2023 King Cup final

The 2023 King Cup Final was the 48th final of the King Cup, Saudi Arabia's main football knock-out competition since its inception in 1957.

2023 King Cup Final
Event2022–23 King Cup
Al-Hilal Al-Wehda
1 1
After extra time
Al-Hilal won 7–6 on penalties
Date12 May 2023 (2023-05-12)
VenueKing Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Man of the MatchAbdullah Al-Mayouf (Al-Hilal)[1]
RefereeSzymon Marciniak (Poland)[2]
Attendance52,320
WeatherClear
31.4 °C (88.5 °F)
36% humidity[3]

The final was played at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, on 12 May 2023.[4] The match was contested by Al-Hilal and Al-Wehda.[5] It was Al-Hilal's 18th King Cup final and Al-Wehda's 8th.

Al-Hilal defeated Al-Wehda on penalties in the final following a 1–1 draw after extra time to win their 10th title.[6]

Teams
Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Hilal 17 (1961, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2022)
Al-Wehda 7 (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1970)

Venue

The King Abdullah Sports City, also known as the Jewel Stadium, was announced as the venue of the final on 27 April 2023.[7] This was the seventh time the King Abdullah Sports City hosted the final following those in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2022 and was the fifteenth time it was hosted in Jeddah.

The King Abdullah Sports City was built in 2012, and opened in 2014 as the home of Al-Ahli, Al-Ittihad and the Saudi Arabia national team. Its current capacity is 62,345, and the record attendance was the opening match which was the 2014 King Cup final. The stadium also hosted many other finals including the 2019 Saudi Super Cup, the 2018 Supercoppa Italiana and the 2019–20 Supercopa de España.

Background

Al-Hilal reached their record-tying 18th final after a 1–0 win against Al-Ittihad.[8] This was Al-Hilal's second consecutive final, third final in four years, and sixth final since the tournament was reintroduced. Al-Hilal lost last season's final on penalties after a 1–1 draw against Al-Fayha.[9]

Al-Wehda reached their eighth final after a 1–0 win against Al-Nassr.[10] This was Al-Wehda's first final since the tournament was reintroduced in 2008. It was also Al-Wehda's first final since 1970, setting the record for the longest gap between final appearances at 53 years.

The two teams met twice earlier in the season with the first fixture ending in a 3–0 victory for Al-Hilal and the second ending in a 3–3 draw. This will be the second King Cup final between these two sides after the 1961 final which ended in a 3–2 win for Al-Hilal.[11] This was the eighth meeting between these two sides in the King Cup with Al-Hilal winning six times and one draw between them. In the clubs' 103 previous meetings, Al-Hilal won 75, Al-Wehda won 8 and the remaining 20 were drawn.[12]

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Al-Hilal Round Al-Wehda
Opponent Result 2022–23 King Cup Opponent Result
Al-Ettifaq (H) 4–0 Round of 16 Damac (A) 1–0
Al-Fateh (H) 3–1 Quarter-finals Al-Batin (H) 2–1
Al-Ittihad (A) 1–0 (a.e.t.) Semi-finals Al-Nassr (A) 1–0

Match

Details
Al-Hilal1–1 (a.e.t.)Al-Wehda
  • Al-Bulaihi 90+9'
 Report
Penalties
 7–6
Attendance: 52,320
Al-Hilal
Al-Wehda
GK1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf (c)
RB2 Mohammed Al-Breik 42' 46'
CB20 Jang Hyun-soo 112'
CB5 Ali Al-Bulaihi
LB12 Yasser Al-Shahrani 83'
DM8 Abdullah Otayf 46'
CM19 André Carrillo
CM28 Mohamed Kanno 46'
RF17 Moussa Marega 114'
CF10 Luciano Vietto 83'
LF96 Michael
Substitutes:
GK21 Mohammed Al-Owais
DF4 Khalifah Al-Dawsari
DF66 Saud Abdulhamid 46'
DF70 Mohammed Jahfali
MF16 Nasser Al-Dawsari 71' 46'
MF43 Musab Al-Juwayr 83'
FW9 Odion Ighalo 80' 46'
FW11 Saleh Al-Shehri 114'
FW14 Abdullah Al-Hamdan 83'
Manager:
Ramón Díaz
GK1 Munir Mohamedi
RB28 Hamad Al-Jayzani 94' 105'
CB2 Ali Makki
CB6 Óscar Duarte
LB27 Islam Hawsawi 90'
DM4 Waleed Bakshween (c) 71'
CM76 Fayçal Fajr
CM88 Alaa Al Hejji 51'
RF24 Abdulaziz Noor 31' 55'
CF74 Karim Yoda 90'
LF87 Anselmo
Substitutes:
GK13 Abdulquddus Atiah
DF3 Abdulelah Bukhari 90'
DF23 Amiri Kurdi 90'
MF12 Abdulkareem Al-Qahtani
MF29 Sultan Al-Akouz
MF49 Sultan Al-Sawadi
MF80 Yahya Al-Naji 55'
MF90 Hazzaa Al-Ghamdi 105'
FW9 Jean-David Beauguel 71'
Manager:
José Luis Sierra

Man of the Match:
Abdullah Al-Mayouf (Al-Hilal)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Fourth official:[2]
Faisal Al-Blwi
Video assistant referee:[2]
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)
Assistant video assistant referee:[2]
Omar Al-Jamal

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Nine named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.

See also

References
  1. "المعيوف يحصل على جائزة أفضل لاعب في النهائي".
  2. "صافرة بولندية تضبط نهائي كأس الملك.. بين الهلال والوحدة".
  3. "Weather in Jeddah - 12 May 2023".
  4. "موعد نهائي كأس الملك 2023 بين الهلال والوحدة والقنوات الناقلة".
  5. "في نهائي أغلى الكؤوس.. اللقب العاشر لـ"الهلال" أم الثالث لـ"الوحدة"؟".
  6. "نيابة عن خادم الحرمين الشريفين .. سمو ولي العهد يتوج فريق الهلال بكأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين للموسم الرياضي 2022 - 2023".
  7. "ولي العهد يحضر نهائي كأس الملك الجمعة 22 شوال في جدة".
  8. "«نيران صديقة» تصعد بالهلال إلى نهائي كأس الملك".
  9. "ولي العهد يتوج الفيحاء بكأس الملك".
  10. "بـ10 لاعبين.. الوحدة يقصي النصر ويلحق بالهلال".
  11. "أول فرحة لجماهير الهلال في الصايغ".
  12. "تاريخ لقاءات".
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