2013–14 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

The 2013–14 Saudi Crown Prince Cup was the 39th season of the Saudi Crown Prince Cup since its establishment in 1957. This season's competition featured a total of 30 teams, 14 teams from the Pro League, and 16 teams from the First Division. For the first time, the Crown Prince Cup tournament was contested by 30 teams, having been expanded from the 16-team format used since 1991. Under the new format, last season's finalists received a bye to the Round of 16 while the remaining 28 teams entered at the preliminary stage.

2013–14 Crown Prince Cup

Tournament details
Country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	25 November 2013 (2013-11-25) – 1 February 2014 (2014-02-01)
Teams	30
Defending champions	Al-Hilal
Final positions
Champions	Al-Nassr (3rd title)
Runners-up	Al-Hilal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Goals scored	96 (3.31 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Doris Fuakumputu (4 goals)
← 2012–13 2014–15 → All statistics correct as of 1 February 2014.

Al-Hilal were the six-time defending champions, but lost in the final against Al-Nassr, who won their third Crown Prince Cup title and first since 1974.^[1]

Format changes

On 1 June 2013, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation announced changes in the format of the cup competitions in Saudi Arabia.^[2][3] As per the new regulations, the number of teams in the King Cup was increased from 8 teams to 32 teams. In addition, the competition was open to all 153 Saudi teams, 30 teams from the Pro League and First Division would qualify directly to the Round of 32, and 2 teams would qualify from the qualifying stages. The Saudi FF also announced changes to the format of the Crown Prince Cup. These changes included an increase in the number of teams. The competition was open to all professional clubs in the top 2 tiers of Saudi football (the Pro League and the First Division). Under this new format, the finalists from the previous season will receive a bye to the Round of 16 while the remaining 28 teams enter at the preliminary round.

First stage

Preliminary round

The Preliminary round fixtures were played on 25 November and 2 & 3 December 2013.^[4][5][6] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Qadsiah (2) v Hajer (2)

25 November 2013 6	Al-Qadsiah (2)	4–2	Hajer (2)	Khobar
15:00	Othman 7' Assiri 22' (pen.), 37' Al-Ghwinem 47'	Report	Al-Rejaib 31', 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Badr Al-Enezi

Al-Kawkab (2) v Al-Wehda (2)

25 November 2013 10	Al-Kawkab (2)	0–2	Al-Wehda (2)	Al-Kharj
15:15		Report	Abdulghani 11' Al-Muwallad 46'	Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Sennani

Al-Jeel (2) v Najran (1)

2 December 2013 1	Al-Jeel (2)	3–4	Najran (1)	Al-Hasa
15:00	Al-Ghawas 5' (pen.) Al-Khamis 28' Al-Shehab 80'	Report	Al-Robeai 26' (pen.) Al-Hatrash 37' Al-Najrani 46' Jandson 78'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Khaled Salwi

Al-Khaleej (2) v Al-Nahda (1)

2 December 2013 3	Al-Khaleej (2)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Al-Nahda (1)	Saihat
15:00	Al-Harbi 39' Al-Garni 112'	Report	Haqawi 45+3' Abo Shararah 92'	Stadium: Al-Khaleej Club Stadium Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari
	Penalties
	Al-Motawaa Al-Mahrous Al-Turki Al-Aboud Al-Abbas Al-Garni		Al-Dhahi F. Al-Dossari Al-Najei Al-Hamdan E. Al-Dossari A. Al-Dossari

Al-Orobah (1) v Ohod (2)

2 December 2013 13	Al-Orobah (1)	1–0	Ohod (2)	Sakakah
15:30	Al-Shanqiti 62'	Report		Stadium: Al-Orobah Club Stadium Referee: Feihan Al-Sahali

Al-Ansar (2) v Al-Faisaly (1)

2 December 2013 4	Al-Ansar (2)	0–3	Al-Faisaly (1)	Medina
15:40		Report	Al-Saran 29' Belal 64' Salem 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Terais

Al-Shabab (1) v Al-Batin (2)

