2014–15 Saudi Crown Prince Cup

The 2014–15 Saudi Crown Prince Cup was the 40th 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.

2014–15 Crown Prince Cup

Tournament details
Country	Saudi Arabia
Dates	9 August 2014 (2014-08-09) – 13 February 2015 (2015-02-13)
Teams	30
Defending champions	Al-Nassr
Final positions
Champions	Al-Ahli (6th title)
Runners-up	Al-Hilal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Goals scored	81 (2.79 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Hamza Al-Dardour (7 goals)
← 2013–14 2015–16 → All statistics correct as of 13 February 2015.

The holders were Al-Nassr who beat Al-Hilal 2–1 in the previous season's final on 1 February 2014.^[1] Al-Nassr were knocked out in the semi-finals by Al-Ahli.

The 2015 Crown Prince Cup Final was played between Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.^[2] Al-Ahli defeated Al-Hilal 2–1 in the final to win their sixth Crown Prince Cup title and their first since 2007.^[3]

First stage

Preliminary round

The Preliminary round fixtures were played on 9, 11, 12 & 21 August and 15 September 2014.^[4][5][6] Al-Ittihad's match was postponed due to their participation in the 2014 AFC Champions League quarter-finals. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

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

9 August 2014 3	Al-Shoulla (1)	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Al-Tai (2)	Al-Kharj
19:10	Alaiwi 118'	Report		Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium

Hetten (2) v Al-Fateh (1)

9 August 2014 10	Hetten (2)	2–1	Al-Fateh (1)	Jizan
19:20	Qarn 10', 38'	Report	Al-Nakhli 56'	Stadium: King Faisal Sport City Stadium Referee: Amer Al-Shehri

Al-Watani (2) v Najran (1)

9 August 2014 11	Al-Watani (2)	1–0	Najran (1)	Tabuk
19:50	Sharifi 50'	Report		Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium

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

9 August 2014 1	Al-Qadisiyah (2)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Al-Taawoun (1)	Khobar
20:55	Al-Sayegh 81', 102'	Report	Al-Hussain 17' (pen.) Abu Hash'hash 110'	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Bandar Al-Enezi
	Penalties
	Al-Belwi Al-Shamali Kanno Al-Khabrani		Al-Hussain Belal Ochieng Fallatah

Al-Safa (2) v Al-Nahda (2)

10 August 2014 9	Al-Safa (2)	0–2	Al-Nahda (2)	Dammam
19:00		Report	Al-Dhahi 38' (pen.) Al-Hamdan 44'	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

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

10 August 2014 6	Al-Raed (1)	2–1	Al-Batin (2)	Buraidah
20:55	Taïr 33' Al-Ayyaf 81'	Report	Ghaniman 28' (pen.)	Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Yehya Al-Qarni

Al-Mujazzal (2) v Al-Ettifaq (2)

10 August 2014 7	Al-Mujazzal (2)	0–2	Al-Ettifaq (2)	Al Majma'ah
20:55		Report	Bashir 28' Rojas 88'	Stadium: Prince Salman Sport City Stadium

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

10 August 2014 13	Al-Diriyah (2)	1–3	Al-Khaleej (1)	Riyadh
20:55	Al-Khalifah 62'	Report	Al-Dardour 9', 15', 66'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi

Hajer (1) v Al-Wehda (2)

11 August 2014 5	Hajer (1)	1–0	Al-Wehda (2)	Al-Hasa
19:05	Aloísio 78' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr

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

11 August 2014 4	Al-Ahli (1)	1–0	Al-Hazem (2)	Mecca
20:55	Al-Amri 90+4'	Report		Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Amri

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

11 August 2014 14	Al-Shabab (1)	2–0	Al-Riyadh (2)	Riyadh
20:55	Haroon 71' Hazazi 81' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Ahmari

Al-Faisaly (1) v Abha (2)

21 August 2014 2	Al-Faisaly (1)	2–1	Abha (2)	Al Majma'ah
19:20	Nicácio 5' (pen.) Al-Thamali 67'		Williams 11' (pen.)	Stadium: Prince Salman Sport City Stadium

Al-Orobah (1) v Al-Jeel (2)

21 August 2014 12	Al-Orobah (1)	3–0	Al-Jeel (2)	Sakakah
19:20	Banahene 43' Narry 83' Al-Rashidi 90+3'			Stadium: Al-Orobah Club Stadium

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

15 September 2014 8	Al-Fayha (2)	0–4	Al-Ittihad (1)	Al Majma'ah
19:00		Report	Marquinho 8' (pen.) Ya Konan 21' (pen.), 45', 47'	Stadium: Prince Salman Sport City Stadium Referee: Khaled Salwi

Second stage

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

H

Al-Nassr

2

A

Al-Qadisiyah

0

A

Al-Nassr

3

H

Al-Shoulla

1

A

Al Faisaly

0

H

Al-Shoulla

2

A

Al-Nassr

1

H

Al-Ahli

2

H

Al-Ahli

2

A

Hajer

0

A

Al-Ahli

2

H

Al-Ettifaq

1

H

Al-Raed

1

A

Al-Ettifaq

2

–

Al-Ahli

2

–

Al-Hilal

1

A

Al-Hilal (a.e.t.)

3

H

Al-Ittihad

2

H

Al-Hilal

3

A

Hetten

0

H

Al-Nahda

2 (2)

A

Hetten (pen.)

