2022 King Cup final

The 2022 King Cup Final was the 47th final of the King Cup, Saudi Arabia's main football knock-out competition since its inception in 1957.

2022 King Cup Final

Event	2021–22 King Cup
Al-Fayha Al-Hilal 1 1
After extra time Al-Fayha won 3–1 on penalties
Date	19 May 2022 (2022-05-19)
Venue	King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Man of the Match	Sami Al-Khaibari (Al-Fayha)[1]
Referee	Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)[2]
Attendance	46,533
Weather	Clear 32 °C (90 °F) 54% humidity[3]
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The final was played at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, on 19 May 2022.^[4] The match was contested by Al-Fayha and Al-Hilal.^[5] It was Al-Fayha's 1st King Cup final and Al-Hilal's 17th. This was the first meeting between these two sides in the King Cup.

Al-Fayha won their first King Cup title by beating Al-Hilal on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time.^[6] In doing so, they became the 10th different team to win the King Cup. As winners of the competition, Al-Fayha qualified for the 2023–24 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs.

Teams

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Hilal	16 (1961, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2020)
Al-Fayha	None

Venue

The King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah hosted the final

The King Abdullah Sports City, also known as the Jewel Stadium, was announced as the venue of the final on 14 May 2022.^[7] This was the sixth time the King Abdullah Sports City hosted the final following those in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 and was the fourteenth 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 final also hosted many other finals including the 2019 Saudi Super Cup, the 2018 Supercoppa Italiana and the 2019–20 Supercopa de España.

Background

Al-Fayha reached their first final after a 1–0 home win against Al-Ittihad.^[8] Al-Fayha became the eleventh side to feature in a King Cup final.^[9]

Al-Hilal reached their 17th final after a 2–1 win against derby rivals Al-Shabab.^[10] This was Al-Hilal's second final in three years, and fifth final since the tournament was reintroduced. Al-Hilal won their three most recent finals against Al-Ahli once and Al-Nassr twice.

The two teams met twice earlier in the season with the first fixture ending in a draw and Al-Fayha winning the second fixture. This was the first meeting between these two sides in the King Cup and the 9th meeting between them in all competitions. In the clubs' 8 previous meetings, Al-Hilal won 4, Al-Fayha won 2 and the remaining 2 were drawn.^[11]

Road to the final

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

Al-Fayha		Round	Al-Hilal
Opponent	Result	2021–22 King Cup	Opponent	Result
Abha (H)	4–0	Round of 16	Al-Raed (H)	2–0
Al-Batin (A)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Quarter-finals	Al-Nassr (A)	2–1
Al-Ittihad (H)	1–0	Semi-finals	Al-Shabab (H)	2–1 (a.e.t.)

Match

Details

Al-Fayha	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Al-Hilal
Lopes 66'	Report	S. Al-Dawsari 45+4'
Penalties
Ryller Lopes Al-Zaqaan Al-Shuwaish Tachtsidis	3–1	Ighalo Al-Faraj Al-Hamdan Al-Juwayr

19 May 2022 (2022-05-19)

21:30 AST

King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah

Attendance: 46,533

Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Al-Fayha

Al-Hilal

GK 88 Vladimir Stojković  90+4' RB 22 Mohammed Al-Baqawi  74' CB 4 Sami Al-Khaibari (c) CB 33 Hussein Al-Shuwaish  120+1' LB 24 Ahmed Bamsaud  82' CM 8 Abdulrahman Al-Safri  62' CM 37 Ricardo Ryller CM 66 Mohammed Abousaban  105' RF 27 Sultan Mandash  62' CF 92 Aleksandar Trajkovski  105' LF 77 Panagiotis Tachtsidis Substitutes: GK 1 Moslem Al Freej DF 3 Bander Nasser  82' MF 6 Yousef Al-Harbi  105' MF 16 Ali Al-Nemer MF 20 Amadou Moutari  74' MF 25 Ali Al-Zaqaan  62' MF 26 Fawaz Al-Torais  105' MF 81 Ibrahim Al-Barakah FW 7 Ramon Lopes  62' Manager: Vuk Rašović

GK 1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf RB 2 Mohammed Al-Breik  75' CB 20 Jang Hyun-soo CB 5 Ali Al-Bulaihi LB 16 Nasser Al-Dawsari  104' CM 15 Matheus Pereira  75' CM 8 Abdullah Otayf  56' CM 7 Salman Al-Faraj (c)  105' RF 17 Moussa Marega  99' CF 9 Odion Ighalo LF 29 Salem Al-Dawsari  37' Substitutes: GK 21 Mohammed Al-Owais DF 13 Abdulrahman Al-Obaid DF 66 Saud Abdulhamid  75' DF 67 Mohammed Al-Khaibari DF 70 Mohammed Jahfali  105'  104' DF 88 Hamad Al-Yami MF 43 Musab Al-Juwayr  56' MF 96 Michael  99' FW 14 Abdullah Al-Hamdan  75' Manager: Ramón Díaz

Assistant referees:[2] Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain) Iker de Francisco Grijalba (Spain) Fourth official:[2] Mohammed Al-Hoaish Video assistant referee:[2] Ricardo de Burgos (Spain) Assistant video assistant referee:[2] Abdulraheem Al-Shammari

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.

Statistics

First half[12] Statistic Al-Fayha Al-Hilal Goals scored 0 1 Total shots 4 9 Shots on target 2 3 Saves 1 2 Ball possession 22% 78% Corner kicks 3 3 Offsides 0 0 Yellow cards 0 1 Red cards 0 0

Second half[12] Statistic Al-Fayha Al-Hilal Goals scored 1 0 Total shots 5 6 Shots on target 2 1 Saves 1 1 Ball possession 32% 68% Corner kicks 3 3 Offsides 1 0 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0 0

Extra time[12] Statistic Al-Fayha Al-Hilal Goals scored 0 0 Total shots 1 5 Shots on target 0 2 Saves 2 0 Ball possession 23% 77% Corner kicks 0 3 Offsides 0 0 Yellow cards 1 2 Red cards 0 0

Overall[12] Statistic Al-Fayha Al-Hilal Goals scored 1 1 Total shots 10 20 Shots on target 4 6 Saves 4 3 Ball possession 26% 74% Corner kicks 6 9 Fouls committed 14 12 Offsides 1 0 Yellow cards 2 3 Red cards 0 0

See also

• Association football portal
• Saudi Arabia portal

• 2021–22 King Cup
• 2021–22 Saudi Professional League
• 2022 Saudi Super Cup