2011_Saudi_Crown_Prince_Cup_Final

2011 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final

2011 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final

Football match

The 2011 Saudi Crown Prince Cup Final was the 36th final of the Crown Prince Cup. It took place on 15 April 2011 at the King Abdul Aziz Stadium in Makkah, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Wehda and Al-Hilal.[1] It was Al-Wehda's sixth Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Hilal's 11th final. This was the second meeting between these two clubs in the final. It was Al-Wehda's first final since 1973 and Al-Hilal's fourth final in a row.

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Al-Hilal won the match 5–0 to claim their tenth Crown Prince Cup title and their fourth one in a row.[2] By winning the match 5–0, Al-Hilal recorded the biggest victory in Crown Prince Cup finals.

Teams

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Venue

The King Abdul Aziz Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue. This was the first Crown Prince Cup final to be hosted in the King Abdul Aziz Stadium as well as the first domestic final to be held in the stadium.

The King Abdul Aziz Stadium was opened in 1986.[3] The stadium was used as a venue for the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games and hosted the final.[4] Its current capacity is 28,000[5] and it is used by Al-Wehda as a home stadium.

Background

Prior to the final, the Saudi FF announced that they had redesigned the Crown Prince Cup trophy and that the new trophy would be handed to the winners of the final.[6]

Al-Wehda reached their sixth final after defeating Al-Ettifaq 3–2 on penalties following their 2–2 draw.[7] Al-Wehda became the first team to reach the final without winning a single match. They reached their first final since 1973 when they finished runners-up to Al-Nassr following a 2–1 defeat.

Al-Hilal reached their eleventh final after a 2–0 win against city rivals Al-Nassr.[8] This was Al-Hilal's fourth final in a row.

This was the second meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final. Al-Hilal won the match 4–3 in 1964.[9] The two teams played each other twice in the season prior to the final with Al-Hilal winning both matches.

Road to the final

Further information: 2010–11 Saudi Crown Prince Cup
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Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away

Match

Details

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Attendance: 28,000
Al-Wehda
Al-Hilal
GK1Saudi Arabia Faisal Al-Merqeb
RB2Jordan Suleiman Al-Salman
CB5Saudi Arabia Majed Belal (c)
CB28Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Al-ZubaidiYellow card 61'
LB66Saudi Arabia Adnan Fallatah
RM16Morocco Youssef Kaddiouidownward-facing red arrow 78'
CM31Saudi Arabia Abdulkhaleq Barnawi
CM6Morocco Issam Errakidownward-facing red arrow 84'
LM80Saudi Arabia Salman Al-MoasherYellow card 21'downward-facing red arrow 70'
CF14Saudi Arabia Muhannad Assiri
CF7Saudi Arabia Mukhtar Fallatah
Substitutes:
GK40Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Fahmi
DF17Saudi Arabia Sulaiman Amido
DF70Saudi Arabia Waleed Mahboobupward-facing green arrow 84'
MF19Saudi Arabia Khaled Al-Hazmiupward-facing green arrow 78'
MF21Saudi Arabia Majed Al-Hazzani
MF71Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Kalthem
FW9Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Sibyaniupward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Egypt Mokhtar Mokhtar
GK30Saudi Arabia Hassan Al-Otaibi
RB12South Korea Lee Young-pyo
CB3Saudi Arabia Osama Hawsawi
CB25Saudi Arabia Majed Al-Marshedi
LB4Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Zori
RM15Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Fraididownward-facing red arrow 65'
CM8Romania Mirel Rădoi
CM10Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Shalhoub
LM9Sweden Christian Wilhelmssondownward-facing red arrow 77'
CF18Egypt Ahmed Alidownward-facing red arrow 76'
CF20Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Qahtani (c)
Substitutes:
GK22Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Shammari
DF26Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Khalidi
DF35Saudi Arabia Shafi Al-Dossari
MF11Saudi Arabia Abdullaziz Al-Dawsariupward-facing green arrow 76'
MF21Saudi Arabia Sultan Al-Bargan
MF24Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al Abedupward-facing green arrow 65'
FW16Saudi Arabia Essa Al-Mehyaniupward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Argentina Gabriel Calderón

Assistant referees:
Roberto Alonso Fernández (Spain)
Fermín Martínez (Spain)
Fourth official:
Abdulrahman Al-Amri

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "الهلال والوحدة في نهائي".
  2. [2]
    "حصد البطولة ( 51 ) … الهلال يتوج بكأس ولي العهد بخماسية على الوحدة".
  3. [3]
    ""ملعب النار".. اكتملت الأعمال وظهر الجمال".
  4. [4]
    "ملعب الشرائع ظهر في ابهى حلة".
  5. [5]
    "King Abdul Aziz Sport City Stadium".
  6. [6]
    "استلام نسخة كأس ولي العهد الجديدة".
  7. [7]
    "والله زمان يا وحدة".
  8. [8]
    ""نصف من نار" يجمع النصر بالهلال".
  9. [9]
    "حارس الوحدة السابق علي داود يتذكر آخر نهائي أمام الهلال في ملعب الصبان".
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