2019 Saudi Super Cup

The 2019 Saudi Super Cup was the sixth edition of the Saudi Super Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Saudi Pro League and King Cup competitions.

2019 Saudi Super Cup
كأس السوبر السعودي 2019

King Abdullah Stadium in Jeddah hosted the match
Al-Nassr Al-Taawoun Pro League King Cup 1 1
After extra time Al-Nassr won 5–4 on penalties
Date	4 January 2020[1]
Venue	King Abdullah Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia[1]
Referee	Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)[2]
Attendance	40,514[3]
Weather	Cloudy 22 °C (72 °F) 54% humidity
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The match was played on 4 January 2020 between Al-Nassr, the winners of the 2018–19 Saudi Pro League, and Al-Taawoun, the winners of the 2019 King Cup.^[4]

It was the first edition of the Saudi Super Cup to be held at the King Abdullah Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.^[5]

Al-Nassr won 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw at the end of extra time, claiming their first Saudi Super Cup title.^[6][7]

Venue

The King Abdullah Stadium, also known as the Jewel Stadium, was announced as the venue of the final on 11 November 2019.^[1] This was the first time the King Abdullah Sports City hosted the final and was the third time it was hosted in Saudi Arabia.

Background

Main articles: 2018–19 Al-Nassr FC season, 2018–19 Saudi Pro League, and 2019 King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)

This will be Al-Nassr's third appearance in the Saudi Super Cup and their first in four years. They previously finished as runners-up in the 2014 and 2015 editions. In contrast, this will be Al-Taawoun's first appearance in the competition.

Both clubs will be aiming to win the Saudi Super Cup for the first time. Al-Nassr failed to win in their two previous appearances, while Al-Taawoun will be making their debut and become the seventh team to participate in the competition.^[8]

Al-Nassr qualified by winning the 2018–19 Saudi Pro League on the final matchday, defeating Al-Batin 2–1.^[9] Al-Taawoun qualified by winning their first King's Cup title, defeating defending champions Al-Ittihad 2–1 in the final.^[10]

The two teams met twice in the 2018–19 season, with each team winning one match.

The match was originally scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi on 24 January 2020.^[11] However, on 11 November 2019, the Saudi Football Federation announced the match would be held on 4 January 2020 in Jeddah to accommodate the Spanish Super Cup, which was taking place in the same week and venue.^[12]

Match

Details

4 January 2020 (2020-01-04)

20:15 SAST

Al-Nassr	1–1	Al-Taawoun
Hamdallah 58'	Report	Tawamba 18'
Penalties
Hamdallah Giuliano Amrabat Al-Shehri Adam Maicon	5–4	Sandro Manoel Petrolina Amissi Machado Héldon Al-Absi

King Abdullah Stadium, Jeddah

Attendance: 40,514

Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Al-Nassr

Al-Taawoun

GK 1 Brad Jones RB 2 Sultan Al-Ghanam CB 3 Abdullah Madu  73' CB 18 Maicon LB 27 Awadh Khamis DM 6 Petros DM 17 Abdullah Al-Khaibari  54'  90+4' RW 11 Nordin Amrabat AM 10 Giuliano (c) LW 7 Ahmed Musa  85' CF 9 Abderrazak Hamdallah Substitutes: GK 31 Zaid Al-Bawardi DF 20 Hamad Al Mansor DF 37 Naif Almas MF 8 Yahya Al-Shehri  90+4' MF 16 Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen MF 38 Fahad Al-Jumeiah  73' MF 39 Abdurahman Al-Dossari MF 46 Khalid Al-Ghwinem FW 29 Abdulfattah Adam  85' Manager: Rui Vitória

GK 1 Cássio RB 18 Madallah Al-Olayan  90+7' CB 4 Ricardo Machado  90+2' CB 5 Talal Al-Absi (c)  40' LB 8 Nildo Petrolina  35' DM 6 Ryan Al-Mousa  54' DM 55 Sandro Manoel  65' RW 15 Fahad Al-Rashidi  64' AM 17 Cédric Amissi  68' LW 20 Héldon CF 3 Léandre Tawamba  32' Substitutes: GK 23 Hussain Shae'an DF 2 Yassin Barnawi DF 16 Fahad Al-Hamad DF 33 Ahmed Assiri  64' MF 7 Rabee Sufyani  46' MF 11 Nasser Al-Daajani MF 77 Mohammed Harzan MF 80 Abdulmajeed Al-Swat FW 9 Mansour Al-Muwallad  32'  46' Manager: Abdullah Asiri

Assistant referees:[2] Mario Diks (Netherlands) Hessel Steegstra (Netherlands) Fourth official:[2] Christian Bax (Netherlands) Video assistant referee:[2] Joachim Kamphius (Netherlands) Assistant video assistant referees:[2] Rob Dieperink (Netherlands)

Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Nine named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Statistics

First half[13] Statistic Al-Nassr Al-Taawoun Goals scored 0 1 Total shots 7 2 Shots on target 4 1 Saves 0 4 Ball possession 58% 42% Corner kicks 2 4 Fouls committed 6 13 Offsides 3 2 Yellow cards 0 2 Red cards 0 0

Second half[13] Statistic Al-Nassr Al-Taawoun Goals scored 1 0 Total shots 16 4 Shots on target 4 0 Saves 0 3 Ball possession 61% 39% Corner kicks 4 0 Fouls committed 9 13 Offsides 1 1 Yellow cards 1 5 Red cards 0 0

Overall[13] Statistic Al-Nassr Al-Taawoun Goals scored 1 1 Total shots 23 6 Shots on target 8 1 Saves 0 7 Ball possession 60% 40% Corner kicks 6 4 Fouls committed 15 26 Offsides 4 3 Yellow cards 1 7 Red cards 0 0

See also

• 2018–19 Saudi Pro League
• 2019 King Cup final
• 2019 King Cup