani   34', 60' Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium
25 April 2009 6 Al-Shabab 2–1Al-WehdaRiyadh
20:40 (UTC+3) Al-Salem   18', 41' Al-Mousa   87' Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

Semi-finals edit

Semi-finals were played on 1 & 11 May 2009.[2]

First leg edit

1 May 2009 10Al-Hilal0–3 Al-Shabab Riyadh
20:40 (UTC+3) Otaif   45'
Camacho   47'
Al-Saran   62'
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium

Second leg edit

11 May 2009 11Al-Hazm0–1 Al-Ittihad Ar Rass
20:45 (UTC+3) Hazazi   84' Stadium: Al Hazm Club Stadium

Third Place edit

Third place game was played on 14 May 2009.[3]

Final edit

Winner edit

King Cup of Champions
2009 Winners
Al-Shabab
2nd title

References edit

  1. ^ "Quarterfinals". goalzz.com. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Simefinal". goalzz.com. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Third Place". goalzz.com. Retrieved 22 February 2016.

External links edit