The 2005–06 Crown Prince Cup was the 31st season of the Saudi premier knockout tournament, established in 1957. The competition began with the qualifying rounds on 24 November 2005 and concluded with the final on 7 April 2006.
Al-Hilal were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Al-Ahli in the final on 7 April 2006 for the second consecutive win . As winners of the tournament, Al-Hilal qualified for the 2007 AFC Champions League group stage.
Qualifying rounds All of the competing teams not in the Premier League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 4 available places in the Round of 16. The qualifying competition began on 24 November 2005. First Division sides Al-Faisaly and Al-Riyadh, Second Division side Al-Hamadah and Third Division side Al-Rawdhah qualified.
First round Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Thursday 24 November 2005 Al-Riyadh (2) 1–0 Al-Batin (4) Al-Shoulla (2) 0–1 Sdoos (3) Al-Najma (3) 1–4 Al-Faisaly (2) Al-Raed (2) 3–1 Al-Fayha (2) Al-Nahda (3) Al-Fateh (2) Ohod (2) Al-Arabi (4) Al-Hamadah (3) 2–1 Al-Taawoun (2) Al-Jabalain (2) Al-Qotah (3) Najran (2) 3–1 Hetten (4) Al-Watani (2) 1–0 Al-Majd (4) Al-Orobah (3) 11–3 Al-Qala (4) Damac (2) 1–2 Al-Nakhil (4) Al-Rabe'e (3) 4–2 Wej (4) Al-Khaleej (2) 2–0 Al-Adalah (3) Hajer (2) 2–3 Al-Rawdhah (4) Al-Tuhami (3) 2–1 Al-Akhdoud (3)
Second round Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Tuesday 29 November 2005 Al-Riyadh (2) 5–0 Sdoos (3) Al-Nahda (3) 4–1 Al-Khaleej (2) Al-Faisaly (2) 2–0 Al-Raed (2) Ohod (2) 4–3 Al-Rabe'e (3) Al-Hamadah (3) 2–1 Al-Orobah (3) Al-Jabalain (2) 0–2 Al-Watani (2) Najran (2) 3–1 Al-Tuhami (3) Al-Rawdhah (4) 2–0 Al-Nakhil (4)
Final round Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Sunday 4 December 2005 Al-Riyadh (2) 3–0 Al-Nahda (3) Al-Faisaly (2) 2–0 Al-Watani (2) Ohod (2) 1–2 Al-Hamadah (3) Al-Rawdhah (4) Najran (2)
Bracket
Source: Al Jazirah
Round of 16 The Round of 16 fixtures were played on 27 and 28 December 2005. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Quarter-finals The quarter-finals fixtures were played on 1 and 2 January 2006. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Semi-finals The semi-finals first legs were played on 1 and 2 February 2006 while the second legs were played on 5 and 6 February 2006. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Matches
Al-Ahli won 5–4 on aggregate.
Al-Hilal won 5–2 on aggregate.
Final
The final was held on 7 April 2006. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Top goalscorers As of 7 April 2006 RankPlayerClubGoals1 RogérioAl-Shabab42 Taisir Al-JassimAl-Ahli3 Mohammad Al-SahlawiAl-Qadisiyah Dejan DamjanovićAl-Ahli Marcelo CamachoAl-Hilal
See also 2005–06 Saudi Premier League 2007 AFC Champions League
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