2020_Saudi_Super_Cup

2020 Saudi Super Cup

2020 Saudi Super Cup

Football match


The 2020 Saudi Super Cup (also known as The Berain Saudi Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 7th edition of the Saudi Super Cup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Saudi Pro League and King's Cup. It was played on 30 January 2021 for the second time at the King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, between Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr.[2] With Al-Hilal winning both the 2019–20 Saudi Pro League championship and the 2019–20 King Cup, the game was played between Al-Hilal and the 2019–20 Saudi Pro League runners-up, Al-Nassr.[3]

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The match was held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Al-Nassr defeated Al-Hilal 3–0 to win their second title.[5] They became the first team to win two consecutive titles and also set the record for the biggest goal margin.

Venue

The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the venue of the final on 20 December 2020.[6] This was the second time the King Fahd International Stadium hosted the final and the fourth time it was hosted in Saudi Arabia.

The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987.[7] The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup.[8] Its current capacity is 68,752[9] and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Hilal, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.

Background

As part of a sponsorship deal between the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) and Saudi water company Berain, the match was officially referred to as "The Berain Saudi Super Cup".[10]

This was Al-Hilal's fourth appearance in the competition and first since 2018. Al-Hilal won the title twice, in 2015 and 2018, and finished as runners-up once, in 2016 Saudi Super Cup. This was Al-Nassr's fourth appearance in the competition and their second consecutive appearance. Al-Nassr finished as runners-up in both the 2014 and 2015 editions of the Super Cup and won their first title in 2019.

Al-Hilal qualified by winning the 2019–20 Saudi Professional League on 29 August 2020.[11] Al-Nassr qualified after defeating Al-Ahli in the semi-finals of the 2019–20 King Cup, as Al-Hilal were their opponents in the King Cup Final and had already qualified for the Super Cup as league winners.[12] On 28 November 2020, Al-Hilal defeated Al-Nassr 2–1 in the final of the King Cup.[13]

This was the second meeting between these two sides in the Saudi Super Cup. Al-Hilal won in 2015 after defeating Al-Nassr 1–0 thanks to a goal from Carlos Eduardo.[14] This was the eleventh final between these two sides, with five wins apiece in previous results. This was the 170th competitive meeting between the two.[15]


Match

Details

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Al-Hilal
Al-Nassr
GK1Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Mayouf
RB2Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Breikdownward-facing red arrow 84'
CB20South Korea Jang Hyun-soo
CB70Saudi Arabia Mohammed Jahfalidownward-facing red arrow 74'
LB12Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Shahrani
RM29Saudi Arabia Salem Al-DawsariYellow card 64'
CM7Saudi Arabia Salman Al-Faraj (c)downward-facing red arrow 26'
CM6Colombia Gustavo Cuéllar
LM10Argentina Luciano ViettoYellow card 67'
CF18France Bafétimbi Gomis
CF9Italy Sebastian Giovincodownward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutes:
GK31Saudi Arabia Habib Al-Wotayan
DF22Saudi Arabia Amiri Kurdi
DF23Saudi Arabia Madallah Al-Olayan
MF8Saudi Arabia Abdullah Otayf
MF16Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Dawsariupward-facing green arrow 84'
MF19Peru André Carrilloupward-facing green arrow 46'
MF28Saudi Arabia Mohamed Kannoupward-facing green arrow 26'
MF55Saudi Arabia Hamad Al-Abdan
FW11Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Shehriupward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Romania Răzvan Lucescu
GK1Australia Brad Jones
RB2Saudi Arabia Sultan Al-Ghanam
CB5Saudi Arabia Abdulelah Al-Amri
CB3Saudi Arabia Abdullah Madu (c)
LB27Saudi Arabia Osama Al-Khalafdownward-facing red arrow 64'
CM6Brazil PetrosYellow card 52'
CM19Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Hassan
RW11Morocco Nordin AmrabatYellow card 75'downward-facing red arrow 80'
AM8Saudi Arabia Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhemdownward-facing red arrow 90+3'
LW24Saudi Arabia Khalid Al-GhannamYellow card 64'downward-facing red arrow 64'
CF70Saudi Arabia Raed Al-Ghamdidownward-facing red arrow 63'
Substitutes:
GK33Saudi Arabia Waleed Abdullah
DF50Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Alawi
DF78Saudi Arabia Ali Lajamiupward-facing green arrow 64'
MF10Argentina Gonzalo Martínezupward-facing green arrow 63'
MF14Saudi Arabia Sami Al-NajeiYellow card 90+3'upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF17Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Khaibariupward-facing green arrow 90+3'
MF23Saudi Arabia Ayman Yahya
FW9Morocco Abderrazak HamdallahYellow card 84'upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW42Saudi Arabia Firas al-Buraikan
Manager:
Croatia Alen Horvat
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