The 2012 Saudi Crown Prince Cup final was the 37th final of the Crown Prince Cup, a football tournament. It took place on 10 February 2012 at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and was contested between Al-Hilal and Al-Ettifaq. It was Al-Hilal's 12th Crown Prince Cup final and Al-Ettifaq's fifth final. This was the second meeting between these two clubs in the final after 2008. It was Al-Ettifaq's first final since 2008 and Al-Hilal's fifth final in a row.
Al-Hilal won the match 2–1 to claim their eleventh Crown Prince Cup title and their fifth one in a row.
Teams TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Al-Hilal11 (1964, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) Al-Ettifaq4 (1963, 1965, 2001, 2008)
Venue
The King Fahd International Stadium was announced as the host of the final venue. This was the eleventh Crown Prince Cup final hosted in the King Fahd International Stadium following those in 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
The King Fahd International Stadium was built in 1982 and was opened in 1987. The stadium was used as a venue for the 1992, 1995, and the 1997 editions of the FIFA Confederations Cup. Its current capacity is 68,752 and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Nassr, Al-Shabab, and major domestic matches.
Background Al-Hilal reached their twelfth final after a 2–0 win against Al-Ittihad. This was Al-Hilal's fifth final in a row.
Al-Ettifaq reached their fifth final, after a 2–1 away win against Al-Ahli. They reached their first final since 2008 when they finished as runners-up after losing to Al-Hilal.
This was the second meeting between these two sides in the Crown Prince Cup final. Al-Hilal won the previous meeting 2–0 in the 2008 final. The two teams played each other once in the season prior to the final. The match ended in a 2–2 draw.
Road to the final
Al-HilalRoundAl-EttifaqOpponentResultOpponentResultAl-Shoulla6–1 (A)Round of 16Al-Ansar2–0 (H)Al-Nassr4–1 (H)Quarter-finalsNajran3–0 (H)Al-IttihadSemi-finalsAl-Ahli Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away
Match Details
GK 1 Khalid Sharahili RB 2 Sultan Al-Bishi CB 3 Osama Hawsawi (c) CB 25 Majed Al-Marshedi LB 13 Salman Al-FarajDM 21 Adil Hermach RM 99 Christian Wilhelmsson CM 10 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub CM 24 Nawaf Al-Abed LM 29 Salem Al-Dawsari CF 7 Yoo Byung-soo Substitutes:GK 30 Hassan Al-OtaibiDF 4 Abdullah Al-ZoriDF 23 Hassan Khairat MF 6 Mohammed Al-Qarni MF 15 Ahmed Al-Fraidi FW 16 Essa Al-MehyaniFW 77 Saad Al-HarthiManager: Ivan Hašek GK 32 Fayz Al-SabiayRB 70 Waleed Mahboob CB 4 Carlos CB 5 Sayaf Al-Bishi (c)LB 66 Hassan Mudhafar RM 8 Yahya Al-Shehri CM 6 Yahya Otain CM 11 Bruno Lazaroni LM 9 Hamed Al-Hamed CF 16 Yousef Al-Salem CF 18 Sebastián Tagliabúe Substitutes:GK 1 Mohammad KhoujaDF 3 Jamaan Al-JamaanDF 14 Ahmad Akash MF 7 Abdulmutalib Al-Traidi MF 20 Sultan Al-BarganFW 10 Saleh BashirFW 99 Zamil Al-Sulim Manager: Branko Ivanković Assistant referees: Giorgio Niccolai (Italy)Roberto Romagnoli (Italy) Fourth official: Marai Al-Awaji |}Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.
See also
2011–12 Saudi Crown Prince Cup 2011–12 Saudi Professional League 2012 King Cup of Champions
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