The 1985 King Cup was the 27th season of the knockout competition since its establishment in 1956. Al-Hilal were the defending champions but they were eliminated by eventual champions Al-Ettifaq in the final. This was the first edition of the competition to have 16 teams participate instead of 32.
Al-Ettifaq won their 2nd title after defeating Al-Hilal 1–0 in the final.
Bracket
Note: H: Home team, A: Away team
Source: Al Jazirah
Round of 16 The matches of the Round of 16 were played on 4 and 5 February 1985.
Home team Score Away teamAl-Ettifaq 1–0 Al-ShababAl-Wadie 1–0 Al-Wehda Al-Taawoun 0–1Al-HilalAl-Kawkab 2–1 Al-Jabalain Radhwah 0–2Al-AhliAl-Nahda 3–1 (aet) Al-Nassr Ohod 1–3Al-IttihadAl-Qadsiah 3–0 Al-Riyadh
Quarter-finals The Quarter-final matches were held on 11 and 12 February 1985.
Home team Score Away team Al-Ittihad 0–1Al-AhliAl-Ettifaq 2–0 Al-Wadie Al-Qadsiah 0–0 (1–3 pen.)Al-NahdaAl-Hilal 2–0 Al-Kawkab
Semi-finals The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 18 February 1985. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Final The final was played between Al-Hilal and Al-Ettifaq in the Youth Welfare Stadium in Al-Malaz, Riyadh. Al-Hilal were appearing in their 10th final while Al-Ettifaq were making their 5th appearance in the final.
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Hussam Abu DawoodAl-Ahli3 Jamal MohammedAl-Ettifaq
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