2 December 2013 7	Al-Shabab (1)	3–1	Al-Batin (2)	Riyadh
19:40	Al-Mehyani 19' Assiri 31' Menegazzo 51' (pen.)	Report	Jadoua 77'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Ahmari

Al-Shoulla (1) v Al-Riyadh (2)

3 December 2013 8	Al-Shoulla (1)	3–2	Al-Riyadh (2)	Al-Kharj
15:10	Al-Mobarak 39' Al-Mouri 45' Fané 79'	Report	K. Al-Dossari 41', 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Sultan

Al-Raed (1) v Hetten (2)

3 December 2013 9	Al-Raed (1)	2–0	Hetten (2)	Buraidah
15:15	Al-Hadhri 62', 82'	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Sannali

Al-Tai (2) v Al-Fateh (1)

3 December 2013 11	Al-Tai (2)	2–3	Al-Fateh (1)	Ha'il
15:30	Al-Matar 15' Al-Juhaim 38'	Report	Sufyani 25' Al-Mogahwi 86' Fuakumputu 90+2'	Stadium: Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Nuhait

Abha (2) v Al-Ahli (1)

3 December 2013 14	Abha (2)	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Al-Ahli (1)	Abha
15:40		Report	Al-Jassim 115' (pen.)	Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Hussain Al-Satri

Al-Watani (2) v Al-Ettifaq (1)

3 December 2013 12	Al-Watani (2)	0–2	Al-Ettifaq (1)	Tabuk
15:45		Report	Seraj 85' Kanno 90+1'	Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Qarni

Al-Ittihad (1) v Al-Hazem (2)

3 December 2013 2	Al-Ittihad (1)	3–1	Al-Hazem (2)	Mecca
19:40	Al-Ghamdi 6' F. Al-Muwallad 27' O. Al-Muwallad 36' (pen.)	Report	Al-Moqaadi 16'	Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 1,060 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri

Al-Diriyah (2) v Al-Taawoun (1)

3 December 2013 5	Al-Diriyah (2)	0–2	Al-Taawoun (1)	Riyadh
19:40		Report	Al-Harthi 62' Al-Turki 72'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Kaabi

Second stage

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

H

Al-Nassr

3

A

Najran

0

A

Al-Nassr

3

H

Al-Khaleej

1

H

Al-Ittihad

2 (3)

A

Al-Khaleej (pen.)

2 (4)

H

Al-Nassr (a.e.t.)

1

A

Al-Shabab

0

A

Al-Faisaly

2

H

Al-Taawoun

3

A

Al-Taawoun

1

H

Al-Shabab

3

H

Al-Qadsiah

1

A

Al-Shabab

2

–

Al-Nassr

2

–

Al-Hilal

1

H

Al-Hilal

4

A

Al-Shoulla

1

A

Al-Hilal

1

H

Al-Raed

0

H

Al-Raed

1

A

Al-Wehda

0

A

Al-Hilal

2

H

Al-Fateh

0

H

Al-Fateh

3

A

Al-Ettifaq

2

A

Al-Fateh

2

H

Al-Ahli

0

A

Al-Orobah

1

H

Al-Ahli

4

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

Round of 16

The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 10 & 16 December 2013.^[4][5][7] The Al-Raed v Al-Wehda match was postponed due to flight conditions. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Nassr (1) v Najran (1)

10 December 2013 15	Al-Nassr (1)	3–0	Najran (1)	Riyadh
15:10	Élton 10' Everton 26' Al-Zylaeei 74'	Report		Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi

Al-Taawoun (1) v Al-Faisaly (1)

10 December 2013 17	Al-Taawoun (1)	3–2	Al-Faisaly (1)	Buraidah
15:20	Reche 35' Al-Meshauqeh 48', 57'	Report	Hamzi 76' Belal 78' (pen.)	Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish

Al-Ittihad (1) v Al-Khaleej (2)