2 (4)

H

Al-Hilal

3

A

Al-Khaleej

0

H

Al-Watani

1

A

Al-Orobah

2

H

Al-Orobah

1

A

Al-Khaleej

3

H

Al-Khaleej

2

A

Al-Shabab

1

Note: H: Home team, A: Away team

Round of 16

The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 22 & 23 September 2014.^[4][5][7] The Al-Ittihad v Al-Hilal match was delayed to 23 December 2014 due to Al-Hilal's participation in the semi-finals of the 2014 AFC Champions League. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

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

22 September 2014 18	Al-Raed (1)	1–2	Al-Ettifaq (2)	Buraidah
20:15	Darwish 13'	Report	Kanno 5' Al-Sulim 83'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium Referee: Khaled Salwi

Al-Ahli (1) v Hajer (1)

22 September 2014 17	Al-Ahli (1)	2–0	Hajer (1)	Jeddah
20:20	Al Somah 19' (pen.), 28'	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 14,835 Referee: Fahad Al-Oraini

Al-Nahda (2) v Hetten (2)

22 September 2014 20	Al-Nahda (2)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Hetten (2)	Dammam
20:20	Al-Qasmah 84' (pen.) Al-Aliany 96'	Report	Dawsh 19' Al-Shathly 104'	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi
	Penalties
	Shengeeti Al-Saad Al-Aliany Al-Qasmah		Al-Fallat Jaber Majrashi Maddbash

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

22 September 2014 15	Al-Nassr (1)	2–0	Al-Qadisiyah (2)	Riyadh
20:25	Al-Shehri 25', 48'	Report		Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 6,416 Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari

Al-Shoulla (1) v Al-Faisaly (1)

23 September 2014 16	Al-Shoulla (1)	2–0	Al-Faisaly (1)	Al-Kharj
20:15	Alaiwi 56' Al-Khaibari 83'	Report		Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Shehri

Al-Khaleej (1) v Al-Shabab (1)

23 September 2014 22	Al-Khaleej (1)	2–1	Al-Shabab (1)	Dammam
20:15	Al-Mubarak 27' Al-Dardour 62'	Report	Al-Mehyani 38'	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Sultan

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

23 September 2014 21	Al-Watani (2)	1–2	Al-Orobah (1)	Tabuk
20:20	Abo Jaber 69'	Report	Rawaf 4' Al-Daraan 12'	Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Sennani

Al-Ittihad (1) v Al-Hilal (1)

23 December 2014 19	Al-Ittihad (1)	2–3	Al-Hilal (1)	Jeddah
20:20	Marquinho 9' (pen.) Asiri 43'	Report	Al-Faraj 18' Al-Shamrani 35', 98'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 58,510 Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals fixtures were played on 23 & 24 December 2014.^[4][5][8] The Al-Hilal v Hetten match was delayed due to Al-Hilal's participation in the 2014 AFC Champions League Final. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Shoulla (1) v Al-Nassr (1)

23 December 2014 23	Al-Shoulla (1)	1–3	Al-Nassr (1)	Al-Kharj
15:15	Al-Khaibari 90'	Report	Al-Sahlawi 6' Hawsawi 32' Al-Shehri 52'	Stadium: Al-Shoulla Club Stadium Referee: Mishari Al-Mishari

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

23 December 2014 24	Al-Ettifaq (2)	1–2	Al-Ahli (1)	Dammam
17:35	Al-Zubaidi 61'	Report	M. Hawsawi 12' El Kabir 65'	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr

Al-Orobah (1) v Al-Khaleej (1)

24 December 2014 26	Al-Orobah (1)	1–3	Al-Khaleej (1)	Sakakah
15:10	Al-Gizani 83'	Report	Al-Dardour 40', 74', 90+4'	Stadium: Al-Orobah Club Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Sennani

Al-Hilal (1) v Hetten (2)

2 February 2015 25	Al-Hilal (1)	3–0	Hetten (2)	Riyadh
20:15	Neves 14' (pen.) Al-Faraj 63' Duba 90' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Khaled Al-Sennani

Semi-finals

The Semi-finals fixtures were played on 9 February 2015.^[4][5][9] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Hilal (1) v Al-Khaleej (1)

9 February 2015 28	Al-Hilal (1)	3–0	Al-Khaleej (1)	Riyadh
18:25	Neves 11', 45' (pen.) Al-Shamrani 40'	Report		Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Marai Al Awaji

Al-Ahli (1) v Al-Nassr (1)

9 February 2015 27	Al-Ahli (1)	2–1	Al-Nassr (1)	Jeddah
20:30	César 42' Hawsawi 66' (o.g.)	Report	Al-Raheb 14'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr

Final

Main article: 2015 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final

The final was held on 13 February 2015 in the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh.^[5][10] All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

13 February 2015

20:30

Al-Ahli	2–1	Al-Hilal
Al Somah 59' M. Hawsawi 68'	Report	Samaras 76'

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 50,437

Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr

Top goalscorers

As of 13 February 2015^[11]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Hamza Al-Dardour	Al-Khaleej	7
2	Yahya Al-Shehri	Al-Nassr	3
	Thiago Neves	Al-Hilal
	Didier Ya Konan	Al-Ittihad
	Nasser Al-Shamrani	Al-Hilal
	Omar Al Somah	Al-Ahli