The 1979 King Cup was the 21st season of the knockout competition since its establishment in 1956. Al-Ahli were the defending champions and successfully defended the title, winning their third one in a row.
Round of 32 The matches of the Round of 32 were held on 9, 10 and 11 May 1979.
Home team Score Away teamAl-Nassr 7–2 Al-Fara'aAl-Ittihad 2–0 OkazAl-Khaleej 2–1 Al-Fateh Al-Sharq 0–2Al-TaawounAl-Qadsiah 12–1 Al-Watan Al-Anwar 1–4Al-TaiAl-Rabi'e 3–1 Al-NajmahAl-Riyadh 7–1 Al-OrobahAl-Salam 3–0 Al-AnsarAl-Wehda 3–0 Al-RaedAl-Nakhil 1–0 Al-HazemAl-Rawdhah 3–1 OhodAl-Shabab 4–1 Al-NahdaAl-Hilal 8–1 Al-JabalainAl-Ettifaq 5–0 HajerAl-Ahli 10–1 Al-Wadea
Round of 16 The Round of 16 matches were held on 16, 17 and 18 May 1979.
Home team Score Away teamAl-Rabi'e 3–1 Al-TaiAl-Riyadh 5–1 Al-Salam Al-Wehda 0–1Al-KhaleejAl-Ettifaq 1–0 Al-TaawounAl-Rawdhah 3–1 Al-Nakhil Al-Qadsiah 1–3Al-Nassr Al-Hilal 2–2 (8–9 pen.)Al-IttihadAl-Ahli 1–0 Al-Shabab
Quarter-finals The Quarter-final matches were held on 23, 24 and 25 May 1979.
Home team Score Away teamAl-Nassr 14–0 Al-Rabi'eAl-Ittihad 3–0 Al-RiyadhAl-Ettifaq 7–0 Al-KhaleejAl-Ahli 6–1 Al-Rawdhah
Semi-finals The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-finals were played on 31 May and 1 June 1979. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Final The final was played between Al-Ahli and Al-Ittihad in the Youth Welfare Stadium in Riyadh. This was the first final to be played by two teams from the same city. Al-Ahli were appearing in their 11th final while Al-Ittihad were appearing in their 8th final.
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Amin DaboAl-Ahli102 Majed AbdullahAl-Nassr63 Fareed Al-MoaidiAl-Qadsiah5 Saleh Khalifa Al-DosariAl-Ettifaq5 Néjib LimamAl-Hilal46 Sultan Bin NassebAl-Hilal3 RivellinoAl-Hilal
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