The 1989 King Cup was the 31st season of knockout competition since its establishment in 1956. Al-Ittihad were the defending champions for this season, but they were eliminated by Al-Nassr in Round of 16.
Al Hilal won their sixth title after beating Al Nassr 3–0 in the final. As winners of the tournament, Al-Hilal qualified for the 1990–91 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
Bracket
Note: H: Home team, A: Away team
Round of 16 The matches of the Round of 16 were held on 11 and 12 May 1989.
Quarter-finals The Quarter-final matches were held on 15 May 1989.
Semi-finals The Semi-final matches were held on 18 May 1989.
Final The final was played between Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr in the Youth Welfare Stadium in Jeddah. Al-Hilal were appearing in their 12th final while Al-Nassr were appearing in their 9th final.
GK 1 Saleh Al-Saloomi RB 2 Abdulrahmen Al-Tekhaifi CB 5 Saleh Al-Nu'eimeh (c) CB 3 Hussein Al-Bishi LB 16 Hussein Al-Habashi MF 10 Abadi Al-Hathlool MF 6 Fahad Al-Musaibeah MF 8 Khalid Al-Temawi FW 11 Saad Mubarak FW 7 Yousef Jazea FW 15 Yousuf Al-Thunayan Substitutes: MF 14 Meshari Al-Owairan MF 19 Tariq Al-Awadhi Manager: Candinho
GK 1 Khaled Al-Sibyani RB 2 Musaed Al-Torair CB 3 Nasser Al-Murshad CB 5 Saleh Al-Mutlaq LB 15 Nasser Al-Fahad MF 16 Khaled Al-Hazaa MF 7 Fahad Al-Masoud MF 10 Yousef Khamees (c) FW 8 Fahad Al-Bishi FW 9 Majed Abdullah FW 11 Mohaisen Al-Jam'an Substitutes: DF 6 Mohammed Al-Ateeq FW 17 Saeed Al-Qahtani Manager: Joel Santana
King Cup 1989 Winners Al-Hilal6th Title
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Majed AbdullahAl-Nassr52 Yousef Al-AnbarOhod43 Ahmad Al-BishiAl-Qadsiah3 Hussam Abu DawoodAl-Ahli Hussain Al-HabshiAl-Hilal
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