The Saudi Crown Prince Cup was the oldest Saudi Arabian annual cup competition.
History
The cup was the oldest and first domestic football competition in Saudi Arabia; the first edition was held in 1956–57; five editions were played between regional teams and were not at the club level; the cup was not held in a lot of periods (1965–66, 1970–1972, 1975–1990). In its last years, the competition consisted of teams from the top two tiers of Saudi league football Saudi Pro League and Saudi First Division League. In 2017, it was abolished.
Al-Hilal has won the most titles with 13 wins, also Al-Hilal has contested more finals with 17. Al-Ittihad is the last champion being the winner of 2016–17 season.
Prize money Prize money:
Final winner: 2,500,000 Saudi Riyals. Final runners-up: 1,500,000 Saudi Riyals.
Results SeasonWinnersScoreRunners-upLocation 1956–57Al-AhliJeddah OlympicJeddah1957–58Al-IttihadAl-AhliJeddah1958–59Al-Ittihad (2)Al-WehdaJeddah1959–60Al-WehdaAl-ShateaJeddah1960–61West TeamCentral TeamJeddah1961–62East TeamWest TeamJeddah1962–63Al-Ittihad (3)Al-EttifaqJeddah1963–64Al-HilalAl-WehdaJeddah1964–65Al-EttifaqAl-IttihadJeddah1965–66Not held1966–67West TeamEast TeamTa'if1967–68West TeamCentral TeamJeddah1968–69Central TeamWest TeamJeddah1969–70Al-Ahli (2)Al-WehdaRiyadh1970–711971–721972–73Al-NassrAl-WehdaRiyadh1973–74Al-Nassr (2)Al-AhliRiyadh197519901991Al-Ittihad (4)Al-NassrJeddah1992Al-QadsiahAl-ShababRiyadh1993Al-ShababAl-IttihadJeddah1994Al-RiyadhAl-ShababRiyadh1995Al-Hilal (2)Al-RiyadhJeddah1996Al-Shabab (2)Al-NassrJeddah1997Al-Ittihad (5)Al-TaiJeddah1998Al-Ahli (3)Al-RiyadhRiyadh1999Al-Shabab (3)Al-HilalDammam2000Al-Hilal (3)Al-ShababJeddah2001Al-Ittihad (6)Al-EttifaqJeddah2002Al-Ahli (4)Al-IttihadJeddah2003Al-Hilal (4)Al-AhliRiyadh2004Al-Ittihad (7)Al-AhliRiyadh2004–05Al-Hilal (5)Al-QadsiahRiyadh2005–06Al-Hilal (6)Al-AhliRiyadh2006–07Al-Ahli (5)Al-IttihadJeddah2007–08Al-Hilal (7)Al-EttifaqRiyadh2008–09Al-Hilal (8)Al-ShababRiyadh2009–10Al-Hilal (9)Al-AhliRiyadh2010–11Al-Hilal (10)Al-WehdaMecca2011–12Al-Hilal (11)Al-EttifaqRiyadh2012–13Al-Hilal (12)Al-NassrRiyadh2013–14Al-Nassr (3)Al-HilalRiyadh2014–15Al-Ahli (6)Al-HilalRiyadh2015–16Al-Hilal (13)Al-AhliRiyadh2016–17Al-Ittihad (8)Al-NassrRiyadh2017–18Abolished during tournament
Source:
Performance by club ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning Years Al-Hilal 13 4 1964, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016 Al-Ittihad 8 4 1958, 1959, 1963, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2017 Al-Ahli 6 7 19571, 1970, 1998, 2002, 2007, 2015 Al-Nassr 3 4 1973, 1974, 2014 Al-Shabab 3 4 1993, 1996, 1999 Al-Wehda 1 5 1960 Al-Ettifaq 1 4 1965 Al-Riyadh 1 2 1994 Al-Qadsiah 1 1 1992 Al-Shatea – 1 1960 Al-Tai – 1 1997 1including one title as Al-Thaghar
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Performance by regional team TeamWinnersRunners-upWinning Years West Team 3 2 1960–61, 1966–67, 1967–68 Central Team 1 2 1968–69 East Team 1 1 1961–62
All-time Top goalscorers Player Nationality Club(s) Goals Elkabech Al-Hilal (20),Al-Ahli (8),West Team (4) 32 Saeed Ghorab Al-Ittihad (9),Al-Ahli (4),Central Team (1),West Team (10) 24 Abdekader Katalog Al-Ittihad (5),Al-Ahli (1),Al-Wehda (8),West Team (2) 16 Sami Al-Jaber Al-Hilal 14 Abdellah Bakr Al-Ittihad 11 AbdeAziz Khalil Al-Haddad Al-Ahli 11 Mohammed Noor Al-Ittihad 11 Mohammad S. Abdeli Al-Nassr 11 Saeed Al-Owairan Al-Shabab 10 Fahad Al-Mehallel Al-Shabab 9 Sérgio Ricardo Al-Ittihad (6), Al-Ahli (2), Al-Hilal (1) 9 Rogério Al-Ahli (5), Al-Shabab (4) 9 Hamzah Idris Al-Ittihad (8), Ohod (1) 9 Al-Hasan Al-Yami Al-Ittihad 8 Fahd Al-Hamdan Al-Riyadh 8 Khaled Massad Al-Ahli 8 Saeed Laban Al-Wehda 8 Mohssen Bakhit Al-Hilal 8 Mohamed Omar Rajkhan Al-Ahli 8 Rashid Mossalat Al-Ittihad 7 Mubarak Al-Nasser Al-Riyadh 7 Talal Al-Meshal Al-Ahli 7 Majed Abdullah Al-Nassr 7 Mohamed Lamfoun Al-Wehda 7 Saleh Al-Qamber Al-Qadsiah 7 Ibrahim Suwayed Al-Ahli 7
Hat-tricks PlayerForAgainstScoreDate Ohene KennedyAl-NassrAl-Najma20 April 1995 Mohannad Al-BoushiAl-RiyadhAl-Tuhami9 April 1996 Fahd Al-Hamdan Saleh Al-GanbarAl-QadsiahAl-Jabalain24 April 1997 Abdullah Al-JamaanAl-HilalAl-Watani30 March 2000 Luizinho VieiraAl-IttihadAbha2 February 2002 Al-Hasan Al-YamiAl-IttihadAl-Tai20 March 2003 Moudy NdiayeAl-TaiAl-Ettifaq16 February 2005 Sérgio RicardoAl-IttihadAl-Tai7 March 2005 Taisir Al-JassimAl-AhliAbha27 December 2005 Mohammad Al-SahlawiAl-QadsiahAl-Rawdhah28 December 2005 RogérioAl-ShababAl-Hazem28 December 2005 Alhassane KeitaAl-IttihadNajran3 March 2007 Prince TagoeAl-EttifaqAl-Rabee9 February 2008 Turki Al-KhodairAl-AnsarAl-Hazem5 February 2010 Hamza Al-DardourAl-KhaleejAl-Diriyah10 August 2014 Didier Ya KonanAl-IttihadAl-Fayha15 September 2014 Hamza Al-DardourAl-KhaleejAl-Orobah24 December 2014 Modibo MaïgaAl-NassrAl-Nahda12 September 2015 Mohamed BenyettouAl-ShababNajran27 September 2016 Omar Al-SomahAl-AhliHajer25 October 2016
References
External links Current Crown Prince Cup tournament results at Soccerway Saudi Arabia Football Federation – Hailoosport.com (archived 21 April 2014)