The 1990 King Cup was the 32nd season of the knockout competition since its establishment in 1956. Al-Hilal were the defending champions but they were eliminated by Al-Riyadh in the Round of 16. This season was the final season of the competition. the Cup then returned under the name of King Cup of Champions in 2008.
Al-Nassr won their 6th title after defeating Al-Taawoun 2–0 in the final. By reaching the final Al-Taawoun became the second First Division side to reach the final after Al-Riyadh in 1978. As winners of the tournament, Al-Nassr qualified for both the 1991 Arab Cup Winners' Cup and the 1991–92 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 3 and 4 May 1990.
Home team Score Away teamAl-Riyadh 3–1Al-HilalAl-Wehda 1–1 (4–2 pen.) Al-AhliAl-Suqoor 0–2Al-Taawoun Damac 1–1 (3–5 pen.)Al-Nahda Al-Qadsiah 2–2 (4–5 pen.)Al-Ettifaq Al-Raed 1–2 (aet)Al-ShababAl-Nassr 3–1 HajerAl-Ittihad 3–1 Al-Tai
Quarter-finals The matches of the Quarter-finals were held on 10 and 11 May 1990.
Home team Score Away teamAl-Taawoun 2–1 (aet) Al-ShababAl-Ittihad 1–1 (3–1 pen.) Al-RiyadhAl-Wehda 2–0 Al-NahdaAl-Nassr 3–1 Al-Ettifaq
Semi-finals The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 17 and 18 May 1990. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Final The final was played between Al-Nassr and Al-Taawoun in the Youth Welfare Stadium in Jeddah. Al-Nassr were appearing in their 10th final while Al-Taawoun reached the final for the first time.
GK 21 Shaker Al-Olayan DF 4 Mustafa Idris DF 6 Mohammed Al-Ateeq DF 3 Waleed Al-Ghamdi DF 2 Musaed Al-Torair MF 5 Saleh Al-Mutlaq MF 17 Marhoum Al-Marhoum MF 7 Fahad Al-Masoud FW 8 Fahad Al-Bishi FW 9 Majed Abdullah (c) FW 11 Mohaisen Al-Jam'anSubstitutes: GK 1 Salem Marwan DF 12 Nasser Al-Murshad MF 10 Bandar Al-Omran MF 16 Khaled Al-Aboudi FW 18 Saeed Al-Ghamdi Manager: Cláudio Duarte
GK 1 Abdullah Al-Ghaith DF 2 Hamoud Al-Arifi DF 4 Fahad Al-Taiami DF 5 Mohammed Al-Awdhi DF 3 Sulaiman Al-Rashoudi MF 14 Lahem Al-Lahem MF 11 Abdulaziz Al-Naeemah MF 16 Abdullah Al-Arifi (c) MF 8 Ahmed Al-Zaaq FW 15 Moussa Al-Barjas FW 7 Moussa Al-Moussa Substitutes: GK 22 Nasseem Al-Wabli DF 6 Abdulrahman Al-Beebi MF 12 Ibrahim Al-Mohaisen MF 20 Khaled Al-Fawzan FW 9 Hammad Al-Hammad Manager: Amor Dhib
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Majed AbdullahAl-Nassr52 Fahad Al-MehallelAl-Shabab3 Abdullah GhurabAl-Ittihad
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