1976 King Cup

The 1976 King Cup was the 18th season of the knockout competition since its establishment in 1956.

1976 King Cup

Tournament details
Country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	6 May – 4 June 1976
Teams	32
Defending champions	Al-Nassr
Final positions
Champions	Al-Nassr (2nd title)
Runners-up	Al-Ahli
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	121 (3.9 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Saud Jassem (10 goals)
← 1975 1977 →

Al-Nassr were the defending champions and successfully defended the title, winning their second one in a row. The final saw Al-Nassr beat Al-Ahli 2–0 at the Youth Welfare Stadium in Riyadh.^[1][2]

Bracket

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

H

Al-Nassr

1

A

Hajer

0

A

Al-Nassr

2

H

Al-Qadsiah

1

A

Al-Maseera

2

H

Al-Qadsiah

16

H

Al-Nassr

3

A

Al-Fateh

0

A

Al-Kawkab

3

H

Al-Khaleej

1

A

Al-Kawkab

1

H

Al-Fateh

2

H

Al-Fateh

3

A

Al-Shabab

2

H

Al-Nassr (pen.)

0 (4)

A

Al-Hilal

0 (2)

H

Al-Riyadh

0 (5)

A

Al-Shoulla (pen.)

0 (6)

H

Al-Shoulla

1 (4)

A

Al-Ettifaq (pen.)

1 (5)

A

Al-Ettifaq

1

H

Al-Fayha

0

A

Al-Ettifaq

0

H

Al-Hilal

1

H

Al-Nahda

4

A

Al-Badna

0

H

Al-Nahda

0

A

Al-Hilal

4

A

Al-Taalof

0

H

Al-Hilal

10

–

Al-Nassr

2

–

Al-Ahli

0

H

Al-Ittihad

8

A

Al-Wadea

0

A

Al-Ittihad

2

H

Al-Raed

0

H

Al-Raed

1

A

Al-Arabi

0

A

Al-Ittihad

1

H

Al-Wehda

0

A

Al-Jabalain

2

H

Al-Kholood

0

H

Al-Jabalain

0

A

Al-Wehda

1

A

Al-Rabe'e

1

H

Al-Wehda

2

A

Al-Ittihad

0

H

Al-Ahli

5

A

Okaz

2

H

Al-Najma

4

H

Al-Najma

0

A

Ohod

5

H

Ohod (pen.)

2 (5)

A

Al-Ansar

2 (3)

H

Ohod

2

A

Al-Ahli

5

H

Al-Majd

0

A

Al-Suqoor

1

A

Al-Suqoor

1

H

Al-Ahli

9

A

Al-Kefah

0

H

Al-Ahli

4

Source: Al-Jazirah

Round of 32

The matches of the Round of 32 were held on 6, 7, 8, and 11 May 1976.^[3][4][5]

Home team	Score	Away team
Al-Nassr	1–0	Hajer
Al-Qadsiah	16–2	Al-Maseera
Ohod	2–2 (5–3 pen.)	Al-Ansar
Al-Khaleej	1–3	Al-Kawkab
Al-Fateh	3–2	Al-Shabab
Al-Nahda	4–0	Al-Badna
Al-Hilal	10–0	Al-Taalof
Al-Ittihad	8–0	Al-Wadea
Al-Raed	1–0	Al-Arabi
Al-Kholood	0–2	Al-Jabalain
Al-Wehda	2–1	Al-Rabe'e
Al-Najma	4–2	Okaz
Al-Majd	0–1	Al-Suqoor
Al-Ahli	4–0	Al-Kefah
Al-Riyadh	0–0 (5–6 pen.)	Al-Shoulla
Al-Fayha	0–1	Al-Ettifaq

Round of 16

The Round of 16 matches were held on 13 and 14 May 1976.^[6][7]

Home team	Score	Away team
Al-Qadsiah	1–2	Al-Nassr
Al-Fateh	2–1	Al-Kawkab
Al-Jabalain	0–1	Al-Wehda
Al-Shoulla	1–1 (4–5 pen.)	Al-Ettifaq
Al-Nahda	0–4	Al-Hilal
Al-Raed	0–2	Al-Ittihad
Al-Najma	0–5	Ohod
Al-Ahli	9–1	Al-Suqoor

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-final matches were held on 20 and 21 May 1976.^[8][9]

Home team	Score	Away team
Al-Nassr	3–0	Al-Fateh
Al-Hilal	1–0	Al-Ettifaq
Al-Wehda	0–1	Al-Ittihad
Ohod	2–5	Al-Ahli

Semi-finals

The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 27 and 28 May 1976. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

27 May 1976

Al-Ahli	5–0	Al-Ittihad
Kayal , Aidaroos , Ghurab	Report

Al-Sabban Stadium, Jeddah

Referee: Mohammed Al-Marzouq

28 May 1976

Al-Nassr	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Al-Hilal
	Report
Penalties
	4–2

Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz, Riyadh

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Daham

Final

The final was played between Al-Ahli and Al-Nassr in the Youth Welfare Stadium in Riyadh.^[10] This was Al-Ahli's 8th final. Previously Al-Ahli won six times in 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1973 and lost once in 1974 against Al-Nassr. This was Al-Nassr's 5th final. Previously Al-Nassr won once in 1974 and lost in 1967, 1971, and 1973. This was the fourth meeting between these two sides in the final. Al-Ahli won twice while Al-Nassr won once.

4 June 1976

15:30 (UTC+3)

Al-Nassr	2–0	Al-Ahli
Al-Abdali 35' Al-Sadhan 82'	Report

Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz, Riyadh

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Daham