The 2016 King Cup final was the final match of the 2016 King Cup, the 41st season of Saudi's main football cup, and the 9th season under the current King Cup title. It was played at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah on 29 May 2016, between Al-Ahli and Al-Nassr.
Al-Ahli took the lead with a 24th-minute header goal by Omar Al Somah, but Ahmed Al-Fraidi equalised for Al-Nassr in the 61st minute to take the match to the extra time. Al Somah scored again to earn Al-Ahli a historic double of Pro League and the King Cup, which was the second time in their history after the 1977–78 season.
Qualified teams TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)Al-Ahli16 (1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 2011, 2012, 2014)12 (1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 2012, 2015)
Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). Al-AhliRoundAl-NassrOpponentResultOpponentResultAl-Tai3–0 (H)Round of 32Al-Diriyah7–0 (A)Damac2–1 (A)Round of 16Al-Shoulla2–1 (A)Al-Raed3–1 (A)Quarter-finalsAl-Orobah3–1 (H)Al-Hilal3–2 (A)Semi-finalsAl-Ittihad3–1 (A)
Background Al-Ahli played the 17th final, and 4th under the current edition, of which they have won twelve, a record of the competition. Their most recent final was in 2014, losing 0–3 to Al-Shabab, and their last victory was in 2012, defeating Al-Nassr 4–1.
It was Al-Nassr's second consecutive final and the 13th overall, the 3rd under the current edition. They had won six. They lost in the last year's final 6–7 on penalties after a 1–1 draw against Al-Hilal. Their last victory was in 1990, defeating Al-Taawoun 2–0.
Al-Ahli and Al-Nassr contested in five finals. Al-Ahli won thrice, the first was in 1971 with a 2–0 victory, the second was in 1973 they won 2–1, and the last victory 4–1 was in 2012. While Al-Nassr won twice, a 1–0 victory in 1974 and consecutive winning with 2–0 in 1976.
Match
GK 1 Yasser Al MosailemRB 21 Ageel BalghaithCB 3 Osama HawsawiCB 25 Motaz HawsawiLB 13 Mohamed Abdel-ShafyRM 10 Giannis FetfatzidisCM 8 Taisir Al-Jassim (c)CM 11 Housain Al-MogahwiLM 24 Salman Al-MoasherAM 70 MarquinhoCF 9 Omar Al SomahSubstitutes:GK 22 Abdullah Al-MayoufDF 6 Mohammed Al FatilDF 31 Mansoor Al-HarbiDF 77 Amiri KurdiDF 99 Kamel Al-MousaFW 14 Muhannad AssiriFW 20 Islam SerajManager: Christian Gross GK 22 Abdullah Al-EneziRB 12 Khalid Al-GhamdiCB 4 Omar HawsawiCB 2 Mohamed HusainLB 24 Hussein Abdulghani (c)RM 26 Shaya SharahiliCM 16 Abdulaziz Al-JebreenCM 27 Awadh KhamisLM 86 Adrian MierzejewskiCF 9 Naif HazaziCF 25 Modibo MaïgaSubstitutes:GK 31 Mutaeb SharahiliDF 3 Abdullah MaduDF 5 Jamaan Al-DossariMF 8 Yahya Al-ShehriMF 15 Ahmed Al-FraidiFW 10 Mohammad Al-SahlawiFW 99 Hassan Al-RahebManager: Raúl Caneda
Assistant referees: Roberto Alonso Fernández (Spain) Juan Carlos Jiménez (Spain) Fourth official: Shukri Al-HunfushMatch rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.
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