10 December 2013 16	Al-Ittihad (1)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Al-Khaleej (2)	Mecca
19:40	Al-Muwallad 18' Fallatah 62'	Report	Al-Zowayed 23' Al-Sheikh 74'	Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 1,241 Referee: Khaled Salwi
	Penalties
	Kariri Fallatah Al-Raheeb Bonfim Al-Muwallad		Al-Motawaa Al-Turki Al-Traidi Al-Sheikh Al Abbas

Al-Qadsiah (2) v Al-Shabab (1)

10 December 2013 18	Al-Qadsiah (2)	1–2	Al-Shabab (1)	Khobar
19:40	Othman 82'	Report	Al-Mehyani 44' (pen.) Al-Dawsari 60'	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 370 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr

Al-Fateh (1) v Al-Ettifaq (1)

10 December 2013 21	Al-Fateh (1)	3–2	Al-Ettifaq (1)	Al-Hasa
19:40	Fuakumputu 4', 80' Sufyani 22'	Report	Al-Hamed 65', 88'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Amri

Al-Ahli (1) v Al-Orobah (1)

10 December 2013 22	Al-Ahli (1)	4–1	Al-Orobah (1)	Jeddah
19:40	Bassas 3', 6' Al-Fatil 15' Aman 55'	Report	Edoa 13'	Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium Attendance: 3,403 Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi

Al-Hilal (1) v Al-Shoulla (1)

10 December 2013 19	Al-Hilal (1)	4–1	Al-Shoulla (1)	Riyadh
20:00	S. Al-Dawsari 17' Al-Qahtani 26', 66' Al-Deayea 60'	Report	Kondo 35'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Marai Al Awaji

Al-Raed (1) v Al-Wehda (2)

16 December 2013 20	Al-Raed (1)	1–0	Al-Wehda (2)	Buraidah
15:20	Al-Hadhri 74' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 23 & 24 December 2013.^[4][5] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Raed (1) v Al-Hilal (1)

23 December 2013 25	Al-Raed (1)	0–1	Al-Hilal (1)	Buraidah
15:20		Report	S. Al-Dawsari 41'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush

Al-Ahli (1) v Al-Fateh (1)

23 December 2013 26	Al-Ahli (1)	0–2	Al-Fateh (1)	Jeddah
19:40		Report	Élton 82' Fuakumputu 90+4'	Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi

Al-Shabab (1) v Al-Taawoun (1)

24 December 2013 24	Al-Shabab (1)	3–1	Al-Taawoun (1)	Riyadh
15:10	Muath 31' Sharahili 45' (o.g.) Al-Ruwaili 59'	Report	Al-Meshauqeh 16'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Fahad Al-Oraini

Al-Khaleej (2) v Al-Nassr (1)

24 December 2013 23	Al-Khaleej (2)	1–3	Al-Nassr (1)	Dammam
17:35	Bashir 3'	Report	Élton 6' Al-Shehri 54' Jaizawi 90+3'	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Mohammed Al-Qarni

Semi-finals

The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 21 January 2014.^[4][5][8] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Fateh (1) v Al-Hilal (1)

21 January 2014 28	Al-Fateh (1)	0–2	Al-Hilal (1)	Al-Hasa
15:25		Report	Neves 65' (pen.) Al-Shamrani 87'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 9,168 Referee: Fahad Al-Oraini

Al-Nassr (1) v Al-Shabab (1)

21 January 2014 27	Al-Nassr (1)	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Al-Shabab (1)	Riyadh
20:00	Al-Raheb 102'	Report		Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium Attendance: 16,625 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr

Final

Main article: 2014 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final

The final was held on 1 February 2014 in the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.^[5][9] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

1 February 2014

20:15

Al-Nassr	2–1	Al-Hilal
Al-Deayea 24' (o.g.) Al-Sahlawi 59' (pen.)	Report	Al-Shamrani 2'

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 62,124

Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Top goalscorers

As of 1 February 2014^[10]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Doris Fuakumputu	Al-Fateh	4
2	Hussain Al-Hadhri	Al-Raed	3
	Thamer Al-Meshauqeh	Al-Taawoun