The 2011–12 Saudi Crown Prince Cup was the 37th season of the Saudi Crown Prince Cup since its establishment in 1957. This season's competition featured a total of 16 teams, 14 teams from the Pro League, and 2 teams from the Qualifying Rounds.
Al-Hilal won their fifth Crown Prince Cup title in a row and eleventh in total after defeating Al-Ettifaq 2–1 in the final.
Qualifying rounds All of the competing teams that are not members of the Pro League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 2 available places in the Round of 16. First Division sides Al-Shoulla and Al-Tai qualified.
First round The First Round matches were played on 19, 20, & 21 October 2011.
Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Wednesday 19 October 2011 Al-Wehda (2) 4–2 Al-Rabe'e (3) Damac (2) 0–1 Al-Nakheel (3) Hetten (2) Al-Akhdoud (3) Al-Shoulla (2) 3–0 Sdoos (3) Al-Jeel (2) 2–0 Al-Sawab (4) Thursday 20 October 2011 Al-Riyadh (2) 0–3 Al-Diriyah (3) Al-Hazem (2) 1–2 Al-Oyoon (3) Al-Nahda (2) 2–1 Al-Taraji (3) Al-Suqoor (2) 3–0 Al-Taqadom (3) Al-Khaleej (2) 0–2 Al-Safa (3) Abha (2) 3–5 Al-Hejaz (4) Friday 21 October 2011 Al-Tai (2) 2–1 Al-Najma (3) Al-Watani (2) 3–0 Al-Hait (4) Al-Batin (2) Al-Hamadah (3) Ohod (2) 2–0 Al-Arabi (3) Al-Orobah (2) 1–2 Al-Rima (3)
Second round The Second Round matches were played on 31 October and 1 November 2011.
Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Monday 31 October 2011 Al-Wehda (2) 11–0 Al-Hejaz (4) Al-Diriyah (3) 2–3 Al-Shoulla (2) Al-Safa (3) 2–1 Al-Jeel (2) Al-Oyoon (3) Al-Nahda (2) Hetten (2) 1–0 Al-Nakheel (3) Tuesday 1 November 2011 Al-Tai (2) 3–0 Al-Hamadah (3) Ohod (2) Al-Suqoor (2) Al-Rima (3) 1–2 Al-Watani (2)
Third round The Third Round matches were played on 20 November 2011.
Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Sunday 20 November 2011 Hetten (2) 0–3 Al-Wehda (2) Al-Shoulla (2) 4–3 Al-Safa (3) Al-Watani (2) 1–2 Ohod (2) Al-Tai (2) 2–1 Al-Nahda (2)
Final round The Final Round matches were played on 4 December 2011.
Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Sunday 4 December 2011 Al-Shoulla (2) Al-Wehda (2) Ohod (2) 1–2 Al-Tai (2)
Bracket
Note: H: Home team, A: Away team
Round of 16 The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 20 and 21 December 2011. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Quarter-finals The quarter-finals fixtures were played on 23 and 24 January 2012. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Semi-finals The semi-finals fixtures were played on 27 and 28 January 2012. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Final
The final was held on 10 February 2012 in the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Winner 2011–12 Crown Prince Cup Winners Al-Hilal11th Title
Top goalscorers Updated 10 February 2012 RankPlayerClubGoals1 Nawaf Al-AbedAl-Hilal4 Yoo Byung-SooAl-Hilal3 Sebastián TagliabuéAl-Ettifaq34 Amad Al HosniAl-Ahli2 Naif HazaziAl-Ittihad Mohammad Al-ShalhoubAl-Hilal Yasser Al-FahmiAl-Ahli Yahya Al-ShehriAl-Ettifaq
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